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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Led by senior Abbie Coen with 15 points, University girls’ basketball opened up the new year with a 53-40 victory over Eastern Panhandle foe Spring Mills Saturday.
The Hawks (6-3) started with a 17-9 scoring run, but the Cardinals fought back to enter the half down one at 24-23. UHS stayed steady in the final half, taking a 40-31 lead at the end of the 3rd quarter before outscoring Spring Mills 13-9 in the final stanza to seal the game.
In addition to Coen’s 15 points, Ashten Boggs netted 14 points — 10 off free throws — and Lauren Dean tossed in 11 more. The Cardinals were paced by Jada Brooks with 13 points and Brianna Byrdsong with 10.
University returns to action on Tuesday with a home game against Parkersburg South.
UNIVERSITY (6-3)
Coen 7 1-1 15; Boggs 2 10-12 14; Dean 3 3-5 11; Napolillo 4 2-3 10l Gibson 1 0-0 2; Wolfe 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17 17-23 53
SPRING MILLS
Brooks 5 2-4 13; Byrdsong 4 0-0 10; Griffen 2 0-1 5; Domer 0 5-6 5; McKenzie 2 1-4 5. Totals: 14 8-17 40.
UHS 17 7 16 13 — 53
SMHS 9 14 8 9 — 40
3-pointers: UHS 2 (Dean 2); SMHS 4 (Byrdsong 2, Griffen, Brooks).
WRESTLING
University splits home tri match
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — University split its home tri match against Ripley and No. 3 Parkersburg Saturday, downing the Vikings 49-25 and falling to the Big Reds 41-30.
“We still had people out [with injury], but [the effort] wasn’t what we needed,” UHS coach Ken Maisel said. “Hopefully it will be a lesson learned. Ripley was a good match, they have a good team, but we needed to bring more against Parkersburg.”
Grant Oxley (106 pounds), Jace Stockett (126), Mason Pauley (132), Elijah Wellings-Osha (160) and Josh Sanders (220) all went undefeated in their respective duals.
University returns to action on Wednesday with another home tri, hosting regional opponents John Marshall and rival Morgantown. Whoever wins between UHS and JM will likely make the cut for the state dual meet in February.
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