WILLIAMSTOWN - The semifinal games at the 18th annual Donnie Fenton Shootout Friday night at Williamstown High School were as good as advertised.
In a rematch of last year's Class A state title game, four-time defending champion Huntington St. Joseph received 22 points from Mychal Johnson in a 47-39 victory against Wheeling Central.
In the nightcap, Williamstown fell behind by 12 points midway in the first quarter but its tenacity made it anything but comfortable for last year's Class AA state runner-up Scott. The Skyhawks survived for a 69-66 victory only after the Yellowjackets missed a pair of 3-point attempts while trying to tie the game in the final 26 seconds.
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Williamstown's Lauren Amos, center, drives between Scott's Andrea Rankin, left, and Alison Whitman Friday during the second game of the Fenton Shootout.
"Our kids showed a lot of heart and a lot of guts," Williamstown coach Fred Sauro said.
Today's 1 p.m. consolation game pits Wheeling Central (1-1) against Williamstown (1-1), while St. Joseph (2-0) and Scott (2-0) will square off in a championship game slated for an approximate 2:30 p.m. start.
St. Joseph 47,
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Scott 69, Williamstown 66
Scott 20 17 14 18 69
Williamstown 12 23 15 16 - 66
SCOTT (2-0)
Jaimee Dotson 7-21 1-4 16, Alison Whitman 5-13 0-0 10, Julie Conway 6-19 0-0 13, Landyn McKinney 5-11 2-4 12, Andrea Rankin 7-11 2-2 16, Jessy Blankenship 0-0 0-0 0, Courtney Goodwin 0-0 0-0 0, Victoria Ellis 1-2 0-0 2, Carolyn Greene 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 31-78 5-10 69. 3-point goals: Dotson 1, Conway 1.
WILLIAMSTOWN (1-1)
Jessie Kerns 1-6 2-4 4, Kenzie Smith 8-29 5-8 23, Carley Ellison 2-10 0-0 4, Brooke Cieslewski 2-14 2-2 7, Lauren Amos 2-10 4-8 8, Kathleen Cornell 2-10 3-4 8, Sami Rea 2-6 0-0 5, Cami Mossor 1-2 0-0 2, Andrea Chidester 1-2 0-0 2, Allie Robinson 1-1 1-2 3. TOTALS 22-90 17-28 66. 3-point goals: Smith 2, Cieslewski 1, Cornell 1, Rea 1.
Rebounds: S 70 (Whitman 20); WT 52 (Smith 10, Ellison 10). Assists: S 14 (Conway 4); WT 11 (Cieslewski 3). Steals: S 10 (Dotson 4); WT 31 (Smith 6). Turnovers: S 33, WT 17.
Huntington St. Joseph 47,
Wheeling Central 39
WC 4 13 12 10 - 39
St. Joe 10 8 19 10 47
WHEELING CENTRAL (1-1)
Maria Olson 1-2 0-0 2, Colleen McCormick 8-21 5-6 22, Madison Basinger 1-3 0-0 2, Emily Bucon 1-13 0-0 3, Elizabeth Stayduhar 0-0 0-0 0, Regan Blaha 1-3 0-0 2, Ashton Cross 3-6 1-2 8, Sydney Bennington 0-0 0-0 0, Lindsey Baker 0-5 0-0 0, Catherine Calissie 0-4 0-0 0. TOTALS 15-57 6-8 39. 3-point goals: McCormick 1, Bucon 1, Cross 1.
HUNTINGTON ST. JOSEPH (2-0)
Mychal Johnson 6-10 9-10 22, Mychelle Johnson 2-3 2-2 6, Caitlin Gale 0-0 0-0 0, Rachel Lee 2-11 0-0 5, Asia Petitte 4-12 4-6 14, Cortney Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 14-46 15-18 47. 3-point goals: Petitte 2, Mychal Johnson 1, Lee 1.
Rebounds: WC 43 (McCormick 18); St. Joe 35 (Mychal Johnson 11). Assists: WC 9 (Bucon 2, Stayduhar 2); St. Joe 6 (Mychelle Johnson 3). Steals: WC 8 (McCormick 4); St. Joe 12 (Mychal Johnson 5). Turnovers: WC 17, St. Joe 13.
Next games: Donnie Fenton Shootout at Williamstown High School, today. Consolation: Wheeling Central vs. Williamstown, 1 p.m.; Championship: Huntington St. Joseph vs. Scott, 2:30 p.m.
Belpre 81, Hannan 31
Hannan 11 5 3 12 - 31
Belpre 17 17 20 27 - 81
HANNAN (0-3)
Pammie Black 2 3-4 7, Chelsea Meadows 4 4-7 13, Tamara Wright 1 0-0 3, Heather Ellis 2 1-2 6, Clarissa Crank 1 0-0 2, Ashley Flora 0 0-0 0, Dylan Haynes 0 0-0 0, TOTALS: 10 8-13 31. 3-point goals: Meadows 1, Wright 1, Ellis 1
BELPRE (3-2)
Emily Hughes 4 2-2 13, Rachel Packard 0 0-0 0, Sierra Barker 8 2-2 19, Katelyn Hughes 8 1-1 17, Claudia Hall 1 0-0 3, Jackie Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Lexi Cunningham 3 0-2 6, Ashley Jenkins 1 1-2 3, Hannah Lawrentz 2 3-4 7, Cheyenne Henderson 0 1-2 1, Kenzie Reed 1 1-2 4, Andrea Linton 2 0-2 5, Emily Brown 0 1-2 1, Lizze Adams 1 0-0 3, TOTALS: 31 12-21 81. 3-point goals: Hall 1, E. Hughes 3, Linton 1, Barker 1, Adams 1, Reed 1
Next game: Belpre at Wood County Christian 7:30 p.m. Monday
Gilmer County 66,
South Harrison 7
S. Harrison 1 6 0 0 - 7
Gilmer 25 10 16 15 - 66
SOUTH HARRISON (0-3)
Hanna Burnside 1 2-2 4, Aashleigh Brosius 0 2-5 2, Whitney James 0 1-2 1; TOTALS: 1 5-9 7; 3-point goals: None
GILMER COUNTY (3-1, 2-1 LKC South)
Morgan Allen 2 0-0 4, Tiffany Young 1 0-0 2, Jamie Conrad 3 0-0 6, Michaela Gumm 3 0-0 6, Julie Bishop 5 0-0 12, Hannah Roberts 1 2-2 4, Alexis Sprouse 0 0-0 0, Tara Evans 5 1-2 11, Sara Coombs 3 0-2 6, Kayla Furby 1 0-0 2, Emily Jedamski 3 1-2 7, MacKenzee Huff 2 2-4 6; TOTALS: 29 6-12 66; 3-point goals: Bishop 2
Next game: Roane County at Gilmer County on Friday.
Wheeling Park 68,
Parkersburg South 48
P. South 6 9 9 24 - 48
W. Park 18 23 11 16 - 68
PARKERSBURG SOUTH (0-2)
Kayleigh Rexroad 1 3-4 5, Taryn McCutcheon 3 1-4 9, Kasey Williams 1 0-0 2, Keya Bartlett 4 3-6 13, Anna Hayton 6 1-2 14, Carley Wilson 1 2-4 5; TOTALS: 16 10-20 48; 3-point goals: McCutcheon, Bartlett 2, Hayton, Wilson 1
WHEELING PARK (2-0)
Emily Puskarich 9 3-6 26, Haley Robb 3 1-4 8, Marissa Tucker 6 7-8 20, Kambrea O'Neal 0 0-2 0, Kelsi Johnson 3 0-2 8, Danielle Kutrovac 0 2-5 2, Kendra Johnson 2 0-0 4; TOTALS: 23 15-27 68; 3-point goals: Puskarich 5, Robb, Tucker 1
South stats: Shooting: 16-53 (30%); Rebounds: 43 (Rexroad, Bartlett, Hayton 8); Assists: 11 (McCutcheon 5); Steals: 12 (Williams 3); Blocks: 2 (Wilson 2); Turnovers: 31
JV score: Parkersburg South 44, Wheeling Park 34
JV scoring: Shelby Peluchette (WP) 13; South - Cale 2, Cochrane 12, Cottrell 6, Enoch 3, Haynes 5, Fallon 12, Wilson 4
Next game: University at Parkersburg South on Tuesday.
Parkersburg Catholic 39, Charleston Catholic 28
PCHS 14 4 12 9 - 39
CCHS 5 5 6 12 - 28
PARKERSBURG CATHOLIC (2-0)
Ellen Roedersheimer 1 0-0 2, Maddie Roedersheimer 4 1-1 9, Rachel Nill 1 0-1 2, Leah Hughes 5 3-4 14, Erica Tracewell 0 0-1 0, Meaghan LaBarre 0 0-0 0, Reily Sturm 1 1-1 3, Alex Schaffer 3 2-4 9; TOTALS: 15 7-12 39; 3-point goals: Schaffer, Hughes 1
CHARLESTON CATHOLIC (1-1)
Anna Whelan 4 0-1 10, Peyton Mullen 0 0-0 0, Madison Helmick 0 0-0 0, Reaghan Palmer 0 0-0 0, Simone Assaley 1 0-0 2, Samantha Fletcher 4 6-8 14, Christina O'Dell 0 2-2 2; TOTALS: 9 8-11 28; 3-point goals: Whelan 2
PCHS stats: Rebounds: 33 (Hughes, Schaffer 8, M. Roedersheimer 7); Assists: 13 (Nill 5); Steals: 10 (Hughes 5); Turnovers: 16
Next game: Tyler Consolidated at Parkersburg Catholic on Tuesday.
Cabell Midland 52,
Parkersburg 33
Parkersburg 8 13 7 5 - 33
Cabell Midland 14 11 18 9 - 52
PARKERSBURG (2-1)
Hannah Hill 1 0-0 2, Haley Ackerman 1 1-2 4, Imani Ward 7 2-2 16, Megan Morrison 1 1-2 4, Alison Schumacher 0 1-2 1, Kennedy Walker 3 0-0 6; TOTALS: 13 5-11 33; 3-point goals: Morrison, Ackerman 1
CABELL MIDLAND (2-1)
Stephanie Bias 2 0-2 4, Haley Hagerdy 0 2-3 2, Karlee Alderman 1 0-1 2, Sierra Jordan 6 2-4 14, Kendell McNeely 0 1-2 1, Grace Jarrell 0 2-4 2, Allie Bennett 0 1-2 1, Alex Ellis 2 2-2 7, Emily Harden 2 2-2 6, Emily Pitkin 5 3-4 13; TOTALS: 18 15-26 52; 3-point goal: Ellis 1
JV score: Cabell Midland 38, Parkersburg 36
JV scoring: PHS - Hannah Bailey 1, Tia Opel 6, Taylor Foster 4, Susanne Oplinger 9, Whitney McAtee 3, Ackerman 8, McKenzie Boone 1, Schumacher 4; CM - Taylor Adkins 3, Kendell McMeely 2, Haley Haggerdy 4, Karlee Alderman 14, Allie Bennett 1, Summer Stevenson 3, Levi Ferguson 3, Madeline Howell 1, Rachel Morgan 5, McKenzie Dillon 2
Next game: Huntington at PHS on Tuesday.
Late Thursday
Eastern 76, Waterford 39
Waterford 9 5 19 7 - 39
Eastern 15 15 22 24 - 76
WATERFORD (2-1)
Sam Farley 0 0-0 0, Hannah Dailey 1 0-0 2, Taylor Hilverding 0 0-0 0, Chelsey Paxton 0 1-2 1, Brooke Drayer 4 5-6 14, Maddy Sury 0 1-2 1, Dani Drayer 0 0-0 0, Randee Seevers 5 0-2 15, Regan Porter 1 4-5 6, TOTALS: 11 11-17 39. 3pt goals Seevers 5, BDrayer 1.
EASTERN (4-0)
Savannah Hawley 1 0-0 3, Jordan Parker 10 2-2 26, Jenna Burdette 9 2-3 24, Katie Keller 3 1-2 7, Tori Goble 1 1-2 4, Maddie Rigsby 1 4-10 6. Erin Swatzel 2 2-4 6. TOTALS 27 12-23 76. 3pt goals: Hawley 1, Parker 4, Burdette 4, Goble 1.
Next game: Waterford at Fort Frye, today
Wheeling Central 39
St. Joseph limited Wheeling Central to one field goal during a nine-minute stretch in the second half and pulled away from the Maroon Knights for the 47-39 victory.
After the two teams exchanged a series of 3-pointers midway in the third quarter, St. Joseph went on an 8-0 run and led 37-29 heading into the fourth period. Johnson accounted for six points, including three free throws with no time remaining.
With starters Asia Petitte and Johnson both hampered with four personal fouls in the final quarter, Wheeling Central whittled away at the deficit and trimmed the gap to 40-37 at the 3:16 mark behind seven points from Colleen McCormick.
An offensive putback by Johnson ignited a seven-point surge by the Irish, which was capped by Johnson's baseball pass assist to freshman Mychelle Johnson which left Wheeling Central trailing 47-37 with just 1:10 remaining in regulation.
Petitte added 14 points for the Irish, while McCormick led the Maroon Knights with 22 points and 18 rebounds. Teammate Emily Bucon, who will be playing at West Liberty University next season, connected on just 1-of-13 attempts from the floor and finished with just three points.
"I have a lot of confidence with Mychal on the floor that we are not going to turn it over, so when she did pick up that fourth foul Wheeling Central did a nice job of pressuring us," St. Joseph coach Shannon Lewis said. "We just had to finish there at the end."
Wheeling Central scored the first four points of the game before St. Joseph wrapped up the first quarter with 10 unanswered points on the strength of four steals by Johnson. The Maroon Knights never led again but did pull even on three occasions in the third quarter.
"They had us a little out of synch in that first quarter and that was really the difference in the game we just didn't get over the edge," Wheeling Central coach Penn Kurtz said. "It's tough to recover against them. They can spread the floor out and spread the ball, and penetrate to the basket while also taking time off the clock."
Scott 69, Williamstown 66
Williamstown trailed by as many as eight points with only a minute and a half remaining in the fourth quarter. But in the next 39 seconds, the Yellowjackets reeled off seven straight points to the tie the game at 66 on a Brooke Ciewslewski 3-pointer followed by a pair of steals which resulted in two Kenzie Smith layups.
Scott's Jaimee Dotson missed the front-end of a one-and-one with 28 seconds showing but the Skyhawks retained possession on the offensive rebound and Dotson eventually scored off an assist from Alison Whitman at 26 seconds.
Scott, which turned the ball over 33 times, was able to weather two missed 3-point attempts from Williamstown on the next trip downcourt.
Dotson and Andrea Rankin both finished with 16 points as the starting five for Scott all scored in double figures. Whitman pulled down 20 rebounds to go with her 10 points.
Smith finished with a team-high 23 points for a Williamstown squad which recorded 31 steals.
Scott opened the game hitting eight of its first nine shots from the floor while building a 16-4 lead. Williamstown, on the other hand, made just 3-of-23 from the floor while falling behind 20-12 at the end of the first quarter.
By halftime, the Scott advantage was just two at 37-35.
"At halftime, I told the girls I didn't go up and down, up and down I wanted to walk it up, but you can't against Williamstown," Scott coach John Porter said.
