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High School Basketball Roundup

BOYS BASKETBALL

Calhoun County 67, St. Marys 63

ST. MARYS — Ben Frederick double-doubled and visiting Calhoun County shot 50 percent from the field Thursday night as the visiting Red Devils knocked off St. Marys, 67-63, to capture 11th place in the Little Kanawha Conference.

St. Marys, which dropped to 7-11 and got a game-high 21 points from Evan Lamp, held a 23-17 lead after the opening quarter.

Frederick finished with 16 points and 10 boards while Red Devil teammates Adam Parsons (15), Trevor Carder (13) and Soney Wilson (13) also provided plenty of scoring punch. Parsons added five assists and John Whipkey chipped in eight markers.

Richard Dornon double-doubled with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who also got 10 points and a game-high six assists from William Steele. SMHS also had a combined 17 points from Peyton Auxier and Cameron Miller.

Calhoun County (5-15) returns to action with a road tilt Tuesday versus Harman.

Williamstown 58, Clay County 46

WILLIAMSTOWN — Eli Inman had 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to help lead Williamstown past Clay County, 58-46, and grab fifth place in the LKC.

The Yellowjackets, who finished the regular season 17-5 and await their postseason matchup, also got 12 points and seven boards from Cullen Cutright as well as 10 markers and seven caroms from Baylor Haught. Xavier Caruthers had an 11-point effort for the ‘Jackets, who also received eight points from Trent Lynch.

Clay County (12-8) was led in scoring by Thomas Haverty (14) and Isaac Workman (13).

Ritchie County 58, Doddridge County 47

ELLENBORO — Four players scored in double figures to lead Ritchie County past Doddridge County, 58-47, in the LKC ninth place game Thursday.

The Rebels (7-14) got 16 points from Chase Sullivan, 14 from Clayton Bee and 11 apiece from Gabe Murphy and Ryan Morton.

Doddridge (6-14) got a game-high 17 points and 12 rebounds from Chase Dunaway and 15 points from Collin Bunting.

The Bulldogs led 26-22 at halftime but were outscored 23-11 in the third quarter as Ritchie, which outrebounded Doddridge 31-20 thanks to eight from Morton and six each from Murphy and Bee, took control.

The two teams meet again Tuesday at Doddridge.

Wirt County 64, Gilmer County 52

ELIZABETH — Gilmer County’s 29-26 halftime lead didn’t hold here Thursday as Wirt County rallied past the Titans to capture 13th place in the LKC following a 64-52 win.

The 6-14 Tigers, who play host Monday to St. Marys, used a balanced scoring attack along with a 23-9 fourth quarter to secure the victory. Hunter Hickman had 15 points, Zakk Adams 14, Trenton Burdette 11, Kyler Carper 10 and Seth Suslik seven for the orange and black.

Gilmer County, which went 10 of 20 from the line compared to the Tigers’ 21 of 34 showing, was led by Hunter Self’s 13 points. Gunnar Haley added 11 counters and Brady Fitzwater nine for the Titans.

Wood County Christian 68, Calvary Baptist 56

SUMMERSVILLE — Wood County Christian was sizzling from the floor Thursday in a West Virginia Christian Athletic Tournament game.

The Wildcats (10-14) knocked off Calvary Baptist (21-5) 68-56 to advance to the semifinals at 6 p.m. today against Cross Lanes Christian.

Wood County Christian made 23 of 38 (61 percent) shot attempts. Luke Spencer led the way with a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double. Trey Davis added 14 points, Garrett Napier netted 12 and Sam Cremeans and Ethan Thibault chipped in 10 apiece.

Isaac Massie led all scorers with 21 points for Calvary Baptist. Robert Clutter added nine.

Clay-Battelle 62, Paden City 58

PADEN CITY — Trey Slider had a solid Thursday night with 20 points and 11 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as host Paden City got clipped by Clay-Battelle, 62-58.

Gunnar Brummage led the victors with a game-high 22 points.

Matt Saxon contributed 14 points and handed out six assists for the 5-13 Wildcats, who also received 11 points from Ethan Cross and eight markers by Ty Cain.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Valley (Wetzel) 45, St. Marys 44

PINE GROVE — A tough season for St. Marys didn’t get any better here Thursday as Mary Taylor’s potential game-winning basket went off the iron as host Valley (Wetzel) survived the Blue Devils, 45-44, on senior night.

Sophie Palmer finished her final regular season game with 23 points to lead all scorers for the hosts. Caitlyn Underwood chipped in 11 markers for Valley (12-9), which squandered a 30-16 halftime advantage.

SMHS, which will carry an 8-14 record into a 3:30 p.m. Saturday home sectional game versus Paden City, battled back to take a 44-42 lead late. After the Blue Devils missed two foul shots, Valley made one and the visitors had the ball. However, a SMHS turnover then proved costly and Valley made two more freebies and then held on at the end.

Addie Furr (16) and Ciara Bennett (11) led the Blue Devils, who went 20 of 40 from the charity stripe, in scoring. Kylie Wright grabbed 10 boards and had three assists in the setback.

Victory Christian Academy36, Wood County Christian 22

SUMMERSVILLE — In the opening round of the WVCAT here Thursday, Wood County Christian couldn’t recover from a 15-4 deficit after the first quarter as the Wildcats were saddled with a 36-22 defeat at the hands of Victory Christian Academy.

WCC, which dropped to 6-13 and plays at 9 a.m. today versus Greater Beckley Christian, received eight points from Hannah Headley and four markers apiece from Ellie Powell and Sidney Strause.

VCA (9-7) was led in point-production by Abby Gregory with 10 and Emily Markham with nine.

Caldwell 66, Paden City 22

CALDWELL — Cayton Secrest was three steals shy of a triple-double Thursday, registering 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven swipes in Caldwell’s 66-22 victory over visiting Paden City.

The Redskins also got a 14-point, 11-board double-double from Julia Griffith, 12 points and four assists from Cloe Siddle and 10 points from Lexie Weisend.

Paden City got 13 of its points from Hannah Loy.

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