March 8, 2008

Girls prep basketball state tournament roundup

By The Associated Press

CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP

Wheeling Central 41, Huntington St. Joseph 37

CHARLESTON (AP) — Audra Droginske scored eight of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and Wheeling Central came from 12 points down to beat St. Joseph 41-37 for the girls Class A championship Saturday.

Top-seeded St. Joseph (22-5) led nearly the entire game. The Irish were held without a field goal in the fourth quarter.

St. Joseph built a 22-10 lead midway through the second quarter.

Kat Stiglich scored all 10 of Wheeling Central’s points in the third and Droginske scored the team’s first eight of the fourth. Crystal Kleeh’s jumper in the lane put the No. 2 Maroon Knights (23-4) ahead 38-36 with 1:08 remaining.

Kleeh added a free throw and Stiglich made two more in the final 27 seconds to preserve the win.

Jill Pulley led St. Joseph with 15 points.

WHEELING CENTRAL (23-4)

Droginske 4-6 3-4 12, Kleeh 2-10 1-2 5, Stiglich 4-9 6-6 18, Creighton 3-6 0-0 6, Palmer 0-2 0-0 0, Cieply 0-2 0-0 0, Niggemeyer 0-0 0-0 0, Beaver 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 13-36 10-14 41.

ST. JOSEPH (22-5)

Chapman 1-10 1-4 3, Pulley 7-12 0-0 15, St.Sang 1-5 1-2 3, Dorsey 2-4 0-0 5, Moore 3-6 2-2 8, Smith 0-4 0-0 0, Lambert 0-0 0-0 0, Sa.Sang 0-3 3-4 3. Totals 14-44 7-12 37.

WC 8 10 10 13 — 41

SJ 17 7 10 3 — 37

3-point goals—Wheeling Central 5-13 (Stiglich 4-7, Droginske 1-2, Palmer 0-1, Kleeh 0-1, Cieply 0-2), St. Joseph 2-10 (Pulley 1-1, Dorsey 1-3, Moore 0-1, Smith 0-1, Chapman 0-4). Fouled out—none. Rebounds—Wheeling Central 37 (Stiglich 11), St. Joseph 2 (St.Sang, Sa.Sang 5). Assists—Wheeling Central 8 (Droginske 3), St. Joseph 5 (Chapman 3). Total fouls—Wheeling Central 11, St. Joseph 15. A—NA.

CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP

Parkersburg South 51, Huntington 43

CHARLESTON — Kayla Ayers scored all 14 of her points in the second half to lead Parkersburg South past Huntington 51-43 in the girls Class AAA championship game Saturday night.

Second-seeded Parkersburg South (26-1) won its second title in three years. Huntington (25-2) lost in the title game for the second straight season. The teams split two games during the regular season.

Huntington came back from a 25-19 halftime deficit to tie the game at 35-35 after three quarters.

Ayers sank 3-pointers 30 seconds apart for a 41-40 lead with 5:56 left in the game. She gave Parkersburg South the lead for good with two free throws with 4:19 remaining for a 43-42 lead.

Huntington was held to one point the rest of the game.

Whitney Bays led Huntington with 18 points.

PARKERSBURG SOUTH (26-1)

Ayers 5-9 2-2 14, Floyd 4-10 3-4 13, Morris 3-16 1-3 7, Longwell 1-4 1-2 3, Greenleaf 4-8 1-2 9, Gilkeson 1-3 0-0 2, Shreeves 1-2 0-0 3, Hicks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 8-13 51.

HUNTINGTON (25-2)

Eubank 3-6 1-2 9, Bays 8-17 1-1 18, Madison 3-10 3-4 9, Clark 1-6 1-2 4, Bailes 1-12 1-3 3, Ching 0-2 0-0 0, Spurlock 0-1 0-0 0, Hamilton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-54 7-12 43.

PS 18 7 10 16 — 51

H 14 5 16 8 — 43

3-point goals—Parkersburg South 5-21 (Ayers 2-3, Floyd 2-5, Shreeves 1-2, Gilkeson 0-1, Longwell 0-3, Morris 0-7), Huntington 4-12 (N.Eubank 2-2, Bays 1-3, Clark 1-3, Ching 0-1, Spurlock 0-1, Bailes 0-2). Fouled out—Bays. Rebounds—Parkersburg South 31 (Ayers 10), Huntington 45 (Madison 15). Assists—Parkersburg South 12 (Floyd 6), Huntington 5 (Bailes 3). Total fouls—Parkersburg South 14, Huntington 13. A—NA.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS

CHARLESTON — The girls state high school all-tournament teams announced Saturday:

CLASS A

Kat Stiglich, Wheeling Central

Jill Pulley, St. Joseph

Dusti Chapman, St. Joseph

Stephanie Sang, St. Joseph

Alex Thomas, Charleston Catholic

Capen Evans, Charleston Catholic

Teresa Tokodi, Parkersburg Catholic

Leah Fletcher, South Harrison

CLASS AA

Jolysa Brown, Summers County

Emily Blevins, Summers County

Hallie Gunnoe, Summers County

Kayla Finch, Lincoln

Shanna Akers, Lincoln

Katie Cloxton, Winfield

Brittany Lee, Winfield

Toni Farley, Tolsia

CLASS AAA

Whitney Bays, Huntington

Asia Greenleaf, Parkersburg South

Kayla Ayers, Parkersburg South

Cynthia Fullard, Morgantown

Nicole Eubank, Huntington

Danielle Floyd, Parkersburg South

Ali Morris, Parkersburg South

Erin Bailes, Huntington