KINGWOOD, W.Va. — The Preston girls’ basketball team defeated visiting Buckhannon-Upshur 59-53 to continue an early-season undefeated streak. The win snaps an eight-game skid against the Buccaneers.
Michelle Thomas led the Lady Knights (3-0) in the close win, putting up 19 points while shooting 53.8% from the free throw line. Carsynn Sines (16 points) and Kylie Felton (10) combined for 26 points to help push the Knights over B-U as PHS trailed by five heading into the final quarter.
Kendal Currence paced the Buccaneers (1-0) with 15 points, while Shelby McDaniels and Mckenzie Reynolds each had 11. B-U’s leading scorer Brooklyn Maxwell was held to a low five points against the stifling Preston defense.
Preston returns to action today with a home game against the Hedgesville Eagles.
BOX SCORE
BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR (1-0)
Currence 7 0-2 15; McDaniels 3 3-6 11; Reynolds 5 0-0 11; Samargo 2 2-2 6; Woods 2 1-2 5; Maxwell 2 1-2 5. Totals: 21 7-14 53.
PRESTON (3-0)
Thomas 6 7-13 19; Sines 7 2-3 16; Felton 4 2-2 10; Garlitz 3 1-3 9; Spahr 2 0-0 5. Totals: 22 12-22 59.
Buckhannon-Upshur 12 12 13 16
Preston 13 15 5 27
3-pointers: BU 4 (McDaniels 2, Reynolds, Currence); PHS 3 (Garlitz 2, Spahr).
FOUL OUTS: Currence (4Q)
JV girls’ basketball
Preston 33, Buckhannon-Upshur 32: Down 10 points in the second half, Preston mounted a comeback to edge Buckhannon-Upshur. Kendall Stiles led Preston with eight points in the comeback win. Olivia Ellis led B-U with 11 points.
Middle school boys’ basketball
South 8s 51, Bridgeport 32: South’s Jay Shrewsberry continues to find the double digits, dropping 29 on Bridgeport Thursday night. Bridgeport’s Ben Bisino had 10 points in the loss.
South 7s 41, Bridgeport 29: Lucas Neer logged a double-double in Thursday’s win over Bridgeport with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Mountaineer 8s 40, Buckhannon-Upshur 14: Coen Henderson and Ty Jordan-Egnot each had nine points to lead Mountaineer (1-1) over visiting Buckhannon-Upshur. Landon Marple led B-U with four points in the loss.
St. Francis 8s 63, Rivesville 42: Rafael Barcinas dropped 16 points, Brock McDonough tossed in 12 and Avi Shapiro cleaned up with 10 to lead St. Francis over Rivesville Thursday night. St. Francis now holds a 2-0 record.
Middle school girls’ basketball
Monongah 8s 39, Clay-Battelle 23: Clay-Battelle dropped its second game, falling to Monongah 39-23. Lydia Moore paced C-B with 12 points.
South 8s 29, Bridgeport 23: Laikyn Dalton led South with 10 points over Bridgeport Thursday night, bringing South’s record to 2-1.
South 7s 34, Bridgeport 26: Kiara Gibson led South over Bridgeport with a game-high 13 points, extending its opening record to 3-0.
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