Warren’s Mackenzie James McGuire, who scored a game-high 18 points in the Warriors’ 51-31 win Saturday night at the Coliseum, challenges Caldwell’s Camie Klock for a shot. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
VINCENT — Warren led Caldwell after Sarah Petty’s steal and layup led to a 3-point play that gave the host Warriors a 51-31 win, improving to 6-3 and breaking a 2-all tie. I was never at a disadvantage here in battle.
Petty, who was named the Warriors’ team MVP, scored 13 points and tied with Josie Venum and Mackenzie James McGuire for team-leading rebounding honors with seven points.
With 1.5 seconds left in the first, James McGuire hit a deep 3 from the top of the key to put Caldwell in a 16-8 hole.
Petty put back his first point of the second at 6:55, but the only remaining field goal was made by James McGuire, who had a game-high 18 points, five assists, and four blocks. . Petty’s assist followed a steal from Delaney Gates. Gates had seven points, four assists and a game-high seven steals.
Laila Rowe’s free throw with 1:07 left in the first half was Caldwell’s only score of the period, and Briley Moracco was named MVP, scoring the final 16 points with five boards and four steals.
Warren’s Sarah Petty scored two of her 13 points in the Warriors’ 51-31 win over Caldwell on Saturday at the Coliseum. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
At 3:20 of the third, Laney Sidwell’s assist to Moracco brought the Redskins within five points, 27-22, but Riley Arnold converted part of a nine-point counter with a bucket, followed by James. -McGuire hit a 3 to give the home team a 33-22 lead. I’ll come in fourth.
Lowe had a game-high nine rebounds, and Lexi Franklin had four points and five rebounds.
Caldwell (3-7) will be invaded by Monroe Central on Monday, and the Warriors will return to action Friday at home against Williamstown.
Fort Frye 52, Belpre 44
Haven Schilling and Emmy Dusky each scored 13 points as the Cadets defeated Belpre 52-44, leading three Cadets scorers in double figures.
Warren’s Colin Anthony handles the ball while being pressured by River Valley’s Logan Diehl during the Clash’s final game Saturday night at the Coliseum. The Warriors won 81-20. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
The Lady Cadets led by one point heading into the final quarter, but outscored the Golden Eagles 7-1 early on, earning their seventh win of the season in eight decisions.
Schilling hit three triples in the first half, scored 13 points and pulled down 10 boards for a double-double.
Dusky made 8 of 10 free throws in the game, doing most of his damage at the charity stripe. That included a pair of free throws late in the game that settled things in every sense of the word.
Ella Dowler also finished with 10 points, while Aubrey Lang and Ava Huffman chipped in with nine and seven points, respectively, contributing significantly.
The win improved Fort’s record to 7-1, while Belpre fell to 5-3 with the loss.
Warren’s Julian Stadelman scored two of his game-high 17 points in an 81-20 victory over River Valley in Saturday’s Clash at the Coliseum. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
Gracie Bills led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 17 points and nine rebounds.
Haley Alloway had four assists and added 15 points.
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Warren 81, River Valley 20
Tyler Wooten sparked visiting River Valley with a bucket, but the rest was all Warren as the Warriors won on an 81-20 running clock to improve to 5-1.
Waterford’s Cole Sperling Ponchak, 33, guarded Morgan’s Gavin Schreiber during Saturday’s game at Vincent. (Photo by Jordan Holland)
Warren MVP Collin Anthony had 14 points and a game-high eight assists, finishing with a 3-point play following a steal by Tyson Cochran to put the Warriors ahead for good.
Anthony’s three points were followed by Julian Stadelman’s steal and layup to quickly make it 8-2. Landon Barnes, who scored 6 points along with MVP Austin Richardson, made a 3-point play to make it 8-5, but the Warriors scored the next 9 points and led 24-8 at each point. did. After Anthony had a spurt with a steal and a layup, Hayden Wells, who had 16 points and a game-high seven rebounds, led to back-to-back deuces on dimes from Chase Lupardas and Stadelman. River Valley, which fell to 1-7 and will play a home game against Oak Hill next Saturday, led 17-5 after Cochran’s 3-point play.
Trailing 37-17 after another 3-point play by Barnes, the visitors watched as the Warriors scored the final 14 points of the first half.
Stadelmann led all scorers with 17 points and added six assists. Cochran finished with 11 markers and grabbed four rebounds.
Connor Barry added seven points off the bench for the Warriors, and Jacob Seeley also had three steals and a game-high four steals.
The Warriors will look to continue their winning streak in Thursday’s home game vs. Monroe Central.
Southern 46, Fort Frye 45
VINCENT — Noah Leachman made the second of two free throws with 1.1 seconds left Saturday morning to give the Southern Tornadoes a thrilling 46-45 victory over the Fort Frye Cadets for the only points of the game. I earned a lot of money. in the crash at the Warren High School Coliseum.
With Landon Everson injured after being fouled by Dani with one second left, Leachman entered the game and overcame two Cadets timeouts and some nerves to knock down the second one to give the Tornadoes the lead. .
Fort Frye called a timeout, but Clayton Miller’s halfcourt heave at the buzzer went wide.
The Cadets held a four-point lead until the final minutes, but were unable to stop Tornado point guard Andre Chandler down the stretch.
Chandler made two huge threes in the final eight minutes, one with 2:10 left to give the Tornadoes the lead.
Chandler made a 2-pointer and converted a 3-pointer to give Southern a three-point lead, but Fort Frye’s Chatham Corson tied the game with a 3-pointer of his own with 15 seconds left.
Southern inbounded the ball and called a timeout with nine seconds left to strategize what they hoped would be the game-clinching shot.
Chandler broke free on the final play and actually made a 3-point shot, but it was ruled that Everson was fouled before the shot and the shot was called off.
Southern was led by Chandler with 23 points and Jake Wickline added eight points.
The victory marked the Tornadoes’ fifth straight win and improved their season record to 5-1, while the Cadets fell to 1-5.
Miller led all scorers with 29 points and accounted for all but 16 of the Cadets’ points.
Waterford 54, Morgan 49 (2 OT)
Waterford and Morgan needed two overtimes to decide the winner on Saturday.
Cole Sperling-Ponchak’s double-double of 17 points and 16 rebounds, along with two clutch 3-pointers from Reece Lang, ensured the Wildcats’ victory.
WHS defeated the Raiders 12-6 in the second OT for a 54-48 victory.
Gavin Heiner also had a double-double for the Wildcats with 11 points and 13 boards. Waterford outscored Morgan 47-37.
The Wildcats trailed 25-18 at halftime, but Finn Pennock assisted Sperling Ponchak on a 3-pointer and they rallied to take a 26-25 lead at the 5:30 mark of the third. I stole it.
Morgan regained the lead late on a basket by Luke Coleman, who finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. The Raiders entered the fourth quarter with a 35-31 lead.
Hyner’s trey brought Waterford within one point early in the fourth, but Tavian Myers, who led Morgan with 16 points, drove to the hoop with 1:10 left in regulation time to make it a three-point game. Until then, neither team had scored.
With 27 seconds left, Pennock’s 3-point shot went wide. But Sperling Ponchak grabbed the offensive rebound and dished to Lang, who buried the trey to send the game into overtime. Lang came off the bench and finished with 11 points.
Myers’ free throws broke a 41-41 tie in the first OT, but Pennock made 1 of 2 from the charity stripe with five seconds left, forcing a second overtime session.
Waterford took a 47-45 lead on two free throws by Pennock, who had 12 points, five boards and three assists, but Meyers answered with a fast-break dunk with 1:22 remaining.
On the other side, Lang took a pass from Pennock and knocked down another huge three-ball.
On third down, Briley Shannon, who had 10 rebounds for the Raiders, was fouled. He attempted the first free throw and missed the second, but grabbed the offensive rebound himself and stood up for the shot.
But Sperling Ponchak was there to deny it and get the board. He was intentionally fouled and made two foul shots, making it a two-possession game. Waterford held on from there and improved to 3 wins and 4 losses on the year.
Morgan shot just 30.5% (18 of 59) and dropped to 2-5 on the year.
Myers, who had seven boards and three dimes, and Sperling Ponchak, who added five blocks and three assists to his stat line, were named players of the game.
Caldwell 54, Belpre 34
Caldwell continued its perfect season all season with a 54-34 win over Belpre on Saturday.
The Redskins practiced their defense, holding the Golden Eagles to just 11 of 39 field goals (28.2%). Belpre (4-2) committed 17 turnovers in the game.
Carter Wheeldin scored a game-high 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. Dylan Schott added 12 points, four steals and three assists, and Chaz Pfeffer had a game-high nine boards and six dimes. Caldwell had 12 steals as a team and Schott had four.
Belpre started the season 4-0 and lost to Meigs on Friday, but didn’t have a double-digit scorer in the contest. Chris Copen had a team-high nine points, eight rebounds, and three blocks. Nasai Spencer had three assists.
Wheeldin and Copen were selected as players for the game.
Spring Mills 64, Linsley 31
Spring Mills continued to show why it is the top-ranked team in Class AAAA in West Virginia by defeating Linsley 64-31 on Saturday.
Less than 24 hours after a heartbreaking win against Parkersburg South, the Cardinals came back with a hard-fought victory over the Cadets.
SMHS led 44-17 at halftime and activated the running clock early in the third quarter.
Akwasi Opoku-Acheampong led Spring Mills with 20 points, Caleb Thomas added 19 points and Darae Goodwin held Linsley to six points. Thomas and Goodwin were named players of the game.
