Published: December 24, 2008 12:27 pm         

MH wins own hoops tourney; Pirate boys, OH and MB girls triumph

In recent high school basketball games:



Mount Hope 68

Valley 54



Da’Von Marion exploded for a game-high 37 points to lead Mount Hope to victory in the championship game of the Groovy 94.1 Pepsi Invitational last weekend.

Kyle James added 18 points for the Mustangs (3-0).

Cameron Cochran and Anthony Underwood led Valley with 13 points apiece.



Independence 73 Fayetteville 55



Colton Ratcliff netted 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to power Independence’s 73-55 win over Fayetteville Monday.

Also for Indy (3-0), Anthony Stump scored 19 and Jeremy Buchanan 18.

Fayetteville (2-1) got 20 points from Troy Hopkins, 12 from Nich Carte and 10 from Steven Fruit.



Meadow Bridge 54 Mount Hope 44



Kristen Redden led a balanced attack with 13 points for Meadow Bridge in the overtime affair Monday.

Holly Gunnoe added 11 and Kelly Forren 10.

Mount Hope got a game-high 21 points from Cindy Hillberry.

The Wildcats (3-2) host Covington, Va., Dec. 29 in The Greenbrier Hotel Invitational Tournament.



Braxton County 55

Oak Hill 26



The Eagle girls pulled away in the second half for the win Monday.

Dannielle Matheny led Oak Hill (1-2) with eight points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots. Shakiyla Cosby added six rebounds and two blocked shots.



Fayetteville 57 Greenbrier West 51



Troy Hopkins sank five three-pointers and finished with 23 points to pace Fayetteville Friday.

Nich Carte contributed 17 points for the Pirates (2-0).

Nathan Brackenridge led West (0-3) with 19 points.



Liberty 75

Midland Trail 55



Kevin Keith scored 31 points as Liberty rolled in its season opener.

Midland Trail (1-1) got 18 from Dustin Nickell and 13 from Nathan Syner.



Oak Hill 52

Richwood 40



Kristen White set a school record for three-pointers in one game, knocking down eight, in the Oak Hill girls’ win over Richwood.

White finished with 24 points to lead the Red Devils (1-1).

Teammate Dannielle Matheny chipped in nine points, five rebounds and five steals.

Tasha Phillips led Richwood with 14 points.



Charleston Catholic 48

Fayetteville 38



Emily Blake led Charleston Catholic with 14 points as the Irish fought back from a 38-35 deficit with two minutes to play.

Cayla Rhodes had a monster game for Fayetteville (4-2), finishing with 24 points and 25 rebounds.



Riverside 46

Meadow Bridge 30



Kassie Cook scored 12 points and Bre Newkirk 10 for visiting Riverside Friday.

Kelly Forren and Kristen Redden both scored nine for Meadow Bridge (2-2).



Westside 83

Meadow Bridge 30



Ashley Stepp scored 25 points and had six steals as Westside (4-1) cruised at the Hoops Classic a week ago.

Cheyanna Lusk had six steals and nine assists.



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Valley (1-1)

Andre Wright 4 0-0 8, De’Andre Fruit 1 0-0 2, Jack Simms 1 0-0 2, Cody Atha 2 1-3 5, Marcus Burger 3 1-1 7, Cameron Cochran 6 0-0 13, Scott Housman 1 0-0 2, LaRonda Wilson 1 0-0 2, Anthony Underwood 6 1-1 13. Totals: 25 3-5 54.

Mount Hope (3-0)

Da’Von Marion 15 7-11 37, Kyle James 4 8-12 18, Eric Canaday 1 0-2 2, Richard Swain 4 0-0 9, Adam Lowe 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 15-25 68.

Three-point goals: V: 1 (Cochran); MH: 3 (James 2, Swain); Fouled out: V: Sims.



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Fayetteville (2-1)

Troy Hopkins 8 3-5 20, Steven Fruit 4 1-3 10, Nich Carte 4 2-2 12, MichaelAngelo Hernandez 1 0-0 2, Brandon Doyle 2 2-2 6, Dylan Young 1 0-0 3, Charles Briscoe 1 0-2 2. Totals: 21 8-14 55.

Independence (3-0)

Anthony Stump 7 3-4 19, Ethan Wood 1 0-0 2, Jeremy Buchanan 7 0-0 18, Jaquai Multunas 1 0-1 2, Donald Bailey 0 2-2 2, Curtis Daniel 3 1-1 7, Colton Ratcliff 11 1-2 23. Totals: 30 7-10 73.

Three-point goals: F: 5 (Hopkins, Fruit, Carte 2, Young); I: 6 (Stump 2, Buchanan 4); Fouled out: none.



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Meadow Bridge (3-2)

Kelly Forren 3 3-7 10, Tanyetta Bragg 3 1-6 7, Holly Gunnoe 5 1-5 11, Kristen Redden 4 5-7 13, Chandra Church 4 0-1 11, Marrah Porter 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 10-26 54.

Mount Hope (0-4)

Cindy Hillberry 8 5-10 21, Brandi Gore 1 0-2 2, Ashley Hannah 6 0-0 12, Talesa Smith 1 0-0 2, Kristen Wingrove 1 2-4 5, Keisha Lee 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 7-16 44.

Three-point goals: MB: 4 (Forren, Church 3); MH: 1 (Wingrove); Fouled out: MH: Smith.



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Oak Hill (1-2)

Quartney Settle 3 1-2 7, Kristen White 1 0-2 3, Dannielle Matheny 4 0-0 8, Leslie Hughes 0 3-3 3, Stephanie Holley 2 0-0 4, Shakiyla Cosby 0 1-2 1. Totals: 10 5-9 26.

Braxton County (4-1)

T. Huffman 1 6-7 9, M. Frame 4 0-0 8, C. Phillips 3 0-2 6, M. Flint 4 2-8 10, B. Miller 2 0-2 4, C. James 1 0-0 2, C. Johnson 0 1-2 1, M. White 3 0-0 9, M. Cottrill 1 0-0 2, M. Conrad 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21 9-21 55.

Three-point goals: OH: 1 (White); BC: 4 (Huffman 1, White 3); Fouled out: None.



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Fayetteville (2-0)

Troy Hopkins 7 4-4 23, Steven Fruit 1 0-0 3, Nich Carte 5 5-5 17, MichaelAngelo Hernandez 2 2-2 6, Brandon Doyle 3 2-2 8, Dylan Young 0 0-1 0. Totals: 18 13-14 57.

Greenbrier West (0-3)

Jeffrey Manspile 2 0-04, Chris James 1 0-1 2, Travis Withrow 5 0-0 11, Cameron McQuain 6 1-3 15, Nathan Brackenridge 9 0-1 19. Totals: 23 1-5 51.

Three-point goals: F: 8 (Hopkins 5, Fruit, Carte 2); GW: 4 (McQuain 2, Withrow, Brackenridge); Fouled out: none.



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Midland Trail (1-1)

Will Deskins 0 0-2 0, Ryan Bowyer 0 0-1 0, Noah Sparks 1 2-4 4, Dustin Nickell 7 3-3 18, Nathan Syner 3 5-6 13, Dustyn Kessler 1 0-0 2, Joey Fox 2 2-4 6, Mark Nickell 3 1-2 8, Caleb Carte 0 4-6 4. Totals: 17 17-28 55.

Liberty (1-0)

Justin Wills 4 1-2 9, Kevin Keith 7 13-14 31, Seth Wimbish 3 5-7 11, Jon Roles 2 0-0 4, Nathan Sadzewicz 1 0-0 2, Jeff Wills 3 0-0 8, Nolan Philogene 2 4-8 8, Jacob Adkins 1 0-2 2. Totals: 23 23-33 75.

Three-point goals: MT: 4 (D. Nickell, Syner 2, M. Nickell); L: 6 (Keith 4, Je. Wills 2); Fouled out: none.



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Richwood

Gretchen Weber 4 2-4 10, Paige Hacker 4 6-8 14, Tasha Phillips 2 4-9 8, Tracey Gregory 3 2-2 8, Brittany Bayless 0 0-4 0. Totals: 13 14-27 40.

Oak Hill (1-1)

Kristen White 8 0-1 24, Dannielle Matheny 3 3-4 9, Hailey Horn 2 0-0 6, Cassie Molchanoff 2 2-2 6, Quartney Settle 1 3-6 5, Shakiyla Cosby 1 0-0 2. Totals: 7 10 8-13 52.

Three-point goals: R: none; OH: 10 (White 8, Horn 2); Fouled out: R: Bayless.



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Charleston Catholic (2-1)

Meg Whelan 1 4-4 6, Victoria Thomas 0 1-2 1, Ally Hoyer 2 2-4 6, Emily Blake 6 1-3 14, Maria Fema 2 2-4 7, Capen Evans 5 0-2 10, Erin Barhola 0 2-2 2, Erin Casey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 12-21 48.

Fayetteville (4-2)

Stephanie Nickell 2 2-4 7, Beth Murphy 2 0-0 5, Cayla Rhodes 9 6-9 24, Shandi Myles 1 0-0 2, Kara Evans 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14 8-15 38.

Three-point goals: CC: 2 (Blake, Fema); F: 2 (Nickell, Murphy); Fouled out: none.



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Riverside (1-3)

Kassie Cook 2 9-12 12, Kari Hudson 2 0-0 5, Bre Newkirk 4 1-2 10, Angela Miller 0 0-1 0, Tabatha Devers 3 1-1 7, Megan Chestnut 1 0-0 2, Jasmine Terry 1 1-4 3, Heather Burford 3 0-0 6. Totals: 19 12-20 46.

Meadow Bridge (2-2)

Kelly Forren 3 3-4 9, Tanyetta Bragg 1 3-6 5, Holly Gunnoe 2 00-0 4, Kristen Redden 3 3-6 9, Mariah Tincher 1 1-2 3, Marrah Porter 0 0-2 0. Totals: 10 10-18 30.

Three-point goals: R: 2 (Hudson, Newkirk); MB: 0; Fouled out: R: Devers.



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Westside (4-1)

Ashley Stepp 11 2-7 25, Kayla Cline 4 1-2 9, Brittany Cook 2 2-4 6, Hannah Brown 3 0-0 6, Brooke Bailey 1 0-0 2, Kyleisha Kirkendall 2 1-2 5, Emily Fleshman 2 0-0 4, Emily Strother 1 1-2 3, Emily Bannister 1 0-0 2, Cheyanna Lusk 2 2-2 7, Tori Patrick 2 2-2 8, McKinsey Davis 2 0-0 4, Kayla Morgan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 34 11-22 83.

Meadow Bridge (2-1)

Kelly Forren 2 0-4 5, Tanyetta Bragg 2 0-0 5, Holly Gunnoe 1 0-1 2, Kristen Redden 2 1-4 5, Marrah Porter 0 2-8 2, Emma Bumgardner 2 0-0 4, Laira Forren 0 2-2 2, Deandrea Richmond 0 3-4 3. Totals: 9 8-23 30.

Three-point goals: W: 4 (Stepp, Lusk, Patrick 2); MB: 2 (Bragg, K. Forren); Fouled out: none.㭪

     

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