GARDNER —
Juwan Rowe scored 17 points and Chase Connor added 16 points to lead Shady Spring past PikeView 64-44 Friday.
Corey Snyder added 10 points and Jordan Meadows scored nine, while Jacob Buckland grabbed 12 rebounds for the Tigers.
PikeView was led by Jason Weitzel with 13 points.
Shady Spring (3-4) hosts Liberty tonight.
Shady Spring (3-4)
Chase Connor 6 1-2 16, Steven Chhabra 1 0-3 2, Jordan Meadows 2 4-4 9, Tyler Bonds 2 2-2 6, Corey Snyder 3 2-2 10, Jacob Buckland 2 0-0 4, Juwan Rowe 8 1-2 17. Totals: 24 10-15 64.
PikeView
Seth Wood, 4 1-2 9, Austin Cordell 3 1-2 6, Jason Weitzel 5 3-6 13, Zach Meadows 2 0-2 2, Logan McKinney 5 1-6 11. Totals: 18 6-18 44.
SS 20 15 11 18 — 64
PV 10 11 7 17 — 44
3-point goals — SS: 6 (Connor 3, Meadows, Snyder 2); PV: 2 (Cordell, Meadows). Fouled out — SS (Snyder); PV (Cordell).
Liberty 65, Independence 50
The Liberty Raiders jumped out to a 15-point first-quarter lead and cruised past county rival Independence in Glen Daniel.
Levi Cook and Trevor McGhee each had a double-double to lead the Raiders. Cook had 22 points and 14 rebounds, while McGhee had 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Austin Lyons added 11 points for the Raiders.
Shane Greco led the Patriots with 13 points and Bill Sargent added 12.
Liberty plays Shady Spring tonight in the championship game of the Shady Spring holiday tournament, while Independence plays PikeView in the consolation game.
Independence
Drew D’Angelo 3 3-3 9, Demonte Hill 1 0-0 2, Tyler McKinney 2 2-2 7, Bill Sargent 5 0-0 12, Austin Reed 0 2-2 2, Shane Greco 6 1-2 13, Cody Collins 0 5-6 5. Totals: 17 13-15 50.
Liberty (3-1)
Austin Lyons 3 5-6 11, Michael Prater 1 0-0 2, Levi Cook 9 4-6 22, Trevor McGhee 9 3-6 21, Ryan Delaney 1 0-0 3, Tre McDowell 3 0-0 6. Totals: 26 12-18 65.
I 10 15 8 17 — 50
L 25 13 11 16 — 65
3-point goals — I: 3 (McKinney, Sargent 2); L: 1 (Delaney). Fouled out — none.
Bluefield 55, Oak Hill 53
OAK HILL — The Bluefield Beavers rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to edge past Oak Hill.
Lykel Collier led the Beavers with 18 points, while Michael Yost added 11 and Corey Coppola scored 10.
Deon Marion led the Red Devils with 12 points and Kadrin Goodman scored 11.
Oak Hill (2-4) travels to Liberty Tuesday.
Bluefield (3-1)
David Edwards 3 1-1 7, Anthony Eades 3 3-4 9, Lykel Collier 7 4-5 18, Michael Yost 4 2-2 11, Corey Coppola 5 0-0 10. Totals: 22 10-12 55.
Oak Hill (2-4)
Jalen Jones 2 4-5 8, Kadrin Goodman 5 1-2 11, Deon Marion 4 3-4 12, Marc Logan 1 0-0 2, Kyalo Bradford 2 1-2 5, Joey Re 3 0-2 6, Ervin Fruit 3 3-4 9. Totals: 20 12-19 53.
B 12 8 24 11 — 55
OH 18 11 13 11 — 53
3-point goals — B: 1 (Yost) OH: 1 (Marion). Fouled out — none.
Nicholas County 81, Richwood 62
RICHWOOD — Jared Tharp blistered the nets for a game-high 31 points to lead Nicholas County past county rival Richwood.
Eric Peyatt and Cody McClung added 16 points apiece for the Grizzlies and Andrew Ray scored nine.
Ben Weber led the Lumberjacks with 20 points. Ryan Bennett scored 17 and Zach Bennett had 13.
Richwood travels to Tug Valley tonight.
Nicholas County
Andrew Ray 3 2-3 9, Jared Tharp 11 7-9 31, Justin Browning 1 0-0 2, Michael Bragg 0 2-4 2, Cody McClung 5 5-6 16, Eric Peyatt 8 0-0 16, Zach Tolley 1 1-3 3, Austin Hill 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 17-25 81.
Richwood (2-5)
Levi Mowery 3 1-2 7, Zach Bennett 6 0-0 13, Braden Johnson 0 4-6 4, Ryan Bennett 5 3-6 17, Ben Weber 6 8-12 20, Larry Gwinn 0 1-2 1. Totals: 20 17-28 62.
NC 17 24 16 24 — 81
R 13 12 19 18 — 62
3-point goals — NC: 4 (Ray, Tharp 2, McClung); R: 5 (Z. Bennett, R. Bennett 4). Fouled out — R (Z. Bennett).
Valley 71, Midland Trail 48
HICO — Valley stayed undefeated Friday night with a victory on the road against a winless Midland Trail squad.
The Greyhounds (3-0) were led by 16 points from Raeshawn Breckenridge and 14 points from Zac Warden. Druw Bowen scored 13 as the other player in double figures.
The Patriots (0-4) found 14 points from Ricky Carter and 13 from Jake Grimmett.
Midland Trail will be at Richwood Tuesday.
Valley (3-0)
Drew Jones 1 1-3 3, Henry Barron 4 1-9 10, Keyshawn Payne 1 0-0 2, Raeshawn Breckenridge 5 3-10 16, Cody Winter 1 0-2 2, Zac Warden 5 4-8 14, Dante Wilkerson 1 0-2 2, Arik McGinnis 4 0-2 9, Druw Bowen 4 5-8 13. Totals: 26 14-44 71
Midland Trail (0-4)
Jake Grimmett 4 5-10 13, Collin Carte 1 1-2 3, Tyler Skaggs 1 1-2 4, Rickie Carter 5 4-9 14, Austin Burdette 1 0-0 2, Nate Vaught 2 1-2 5, Ryan Wilson 1 1-6 3, Glen Neal 0 2-2 2, Tristan Minor 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 15-33 48.
V 14 22 14 21 — 71
MT 9 14 17 8 — 48
3-point goals — V: 5 (Breckenridge 3, Barron, McGinnis); MT: 2 (Skaggs, Neal). Fouled out — none.
Mount View 54, James Monroe 35
PRINCETON — Mount View came out on top in the consolation game of the Princeton tournament, beating James Monroe on the strength of 16 points each from Maurice Brown and Antoine Calloway. Donnell Bonds chipped 11 in the victory.
James Monroe was led by 15 points from Garrett Mann.
Mount View (5-2) will be back in action Tuesday at Mount Mission (Va.).
Mount View (5-2)
Teddy Hazzard 2 0-0 4, William Johnson 0 1-2 1, Jerry Saunders 2 0-0 4, Ben Johnson 1 0-0 2, Maurice Brown 8 0-2 16, Donnell Bonds 5 0-1 11, Antoine Calloway 7 1-1 16. Totals: 25 2-6 54.
James Monroe
Micah Deskins 1 2-6 4, Chord Settle 1 2-2 4, Chastin Wickline 0 1-2 1, Caleb Spencer 1 0-0 2, R.T. Weiss 0 0-1 0, Devin Carr 0 2-2 2, Jacob McKlarney 1 0-0 2, Garrett Mann 4 5-7 15, Josh Ganoe 2 0-2 4. Totals: 10 12-22 35.
MV 17 12 12 13 — 54
H 7 11 7 10 — 35
3-point goals — MV: 2 (Bonds, Calloway); JM: 2 (Mann 2). Fouled out — none.
Sherman 84, Hannan 61
SETH — Cody Muncy had a double-double to lead the Sherman Tide past Hannan. Muncy finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Braden Harrah added 18 points and nine rebounds, while Blake Brewer scored 13 points for Sherman.
Paul Holley led Hannan with 14 points and Tyler Burns added 11.
Sherman (4-3) travels to Van Tuesday.
Hannan (2-6)
Paul Holley 4 5-6 14, Tyler Burns 3 4-4 11, Brad Fannin 5 0-2 10, Ty Page 3 3-3 9, Tyler Jenkins 2 3-4 8, Daniel Black 2 0-2 4, Kade McCoy 1 1-8 3. Totals: 20 18-31 61.
Sherman (4-3)
Cody Muncy 11 0-0 23, Braden Harrah 8 1-4 18, Blake Brewer 5 1-2 13, Corey Smith 2 3-5 7, Duncan Breeden 3 0-6 6, Garrett Lester 0 4-6 4, Aaron Lowe 1 2-4 4, Tate Pauley 1 2-2 4, Adam Pauley 2 0-0 5. Totals: 33 13-29 84.
H 15 14 14 18 — 61
S 19 19 17 29 — 84
3-point goals — H: 3 (Holley, Jenkins, Burns); S: 5 (Brewer 2, Muncy, Harrah, A. Pauley. Fouled out — S (Brewer, Lowe).
Late Wednesday
Liberty 89, PikeView 69
Trevor McGhee scored 25 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Liberty past PikeView Wednesday in the opening round of the Shady Spring holiday tournament.
Levi Cook scored 25 points and Austin Lyons added 24 for the Raiders.
Michael Prater dished out 10 assists for Liberty.
Jason Weitzel led the Panthers with 20 points.
PikeView
Seth Wood 4 1-2 9, Bradley Flinchem 2 1-2 5, Jonathan Burrell 1 0-0 3, Jason Weitzel 5 8-9 20, Tanner Farley 2 0-0 4, Zach Meadows 5 0-0 12, Logan McKinney 7 0-0 14, Austin Cordell 1 0-0 2 Totals: 27 10-13 69.
Liberty
Austin Lyons 10 1-1 24, Michael Prater 1 2-3 4, Levi Cook 12 1-3 25, Trevor McGhee 11 3-5 25, Tre McDowell 2 0-0 4, Matt Klucarich 3 0-0 7. Totals: 39 7-12 89.
PV 10 19 24 16 — 69
L 21 24 21 23 — 89
3-point goals — PV: 5 (Burrell, Weitzel 2, Meadows 2); L: 4 (Lyons 4, Klucarich). Fouled out — L (Cook).
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Valley 63, Meadow Bridge 55
MEADOW BRIDGE — In a battle of county rivals featuring all-state players Alexis Payne and Chandra Harrah, it was sophomore Abigail Buchan who stole the show. Buchan poured in 30 points to lead Valley to a come-from-behind victory over Meadow Bridge.
The Greyhounds trailed by as many as 12 points and Meadow Bridge led until the 3:00 mark of the fourth quarter.
Payne finished with 23 points for Valley, while Harrah tallied 24, including six 3-point goals, for the Lady Wildcats.
Sarah Fleshman scored 14 points and Allison Gilkerson added 11 for Meadow Bridge.
Meadow Bridge (5-2) travels to Fayetteville Monday and Valley (7-0) hosts Montcalm Monday.
Valley (6-0)
Kelsey Bird 3 0-0 8, Abigail Buchan 11 4-6 30, Gracyn Grubb 1 0-0 2, Alexis Payne 9 3-4 23, Emily Beard 0 0-2 0. Totals: 24 7-12 63.
Meadow Bridge (5-2)
Chandra Harrah 8 2-4 24, Allison Gilkerson 4 1-2 11, Sarah Fleshman 6 2-6 14, Caitlin White 2 2-4 6, Courtney Mullins 0 1-2 1. Totals: 20 8-18 55.
V 15 7 21 20 — 63
MB 16 10 17 8 — 55
3-point goals — V: 6 (Byrd 2, Buchan 4); MB: 6 (Harrah 6). Fouled out — none.
Independence 64, Greenbrier West 55
Krista Harris scored 18 points, dished out seven assists and made seven steals as Independence beat the visiting Cavaliers.
Emily Fedukovich added 12 points and Kelsey Hart 11 for the Patriots (3-5), who visit Greater Beckley Christian Monday.
Kristen Harris scored a game-high 21 points for Greenbrier West, which plays at Oak Hill Monday. Rachel Redden added 15 and Emily Holliday 11.
Greenbrier West
Rachel Redden 6 2-3 15, Abby Nickell 0 1-2 1, Kristen Harris 7 7-11 21, Madde Bridges 1 0-0 2, Emily Holliday 5 1-5 11, Amber Nutter 2 1-2 5, Corbin Dewitt 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 12-23 55.
Independence (3-5)
Krista Harris 7 4-10 18, Brittany Wrenn 1 0-2 2, Krista Greene 3 1-2 8, Emily Fedukovich 5 0-0 12, Kelsey Hart 6 2-3 11, Katy Lilly 0 0-0 0, Jess Lilly 1 2-4 4, Faith Fortner 3 0-0 6. Totals: 26 9-21 64.
GW 15 10 11 19 — 55
I 15 16 14 19 — 64
3-point goals — GW: 1 (Redden); I: 3 (Greene, Fedukovich 2). Fouled out — I: Hart.
Greater Beckley Christian 30, Van 22
Kayla Hill scored 10 points to lead Greater Beckley Christian to its first win of the season.
Van got 10 from Baylee Farmer.
The Crusaders (1-8) will host Cross Lanes Christian at 4 p.m. today.
Van
Holly Adkins 2 0-1 4, Kristen Vint 1 0-0 2, Stevie White 1 2-2 4, Baylee Farmer 5 0-0 10, Cortney Belcher 1 0-2 2. Totals: 10 2-5 22.
GreaterBeckley Christian (1-8)
Kayla Hill 5 0-2 10, Jana Lehman 2 0-0 4, Allie Warden 2 0-2 4, Beka Graham 4 0-0 8, Liz Graham 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15 0-4 30.
V 2 10 4 6 — 22
GBC 4 6 10 10 — 30
3-point goals — V: 0; GBC: 0. Fouled out — none.
Summers County 72, Bluefield 53
HINTON — Tyra Wynes had 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and six steals to lead Summers County.
Shelby Smith added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Bobcats (7-1), who host James Monroe Tuesday. Avery Pivont scored 14 points.
Destiny Simms scored a team-high 27 for the Beavers.
Bluefield
Kaitlyn Thompson 1 0-1 2, Destiny Simms 10 6-11 27, Tyra Jackson 0 1-6 1, Khadijah Brown 1 0-0 2, Jessica Haden 0 0-10, Jesslyn Fullerton 2 0-0 4, Teryn Auville 0 0-2 0, Abby Atwell 2 2-3 8, Sheila Hopkins 2 5-6 9. Totals: 19 14-30 53.
Summers County (7-1)
Hailey Shrewsbury 1 2-4 4, Avery Pivont 6 2-3 14, Abby Taylor 1 2-2 4, Brenna Davis 1 0-0 2, Emily Smith 0 2-2 2, Tyra Wynes 6 3-4 16, Brandy Morrison 5 6-10 16, Shelby Smith 2 8-11 12, Britany Bonds 1 0-2 2. Totals: 23 25-38 72.
B 18 6 11 18 — 53
SC 22 15 10 25 — 72
3-point goals — B: 1 (Simms); SC: 1 (Wynes). Fouled out — B: Jackson, Brown, Hopkins.
Nicholas County 58, Webster County 36
UPPER GLADE— Senior Shealyn Shafer scored the 1,000th point of her career and had a triple-double to lead the Nicholas County Lady Grizzlies past Webster County.
Shafer finished with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 steals in the win.
Nicole Hamilton and Mykenzie Martin added 10 points apiece for Nicholas County.
Senior Brandi Clevenger led the Lady Highlanders with 14 points and Taylor Anderson scored 10.
Nicholas County (8-1) hosts county rival Richwood Tuesday.
Nicholas County (8-1)
Lauren Young 1 1-4 3, Mykenzie Martin 2 5-6 10, Makayla Willis 2 0-0 4, Nicole Hamilton 5 0-0 10, Shealyn Shafer 5 10-11 21, Alexis Brown 3 0-0 6, Lindsay Hogan 0 2-2 2, Carrie Huffman 0 1-4 1, Kaylee Hughes 10 1-2 1. Totals: 18 20-34 58.
Webster County
Sam Stout 1 1-2 3, Erin Brown 1 0-0 2, Stacie Robinson 1 2-2 4, Bethany Young 1 1-2 3, Brandi Clevenger 5 2-2 14, Taylor Anderson 3 3-10 10. Totals: 11 7-16 36.
NC 22 19 11 6 — 58
WC 4 11 9 12 — 36
3-point goals — NC: 2 (Shafer, Martin); WC: 2 (Clevenger 2). Fouled out — WC (Anderson).
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Special moments, players and coaches in state sports history
In celebration of West Virginia's 150th birthday, our sports staff decided to take a look at some of the athletes, coaches and venues that make sports in the Mountain State special.
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Class AAA All-State baseball list
As selected by a panel of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
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GBC’s Mullins ready for last performance in the hoops spotlight
Ask anyone who has been around the Greater Beckley Christian program the last two years and they’ll all agree, Keith Mullins is a special young man.
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AAA first-team all-state list includes Woodrow’s Greco
Hunter Greco wanted his senior season to end with him and his Woodrow Wilson teammates raising a state championship trophy.
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AA All-State team filled with local talent
When Drew D’Angelo and Wyatt Adkins transfered to Independence from Oak Hill, the Patriots didn’t just get more firepower for their offense.
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McGinnis named all-stater
The season had an all-too-familiar end for Valley — a loss in the Class A state semifinals.
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All-star events set for Charleston next weekend
If summer is bringing you the prep sports blues, perhaps a trip to the Capital City next weekend is just what the doctor ordered.
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Bostick calls it a day at Woodrow Wilson
Bernie Bostick said he saw more of his Woodrow Wilson girls basketball team during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays the past 10 years than he did his own family.
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