BELPRE - Not quite perfection, but the Belpre girls delivered three-plus quarters of solid effort and won their fourth consecutive game after defeating Southern 74-56 on Thursday night.
The Golden Eagles led by as many as 34 points early in the fourth quarter while improving to 5-2 and 3-2 in the Hocking Division of the Tri-Valley Conference.
"That was probably the best three quarters of basketball we've played in a long time," Belpre coach Scott Miller said. "At times, that's the team that I want to see. We didn't play scared - we took it to them."
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Southern's Jansen Wolfe, left, battles Belpre's Claudia Hall for the ball during their game Thursday. The Golden Eagles won, 74-56.
Katelyn Hughes and Sierra Barker commandeered the charge for Belpre. On three occasions in the first quarter, Hughes stole a pass and went coast-to-coast for the layup as the Golden Eagles built a 20-7 lead. The freshman finished with a team-high 19 points, nine rebounds and six steals.
In the second quarter, Barker accounted for six of her 18 points and dished out a pair of assists.
The sophomore's pass which Jackie Cunningham converted into a 3-pointer from the right baseline gave Belpre its largest lead of the first half at 41-20 with 1:04 showing on the clock.
Fact Box
Belpre 74, Southern 56
Southern 7 15 7 27 - 56
Belpre 20 21 21 12 -74
SOUTHERN (2-4, 1-4 TVC Hocking)
Jordan Huddleston 1-9 3-5 6, Maggie Cummins 3-9 1-2 9, Jansen Wolfe 10-13 4-6 24, Kyrie Swann 0-3 0-0 0, Celestia Hendrix 4-14 3-7 11, Caitlyn Cowdrey 0-3 0-0 0, Shelby Pickens 0-1 0-2 0, Hailey Hill 0 1-2 1, Darien Diddle 0-2 1-2 1, Ali Deem 0-0 1-3 1, Hannah Hill 1-1 0-0 3. TOTALS 19-56 14-29 56. 3-point goals: Cummins 2, Huddleston 1, Hannah Hill 1
BELPRE (5-2, 3-2 TVC Hocking)
Emily Hughes 2-10 3-4 8, Sierra Barker 5-12 8-8 18, Katelyn Hughes 8-18 3-6 19, Claudia Hall 0-2 0-0 0, Lexus Cunningham 4-9 0-0 10, Audrea Linton 1-4 2-2 4, Hannah Lawrentz 0-1 1-2 1, Ashley Jenkins 1-3 0-0 2, Rachael Packard 1-3 0-0 2, Cheyenne Henderson 1-5 0-0 3, Kenzie Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Lizzie Adams 0-1 0-0 0, Emily Brown 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 25-75 19-24 74. 3-point goals: L. Cunningham 2, E. Hughes 1, J. Cunningham 1, Henderson 1
Rebounds: Southern 49 (Wolfe 18); Belpre 46 (K. Hughes 9); Assists: Southern 9 (Cummins 3, Deem 3); Belpre 17 (E. Hughes 4, Barker 4). Steals: Southern 9 (Cummins 2, Wolfe 2); Belpre 27 (K. Hughes 6, Barker 5). Turnovers: Southern 36, Belpre 19.
Junior varsity (2 quarters): Belpre 13, Southern 10.
Southern: Ali Deem 2, Bailey 4, Hannah Hill 2, Hailey Hill 2
Belpre: Kenzie Reed 2, Cheyenne Henderson 2, Hannah Lawrentz 6, Ashley Jenkins 3
Next game: Southern at Meigs, Saturday; Belpre at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Monday
Parkersburg 69, Hurricane 56
PHS 11 22 18 18 -69
Hurricane 11 10 21 14 -56
PARKERSBURG (3-2)
Imani Ward 15 2-3 32, Haley Ackerman 0 2-2 2, Brooke Kurucz 0 1-3 1, Megan Morrison 2 11-14 16, Nicole Dent 1 1-2 3, Rachel Slone 1 0-2 3, Mackenzie Boone 0 2-2 2, Kennedy Walker 5 0-0 10, Kailey Cox 0 0-0 0, Kameron Snyder 0 0-0 0, Hannah Hill 0 0-0 0, Airika Gainer 0 0-0 0, Joanna Bever 0 0-0 0, Alison Schumacher 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 24 19-28 69. 3-point goals: Morrison 1, Slone 1
HURRICANE (1-2)
Audrey Barber 2 1-5 5, Abby Watson 5 9-15 20, Cassi Sargent 1 0-0 3, Brooke Crompton 3 0-0 6, Callie McClanahan 7 1-2 15, Taneisha Sturdavent 2 3-6 7. TOTALS 20 14-28 56. 3-point goals: Watson 1, Sargent 1
JV: PHS 63, Hurricane 19
PHS: Hannah Bailey 1, Madison Hays 2, Kenzie Hickenbottom 3, Katelyn Herrod 8, Tia Opel 8, Taylor Foster 5, Madi Wilhelm 3, Lexi Drake 2, Susanne Oplinger 2, Hannah Taylor 2, Whitney McAtee 7, Haley Ackerman 13, Mackenzie Boone 4, Kameron Snyder 3.
Hurricane: Hannah Thompson 10.
Next game: Parkersburg High at Parkersburg South, Tuesday
Fort Frye 66, Monroe Central 24
Monroe Central 2 3 11 8 - 24
Fort Frye 17 14 19 16 - 66
MONROE CENTRAL (5-3)
Amanda Haslam 1-5 1-2 3, Anne LaFollette 1-8 0-0 2, Chelsie Tewanger 3-18 1-2 7, Laycie Ball 1-3 0-0 3, Melanie Stimpert 2-9 2-2 6, Elizabeth Robey 1-5 0-0 2, Chelsie Roberts 0-6 1-2 1, Kelsey Dick 0-4 0-0 0, Totals: 9-58 5-8 24.
FORT FRYE (7-0)
Michelle Adkins 1-2 2-2 4, Shawntell Parsons 1-2 4-6 6, Brooke Borich 4-5 0-0 10, Micayla Hupp 5-6 0-0 10, Morgan Liedtke 3-7 0-0 8, Taylor Buchanan 8-13 2-2 19, Diedra Combs 4-6 0-0 9, Megan Liedtke 0-4 0-1 0, Natalie Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Lexi Skinner 0-1 0-0 0, Totals: 26-47 8-11 66.
Team Totals
Shooting: MC 9-58 (16%), FF: 26-47 (55%). Three Point Shooting: MC: 1-20 (5%) (Ball 1). FF: 6-12 (50%).( Borich 2, Morgan Liedtke 2, Buchanan 1, Combs 1). Rebounding: MC: 29 (Tewanger 9), FF: 34 (Morgan Liedtke 7, Buchanan 6). Assists: MC: 4 (Tewanger 2), FF: 19 (Borich 8). Turnovers: MC: 16, FF: 14. Team Fouls: MC: 8, FF: 10.
Next Game: Fort Frye at home Monday vs. Buckeye Trail.
Junior Varsity Game
Fort Frye 38 Monroe Central 27
Monroe Central Scoring: Carly Baker 9, Caitlyn Arden 6, Kaleigh Marley 6, Katelyn Dimmerling 4, Anne Digity 2.
Fort Frye Scoring: Karisa Lang 9, Jackie Pawloski 9, Lexi Skinner 8, Alexis Enochs 7, Megan Hesson 2, Ashley Gerber 2, Caleigh Fryman 1.
Waterford 67, Trimble 24
Trimble 2 4 12 6 - 24
Waterford 27 16 11 13 - 67
WATERFORD (4-2, 4-1 TVC Hocking)
Sam Farley 1 0-0 2, Lakin Tolson 0 0-0 0, Mariah Starkey 0 0-2 0, Hannah Dailey 2 0-0 4, Erin Roush 0 0-0 0, Taylor Hilverding 1 1-2 3, Chelsey Paxton 1 0-0 2, Brooke Drayer 8 3-4 21, Maddy Sury 0 0-0 0, Dani Drayer 6 2-3 17, Randee Seevers 4 0-0 11, Regan Porter 1 2-2 4, Cassie Reed 1 0-0 2, Janelle Pugh 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 25 9-15 67.
Waterford team stats: Shooting: 25-53 (47.2 percent); Rebounds: 34 (Brooke Drayer 8, Hilverding 8); Assists: 13 (Dani Drayer 4); Steals: 22 (Brooke Drayer 5); Turnovers: 17.
JV: Waterford 38, Warren 21
Leading JV scorers: Waterford: Starkey 10, Roush 11; Warren: Kaylee Higgins 5
Next game: Waterford at Southern 6 p.m. Monday.
Emily Hughes also got in on the act for Belpre.
In the third quarter, the senior connected on her only two attempts from the floor, including a 3-pointer which ignited an 18-4 run to open the second half and leave Southern trailing 59-26.
Emily Hughes delivered one of her four assists on a Lexus Cunningham bucket which gave the Golden Eagles their largest lead of the game at 68-34 early in the fourth quarter. Cunningham, who was recovering from an illness, finished with 10 points.
"I'm very pleased with the way our team passed the ball around, cut to the hoop and played solid defense in the first three quarters," Miller said.
Southern, which is coached by former Parkersburg High girls assistant Scott Cleland, dropped to 2-4 and 1-4 in the TVC Hocking Division despite a first half double-double from freshman post player Jansen Wolfe.
Wolfe finished with 24 points and 18 rebounds. Her partner in the paint, Celestia Hendrix, added 11 points and 10 boards.
Southern junior Sarah Lawrence, one of three returning starters from last season, has not played a game since breaking her hand during the summer.
"I am still frustrated, but we will continue to work on trying to have post players play post defense," Miller said.
Belpre seeks a fifth straight victory Monday at South Gallia.
"I like the progress we're making," Miller said. "They are in the upper echelon of our league. If we play like we did tonight for the first three quarters, we will be fine."
