Boys Basketball
Ritchie County 66,
St. Marys 59
ST. MARYS - Ritchie County flexed its muscle in the fourth quarter and pulled away from St. Marys for a 66-59 road win on Thursday.
The Rebels (11-5, 7-3 LKC North) outscored the Blue Devils 29-9 in the final eight minutes as Justin Sage scored all 11 of his points. Teammate D.J. Burgess finished with a game-high 21 points, while Andrew Davis tossed in 19 points.
St. Marys slipped to 15-3 and 8-3 in the LKC North despite a 17-point effort from Andrew Cosper and another 16 points from Jessy Moore.
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Boys
Parkersburg 63, Ripley 46
Ripley 10 12 13 11-46
Parkersburg 25 13 9 16-63
RIPLEY (6-13)
Casey Smith 4 5-5 13, Jacob Haynes 2 0-0 5, Drew Harpold 0 0-0 0, Chuck Sleboda 6 1-3 13, Cody Sanders 0 0-0 0, Morgan Graves 1 0-0 3, Dillon Hall 0 0-0 0, Luke Layhew 4 1-2 9, Justin Mcknown 1 1-1 3. TOTALS: 18 8-11 46. 3-Point Goals: Haynes 1, Graves 1.
PARKERSBURG (7-11)
Michael Ramsey 2 0-1 5, Ben Umpleby 5 1-2 11, Trevor Britton 4 2-3 10, Dru Aldridge 2 4-4 8, Jordan Colebank 3 0-0 6, Braeden Cabbil 3 4-8 11, Adrian Webster 0 0-0 0, Andrew Bayer 2 2-3 6, Reid Strobl 1 0-0 2, Chad Newell 1 1-3 4. TOTALS: 23 14-24 63. 3-Point Goals: Ramsey 1, Cabbil 1, Newell 1.
GAME STATS
RIPLEY: Shooting: 18 of 45 for 40 percent. Rebounds: 29 (Sleboda 10). Assists: 11 (Haynes 6). Steals: 4 (Haynes 2). Turnovers: 22.
PARKERSBURG: Shooting: 23 of 51 for 45 percent. Rebounds: 33 (Colebank 7, Cabbil 6). Assists: 11 (Newell 3, Britton 2, Cabbil 2). Steals: 18 (Cabbil 5, Britton 3, Aldridge 3). Turnovers: 13.
JV SCORE: Parkersburg 36, Ripley 31
PHS scorers: Kyle Foster 2, J.D. Wade 7, Jourdon Henderson 4, Andrew Butcher 6, Trevor Woodyard 7, Jonathan Null 2, Justin Walker 2, Darius Basta 6.
Ripley scorers: Luke Layhew 6, Morgan Graves 4, Dylan Hall 8, Cody Bailey 5, Dalton McQuain 1, Cody Sellers 3, Wes Withro2 4.
NEXT GAME: George Washington at Parkersburg on Monday. Point Pleasant at Ripley on Tuesday.
Braxton County 60, Wirt County 54
Braxton 14 13 14 19 - 60
Wirt 17 14 16 7 - 54
BRAXTON COUNTY
McKinley Moore 1 0-0 3, Danny Mosley 1 0-2 2, Thomas Pritt 0 0-1 0, Austin Rhodes 2 3-4 7, Derrick Barnette 7 5-6 19, Greg Bly 0 0-0 0, Trea Stout 5 7-10 17, Cody Hilton 4 3-4 12; TOTALS: 20 18-27 60; 3-point goals: Moore, Hilton 1
WIRT COUNTY (5-14)
JT Stephens 1 0-0 3, Luke Smith 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Kerby 2 1-2 5, Kalob Bell 5 8-10 19, Hunter McCoy 0 0-0 0, Austin McVey 2 3-8 8, Dylan Frazier 0 0-0 0, Trent Hardbarger 2 0-0 4, Dustin Garner 1 1-2 4, Mark Cunningham 4 0-0 11; TOTALS: 17 13-22 54; 3-point goals: Cunningham 3, McVey, Bell, Stephens, Garner 1
Wirt County stats: Shooting: 17-49 (34%); Rebounds: 23 (Kerby 6); Assists: 14 (McVey 8); Steals: 9 (Bell 4); Turnovers: 22
JV score: Wirt County 59, Braxton County 39
JV scoring: Josh Skidmore (BC) 13, Brent McMillion (BC) 11, Smith (WC) 10, Austin Young (WC) 10, Ricky Conley (WC) 10
Next game: Tyler Consolidated at Wirt County today.
Clay County 64, Calhoun County 50
Clay 16 18 18 12-64
Calhoun 8 13 12 17-50
CLAY COUNTY (8-7)
Michael Shamblin 5 6-9 17, Jarrod Woodyard 4 5-9 13, Alex Burkhammer 2 2-2 6, Stephen Cole 3 1-2 7, Chris Cole 3 3-3 11, Storm Carver 1 3-4 6, Gavin Nichols 0 0-0 0, Josh Shamblin 0 1-2 1, Austin Cole 0 0-0 0, Dillon Cole 0 0-2 0, Noah Taylor 1 0-0 3. TOTALS: 19 21-33 64. 3-Point Goals: C. Cole 2, M. Shamblin 1, Carver 1, Taylor 1.
CALHOUN COUNTY (2-16)
Ryan Slider 5 5-11 16, Luke Moore 0 2-4 2, Ethan Miller 0 0-0 0, Sam Brady 0 0-1 0, Lucas Wilson 1 0-0 2, Derek Dawson 0 0-0 0, Tyler Gerwig 3 8-8 14, Luke Sheldon 0 0-0 0, Trent Phillips 2 0-0 6, Ricky Hall 3 3-7 10. TOTALS: 14 18-31 50. 3-Point Goals: Slider 1, Phillips 2, Hall 1.
GAME STATS
CLAY: Rebounds: 26 (S. Cole 8). Assists: 7 (S. Cole 2). Steals: 7 (C. Cole 3). Turnovers: 4.
CALHOUN: Rebounds: 37 (Slider 11). Assists: 6 (Slider 4). Steals: 6 (Slider 3). Turnovers: 14.
Next game: Clay County plays host to Roane County tonight. Calhoun County plays host to South Harrison on Monday.
Ritchie County 66, St. Marys 59
Ritchie 13 13 11 29 - 66
St. Marys 20 19 11 9 - 59
RITCHIE (11-5, 7-3)
Justin Sage 4 1-2 11, Jessie Hilvers 1 0-0 2, DJ Burgess 8 3-5 21, Seth Cottrill 4 1-3 11, Andrew Davis 8 3-6 19, Nathan Shipe 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 26 8-16 66. 3-point goals: Sage 2, Burgess 2, Cottrill 2
ST. MARYS (15-3, 8-3)
Andrew Cosper 5 4-5 17, Austin Bayless 3 1-4 7, Jessy Moore 7 2-2 16, Jordan Whitehair 1 2-2 4, Colby Brode 1 0-0 3, Hunter Lancaster 6 0-0 12. TOTALS 23 9-13 59. 3-point goals: Cosper 3, Brode 1
Field-goal shooting: Ritchie 26-51 (51 percent); St. Marys 23-60 (38 percent). Rebounds: Ritchie 32 (Davis 15). St. Marys 30 (Lancaster 6). Assists: Ritchie 21 (Davis 8, Burgess 7); St. Marys 16 (Cosper 9). Steals: Ritchie 7 (Davis 3); St. Marys 11 (Whitehair 5). Turnovers: Ritchie 14, St. Marys 6
JV: St. Marys 49, Ritchie 45. Ritchie: Allender 12; St. Marys: Michael Stout 13
Next game: Liberty (Harrison) at Ritchie County, today; St. Marys vs. Buffalo/Valley Fayette winner in Division I championship of WV Hometown Invitational Tournament, 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Summersville.
Doddridge County 77,
Valley (Wetzel) 63
Valley 13 11 24 15 -63
Doddridge 20 16 18 23 - 77
VALLEY (6-11)
Hayes 1 0-2 2, Hubbard 2 2-5 7, Lancaster 5 3-4 13, Kocher 9 0-0 20, Streets 4 2-3 12, Palmer 1 0-0 2, Wells 3 0-0 6, Preat 0 1-2 1. TOTALS 25 8-16 63. 3-pointers: Hubbard 1, Kocher 2, Streets 2
DODDRIDGE (4-12)
Drew Lett 3 1-2 7, Dillon Muhly-Alexander 4 2-5 10, Ashton Hinzman 6 3-5 18, Keith Britton 3 3-6 9, Clayton Yeager 3 1-2 7, T.J. Baldwin 4 2-5 11, Dave Lipscomb 0- 1-2 1, Dyllon Hayes 1 1-2 3, Jeff Bonnell 3 3-4 11. TOTALS 27 17-33 77. 3-point goals: Hinzman 3, Baldwin 1, Bonnell 2
Field-goal shooting: Doddridge 27-60 (45 percent). Rebounds: Valley 20; Doddridge 50 (Britton 12, Hinzman 9). Assists: Doddridge 13 (Muhly-Alexander 5, Britton 3). Steals: Doddridge 10 (Muhly-Alexander 3, Lett 2). Blocks: Doddridge 5 (Muhly-Alexander 3). Turnovers: Doddridge 14.
Next game: WV Inivtational Tournament in Summersille on Saturday Valley Wetzel vs. TBA, 9 a.m.; Doddridge vs. TBA, 10:30 a.m.
Girls
LKC Placement game - 5th Place
No. 12 Williamstown 74,
Braxton County 36
Braxton 4 6 14 12 - 36
Williamstown 17 26 16 15 - 74
BRAXTON (13-7)
Logan Frame 1 1-2 3, Hunter Sodaro 7 2-2 16, Jazz Valdivieso 0 0-0 0, Taylor Bragg 2 0-0 4, Caitlin Rhodes 1 3-6 5, Baylee Stewart 0 0-0 0, Emily Harper 1 0-0 2, Anne Golinsky 2 0-0 4, Alyssa Riffle 0 0-0 0, TOTALS: 15 6-10 36
WILLIAMSTOWN (10-8)
Jessie Kerns 4 0-0 10, Kenzie Smith 6 5-6 17, Cami Mossor 0 0-0 0, Carley Ellison 3 1-3 7, Sami Rea 0 0-0 0, Kathleen Cornell 6 1-1 14, Allie Robinson 0 0-0 0, Brooke Cieslewski 6 0-0 16, Andrea Chidester 2 0-0 4, Lauren Amos 1 2-4 4, Carli Harlan 0 0-0 0, Melissa Cieslewski 0 2-2 2, Charlotte Gray 0 0-0 0, Laura Petty 0 0-0 0, TOTALS: 28 11-16 74. 3-point goals: Kerns 2, Cornell 1, B. Cieslewski 4
JV game: Williamstown 57, Braxton 27
Next games: Lewis County at Braxton Monday; Man at Williamstown 5:45 p.m. today (varsity only)
LKC Placement Game - 7th Place
Ravenswood 41, Wirt County 26
Wirt 2 9 10 5 - 26
Ravenswood 23 6 5 7 -41
WIRT COUNTY
Miriam Smith 5 0-0 10, Amanda Clark 2 0-0 5, Katie Ledman 3 0-0 7, Taylor Watson 1 1-2 3, Liz Adams 0 1-2 1. TOTALS 11 2-4 26. 3-point goals: Clark 1, Ledman 1
RAVENSWOOD
Hailey Miller 4 4-7 12, Taylor Youell 6 0-0 14, Melonna Carmichael 4 0-0 9, Hannah Murray 2 2-4 6. TOTALS 16 6-11 41. 3-point goals: Youell 2, Carmichael 1
Rebounds: Ravenswood 27 (Treadway 13). Assists: Ravenswood 6 (Youell 3).
LKC Placement game - 11th place
Tyler Consolidated 59,
Calhoun County 20
Calhoun 7 4 2 7-20
Tyler 14 16 15 14 - 59
CALHOUN COUNTY (3-16)
Sam Harris 0 1-2 1, Autumn Smith 1 1-3 3, Bailee Cain 0 0-0 0. Kenzie Hicks 5 2-2 12, Keisha Lamp 0 0-0 0, Macy Jones 0 0-0 0, Hannah Burriss 0 0-0 0, Tea Boatwright 0 0-0 0, Taylor Garrett 0 3-4 3, Aleah Dye 0 0-0 0, Savannah Rogers 0 1-2 1, Erica Wood 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 6 8-13 20. 3-point goals: none
TYLER CONSOLIDATED (9-11)
Allison Wable 1 0-4 2, Hillary Casteel 1 0-0 2, Ariel Fish 2 1-1 5, Torrye Cline 7 0-0 14, Sydney Yoho 1 0-0 2, Megan Carpenter 1 1-2 3, Sydney Reed 3 2-3 9, Sophie Kinnard 6 5-6 18, Katelyn Gogan 1 0-0 2, Hannah Casteel 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 24-58 9-18 59. 3-point goals: Reed 1, Kinnard 1.
Rebounds: Tyler 33 (Carpenter 7, Kinnard 6). Assists: Tyler 12 (Reed 6). Steals: Tyler 17 (Kinnard 5). Blocked shots: Tyler 4 (Wable 2). Turnovers: Tyler 17.
Next game:Tyler Consolidated at Valley (Wetzel), Monday
OVAC Tournament
Paden City 50, Cameron 42
Cameron 7 5 14 16 -42
Paden City 5 12 15 18 - 50
CAMERON
Rena Reid 1 0-3 2, Leah Stern 5 8-17 18, Linda Hall 1 6-9 8, Neely Benline 6 2-7 14, Sam White 0 0-1 0. TOTALS 13 16-37 42. 3-point goals: none.
PADEN CITY (9-11)
Kayla Barker 2 0-0 4 Lynnsie Parsons 2 1-1 5, Myah Charkawi 0 4-8 4, Logan Cosper 4 1-2 11, Hannah Stanley 1 0-0 3, Kayla Hizer 0 1-2 1, Taylor Cosper 3 0-2 6, Lynah Stanley 2 0-0 4, Cydney Blatt 4 4-5 12. TOTALS 18 12-21 50. 3-point goals: L. Cosper 2.
Rebounds: Paden City 38 (Blatt 7, Charkawi 7). Assists: Paden City 4. Steals: Paden City 17 (T. Cosper 5). Turnovers: Paden City 15.
Next game: Paden Cityy at Caldwell, 7 p.m. (varsity only) on Monday.
OVAC Tournament
Parkersburg South 65, Frontier 47
South 19 23 13 10 - 65
Frontier 3 20 10 14 -47
PARKERSBURG SOUTH (12-6)
Kayleigh Rexroad 3 0-0 7, Taryn McCutcheon 8 1-7 20, Keya Bartlett 9 3-4 26, Sutherlin Greenburg 0 1-2 1, Miaranda Workman 3 0-0 6, Anna Hayton 1 0-0 2, Carlie Wilson 1 1-1 3. TOTALS 25 6-14 65. 3-point goals: Rexroad 1, McCutcheon 3, Bartlett 5.
FRONTIER (12-6)
Kelsey Daugherty 4 4-6 12, Hurst 2 0-0 4, Ogaz 2 1-2 5, Corisa Fickiesen 4 2-2 11, Kelsey Rinard 1 8-10 10, Camino 1 3-4 5. TOTALS 14 18-24 47. 3-point goals: Fickiesen 1.
Field-goal shooting: South 25-79 (32 percent). Rebounds: South 26 (Workman 6). Assists: South 17 (McCutcheon 7). Steals: South 18 (McCutcheon 8). Blocks: South 7 (Enoch 3). Turnovers: South 14.
JV: South 54-40. South: Amber Cottrill 13, Mykalyn Fallon 16. Frontier: Rinard 19.
Next game: George Washington at Parkersburg South, Monday
OVAC Tournament
Magnolia 71, Beallsville 63
Magnolia 16 10 22 23 - 71
Beallsville 14 22 8 19 - 63
MAGNOLIA (10-8)
Abby Durig 0 0-0 0, Anna Gibb 0 0-0 0, Mallory Chapman 5 9-12 21, Kiera Standiford 0 4-8 4, Audrey Gibb 2 3-6 7, Shannon Williams 0 0-1 0 , Ciera Fowler 3 0-0 6, Katie Blatt 0 2-3 2, Grace Berisford 11 4-4 31; TOTALS: 21 22-34 71; 3-point goals: Berisford 5, Chapman 2
BEALLSVILLE (5-16)
Mikaela Headley 4 6-7 17, Madison Stephen 6 5-7 21, Katey Kinney 8 9-17 25, Lane Bedford 0 0-0 0, Diley Stewart 0 0-0 0, Morgan Myers 0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 18 20-31 63; 3-point goals: Stephen 4, Headley 3
Magnolia stats: Shooting: 21-63 (34%); Rebounds: 37 (Chapman 12); Assists: 18 (Blatt 10); Steals: 12 (Standiford 4); Turnovers: 18
JV score: Magnolia 55, Beallsville 20
Next game: Magnolia at Monroe Central noon (JV start) on Saturday.
Waterford 69, Belpre 42
Belpre 7 12 12 11 - 42
Waterford 18 28 12 11 - 69
BELPRE (15-7, 9-7)
Emily Hughes 0 0-0 0, Sierra Barker 8 2-4 21, Katelyn Hughes 3 4-6 10, Claudia Hall 0 1-2 1, Lexus Cunningham 1 2-2 4, Hannah Lawrentz 1 0-0 2, Ashley Jenkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 10-16 42.
WATERFORD (15-5, 14-1)
Sam Farley 1 0-2 2, Lakin Tolson 0 0-0 0, Hannah Dailey 3 0-0 6, Taylor Hilverding 2 1-1 5, Chelsey Paxton 5 1-2 11, Brooke Drayer 10 2-2 22, Maddy Sury 0 0-0 0, Dani Drayer 3 0-0 6, Randee Seevers 1 3-3 5, Regan Porter 4 0-0 8, Cassie Reed 1 0-2 2, Hannah Offenberger 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 7-12 69.
Team stats: Belpre: Shooting: 14-46 (30 percent); 3-point goals: 4 (Barker 3); Rebounds: 22 (Hall 6, Katelyn Hughes 5); Assists: 6 (Cunningham 2); Steals: 4; Turnovers: 13.
Waterford: Shooting: 31-59 (53 percent); 3-point goals: None; Rebounds: 33 (Porter 8, Hilverding 8, Brooke Drayer 7); Assists: 19 (Brooke Drayer 6, Dani Drayer 6); Steals: 6; Turnovers: 12.
JV: Waterford 16, Belpre 13
Next games: Waterford at South Gallia at 1 p.m. Saturday; Belpre vs. Miller at 6:45 p.m. at Athens High School Monday (Sectional tournament)
Doddridge County 77,
Valley (Wetzel) 63
WEST UNION -T.J. Baldwin made the most of senior night after scoring 11 points off the bench during Doddridge County's 77-63 win against Valley (Wetzel) om Thursday.
Baldwin accounted for eight points as Doddridge (4-12) bolted out to a 20-13 lead after one quarter. The Bulldogs extended the cushion to 36-24 by intermission.
Four Doddridge players scored in double figures, including Ashton Hinzman with a team-high 18 points?
Valley slipped to 6-11 despite a game-high 20 points from Triston Kocher.
Braxton County 60,
Wirt County 54
ELIZABETH - Wirt County's Kalob Bell scored a co-game-high 19 points here Thursday night, but visiting Braxton County tallied 19 of the final 20 points in the contest as the Eagles rallied for a 60-54 triumph.
Derrick Barnette tied Bell for top scoring honors while Eagle teammates Trea Stout and Cody Hilton added 17 and 12 markers, respectively.
The Tigers, now 5-14 with a home game today versus Tyler Consolidated, also received 11 points from Mark Cunningham. Austin McVey chipped in eight points and eight assists in the setback.
Clay County 64,
Calhoun County 50
MT. ZION - Ryan Slider finished with 16 points, 11 boards, four assists and three steals, but host Calhoun County didn't have enough as Clay County left town with a 64-50 victory.
Michael Shamblin's 17 points led the 8-7 Panthers, who also got double figures in scoring from Jarrod Woodyard (13) and Chris Cole (11).
The Red Devils (2-16) also received 14 markers from Tyler Gerwig and 10 counters by Ricky Hall.
PHS receives forfeit win
CHARLESTON - After using an ineligible player in its game on Jan. 30 with Parkersburg, Riverside's win against the Big Reds was forfeited.
According to a story in the Charleston Gazette, Riverside's boys basketball team was without its coaching staff for Thursday's showdown against Woodrow Wilson. Second-year coach Dusty Herscher and his assistants were suspended indefinitely this week.
Riverside principal Valery Harper would not elaborate on the reason for the suspension of Herscher and his staff or the likelihood of how long the suspension would last.
Even though the reason for the suspensions had not been made public, Mountain State Athletic Conference commissioner Fred Aldridge confirmed Riverside forfeiting its win against PHS.
Girls
Parkersburg South 65,
Frontier 47
NEW MATAMORAS -Parkersburg South didn't have any trouble finding the range from beyond the 3-point arc and tossed in nine treys while winning at Frontier 65-47 on Thursday.
South's Keya Bartlett led the barrage with five 3-pointers as part of her game-high 26-point effort. Teammate Taryn McCutcheon accounted for three treys and added 20 points as the Patriots improved to 12-6.
A total of three Frontier players scored in double figures, including Kelsea Daugherty with a team-high 12 points.
Paden City 50, Cameron 42
PADEN CITY - With only one hour of practice under its belt since losing against Cameron a week ago, Paden City returned the favor Thursday and defeated the Dragons 50-42 on senior night.
Freshman Cydney Blatt led the Wildcats (9-11) with 12 points and seven rebounds, while Logan Cosper pitched in 11 points.
Cameron's Leah Stern scored a game-high 18 points, while teammate Neely Benline accounted for 14 points.
Ravenswood 41,
Wirt County 26
RAVENSWOOD -Ravenswood made quick work of Wirt County for seventh place in the Little Kanawha Conference placement game and defeated the Tigers 41-26 on Thursday night.
Ravenswood raced out to a 23-2 lead after one quarter.
Taylor Youell led the Red Devils with 14 points, while Hailey Miller added 12 points.
Miriam Smith finished with a team-high 10 points for Wirt County.
Tyler Consolidated 59,
Calhoun County 20
KIDWELL -Tyler Consolidated moved another step closer toward the .500 mark after defeating Calhoun County 59-20 for 11th place in a Little Kanawha Conference placement game.
The Silver Knights improved to 9-11 thanks to an 18-point effort from Sophie Kinnard. Teammate Torrye Cline also reached double figures with 14 points.
Calhoun County (3-16), which fell behind 30-11 by intermission, received 12 points from Kenzie Hicks.
Magnolia 71,
Beallsville 63
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio - Grace Berisford poured in a game-high 31 points and Mallory Chapman posted a double-double of 21 points and 12 boards to help visiting Magnolia earn a 71-63 OVAC consolation game victory here Thursday against Beallsville.
BHS (5-16) got 25 points from Katey Kinney, 21 by Madison Stephen and the other 17 from Mikaela Headley.
The Blue Eagles, now 10-8 with a Saturday afternoon game up next at Monroe Central, also received seven points from Audrey Gibb while Katie Blatt dished out 10 assists.
