Top-seeded Man found themselves down 36-32 with less than three minutes to play to third-seeded and unbeaten Pendleton County in the Class A title game at the Charleston Coliseum Saturday morning.
The Hillbillies turned the switch on offensively, going on an 11-0 run, including a two-handed, slam dunk by Austin Ball to cap the scoring, as Man rallied for a 43-36 come-from-behind win over the Wildcats to capture the school’s first-ever basketball championship.
Man snapped the Wildcats’ 40-game winning streak. The Hillbillies finished the season at 16-2.
Ball finished with 20 points and Jackson Tackett added 11 to lead the way.
At Charleston
(Class A championship)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (17-1)….11 8 7 10 – 36
MN (16-2)….6 12 11 14 – 43
Scoring:
Pendleton County (36) – Tanner Townsend 2(3) 0-0 13; Bailey Thompson 3 2-4 8; Isaiah Gardiner 2 1-1 5; Taylor Wimer 1 0-0 2 and Josh Alt 3 2-4 8. Totals: 11(3) 5-9 36.
Man (43) – Peyton Adams 0 6-8 6; Austin Ball 10 0-0 20; Caleb Blevins 2 0-0 4; Jackson Tackett 4 3-5 11; and Ryan Cozart 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 9-13 43.