SMITHERS —
Class A No. 10 Valley used a balanced scoring attack to overcome a slow start and defeat Nicholas County Monday.
Zac Warden tallied 22 points, while Keyshawn Payne added 18 points and Raeshawn Breckenridge had 17 points for Valley
Henry Barron chipped in nine points and Druw Bowen had eight points for the Greyhounds.
Nicholas County was led Jared Tharp with a game-high 29 points, Eric Peyatt with 18 and Austin Hill with 12.
Valley (12-6) hosts Fayetteville Wednesday.
Nicholas County
Jared Tharp 13 2-2 29, Cody McClung 3 0-0 7, Eric Peyatt 7 4-6 18, Austin Hill 4 1-2 12. Totals: 27 7-10 66.
Valley (12-6)
Henry Barron 4 0-3 9, Keyshawn Payne 8 0-3 18, Raeshawn Breckenridge 6 5-7 17, Cody Winters 2 0-1 5, Zac Warden 10 1-2 22, Druw Bowen 3 2-2 8. Totals: 33 8-18 79.
NC 26 9 18 13 — 66
V 14 23 25 17 — 79
3-point goals — NC: 5 (Hill 3, McClung, Tharp); V: 5 (Payne 2, Barron, Winter, Warden). Fouled out — none.�
High School Sports
Boys basketball: Valley 79, Nicholas County 66
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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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Replacing stars a big challenge for Culicerto
Vince Culicerto has enjoyed his last three seasons as head coach for Shady Spring.
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Back to the gridiron
It’s in the air. Can you smell it?
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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
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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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