SPENCER – Wirt County’s Braylan Dawson tallied 10 of his game-high 19 points in the second quarter here Wednesday night to help erase a Roane County 11-6 edge after one as the Tigers left town with a hard fought 37-31 Little Kanawha Conference triumph.

The 7-2 Tigers, who welcome in Gilmer County tonight, only led 18-17 at the break and 28-23 entering the fourth.

Roane County, now 1-7 with a home game Friday versus Poca, closed the deficit to 30-28 with 4:33 remaining following a pair of Zeke Taylor foul shots.

However, the Tigers got back-to-back buckets by Braxton Dennis to push ahead 34-28, but the orange and black lost Tyler Smith to a leg injury following a jump pass assist on Dennis’ second hoop with 2:45 to go.

Still trailing 34-31 after a Taylor 3, the Raiders had two good looks from beyond the arc to tie it, but couldn’t get one to fall.

Easton Wyer added a late foul shot to make it a two-possession affair while Alex Bevel, who had nine points, set the final score with 10 seconds left by converting both of his free-throw attempts.

Will Odle had a double-double in the setback with 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. He also joined Dennis with a game-high three blocked shots. Taylor pitched in eight points and his trio of steals tied him for game-high honors with Smith.

Wyer finished with five points and a team-high seven rebounds while Dawson and Jake Moore added three assists apiece.

Waterford 51, Federal Hocking 48 (OT)

STEWART, Ohio — Reese Lang’s half-court heave in overtime banked in at the buzzer to give Waterford a thrilling 51-48 win Wednesday.

The Wildcats (4-8) led 13-12 after one but trailed 22-20 at halftime. Waterford regained the lead by the end of three, 30-28, but the Lancers (4-10) rallied to force overtime.

Tied at 48-all, Waterford was set to inbound the ball needing to go the length of the court with 2.6 seconds remaining. Lang got the ball, dribbled twice and chucked up a shot two steps behind the half-court line to send the Wildcats home happy.

Finn Pennock led all scorers with 19 points. Weston Fairchild added 13 points, Lang tallied nine and Gavin Hiener netted six for Waterford, which has now won two straight games after snapping a six-game losing skid. The Wildcats hope to carry that momentum into Saturday’s rivalry game at Fort Frye.

Federal Hocking got 18 points from Cam Joy, 14 from Gabe Bray, eight from Brody Rutter and six from Mosiah Cottrill.

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Parkersburg Catholic 77, Wirt County 54

PARKERSBURG — Class A No. 4 Parkersburg Catholic knocked down 14 3-pointers en route to a 77-54 win over No. 10 Wirt County Wednesday.

The Crusaderettes (9-2) trailed 16-13 after one but rallied for a 34-31 halftime lead. The quarter was all Catholic as the hosts outscored the Tigers 26-9 to take a 60-40 advantage into the final period.

Ellie Kinnison buried six treys for a game-high 26 points to lead PCHS, which visits top-ranked Gilmer County on Friday. Macy Singer added four 3-pointers and 16 points, Seneca Lang tallied 15 points, Annie Tokodi-Ruth netted 10 and Bryley Starkey chipped in seven.

Wirt (4-7) was led by Breigyn Dawson’s four 3-pointers and 14 points. Peyten McKown added 11 while Simone Hall, Rylee Hall and Lia Casenelli contributed six points each for the Tigers, who play host to Richwood on Saturday.

Gilmer County 71, Braxton County 37

GLENVILLE — Gilmer County outscored Braxton County 22-2 in the second quarter to blow the doors open on the way to a 71-37 victory Wednesday.

The Titans (7-0), ranked No. 1 in single-A, turned a 21-12 lead after one into a 43-14 halftime advantage. They extended the lead to 40, 66-26, by the end of the third.

Paige Sterns paced GCHS, which plays host to No. 4 Parkersburg Catholic on Friday, with 16 points. Ava Dobbins added 15 points, Lena Frymeier netted 14 and Kenley Hartshorn tallied 13. Ariana White pitched in seven points for the defending Class A state champs.

Braxton County was led by Bailey Pritt’s 10 points. Zoey Propst added seven for the Eagles.