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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — One thing is for certain, Univeristy coach Joe Schmidle is not happy with how his team performed Saturday against Myrtle Beach High in the Hawks’ 79-73 loss.
“We played terrible,” Schmidle said. “You’ve got to have heart to rebound, play defense and love each other, and we didn’t have any heart.”
It’s the first time in four years that UHS has lost back to back games.
After one of his team’s best all-around performances of the season Friday against Millennium (Ariz.), Schmidle was happy with how the Hawks melded. But according to the long-standing coach, something changed within 24 hours of that game. And he isn’t sure exactly what it is.
“I’m not sure. That’s what I’m trying to figure out,” he said. “We’re not playing well together as a unit.
“[We’re going to teach] them how to be tough and play team basketball.”
The Hawks (5-2) held a one-point lead at the half, and opened the second half going up seven on Myrtle Beach. But quickly things began to turn around, and they fell apart as the Seahawks stormed back for a 10-0 run.
The Hawks cut the deficit to one with 1 minute to go but couldn’t get any momentum in the final seconds, even with Kaden Metheny and K.J. McClurg’s combined 50 points.
Metheny’s 29 points paced the Hawks, while McClurg’s 21 made him the only other Hawk in double digits.
Ayden Hickman led the Seahawks with 26 points, while Emore Knox added 20.
UHS returns to action on Monday with a 10:15 a.m. showdown with Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.).
“These are 16 of the best teams in country. There’s no gimmie games down here,” Schmidle said.
UNIVERSITY (5-2)
Metheny 8 12-16 29; McClurg 8 4-8 21; Niceler 3 2-2 8; Mazza 1 3-3 6; Barkley 2 0-0 4; Smith 1 0-0 3; Maumbe 1 0-2 2. Totals: 24 21-31 73.
MYRTLE BEACH
Hickman 11 2-3 26; Knox 7 6-7 20; Hough 2 5-8 9; Austin 2 2-2 6; Burgess 2 1-2 5; Marques 2 0-0 4; Martin 1 0-0 3; Jones 1 1-4 3; Funderbirk 2 0-0 2; Gunn 0 1-2 1. Totals: 30 18-28 79.
UHS 38 35 — 73
MBHS 37 42 — 79
3-pointers: UHS 4 (Metheny, McClurg, Smith, Mazza); MBHS 3 (Hickman 2, Martin).
Clay-Battelle 103, Tygarts Valley 73
ELKINS, W.Va. — Clay-Battelle maintained its perfect record with an overwheming 103-73 win over Tygarts Valley in the Showdown in the Hills tournament at Davis and Elkins Saturday night.
Five Cee-Bees (7-0) found double digits to hand the Bulldogs (4-1) their first loss of the year. Coltin Barr led C-B with 25 points, while Morgan Chisler (16), Seth Casino (15), Chase Ammons (13) and Levi Carrico (13), combined for 57 more.
Senior forward Logan George led the Bulldogs with 20 points, while William Walden and Joshua Bright added 17 and 16, respectively.
C-B returns to action on Jan. 8 on the road at rival Trinity Christian.
CLAY-BATTELLE (7-0)
Barr 10 2-2 25; Chisler 6 2-2 16; Casino 7 0-0 15; Ammons 5 3-4 13; Carrico 4 3-3 13; Watson 2 2-2 7; Shriver 1 3-6 5; Hennen 2 1-1 5; Statler 1 0-0 2; StClair 1 0-0 2. Totals: 39 16-20 103.
TYGARTS VALLEY (4-1)
George 7 6-6 20; Walden 6 2-2 17; Bright 5 4-6 16; Arbogast 2 2-2 6; Gibson 2 0-0 2; Scott 1 0-0 3; Taylor 2 0-0 4. Totals: 26 14-16 73.
C-B 22 33 34 14 — 103
TVHS 18 23 20 12 — 73
3-pointers: C-B 9 (Barr 3, Chisler 2, Carrico 2, Casino, Watson); TVHS 7 (Waldon 3, Bright 2, Gibson, Scott).
Winfield 67, Trinity 62
WHEELING, W.Va. — Behind 33 points from Winfield senior guard Christian Frye, Trinity (1-4) closed out the Undo’s Holiday Tournament with a 67-62 loss to the Generals (2-3) Friday evening at Wheeling University
Seth Goins netted 27 in the defeat, while Fletcher Hartsock added 18. It’s the Warriors’ fourth loss through five games.
Behind Frye’s 33 points, Morris tossed in 11 to land in double digits.
Trinity returns to action on Monday at Linsly.
Junior varsity
Winfield came from behind in the second half to defeat Trinity 32-29 for the JV championship..
Freshmen Drew Boczek and Gavin Jackson each scored eight points, while Boczek dished out five assists and had five steals for the Warriors.
UHS wrestling at Wheeling Park duals
WHEELING, W.Va. — Forty teams descended on Wheeling Park this weekend, and University came out positive from its set of duals, ending 5-3 through eight matches.
The Hawks started off on the right foot, picking up two wins over Riverside (45-24) and Nordonia, Ohio (40-31), before losing to Massillon-Jackson, Ohio, 34-27. From there, UHS overwhelmingly defeated East Fairmont, 51-18, lost to Oak Glen, 39-33, and then picked up two straight wins over St. Albans (39-33) and Buckeye Local, Ohio (54-14). They ended the weekend with a 42-36 loss to Cabell Midland.
It was a phenonemal weekend for two wrestlers, however, as Jace Stockett and Elijah Wellings-Osha ended undefeated.
Middle school boys’ basketball
Trinity 8s 48, Hurricane 47 (OT): The Warriors moved their record to 7-1 with an overtime, 48-47, win over Hurricane on Saturday. Zach Workman led Trinity with 16 points, while James Harper added 14.
Suncrest 53, Central Preston 47: Brady Savage scored 20 points and Izzy Everette added 10 for the Seals as they beat Central in the Wildcat Winter Classic. Jared Haskiell led the 5-2 Wildcats with 16 points and Dillon Taylor added 14.
Middle school girls’ basketball
Suncrest 61, Central Preston 11: Sadayah Pryor dropped 21 points in Suncrest’s 50-point routing of Central Preston Saturday night. The win brings Suncrest to 5-1 through its first stretch.
Jillian Conn led Central Preston with four points.
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