W.VA. GIRLS STATE
TOURNAMENT
CLASS A
Wheeling Central 66,
Valley Fayette 27
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Wheeling Central used an 18-0 run at the start of the third quarter to beat Valley Fayette 66-27 in the girls Class A quarterfinals Wednesday.
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Girls State Tourney
W.Va. girls tournament glance
By The Associated Press
Results from the West Virginia girls state high school basketball tournament at the Charleston Civic Center:
CLASS AAA
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
Morgantown 45, Martinsburg 31
Spring Valley 84, Capital 60
Thursday
No. 4 Princeton (19-5) vs. No. 5 Logan (15-9), 11:15 a.m.
No. 3 Parkersburg South (17-7) vs. No. 6 Hedgesville (17-8), 7:15 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday
Princeton-Logan winner vs. No. 1 Spring Valley (23-3), 5:30 p.m.
No. 2 Morgantown (20-5) vs. Parkersburg South-Hedgesville winner, 9 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinals winners, 7:15 p.m.
CLASS AA
Quarterfinals
Thursday
No. 3 Nicholas County (20-3) vs. No. 6 North Marion (18-4), 9:30 a.m.
No. 2 Bridgeport (22-2) vs. No. 7 Lincoln (16-9), 1 p.m.
No. 1 Westside (23-1) vs. No. 8 PikeView (14-10), 5:30 p.m.
No. 4 Clay County (18-6) vs. No. 5 Fairmont Senior (18-6), 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday
Nicholas County-North Marion winner vs. Bridgeport-Lincoln winner, 11:15 a.m.
Westside-PikeView winner vs. Clay County-Fairmont Senior winner, 7:15 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
CLASS A
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
St. Marys 52, Tygarts Valley 24
Wheeling Central 66, Valley Fayette 27
St. Joseph 89, Man 29
Tucker County 61, Williamstown 53
Semifinals
Friday
No. 3 St. Marys (24-1) vs. No. 2 Wheeling Central (22-4), 9:30 a.m.
No. 1 St. Joseph (23-1) vs. No. 4 Tucker County (20-5), 1 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinals winners, noon
Tucker County 61,
Williamstown 53
#5 Williamstown 13 6 16 18 - 53
#4 Tucker County 20 16 10 15 - 61
WILLIAMSTOWN (14-10)
Jessie Kerns 1-4 3-6 5, Kenzie Smith 6-19 6-8 19, Brooke Cieslewski 5-17 3-6 16, Lauren Amos 1-3 1-2 3, Carley Ellison 1-10 0-0 2, Sami Rea 1-4 0-0 2, Kathleen Cornell 2-8 1-3 6, Allie Robinson 0-1 0-0 0; TOTALS: 17-66 14-25 53; 3-point goals: Smith 1-7, Rea 0-2, Cieslewski 3-11, Ellison 0-1, Cornell 1-5
TUCKER COUNTY (20-5)
Bekah Simmons 1-4 0-0 2, Savannah Ambrose 1-2 2-7 4, Stephanie Betler 10-19 3-5 24, Amber Evans 10-19 0-2 21, Hunter Radford 1-4 1-2 3, Madison Mullenax 2-5 1-2 5, Aiyana Kachmarek 0-0 0-0 0, Olivia Miller 1-1 0-0 2, Mariah Bowley 0-1 0-0 0; TOTALS: 26-55 7-18 61; 3-point goals: Mullenax 0-1, Betler 1-1, Evans 1-2 ,Radford 0-1
Shooting: WT 17-66 (26%), TC 26-55 (47%); Rebounds: WT 37 (Amos, Cornell 7), TC 51 (Ambrose 13, Evans 12, Betler 7); Assists: WT 11 (Kerns 5, Ellison 4), TC 11 (Radford 5, Betler 4); Steals: WT 21, TC 7 (Evans 3); Turnovers: WT 18, TC 30
ST. MARYS 52, TYGARTS VALLEY 24
Tygarts Valley 2 6 9 7-24
St. Marys 6 13 13 20-52
TYGARTS VALLEY (17-8)
Howell 3-13 1-1 7, Pingley 1-4 0-4 2, E.Murphy 0-6 0-0 0, Arbogast 1-4 2-4 4, Pritt 2-9 0-0 4, Lower 2-5 0-0 5, Wyss 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Fox 0-0 0-0 0, Daniels 0-0 2-2 2, C.Murphy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 9-43 5-11 24.
ST. MARYS (24-1)
Britton 2-6 0-0 4, Moore 3-6 3-7 9, Ab.Fetty 0-5 2-5 2, Walker 3-7 0-2 6, Clark 11-17 6-8 28, Al.Fetty 0-0 1-2 1, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 0-6 0-2 0, S.Fetty 1-1 0-1 2, Everett 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-49 12-27 52.
3-Point Goals-Tygarts Valley 1-5 (Lower 1-1, Howell 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Pritt 0-2), St. Marys 0-9 (Britton 0-1, Moore 0-1, Ab.Fetty 0-2, Hall 0-5). Fouled Out-Pingley, Lower. Rebounds-Tygarts Valley 41 (Pritt 8),
WHEELING CENTRAL 66,
VALLEY FAYETTE 27
Valley Fayette 11 11 5 0-27
Wheeling Central 12 12 26 16-66
VALLEY FAYETTE (13-8)
Grubb 1-2 0-0 2, Bird 1-6 0-0 2, Taylor 0-0 2-2 2, Payne 4-13 5-8 14, Buchan 3-15 1-1 7, Pleva 0-2 0-0 0, Beard 0-0 0-0 0, Smallman 0-1 0-0 0, Lively 0-1 0-0 0, Green 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 9-41 8-11 27.
WHEELING CENTRAL (22-4)
Olson 3-6 0-0 6, McCormick 7-14 0-0 14, Basinger 0-4 3-4 3, Bucon 6-14 2-3 14, Stayduhar 1-1 0-0 3, Ryan 0-0 0-0 0, Stahl 0-2 0-0 0, Blaha 4-9 0-0 8, Calissie 0-1 0-0 0, Baker 2-6 0-0 4, Denniston 1-3 0-0 3, Bennington 5-8 0-0 10, Michaels 0-2 0-0 0, Cross 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 29-72 6-9 66.
3-Point Goals-Valley Fayette 1-10 (Payne 1-1, Pleva 0-1, Bird 0-4, Buchan 0-4), Wheeling Central 2-12 (Stayduhar 1-1, Denniston 1-2, Stahl 0-1, McCormick 0-2, Blaha 0-2, Bucon 0-4). Fouled Out-none. Rebounds-Valley Fayette 36 (Payne 12), Wheeling Central 42 (McCormick 9). Assists-Valley Fayette 4 (Buchan 3), Wheeling Central 19 (Bucon 8). Total Fouls-Valley Fayette 14, Wheeling Central 9. A-1,650 (early session).
ST. JOSEPH 89, MAN 29
Man 0 13 6 10-29
St. Joseph 29 22 33 5-89
MAN (15-11)
Shull 0-1 0-0 0, Sword 5-20 2-3 13, Conn 0-3 0-2 0, McCoy 2-11 2-4 6, Whited 4-14 2-2 10, Combs 0-0 0-0 0, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0, Mullins 0-0 0-0 0, Dempsey 0-1 0-0 0, Belcher 0-1 0-0 0, Porter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 11-52 6-11 29.
ST. JOSEPH (23-1)
Dempsey 11-17 0-0 27, Mychal Johnson 6-13 3-4 17, Mychelle Johnson 6-10 1-2 16, R.Lee 4-8 0-0 8, Petitte 4-7 7-9 15, Jenkins 0-1 2-4 2, Ch.Gale 0-1 0-0 0, B.Lee 0-1 2-2 2, De.Disu 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-3 0-0 0, Jeffrey 0-3 0-0 0, Ca.Gale 1-2 0-0 2, Di.Disu 0-3 0-0 0, Parker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-69 15-21 89.
Three-point goals-Man 1-9 (Sword 1-5, McCoy 0-1, Whited 0-1, Conn 0-2), St. Joseph 10-22 (Dempsey 5-9, Mychelle Johnson 3-5, Mychal Johnson 2-4, R.Lee 0-1, Ch.Gale 0-1, Be.Lee 0-1, Anderson 0-1). Fouled out-none. Rebounds-Man 31 (Sword 7), St. Joseph 52 (Mychal Johnson, Petitte 10). Assists-Man 6 (Conn 4), St. Joseph 23. Total Fouls-Man 12, St. Joseph. Technical-none. A-na.
MORGANTOWN 45, MARTINSBURG 31
Martinsburg 7 7 6 11-31
Morgantown 11 10 16 8-45
MARTINSBURG (15-7)
Basey 1-9 0-0 2, James 1-4 0-0 2, Bullett 3-9 3-5 10, Hill 0-0 2-2 2, Bonner 2-6 1-2 5, Shivers 0-0 0-0 0, Segar 0-1 0-0 0, Payne 0-1 0-0 0, Days 0-0 0-0 0, Underwood 2-4 4-4 8, Fossett 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 10-37 10-13 31.
MORGANTOWN (20-5)
Taylor 5-11 1-2 11, Golden 1-8 0-0 2, Williams 0-3 1-2 1, Colombo 3-10 1-2 7, A.Thompson 2-3 2-2 6, S.Holloway 1-1 1-2 3, Ireland 0-0 0-2 0, Parks 0-0 0-0 0, Seggie 1-4 0-0 3, Giuliani 0-0 0-0 0, H.Holloway 2-3 0-0 6, Ferrebee 0-2 0-0 0, Sabatino 2-4 1-2 5, M.Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, A.Holloway 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 17-52 8-16 45.
3-Point Goals-Martinsburg 1-10 (Bullett 1-3, Fossett 0-1, Segar 0-1, Payne 0-1, Basey 0-2, James 0-2), Morgantown 3-12 (H.Holloway 2-3, Seggie 1-1, Ferrebee 0-1, Sabatino 0-2, Golden 0-2, Colombo 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Martinsburg 34 (Underwood 7), Morgantown 34 (A.Thompson 7). Assists-Martinsburg 5 (Basey 4), Morgantown 13 (Seggie 7). Total Fouls-Martinsburg 14, Morgantown 14. A-na.
SPRING VALLEY 84, CAPITAL 60
Capital 10 17 13 20-60
Spring Valley 13 22 24 25-84
CAPITAL (10-14)
Wood 2-13 0-0 4, Harris 1-5 0-0 2, Crowder 1-4 2-2 4, Lee 6-17 3-5 17, Foster 2-3 0-0 4, Hairston 2-2 0-0 4, Shavers 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 9-26 2-3 25. Totals 23-70 7-10 60.
SPRING VALLEY (23-3)
Kelly 6-11 7-8 20, Mac.Morris 2-9 0-0 5, Heck 7-10 1-4 16, Butcher 0-2 1-1 1, Mad.Morris 12-22 3-4 27, Groves 0-0 0-0 0, Vergerio 0-0 0-0 0, McGraw 1-2 0-0 2, Blake 0-0 0-0 0, Petry 0-1 0-0 0, Dingess 0-0 0-0 0, Darby 0-1 0-0 0, Lemmons 2-5 0-2 5, Mathis 2-4 0-0 4, Ratcliff 0-4 4-6 4. Totals 32-71 16-25 84.
3-Point Goals-Capital 7-23 (Walker 5-12, Lee 2-8, Wood 0-1, Harris 0-1, Crowder 0-1), Spring Valley 4-13 (Kelly 1-2, Heck 1-2, Mac.Morris 1-4, Lemmons 1-4, McGraw 0-1). Fouled Out-Foster. Rebounds-Capital 41 (Crowder 9), Spring Valley 50 (Mad.Morris 15). Assists-Capital 17 (Lee 5), Spring Valley 21 (Kelly 12). Total Fouls-Capital 16, Spring Valley 12. A-na.
Bpys
Class AA Regional
at Fairmont Armory
Fairmont Senior 70,
Ritchie County 40
Ritchie 12 3 13 12 - 40
Fairmont Sr. 16 21 25 8 - 70
RITCHIE (18-7)
Johnny Hogue 1 0-0 3, Justin Sage 1 0-0 3, Jessie Hilvers 5 2-2 12, D.J. Burgess 3 0-2 7, Seth Cottrill 2 0-0 4, Andrew Davis 5 0-0 11, TOTALS: 17 2-4 40. 3-point goals: Hogue 1, Sage 1, Burgess 1, Davis1
FAIRMONT SENIOR
Austin Norman 2 0-0 4, Shaquille Washington 2 3-4 7, Devanta Waites 5 0-1 10, Travon Horton 11 4-7 28, Jarin Hilson 6 4-5 21, TOTALS: 26 11-17 70. 3-point gosls: Horton 2, Hilson 5
Ritchie stats: 17-51 FG, 33 percent; 12 assists (Davis 5); 26 rebounds (Davis 9, Burgesss 7); 7 steals (Davis 4); 3 blocks (Davis 2); 15 turnovers
Second-seeded Wheeling Central (22-4) advances to the semifinals for the third straight year and will play No. 3 St. Marys on Friday.
Wheeling Central led 24-22 at halftime before turning up its defensive pressure. Valley Fayette went scoreless over the first five minutes of the third quarter and trailed 50-27 entering the fourth.
Colleen McCormick and Emily Bucon led Wheeling Central with 14 points apiece. McCormick also had nine rebounds while Bucon had eight steals and eight assists. Sydney Bennington added 10 points.
St. Joseph 89, Man 29
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Mychal Johnson had 17 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds to lead top-seeded St. Joseph past Man 89-29 in the girls Class A quarterfinals Wednesday night.
Four-time defending champion St. Joseph (23-1) led 29-0 after the first quarter and 51-13 at halftime.
Johnson's assists broke the Class A tournament record of 12 set by Montcalm's Stephanie Davis in 1987. Johnson also had nine steals to fall just short of a quadruple-double.
Griffin Dempsey led St. Joseph with 27 points. Freshman Mychelle Johnson scored 16 and Asia Petitte had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Summer Sword had 13 points for eighth-seeded Man (15-11), which was in the tournament for the first time since 2008.
CLASS AAA
Morgantown 45, Martinsburg 31
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Leah Taylor scored 11 points to lead Morgantown to a 45-31 win over Martinsburg in the Class AAA quarterfinals Wednesday.
The second-seeded Mohigans (20-5) never trailed and moved on to the semifinals for the first time since 2008.
Morgantown forced 27 turnovers and made 13 steals.
Kiana Bullett scored 10 points for No. 7 Martinsburg (15-7). The Bulldogs shot 27 percent from the floor for the game and fell behind by as many as 17 points in the third quarter.
Spring Valley 84, Capital 60
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Sophomore Sarah Kelly had 20 points, 12 assists and a record 10 steals to lead Spring Valley to an 84-60 win over Capital in the girls Class AAA quarterfinals Wednesday night.
Capital led 25-24 with 3:23 left until halftime, but Spring Valley (23-3) scored 10 of the next 13 points to finish the half. The Timberwolves led 59-40 after three periods.
Madison Morris scored 12 of her 27 points in the third quarter for Spring Valley. Morris also had 15 rebounds, while Brooke Heck finished with 10 points.
Kelly's 10 steals broke the Class AAA tournament record of nine shared by four players.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class AA Regional
at Fairmont Armory
Fairmont Senior 70,
Ritchie County 40
FAIRMONT - A three-point second quarter pushed Ritchie County behind by a 37-15 score at the half and the visiting Rebels went on to drop a 70-40 decision to Fairmont Senior Wednesday night in a Class AA regional game at the Fairmont Armory.
Ritchie, ending its season at 18-7, trailed only 16-12 after the first period, but then tallied just three points in the second stanza to 21 for Polar Bears, who led by 22 at intermission and put the game away with a 25-13 point advantage in the third quarter.
Jessie Hilvers with 12 points, Andrew Davis with 11 and D.J. Burgess with seven led the Rebels' scoring.
Fairmont Senior was paced by Travon Horton with 28 points while Jarin Hilson added 21, with five treys.
Ritchie shot 33 percent (17-51) from the field in the game. Davis led the Rebels in rebounds (9), assists (5), steals (4) and blocks (2).
