WATERFORD - It may not have been the most beautiful form of basketball they've ever displayed, but when the Waterford girls needed it most, they found the desire to win.
Waterford turned a two-point ball game midway through the second quarter into a comfortable lead with a 20-0 run as the Wildcats pulled away for a 75-38 victory over the visiting Southern Tornadoes Wednesday night.
"We did OK. We didn't play our best, but I think we did OK," said Waterford junior Hannah Dailey, who notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds to go with eight steals and six assists.
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Waterford’s Hannah Dailey, right, drives past the defense of Southern’s Haley Hill during the second quarter of a girls’ basketball game in Waterford Wednesday. The Wildcats won, 75-38.
The Wildcats (9-2) needed their scoring spurts, as a much-improved Southern (2-9) team sought to show it could play with one of southeastern Ohio's best programs.
"This is the best we've played against Waterford in a long time," said Southern head coach Scott Cleland, whose team was paced by Celestia Hendrix's 12 points while Jansen Wolfe posted nine points and eight rebounds. Teammate Shelby Pickens chipped in seven points and as many boards.
Waterford forced Southern into 15 turnovers in the first quarter and 31 in the first half to take control at halftime, 45-23.
Fact Box
Braxton County 55, Roane County 45
Braxton 4 20 12 19 - 55
Rosne 15 12 11 7 - 45
BRAXTON
Baylee Stewart 1 0-0 2, Hunter Sodaro 9 9-13 27, Anne Golinsky 1 1-2 3, Caitlin Rhodes 1 3-7 5, Taylor Bragg 2 6-6 11, Logan Frame 1 2-3 4, Jaz Valdivieso 1 0-2 3, TOTALS: 16 21-33 55. 3-point goals: Bragg 1, Valdivieso 1
ROANE (1-10)
Kasey Blosser 1 2-2 4, Shania Lloyd 1 0-0 2, Becky Frye 4 1-3 12, Cassidy Taylor 3 1-2 10. Micky Rhodes 5 0-0 11, Kipra Rhodes 1 0-0 2, Miranda Hall 2 0-4 4, TOTALS: 17 4-11 45. 3-point goals: Frye 3, Taylor 3, M. Rhodes 1
Next game: Roane at South Harrison Friday
Waterford 75, Southern 38
Southern 8 15 8 7 - 38
Waterford 26 19 16 14 - 75
SOUTHERN (2-9)
Jordan Huddleston 1-7 1-2 4; Maggie Cummins 0-5 0-0 0; Jansen Wolfe 3-7 3-7 9; Shelby Pickens 2-8 3-4 7; Celestia Hendrix 6-10 0-0 12; Caitlyn Cowdery 0-2 0-0 0; Alison Deem 1-3 0-0 2; Haley Hill 1-2 1-2 4; Darien Diddle 0-0 0-0 0; Hannah Hill 0-0 0-0 0; Savannah Bailey 0-0 0-0 0. Team 14-44 8-15 38. 3pt goals 2 (Huddleston 1, Hailey Hill 1).
WATERFORD (9-2)
Hannah Dailey 6-9 0-1 12; Chelsey Paxton 4-8 0-0 8; Brooke Drayer 9-15 0-0 20; Dani Drayer 1-11 0-0 2; Cassie Reed 1-1 0-0 2; Sam Farley 2-10 0-0 4; Regan Porter 1-3 1-2 3; Maddy Sury 0-0 0-0 0; Taylor Hilverding 3-10 3-4 9; Randee Seevers 7-16 0-0 15; Lakin Tolson 0-1 0-0 0. Team 34-84 4-7 75. 3pt goals 3 (B. Drayer 2, Seevers 1).
Shooting: S 14-44 (32%), W 38-84 (40%); 3-pointers: S 2-9, W 3-13; Rebounds: S 30 (Wolfe 8, Hendrix 7), W 36 (Dailey 10, Hilverding 7, Paxton 6); Assists: S 9 (Wolfe 3), W 29 (B. Drayer 10, Dailey, Paxton 6); Steals: S 4 (4 with 1), W 39 (Dailey, B. Drayer 8); Blocks: S 5 (Huddleston, Wolfe 2), W 3 (Paxton 2); Turnovers: S 46 ,W 21
JV score: Waterford 43, Southern 27
Southern: Alison Deem 8; Haley Hill 2; Hannah Hill 7; Cassie Roush 4
Waterford: Natasha Quimby 3; Dariah Starkey 20; Erin Roush 4; Tess Teters 5; Gabby Tornes 4; Maddy Sury 1; Paige McCutcheon 4
Boys
Parkersburg Catholic 76,
Doddridge County 52
Doddridge 8 10 16 18-52
Parkersburg Catholic 19 18 25 14-76
DODDDRIDGE COUNTY (1-6, 1-5 LKC North)
Dillon Muhly-Alexander 4 1-2 9, Daniel Plaugher 1 0-2 2, Jeff Bonnell 1 0-0 3, Keith Britton 0 0-1 0, Clayton Yeager 6 3-5 15, Ashton Hinzman 1 0-0 3, Dyllon Hayes 0 0-0 0, T.J. Baldwin 2 2-2 8, David Lipscomb 0 2-2 2, Andrew Lett 2 0-4 4, Joshua Bee 1 1-2 3, Jesse Lackey 1 0-1 3. TOTALS: 19 9-21 52. 3-Point Goals: Bonnell 1, Hinzman 1, Baldwin 2, Lackey 1.
PARKERSBURG CATHOLIC (8-1, 4-0 LKC North)
Payton Sturm 3 5-6 13, Jake Ullman 1 0-0 2, Joe Padden 8 4-6 21, Brady Kurucz 6 3-4 15, Austin Luther 0 2-2 2, Jake Boice 3 2-3 10, Ben Collie 3 0-2 6, Carson Weyer 2 2-2 6, Cody Offenberger 0 0-0 0, Austin Hendershot 0 1-2 1, Wes Mendoza 0 0-0 0, Seth Cwynar 0 0-0 0, Andrew Nill 0 0-0 0, Tully Lynch-Pastoor 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 26 19-27 76. 3-Point Goals: Sturm 2, Padden 1, Boice 2.
GAME STATS
DODDRIDGE: Shooting: 19 of 58 for 33 percent. Rebounds: 35 (Yeager 8). Assists: 7 (Muhly-Alexander 4). Steals: 13 (Lett 4, Muhly-Alexander 3). Turnovers: 22.
P. CATHOLIC: Shooting: 26 of 55 for 47 percent. Rebounds: 36 (Padden 9). Assists: 10 (Sturm 4). Steals: 10 (Sturm 4). Turnovers: 14.
JV SCORE: Parkersburg Catholic 53, Doddridge County 50
PC scorers: Wes Mendoza 12, Andrew Nill 12, Austin Hendershot 17, Andrew Cinalli 3, Ryan Schriner 9
DC scorers: Jesse Lackey 11, Dyllon Hayes 6, David Lipscomb 6, Timothy Shepherd 2, Garrett Devericks 2, Joshua Bee 13, Andrew Lett 7, Devon Yeager 3
NEXT GAMES:Parkersburg Catholic at Williamstown on Friday. Doddridge County at St. Marys on Thursday.
The bulk of those turnovers translated into points as six different Waterford players recorded at least four steals and five tallied eight points or more.
"Our pressure really helps us out, but that won't always get us. We have to be able to play defense," said Waterford senior Chelsey Paxton, who chipped in eight points and six each of rebounds, assists and steals.
Wildcat senior Brooke Drayer finished with a double-double of 20 points and 10 assists. She added eight steals and four boards.
Braxton County 55, Roane County 45
SPENCER - Visiting Braxton County overcame a slow start - only four first-quarter points - to outscore Roane County 51-30 in the final three periods Wednesday night to post a 55-45 LKC South win over the Raiders.
Hunter Sodaro tallied a game-high 27 points for the Eagles while Rosne, now 1-10, was paced by Becky Frye with 12 points, Micky Rhodes with 11 and Cassidy Taylor with 10.
