ELLENBORO-There were no surprises during the first night of the Region IV, Section 1, Class A girls basketball tournament being held at Ritchie County High School Friday night.
As expected No. 3 seed Gilmer County (15-7) and No. 4 seed Wirt County (8-15) advanced easily into Tuesday's semifinal round. The Titans swept past Calhoun County by a 65-28 margin and will take on No. 2 Williamstown in Tuesday's nightcap while the Tigers will face No. 1 seeded Parkersburg Catholic (14-6) in the 6 p.m. opener.
Wirt County overcame a second half rally by Doddridge County to knock off the Bulldogs by a 50-38 score in the opening game of the Region IV, Section 1 Class A tournament held at Ritchie County High School Friday night.
Amanda Clark scored a game-high 23 points and Taylor Watson added 11 as the Tigers (8-15) advanced to Tuesday's semifinal round where they will face No. 1 seed Parkersburg Catholic at 6 p.m.
Doddridge County, which closed the season at 5-15 was paced by senior D'Andra Swigers' 15 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals.
The Bulldogs appeared as if they were ready to take a bite out of the Tigers in the first quarter as an Emily Cade deuce made it 9-8 in favor of the tournament's No. 5 seed.
Fact Box
Girls
Region IV, Section 1
Class A Tournament
at Ritchie County High School
Wirt County 50, Doddridge County 38
Doddridge 9 4 14 11 - 38
Wirt 15 13 10 12 - 50
DODDRIDGE COUNTY (5-15)
D'Andra Swiger 4 5-6 15, Emily Cade 2 3-4 7, Lacy Perkins 1 0-0 3, Kaitlyn Robinson 0 0-1 0, Tori Stevens 1 3-4 5, Tiffany Paugh 0 0-0 0, Haley Stephenson 0 0-0 0, Kendra Powell 2 0-0 5, Cierra Satterfield 1 1-4 3. TOTALS: 11 12-19 38. 3-Point Goals: Swiger 2, Perkins 1, Powell 1.
WIRT COUNTY (8-15)
Megan Burns 1 0-1 2, Kaitlin Leadmon 0 2-6 2, Miriam Smith 2 1-4 5, Amanda Clark 9 5-7 23, Kayla Kinney 1 1-2 3, Taylor Watson 4 3-4 11, Madison Hardbarger 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Adams 2 0-0 4. TOTALS 19 12-24 50. 3-Point Goals: None.
GAME STATS
DODDRIDGE: Shooting: 11 of 41. Rebounds: 38 (Swiger 10). Assists: 6 (Swiger 4). Steals: 7 (Swiger 4). Turnovers: 36.
WIRT: Shooting: 19 of 56. Rebounds: 36 (Clark 9, Kinney 5). Assists: 12 (Smith 5, Leadmon 3). Steals: 15 (Clark 4, Leadmon 3, Kinney 3). Turnovers: 25.
Gilmer County 65, Calhoun County 28
Calhoun 9 9 4 11 - 28
Gilmer 19 19 13 14 - 65
CALHOUN COUNTY (3-18)
Savannah Rogers 1 0-0 2, Sam Harris 0 2-2 2, Taylor Garrett 1 3-5 5, McKenzie Hicks 6 2-3 14, Bailie Cain 1 1-4 3, Kisha Lamp 0 0-0 0, Autumn Lamp 0 2-4 2, Aleah Dye 0 0-0 0, Hannah Burris 0 0-0 0, Macy Jones 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 9 10-18 28. 3-Point Goals: None.
GILMER COUNTY (15-7)
Julie Bishop 8 2-2 20, Jamie Conrad 5 2-6 12, Morgan Allen 4 0-0 10, Michaela Gumm 2 2-2 6, Hannah Roberts 0 1-2 1, Alexus Sprouse 2 0-0 5, Kenzee Huff 0 3-4 3, Emilie Jadamski 2 0-0 4, Kayla Furby 1 0-0 2, Sara Coombs 1 0-0 2, Kathern Keith 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 25 10-16 65. 3-Point Goals: Bishop 2, Allen 2, Sprouse 1.
GAME STATS
CALHOUN: Shooting: 9 of 36. Rebounds: 28 (Harris 6). Assists: 3. Steals: 7 (Hicks 3, K. Lamp 3). Turnovers: 28.
GILMER: Shooting: 25 of 54. Rebounds: 38 (Conrad 5, Coombs 4). Assists: 16 (Roberts 3, Coombs 3). Steals: 17 (Conrad 6). Turnovers: 16.
NEXT GAMES: Wirt County takes on Parkersburg Catholic at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Ritchie County High School. Gilmer County takes on Williamstown at 8 p.m. approximately.
WVCAT Girls Seminfinal
No. 3 Wood County Christian 53,
No. 2 Grace Christian 33
WCCS 16 9 17 11 - 53
GCS 2 13 9 9 - 33
WCCS (17-6)
Heather Lord 5 0-0 10, Hannah Lord 7 1-2 19, Sarah Barnett 0 1-4 1, Rachel Ruble 1 1-2 3, Adria Herridge 4 0-0 8, Katie Ward 4 0-0 8, Mary Becker 1 0-0 2, Rebecca Morris 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 24 3-8 53; 3-point goals: Hannah Lord 2
GCS (13-5)
Jacqui Johns 1 0-0 2, Jodi Carpenter 3 0-1 7, Jillian Salyers 3 5-6 11, Sarah Pitts 2 0-0 4, Shelby Cicemas 1 1-2 4, Reagan Sparks 2 0-0 5; TOTALS: 12 6-9 33; 3-point goals: Carpenter, Cicemas, Sparks 1
Shooting: WCC 24-75 (32%); Rebounds: WCC 43 (Herridge 13); Assists: WCC 20 (Heather Lord 6); Steals: WCC 18 (Heather Lord 6); Blocks: WCC 10 (Herridge 7)
Next game: No. 4 Elk Valley vs. No. 2 Wood County Christian, WVCAT Championship Today
Boys
Winfield 51, Parkersburg 44
Winfield 16 13 6 16 - 51
Parkersburg 7 10 14 13 - 44
WINFIELD (13-8)
Jacob Lemmerman 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Hearn 0-4 0-0 0, Chris Turner 6-10 2-8 14, Zach Fisher 2-9 5-6 9, Bear Bellamy 5-9 9-9 20, Brock Pence 3-3 0-0 6, Toby Show 0-1 1-5 1, Garrett Grafton 0-0 1-2 1, John Hodges 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 16-36 18-30 51. 3-point goals: Bellamy 1
PARKERSBURG (8-13)
Michael Ramsey 0-2 0-0 0, Andrew Bayer 3-5 2-2 9, Ben Umpleby 2-5 3-5 8, Chad Newell 0-8 1-4 1, Jordan Colebank 1-5 0-0 2, Trevor Britton 6-14 2-2 16, Adrian Webster 0-2 2-2 2, Braeden Cabbil 2-3 0-0 4, Reid Strobl 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS 15-45 10-15 44. 3-point goals: Britton 2, Bayer 1, Umpleby 1
Rebounds: Winfield 31 (Turner 7, Fisher 6); PHS 28 (Webster 6). Assists: Winfield 5 (Fisher 2); PHS 8 (Umpleby 5). Steals: Winfield 8 (Bellamy 2, Hearn 2); PHS 7 (Bayer 2, Umpleby 2). Turnovers: Winfield 18, PHS 18.
JV: Parkersburg 71, Winfield 63
Winfield: Schoolcraft 12, Diehl 14, Jividen 6m,m Copeland 4, Hidges 14, Hathaway 11. Fewell 2
PHS: J.D. Wade 12, Jeremy Setwart 6, Jourdan Handerson 11, Andrew Butcher 12, Trevor Woodyard 11, Jonathan Null 2, Justin Walker 5, Cole Day 5, Darias Basta 7
Next game: Parkersburg at Magnolia, Thursday (Feb. 21).
Belpre 73, Waterford 48
Waterford 4 10 21 13 - 48
Belpre 11 23 19 20 - 73
WATERFORD (7-12, 4-11 TVC Hocking)
Brian Moore 4 3-5 11, Eli Strahler 0 3-4 3, Wyatt Porter 2 0-0 4, Cody Paxton 4 2-5 10, Jacob McCutcheon 1 0-0 2, Austin Shriver 3 4-6 12, Joe Pugh 0 0-0 0, Austin Bauerbach 1 0-0 2, Brent Ginther 1 1-1 3, Tanner Pottmeyer 0 1-2 1, Tryston Crawford 0 0-0 0, Mitch Ginther 0 0-0 0, Lee Wittekind 0 0-0 0, TOTALS: 16 14-23 48. 3-point goals: Shriver 2
BELPRE (12-9, 12-4 TVC Hocking)
Austin Forshey 2 1-2 7, Zach Pribble 0 0-0 0, Sam Petty 1 0-0 2, Dakota Hoffman 9 7-9 30, Scott Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Brennen Ferrell 0 0-0 0, Bryce Pittenger 6 2-3 14, Ryan Leasure 1 1-2 3, Alex Perry 0 3-4 3, Joey Byers 0 0-0-0, Nick Therriault 6 0-0 12, Nathan Mason 1 0-0 2, TOTALS: 26 14-20 73. 3-point goals: Forshey 2, Hoffman 5
JV game: Waterford 39, Belpre 36
JV scoring - Waterford: Montana Brooker 4, Tryston Crawford 16, Joe Pugh 6, Mitch Ginther 3, Brent Ginther 2, Cameron Bosner 2, Garrett LeMasters 4, Lee Wittekind 2; Belpre: Ethan Williams 5, Josh Moore 3, Zach Pribble 5, Scott Carpenter 9, Nathan Mason 14
Next games: Frontier at Waterford tonight; Belpre vs. River Valley in Division III sectional tournament 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at Athens High School
WVCAT Tournament
at Summersville
Ballard Christian 75,
Wood County Christian 64
Wood County Christian 21 13 13 17 -64
Ballard Christian 14 17 20 24 - 75
WOOD COUNTY CHRISTIAN (10-16)
Isaih Powell 0 0-0 0, Logan Hick 0 0-0 0, Luke Davis 0 0-0 0, Scotty Heslop 6 1-2 13, Jamie Arnold 7 1-2 20, Josh Morris 0 0-0 0, Mitch Morris 1 0-0 2, Josh Stevens 0 0-0 0, Zach hughes 4 0-0 11, Patrick Goff 7 4-5 18, Joesph Krupinski 0 0-0 0, TOTALS 24 6-9 64. 3-Point Goals: Arnold 5, Hughes 3.
BALLARD CHRISTIAN (12-9)
Josh Deskins 10 3-3 24, Ray Spencer 5 0-0 13, Chris Prunesti 3 1-1 7, Gage Bowles 7 1-2 15, Dalton Lankford 4 0-0 10, Blake Bowles 2 0-0 6, TOTALS 29 4-6 75. 3-Point Goals: Deskins 1, Spencer 3, Lankford 2, Bowles 2.
Wood County Christian: Field goal shooting: 25 of 562, 48 percent; Rebouns: 22 (Goff 8, Arnold 5); Assists: 13 (Arnold 7); Steals: 7 (Goff 3); Turnovers: 18; Blocked shots: 6 (Goff 5)
Single A OVAC Third Place Game
Beallsville 52, Paden City 42
Beallsville 10 12 13 17 - 52
Paden City 12 6 16 8 - 42
BEALLSVILLE (10-10)
Tristan Palmer 3 1-1 7, Kyle Groves 1 0-0 2, Case Mercer 4 1-2 9, Teryn Jarrett 4 2-2 11, Logan Nippert 6 0-0 15, Dalton Secrest 4 0-0 8; TOTALS: 22 4-5 52; 3-point goals: Nippert 3, Jarrett 1
PADEN CITY (11-8)
Zach Heasley 7 0-1 17, Craig Allen 1 0-0 2, Kennedy Cain 8 3-6 19, Drew Bidwell 1 0-0 2, Luke Cooper 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 18 3-7 42; 3-point goals: Heasley 3
Shooting: P 18-46 (49%); Rebounds: P 18 (Cain 6); Assists: P 4; Steals: P 6
JV game: Paden City 38, Beallsville 32
Paden City: Deven Price 21, Levi Meadows 10
Beallsville: Chad Louden 13
Next game: Paden City at Williamstown, Monday
MSAC Placement Game
Cabell Midland 74, Ripley 57
Cabell Midland 8 17 17 32 - 74
Ripley 12 10 22 13 - 57
CABELL MIDLAND
Bradley Bickford 1 1-4 3, Jacob Perry 1 0-0 3, Stephen Matthews 1 7-9 9, Theodore Petitt 2 1-1 5, Sawyer Beckett 5 9-12 19, Dakota Leonard 3 0-0 6, Niles Dailey 3 0-0 6, Keegan Adkins 5 7-8 17; TOTALS: 23 27-41 74; 3-point goals: Perry 1
RIPLEY
Casey Smith 3 2-4 10, Jacob Haynes 3 0-0 7, Drew Harpold 2 0-0 6, Kade Harrison 7 0-0 17, Cody Sanders 2 0-0 4, Dylan Hall 0 2-2 2, Luke Layhew 1 2-2 4, Chuck Sleboda 2 3-6 7; TOTALS: 20 9-14 57; 3-point goals: Smith 1, Haynes 2, Harrison 4, Sanders 2, Layhew 1, Sleboda 2
Shooting: R 20-52 (38%), C 23-45 (51%); Rebounds: R 30 (Layhew 5), C 34 (Dailey 12); Assists: R 16 (Haynes 7), C 8 (Matthews 3); Steals: R 9 (Haynes 4), C 14 (Bickford 5); Blocks: R 3, C 6 (Dailey 5)
Next game: Ripley vs. TBD
Parkersburg Christian 57,
New Life Christian 53
New Life 9 8 10 26 - 53
Parkersburg Christian 12 10 16 19 - 57
NEW LIFE
Cody Rose 1 0-0 2, Zach Walker 7 3-3 19, Sean Chasteen 4 0-0 9, John Paul Brown 8 2-2 21, Seth Chasteen 1 0-0 2, TOTALS 21 5-6 53. 3-Point Goals: Walker 2, Sean Chasteen 1, Brown 3.
PARKERSBURG CHRISTIAN (5-8)
Austin Alley 5 1-4 11, Harlan Bowser 6 3-3 15, Eric Wade 4 7-8 16, Korben Wright 5 3-5 13, Aaron Beam 1 0-0 2, TOTALS 20 16-20 57. 3-Point Goal: Wade.
Parkersburg Christian: Field goal shooting: 21 of 51; Assists: 11 (Alley 8); Steals: 15 (Alley 6, Bowser 6); Blocked shots: 2 (Alley 2); Rebounds: 37 (Alley 19)
Next game: Ohio Valley Christian at Parkersburg Christian at 6 p.m. today
Warren 68, Jackson 22
Jackson 8 3 3 8 - 22
Warren 14 18 21 15 - 68
JACKSON (1-21, 0-10 SEOAL)
Rusty Hatten 0-1 0-0 0, Nathan Parks 0-7 0-2 0, Casey Walker 1-7 2-4 4, Nick Bachtel 0-4 0-0 0, Jacob Crabtree 0-1 2-2 2, Tyler Neal 3-11 0-0 8, Steven Kearns 0-1 0-0 0, Russell Boggs 1-2 0-0 3, Jordan Hellman 2-3 1-2 5, Totals: 7-37 5-8 22. 3-point goals: Neal 2, Boggs 1
WARREN (20-1, 9-0 SEOAL)
Evan Yabs 1-7 0-0 2, Adam Lang 5-10 0-2 11, Matt Drayer 2-6 0-0 4, Danny Pannell 5-11 0-0 14, Michael Hall 4-6 0-0 10, Even French 4-10 0-0 9, Marshall Church 0-0 0-0 0, Reece Patton 5-8 0-1 11, Dylan Leffingwell 1-8 2-2 4, Andrew Henthorn 1-1 0-0 3, Blake Kidder 0-1 0-0 0, Aaron Mazurkiewicz 0-0 0-0 0, Totals: 28-68 2-5 68. 3-point goals: Pannell 4, Hall 2, Lang, French, Patton, Henthorn 1
Shooting: J 7-37 (18.9%, W 28-68 (41.2%); Rebounds: J 21 (Kerans, Walker 4), W 40 (Lang 12, Patton 10); Assists: J 2 (Bachtel 2), W 15 (M. Drayer 4); Steals: J 2, W 15 (Patton, Lang 4); Turnovers: J 22, W 6
JV score: Warren 61, Jackson 24
Jackson Scoring: Austin Leach 8, Charlie Fitch 7, Jake Crabtree 4, Ben Rice Hawkins 3, Trent Perkins 2.
Warren (20-0) Scoring: Tanner Huck 11, Eli Mollohan 10, Blake Kidder 9, Andrew Henthorn 9, Aaron Mazurkiewicz 6, Andrew Drayer 5, Collin Welch 4, Luke Drayer 3, Marshall Church 2, Levi Childress 2.
Next game: Portsmouth at Warren today.
Zanesville 75, Marietta 43
Zanesville 15 19 17 24 - 75
Marietta 10 7 10 16 - 43
ZANESVILLE (18-3)
Jake Phillips 2 0-0 6, Tyrail Thomas 1 4-5 6, Dar Stanford 3 1-1 7, Ramon Wilson 4 0-0 9, Kade Johnson 0 0-0 0, J.T. McFarland 1 0-0 2, Thomas Wibbeler 2 0-0 5, Marcus Johnson 2 3-4 7, Malik Bocook 4 3-4 11, Granger Long 4 5-5 13, James Clark 2 0-0 4, Spencer Hardwick 2 0-0 5, Eric Walker 0 0-0 0, Austin Blatt 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 16-19 75. 3-point goals: Phillips 2, Wilson, Wibbeler, Hardwick 1
MARIETTA (7-14)
Jonathan Wood 0 0-0 0, Zach LaBarre 1 0-2 2, Cameron Benson 1 4-4 6, Derek Amrine 0 0-0 0, Adam Gearhart 0 0-0 0, Billy Weekly 0 0-0 0, Adam McKnight 6 0-0 15, Ethan Strauss 0 0-0 0, Braden Riley 3 0-1 6, John Henry 2 0-0 4, Corey Hill 3 2-2 10. Totals 16 6-9 43. 3-point goals: McKnight 3, Hill 2
Shooting: Z 27-54 (50%), M 16-48 (33.3%); Rebounds: Z 29 (Standford 5), M 18 (McKnight 6); Assists: Z 10, M 5; Steals: Z 8, M 3; Turnovers: Z 12, M 19
JV score: Zanesville 47, Marietta 33
Next game: Marietta at New Philadelphia at 6 p.m. today
It was as shortlived advantage, however, as Gilmer ran off the final seven points of the quarter and never looked back.
The nightcap looked as though it, too, might be a closer-than-expected affair when a McKenzie Hicks three-point play brought the Red Devils back to within two, 9-7, with 3:42 remaining in the opening quarter.
That would be as close as Calhoun County would get as the Titans, behind the play of Julie Bishop, went on a 10-2 run over the final three minutes to lead by 10, 19-9, heading into the second quarter of action.
Bishop led the way with a game-high 20 points and was joined in double figures by Jamie Conrad (12) and Morgan Allen (10) while Hicks was the only Red Devil to crack double figures as she finished with 14 points.
Girls
WVCAT
Tournament
Wood County Christian 53, Grace Christian 33
SUMMERSVILLE -Wood County Christian jumped on top of Grace Christian 16-2 in the first quarter here Friday en route to a 55-33 semifinal win in the West Virginia Christian Athletic Tournament.
With the victory, Wood County (17-6) advanced to today's state championship game against Elk Valley Christian.
Leading the way for Wood County were Hannah Lord with 19 points and Heather Lord with 10. Adria Herridge and Katie Ward scored eight points apiece.
Grace Christian (13-5) got 11 points from Jillian Salyers.
Boys
Ballard Christian 75, Wood County Christian 54
SUMMERSVILLE -Wood County Christian saw its season come to an end here Friday as the Wildcats dropped a 75-54 decision to Ballard Christian in a losers bracket game at the West Virginia Christian Athletic Tournament.
Wood County (10-16) was led by Jamie Arnold with 20 points, Patrick Goff with 18, Scotty Heslop with 13 and Zach Hughes with 11.
Ballard Christian (12-9) got 24 points from Josh Deskins, 15 from Gage Bowles, 13 from Ray Spencer and 10 from Dalton Lankford.
Zanesville 75,
Marietta 43
MARIETTA -Visiting Zanesville simply was too talented for Marietta here Friday night as the Blue Devils rolled to a 75-43 ECOL win over Tigers at the Sutton Gymnasium.
Zanesville (18-3) was led by Granger Long with 13 points and Malik Bocook with 11.
Marietta (7-14) got 15 points from Adam McKnight and 10 from Corey Hill.
The Tigers are back in action tonight at New Philadelphia.
Cabell Midland 74,
Ripley 57
RIPLEY -The Vikings led by four at the end of the first quarter here Friday night but would fail to lead again the rest of the game as visiting Cabell Midland downed Ripley, 74-57, in an Mountain State Athletic Conference placement game.
Leading the way for the home team was Kade Harrison who scored 17 points. The Vikings went into the locker room down, 25-22. The Vikings fought there way back and gained a one-point lead heading into the final quarter of play. Cabell Midland played quickly evaporated that lead in the fourth quarter outscoring the Vikings 32-13 in the final period of play a 17-point victory.
Sawyer Beckett lead the way for CM, scoring 19 points in the game.
Warren 68, Jackson 22
BARLOW, Ohio -Warren recorded its 20th win of the season here Friday night, rolling to a 68-22 win over hapless Jackson.
The Warriors (20-1 overall, 9-0 SEOAL) were led by Danny Pannell with 14 points. Adam Lang and Reece Patton added 11 each, Michael Hall 10 and Evan Yabs 9 for Warren, which entertains Portsmouth tonight.
Jackson (1-21, 0-10) got 8 points from Tyler Neal.
Beallsville 52,
Paden City 42
PADEN CITY -Paden City gave visiting Beallsville all it wanted here Friday night before the visitors pulled away in the final quarter for a 52-42 win in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference's Class 1A third place game.
Beallsville (10-10) led just 35-34 heading into the final eight minutes. Leading the way for the winners were Logan Nippert with 15 points and Teryn Jarrett with 11.
Paden City (11-8) was led by Kennedy Cain with 19 points and Zach Heasley with 17.
Paden City travels to Williamstown on Monday.
Parkersburg Christian 57, New Life 53
PARKERSBURG -Parkersburg Christian celebrated a championship and a victory on Friday night.
The Knights unveiled the flag they received from winning last year's at the National Apostolic Tournament, then went out and handed visiting New Life Christian a 57-53 setback.
Parkersburg Christian (5-8) was led by Harlan Bowser with 15 points, Korben Wright with 13 and Austin Alley with 11 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists. New Life got a game-high 21 points from John Paul Brown.
Parkersburg entertains Ohio Valley Christian at 6 p.m. today.
