GLEN DANIEL — Shady Spring outscored Independence 20-0 in the third quarter en route to a 60-31 win in the Class AA Region 3, Section 1 girls basketball tournament at Liberty High School.

Shady’s Lyndsey Thompson led all scorers with 26 points while Morgan Hylton 15 and Tricia Gibson added 10.

Alissa Ward led Independence with 11 points.

Shady Spring plays top-seeded Westside in the Section 1 semifinals today at 8 p.m. at Liberty.



Oak Hill 51, Liberty 32

The Red Devils broke up a close game with a 20-6 run in the third quarter to advance in the Class AA Region 3, Section 1 tournament at Liberty.

Emily Aurednik led balanced-scoring Oak Hill with 16 points.

Marissa Long led Liberty with 15 and Stacy Williams added 10.

Oak Hill plays Wyoming East in the Section 1 semifinals at 6 p.m. today.



Pocahontas County 73, Valley 43

DUNMORE — Chloe Bland became Pocahontas County’s all-time leading scorer, boys or girls, as Pocahontas County bounced Valley from the Class A Region 3, Section 1 tournament.

Bland scored a game-high 30 points and now has 1,336 for her career.

She also had 11 rebounds and five steals against the Greyhounds.

Miranda McNabb added 17 points, 11 assists and four blocked shots. Tristan day scored 10 points, and Erin White made five steals.

Valley was led by Alexis Payne’s 19 points, and Abby Buchan added 17.

The Warriors (19-4) will host Midland Trail at 7 p.m. Wednesday for the section championship.



Nicholas County 53, Riverside 38

OAK HILL  — Shealyn Young scored 25 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead Nicholas over Riverside in the play-in game of the Class AAA Region 3, Section 2 tournament at the Lilly Center.

Lauren Young added eight in the win.

Rachel Mills and Brittany Wood had 10 points each for Riverside.

The Grizzlies will face top-seeded Greenbrier East in the section 2 semifinals Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Oak Hill High School.



Final regular season rankings released

The Greenbrier East unbeaten streak, and its reign atop the Class AAA girls basketball rankings has ended.

The Spartans suffered their first defeat of the season, falling to South Charleston 65-52 in the Mountain State Athletic Conference title game Saturday.

In the Associated Press poll released Monday, Greenbrier East (20-1) dropped to No. 2.

Bridgeport (21-1) rose to the No. 1 position. The Indians have won 17 games in a row, and haven’t lost since Dec. 17.

No. 10 Woodrow Wilson (13-7) lost twice last week and fell two spots in the rankings.

In Class AA, No. 1 Westside finished the regular season with a 21-0 mark.

Summers County (17-5) knocked off Clay County and Woodrow Wilson last week, and maintained its No. 3 ranking, while PikeView (14-9) stayed at No. 10 with two victories last week.



n BOYS PREP REGULAR SEASON BASKETBALL

Midland Trail 60, Nicholas County 43

SUMMERSVILLE  — Casey Kessler had 22 points as eight rebounds as the Class A No. 4 Patriots rolled by Class AAA Nicholas County Monday.

Jordan Burdette added 16 points, Sidney Crist 11 assists, and Casey Deskins returned to the lineup since fracturing both wrists in January.

Jared Tharp led Nicholas County with 13.

Midland Trail is at Greenbrier West today.

Girls Sectional Schedule

CLASS AAA

Region 3, Section 2

At Oak Hill High School

Monday

No. 4 Nicholas County 53, No. 5 Riverside 38

Wednesday

No. 2 Woodrow Wilson vs. No. 3 Princeton, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Nicholas County vs. No. 1 Greenbrier East, 8 p.m.

Friday

Championship game, 7 p.m.



CLASS AA

Region 3, Section 1

At Liberty High School

Monday

No. 3 Oak Hill 51, No. 6 Liberty 32

No. 4 Shady Spring 60, No. 5 Independence 31

Today

No. 2 Wyoming East vs. No. 3 Oak Hill, 6 p.m.

No. 1 Westside vs. No. 4 Shady Spring, 8 p.m.

Thursday

Championship game, 7 p.m.



Region 3, Section 2

At Princeton High School

Saturday

No. 4 Greenbrier West 37. No. 5 River View 34

No. 3 James Monroe 41, No. 6 Mount View 27

No. 2 PikeView 60, No. 7 Bluefield 13

Wednesday

No. 1 Summers County vs. No. 4 Greenbrier West, 6 p.m.

No. 2 PikeView vs. No. 3 James Monroe, 8 p.m.

Thursday

Championship game, 7 p.m.



CLASS A

Region 3, Section 1

Monday

No. 2 Midland Trail 46, No. 3 Richwood 38 (OT)

No. 1 Pocahontas County 73, No. 4 Valley 43

Wednesday

No. 2 Midland Trail at No. 1 Pocahontas County, 7 p.m.



Region 3, Section 2

At Princeton Middle School

Today

No. 1 Fayetteville vs. No. 4 Greater Beckley, 6 p.m.

No. 2 Meadow Bridge vs. No. 3 Montcalm, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday

Championship game



Today’s Boys Schedule

Midland Trail at Greenbrier West

PikeView at Princeton

Bluefield at Wyoming East

Mount View at Independence

Oak Hill at Shady Spring

St. Albans at Liberty

River View at Westside

Gilmer County at Nicholas County

Fayetteville at Sherman

Meadow Bridge at Richwood

Herbert Hoover at Webster County



Local Boxscores

Girls Sectionals

Shady Spring 60, Independence 31

Independence

Krista Harris 2 1-2 5, Ashleigh Mills 0 0-2 0, Krista Greene 0 0-0 0, Emily Fedukovich 1 1-2 4, Alissa Ward 4 1-2 11, Kameron Mills 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Hart 1 0-0 2, Stacy Daniel 0 3 2-2 8. Totals: 11 6-10 31.

Shady Spring (9-14)

Tricia Gibson 4 2-4 10, McKenzie Severt 1 2-4 4, Morgan Hylton 6 0-1 15, Lyndsey Thompson 9 6-8 26, Kaylee Dickinson 2 0-0 4, Amanda Guy 0 1-3 1, Brooklyn Meador 0 0-0 0, Sabel Meadows 0 0-0 0, Sierra Richmond 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 11-20 60.

I    10    12    0    9    —    31

SS    12    17    20    11    —    60

Three-point goals: I: 3 (Ward 2, Fedukovich); SS: 5 (Hylton 3, Thompson 2); Fouled out: None.



Oak Hill 51, Liberty 32

Liberty

Marissa Long 7 1-2 15, Stacy Williams 5 0-0 10, Tara Bryant 2 0-0 4, Alana Alderman 1 1-2 3, Katana Bryant 0 0-2 0. Totals: 15 2-6 32.

Oak Hill

Joi Fruit 4 0-0 8, Talisa Smith 4 0-0 9, Kristen White 2 0-0 5, Cheyanne Selbe 1 0-0 2, Emily Aurednik 6 1-2 16, Paige Tygrett 3 0-0 6, Jordan McDonald 2 1-4 5 . Totals: 22 2-6 51.

L    12    11    6    3    —    32

OH    11    15    20    5    —    51

Three-point goals: L: None; OH: (Smith, White, Aurednik 3); Fouled out: None.



Pocahontas County 73, Valley 43

Valley (6-14)

Kelsey Bird 1 2-2 5, Kylar Fragale 1 0-0 2, Alexis Payne 9 1-2 19, Abby Buchan 6 5-7 17. Totals: 17 6-11 43.

Pocahontas County (19-4)

Olivia Workman 1 3-4 5, Heather Snead 0 6-6 6, Erin White 2 0-0 4, Bobbi McNabb 0 1-2 1, Chloe Bland 12 6-11 30, Miranda McNabb 8 0-2 17, Tristen Day 5 0-0 10. Totals: 27 16-25 73.

V    13    10    11    9    —    43

PC    18    15    25    15    —    73

Three-point goals: V: 1 (Bird); PC: 3 (M. McNabb 2, Day); Fouled out: V: Brittany Domingo, Payne.



Nicholas County 53, Riverside 38

Riverside (7-17)

Rachel Mills 5 0-0 10, Brittany Wood 5 0-2 10, Kara Knaff 3 3-4 9, Chelsea Wood 2 1-2 6, Shelia Clayborn 1 1-2 3. Totals: 16 5-10 38.

Nicholas County (15-7)

Shealyn Shaffer 11 3-6 25, Lauren Young 1 6-9 8, Whitney Robinson 3 1-2 7,  Mykenzie Martin 1 2-3 5, Makayla Willis 1 0-0 2, Kristen McGirl 1 1-3 4, Kaylee Hughes 0 2-2 2. Totals: 18 15-25 53.

R    8    8    17    5    —    38

NC    15    14    12    12    —    53

Three-point goals: R: 1 (Wood); NC: 2 (Martin,McGirl) ; Fouled out: Wood, Clayborn.



Boys Regular Season

Midland Trail 60, Nicholas County 43

Midland Trail (17-3)

Jordan Burdette 6 4-5 16, Sidney Crist 2 2-2 7, Ryan Whitlock 3 0-1 6, Casey Kessler 10 2-2 22, Jake Grimmett 2 0-0 4, Casey Deskins 2 1-2 5. Totals: 25 9-12 60.

Nicholas County (3-16)

Jared Tharp 4 2-2 13, Zach Phillips 1 0-0 3, Zavier Tucker 2 0-0 4, Justin Browning 1 0-0 2, Michael Bragg 2 0-0 5, Cody McClung 2 0-0 4, Eric Peyatt 4 0-0 8, Austin Hill 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18 2-2 43.

MT    19    12    18    11    —    60

NC    9    8    5    21    —    43

Three-point goals: MT: 1 (Crist); NC: 5 (Tharp 3, Phillips, Bragg); Fouled out: None.



State Boys Rankings

CHARLESTON (AP) — The Associated Press high school girls basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

Team    Record    Pts    Prv

Class AAA

 1. Martinsburg (6)    19-2    69    3

 2. South Charleston (1)    18-3    62    1

 3. Wheeling Park    16-5    55    7

 4. Morgantown    14-5    44    2

 5. Woodrow Wilson    16-5    39    4

 6. Fairmont Senior    17-3    35    6

 7. Hedgesville    16-5    26    5

 8. George Washington    14-5    21    8

 9. Washington    14-6    15    T10

10. Parkersburg South    13-7    8    NR

Others receiving votes: Parkersburg 6, Huntington 2, Logan 2, Bridgeport 1.



Class AA

 1. Bluefield (6)    20-1    69    1

 2. Wyoming East    15-4    59    3

 3. Tug Valley (1)    18-2    57    4

 4. Magnolia    18-3    52    2

 5. Tolsia    15-5    36    5

 6. Braxton County    16-4    34    8

 7. Sissonville    16-5    23    7

 8. Westside    15-6    20    9

 9. Oak Hill    13-7    17    6

10. Webster County    15-3    16    10

Others receiving votes: Chapmanville 2.



Class A

 1. St. Marys (7)    19-1    70    1

 2. Madonna    18-3    62    2

 3. Charleston Catholic    17-3    56    3

 4. Midland Trail    16-3    45    4

 5. Saint Joseph Central    14-5    34    7

 6. Trinity    14-6    27    6

T7. Moorefield    13-4    22    5

T7. Tucker County    13-6    22    8

 9. Parkersburg Catholic    14-6    19    9

10. Meadow Bridge    16-4    14    T10

Others receiving votes: Bishop Donahue 5, Buffalo 5, East Hardy 4.



State Girls Rankings

CHARLESTON (AP) — The Associated Press high school girls basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

Team    Record    Pts    Prv

Class AAA

 1. Bridgeport (4)    21-1    74    2

 2. Greenbrier East (3)    20-1    72    1

 3. South Charleston (1)    20-3    70    3

 4. University    17-5    49    6

 5. Wheeling Park    18-4    46    5

 6. Morgantown    17-5    41    4

 7. Spring Valley    17-5    30    9

 8. Fairmont Senior    17-5    19    7

 9. Huntington    16-6    15    10

10. Woodrow Wilson    13-7    10    8

Others receiving votes: Hurricane 4, George Washington 4, John Marshall 2, North Marion 2, Robert C. Byrd 1, Princeton 1.



Class AA

 1. Westside (6)    21-0    78    1

 2. Scott (2)    18-2    73    2

 3. Summers County    17-5    64    3

 4. Tolsia    18-4    57    4

 5. Braxton County    16-6    36    8

 6. Chapmanville    15-5    34    5

 7. Clay County    15-6    29    6

 8. Lincoln    15-7    27    7

 9. Oak Glen    15-7    17    9

10. PikeView    14-9    14    10

Others receiving votes: Frankfort 4, Berkeley Springs 3, Philip Barbour 2.



Class A

 1. Saint Joseph Central (7)    16-5    79    1

 2. Wheeling Central (1)    19-3    72    2

 3. St. Marys    20-2    63    4

 4. Williamstown    17-4    49    5

 5. Trinity    20-1    48    3

 6. Parkersburg Catholic    18-4    44    6

 7. Pocahontas County    18-4    35    7

 8. Tucker County    17-5    25    8

 9. Clay-Battelle    15-5    11    9

10. Madonna    16-6    6    NR

Others receiving votes: Fayetteville 2, Tygarts Valley 2, Charleston Catholic 1, Gilmer County 1, Meadow Bridge 1.

 

n WWHS Lassie Camp

Woodrow Wilson High School Lassie Dance Camp will be held Saturday, Feb. 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Campers will perform with the dance team at halftime of the Woodrow WIlson boys basketball game that night. Cost is $35, which includes a T-shirt and lunch. For more information or to register, contact Cheryl Osborne at 304-923-4869.