CLASS A
Charleston Catholic 61,
Wheeling Central 55
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Defending champion Charleston Catholic will get the chance to play for another Class A championship.
Nick George scored 24 points, Zach Casto had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and the Irish beat Wheeling Central 61-55 in Friday's semifinals.
Third-seeded Charleston Catholic (24-3) advances to Saturday's championship game for a record ninth time, including eight trips in the past nine years.
Fact Box
W.Va. boys tournament glance
By The Associated Press
Results from the West Virginia boys high school basketball tournament at the Charleston Civic Center:
CLASS AAA
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
Woodrow Wilson 63, Hurricane 54
Martinsburg 60, Huntington 50
Thursday
Washington 60, Parkersburg South 56
South Charleston 48, Morgantown 39
Semifinals
Friday
Martinsburg 45, Washington 42
Woodrow Wilson 64, South Charleston 57
Championship
Saturday
No. 1 Martinsburg (25-2) vs. No. 2 Woodrow Wilson (23-4), 7:15 p.m.
CLASS AA
Quarterfinals
Thursday
Bridgeport 79, Westside 71
Fairmont Senior 55, Scott 48
Bluefield 62, North Marion 51
Robert C. Byrd 51, Tolsia 44
Semifinals
Friday
Fairmont Senior 65, Bridgeport 58
Bluefield 54, Robert C. Byrd 48
Championship
Saturday
No. 2 Fairmont Senior (21-6) vs. No. 1 Bluefield (24-3), 2:30 p.m.
CLASS A
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
Charleston Catholic 61, Buffalo 48
Wheeling Central 58, Magnolia 35
Tug Valley 87, Notre Dame 62
Tucker County 68, Greater Beckley Christian 61
Semifinals
Friday
Tug Valley 54, Tucker County 41
Charleston Catholic 61, Wheeling Central 55
Championship
Saturday
No. 1 Tug Valley (24-3) vs. No. 3 Charleston Catholic (24-3), Noon
CHARLESTON CATHOLIC 61,
WHEELING CENTRAL 55
Wheeling Central 14 9 11 21-55
Charleston Catholic 11 15 16 19-61
WHEELING CENTRAL (14-13)
Hammers 0-2 0-2 0, Park 5-16 6-6 18, Harler 6-18 3-4 15, Wallace 4-5 4-4 12, Siebieda 0-0 0-0 0, Stanley 3-4 1-1 7, Felton 1-1 0-0 3, Pleva 0-0 0-2 0, Manns 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 19-49 14-19 55.
CHARLESTON CATHOLIC (24-3)
Godwin 4-10 0-0 9, McCarty 2-9 3-6 7, George 5-13 13-18 24, Casto 5-9 5-8 16, Hovorka 0-1 2-2 2, Hoyer 1-2 1-1 3, McKown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-44 24-35 61.
3-Point Goals-Wheeling Central 3-15 (Park 2-7, Felton 1-1, Hammers 0-1, Harler 0-6), Charleston Catholic 3-8 (Godwin 1-2, George 1-2, Casto 1-2, McCarty 0-1, Hovorka 0-1). Fouled Out-Stanley. Rebounds-Wheeling Central 36 (Harler, Wallace 10), Charleston Catholic 30 (Casto 15). Assists-Wheeling Central 4 (Harler 2), Charleston Catholic 8 (Godwin 3). Total Fouls-Wheeling Central 24, Charleston Catholic 18. A-na.
FAIRMONT SENIOR 65,
BRIDGEPORT 58
Bridgeport 17 10 14 17-58
Fairmont Senior 17 22 10 16-65
BRIDGEPORT (19-8)
Haywood 6-13 3-4 17, T.Sprouse 4-15 6-6 15, Robey 1-3 2-2 4, Wilfong 6-8 4-5 16, R.Sprouse 2-6 0-0 4, Kummer 0-1 0-0 0, Bonamico 0-1 2-2 2, Haddix 0-0 0-0 0, Bombardiere 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-47 17-19 58.
FAIRMONT SENIOR (21-6)
Norman 1-6 0-1 3, Washington 7-11 3-6 17, Waites 1-7 0-0 2, Tr.Horton 7-16 3-7 19, Hilson 6-10 4-5 19, Ta.Horton 2-3 0-0 5, Harold 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 10-19 65.
3-Point Goals-Bridgeport 3-14 (Haywood 2-4, T.Sprouse 1-8, Robey 0-1, Kummer 0-1), Fairmont Senior 7-19 (Hilson 3-4, Tr.Horton 2-5, Ta.Horton 1-2, Norman 1-6, Waites 0-2). Fouled Out-Wilfong, R.Sprouse. Rebounds-Bridgeport 31 (Haywood 9), Fairmont Senior 33 (Washington 12). Assists-Bridgeport 8 (Robey 5), Fairmont Senior 20 (Hilson 7). Total Fouls-Bridgeport 17, Fairmont Senior 13. A-na.
TUG VALLEY 54, TUCKER COUNTY 41
Tucker County 7 13 10 11-41
Tug Valley 16 7 14 17-54
TUCKER COUNTY (21-4)
Snyder 3-9 3-8 9, A.Zirk 0-5 0-0 0, Lewis 1-4 0-0 2, Goldstein 0-1 0-0 0, Nichols 9-14 8-11 26, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Rader 0-1 0-0 0, Shoemaker 0-1 0-0 0, D.Zirk 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Dillard 0-0 0-0 0, Mason 0-0 2-2 2, Kidwell 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 14-37 13-21 41.
TUG VALLEY (24-3)
Muncy 3-9 2-4 8, Newsome 6-13 2-3 16, Brewer 2-10 2-2 6, T.Baisden 7-11 4-8 18, Dillon 1-2 0-0 2, Sturgell 1-2 0-0 2, A.Baisden 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 20-47 12-19 54.
3-Point Goals-Tucker County 0-9 (Rader 0-1, Lewis 0-2, A.Zirk 0-3, Snyder 0-3), Tug Valley 2-11 (Newsome 2-8, Brewer 0-1, Muncy 0-2). Fouled Out-none. Rebounds-Tucker County 31 (Nichols 14), Tug Valley 26 (Brewer, T.Baisden 6). Assists-Tucker County 8 ((Snyder 6), Tug Valley 11 (Brewer 4) Total Fouls-Tucker County 16, Tug Valley 18. A-7,181 (early session).
MARTINSBURG 45, WASHINGTON 42
Washington 5 10 14 13-42
Martinsburg 14 8 13 10-45
WASHINGTON (21-6)
Newman 4-15 6-6 15, Smith 3-7 4-5 10, Bell 3-7 0-1 7, J.Jones 2-5 0-0 5, M.Jones 1-2 1-1 3, Coles 1-5 0-1 2. Totals 14-41 11-14 42.
MARTINSBURG (25-2)
Robinson 3-7 1-2 7, Lewis 0-6 3-4 3, Cole 2-7 0-0 5, Grantham 9-16 0-0 18, German 1-3 0-0 2, Freeman 3-4 0-1 6, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Long 1-2 0-0 2, Hairston 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-48 4-7 45.
3-Point Goals-Washington 3-12 (J.Jones 1-2, Newman 1-5, Bell 1-5), Martinsburg 1-10 (Cole 1-4, Grantham 0-1, Robinson 0-2, Lewis 0-3). Fouled Out-none. Rebounds-Washington 29 (Bell 7), Martinsburg 32 (Grantham 9). Assists-Washington 9 (Bell 4), Martinsburg 11 (Lewis 5). Total Fouls-Washington 11, Martinsburg 15. A-na.
MARTINSBURG 45, WASHINGTON 42
Washington 5 10 14 13-42
Martinsburg 14 8 13 10-45
WASHINGTON (21-6)
Newman 4-15 6-6 15, Smith 3-7 4-5 10, Bell 3-7 0-1 7, J.Jones 2-5 0-0 5, M.Jones 1-2 1-1 3, Coles 1-5 0-1 2. Totals 14-41 11-14 42.
MARTINSBURG (25-2)
Robinson 3-7 1-2 7, Lewis 0-6 3-4 3, Cole 2-7 0-0 5, Grantham 9-16 0-0 18, German 1-3 0-0 2, Freeman 3-4 0-1 6, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Long 1-2 0-0 2, Hairston 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-48 4-7 45.
3-Point Goals-Washington 3-12 (J.Jones 1-2, Newman 1-5, Bell 1-5), Martinsburg 1-10 (Cole 1-4, Grantham 0-1, Robinson 0-2, Lewis 0-3). Fouled Out-none. Rebounds-Washington 29 (Bell 7), Martinsburg 32 (Grantham 9). Assists-Washington 9 (Bell 4), Martinsburg 11 (Lewis 5). Total Fouls-Washington 11, Martinsburg 15. A-na.
WOODROW WILSON 64,
SOUTH CHARLESTON 57
South Charleston 13 13 12 19-57
Woodrow Wilson 12 12 13 27-64
SOUTH CHARLESTON (24-3)
Harris 5-10 3-3 16, Kincade 2-8 3-4 8, Cunningham 3-6 0-0 7, Reese 4-9 1-4 10, Moles 6-11 3-4 15, Knapper 0-5 1-3 1, Grier 0-1 0-2 0, Cosby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 11-20 57.
WOODROW WILSON (23-4)
Johnson 4-10 4-4 14, Nabors 5-13 2-6 14, C.Hancock 2-4 2-2 6, Carrington 8-10 0-1 16, Osborne 1-3 0-0 2, Deems 0-0 0-0 0, Breckenridge 1-4 0-0 2, Fortune 3-3 3-4 10, N.Hancock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-47 11-17 64.
3-Point Goals-South Charleston 6-18 (Harris 3-6, Cunningham 1-1, Reese 1-2, Kincade 1-5, Moles 0-2, Knapper 0-2), Woodrow Wilson 5-16 (Johnson 2-5, Nabors 2-6, Fortune 1-1, C.Hancock 0-1, Osborne 0-1, Breckenridge 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-South Charleston 29 (Harris 6), Woodrow Wilson 35 (Johnson, Nabors 8). Assists-South Charleston 13 (Kincade 5), Woodrow Wilson 14 (Johnson 9). Total Fouls-South Charleston 17, Woodrow Wilson 16. A-na.
Wheeling Central trimmed an 11-point, third-quarter deficit to 47-44 on two Chase Harler free throws with 3:16 left in the game. Charleston Catholic scored the next six points but didn't secure the win until Casto made two free throws with 3 seconds left.
For seventh-seeded Wheeling Central (14-13), David Park had 18 points, Harler had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandon Wallace had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Tug Valley 54, Tucker County 41
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Tug Valley will play for a second consecutive boys state basketball championship.
Thomas Baisden scored 18 points, Mikey Newsome had 16 and top-seeded Tug Valley beat Tucker County 54-41 in the Class A semifinals Friday.
Tug Valley (24-3) will face No. 3 Charleston Catholic for the title on Saturday. Tug Valley beat the Irish earlier this season, 61-38.
Tug Valley defeated Bluefield in last year's Class AA title game and dropped to Class A this season.
Fourth-seeded Tucker County (21-4) was hoping to advance to the championship game for the first time since 2004, when it lost to Wheeling Central.
Tug Valley never trailed and broke open a close game with a 12-4 run in the third quarter.
Ian Nichols had 26 points and 14 rebounds for Tucker County.
CLASS AA
Fairmont Senior 65, Bridgeport 58
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Travon Horton and Jarin Hilson scored 19 points apiece to lead Fairmont Senior to a 65-58 win over Bridgeport in the Class AA semifinals Friday.
Shaquille Washington added 17 points and 12 rebounds for Fairmont Senior.
Second-seeded Fairmont Senior (21-6) returns to the championship game for the first time since 1998, when it lost to Woodrow Wilson in Class AAA.
Bridgeport's John Wilfong sank two free throws with 48 seconds left to bring Bridgeport within 61-58, but the Indians didn't score again. Fairmont Senior sank four free throws in the final 38 seconds.
Sixth-seeded Bridgeport (19-8) was trying to return to the championship game for the first time since winning the 2001 title.
Jordan Haywood led Bridgeport with 17 points. Wilfong had 16 and Tyler Sprouse 15.
Bluefield 54, Robert C. Byrd 48
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Bluefield used a late 12-0 run to beat Robert C. Byrd 54-48 Friday night, giving the Beavers a second-straight berth in the Class AA championship game.
Top-seeded Bluefield (24-3) will play second-seeded Fairmont Senior on Saturday. Bluefield was the top seed last year when it lost to Tug Valley for the title.
Fourth-seeded Robert C. Byrd (20-7) was in the semifinals for the first time since 1996.
Anthony Eades led Bluefield with 15 points. D.J. Edwards added 13 and Lykel Collier and Michael Yost had 10 apiece.
Robert C. Byrd's Devonti Birch had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
There were six lead changes in the third quarter, but Robert C. Byrd went scoreless for nearly eight minutes. Eades' layup put Bluefield ahead 50-41 with 2:05 left in the game.
CLASS AAA
Martinsburg 45, Washington 42
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Donte' Grantham scored 18 points to lead Martinsburg to a 45-42 win over Eastern Panhandle rival Washington in the Class AAA semifinals Friday night.
Top-seeded Martinsburg (25-2) beat fourth-seeded Washington (21-6) for the fourth time this season and returns to the championship game for the first time since winning the 2009 title.
Martinsburg never trailed and led 22-15 at halftime.
Washington trimmed an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to 44-42 on Keldon Bell's 3-pointer with 58 seconds left. Jalen Lewis made a free throw with 8 seconds left for Martinsburg but he missed the second attempt. Washington got the rebound and called a timeout, but Bell missed a 3-point try at the buzzer.
Dominique Newman led Washington with 15 points.
Woodrow Wilson 64, South Charleston 57
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Nequan Carrington scored 16 points and Woodrow Wilson held off South Charleston 64-57 in the Class AAA semifinals Friday night.
On Saturday night against top-seeded Martinsburg, No. 2 Woodrow Wilson will go after its record 17th championship and first since 2008.
Woodrow Wilson's Donte Nabors and Andrew Johnson added 14 points apiece.
The Flying Eagles (23-4) led 58-52 with 2:03 remaining after a Carrington layup.
Third-seeded South Charleston (24-3) closed the gap to 58-56 with 1:32 left after a Hunter Moles layup and two Rashaud Kincade free throws.
But the Black Eagles scored one point the rest of the game.
South Charleston was trying to return to the championship game for the first time since 2009.
Devyn Harris scored 16 points and Moles had 15 for South Charleston.
