MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The Trinity boys’ basketball team erased a five-point halftime deficit Friday and Gavin Jackson led the way with 19 points to lead the Warriors past Berkeley Springs, 57-53, in the Class AAA Region I, Section 2 semifinal game.
Jaylon Hill added 16 points for Trinity (8-5) and teammate James Garbart scored 10.
“Gavin Jackson led us in scoring with 19 tonight, but it was freshman Jaylon Hill who was our main factor doing all the little things,” Trinity head coach Rick Hill said. “He seemed to spark us at the right time with his old-school basketball mentality. I’m proud of this team and its effort.”
Berkeley Springs was led by TyMir Ross’ 17 points and Carson Stotler scored 12.
Trinity trailed, 26-21, at the half, but came back to take a 40-39 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The Warriors will travel to Hampshire at 6 p.m. Saturday to play in the sectional championship game.
“Our players came out very focused an determined to be successful,” Hill said. “We talk about doing the little things to be a good team such as rebounding, getting 50-50 balls and free throws and tonight we did those things.”
Baseball
University 16, Brooke 1
Noah Braham drove in four runs and the Hawks scored at least three runs in every inning against Brooke.
Casey Smith hit a two-run home run in the third inning and Avante Neal went 3 for 3 at the plate with a triple and scored four times.
Braham, Wenkai Campbell, Aaron Forbes and Dylan Henry added doubles.
The game was stopped after five innings due to the mercy rule.
Evan Smith picked up the win on the mound. He pitched five innings and allowed five hits and a run. He struck out eight.
Morgantown 4, Bridgeport 1
The Mohigans got a boost from the bottom of their lineup, with Jacob Kennell and Domenic Colasante combining for three hits and two RBIs and Ethan Smith scored twice.
Quincy Thornton picked up the win on the mound for the Mohigans. He went five innings and allowed just one hit and no runs and struck out 11.
Ryan Fluharty pitched two innings of relief and added four more strikeouts.
Softball
University 4, East Fairmont 1
Autumn Stemple struck out 17 in a complete-game effort and allowed just four hits and a run over seven innings.
Lauren Huebsch, Ally Jansen and Lindsey Vorndran all drove in a run. Vorndran was a perfect 3 of 3 at the plate and had a double.
St. Albans 4, Morgantown 2
Tayven Stephenson allowed just two hits and struck out 17 and teammate Gracie Payne added three hits and a triple to lead St. Albans.
Kendall Stoffell added a solo home run for the Dragons.
Grace Haines drove in a run for the Mohigans and Mikala Rogers took a tough loss on the mound. She went seven innings and allowed six hits and just one earned run, as MHS committed four errors in the game.
Boys’ lacrosse
University 10, John Marshall 3
Seniors Peyton Turner and Devin Hommiedieu came up big on the Hawks’ Senior Night in the victory.
Turner scored six goals and Hommiedieu added three more, as UHS took an early 4-1 lead and never looked back. UHS goal keeper Daniel Phillips added three saves.
