PARKERSBURG - Talk about shooting the lights out!
Senior Doug Dennis had a game in just one quarter Saturday night, as the 6-foot guard canned four treys in the first 3:35 of the fourth quarter and went on to post a 20-point period to help propel Parkersburg South to an impressive 79-65 season-opening triumph over visiting Linsly at the Rod Oldham Athletic Center.
But key too to the Patriots' victory was a second-quarter comeback from a 13-point, 33-20, deficit in the final four minutes of the first half to slice the Cadets' lead to just four, 37-33, at intermission.
After a back-and-forth first five minutes of the initial quarter, Linsly scored 10 of the last 12 points in the period including eight by Anthony Wallace - the final six on two treys - as the Cadets surged into a 20-13 advantage.
From 33-20 down in the second stanza, South got a lift from Cody Monroe with a personal six-point run and Wes Mitchem launched a 35 to 40-foot shot at the buzzer that went in to reduce the margin to only four at the half.
In the third quarter, Mitchem, who finished with 22 points, continued to put in the points, tallying 12 of the Patriots' 19 in the period, as South went ahead to stay, 45-43, on Kyle Thompson's hoop at the 5:07 mark. The Patriots expanded that to 52-43 before a late eight-point Linsly flurry made it only a one-point, 52-51, affair heading to the fourth quarter.
Fact Box
Parkersburg South 79, Linsly 65
Linsly 20 17 14 14 - 65
South 13 20 19 27 - 79
LINSLY (0-1)
Anthony Wallace 12 6-6 34, Jibri Blount 4 1-3 9, Colton Coss 4 0-0 12, Robert Idowu 3 0-0 6, Arien Seymour 0 2-2 2, Mack Hammond 1 0-0 2, TOTALS: 24 9-11 65. 3-point goals: Wallace 4, Coss 4
SOUTH (1-0)
Tyler Bolen 1 0-0 2, Kyle Thompson 1 1-2 3, Cody Monroe 2 4-7 8, Doug Dennis 7 8-11 27, Logan Lawrentz 0 0-0 0, Dylon Rippeto 1 0-0 2, Wes Mitchem 8 4-6 22, Tyler Berry 2 0-2 4, Logan Cox 5 0-0 11, TOTALS: 27 17-28 79. 3-point goals: Dennis 5, Mitchem 2, Cox 1
JV game: South 67, Linsly 54
South JV (2-0) scoring: Brendan Schwendeman 9, Kyle Thompson 8, Casey Stoneking 5, Logan Fryfogle 9, Ty Dobson 7, Tristan Stone 7, J.R. Kerr 5, Tyler Shelton 1, Alex Simon 6, Kody Chichester 2, Cody Boggs 8
Next game: South at Brooke 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Parkersburg 66, Wheeling Park 57
PHS 15 17 16 18 - 66
Wheeling Park 20 15 12 9 - 57
PARKERSBURG (1-0)
Andrew Bayer 1 2-2 4, Trevor Britton 8 4-6 22, Levi Hayes 1 0-0 2, Ben Umpleby 2 0-0 5, Dru Aldridge 8 1-2 19, Braeden Cabbil 3 0-0 7, Adrian Webster 2 3-6 7; TOTALS: 19 10-16 66
WHEELING PARK (0-1)
Ryan Reinbau 2 1-2 6, Zach Phillips 1 2-4 4, Quashav Pugh 1 4-5 6, Luke Safeen 6 4-7 17, Trenton Smith 2 0-0 6, Zach Fedikar 1 0-0 2, Michael Thomas 3 2-2 9, Theo Blackston 1 1-1 3, Andrew Kowalo 2 0-0 4; TOTALS: 19 14-21 57
JV score: Wheeling Park 62, PHS 52
PHS JV scoring: Michael Ramsey 6, Kyle Foxer 3, J'Derien Wade 10, Jordan Henderson 8, Andrew Butcher 4, Trevor Woodyard 8, Jordon Colbank 2, Jonathon Null 6, Justin Walker 2, Jeremy Stewart 3
Next game: Cabell Midland at PHS, Friday
Roane County 54, Ritchie County 53
Ritchie County 13 6 19 15 - 53
Roane County 10 15 17 12 - 54
RITCHIE COUNTY (1-1)
DJ Burgess 7 5-5 21, Andrew Davis 5 2-4 12, Justin Sage 4 1-2 11, Jessie Hilvers 2 0-0 4, Seth Cottrill 1 0-0 2, Nathan Shipe 1 0-0 2, Ryan Maulson 0 1-2 1; TOTALS: 20 9-13 53
ROANE COUNTY (2-0)
Tyler Harper 8 2-5 22, Jacob Neal 6 4-7 16 910 rebounds, 5 steals), Elijah Onwuka 2 1-1 5, Scotti Meadows 1 3-5 5, Zach McCown 1 2-4 4, Alston Spears 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 19 12-23 54
JV: Roane County 60, Ritchie County 44
Next game: Calhoun County at Roane County, Tuesday; Magnolia at Ritchie County, Thursday
Bob and Sharon Burton
Christmas Classic
Paden City 65, Tyler Consolidated 46
Tyler Consolidated 5 18 10 13 - 46
Paden City 12 12 14 27 - 65
TYLER CONSOLIDATED (2-1)
Cole Kocher 1 0-0 2, Dylan Reynolds 3 0-0 6, Isaih Casanelli 0 1-2 1, Scott Sole 3 1-2 8, Dylan Bromine 5 3-4 14, Randy Eastham 2 0-0 4, Darren Heintzman 3 2-3 8, Swen Schiedamanal 0 1-1 1, Tim Edwards 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 18 8-13 46
PADEN CITY (3-0)
Deven Price 1 0-0 2, Zach Heasley 5 13-14 23, Brandon Cross 1 6-9 8, Kennedy Cain 3 16-20 22, Drew Bidwell 1 0-0 2, Luke Cooper 3 2-2 8; TOTALS: 13 37-47 65
Shooting: PC 13-30 (43%); Rebounds: PC 31 (Heasley 9); Assists: 4; Steals: 8 (Cain 4)
All-Tournament: Paden City Kennedy Cain, Zach Heasley, Luke Cooper; Tyler Consolidated: Dylan Bromine, Darren Heintzman; Valley Wetzel: Triston Kocher, Trey Streaks; Hundred: Kirk Shriver
Next game: Paden City vs. East Richland Christian at OU Easter, Friday
But Dennis got hot right from the start of the final period, following his three-point play by draining two treys from the corner and adding a free throw at 5:46 as South opened up a 62-51 lead.
Then he connected from 3-point range from the right wing at 4:41 and 4:25 to up the margin to 70-52.
Linsly got as close as 10 at 75-65, but with only 36 seconds to play before Dennis dropped in two foul shots for his 19th and 20th points of the quarter and 26th and 27th overall for the game at 33 seconds and Mitchem added two more freebies at 22 seconds.
Logan Cox scored 11 points for South and Monroe netted eight while Wallace led Linsly with 34 points and Colton Coss had 12.
South plays next at Brooke Tuesday night and then hosts John Marshall at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Oldham.
Parkersburg 66,
Wheeling Park 57
WHEELING - Visiting Parkersburg doubled up Wheeling Park 18-9 in the fourth quarter and knocked off the Patriots, 66-57, Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.
Trevor Britton finished with 22 points and Dru Aldridge netted 19 for the Big Reds, who play host to Cabell Midland on Friday.
WP's Luke Safeen had a team-high 17 points.
Roane County 54,
Ritchie County 53
SPENCER - Roane County improved to 2-0 thanks in part to Tyler Harper's 22 points and Jacob Neal's 16 as the host Raiders held off Ritchie County, 54-53, on Saturday evening.
The Rebels (1-1) got balanced scoring from DJ Burgess (21), Andrew Davis (12) and Justin Sage (11).
Neale also grabbed 10 caroms to tally a double-double.
Paden City 65,
Tyler Consolidated 46
PADEN CITY - Tyler Consolidated trailed by just five entering the fourth quarter, but host Paden City exploded for 27 points en route to posting a 65-46 triumph in the championship game of the Bob and Sharon Burton Christmas Classic.
Zach Heasley led all point-producers with 23 points and finished a rebound shy of a double-double. Kennedy Cain added 22 points for the Wildcats (3-0).
Dylan Bromine paced the Silver Knights (2-1) with 14 markers.
WRESTLING
PHS wins
Claymont Duals
CLAYSBURG, Pa. - Seven grapplers went undefeated for the Parkersburg wrestling team on Saturday as the Big Reds knocked off Claysburg-Kimmel, 68-12, to win the Claysburg Duals Tournament.
Austin Spears (106), Nick Johnson (120), Sam Phillips (5-0), Nacodie Barrows (152), Dylan Richards (160), Jared Haught (182) and Adam Lindamood (195) each went 5-0 for the red and white, who return to action on Saturday when Wheeling Park and Huntington visit Memorial Fieldhouse.
Parkersburg South
at Ironman
STOW, Ohio - Parkersburg South's top effort at the Ironman Invitational came from 106-pounder Logan Ball, who finished 3-2 and was the only Patriot with a winning record.
Kyle Knotts (132), Tyler Richards (138), Briar Shively (160) and 195-pounder Matt Dixon all went 2-2.
