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ELKINS, W.Va. — Clay-Battelle keeps on rolling, picking up win 6 over Gilmer County with a 82-44 thumping in the Davis and Elkins tournament.
The Cee-Bees (6-0) were led by big Coltin Barr with 28 points who knocked down 11 field goals and two 3-pointers. Levi Carrico also reached 20 points with a big night from beyond the arc, sinking four treys and three field goals. He also netted 2 of 3 free throws.
Both teams started out hot as Gilmer took a 20-18 lead at the end of the first quarter, but 11 combined points over the next two quarters compared to C-B’s 39 sealed the Titans’ (2-3) fate.
Gilmer was paced by senior big Brady Fitzwater with 19 points and sophomore guard Ean Hamric with 11.
CLAY-BATTELLE (6-0)
Barr 13 0-0 28; Carrico 7 2-3 20; Ammons 4 0-0 8; Casino 3 0-2 8; Chisler 3 2-4 8; Payton 1 0-0 3; Watson 1 0-0 3; Shriver 1 0-0 2; StClair 1 0-0 2, Totals: 34 4-9 82.
GILMER COUNTY (2-3)
Fitzwater 8 2-3 19; Hamric 2 2-2 11; Furr 1 0-0 3; Lipscomb 1 0-0 3; Wine 1 0-0 2; Frymier 1 0-0 2; Harper 9 1-2 1; Liu 0 1-2 1; Nicholas 1 0-0 2; Wine 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 6-11 44.
C-B 18 22 17 25 — 82
GCHS 20 9 2 13 — 44
3-pointers: C-B 10 (Carrico 4, Casino 2, Barr 2, Watson 1, Payton 1); GCHS 4 (Furr, Fitzwater, Hamric, Lipscomb).
Millennium (Ariz.) 65, University 63
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — University went toe-to-toe with the top team in Arizona, and nearly came out with a win in Friday’s installment of the Beach Ball Classic tournament in Myrtle Beach.
Led by two players who are highly scouted by Division I schools, juniors DaRon Holmes (25 points, 10 rebounds, 7 blocks) and Justus Jackson (11 points, 4 assists), Millennium (10-2) held off the Hawks until the final second cleared the clock for the 65-63 win.
But it was UHS (5-1) that took the early lead, as a lockdown performance by Kaden Metheny put the Hawks up 10-2 at the beginning. As the Tigers’ gears began turning, they took a 40-29 lead heading into halftime. They maintained a substantial 10-point lead with 3 minutes on the clock, but the Hawks began chipping away at the deficit. The Hawks had a final chance at the buzzer to put the game away, but Millennium held strong.
What ultimately hurt the Hawks was their performance at the free throw line, hitting 5 of 13 (38%).
“We executed well on both ends of the floor, made good shots and put us in a position where we could have won the game,” UHS coach Joe Schmidle said. “I was happy with the effort we gave tonight for the first time this year. It shows we can compete with the best teams in the country.”
Metheny ended the night with 31 points, three assists and two steals, while K.J. McClurg tossed in 15 points. Mike Maumbe nearly had a double-double with seven points and a team-high 12 rebounds. That’s something coach Joe Schmidle was impressed with after noting his team needed to improve on boards and defense overall at the G-Force Lock and Safe tournament last weekend.
“I thought we played much better on defense. The effort was there, which is all we need,” Schmidle said. “We had the ability. We just have to have the heart. Rebounding is the same thing — we actually out-rebounded them 40-35. Mike did a great job against Holmes, and out-rebounded him 12-10.”
UHS next plays the winner of Myrtle Beach High and Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) today.
UNIVERSITY (5-1)
Metheny 18 2-3 31; McClurg 7 1-7 15; Maumbe 3 1-1 7. Totals: 32 5-13 63. MILLENNIUM (10-2)
Holmes 10 6-9 25; Jackson 5 2-5 11; Deveries 5 0-0 9. Totals: 28 14-22 65.
UHS 39 34 — 63
MHS 40 25 — 65
3-pointers: UHS 6 (Metheny 5, Mazza); MHS 5 (Foster 2, Holmes, Jackson, Deveries).
Boys’ JV basketball
Trinity 30, Wheeling Central 25
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Warriors were led by the freshmen tandem of Gavin Jackson and Drew Boczek netted 10 and eight points, respectively, in the final 27 seconds to upset Wheeling Central 30-25 in the Undo’s Christmas Tournament at Wheeling University on Friday.
The Warriors will face Winfield in the tournament championship at 2:30 this afternoon.
The Generals defeated Linsly in the other semifinal.
Girls’ basketball
University 63, Mountain Ridge (Md.) 35
FROSTBURG, Md. — University (5-3) ended its winter tournament at Mountain Ridge High School upending the host Miners 63-35.
Ashten Boggs led the Hawks with 23 points and Mallory Napollilo, the only other double-digit scorer, tossed in 10.
UHS next plays Spring Mills in Martinsburg on Jan. 4.
UNIVERSITY (5-3)
Boggs 7 8-9 23; Napollilo 3 4-5 10; Coen 3 0-0 6; Sharkey 4 0-0 8; Dean 2 3-3 7; Gibson 1 1-2 4; Bowers 1 1-2 3; 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 17-21 63.
MOUNTAIN RIDGE
Maddy 5 2-2 12; Paris 3 2-2 9; Lashley 2 2-3 6; Blank 1 0-0 2; Shafer 0 2-4 2; Smith 1 0-0 2; McKenzie 1 0-0 2. Totals; 13 8-11 35.
UHS 12 20 20 11 — 63
MRHS 6 11 8 10 — 35
3-pointers: UHS 2 (Gibson, Boggs); MRHS 1 (Paris).
Middle school basketball
Central Preston 8s 56, Westwood 43: Westwood picked up its second loss of the season behind Central Preston’s trifecta of Dylan Taylor (14 points), Chase Adams (13) and Jared Haskiell (10) Friday night.
Ethan Jackson and Zach Demidovich led Westwood with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Westwood returns to action at Taylor County on Jan. 6.
