POMEROY - In typical Marietta/Warren fashion, the sectional final game between the Tigers and Warriors at Meigs High School Thursday evening was an absolute thriller.
After splitting the series in the regular season, round three went to the Tigers as Marietta claimed a 52-47 victory to advance to the district semifinals against either Miami Trace or Hillsboro.
Marietta trailed by as many as eight late in the third quarter and five midway through the fourth quarter, but was able to rally down the stretch.
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Photo by Jordan Holland
Marietta’s Erica Dawson cuts down part of the net after the Tigers defeated Warren, 52-47, to advance to the district semifinals.
In the third period, a basket by Warren's Mackenzie Ullman put the Warriors up 34-26. Marietta responded with a jumper from Kristen Hill and a layup by Taylor Smith at the buzzer to cut it to 34-30 going to the fourth.
After Hill and Warren's Jordanna Rauch traded a free throw, Smith converted a three-point play to bring Marietta within one at 35-34. Warren responded with a pair of foul shots from Ullman and Victoria Buzzard to make it a five-point game.
Marietta made it 39-36 when Erica Dawson found Starr Johnson underneath the basket for a layup, and then a 3-pointer by Luisa Barton tied things up. The Tigers would not trail again the rest of the contest as a free throw by Smith gave Marietta the lead, and then a steal by Dawson led to a layup-and-one to make it a two possession game at 43-39.
Fact Box
Girls
Ritchie County 64, Roane County 45
Ritchie 23 16 11 14 - 64
Roane 11 8 9 17 - 45
RITCHIE
Tristin Toman 7 8-12 25, Kaylie Gump 3 0-0 6, Amanda Davis 3 3-7 9, Vanessa Tallman 3 1-2 9, Olivia Vanoy 0 1-3 1, Micah Ray 1 0-0 2, Abby Burgess 4 2-4 12, Tatiana Huff 0 0-2 0. TOTALS 21 15-30 64. 3-point goals: Toman 3, Takllman 2, Burgess 2
ROANE (5-16)
Shania Lloyd 1 1-2 4, Destinee Starcher 1 0-0 2, Becky Frye 5 1-3 16, Cassidy Taylor 2 1-2 6, Micky Rhodes 3 1-2 7, Kipra Rhodes 3 4-6 10, Miranda Hall 0 0-1 0. TOTALS 15 8-16 3-point goals: Frye 5, Lloyd 1, Taylor 1
Rebounds: Ritchie 35 (Burgess 7); Roane 30 (Kipra Rhodes 7). Assists: Ritchie 18 (Davis 13); Roane 2. Steals: Ritchie 11 (Davis 5); Roane 8 (Frye 7). Turnovers: Ritchie 18
JV: Ritchie 30, Roane 23
Next game: Class AA sectional, Roane at Ritchie, 7 p.m. Monday
WVCAT
First round at Summersville
WCCS 57, Greater Beckley Christian 15
GSC 0 5 7 3 - 15
WCCS 14 12 18 13 - 57
GREATER BECKLEY CHRISTIAN
Kiki Peterson 0 1-2 1, Kayla Hill 1 1-5 3, Jana Lehman 1 0-0 2, Allie Warden 1 0-0 2, Beka Graham 1 3-4 5, Megan Kendrick 0 2-2 2. TOTALS 4 7-13 15. 3-point goals: none
WOOD COUNTY CHRISTIAN (16-6)
Hannah Lord 3 4-6 10, Heather Lord 7 2-4 16, Sarah Barnett 3 2-2 8, Rachel Ruble 2 0-1 4, Adria Herridge 0 0-0 0, Katie Ward 1 0-0 2, Mary Becker 1 0-0 2, Caroline Eckels 1 0-0 2, Rebecca Morris 3 0-0 6, Jenni Menear 1 0-0 2, Lexi Gutberlet 1 1-2 3, Sophia Knolle 1 0-0 2, Rinah Ward 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 24 9-13 57. 3-point goals: none
Field-goal shooting: WCCS 24-of-65 (36.9 percent). Rebounds: WCCS 49 (K. Ward 8, Morris 6). Assists: WCCS 12 (Hannah Lord 3). Steals: WCCS 25 (Eckels 6, Hannah Lord 5). Turnovers: WCCS 17. Blocks: WCC 7 (Herrdidge 3, Morris 3)
Next game: WCCS vs. Grace Christian, 11:30 a.m. today in Summersville
Sectional final
At Meigs High School
Marietta 52, Warren 47
Warren 9 9 16 13 - 47
Marietta 13 5 12 22 - 52
WARREN (13-9)
Mackenzie Ullman 2 2-2 6, Josey Riffle 1 2-2 4, Kendra Lynch 0 0-0 0, Amy Fleming 0 2-2 2, Victoria Buzzard 3 13-15 20, Jordanna Rauch 2 3-7 9, Emma Ryan 2 2-2 6. Totals 10 24-30 47.
MARIETTA (14-9)
Lexi Walsh 1 2-2 5, Luisa Barton 1 0-0 3, Taylor Smith 4 2-8 10, Lain Weppler 0 0-0 0, Erica Dawson 4 8-9 17, Kristen Hill 2 1-2 5, Haley Bonar 1 0-1 2, Kaitlyn Cozzens 1 1-2 4, Starr Johnson 3 0-1 6. Totals 17 14-25 52.
Team stats:Warren: Shooting: 10-29 (26 percent); 3-point goals: 3 (Rauch 2, Buzzard 1); Rebounds: 32 (Ryan 14, Ullman 6); Assists: 4 ; Steals: 9 (Ullman 3); Turnovers: 22.
Marietta: Shooting: 17-43 (40 percent); 3-point goals: 4 (Walsh 1, Barton 1, Dawson 1, Cozzens 1); Rebounds: 27 (Dawson 8, Smith 5); Assists: 8 (Cozzens 3); Steals: 11 (Dawson 5, Walsh 2); Turnovers: 18.
Next game: Marietta vs. Miami Trace/Hillsboro (District semifinal) at 6:15 p.m. at Southeastern High School Thursday (Feb. 21)
Boys
5th place LKC Placement Game
Gilmer County 54, St. Marys 48
St. Marys 5 8 18 17 -48
Gilmer 16 14 10 14 - 54
ST. MARYS (16-4)
Andrew Cosper 7 3-4 20, Dylan Hupp 1 0-0 3, Austin Bayless 3 0-0 6, Jessy Moore 1 0-0 2, Jordan Whitehair 4 0-0 9, Connor Lancaster 4 0-0 8. TOTALS 20 3-4 48. 3-point goals: Cosper 3, Hupp 1, Whitehair 1
GILMER (12-8)
Mitchell Hickman 4 3-4 11, Austin Ratliff 4 0-0 9, Anthony Aviles 6 1-4 13, Nathan Allison 1 6-10 8, Austin Cunningham 4 4-4 13. TOTALS 19 14-22 54. 3-point goals: Ratliff 1, Cunningham 1
Field-goal shooting: St. Marys 20-56 (38 percent); Gilmer 19-40 (47 percent). Rebounds: St. Marys 30 (Lancaster 8); Gilmer 29 (Allison 8). Assists: St. Marys 13 (Whitehair 5); Gilmer 10 (Ratliff 4). Steals: St. Marys 13 (Whitehair 5, Cosper 5); Gilmer 8 (Aviles 3). Turnovers: St. Marys 17, Gilmer 21
JV: St. Marys 56, Gilmer 46. St. MarysL:L Michael Stout 10; Gilmer: Zach Chapman 14.
Next game: Gilmer at Notre Dame, Tuesday; St. Marys at Bishop Donahue, Tuesday
7th place LKC Placement Game
Ravenswood 46, South Harrison 42
Ravenswood 5 17 11 13 - 46
SH 7 10 15 10 - 42
RAVENSWODD (5-13)
Heath Burgess 5 3-4 13, Dalton Gandee 1 2-2 5, Jacob Martin 8 7-7 24, Dylan Radabaugh 1 0-0 2, Jon Crow 0 2-4 2, TOTALS: 15-38 14-17 46. 3-point goals: Gandee 1, Martin 1
Ravenswood stats: 28 rebounds (Martin 10); Burgess had 4 steals and 4 assists
SH (9-11)
Dylan Smith 1 2-2 4, Dakota Evans 1 0-0 2, Cory Messenger 2 1-2 6, Zach Wentz 4 0-0 11, Luke Gaines 2 2-4 6, Logan Kirby 4 5-8 13, TOTALS: 14 10-15 42. 3-point goals: Messenger 1, Wentz 3
Next game: Ravenswood at Point Pleasant (varsity only, noon Saturday
9th place LKC Placement game
Tyler Consolidated 53, Braxton 47
Tyler 13 9 16 15 - 53
Braxton 8 15 9 15 - 47
TYLER
Cole Kochor 1 0-0 2, Dylan Reynolds 3 4-8 12, Blake Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Scott Sole 2 0-0 6, Dylan Romine 5 5-8 16, Randy Eastham 2 1-3 5, Darren Heintzman 2 4-6 8, Tim Edwards 2 0-0 4, Drew Casey 0 0-0 0, TOTALS: 17 14-27 53
BRAXTON (5-16)
McKinley Moore 2 0-0 6, Danny Mosley 3 0-0 7, Austin Rhodes 3 4-4 11, Derek Barnette 7 0-1 14, Trae Stout 1 0-0 2, Cody Holton 2 1-2 7, TOTALS: 18 5-7 47
11th place LKC Placement Game
Wirt County 72, Williamstown 69
Williamstown 14 15 21 19 - 69
Wirt County 18 16 14 24 - 72
WILLIAMSTOWN (6-15)
Chandler Weber 5 0-0 14, Jarric Hoskins 3 2-4 9, Josh DeBolt 3 1-3 7, Hunter Neely 8 6-9 23, Dakota Watson 2 0-0 4, Landon Travis 3 0-0 6, Josh Palmer 2 0-2 4, Austin Hall 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 27 9-18 69; 3-point goals: Weber 4, Hoskins 1, Neely 1
WIRT COUNTY (7-14)
Jeremy Kerby 1 0-0 2, Kalob Bell 9 6-8 26, Austin McVey 2 0-0 4, Dustin Garner 5 5-7 16, Mark Cunningham 4 1-2 9, JT Stephens 4 0-0 10, Luke Smith 0 0-0 0, Hunter McCoy 0 0-0 0, Dylan Frazier 0 0-0 0, Trent Hardbarger 2 1-2 5; TOTALS: 27 13-19 72; 3-point goals: Stephens 2, Ball 2, Garner 1
Shooting: WT 27-51 (52.9%), WC 25-59 (45.8%); 3-pointers: WT 6-12, WC 5-16; Rebounds: WT 38 (DeBolt 16, Weber 5), WC 39 (Kerby 7, Cunningham 5); Assists: WT 15 (Watson, Neely 4), WC 17 (Bell 5, McVey 4); Steals: WT 9 (Neely 4, Travis 2), WC 17 (McVey, Cunningham 3); Turnovers: WT 25, WC 20
JV score: Williamstown 72, Wirt County 44
JV scoring: Williamstown - Weber 9, Neely 4, Watson 6, Travis 8, Palmer 14, Hall 6, Aaron Bordas 9, Mac McCormick 14, Michael Beck 2; Wirt County - Smith 12, McCoy 10, Tristan Nichols 6, Kyle Winland 6, Jake Brannon 2, Austin Young 2, John Fields 2, Brad Crouser 2, Ricky Conley 2
Next games: Wirt County at Ritchie County on Wednesday; Paden City at Williamstown (senior night) on Monday.
13th place LKC Placement Game
Doddridge County 55,
Calhoun County 48
Doddridge 5 21 14 15 - 55
Calhoun 9 7 15 17 - 48
DODDRIDGE COUNTY (6-13)
Drew Lett 6 4-8 19; Jeff Bonnell 4 2-3 11; Ashton Hinzman 2 0-0 4; Keith Britton 1 1-2 3; ClaytonYeager 1 2-7 4; T.J. Baldwin 3 3-4 11; David Lipscomb 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18 14-26 55.
CALHOUN COUNTY (2-19)
Ryan Slider 5 7-10 17; Lucal Wilson 0 1-3 1; Tyler Gerwig 5 11-14 21; Trent Phillips 2 1-2 7; Ricky Hall 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 20-29 48.
Team stats: 3-point goals: Doddridge 6 (Lett 3, Baldwin 2, Bonnell 2) Calhoun 2 (Phillips 2), Assists Doddridge 6 (Lett 3) Calhoun 7 (Slider 4), Blocks: Doddridge 1, Calhoun 1; Rebounds: Doddridge 28 (Lett 8) Calhoun 30 (Gerwig 7), Steal: Doddridge 7 (Lett 4) Calhoun 6 (Slider 3, Hall 3)
Next game: Calhoun at Parkersburg Catholic, Monday; Doddridge at South Harrison, Tuesday.
WVCAT Tournament
First round at Summersville
Wood County Christian 66,
Regional Christian 44
WCCS 20 18 17 11 - 66
Regional Christian 16 6 11 11 - 44
WOOD COUNTY CHRISTIAN (10-14)
Luck Davis 0 2-2 2; Scotty Heslop 2 1-5 5; Jamie Arnold 4 3-4 13; Josh Morris 1 0-0 2; Mitch Morris 2 1-2 5; Josh Stevens 1 0-2 2; Zach Hughes 0 1-2 1; Patrick Goff 8 0-0 16; Joseph Krupinski 7 3-3 20. Totals 25 11-17 66.
REGIONAL CHRISTIAN
Ben Stafford 3 0-0 8, Skylor Dingess 1 0-0 2, Nathan Waters 3 2-3 8, Jamie Muncy 5 0-0 13, Matthew Daniels 3 5-8 13, Justin Dempsey 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 15 7-11 44.
Team Stats: Wood County Christian: 3-point goals: 5 (Krupinski 3, Arnold 2); 7 (Muncy 3, Daniels 2, Stafford 2). ,Field-goal shooting: WCCS 25-59 (42 percent), Rebounds 47 (Goff 11, Hughes 6, Davis 5), Assists: 13 (Arnold 5, Heslop 3), Steals 11 (Krupinski 4), Blocks: 3 (Goff 2), Turnovers: 14.
Second round
Greater Beckley Christian 85, WCCS 48
WCCS 19 11 8 10 - 48
GBC 25 14 22 24 -85
WOOD COUNTY CHRISTIAN (10-15)
Isaiah Powell 0 0-0 0, Logan Huck 0 0-0 0, Luke Davis 0 0-0 0, Scotty Heslop 2 0-0 4, Jamie Arnold 5 4-5 17, Josh Morris 0 1-2 1, Mitch Morris 1 0-0 2, Josh Stevens 0 0-0 0, Zach Hughes 3 0-0 8, Patrick Goff 5 6-8 16, Joseph Krupinski 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 17 11-15 48. 3-point goals: Arnold 3, Hughes 2.
GREATER BECKLEY CHRISTIAN (12-3)
Javon Staton Bailey 7 0-1 14, Elijah Kidd 10 1-2 22, Jimmy Moreland 1 0-0 2, Adam Cook 3 1-2 7, Paul David Payne 2 0-0 6, Brent Daniels 3 0-0 6, Keith Mullins 10 0-0 23, Anthony Helton 1 1-3 3, Ethan Lehman 1 0-2 2. TOTALS 38 3-8 85. 3-point goals: Mullins 3, Payne 2, Kidd 1
Field-goal shooting: WCCS 16-41 (40 percent). Rebounds: WCCS 20 (Goff 7). Assists: WCCS 9 (Arnold 3, Heslop 3). Steals: WCCS 8 (Arnold 4). Blocks: WCCS 4 (Goff 3). Turnovers: WCCS 17.
Next game: WCCS vs. Ballard, 4:30 p.m. today at Summersville
Buzzard led all scorers with 20 points while Emma Ryan had a game-high 14 rebounds.
Marietta was led by Dawson's 17 points. The only other player in the game to reach double figures was Smith, who had 10.
The win improved Marietta's record to 14-9 on the season while Warren fell to 13-9.
Boys Basketball
Gilmer County 54, St. Marys 48
GLENVILLE -Gilmer County nearly let a 17-point halftime lead slip away, but the Titans held on by making four of five free throws in the final minute to secure a 54-48 win against St. Marys in the fifth place game of the Little Kanawha Conference.
Gilmer County, which improved to 12-8, built a 30-13 lead by halftime. St. Marys eventually sliced the deficit to a one-possession game but fell short in its bid on the road.
Anthony Aviles and Austin Cunningham led the Titans with 13 points apiece, while Mitchell Hickman added 11 points.
For St. Marys (16-4), Andrew Cosper knocked down three buckets from downtown and scored a game-high 20 points.
Ravenswood 46, South Harrison 42
LOST CREEK -Jacob Martin finished with a double-double after producing 24 points and 10 rebounds as Ravenswood defeated South Harrison 46-42 in the seventh place game of the Little Kanawha Conference.
Heath Burgess tossed in 13 points as the Red Devils improved to 5-13.
Despite 13 points from Logan Kirby and 11 from Zach Wentz, South Harrison slipped to 9-11.
Tyler Consolidated 53,
Braxton County 47
SUTTON -A strong third quarter effort propelled Tyler Consolidated to a 53-47 win at Braxton County.
Trailing 23-22 at halftime, the Silver Knights outscored Braxton County 16-9 in the third quarter. Dylan Romine led Tyler Consolidated with 16 points, while Dylan Reynolds chipped in 16 points.
Braxton County slipped to 5-16 despite a 14-point effort from Derek Barnette and 11 points from Austin Rhodes.
Doddridge County 55,
Calhoun County 48
MT. ZION -Calhoun County let a four-point lead slip away in the second quarter and Doddridge County held on to defeat to Red Devils 55-48 in the 13th place game of the Little Kanawha Conference.
Trailing 9-5, Doddridge County outscored Calhoun County 21-7 and took a 26-16 lead into halftime.
Drew Lett led the Bulldogs (6-13) with 19 points, while Jeff Bonnell and T.J. Baldwin each pitched in 11 points.
Doing the damage on the scoreboard for Calhoun County (2-19) were Tyler Gerwig with 21 points and Ryan Slider with 17 points.
WVCAT
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. -Wood County Christian ran out of steam in the second half of Thursday's second round game of the West Virginia Christian Athletic Conference game and lost to Greater Beckley Christian 85-48.
WCCS fell behind 25-19 after one quarter then pulled ahead with three minutes remaining before halftime before Greater Beckley Christian rolled to a 39-30 advantage at the break.
Greater Beckley Christian, which improved to 12-3, outscored WCCS 46-18 in the second half and shot 72 percent from the floor for the contest.
Keith Mullins led Greater Beckley Christian with 23 points, while Elijah Kidd added 22 points.
WCCS (10-15) was led by Jamie Arnold's 17 points to go along with Patrick Goff's 16 points.
Earlier in the day, WCCS defeated Regional Christian 66-44 in the opening round of the WVCAT. Joseph Krupinski paced the Wildcats with 20 points, while Patrick Goff and Jamie Arnold finished with 16 and 13 points, respectively.
Girls Basketball
Wood County Christian 57,
Greater Beckley Christian 15
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. - Wood County Christian scored the first 19 points of the game and defeated Greater Beckley Christian 57-15 in the opening round of the West Virginia Christian Athletic Tournament on Thursday.
Heather Lord scored 10 of her game-high 16 points as the Wildcats increased their lead to 26-5 by intermission. Hannah Lord added 10 points for WCCS, which improved to 16-6 and meets Grace Christian at 11:30 a.m. today.
Grace Christian defeated WCCS by double-digits in the first meeting of the regular season.
The second game scheduled for Jan. 25 between the two schools was cancelled because of weather.
Ritchie County 64,
Roane County 45
SPENCER -Tristin Toman poured in 25 points and Ritchie County defeated Roane County 64-45 in a preview of next Monday's Class AA sectional opener between the same two schools Monday in Ellenboro.
Abby Burgess added 12 points for the Rebels, while Becky Frye paced Roane County with 16 points. Kipra Rhodes tossed in 10 points for the 5-16 Raiders.
