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Pressure 'D' Keys Eagles' Late Surge
BRIDGEPORT_ There are
key moments in basketball when
the entire complexion of a game
can change. In Robert C. Byrd's
second clash with Bridgeport,
that moment came with 3:20 remaining in the third quarter.
With the game knotted at 43,
the Indians were forced to sit
Brian Zickefoose with his fourth
foul. Bridgeport, already minus
Anthony Ziglear after he had collected his fourth foul earlier in
the quarter, was forced to play
its substitutes against a fired-up
Eagle team. The game was never close again. RCB's pressure
defense forced multiple turnovers from the confused Indian
offense, and the Eagles were
able to pull away in the fourth
quarter to earn a 77-58 victory.
This win was especially important to RCB because Bridgeport
had already defeated the Eagles
in the consolation game of the
RCB Holiday Tournament 46-44.
"This was a big win for us,"
RCB coach Brad Underwood
said. "We felt that we didn't play
a good game against them in our
first meeting, so this time we
wanted to come in here and as
sert ourselves. Last time we kind
of stood there and let them dictate to us offensively. Tonight,
we wanted to dictate to them defensively and we did a good job
of that."
In the first half, both teams
used their offensive weapons to
get on the board. For the Eagles,
that means Donnie Johnson.
After scoring nine points in the
first meeting, Johnson came out
firing and nailed nine points in
the first quarter.
On the other side of the ball,
the Indians powered the ball
down low to their big men, Ziglear and Chris Kerr. The two
dominated their offensive end,
and after one quarter the game
was tied at 16.
The trend continued in the second quarter, as neither team
could establish any formidable
lead. Two Matt Shahady free
throws just before the half gave
the Indians a slim 33-32 lead
going into intermission.
In the third quarter, the fouls
began to mount up for Bridgeport. It was also at this point
when the high pressure Eagle defense began to wear down the Indians.
RCB was able to increase the tempo and get Bridgeport into a
running game, something the Indians are clearly not comfortable with.
The game remained close, until with 3:20 remaining Zickefoose got called for his fourth
foul. The RCB defense complete
ly took over the game from that
point on, giving the Eagles a 49-43 lead heading into the final
eight minutes.
The final quarter became a foul
shooting contest, and with each
RCB conversion, the Indians fell
further behind. Every Bridgeport
comeback attempt was snuffed
out by the Eagles and RCB was finally able to close out the game
77-58.
"We undoubtedly lost our momentum there," Bridgeport coach
Gene Randolph said, referring to
the fateful moment in the third
quarter. "Regardless of who we
have out there, they need to pick
up the slack offensively. I wasn't
real happy with the emotion level
of our team tonight. Byrd was
much more up for the game, especially in the second half, and that
was the key to the game."
Robert C. Byrd (77)
Johnson 9 9-10 29; Hoffman 4 1-3 9; Nardelli 1 6-6 9; Calvert 3 7-10 13; K.Cox 1 0-0 2;
Lawrence 0 2-3 2; M.Cox 4 2-3 10; Lee 1 1-2
3; Totals 3 28-37 77.
Bridgeport (58)
Kerr 7 10-13 22; Ziglear 3 4-6 10; Shahady
1 2-2 4; Stumpo 3 2-2 9; Zickefoose 4 2-2 13;
Belcastro 0 0-0 0; Northey 0 0-1 0; Totals 18
18-25 58.
Robert C. Byrd
16
16
17
28_77
Bridgeport
16
17
10
15_58
3-Point Goals:
Johnson 2, Nardelli, Zickefoose 3, Stumpo.
Updated January 9, 1997
Balanced Cougars Claim
72-60 Win over Hawks
SHINNSTON _ Lincoln used a
total team effort to gain a 72-60
victory over South Harrison in a
Harrison County and Big 10 Conference boys high school basketball contest Tuesday night at the
LHS gymnasium.
The Cougars, who are 2-4 over
all and 1-2 in Big 10 action, placed
four cagers in double figures and
had six players with at least nine
points.
Mike Barnes led the way by
nearly recording a triple-double
with 15 points, 14 rebounds and 8
assists.
Danny Hardesty followed with
14 points, Clark Riley and Shawn
Lane each added 10, while Brian
Edwards and Jason Pritt chipped
in nine each.
"We had a lot of kids play well
and I thought the team as a whole
played well," said Lincoln coach
Dennis Hutson. "Mike Barnes just
dominated the game defensively
and on the boards. Clark Riley
and our big guys inside (Hardesty, Pritt) all dominated the game
at certain times and Shawn Lane
gave us a big lift off the bench."
The Cougar mentor also
thought this was a key win for his
ball club.
"That's a big win and we needed
that to get back on track to give
the kids some confidence," remarked Hutson. "We played extremely hard and that's all we
ask. Because we played hard, we
were able to beat a very scrappy
South Harrison team."
Both teams played sluggish in
the opening period with Lincoln
holding a 14-9 advantage. However, both teams picked up not only
the scoring, but the pace the rest
of the way.
The Cougars were able to get
several transition hoops in the
second period. LHS shot 8-of-15
from the floor with Barnes and
Hardesty each scoring five points
to give the hosts a 36-28 lead at
the break.
Lincoln moved the margin to its
biggest of the ball game, a 15-point, 43-28, spread with the first
seven points of the third period.
Edwards tallied five of them and
assisted on the other basket.
The Hawks, who are now 0-6
overall and 0-3 in Big 10 play, cut
the deficit to eight, 50-42, with a
little over a minute to play on
three free throws by Adam Davis
son.
However, that was the closest
South Harrison got as Lincoln
took a 12-point, 54-42, lead after
three periods and held off the
Hawks the rest of the way.
Davisson led the Hawks with a
game-high 20 points.
"They fight, claw, scratch and
get back into the game only to let
it slip away," said Hawks coach
Robert Shields. "It's a matter of
being focused out on the floor.
"We have got to have someone
step up ... be a positive on the
court and be more consistent in
our play. The kids are playing not
to lose instead of playing to win."
South Harrison (60)
Davisson 6 5-7 20; Wilson 2 2-2 7; Sears 3 0-0 6; Blair 3 1-1 7; Lawrence 0 0-2 0; Jenkins 3 0-0 6; L.Riley 2 2-4 6; Turner 1 0-0 3;
Welch 2 0-0 5; Totals 22 10-16 60.
Lincoln (72)
Barnes 5 3-4 15; C.Riley 3 2-4 10; Edwards
4 0-0 9; Lane 4 2-4 10; Hardesty 4 5-10 14;
Buckhannon 1 2-2 5; Pritt 4 1-3 9; Totals 25
15-27 72.
South Harrison
9
19
14
18_60
Lincoln
14
22
18
18_72
3-Point Goals:
_ Davisson 3, Wilson,
Turner, Welch, Barnes 2, C.Riley 2, Edwards, Hardesty, Buckhannon.
Updated January 9, 1997
Liberty Topples Preston; Emmanuel Christian Wins
LIBERTY 63, Preston 51:
Liberty used a solid first half and held off a fourth quarter surge to down Preston 63-51 Tuesday night in Big 10 basketball action.
Brian Ross led the Mountaineers, 2-2, with a game-high 19 points while Bryan Harman added 15 markers. Anthony Bellotte and Guy Curotz chipped in nine each in LHS's balanced attack.
The Knights, 2-3, were led by Tim Argabrite's 14 points.
Liberty (63)
Bellotte 3 2-5 9; Flanagan 2 2-4 7; Harman 5 4-8 15; Knight 1 2-7 4; Ross 8 3-7 19; Curotz 2 5-5 9; Totals 21 18-36 63
Preston (51)
Matheny 2 0-0 4; Polce 1 1-2 3; Argabrite 5 4-6 14; Zinn 1 3-4 5; Haskell 1 0-0 3; Reese 1 0-0 3; Myers 3 3-4 9; Rocha 2 2-2 6; Burns 2 0-0 4; Totals 18 13-18 51.
Liberty
18
18
14
13_63
Preston
8
11
6
26_51
3-Point Goals:
Bellotte, Flanagan, Harman, Haskell, Reese.
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN 76, Belpre (Ohio) Christian 54:
Travis Crites fired in 30 points and J.B. Seay added 29 and a team-high 15 rebounds as Emmanuel Christian cruised to a 76-54 win over Belpre Christian Tuesday night at Roosevelt-Wilson Gym.
The Eagles (2-7) jumped out to a 40-21 halftime lead and put the game away with a 21-9 third quarter.
ECHS also set a school record with 22 steals. Trey Fridley had a game-high eight and also scored 10 points. Crites added six steals.
Jeff Caldwell led BC with 21 points, Frank Serpa added 14 while Dean Alexander had 12.
Emmanuel Christian is off until Friday, Jan. 17 when it hosts Marietta Christian.
Belpre Christian (54)
Snyder 1 0-0 2; Caldwell 10 1-3 21; Haithcock 2 1-2 5; Serpa 6 2-5 14; Alexander 6 0-1 12; Totals 25 4-13 54
Emmanuel Christian (76)
Crites 14 0-0 30; Fridley 5 0-0 10; Luther 0 0-0 0; Seay 14 1-5 29; Yeager 0 1-2 1;
Shoemaker 1 0-0 2; Golden 2 0-0 4; Totals 36 2-7 76
Belpre Christian
12
19
9
14_54
Emmanuel Christian
26
14
21
15_76
3-Point Goals:
Crites 2.
GRAFTON 79, Philip Barbour 72:
Eli Henderson scored 22 points and collected 10 rebounds, and teammate Jay Garrett knocked down 20 points and grabbed 10 boards of his own, in Grafton's 79-72 victory over homestanding Philip Barbour.
The Bearcats grabbed a nine-point lead after the first quarter and made it stand up the rest of the way to improve to 3-2 on the year.
Donald Thompson led the Colts (2-3) with 17 points.
Grafton (79)
Westphall 0 2-4 2; Hunsaker 1 1-2 3; Bobella 0 0-0 0; B. Henderson 2 2-3 6; Garrett 7 6-7 20; Jones 4 3-4 12; Newbraugh 2 1-4 5; E. Henderson 8 2-4 22; Marshall 4 1-2 9; Totals 28 18-30 79.
Philip Barbour (72)
Cole 4 1-2 12; Yeager 3 6-7 12; McDaniel 3 0-2 9; Mayle 6 0-0 13; Barkley 2 0-0 4; Thompson 6 5-5 17; Freeman 2 0-0 5; Totals 26 12-16 72.
Grafton
19
16
19
25_79
Philip Barbour
10
17
19
26_72
3-Point Goals:
Jones, E. Henderson 4, Cole 3, McDaniel 3, Mayle, Freeman.
NORTH MARION 91, Lewis County 55:
Chris Garlow poured in 17 points for North Marion as the Huskies rolled to a 91-55 win over visiting Lewis County in boys NCAC basketball action.
NMHS claimed an early 22-11 advantage after the first quarter and coasted the remainder of the game for the win.
Joe Mace led the Minutemen with 14 in a losing effort.
Lewis
County (55)
Spaur 5 2-4 12; Barilea 2 2-2 8; Ramsburg 3 2-3 8; Bruffey 1 1-2 3; Minigh 1 0-1 2; Mace 4 6-10 14; Wine 1 2-4 4; Craig 1 0-2 2; Orvik 1 0-0 2; Totals 19 15-30 55.
North Marion (91)
Dumont 1 0-0 2; Freeman 5 0-0 11; Garlow 6 5-6 17; Glance 2 3-6 7; Taylor 3 3-3 9; D.Hayes 3 1-1 9; Williams 4 1-2 9; Richardson 1 5-6 7; Mileto 4 0-0 8; Denham 3 2-2 8; G.Hayes 1 2-2 4; Totals 33 22-30 91.
Lewis
11
13
14
17_55
North Marion
22
23
23
23_91
3-Point Goals:
Barilea 2, Freeman, D.Hayes 2.
GILMER COUNTY 96, Clay County 66:
Gilmer County's Chad Drennen poured in a game-high 33 points and collected 14 rebounds to spark the Titans to a 96-66 thrashing of visiting Clay County.
GCHS led 43-30 at the intermission and were never threatened by CCHS in the second half as the Titans improved to 5-1 on the year.
Clay County was led by Rodney Wayne's 24 points.
Clay County (66)
Wayne 9 3-4 24; Je.Holcomb 5 3-5 16; Norton 2 0-1 4; Taylor 2 2-2 6; Schoonover 2 2-5 6; Jo.Holcomb 0 2-2 2; Jones 4 0-0 8; Totals 24 12-19 66.Gilmer County (96)
Wolfe 4 9-12 17; Smith 2 0-0 5; Drennen 14 5-7 33; Bame 3 0-0 8; Co.Earl 1 2-2 4; Ca.Earl 1 0-7 2; Butler 4 0-3 9; Peters 2 0-1 4; Conley 1 1-2 3; Brady 3 5-6 11; Totals 35 22-40 96.
Clay
11
19
16
20_66
Gilmer
23
20
19
34_96
3-Point Goals:
Wayne 3, Je.Holcomb 3, Smith, Bame 2, Butler.
RAVENSWOOD 59, Tyler Consolidated 49:
Jason Romeo tossed in 25
points, including five 3-pointers, for Ravenswood to help give the Red Devils a 59-49 win over homestanding Tyler Consolidated last night in boys prep basketball action.
RHS broke open a 24-24 tie at halftime by outscoring TCHS 35-25 in the second half.
Matt Boggs led the Knights with 16 points.
Ravenswood (59)
Hood 2 4-6 8; Romeo 9 2-4 25; Adkins 1 5-10 7; Cummings 4 0-2 8; Teixeira 0 0-2 0; Stewart 5 1-3 11. Totals 21 12-27 59.
Tyler Consolidated (49)
Roberts 2 0-0 4; Cunningham 2 4-4 9; Pierpoint 2 3-4 9; Boone 1 0-0 3; Kucharski 1 2-5 4; Richman 2 0-2 4; Boggs 4 8-9 16. Totals 14 17-24 49.
Ravenswood
7
17
15
20_59
Tyler
16
8
9
16_49
3-Point Goals:
Romeo 5, Cunningham, Pierpoint 2, Boone.
EAST FAIRMONT 55, Buckhannon-Upshur 40:
Homestanding East Faimront outscored Buckhannon-Upshur 30-14 in the second and third quarters as the Bees cruised to a 55-40 win over the Buccaneers in NCAC boys basketball action.
Eli Gurash led the Bees with 17 points.
Buckhannon-Upshur (40)
Lantz 2 0-0 4; Jeran 2 0-0 4; Childers 5 0-2 10; Baldwin 0 0-0 0; McDaniels 4 0-0 8; Westfall 5 0-2 10; Abel 1 0-0 2; Garrison 1 0-0 2; Totals 20 0-4 40.
East Fairmont (55)
Gurash 6 5-7 17; Morton 3 5-10 11; Richards 4 0-0 8; Smith 1 0-0 2; Bilotta 1 2-2 4; Stuckey 0 0-0 0; Vincent 3 7-11 13; West 0 0-0 0; Totals 18 19-30 55.
Buckhannon-Upshur
12
8
6
14_40
East Fairmont
11
17
13
14_55
3-Point Goals:
none.
Updated January 9, 1997
R.C. Byrd Visits Bridgeport Tonight
for Key Big 10 Game
Two of the Big 10 Conference's frontrunners meet tonight as Bridgeport (4-1 overall, 2-0 Big 10) hosts Robert C. Byrd (4-2, 2-0) in boys basketball action.
Although the Indians handed the Eagles a 46-44 setback in the R.C. Byrd holiday tournament, tonight's game will be the first that counts in league and county standings.
The first contest came down to tempo and the Indians' ability to keep RCB standout Donnie Johnson (19.9 ppg) in check most of the night. Johnson scored just nine in the first encounter and Eagle coach Brad Underwood knows the Indians hope to duplicate that effort tonight.
"They like to play combination defenses and try to dictate a slow tempo," said Underwood. "Hopefully, we'll handle that better and can get Donnie open a little bit more."
Indians coach Gene Randolph said his team will once again try to limit Johnson's opportunities, but they are equally concerned with the entire Eagle lineup.
"We'll try to minimize Donnie's efforts," said Randolph. "We think he's the premier offensive performer in the Big 10, the kind that can take over a game with his shooting.
"But, they are a great team of role players ... (Braden) Hoffman, (Louie) Nardelli, (Kris and Marshall) the Coxes. They are quite effective."
To contain the RCB attack, Randolph believes his team will have to play better defense.
"When you look and see that we only allow 51 points a game, people say what a great defensive effort," said Randolph. "But, I'm sick of hearing that because I don't think our defense has been that great. We just do a good job of limiting (the opponent's) opportunities."
And that, said Underwood is the key to Bridgeport's success.
"They love to limit team's opportunities," said Underwood. "They'll walk the ball down and hold it for 30-35 seconds. It's part of their game. We don't like it, but it's a legitimate way to play us. I would probably play us that way, too."
Still, Underwood would love to get the Indians in an up-tempo game.
"We would like to pick up the tempo and would love it if they would try to run with us. Anytime they want to open it up, we'll run with them."
But, Underwood doesn't expect to see that tonight.
Instead, the veteran mentor believes BHS will be patient on offense and try to pound the ball inside to 6-4 sophomore Anthony Ziglear (14.8 ppg) and 6-4 senior Chris Kerr (11.6).
"Ziglear has definitely improved and has stepped up for them," said Underwood. "And Kerr, he's off to a slow start, but he's a great inside player."
The Indians also have talented perimeter players in Michael Stumpo (11.2 ppg) and Brian Zickefoose (10.2) while Matt Shahady, Justin Belcastro and Jeff Northey are solid contributors.
The Eagles counter with a lineup led by Johnson and fellow senior Hoffman (14.2 ppg), a force inside. Nardelli (9.3 ppg), Jon Calvert (5.3 ppg), M. Cox (5.3), K. Cox (5.0 ppg), Thomas Lee and Troy Lawrence are key contributors.
Both coaches agree tonight's contest should go down to the wire.
"I don't anticipate this game being different from any of the others we've played against them," said Randolph. "We have great respect for them and these are the type of games that are essential to be prepared for the postseason."
"It should be a great game," said Underwood. "They've got a good team and we've been playing well. I expect another close one."
In another intra-county contest Lincoln hosts South Harrison. These two teams also battled close in a recent
holiday tournament as the Cougars trimmed the Hawks 62-60.
Lincoln (1-4, 1-3) is led by Mike Barnes (13.8 ppg) and Danny Hardesty (12.2). Clark Riley chips in 8.8 points per game, while the return of Jason Pritt has given the Cougars a boost.
The Hawks (0-5, 0-3) are led by Adam Davisson's 18.2 average. But, he's the only player that's given SHHS a consistent offensive performance.
Liberty (1-2, 1-0) travels to face Big 10 foe Preston as the Mountaineers look to bounce back from a loss to Notre Dame.
Brian Ross (18.3 ppg) and Guy Curotz (15.0 ppg) pace the LHS offense while Bryan Harman (10.3 ppg) and Anthony Bellotte (9.3 ppg) have been solid contributors.
Other boys games: Nicholas County at Braxton County; Buckhannon-Upshur at East Fairmont; Circleville at Highland (Va.); Doddridge County at Williamstown; University at Fairmont Senior; Elkins at Morgantown; Petersburg at Franklin; Clay County at Gilmer County; Grafton at Philip Barbour; Harman at Tygarts Valley; Lewis County at North Marion; St. Marys at Ritchie County; Ravenswood at Tyler Consolidated and Webster County at Fayetteville.
Girls games include: Harman at Franklin; Gilmer County at Roane County; Bishop Donahue at Hundred.
Updated January 8, 1997
Balanced Scoring Key to Success
Balanced scoring has been the key for the fast starts by Bridgeport, Notre Dame and Robert C. Byrd in Harrison County boys basketball action.
The Indians, 4-1, have the most balance of double-digit scorers with sophomore Anthony Ziglear leading the way with a 14.2 average.
Chris Kerr and the backcourt tandem of Micheal Stumpo and Brian Zickefoose round out the rest of the Tribe's other top scorers as Kerr chips in 11.6 points per game while Stumpo and Zickefoose average 11.2 and 10.2, respectively.
The Irish, also sporting a 4-1 record, are led by Jeremy Parker's 14.8 ppg while Josh Riffle and LaDon Garrett average 12.8 and 11.0 points.
John Paul Rieser and Jon Howard add 7.2 and 6.6 to the Irish's 66.2 team average. Howard and Chris McIntosh each have scored double-digits in one game for the Irish. Obviously, NDHS has several offensive weapons to utilize.
The Eagles, 4-2, are led by the county's leading scorer in Donnie Johnson. He is averaging 19.5 a game.
Braden Hoffman adds 14.2 ppg while Louie Nardelli chips in 9.3 per clip. Jon Calvert and Marshall Cox are averaging 5.3 apiece while Thomas Lee and Kris Cox each have a double-digit game.
Liberty, 1-2, has two of the top four leading scorers as Brian Ross is second in the county with 18.3 ppg and Guy Curotz is fourth with 15 points per game. Bryan Harman and Anthony Bellotte add 10.3 and 9.3 to the Mountaineers' team average of 63.7.
Mike Barnes leads Lincoln, 1-4, with a 13.8 average while Danny Hardesty is averaging 12.2. The Cougars have balanced scoring but Barnes and Hardesty are the only double-figure scorers as Clark Riley comes in at 8.8, Brian Edwards at 6.6 and Jason Pritt, who returned to the Lincoln lineup during the holiday tournament, adds 6.3.
Adam Davisson is the county's third leading scorer and South Harrison's (0-5) top performer at 18.2 points per game.
___GIRLS LEADING SCORERS:
Balanced scoring holds true for the top girls teams in the county as Lincoln is off to an undefeated start while Bridgeport and Notre Dame sport 4-2 records.
The Cougars, 7-0, are led by Chrissy Luchuck's 16.9 ppg while Stacey Lambert and Tabitha Hutson follow with 12.2 and 11.1 averages.
Teresa Medina adds 9.1 to LHS's scoring average while Tiffany Pierce, last year's player of the year in the county, has been added to the Cougars' mix of players and could provide a boost.
The Indians have five girls averaging over seven points a game with Kristen Queen the only double-digit scorer with 12.5. Beth Guzzi, Katy Wilson and Peggy Scott add 9.8, 9.5 and 8.6 from their post positions and Jackie Codling chips in 7.3 from her guard slot.
The Irish, before Saturday's game against St. Marys, are led by Toni Kay Oliverio's 14.8 points per game while sophomore Clarice Dent adds 13.2. Angie Martino averages just under 10 at 9.3 for ND.
Robert C. Byrd (3-5) is led by Leah Yertzell's 14.9 points per game.
South Harrison's (2-5) Amber Morrison leads the county in scoring with a 17.3 points per game average while Melissa Dawson and Jennifer Young chip in 9.4 and 8.0 points per game for the Hawks.
Jamie Robinson leads Liberty (0-6) at 7.8 ppg.
___SEASON ALMOST
OVER?:
With the majority of the boys teams getting ready to jump into the heart of their schedules this week, several Harrison County girls teams have finished a third of their campaigns.
Four teams have played at least seven games with RCB leading the way with eight while Lincoln, Notre Dame and South Harrison have each played seven.
___MONDAY'S GAMES:
In girls action, Lincoln travels to Liberty in the only game involving county teams on Monday to kick off a busy week of prep basketball.
Other area girls games: Doddridge County at Parkersburg Catholic, Gilmer County at Richwood, Paw Paw at Harman, Morgantown at Lewis County, Ritchie County at Wirt County, River (Ohio) at Tyler Consolidated, Valley Wetzel at Paden City and Elk Garden at Circleville.
Updated January 7, 1997
Strong 2nd Half Keys R.C. Byrd's
52-30 Victory over Mountaineers
Robert C. Byrd used a 16-7 third quarter to break open a close game as the Eagles defeated Liberty 52-30 Friday night in Big 10 Conference girls basketball action.
Leah Yertzell led the visitors with 14 of her game-high 23 points in the decisive period as the Eagles stretched a four-point margin into a 13-point lead.
RCB extended its advantage to 28 points, 52-24, as the Eagles scored the first 15 points of the final canto before the Mountaineers were able to score the last six points of the quarter for the final score.
"We weren't very happy at halftime because we felt like we didn't do anything," said RCB coach Bill Bennett. "We didn't rebound (in the first half) and that was the top thing I had written on the chalkboard (before the game.)
"We played good defense but if you don't block out on rebounds, good defense means nothing ... in the second half, we controlled the boards and continued to play good defense."
The Eagles played well enough in the first quarter to lead 16-10 but needed Yertzell to score the final six points to break a 10-10 tie.
RCB jumped out to an 11-point lead with four minutes to go in the half before Liberty scored the final seven points of the quarter to cut the margin to 21-17.
Julie Bee was the catalyst for the Mountaineers as she scored all 10 of her team-high points in the first half.
Liberty's inexperience showed in the second half as it was able to score only 13 points in the final two periods.
"That's what a young team usually does (play well in the first and not the second)," stated LHS coach Gary Courtney. "We came out and played as well as we could. We played pretty good defense and we ran the offenses the way we planned to run them.
"In the second half, we couldn't make our shots. RCB picked up their defense a little bit and that caused us some problems. But I did see improvement and in our last two games we have improved."
RCB, 3-5, will be in action again on Friday as it will host Preston while Liberty, 0-6, will host Lincoln on Monday.
Robert C. Byrd (52)
Critchfield 2 3-5 7; Veltri 2 0-0 4; Elder 0 0-1 0; Courtney 1 0-4 2; Yertzell 10 2-4 23; Stickel 0 2-2 2; Secret 2 2-2 6; Waugaman 3 0-0 6; Totals 21 9-19 52.
Liberty (30)
Nichols 1 1-2 3; Bee 3 4-4 10; Robinson 1 1-2 3; Will 0 2-2 2; Southern 1 2-4 4; Kopp 1 1-4 3; Bland 1 1-3 3; Allen 1 0-2 2; Totals 9 12-23 30.
Robert C. Byrd
16
5
16
15_52
Liberty
10
7
7
6_30
3-Point Goals:
Yertzell.
Updated January 6, 1997
Ravenswood Trims Doddridge County
RAVENSWOOD 44, Doddridge County 43:
Leslie Rardin made an inside basket with 11.7 seconds left in the game and three, last-second Bulldog shots went awry as the visiting Red Devils edged out the Bulldogs 44-42 Friday night in girls prep basketball.
Doddridge led 41-33 going into the final quarter but were outscored 11-2 by Ravenswood in the last period.
Ravenswood (5-2) was led by Sarah Arrington with 16 points and teammate Tracey Hendricks netted 13.
Doddridge Co. (5-3) was led by Tabby Hayes with 13 while Lori Trent had 12 points and a game-high seven rebounds.
DCHS returns to action Monday on the road against Parkersburg Catholic while Ravenswood travels to Parkersburg Catholic on Wednesday.
Ravenswood (44)
T.Hendricks 5 3-6 13; Rardin 2 3-4 7; B.Hendricks 0 2-4 2; Arrington 4 8-13 16; Hern 2 0-0 5; Ferrell 0 1-2 1; Totals 13 17-29 44.
Doddridge Co. (43)
Evans 2 1-2 5; Kelley 2 1-3 5; Rollins 1 0-0 2; Hayes 5 0-2 13; Trent 6 0-0 12; Ash 3 0-1 6; Totals 19 2-8 43.
Ravenswood
9
15
9
11_44
Doddridge
9
15
17
2_43
3-Point Goals:
Hern; Hayes 3.
Updated January 6, 1997
Eagles Blast
Elkins, 83-59;
Tucker, DC Win
ROBERT C. BYRD 83, Elkins 59:
Braden Hoffman led three Robert C. Byrd players in double figures with 20 as the visiting Eagles handed Elkins an 83-59 setback.
RCB jumped out to an early 19-9 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back as the Eagles improved to 4-2 on the year.
Following Hoffman in scoring for RCB was Donnie Johnson with 17 and Jon Calvert with 14.
The Tigers were led by the play of Zack Casto who tallied 16 points and hauled in 7 rebounds.
Robert C. Byrd (83)
Lawrence 1 1-1 3; Johnson 5 4-6 17; Kane 1 0-0 2; Nardelli 3 0-2 8; Saas 1 0-0 2; Lee 1 2-2 4; Calvert 6 2-6 14; Hoffman 10 0-1 20; M.Cox 1 0-0 2; Tustin 1 0-0 2; C.Cox 3 3-4 9. Totals 33 12-22 83.
Elkins (59)
Hewitt 2 0-0 5; Stottlemyer 1 0-1 2; Smith 1 2-2 5; M.Simon 1 2-4 4; J.Simon 5 2-5 12; Thomas 1 0-0 2; Cincotta 2 2-2 7; Miller 1 1-2 3; Casto 6 1-2 16; Vance 1 0-0 2; Covington 0 1-4 1; Totals 21; 11-22 59.
Robert C. Byrd
19
21
19
24_83
Elkins
9
11
20
19_59
3-Point Goals:
Johnson 3, Nardelli 2, Hewitt, Smith, Cincotta, Casto 3.
TUCKER COUNTY 71, Fairmont Senior 54:
Homestanding Tucker County rode a strong 22-11 second quarter as the Mountain Lions claimed a 71-54 win over Fairmont Senior in boys basketball action last night.
Josh Bunnell scored 15 for TCHS, while the Polar Bears were led by Bryan Garcia's 18 points.
Fairmont Senior (54)
Furguson 2 4-4 10; Garcia 7 1-2 18; K.Stuart 4 0-0 8; Kent 1 1-3 3; Johnson 1 2-2 4; B.Stuart 1 2-3 4; Keener 2 0-0 4; Petonick 1 0-0 3; Totals 19 10-14 54.
Tucker County (71)
Campbell 1 0-0 2; Gaither 5 0-2 10; Bunnell 6 2-2 15; Smith 1 0-0 2; Kisamore 3 0-0 6; Lambert 5 0-0 13; Simmons 5 2-5 12; Aliff 3 4-6 10; Rumer 0 0-1 0; Adams 0 1-4 1; Totals 29 9-20
71.
Fairmont Senior
9
11
13
21_54
Tucker
11
22
21
17_71
3-Point Goals:
Furguson 2, Garcia 3, Petonick, Bunnell, Lambert 3.
DODDRIDGE COUNTY 69, Tygarts Valley 42:
Doddridge County outscored Tygarts Valley in every quarter as DCHS easily defeated the hosts 69-42.
Ryan Hutson led the Bulldogs, 3-1, from West Union with a game-high 13 points.
The Bulldogs from Mill Creek fell to 1-3.
Doddridge Co. (69)
Hutson 6 1-2 13; Lipscomb 5 0-0 10; James 4 1-2 9; Trent 3 0-0 6; Chumley 3 0-0 6; Ross 2 2-4 6; Griffin 4 0-1 8; Doll 2 1-2 5; Richards 2 0-0 4; McGill 1 0-0 2; Totals 32 5-11 69.
Tygarts Valley (42)
Walls 3 3-3 9; Bell 3 0-2 7; Elder 2 0-0 5; Wyatt 2 0-0 4; Markley 1 2-2 4; Lambert 2 0-0 4; Cooper 2 0-0 4; Summerfield 1 0-0 3; LeMasters 1 0-0 2; Totals 17 5-7 42.
Doddridge
19
16
16
18_69
Tygarts Valley
10
7
12
13_42
3-Point Goals:
Bell, Elder, Summerfield.
Updated January 3, 1997
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