Rise – Big Red’s Nira McShan jumps up to try a layup with Morgantown during Saturday’s OVAC Championship game at the Eco Center. McShan scored 30 points with a 63-50 loss to the Mohegans. – Andrew Grimm
Rise – Big Red’s Nira McShan jumps up to try a layup with Morgantown during Saturday’s OVAC Championship game at the Eco Center. McShan scored 30 points with a 63-50 loss to the Mohegans. – Andrew Grimm
On the move – Big Red’s Lucy Saccoccia is working on paint for Morgantown car pelmermappers. – Andrew Grimm
st. CLARESVILLE — Big Red fought hard against West Virginia’s top-ranked team, but the last big push from Morgantown allowed Mohegan to leave the Eco Center on Saturday with the OVAC Class 5A trophy.
Big Red, who scored 14 points in the second quarter and 11 points in the second half of the third quarter, fought back within three early in the fourth, but Morgantown scored the next 10 straights, and was in the middle I pulled back. A 63-50 victory in the conference championship game.
“I’m proud of the girls, they played really hard.” Big Red head coach Angie Forte said. “We had a few 50-50 balls that didn’t follow our path. We had a few players in foul trouble, but the girls kept fighting.
“Morgantown is very good in every position and is very fundraising healthy. They got the job done.”
Nylah McShan spent a big day with Big Red in the loss, scoring game-high 30 points with seven rebounds and assists despite playing the entire fourth quarter with four fouls.
On the move – Big Red’s Lucy Saccoccia is working on paint for Morgantown car pelmermappers. – Andrew Grimm
Ranked number one in West Virginia Class 4A and number one in the top seed in the tournament, the Mohegans (14-2) jumped out for a 7-2 lead and looked to be out in the race, but the big one Red (13-7) quickly pushed back to take an 8-7 lead. However, it proved to be the only Steubenville lead in the game as Morgantown scored the final seven points of the quarter, opening a 14-point lead using a 6-0 run in 2 seconds and resting .
The Big Red fought within five in the third quarter, but once again the Mohegans had the answer and pushed forward three times at age 11.
Big Red’s final best push scored 7 straight points from McShan, lowering the margin to 3 to force a timeout for Morgantown, but the Mohegans had one final answer with a 10-0 run I did. Things are far apart.
“We showed a lot of toughness and grit in that game.” Morgantown head coach John Fawkes said. “Stubenville is tough and the kids play with that attitude and grit. I think that showed a lot of toughness from our girls. We’re the fourth-ranked team in the state, Parkers. We had to come back against a team like Steubenville who played Berg (Friday night) and play it hard after 18 hours. We showed a lot of toughness in the fourth quarter. Our kids responded as they wanted after the timeout.
“Give Steubenville a lot of credit. They never gave up. I don’t know if our kids thought they would, but they didn’t and played hard. “We went on and they ran and let us respond. We were excited to play a team like them from another state that plays like them.”
Mohegan was led by game MVP Sadaya Jones with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steel, while Keylickellogg scored 20 points and 7 rebounds, while Brenna Nelson scored 10 points.
Mohegan deals a lot of damage with second chance points and gains a 19-2 advantage in the category.
“I think we’ve shown we can play through adversity. We have to do a better job of securing rebounds and limiting opportunities for second chances, but the girls keep playing hard and responding. I did.” Forte said. “The girls played, there are a few things to clean up for the tournament, but I’m back to work.
“Making it here meant a lot to the girls. We talked a lot about not only being here, but about what we thought they were really playing hard. Sometimes. The ball just didn’t bounce back our path.”
next
Steubenville: Before opening the OHSAA East District Tournament Play, which will host Zanesville on Wednesday, we will hold River on Monday to close the regular SEAOSN.
Morgantown: Returning to Belmont County on Monday, he will face Martin’s Ferry.
OVAC Girls Basketball Championship
At the eco centre
Class 5A Championship Final
No. 1 Morgantown 63, No. 2Steubenville 50
S 8-12-14-16 – 50
M 14-18-10-21 – 63
Steubenville (13-7): McShan 13 3-6 30; Fleming 3 0-0 6; Saccoccia 2 0-0 4; Scully 2 0-0 4; Beall 2 0-0 6; Vein 0 0-0 0; CASINELLI 0 0-0 0. Total: 22-42, 3-6; 50.
Morgantown (14-2): Deuesenberry 1 0-2 3; devries 1 0-0 3; Jones 8 7-10 25; Kellogg 7 6-9 20; Hatcher 1 0-0 2; Nelson 4 0-0 10; Messerly 0 0-0 0; Porter 0 0-0 0; ASLOP 0 0-0 0; Davis 0 0-0 0. Total: 22-65, 14-20; 63.
3 pointers: Steubenville 3 (Beall 2, McShan); Morgantown 5 (Jones 2, Nelson 2, Devries). Assist: Steubenville 7 (Fleming 2, Beall 2); Morgantown 8 (Devries 3). Rebound: Steubenville 28 (Flemming 10); Morgantown 34 (Jones 10). Steel: Steubenville 2 (Scully 2); Morgantown 5 (Jones 3). Turnover: Steubenville 18; Morgantown 6.
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