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Notre Dame Gets in Gear,
Runs Crusaders out of Town, 76-56
By CHRIS ERRINGTON
Fresh off a loss to Hundred Wednesday night in which Notre Dame coach Angelo Basile said his team had become overconfident and played "flat," the Irish mentor made sure that there would be no repeat of that performance on Friday against Charleston Catholic.
True to his words, the Irish got back to their style of basketball, and literally ran their opponents out of Clarksburg.
Using their deadly fast break and key performances from LaDon Garrett and John Paul Rieser, the Irish improved their record to 8-3 with a 76-56 drubbing of CCHS.
Basile was visibly pleased with the Irish's performance.
"Our intentions tonight were to play with intensity on defense and control the boards, and I think we did that tonight." Basile said. "LaDon played with a lot more intensity tonight, and John Paul is our coach on the court. Now we are 8-3 and back on the winning track. I hope to keep it that way for awhile."
Garrett's inside dominance on the offensive end and Rieser's pin-point passing were too much for CCHS to handle, as the Irish used a 22-3 run midway through the first half to erase a 5-3 deficit and stake themselves to a commanding 25-8 lead. Garrett scored eight of his game-high 25 points in the run that set the tone for the rest of the game.
From that point on, the game turned into an uphill struggle that CCHS would never be able to climb out of. Any attempts at a comeback were crushed under an Irish defense that blocked shots, stole passes and allowed very few offensive rebounds.
The colossal rebounding advantage that the Irish enjoyed was a product of Jeremy Parker's dominance on the glass. On both ends of the court, he controlled the lane, starting fast breaks on the defensive end and getting second chances on the offensive end.
Notre Dame enjoyed double-digit leads throughout the rest of the game, and only gutsy performances by CCHS's Michael Leonoro and Jerome Walker kept the Irish lead from getting out of hand. Leonoro finished with a team high 13, while Walker added 11.
For the Irish, Rieser finished with 14 and Parker added 11.
Charleston Catholic (56)
Walker 4 0-0 11; Leonoro 5 0-0 13; Jarrell 2 0-0 6; Whitaker 1 1-2 4; Boustany 1 0-0 2; Rager 3 0-1 6; Waugh 5 0-0 10; McDavid 0 4-6 4; Totals 21 5-9 56.
Notre Dame (76)
Rieser 5 2-3 14; Garrett 11 3-7 25; Riffle 1 2-2 5; Parker 5 1-3 11; Caputo 2 0-0 6; Howard 4 0-0 8; McIntosh 3 0-0 6; Owens 1 0-0 3; Totals 32 8-15 76.
Charleston Catholic
5
13
14
24_56
Notre Dame
14
20
18
24_76
3-Point Goals:
Walker 3, Leonoro 3, Jarrell 2, Whitaker, Riffle, Caputo 2, Owens.
Updated January 29, 1997
Tucker County Keeps Rolling,
Thrashes Southern (Md.), 68-39
TUCKER COUNTY 68, Southern (Md.) 39:
Josh Bunnell led three Tucker County players in double-digits with 22 points, as the Class AA No. 3 Mountain Lions continued to cruise with a convincing 68-39 thrashing of visiting Southern (Md.) Saturday night in boys prep basketball action.
Jim Aliff and Wesley Lambert chipped in with 16 and 10, respectively, as Tucker ran its record to 8-1 on the season.
Jared Beckmond led Southern with 12 points.
Southern (39)
Andrews 1 3-4 5; C. Bittinger 3 0-0 6; Adas 1 0-2 2; M. Bittinger 2 0-0 4; Flanagan 1 0-2 2; Beckmond 4 4-4 12; Ruff 2 0-2 4; Newcomb 1 1-4 3; Totals 15 9-20 39.
Tucker County (68)
Gaither 2 0-0 4; Bunnell 8 2-2 22; Strawser 0 1-2 1; Kisamore 2 0-0 4; Lambert 4 1-1 10; Simmons 2 1-4 5; Aliff 8 0-0 16; White 2 0-0 6; Totals 28 5-9 68.
Southern
9
10
7
13_39
Tucker
18
16
14
20_68
3-Point Goals:
Bunnell 4, Lambert, White 2.
TYLER CONSOLIDATED 79, John Marshall 73:
Brenden Boone scored 28 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Tyler Consolidated to a 79-73 win over homestanding John Marshall on Saturday night in boys prep hardwoods action.
D.J. Cunningham added 17 and Ben Pierpoint collected 12 for TC, now 5-6 overall.
Josh Lohri led the hosts with 24 points while Casey Storm chipped in 17.
Tyler Consolidated (79)
Cunningham 5 6-10 17; Pierpoint 2 7-8 12; Boone 6 11-14 28; Richmond 2 4-5 8; White 2 2-3 6; Boggs 3 2-4 8; Totals 20 32-44 79.
John Marshall (73)
Butler 1 3-4 5; Tucker 3 1-2 7; Chavanak 3 3-3 9; Storm 7 1-2 17; Reczynski 1 0-3 2; Lohri 9 6-9 24; Campbell 3 2-3 9; Totals 27 16-26 73.
Tyler
Consolidated
14
22
19
24_79
John Marshall
18
27
11
17_73
3-Point Goals:
Cunningham, Pierpoint, Boone 5, Storm 2, Campbell.
GILMER COUNTY 64, Wirt County 54:
Gilmer County grabbed a 32-22 halftime lead, then played Wirt County even for the rest of the game to grab its eighth win of the season 64-54 Saturday night in boys prep basketball action in Glenville.
Chad Drennen led the Titans (8-2) with 17 points while Jeremy Wolfe and Shaun Smith connected for 16 and 12 points, respectively.
D.R. Maynard paced Wirt County (2-8) with 16 points.
Wirt County (54)
Maynard 7 0-4 16; Bailey 0 0-2 0; Long 3 2-3 9; Fountaine 5 0-0 14; Weezer 1 0-0 3; Lucas 5 2-5 12; Totals 21 4-14 54.
Gilmer County (64)
Wolfe 7 1-2 15; Smith 5 2-2 12; Drennen 6 5-8 17; Bame 1 6-6 8; Earl 1 0-0 2; Butler 1 0-0 2; Brady 3 2-4 8; Totals 24 16-22 64.
Wirt County
5
17
19
13_54Gilmer County 12
20
15
17_64
3-Point Goals:
Maynard 2, Long, Fountaine 4, Weezer.
CLAY-BATTELLE 72, Waynesburg (Pa.) 60:
Brady Arnett's 17 points led four Clay-Battelle double-digit scorers as the Cee-Bees defeated visiting Waynesburg (Pa.) 72-60 Saturday night in boys high school basketball action.
Supporting Arnett's team-high output were Sean Skubis and Nick Munson with 16 apiece and Chris McCabe who tallied 13 points.
Waynesburg (60)
Harvey 8 0-0 19; Steinhoff 1 0-0
2; Sanner 4 1-1 9; Boudrean 2 1-2 6; Evrett 2 2-2 6; Springs 1 1-1 3; Ankom 4 5-7 13; Totals 23 10-13 60.
Clay-Battelle (72)
Skubis 4 7-12 16; McCabe 4 3-4 13; Shaver 3 0-1 7; Munson 5 6-9 16; Kiger 0 1-2 1; Dean 1 0-0 2; Arnett 5 5-6 17; Totals 22 22-34 72.
Waynesburg
17
13
11
19_60Clay-Battelle 17
18
16
23_72
3-Point Goals:
Harvey 3, Boudrean, Skubis, McCabe 2, Shaver, Arnett 2.
CIRCLEVILLE 83, Harman 69:
Circleville's Jeremy Harper continued his outstanding play as the sophomore canned a career-high 35 points in the Indians' 83-69 victory over visiting Harman in a Potomac Valley Conference game Saturday night.
Harper, who averages over 22 points per game, led a Circleville team that controlled the game throughout and coasted to the 14 point victory.
Also key to the Indians' (6-5, 5-2) success were Brian Vance and Mike Bogan. Vance knocked down 16 points, while Bogan collected 10 assists and 10 steals to go along with his eight points.
Harman (0-7, 0-3) was led by Jeff Bonner's 21 points while teammate Kelley Bennett chipped in with 18.
Harman (69)
Bennett 7 4-8 18; Bonner 7 5-13 21; Currence 3 3-6 10; Schillingberg 3 0-0 7; Chew 3 2-2 8; Armentrout 2 0-0 5; Carr 0 0-1 0; Totals 25 14-30 69.
Circleville (83)
Harper 15 4-5 35; Vance 8 0-0 16; Bogan 4 0-3 8; Nelson 3 0-0 6; Turner 2 1-2 5; Adam Huffman 2 1-3 6; Adrian Huffman 0 2-2 2; Wimer 0 1-4 1; Vandevander 1 2-4 2; Totals 35 11-23 83.
Harman
14
16
19
20_69
Circleville
19
19
23
23_83
3-Point Goals:
Bonner 2, Currence, Schillingberg, Armentrout, Harper, Adam Huffman.
Updated January 29, 1997
CLAY-BATTELLE 75, Valley Wetzel 59
CLAY-BATTELLE 75, Valley Wetzel 59:
Clay-Battelle's 10 3-pointers triggered a 16-point, 75-59 victory over Valley Wetzel in boys high school basketball action Friday night in Blacksville.
Sean Skubis led the 3-point attack with four as he finished with 19. Nick Munson and Brady Arnett chipped in 17 and 15 points, respectively.
Valley's Justin Balwanz finished with 25 points while Tony Rine added 15.
Valley Wetzel (59)
Balwanz 9 5-6 25, Bucher 1 0-2 2; Rine 7 1-1 15; D. Creamer 1 1-2 3; Wichterman 1 2-2 5; S. Creamer 1 1-1 3; Anderson 3 0-0 6; Totals 23 10-12 59.
Clay-Battelle (75)
Skubis 4 7-8 19; McCabe 1 3-4 5; Shaver 3 0-0 8; Munson 6 3-3 17; Kiger 2 0-2 4; Dean 1 0-0 2; Arnett 6 2-2 15; Tejeda 2 0-1 5; Totals 25 15-20 75.
Valley Wetzel
11
14
21
21_59
Clay-Battelle
11
16
23
25_75
3-Point Goals:
Skubis 4, Shaver 2, Munson 2, Arnett, Tejeda, Balwanz, Wichterman.
Updated January 29, 1997
RCB Uses Early Second-Half
Run to Down South Harrison
By DANNY CARPENTER
Robert C. Byrd used a 10-1 run to start the second half to break open a tied game as the Eagles claimed a 55-39 win over South Harrison Friday night in boys prep basketball action at the RCB gym.
"It was a good win for us tonight after coming off that tough loss last night (to Grafton)," said RCB coach Brad Underwood. "I'm glad we played tonight ... They (SH) played us like a lot of teams and slowed (the tempo) down."
The Hawks' slow-down approach gave the Eagles trouble in the first half as the game was tied 22-22 at the intermission.
But RCB's decisive run to start the third quarter put the game out of reach for the Hawks. SH made one final run with three minutes to go in the third to cut the lead to 32-27, but could get no closer.
The Eagles' Donnie Johnson responded to South Harrison's final push as the senior shooting guard scored RCB's final eight points, including two 3-pointers, of the quarter to give the hosts a comfortable 40-30 lead going into the last eight minutes of the game.
The RCB lead never fell below seven points the rest of the game as the Eagles made six-of-nine free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
"Donnie was able to hit some threes to give us a little bit of distance there (in the third)," said Underwood. "And that was the difference in the game."
In the first half, the Hawks' slow-down offense and Adam Davisson's outside shooting enabled SH to stay close. Davisson scored 17 of his team-high 25 points in those first 16 minutes.
Johnson was the offensive catalyst for the Eagles in first half as well as he tossed in 10 of his game-high 29 points.
"Game in and game out ... I can't fault these kids' effort but we got to put together 32 minutes of basketball," said SHHS coach Robert Shields. "They (RCB) played with some tough teams and we were right up there with them for three quarters and maybe three and a half ... I'm not sure when they broke it (open).
"I'm pleased with the kids' effort but I'm a little disheartened on the fact that we can't get a complete game."
RCB's Marshall Cox added seven points and Troy Lawrence came off the beach to chip in six while the Hawks' Luke Riley came off the bench to add nine points in the losing effort.
The teams battle again Tuesday at South Harrison.
South Harrison (39)
Davisson 7 5-7 25; Sears 1 0-2 2; Jenkins 0 3-4 3; Riley 3 3-10 9; Totals 11 11-23 39.
Robert C. Byrd (55)
Johnson 9 7-10 29; Hoffman 1 1-3 3; Nardelli 1 1-2 4; Calvert 0 0-2 0; K.Cox 0 2-2 2; Lawrence 2 2-3 6; M.Cox 3 1-1 7; Lee 1 2-2 4; Totals 17 16-25 55.
South Harrison
9
13
8
9_39
Robert C.
Byrd
12
10
18
15_55
3-Point Goals:
Davisson 6, Johnson 4, Nardelli.
Updated January 29, 1997
Old Habits Costly as Lincoln
Drops Decision to Preston
By CHRIS ERRINGTON
SHINNSTON _ Two weeks ago, the Lincoln boys basketball team found itself staring at a 2-5 record and the prospects of a very long season. Then, with wins over previously undefeated North Marion, South Harrison and a two-point loss to Liberty, the Cougars seemed to have turned their season around.
Any forward progress that it had made going into Monday night's game with visiting Preston was washed away underneath a lethargic 62-45 thrashing that was much worse than the final score indicated.
Lack of intensity, horrendous shooting and the inability to stop the Knights' powerful inside game caused the Cougars (4-7) to drop one of their worst decisions of the season.
For 32 minutes, Lincoln coach Dennis Hutson could only watch as his club fell further and further behind.
"Preston beat us in every aspect of the game. Offensively, defensively, on the boards, everywhere," Hutson said. "The kids played really hard last week, so I was surprised when they didn't come out and play with any more enthusiasm tonight."
Preston's interior game was keyed by the large presence of Ryan Metheny. The big forward powered his way past Cougar defenders to the tune of a game-high 13 points, including the first six of the game for the Knights.
When not overpowering Lincoln down low, Preston (7-3) used the sharp shooting of guard Pat Zinn to knock down 3-pointers. Zinn finished with nine points and helped pull defenders outside which helped the inside game.
Even with their lack of intensity, the Cougars found themselves down only 11-8 after the first quarter. They even managed to take their only lead of the night at 14-13 on a Clark Riley jumpshot. A late 5-1 Preston run allowed the Knights to grab a 28-22 lead at the half.
After the break, both teams employed a trapping half-court defense to push up the tempo of the game.
For Preston the tactic worked, as Lincoln turned the ball over repeatedly allowing the Knights to score easy buckets.
The Knights used their defense to roll to a 15-0 run in the quarter that ended the competitive aspect of the game. Preston led 47-28 going into the final eight minutes of play.
"We have been pounding the ball down low all year, and it has helped us win seven out of our last eight," said Knights coach Barry Sanders. "Our interior passing has been excellent, and that is a credit to our guards. But if teams key on our inside guys, we have the ability to beat them with the outside shots."
Tim Argabrite and Landon Polce aided Metheny with 12 and 10 points, respectively, while Mike Barnes and Danny Hardesty paced the Cougars with 12 points apiece.
Preston (62)
Metheny 5 3-6 13; Polce 4 2-2 10; Argabrite 5 1-2 12; Zinn 3 0-0 9; Haskiell 3 1-1 8; Myers 3 0-0 6; Rocha 1 0-0 2; Royce 0 2-2 2; Totals 24 9-13 62.
Lincoln (45)
Barnes 4 1-2 12; Riley 3 1-3 8; Edwards 2 0-0 4; Lane 0 3-3 3; Hardesty 5 1-2 12; Ryan 1 0-2 2; Buckhannon 0 2-3 2; Pritt 1 0-3 2; Totals 16 8-18 45.P
reston
11
17
19
15_62
Lincoln
8
14
6
17_45
3-Point Goals:
Argabrite, Zinn 3, Haskiell, Barnes 3, Riley, Hardesty.
Updated January 29, 1997
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