BEVERLY - Trailing 18-12 early in the second quarter of an OVAC semifinal game against Monroe Central here Wednesday night, Fort Frye found itself in unfamiliar territory.
Instead of panicking, however, the Cadets powered their way to 26-3 run to go up 38-21 at halftime.
With the 71-41 win, Fort Frye (18-3) moves on to the OVAC championship Saturday at Ohio University Eastern, where it will square off against River. Fort Frye and River split the regular season series.
If the Cadets can continue to put the ball through the hoop the way they did against the Seminoles Wednesday in Beverly, they will be tough to beat.
Fort Frye shot 27 for 50 from the floor and made 10 of 23 (43 percent) 3-point attempts. Monroe Central, on the other hand, was 16 for 43 (37 percent) shooting in the contest.
Cheslie Roberts hit two 3-pointers early in the second period to give the 'Noles an 18-12 advantage.
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Boys
WVHIT Division I
Northern Championship
St. Marys 65, Clay-Battelle 52
Clay-Battelle 11 14 10 17 - 52
St. Marys 13 14 15 23 - 65
CLAY-BATTELLE (10-6)
Tristan Haught 1 0-1 3, Cameron Brummage 3 3-5 9, Tracy Bragg 1 0-0 3, Logan Opyoke 6 4-4 18, Jarrett Roush 2 0-0 5, Jason Steele 0 1-4 1, Andrew Joyce 1 0-0 2, Zach Chisler 5 0-0 11; TOTALS: 19 8-14 52; 3-point goals: Opyoke 2, Haught, Bragg, Roush, Chisler 1
ST. MARYS (15-2)
Andrew Cosper 7 7-12 25, Dylan Hupp 2 2-2 7, Austin Bayless 4 3-10 11, Jessy Moore 1 0-0 2, Jordan Whitehair 1 3-4 5, Colby Brode 4 0-0 10, Connor Lancaster 0 5-6 5; TOTALS: 19 20-34 65; 3-point goals: Cosper 4, Brode 2, Hupp 1
St. Marys stats: Shooting: 19-48 (39.6%); Rebounds: 26 (Lancaster 9); Assists: 12 (Cosper 5); Steals: 17 (Whitehair 8); Turnovers: 7
JV score: St. Marys 52, Clay-Battelle 41
JV scoring: Moore (C-B) 13, Jordan Parsons (SM) 10
Next game: St. Marys vs. Buffalo/Valley Fayette winner at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the WVHIT Division I overall championship at Summersville.
Wirt County 86, Calhoun County 53
Wirt 23 15 27 21 - 86
Calhoun 17 4 21 11 - 53
WIRT (6-11)
JT Stephens 2 2-2 6, Luke Smith 0 2-2 2, Jeremy Kerby 0 1-6 1, Kalob Bell 15 1-2 37, Hunter McCoy 2 0-0 4, Austin McVey 3 5-9 12, Chad Moore 1 0-0 2, Dylan Frazier 1 0-0 3, Trent Hardbarger 2 3-4 9, Dustin Garner 2 0-0 5, Shane Hinzman 0 0-0 0, Mark Cunningham 3 0-0 7, Tristan Nichols 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 31 14-25 86. 3-point goals: Bell 6, McVey 1, Frazier 1, Cunningham 1, Garner 1
CALHOUN (2-15)
Ryan Slider 2 6-11 11, Luke Moore 3 1-5 9 , Ethyn Miller 0 0-0 0, Sam Brady 2 1-4 5, Lucas Wilson 2 0-0 4, Derek Dawson 1 0-0 2, Tyler Gerwig 8 3-3 19, Trent Phillips 1 0-0 3, Ricky Hall 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 19 11-23 53. 3-point goals: Moore 2, Slider 1, Phillips 1
Rebounds: Wirt 32 (Hardbarger 9); Calhoun 35 (Slider 15). Assists: Wirt 7 (Kerby 3, Bell 3); Calhoun 8 (Slider 6). Steals: Wirt 12 (Bell 7); Calhoun 7 (Slider 3). Blocks: Wirt 2 (Hardbarger 2); Calhoun 2 (Slider 2). Turnovers: Wirt 6, Calhoun 24.
Next game: Clay County at Calhoun County, todat; Wirt County at Braxton County, today
Williamstown 64, Doddridge County 59
Williamstown 20 12 19 13 - 64
Doddridge 12 16 17 14 - 59
WILLIAMSTOWN (6-11)
Chandler Weber 5 7-11 19, Jarric Hoskins 2 4-5 8, Josh DeBolt 3 5-6 11, Hunter Neely 0 5-8 5, Dakota Watson 1 1-2 4, Landon Travis 0 1-4 1, Gage Wix 5 6-9 16, TOTALS: 16 29-45 64. 3-point goals: Weber 2, Watson 1
DODDRIDGE (3-12)
Drew Lett 3 1-2 8, Dillon Muhly-Alexander 10 4-5 24, Ashton Hinzman 2 2-4 7, Keith Britton 0 4-6 4, Clayton Yeager 3 1-2 7, T.J. Baldwin 3 1-1 8, Dave Lipscomb 0 1-2 2, TOTALS: 21 14-22 59. 3-point goals: Lett 1, Hinzman 1, Baldwin 1
JV game: Wiliamstown 45, Doddrisdge 38
W - Josh Palmer 13, D - Tim Shepherd 10
Next game: Wood County Christian at Williamstown Friday
Eastern 53, Waterford 37
Eastern 9 12 14 18 - 53
Waterford 13 7 6 11 - 37
EASTERN (6-12)
Max Carnahan 9 3-3 21, Troy Gantt 4 0-0 8, Tate Cook 0 1-2 1, Kirk Pullins 6 3-5 15, Christiss Speelman 3 0-1 8 TOTALS 22 7-11 53. 3pt goals: Speelman 2.
WATERFORD (5-10)
Brian Moore 3 1-4 7, Eli Strahler 3 0-0 8, Wyatt Porter 0 1-2 1, Cody Paxton 2 2-4 6, Austin Shriver 3 2-4 8, Joe Pugh 1 0-0 2, Brent Ginther 1 0-0 3, Mitch Ginther 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 14 6-14 37. 3pt goals Straherl 2, BGinther 1.
Team stats: Shooting W 14-53, E 22-46; Rebounds W 25 (Paxton 5, Porter 5, Shriver 5), E 36 (Pullins 11); Assists W 5 (Shriver 3), E 7 (Carnahan 4); Steals: W 12 (Shriver 4), E 5 (Pullins 3); Turnovers W 16, E 20
JV: Waterford 44, Easter 23
W: Pugh 8, Garrett Lemasters 8
Next game: Waterford at Trimble Friday; Waterford at Miller Saturday; Waterford at Wahama Feb. 21
Shenandoah 63, Frontier 46
Shenandoah 11 18 20 14 - 63
Frontier 13 8 8 17 - 46
SHENANDOAH
Danny Neuhart 6 0-1 13, Levi Reed 6 0-0 13, James Luyster 4 4-5 13, Brandon Farnsworth 4 0-1 9, Jesse Wikander 2 2-2 6, Chase Warner 2 0-0 4, Brett Bond 1 0-0 3, Tanner Moore 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 25 6-9 63. 3pt goals Neuhart 1, Reed 1, Luyster 1, Bond 1, Farnsworth 1.
FRONTIER (4-14)
Rodney Barnes 4 2-2 11, Drew Schnider 3 1-2 8, Jordan Jefferson 2 2-2 7, Damon Matheny 2 1-2 5, Taylor Merckle 2 0-0 4, Dylan O'Neal 2 0-0 4, Jay Eddy 1 0-0 3, Dusty Wright 1 0-0 2, Josh Kirkbride 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 18 6-8 46. 3pt goals Barnes 1, Schneider 1, Jefferson 1, Eddy 1
Frontier team stats: Shooting: 18-41; Rebound: 27 (O'Neal 7, Merckle 5); Assists 9 (Schneider 3); Steals: 6 (Barnes 3); Turnovers 18
JV game: Frontier 74, Shenandoah 48
Frontier: Nick Camino 23, Matheny 20, Jake Bradford 13
Next game: Fort Frye at Frontier Friday
Roane County 53, Braxton County 40
Roane 13 14 11 15 - 53
Braxton 9 8 8 15 - 40
ROANE COUNTY (12-4, 9-1 LKC South)
Jacob Neal 7 2-2 18, Tyler Harper 5 0-0 12, Zack McCowan 1 4-6 6, Elijah Onwuka 2 2-4 6, J.C. Nichols 2 0-0 5, Scotti Meadows 0 3-4 3, Alston Spears 0 3-4 3. TOTALS 17 14-20 53. 3-point goals: Harper 2, Neal 2, Nichols 1
BRAXTON COUNTY
Cody Hilton 4 1-3 10, Derek Barnette 4 0-0 8, McKinley Moore 2 0-0 6, Dan Mosley 2 0-0 4, Austin Rhodes 3 0-0 6, Trae Stout 1 2-2 4, Nevin Rollyson 0 2-2 2. TOTALS 16 5-7 38. 3-point goals: Moore 2, Hilton 1.
Next game: Roane County at Clay County, Friday; Braxton County at Wirt County, today
Girls
Belpre 51, Meigs 48
Meigs 14 10 10 14 - 48
Belpre 18 8 17 8 - 51
MEIGS (4-16)
Delilah Fish 1-3 5-7 7, Brittani Krautter 4-14 5-6 11, Hannah Cremeans 2-4 0-1 4, Kelsey Hudson 2-9 2-4 6, Morgan Russell 4-6 2-3 10, Tess Phelps 0-2 0-0 0, Mercadies George 2-11 3-4 7, Alli Maxon 1-3 0-0 3. TOTALS 16-52 17-25 48. 3-point goals: Maxon 1
BELPRE (15-6)
Emily Hughes 4-8 4-7 12, Audrea Litton 1-4 0-0 3, Sierra Barker 3-16 2-2 9, Katelyn Hughes 5-15 6-9 17, Claudia Hall 0-1 0-2 0, Lexus Cunningham 2-8 1-3 5, Hannah Lawrentz 1-4 3-4 5, Rachel Packard 0-0 0-0 0, Kenzie Reed 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 16-56 16-27 51. 3-point goals: Litton 1, Barker 1, K. Hughes 1
Rebounds: Meigs 47 (Fish 11, Phelps 9, Russell 9); Belpre 42 (K. Hughes 10, Cunningham 10, Hall 7). Assists: Meigs 4; Belpre 4 (K. Hughes 2). Steals: Meigs 8 (Phelps 3); Belpre 11 (Barker 5, K. Hughes 3). Turnovers: Meigs 21, Belpre 13.
Junior varsity (2 quarters): Belpre 32, Meigs 12.
Meigs: Haiden English 9, Sadie Fox 3
Belpre: Kenzie Reed 13, Hannah Lawrentz 12, Ashley Jenkins 4, Cheyenne Henderson 3
Next game: Belpre at Waterford, today; Wellston at Meigs, today
Gilmer County 44, Calhoun County 11
Gilmer 21 9 8 6 - 44
Calhoun 2 6 2 1 -11
GILMER (14-4)
Tiffany Young 0 3-4 3, Julie Bishop 3 2-3 9, Morgan Allen 4 0-0 12, Alexis Spouse 0 2-5 2, Jamie Conrad 2 0-4 4, Hannah Roberts 0 0-2 0, Tara Evans 2 0-1 5, Kenzee Huff 1 2-4 4, Michaela Gumm 1 0-0 2, Kayla Furby 0 1-2 1, Sara Coombs 1 0-0 2, Emilie Jedamski 0 0-2 0. TOTALS 14 10-17 44. 3-point goals: Evans 1, Bishop 1, Allen 4
CALHOUN (3-15)
Sam Harris 1 0-0 2, Autumn Smith 0 0-2 0, Bailie Cain 2 0-0 4, Kenzie Hicks 0 2-2 2, Kisha Lamp 0 0-0 0, Macy Jones 0 0-0 0, Hannah Burress 1 0-0 2, Tea Boatwright 0 0-0 0, Taylor Garrett 0 0-0 0, Aleah Dye 0 1-2 1, Savannah Rogers 0 0-0 0, Erika Wood 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 4 3-6 11. 3-point goals: none.
Next game: Gilmer County vs. Parkersburg Catholic, Saturday in LKC Night of Champions at Roane County High School; Calhoun County at Tyler Consolidated, today
OVAC Semifinal
Fort Frye 71, Monroe Central 41
Monroe Central 12 9 10 10 - 41
Fort Frye 10 28 19 14 - 71
MONROE CENTRAL (12-8)
Amanda Haslam 1 0-0 2, Anne LaFollette 1 0-0 2, Laycie Ball 0 0-0 0, Chelsie Tewanger 4 2-2 11, Melanie Stimpert 1 0-0 3, Elizabeth Robey 2 0-0 4, Annie Digity 1 0-0 2, Chelsie Roberts 6 1-2 17, Erin Miller 0 0-1 0. Totals 16 3-5 41.
FORT FRYE (18-3)
Michelle Adkins 1 0-0 3, Natalie Hart 0 0-0 0, Lexi Skinner 0 0-0 0, Shawntell Parsons 0 0-0 0, Brooke Borich 4 0-0 12, Micayla Hupp 4 0-0 8, Morgan Liedtke 5 0-0 15, Taylor Buchanan 4 3-6 11, Deidra Combs 7 4-4 18, Megan Liedtke 2 0-0 4. Totals 27 7-10 71.
Team stats: Monroe Central: Shooting: 16-43 (37 percent); 3-point shooting: 6-24 (25 percent) (Roberts 4, Stimpert 1, Tewanger 1); Rebounds: 18 (Roberts 4, LaFollette 4); Assists: 8; Steals: 5; Turnovers: 14. Fort Frye: Shooting: 27-50 (54 percent); 3-point shooting: 10-23 (43 percent) (Morgan Liedtke 5, Borich 4, Adkins 1); Rebounds: 31 (Buchanan 8, Combs 7); Assists: 17 (Combs 5, Borich 4, Morgan Liedtke 4); Steals: 9 (Borich 3); Turnovers: 9.
JV: Fort Frye 32, Monroe Central 18
Next games: Fort Frye vs. River (OVAC Final) Saturday at 12:30 p.m at OU Eastern
Ritchie County 56,
Tyler Consolidated 52
Tyler 9 10 18 15 - 52
Ritchie 15 16 12 13 - 56
TYLER (8-11, 3-9 LKC North)
Allison Wable 4 2-3 10, Hillary Castel 1 0-0 2, Aerial Fish 1 0-0 2, Torrye Cline 4 2-8 11, Sydney Reed 5 0-0 12, Sophie Kinnard 5 5-7 15, TOTALS: 20 9-18 52. 3-point goals: Cline 1, Reed 2
RITCHIE (9-9, 4-8 LKC North)
Tristin Toman 12 4-6 30, Kylie Gump 4 2-5 10, Amanda Davis 2 2-3 6, Vanessa Tallman 2 0-0 6, Abby Burgess 2 0-0 4, TOTALS: 22 8-14 56. 3-point goals: Toman 2
Stats
Tyler: 20-51 FGs, 28 rebounds (Cline 7), 8 assists, 8 steals (Cline 4), 11 turnovers
Ritchie: 22-58 FGs, 38 rebounds (Gump 15), 14 assists (Davis 6), 6 steals (Gump 2, Davis 2), 14 turnovers
JV game: Ritchie 26, Tyler 25
R - Tallman 8, T - Tif Spencer 6
Braxton County 60, Webster County 46
Webster Co. 15 11 6 14 - 46
Braxton Co. 18 14 18 10 - 60
WEBSTER COUNTY (11-7)
Samantha Stout 7 5-8 19, Erin Brown 4 0-0 9, Bethany Young 0 1-4 1, Haley Wright 0 2-4 2, Brandi Clevenger 3 0-0 8, Taylor Anderson 3 1-1 7; TOTALS: 17 9-17 46; 3-point goals: Clevenger 2, Brown 1
BRAXTON COUNTY (13-6)
Baylee Stewart 2 0-0 6, Hunter Sodaro 9 3-6 21, Anne Golinsky 4 6-6 14, Kaitlin Rhodes 2 0-0 4, Taylor Bragg 3 0-0 7, Logan Frame 1 1-2 4, Alyssa Riffle 1 0-0 2, Emily Harper 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 23 10-14 60; 3-point goals: Stewart 2, Frame, Bragg 1
Braxton County stats: Shooting: 23-50 (46%); Rebounds: 32 (Sodaro 11); Assists: 18 (Stewart 5); Steals: 16 (Golinsky 4); Blocks: 7 (Rhodes 4); Turnovers: 26
Next game: Braxton County at Williamstown in LKC 5th place game today.
After Michelle Adkins banked in a 3-pointer, Brooke Borich followed with consecutive 3s on assists from Adkins and Morgan Liedtke to put the Cadets up 21-18. Deidra Combs, who had a game-high 18 markers, then scored four consecutive points to increase the lead to seven.
Later, a three-point play by Chelsie Tewanger cut it to 26-21, but Borich and Morgan Liedtke quickly countered with back-to-back treys to make the score 32-21. After Combs and Micayla Hupp each scored baskets, Borich found Taylor Buchanan in the corner for a long 2-point jumper at the buzzer.
The Cadets fed off the 17-point halftime advantage, going on a 12-2 run to open the second half. Hupp led the stretch with four points while Borich and Morgan Liedtke each hit 3-pointers.
Tewanger, who had a team-high 11 tallies, finally converted on a three-point play followed by a Roberts fastbreak layup to stop the bleeding a bit, but Fort Frye still held a 50-28 lead.
Morgan Liedtke then went on to hit 3-pointers in the final minutes of the third quarter and opening minutes of the fourth quarter to put the Cadets up 62-31 and seal the deal.
Braxton County 60,
Webster County 46
SUTTON - Hunter Sodaro tallied a game-high 21 points and Anne Golinsky added 14 more to help host Braxton County top Webster County, 60-46, here Wednesday.
Sodaro grabbed 11 rebounds to finish with a double-double for the 13-6 Eagles, who play for fifth place in the Little Kanawha Conference when they invade Williamstown tonight.
Samantha Stout paced Webster County (11-7) with 19 points.
Gilmer County 44,
Calhoun County 11
MT. ZION - Gilmer County took all the drama out of Wednesday's contest with Calhoun County after outscoring the Red Devils 21-2 to open the first quarter.
Gilmer County tapered off in terms of scoring but did manage to post a 44-11 victory. Morgan Allen knocked down four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 12 points for the 14-4 Titans. Teammate Julie Bishop pitched in nine points.
Ritchie County 56, Tyler Consolidated 52
ELLENBORO - Host Ritchie County jumped out to a 31-19 lead at the half, but then had to stave off rallying Tyler Consolidated in the second half to post a 56-52 win over the Silver Knights Wednesday night.
Ritchie, now 9-9 overall and 4-8 in the LKC North, was sparked by Tristin Toman with 30 points, followed by Kylie Gump with 10. Gump grabbed 15 rebounds for the Rebels while Amanda Davis dished out six assists for Ritchie,
Sophie Kinnard's 15 points paced Tyler while Sydney Reed netted 12, Torrye Cline added 11 and Allison Wable tallied 10. Cline had seven of Tyler's 28 rebounds and four steals.
Boys Basketball
St. Marys 65,
Clay-Battelle 52
ST. MARYS - Andrew Cosper went off for 25 points and Austin Bayless chipped in 11 as host St. Marys knocked off Clay-Battelle 65-52 here Wednesday night to win the Northern Division I West Virginia Hometown Invitational Tournament championship game.
The Blue Devils, now 15-2, will play the Buffalo/Valley Fayette (Southern Division title game) winner at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Summersville for the overall crown.
Connor Lancaster added five points and nine boards for the Blue Devils, who also got five markers and eight steals from Jordan Whitehair.
Clay-Battelle (10-6) was led by Logan Opyoke's 18 points while Cameron Brummage tallied nine.
Wirt County 86,
Calhoun County 53
MT. ZION -Calhoun County showed promise leading 17-15 in the early stages of Wednesday's game with Wirt County.
To say the wheels fell off was an understatement as the Tigers ripped off 21 straight points and defeated the Red Devils 86-53.
Kalob Bell led Wirt County (6-11) with 37 points, including 18 points in the third quarter as the Tigers extended the lead to 65-42. Teammate Austin McVey accounted for 12 points.
Calhoun County dropped to 2-15 despite 19 points from Tyler Gerwig and 11 points from Ryan Slider.
Williamstown 64,
Doddridge County 59
WEST UNION - Visiting Williamstown got 19 points from Chandler Weber, 16 from Gage Wix and 11 from Josh DeBolt en route to a 64-59 win over Doddridge County Wednesday night.
The Yellowjackets improved to 6-11 with the victory while the loss dropped the host Bulldogs to 3-12 on the season.
Doddridge was paced point-wise by Dillon Muhly-Alexander with a game-high 24 points.
Roane County 53,
Braxton County 40
SUTTON -Braxton County gave Roane County a scare before the Class AA 10th-ranked Raiders pulled away for a 53-40 victory on Wednesday.
Roane County (12-4, 9-1 LKC South) built a 38-21 lead before a 15-2 run by Braxton County sliced the deficit to 40-36.
Jacob Neal led the Raiders with 18 points, while Tyler Harper added 12 points.
Cody Hilton paced all Braxton County scorers with 10 points.
