The second-ranked Man Hillbillies likely took back the top spot in Class A following an impressive 85-56 win over No. 1 Tug Valley at Man Memorial Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
Austin Ball fired in a game-high 25 points as the Hillbillies improved to 4-0. Caleb Blevins followed with 23 while Peyton Adams added 15. Hunter Anderson chipped in nine.
Caleb May paced the Panthers (5-1) with 17 points and Justin Hall added 11 while Easton Davis tossed in 10.
At Man
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
TV (5-1)…..11 10 16 19 – 56
MN (4-0)….17 25 15 28 – 85
Scoring:
Tug Valley (56) – Justin Hall 1(3) 1-2 11; Joby Sorrell 0(2) 0-0 6; Caleb May 4(1) 6-7 17; Ian Reed 2 2-2 6; Easton Davis 5 0-0 10; and Ethan Colegrove 2 1-2 5. Totals: 14(6) 10-13 56.
Man (85) – Peyton Adams 2(3) 2-3 15; Jeremiah Harless 0(1) 0-0 3; Ryan Cozart 1 0-0 2; Israel Canterbury 0(1) 0-0 3; Austin Ball 6(3) 4-4 25; Caleb Blevins 4(4) 3-4 23; Hunter Anderson 3(1) 0-0 9; and Jackson Tackett 0(1) 2-2 5. Totals: 16(14) 11-13 85.
Next up: Tug Valley (5-1) vs. Beth Haven (0-0), 7:30pm, Mar. 25; Man (4-0) at Buffalo (2-6), 7:30 pm, Mar. 25.
Tug Valley…………..80
Greenbrier West…69
Tug Valley won its fifth straight game to open the season as the Panthers beat Greenbrier West, 80-69.
It was the second win this season over the Cavaliers.
Caleb May led the offensive attack for the Panthers with 25 points and Ian Reed followed with 22. Ethan Colegrove tossed in 18.
At Naugatuck
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
GW (2-2)…..18 11 21 19 – 69
TV (5-0)……16 18 25 21 – 80
Scoring:
Greenbrier West (69) – Kaiden Pack 6(6) 2-5 32; Chase McClung 1 0-0 2; Brandon Oscar 5(1) 0-0 13; Gabe Medlin 2 0-0 4; Chase Boggs 5(2) 0-0 16; and Lawson Vaughn 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(9) 2-5 69.
Tug Valley (80) – Joby Sorrell 2(1) 0-0 7; Caleb May 8(1) 6-8 25; Ian Reed2(3) 9-10 22; Easton Davis 4 0-0 8; and Ethan Colegrove 8 2-2 18. Totals: 24(5) 17-21 80.
Chapmanville…55
Mingo Central….44
Mingo Central struggled offensively on the road at Chapmanville and the Miners fell, 55-44.
Jarius Jackson paced the Miners (0-0) with 23 points and Justin May added 11.
The Tigers, now 3-4, was led by Isaiah Fleming’s game-high 25 points. Zion Blevins tossed in 10.
At Chapmanville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (1-5)….6 6 9 23 – 44
CR (3-4)…..8 8 21 18 – 55
Winfield…..….…43
Chapmanville…30
Chapmanville’s offensive woes continued at Winfield as the Tigers dropped a 43-30 Cardinal Conference matchup at Winfield.
Zion Blevins and Colton Craddock had nine points each for the Tigers, who dropped to 2-4.
At Winfield
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
CR (2-4)……5 12 5 8 – 30
WF (5-2)….11 9 18 5 – 43