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BECKLEY, W.Va. — Morgantown handedly defeated Class A’s No. 2 Summers County in Saturday’s installment of the Big Atlantic Classic, 54-35.
Morgantown and the Bobcats went shot for shot in the first quarter as the Mohigans led by just one point at 15-14, but a big 17-7 run in the second quarter helped MHS find room to breathe going into the half. Another big 12-8 run in the third quarter and a 10-6 run in the final stanza helped the Mohigans seal it.
Kaitlyn Ammons led Morgantown with a double-double, netting 23 points and grabbing 10 rebounds hitting 10 of 17 from the field and 1 of 2 from beyond the arc. She was also perfect on both of her free throws. Lindsey Bechtel assisted Ammons with 12 points in her 24 minutes on the pine. In total, the Mohigans shot 41% (21 of 51) from the field and 33% (5 of 15) from beyond the arc.
The Lady Bobcats were paced by Gavin Pivont with 16 points off a 35% (5 of 14) shooting performance from the floor. Taylor Issac added 11 points who also hit 5 of 14 of her field goals attempts. In total, Summers County shot 13 of 39 from the floor (33%) and 3 of 10 (30%) from 3-point land. They were 6 of 9 from the line.
SUMMERS COUNTY (11-5)
Pivont 5 3-4 16; Issac 5 1-1 11; Stover 2 0-0 4; Graham 0 1-2 1; Meador 0 1-2 1; Ward 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 6-9 35.
MORGANTOWN (6-10)
Ammons 10 2-2 23; Bechtel 5 0-0 12; Johnson 2 0-0 5; Peasak 1 2-2 4; Henkins 1 0-0 3; Hawkins 1 0-0 2; Sweeney 1 0-3 2; Wassick 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21 5-9 54.
SCHS 14 7 8 6 — 35
MHS 15 17 12 10 — 54
3-pointers: SCHS 3 (Pivont 3); MHS 5 (Bechtel 2, Johnson, Ammons, Henkins).
University 52, Greenbrier East 62
BECKLEY — The University girls’ basketball team fell to No. 2 Greenbrier East in the championship game of the Big Atlantic Classic Saturday night, 62-52.
The No. 10 Hawks (11-6) and Spartans (13-2) battled it out in the first half, heading into the break with Greenbrier East up four points at 30-26. A slow third quarter for UHS saw the Spartans go on a 19-7 run, effectively sealing the game, and East maintained pressure albeit being outscored 19-13 in the final stanza.
The Hawks were led by Ashten Boggs with 25 points and Lauren Dean with 10. The Spartans were paced by sophomore Amya Damon with 20 points and senior Haley McClure with 18.
UHS returns to action on Monday at No. 1 Wheeling Park.
UNIVERSITY (11-6)
Boggs 7 9-11 25; Dean 4 0-0 10; Coen 4 1-2 9; Napolillo 3 1-3 7; Gibson 0 1-4 1. Totals: 18 12-20 52.
GREENBRIER EAST (13-2)
Damon 6 7-8 20; McClure 8 2-4 18; Perkins 3 1-3 7; T. Dunbar 2 0-0 6; Dotson 1 3-4 5; Stewart 2 0-0 5; K. Dunbar 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 14-21 62.
UHS 13 13 7 19 — 52
GB 13 17 19 13 — 62
3-pointers: UHS 4 (Dean 2, Boggs 2); GB 2 (Damon, Stewart).
Trinity Christian 58, Cross Lanes Christian 32
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Trinity Christian girls’ basketball has been picking up steam as of late and heads into the new week after defeating Cross Lanes Christian 58-32 Saturday afternoon.
The Warriors (8-9) were led by three girls in double figures, Jaclyn Smith with 18 points, Maggie Mercure with 15 and Olivia Austin with 12. Unfortunately for Mercure — who netted 13 of her 15 points in the first half — what could have been a career-game fell short in the beginning of the second half after she hit her head on a Cross Lanes player’s jaw. Both girls went out for evaluation.
“I decided to pull her since we had a good lead,” Trinity coach Mike Baldy said. “I wanted her to take that [energy] into the next game. She should be good to go, it doesn’t look like a concussion, but we felt it was best to pull her for the remaining [minutes].”
Mercure helped the Warriors jump ahead to a big 33-22 lead at the half before they held Cross Lanes (3-12) to 10 points in the second half.
Clean defense was critical in the win, as the Warriors had a low 38% performance at the line, making just 7 of 18 their free throws. In comparison, Cross Lanes only stepped up to the line five times and hit two of its shots.
Trinity returns to action as part of the consolation bracket of the OVAC tournament, playing Valley-Wetzel in Pine Grove Monday at 7 p.m.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN (8-9)
Smith 7 2-4 18; Mercure 6 2-6 15; Austin 5 1-4 12; White 3 0-2 6; Pancoast 1 2-3 4; Hyde 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 7-18 58.
CROSS LANES CHRISTIAN (3-12)
Persons 3 2-2 8; Reynolds 3 0-0 6; Vance 3 0-0 6; Bailey 2 0-0 5; Shannon 1 0-2 3; Velepec 1 0-1 2; Walker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 2-5 32.
TCS 11 22 14 11 — 58
CCS 8 14 2 8 — 32
3-pointers: TCS 5 (Smith 2, Austin 2, Mercure); CCS 2 (Bailey, Shannon).
Clay-Battelle 25, Paden City 30
BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. — Clay-Battelle fell to Paden City in the Hometown Invitational Tournament at Clay-Battelle Saturday, 30-25.
The Cee-Bees started out on a strong note, taking a 19-7 lead in the second quarter, but a defensive switchup by Paden City cut the deficit in the remaining 3:45 to 19-12. From there, the fire kept burning for the Wildcats as they held C-B to just six points in the second half while netting 17.
Clay-Battelle was led by Joleigh Sollars with nine points off three 3-pointers. Liv Ammons and Autumn Stewart each had five points to back Sollars up.
Paden City was paced by seniors Skyler Fulks and Abbe Stackpole with nine points each. Fulks points came off three treys of her own, while Stackpole hit three field goals and went 2 of 5 from the line.
C-B returns to action on Monday in the first game of the OVAC consolation bracket, heading to Frontier (Ohio). Tip is set for 7 p.m.
PADEN CITY (5-13)
S. Fulks 3 0-0 9; Stackpole 3 2-5 9; Thomas 2 2-2 6; R. Fulks 2 0-0 4; McEldowney 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 4-7 30.
CLAY-BATTELLE (10-6)
Sollars 3 0-0 9; Ammons 1 3-4 5; Stewart 2 1-6 5; Watson 2 0-0 4; Wilson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9 4-10 25.
PCHS 5 8 6 11 — 30
CBHS 12 7 3 3 — 25
3-pointers: PCHS 4 (S. Fulks 3, Stackpole); CBHS 3 (Sollars 3).
Boys’ basketball
BECKLEY — The University boys’ basketball team opened the Big Atlantic Classic by doubling up Greenbrier East, 88-44, on Friday.
The No. 1 Hawks used 30 points in the third quarter to pull away from the Spartans after coach Joe Schmidle said his team needed a bit of a wake-up call at halftime. Total, UHS outscored Greenbrier East 45-14 in the second half.
K.J. McClurg led all scorers with 29 points, while Kaden Metheny and Ryan Niceler each scored 13 for the Hawks.
Due to a late start, results from UHS (12-3) vs. Woodrow Wilson for the Big Atlantic tournament boys’ championship Saturday were unavailable at press time.
Greenbrier East
Wilson 0 1-2 1; Via 4 2-4 12; Jackson 2 0-0 5; Seams 3 0-0 7; Vance 0 1-2 1; Pondexter 0 0-0 0; Pack 1 1-2 3; Patton 2 0-0 5; Davis 0 0-0 0; Ja. McHale 1 0-0 2; Je. McHale 0 0-0 0; Aults 3 0-0 8; Huffman 0 0-0 0; Brammer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 5-10 44.
University (12-3)
McClurg 13 2-3 29; Metheny 5 2-3 13; Niceler 6 1-3 13; Mazza 1 0-1 3; Forbes 4 1-2 9; Smith 1 0-0 2; Brooks 4 0-1 8; Reyes 0 0-0 0; Barkley 2 3-3 7; Hammack 0 0-0 0; Maumbe 1 0-1 2; Braham 1 0-1 2. Totals: 38 9-17 88.
GEHS 16 14 7 7 – 44
UHS 20 23 30 15 – 88
3-pointers: GEHS 7 (Via 2, Jackson, Seams, Patton, Aults); UHS 3 (McClurg, Metheny, Mazza).
Wrestling
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The University wrestling team was just shy of making history in becoming the first team to win the inaugural Class AAA state dual meets at The Greenbrier Hotel.
After defeating Region III representative St. Albans 44-24, the Hawks fell to powerhouse Parkerburg High by the same score.
“It was a good experience in taking the kids to The Greenbrier, teaching them how to act and dress there,” UHS coach Ken Maisel said. “We wrestled pretty tough against Parkersburg at the beginning, but it unraveled toward the end. We need to finish matches — we had a lead in some of them and blew it at the end.”
Three Hawks went undefeated through the duals: Jace Stockett (126), Dom Parker (132) and Josh Sanders (220). Stockett was also awared the Most Outstanding Wrestler award, given to one wrestler on each team that made the final round.
The Hawks return to action on Friday with a road match at No. 4 Huntington.
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