VINCENT - Entering Wednesday night, the seniors on the Warren High girls basketball team had never beaten Marietta.
That no longer holds true, as the Warriors claimed a 44-37 victory over the Tigers at Warrior Coliseum Wednesday night.
It was all about defense early on, as Warren held Marietta to two points in the first quarter. The Tigers were still in it, however, as they held the Warriors to just seven points.
Jordanna Rauch opened the scoring with a layup, which was the only basket of the quarter until the 2:17 mark when Kaitlyn Cozzens hit a layup for Marietta. Mackenzie Ullman hit a free throw in between jumpers from Emma Ryan and Amy Fleming to put Warren up 7-2 at the end of one.
Points were a little easier to come by in the second quarter. Erica Dawson opened it up with a pair of free throws to make it 7-4.
Dawson, who had missed the past couple weeks with a wrist injury, was unexpectedly cleared to play before the contest. Although Dawson appeared to be rusty, she was able to lead the team in scoring with 24 points.
Fact Box
Boys
No. 7 Parkersburg South 75,
John Marshall 42
JM 11 13 10 8 - 42
South 21 22 18 14 - 75
SOUTH (12-3)
Tyler Bolen 2 1-2 6, Kyle Thompson 0 0-0 0, Cody Monroe 2 0-0 4, Doug Dennis 6 1-2 15, Alex Simon 2 0-0 4, J.R. Kerr 2 2-2 6, Logan Lawrentz 4 0-0 8, Dylan Ripetto 1 0-0 2, Wes Mitchem 8 7-8 24, Tyler Berry 0 1-2 1, Logan Cox 2 1-2 5, TOTALS: 29 13-18 75. 3-point goals: Bolen 1, Dennis 2, Mitchem 1
NOTE: Wes Mitchen scored his 1,00oth career point in the game.. He needed 16 and got 24,so now has 1,008.
JM (4-10)
Derek Och 2 0-1 5, Ryan Davis 6 0-0 13, Tanner Filben 4 0-1 8, Dustin Whitfield 1 2-4 4, Cole Sobutka 6 0-0 0 12, TOTALS: 19 2-6 42. 3-point goals: Och 1, Davis 1'
JV game: South 51, JM 30
South JV (11-3) scoring leaders: Ty Dobson 12 , Cody Boggs 10, Logan Fryfogle 7, J.R. Kerr 7
Next game: South at 5:40 p.m. Friday in Beckley at Big Atlantic Classic vs, Musselmn.
Riverside 59, Parkersburg 52
Parkersburg 17 9 17 9 - 52
Riverside 18 7 18 16 - 59
PARKERSBURG (5-11)
Michael Ramsey 2 0-0 4, Andrew Bayer 4 1-3 9, Ben Umpleby 6 1-1 13, Chad Newell 1 0-0 3, Trevor Birtton 8 2-5 19, Braeden Cabbil 1 0-0 2, Jordan Colebank 1 0-0 2, TOTALS 23 4-9 52. 3-Point Goals: Newell 1, Britton 1.
RIVERSIDE (7-10)
Marcus Reed 7 1-2 16, Camar Lawson 3 0-0 6, Quan Brock 1 0-2 2, Nick Light 2 1-2 5, Tyus Wood 5 0-0 11, Trevor Smith 1 0-0 2, Ben Womack 4 0-1 8, Josh Butcher 2 4-4 9, TOTALS 25 6-11 59. 3-Point Goals: Reed 1, Wood 1, Butcher 1.
JV score: Parkersburg 67, Riverside 41
PHS scorers: Darian Cyrus 3, Kyel Foster 12, JD Wade 23, Jordan Henderson 12, Andrew Butcher 6, Trevot Woodyard 7, Dustin Walker 4
Next game: George Washington at Parkersburg High 7:30 p.m. Friday
Cameron 80, Paden City 46
Paden City 3 8 22 13 - 46
Cameron 24 15 25 16 - 80
PC (10-5)
Deven Price 0 2-2 2, Zach Haesley 4 1-2 10, Brandon Cross 0 0-0 0, Levi Meadows 1 0-0 2, Craig Allen 2 0-2 4, Kennedy Cain 5 3-8 13, Kane Pyles 0 1-4 1, Drew Bidwell 3 0-0 6, Luke Cooper 1 4-6 6, Logan Carroll 1 0-0 2, TOTALS: 17 11-24 46,. 3-point goals: Heasley 1
CAMERON (8-8)
Ryan Clutter 5 0-0 12, Mark Walker 12 3-5 32, Zach Hall 7 0-0 14, Skylar Canas 1 0-0 3, Shsne Williams 1 0-0 3, Hunter Chambers 2 0-0 4,. Logan Routt 2 0-0 4, Austin Pegg 3 2-2 8, TOTALS: 33 50-7 80. 3-point goals: Clutter 2, Walker 5, Canas 1, Williams 1
PC stats: 17-50 (34 percent) FG shooting, 30 rebs. (Heasley 10, Cain 7, Cooper 5), 7 assists, 7 steals (Bidwell 4), 22 turnovers
Ripley 65, Capital 62
Ripley scoring: Casey Smith 25, Jacob Haynes 8, Drew Harpold 3, Kade Harrison 19, Chuck Sieboda 10
Capital scoring: Khali Adkins 1, Jotdan Kinney 3, Cameron Duncan 4, Brice Goldsmith 9, Austin Coleman 23, Brad Grose 18, Wesley Johnson 4
Girls
St. Marys 58, Parkersburg Catholic 40
PCHS 6 14 13 7-40
SMHS 14 18 12 14-58
PARKERSBURG CATHOLIC (11-6, 7-4 LKC North)
Maddie Roedersheimer 3 6-13 12, Rachel Nill 4 1-1 9, Leah Hughes 4 0-0 8, Alex Schaffer 3 0-0 7, Riley Sturm 1 2-4 4. TOTALS: 15 9-18 40. 3-Point Goals: Schaffer 1.
ST. MARYS (17-1, 11-0 LKC North)
Audra Clark 9 2-3 20, Kendra Walker 6 5-8 17, Dani Moore 3 0-0 8, Mikaela Britton 1 2-2 4, Abbi Fetty 1 2-2 4, Ashley Hall 1 0-0 2, Hailey Everett 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Fetty 0 1-2 1, Rachel Miller 0 0-2 0, Sara Fetty 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 20 12-19 58. 3-Point Goals: Moore 2.
ST. MARYS STATS: Shooting: 22 of 57 for 38.6 percent. Rebounds: 39 (Clark 15, Walker 8). Assists: 10 (A. Fetty 4). Steals: 6 (Britton 2). Turnovers: 14.
JV SCORE: St. Marys 47, Parkersburg Catholic 44
Leading scorers: Alyssa Fetty (SM) 14, Kendra Becker (SM) 10, Laura Taylor (SM) 10. Riley Sturm (PC) 9.
Next games: Tyler Consolidated at St. Marys on Thursday. St. Marys takes on Gilmer County for the championship of the WVHIT at 9 p.m. on Saturday at South Harrison High School.
Ritchie County 43, Calhoun County 7
Ritchie 14 4 11 14 - 43
Calhoun 0 1 5 1 - 7
RITCHIE (8-9)
Shannon Pierce 0 0-0 0, Tristin Toman 5 1-2 13, Kylie Gump 3 1-4 7, Sam Davis 3 0-0 6, Vanessa Tallman 1 1-2 3, Olivia Vannoy 2 1-1 5, Leah Kuhn 1 3-5 5, Abby Burgerss 1 0-2 2, Tatiana Huff 0 0-0 0, Jessie Bryson 1 0-0 2, Jessica Brannon 0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Stull 0, TOTALS: 17 7-16 43. 3-point goals Toman 2
CALHOUN (3-13)
Sam Harris 1 2-4 4, Autumn Smith 1 0-0 2, Bailey Cain 0 0-0 0, Kenzie Hicks 0 1-4 1, Kisha Lamp 0 0-0 0, Macy Jones 0 0-0 0, Hannah Burris 0 0-0 0, Tea Boatwright 0 0-0 0, T, Garrett 0 0-0 0, Aleah Dye 0 0-0 0, Savannah Rogers 0 0-0 0, Erica Wood 0 0-0 0, TOTALS: 2 3-8 76
Next game: Roane County at Calhoun Friday
Warren 44, Marietta 37
Marietta 2 11 11 13 - 37
Warren 7 15 18 4 - 44
MARIETTA (11-7)
Lexi Walsh 1 0-0 2, Luisa Barton 0 0-0 0, Taylor Smith 2 1-1 5, Lain Weppler 0 0-0 0, Brittany Deskins 0 0-0 0, Kristen Hill 0 2-5 2, Haley Bonar 0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Cozzens 1 0-1 2, Starr Johnson 1 0-2 2, Gracie Haas 0 0-0 0, Erica Dawson 8 6-6 24. Totals 13 9-15 37.
WARREN (11-7)
Mackenzie Ullman 3 2-4 9, Josey Riffle 0 0-0 0, Kendra Lynch 1 2-3 4, Amy Fleming 1 0-0 2, Victoria Buzzard 0 7-9 7, Jordanna Rauch 5 2-4 14, Emma Ryan 4 0-2 8. Totals 14 13-22 44.
Team stats: Marietta: Shooting: 13-44 (30 percent); 3-point goals: 2 (Dawson 2); Rebounds: 26 (Johnson 6); Steals: 7; Turnovers: 13.
Warren: Shooting: 14-38 (37 percent); 3-point goals: 3 (Rauch 2, Ullman 1); Rebounds: 26 (Rauch 7); Steals: 4; Turnovers: 13.
JV: Marietta 42, Warren 41
Next games: Dover at Marietta at 1 p.m. Saturday; Warren at Chillicothe at 6 p.m. Saturday
Rauch hit a corner 3 to spark a 13-0 run, during which Victoria Buzzard hit seven free throws to stretch the lead to 20-4. Dawson stopped the bleeding momentarily with a 3-pointer and a jumper before Rauch and Kendra Lynch each hit a free throw to make the score 22-9. Starr Johnson scored a putback layup and Dawson hit two foul shots to close out the half with Warren up 22-13.
The win improved Warren's record to 11-7, while the loss dropped Marietta to the same record.
Both teams are back in action Saturday, with Marietta hosting Dover and Warren traveling to play Chillicothe.
St. Marys 58,
Parkersburg Catholic 40
ST. MARYS - Host St. Marys bested Parkersburg Catholic 58-40 here Wednesday night as the Blue Devils got 20 points from Audra Clark and 17 from Kendra Walker.
St. Marys, bound for the championship game of the LKC Night of Champions, jumped out to a 14-6 lead after one period of play and expanded that to 32-20 at the half.
Catholic, 11-6 overall and 7-4 in the LKC North, got 12 points from Maddie Roedersheimer, nine from Rachel Nill, eight from Leah Hughes and seven from Alex Schaffer.
St. Marys (17-1, 11-0 LKC North) grabbed 39 rebounds with Clark getting 15 and Walker eight.
PC now needs to win at Ravenswood Saturday night to get into the third-place NOC game, or the spot will go to either Ravenswood or Williamstown.
Ritchie County 43,
Calhoun County 7
MT. ZION - Visiting Ritchie County, now 8-9, rolled over Calhoun County 43-7 here Wednesday night.
The Rebels outscored the Red Devils (3-13) by a 14-0 margin in the first quarter to start the rout.
Calhoun's best period was its five points in the third,
Ritchie was led by Tristin Toman with 13 points, while Sam Harris tallied four for Calhoun.
Boys
Parkersburg South 75, John Marshall 42
GLEN DALE - No. 7 Class AAA Parkersburg South cruised to a 75-42 victory over host John Marshall here Wednesday night.
The Patriots, now 12-3, got off to a good start, leading 21-11 after one quarter, then used a 22-13 second-period advantage to up their margin to 43-24 by halftime.
South was paced by Wes Mitchem with 24 points while Doug Dennis netted 15.
For JM, now 4-10, Ryan Davis led with 13 points while Cole Sobutka added 12,
Mitchem scored his 1,000th career point in the game, He needed 16 and got 24, so now has 1,008.
Next up for South at 5:40 p.m. Friday in Beckley at the Big Atlantic Classic is Musselman.
Riverside 59,
Parkersburg 52
QUINCY -Riverside outscored visiting Parkersburg High, 16-9, in the fourth quarter here Friday night to take a 59-52 Mountain State Athletic Conference win over the visiting Big Reds.
Parkersburg (5-11) battled the Warriors on even terms for three quarters before faltering in the final eight minutes. Trevor Britton led PHS with 19 points while Ben Umpleby added 13.
Riverside (7-10) got 16 points from Marcus Reed and 11 from Tyus Wood.
PHS returns to action on Friday when George Washington invades Memorial Fieldhouse for a makeup game.
Ripley 65, Capital 62
CHARLESTON - Casey Smith's 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter put visiting Ripley ahead for good here Wednesday as the Vikings upended Capital, 65-62.
Smith led all scorers with 25 points while teammates Kade Harrison (19) and Chuck Sleboda (10) also tallied double figures.
Austin Coleman tossed in 23 points and Brad Grose 18 for the Cougars.
