Boys Basketball
Waterford 57,
Symmes Valley 40
MEIGS, Ohio - Three players scored in double figures as Waterford cut down the nets while defeating Symmes Valley 57-40 in a secftional final Wednesday at Meigs High School.
Brian Moore led the Wildcats (9-13) with 19 points, while Cody Paxton pitched in 15 points. Teammate Austin Shriver tossed in another 12 points for a ballclub which entered sectional seeeded seventh.
Second-seeded Symmes Valley (12-11) received 10 points apiece from D.J. Miller and Tyler Rowe.
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Boys
Class AAA Region I,
Section 1 Tournament
Semifinal
At Rod Oldham Athletic Center
No. 1 seed Parkersburg South 64,
No. 4 seed Parkersburg High 62
PHS 10 23 18 11 - 62
South 17 13 15 19 - 64
PHS (8-15)
Andrew Bayer 2 2-2 6, Ben Umpleby 8 0-0 16, Trevor Britton 10 2-2 25, Dru Aldridge 1 0-0 2, Reid Strobl 1 0-0 2, Braeden Cabbil 0 0-0 0, Adrian Webster 3 0-0 6, Chad Newell 0 0-0 0, Jordan Colebank 2 1-1 5, TOTALS: 27 5-5 62. 3-point soals: Britton 3
SOUTH (19-4)
Tyler Bolen 3 0-0 8, Kyle Thompson 0 0-0 0, Cody Monroe 4 0-0 8, Doug Dennis 8 2-3 23, Logan Lawrentz 2 0-0 5, Dylon Rippeto 0 1-2 1, Wes Mitchem 4 1-2 9, Tyler Berry 0 1-2 1, Logan Cox 3 2-4 9, TOTALS: 24 7-13 64. 3-point goals: Bolen 2, Dennis 5, Lawrentz 1, Cox 1
South stats: 26 rebounds (Mitchem 12, Monroe 6), 17 assists (Monroe 5, Bolen 4), 5 steals (Cox 3, Dennis 2), 7 blocks (Cox 3, Monroe 2), 13 turnovers
Next game: Wheeling Park at South in Class AAA sectional final at 7 p.m. Friday.
Class A, Region IV, Section 1
Semifinals at Ritchie County
Parkersburg Catholic 81,
Wirt County 41
Wirt County 11 7 13 10 - 41
P. Catholic 28 16 21 16 - 81
WIRT COUNTY (8-16)
JT Stephens 3 0-0 8, Jeremy Kerby 2 0-0 4, Austin McVey 1 2-5 5, Dustin Garner 0 2-8 2, Mark Cunningham 3 0-0 8, Luke Smith 0 0-0 0, Kalob Bell 4 4-6 12, Hunter McCoy 0 2-2 2, Chad Moore 0 0-0 0, Dylan Frazier 0 0-0 0, Trent Hardbarger 0 0-0 0, Tristan Nichols 0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 13 10-21 41; 3-point goals: Stephens, Cunningham 2, McCoy 1
PARKERSBURG CATHOLIC (20-3)
Payton Sturm 4 6-6 14, Jake Ullman 9 3-5 22, Ben Collie 0 0-0 0, Joe Padden 3 2-6 8, Austin Luther 5 0-1 10, Carson Wyer 0 0-0 0, Tully Lynch-Pastoor 0 0-0 0, Cody Offenberger 0 0-0 0, Brady Kurucz 2 0-0 4, Jake Boice 5 1-2 14, Nick Roedersheimer 1 2-4 4, Wes Mendoza 0 0-0 0, Andrew Nill 2 1-2 5; TOTALS: 31 15-25 81; 3-point goals: Boice 3, Ullman 1
Shooting: WC 13-56 (23.2%), PC 31-58 (53.5%); 3-pointers: WC 5-26, PC 4-8; Rebounds: WC 35 (Stephens, Garner 6, Kerby 5), PC (Kurucz 10, Sturm 7, Luther 6); Assists: WC 6 (McVey 4), PC 20 (Collie 6, Ullman 4); Steals: WC 11 (Bell 3), PC 21 (Sturm 6, Collie 5, Ullman 4); Turnovers: WC 26, PC 18
Gilmer County 44, Williamstown 29
Williamstown 8 7 8 6 - 29
Gilmer County 13 9 8 14 - 44
WILLIAMSTOWN (8-16)
Chandler Weber 0 0-0 0, Jarric Hoskins 2 0-0 5, Hunter Neely 1 5-6 7, Dakota Watson 2 0-0 4, Josh DeBolt 3 4-6 10, Mac McCormick 0 0-0 0, Josh Palmer 0 0-0 0, Landon Travis 1 1-2 3, Austin Hall 0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 9 10-14 29; 3-point goal: Hoskins 1
GILMER COUNTY (13-9)
Mitchell Hickman 4 0-0 8, Austin Ratliff 1 3-4 6, Anthony Aviles 3 3-3 10, Nathan Allison 5 1-2 11, Austin Cunningham 2 2-3 7, Colby Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Reed Ratlif 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 16 9-12 44; 3-point goals: A. Ratliff, Aviles, A. Cunningham 1
Shooting: WT 9-31 (29%), GC 16-27 (59.3%); 3-pointers: WT 1-7, GC 3-5; Rebounds: WT 22 (DeBolt 6, Neely 4), GC 15 (A. Cunningham 5, Allison 4); Assists: WT (3 (Neely 3), GC 13 (A. Ratliff 5, Hickman 3); Steals: WT 7 (Neely, Travis, DeBolt 2), GC 13 (Hickman, A. Ratliff, Aviles, Allison 3); Turnovers: WT 16, GC 11
Next game: Parkersburg Catholic vs. Gilmer County 7 p.m. Saturday at Ritchie County.
Class A, Region IV, Section 2
Buffalo 69, Wahama 58
Wahama 18 16 11 13 -58
Buffalo 20 17 22 10 -69
WAHAMA
Hunter Bradley 5, Wyatt Zuspan 14, Trenton Gibbs 17, Austin Jordan 21, Dakota Sisk 1
BUFFALO
Isaiah Robinson 6, Laythen Good 16, Levi Jordan 30, Devin Rich 11, Bradley Harris 4, Jordan Fletcher 2
NOTE: Charleston Catholic 75, Huntington St. Joe 36
Sectional final
At Meigs High School
Waterford 57, Symmes Valley 40
Waterford 17 8 17 15 - 57
Symmes Valley 16 9 8 7 - 40
WATERFORD (9-13)
Brian Moore 6 5-8 19, Austin Shriver 2 8-8 12, Eli Strahler 2 0-0 4, Cody Paxton 7 1-4 15, Jacob McCutcheon 0 0-0 0, Tanner Pottmeyer 1 0-0 2, Tryston Crawford 0 0-0 0, Mitch Ginther 0 0-0 0, Austin Bauerbach 0 0-0 0, Joe Pugh 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 15-22 57.
SYMMES VALLEY (12-11)
Alex Harrell 0 0-0 0, John Kouns 3 0-1 6. Zane Wheeler 0 0-0 0, Dylan Pezzier 0 0-0 0, Ryan Gibson 0 0-0 0, D.J. Miller 5 0-2 10, Jacob Greybeal 0 0-0 0, Austin Baldwin 2 0-0 4, Seth Jarrell 0 0-0 0, Clayton Tony 2 1-3 6, Dylan Malone 2 0-0 4, Tyler Rowe 3 4-4 10, Matt Rutt 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-10 40.
Team stats
Waterford: Shooting: 20-43 (47 percent); 3-point goals: 2 (Moore 2); Rebounds: 27 (Porter 6, Moore 5, Strahler 5, Shriver 4, Paxton 4); Assists: 11 (Moore 3, Pottmeyer 3); Steals: 12 (Moore 6); Turnovers: 17.
Symmes Valley: Shooting: 17-43 (40 percent); 3-point goals: 1 (Tony 1); Rebounds: 23 (Baldwin 7, Tony 4); Assists: 4; Steals: 8 (Rowe 3); Turnovers: 24.
Next game: Waterford vs. Sciotoville (District semifinal) Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Convo.
Girls
Class A, Region I
Championship Game
at Ravenswood High School
Fairmont Senior 57, Ravenswood 45
Fairmont 14 9 15 18-57
Ravenswood 8 8 16 13-45
FAIRMONT SENIOR (18-6)
Kelsey Morrone 0 0-0 0, Jenny Bundy 1 4-4 6, Gabrielle Tenney 3 1-2 7, Kaden Whaley 7 3-5 17, Emily Stoller 9 2-4 20, Tyaina Horton 0 0-0 0, Jasmine Johnson 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 23 11-17 57. 3-Point Goals: None.
RAVENSWOOD (16-8)
Hailey Miller 7 9-11 23, Taylor Youell 3 0-0 6, Taylor Treadway 2 1-4 5, Melonna Carmichael 1 0-0 2, Hannah Murray 1 0-1 2, Kayla Scritchfield 2 0-0 4, Taylor Love 1 0-0 3, Kindsay Torris 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 10-16 45. 3-Point Goal: Love 1.
GAME STATS
FAIRMONT SENIOR: Shooting: 23 of 60 for 38 percent. Rebounds: 49 (Tenney 9, Whaley 8, Stoller 9). Assists: 7 (Stoller 6). Steals: 7 (Stoller 2, Tenney 2). Turnovers: 21.
RAVENSWOOD: Shooting: 17 of 63 for 27 percent. Rebounds: 38 (Miller 15, Treadway 6, Murray 6). Assists: 7 (Youell 2, Murray 2, Scritchfield 2). Steals: 7 (Murray 2). Turnovers: 14.
NEXT GAME: Fairmont Senior advances to the Class AA state tournament which begins next Wednesday at the Charleston Civic Center.
Buffalo 69, Wahama 58
BUFFALO - Wahama had no answer for Levi Jordan and host Buffalo advanced to the finals of the Class A, Region IV, Section 2 tournament on Friday in Mason after handing the White Falcons a 69-58 setback here Wednesday.
Buffalo got a game-high 30 points from Jordan and went from having a 37-34 halftime advantage to a 14- point cushion entering the final eight minutes after doubling up the White Falcons in the third quarter, 22-11.
Austin Jordan (21), Trenton Gibbs (17) and Wyatt Zuspan (14) led the White Falcon scoring attack.
Buffalo, which will face Charleston Catholic for the sectional crown, also received 16 points from Laythen Good and 11 markers from Devin Rich.
