PIKEVILLE – Pikeville High School standout Rylee Samons had back-to-back games of 23 points each, and he hit the game-winning shot in the final seconds this past Friday to help the Panthers capture the 59th District Tournament championship. His effort has earned him Mountain Top Sports Player of the Week for games Feb. 24-29. He edged out Martin County standout Madison Thompson and Shelby Valley’s Mr. Basketball candidate Cody Potter. Thompson finished with games of 28 and 23 with 13 and 16 rebounds for a pair of double doubles. Potter had 25-20 for the Wildcats. Special honorable mention goes to […] The post MOUNTAIN TOP SPORTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Pikeville’s Samons clutch appeared first on Mountain Top Media.