COAL CITY — BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Summers County 60, Independence 57

TaRon Ayers buried a 3-point shot with just over two seconds on the clock to defeat upset-minded Independence 60-57 Tuesday.

Ayers finished the night with a game-high 28 points, while T.J. Smith added 12 points and Matt Ryan scored 10 points.

Shane Greco had a huge night leading the Patriots in their upset bid. Greco was a force in the paint, finishing with 24 points and 18 rebounds.

Drew D’Angelo added 15 points for Independence.

Independence hosts James Monroe Friday and Summers County hosts Meadow Bridge Thursday.



Summers County (7-4)

Isaiah Brown 1 1-2 4, Matt Ryan 4 0-0 10, TaRon Ayers 9 6-7 28, Josh Graham 2 0-2 4, TJ Smith 5 1-3 12, Jacob Carr 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 8-14 60.

Independence (1-9)

Drew D’Angelo  4 5-9 15, Tyler McKinney 1 0-0 2, Bill Sargent 2 0-0 5, Austin Reed 2 0-0 5, Shane Greco 11 2-2 24, Cody Collins 3 0-0 6. Totals: 23 7-11 57.

SC    14    22    13    11    —    60

I    17    19    12    9    —    57

3-point goals — SC: 8 (Brown, Ryan 2, Ayers 4, Smith); I: 4 (D 2, Sargent, Reed). Fouled out — none.



Westside 91, Man 54

MAN — The Westside Renegades raced out to a 36-4 first quarter lead and rolled past the Man Hillbillies Tuesday.

Levi Lambert led the scoring for Westside with 23 points, while Corey Bowles scored 15 points and Jordan Browning 10 points.

Justin Cogar had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Renegades.

Freshman John Thomas-Keffer scored 21 points to lead Man.

Westside (7-5) hosts Class A No. 3 Tug Valley Friday.



Westside (7-5)

Breyer Morgan 0 3-7 3, Larry Cook 0 0-1 0, Will Fox 3 0-0 7, Jordan Browning 4 1-2 10, Corey Bowles 7 0-1 15, Hunter Walker 1 1-3 4, Scott Jenkins 1 0-0 2, Bryce Robinson 0 2-2 2, Justin Kenneda 2 0-0 5, Levi Lambert 10 2-2 23, Justin Cogar 5 1-1 11, Corey West 1 0-2 2, Matt Harless 3 1-2 7. Totals: 37 11-23 91.

Man

John Thomas-Keffer 7 3-6 21, Chris Justice 3 0-0 8, Kenny Jo Adkins 2 0-0 4, Jake Adkins 4 5-6 13, Cayce Mullins 2 0-0 4, Eric Files 1 0-0 2, Gage Harvey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 8-12 54.

W    36    19    24    12    —    91

M    4    19    16    15    —    54

3-point goals — W: 6 (Fox, Browning, Bowles, Walker, Kenneda Lambert); M: 6 (Keffer 4, Justice 2). Fouled out — none.



Richwood 93, Fayetteville 62

RICHWOOD — The Richwood Lumberjacks scored 53 first half points and cruised past Fayetteville Tuesday at home.

Ryan Bennett scored game-high 32 points to lead Richwood and Ben Weber scored 25 points.

Levi Mowery added 18 points for Richwood.

Tyler McVey led the Pirates with 17 points, while Will Dooley scored 15 points and L.T. White had 13 points.

Richwood (4-7) travels to Midland Trail Friday.

Fayetteville

Zach Semple 3 3-6 9, Will Dooley 5 3-7 15, L.T. White 6 1-4 13, Tyler McVey 6 1-2 17, Caleb Bales 1 0-0 2, Aaron Krise 2 0-0 5, Jake Alton 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 9-21 62.

Richwood (4-7)

Griffin Snyder 1 0-0 2, Levi Mowery 6 4-5 18, Zach Bennett 2 0-0 5, Josh Kidwell 2 0-2 6, Ryan Bennett 12 8-9 32, Ben Weber 11 2-4 25, Ben Beaver 1 0-0 2, Larry Gwinn 1 1-2 3. Totals: 36 15-22 93.

F    10    17    17    18    —    62

H    24    29    14    26    —    93

3-point goals — F: 7 (Dooley 2, McVey 4, Krise); R: 6 (Mowery 2, Bennett, Kidwell 2, Weber ). Fouled out — F (Semple).



Poca 51, Nicholas County 48

POCA — The Class AA No. 2 Poca Dots needed a second half rally to edge past Nicholas County Tuesday at home.

Noah Frampton led the Dots with 13 points and Cam Cottrill added 10 points.

Austin Hill led the Grizzlies with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Cody McClung chipped in 10 points.

Nicholas County (6-4) travels to Class AA No. 3 Scott Friday.



Nicholas County (6-4)

Andrew Ray 1 0-0 3, Jared Tharp 2 2-5 6, Michael Bragg 1 0-0 2, Zach McCourt 2 0-3 4, Cody McClung 4 1-1 10, Eric Peyatt 2 0-0 4, Austin Hill 6 4-6 19. Totals: 18 7-15 48.

Poca (10-1)

Noah Frampton 5 2-3 13, Cam Cottrill 4 1-1 10, Jacob Payne 3 2-2 8, Caleb Samples 1 0-0 2, Matt Chandler 1 5-6 7, Hayden Bailey 1 3-5 6, Adam Sigman 1 1-2 4, Cam Morrison 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 15-21 51.

V    12    14    11    11    —    48

H    12    9    16    14    —    51

3-point goals — NC: 5 (Ray, McClung, Hill 3). P: 4 (Frampton, Cottrill, Bailey, Sigman);  Fouled out — NC (Peyatt).



Mount View 63, Montcalm 26

WELCH — Donnell Bonds scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Mount View Golden Knights past Montcalm Tuesday.

Teddy Hazzard scored nine points and Marques Bonds added eight points for Mount View.

Darius Brodesser and Tyler Goins led Montcalm with six points apiece.

Mount View (7-3) travels to PikeView Friday.



Montcalm

Jacob Lambert 0 2-4 2, Michael Blackwell 1 1-2 3, Andrew Agee 1 0-0 2, Darius Brodesser 2 0-1 6, Tyler Goins 2 1-2 6, Travis Duncan 1 0-0 2, Jacob Powers 2 1-2 5. Totals: 8 5-11 26.

Mount View (7-3)

Teddy Hazzard 3 0-0 9, Rashawn Brooks 0 1-2 1, Tashaan Vineyard 3 0-0 6, William Johnson 2 2-2 6, Channing Vineyard 1 0-0 2, Ben Johnson 3 1-2 7, Taylor Morrow 1 0-0 2, Jaedon Burgess 0 1-5 1, Tim Nowlin 2 1-2 5, Donnell Bonds 7 2-3 16, Marques Bonds 4 0-0 8. Totals: 24 8-16 63.

M    5    4    4    13    —    26

MV    13    17    13    20    —    63

3-point goals — M: none; MV: 3 (Hazzard 3). Fouled out — none.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Nitro 46, Woodrow Wilson 44

NITRO — The Lady Flying Eagles managed to cut the lead to two points with 3 seconds remaining, but was unable to get the ball back as the Lady Wildcats defeated Woodrow 46-44.

Nitro’s Savanah Shamblin had 22 points.

Breanna Thompson had 13 for Woodrow and Sarah Akers had 10.

Woodrow Wilson hosts Parkersburg Thursday.



Woodrow Wilson (3-8)

Sarah Akers 3 4-5 10, Kavita Francois 3 3-5 9, Jasha Payne 2 0-0 4, Breanna Thompson 4 5-13 13, Summer Butler 3 2-3 8. Totals: 15 14-26 44.

Nitro (7-5)

Savannah Shamblin 7 5-6 22, Madison Godbey 1 0-0 2, Melissa Belcher 1 2-2 4, Kelli Douglas 3 5-6 1111, Halie Miller 1 5-10 7. Totals: 13 17-24 46.

WW    5    10    11    18    —    44

N    9    13    9    15    —    46

3-point goals — WW: none; N: 3 (Shamblin).



Midland Trail 47, Richwood 43 (OT)

The Midland Trail Lady Patriots placed three players in double figures to defeat Richwood in over-time Tuesday.

Emily Carte led Midland Trail with 11 points, while Hannah Legg and Jesika Cooper added 10 points apiece.

Breanne Mazzella scored 11 points to lead the Lady Lumberjacks and Hannah Brown had eight.

Midland Trail travels to county rival Meadow bridge Thursday.



Richwood

Hannah Brown 2 2-2 8, Breanne Mazzella 5 1-8 11, Jamie Bailey 1 5-10 7, Hannah Metheney 1 3-4 5, Demmi Smallwood 3 0-0 6, Hannah Green 1 0-2 2, Itali Wolfe 1 2-2 4. Totals: 14 13-28 43.

Midland Trail (3-8)

Abby Sevy 1 0-0 2, Kennedy Cochran 1 3-8 5, Jesika Cooper 3 4-8 10, Emily Carte 3 5-8 11, Marissa Workman 1 0-0 2, Hannah Legg 3 4-7 10, Madison Syner 2 3-6 7. Totals: 14 19-37 47.

R    8    11    8    12    4    —    43

MT    9    3    16    12    8    —    47

3-point goals — R: 2 (Brown 2); MT: none. Fouled out — R (Matheney, Smallwood, Green).