Sports 01-03-2007

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

James Monroe 79, Summers County 63

HINTON — Cory Bradley drilled eight 3-point goals and scored 36 points, 22 in the second quarter, to lift the Mavericks.

Ernie Tincher added 14 points for James Monroe (6-1), which plays at Giles County (Va.) Monday.

Andrew Gunnoe scored 23 points, followed by Mark Stiltner with 14 and Cameron Mann with 12 for Summers (1-3).

The Bobcats host Shady Spring Thursday.



James Monroe (6-1)

Cory Bradley 10 8-8 36, Joseph Haynes 3 0-2 6, Eli Bookout 2 0-2 4, Mitch Tuggle 1 0-0 2, Matt Bumgardner 3 0-0 8, Taylor Robertson 1 0-0 2, Chris Frazier 1 0-0 2, Bryan Belcher 1 0-0 3, Ernie Tincher 6 0-0 14, Jason Jackson 1 0-0 2, Daniel Pritt 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 8-12 79.

Summers County (1-3)

Cameron Mann 4 3-4 12, Mark Stiltner 6 1-2 14, Chance Worth 1 1-3 3, Brandon Plumley 3 2-6 9, Andrew Gunnoe 7 9-17 23, Nate Crawford 1 0-0 2, Tyler Miller 0 0-0 0, Nick Dent 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 16-32 63.

JM 12 26 14 24 — 79

SC 15 12 11 25 — 63

Three-point goals: JM: 13 (Bradley 8, Bumgardner 2, Belcher 1, Tincher 2); SC: 3 (Mann 1, Stiltner 1, Plumley 1); Fouled out: None.



Richwood 73, Nicholas County 58

RICHWOOD — The Lumberjacks recorded their first win of the season with a convincing victory over the Grizzlies.

Travis Sarver and David King scored 24 points apiece for Richwood.

Levi Spencer had 14 points for Nicholas County.

Richwood (1-5) plays at Greenbrier West Friday.



Nicholas County

Jake Ferguson 1 0-0 3, Levi Spencer 4 3-4 14, Jordan Hogan 1 0-0 3, Gary Roach 2 1-2 6, Pat O’Dell 3 4-5 11, Bryant Hughes 0 2-2 2, Donavan Crum 0 2-2 2, Seth Messor 0 1-2 1, Chris Peyatt 6 1-4 13, Wade McKinney 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18 15-23 58.

Ricwood (1-5)

Travis Sarver 7 10-15 24, David King 9 6-10, 24, Jordan Donhaue 3 1-2 7, Jason Malcomb 2 0-0 5, David Bennett 2 5-7 9, Colby Murphy 1 2-2 4. Totals: 24 24-36 73.

N 15 12 6 25 — 58

R 16 23 18 16 — 73

Three-point goals: N: 7 (Spencer 3, Hogan, Roach, O’Dell Ferguson); R: 1 (Malcomb); Fouled out: N: O’Dell, Steven Johnson, Hughes, Messer.



Mount Hope 69, Midland Trail 53

MOUNT HOPE — The Mustangs improved to 3-2 on the season behind 17 points from Channing Lowe, 16 from Jamel Shelton and 15 from Davon Marion.

Midland Trail’s Dustin Nickell scored 15 in the loss.

Mount Hope (3-2) plays at Fayetteville Friday while Trail (5-2) is at Shady Spring.



Midland Trail (5-2)

Bo Kesler 4 0-0 9, Dustin Nickell 6 0-0 15, Michael King 2 1-2 5, Eric Milam 4 1-1 9, Brian Simms 1 0-1 2, Aaron Ramsey 3 0-0 7, Curtis Thomas 0 0-2 0, Nathan Syner 0 2-2 2, Justin Harrison 1 0-0 2, Ronnie Sanford 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 4-8 53.

Mount Hope (3-2)

Jamel Shelton 8 0-0 16, Devon Marion 7 1-3 15, Channing Lowe 8 0-0 17, Bryan Allen 3 1-1 8, Jordan Maynor 1 2-2 4, B.J. Wallace 2 0-0 2, Greg Underwood 1 0-0 2, Kyle James 1 0-0 3. Totals: 31 4-6 69.

MT 9 10 11 23 — 53

MH 16 10 28 15 — 69

Three-point goals: MT: 5 (Nickell 3, Ramsey, Kesler ); MH: 3 (Lowe, James Allen); Fouled out: None



GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Independence 51, Greater Beckley Christian 39

Kayla Pysz scored 19 points and Melissa Billings had eight to lift the Patriots over the Crusaders.

Jill Rogers had 19 points and 11 rebounds while Angela Carbaugh scored 15 for Greater Beckley (1-5).

The Crusaders host Liberty Thursday. Independence (5-3) returns home to face Shady Spring Friday.



Independence (5-3)

Brittany Meadows 1 4-4 6, Stephanie Russell 3 0-0 6, Morgan Bryant 2 3-4 7, Melissa Billings 4 0-2 8, Hannah McCargish 1 0-0 3, Kayla Pysz 7 3-4 19, Jasmin Cross 1 0-0 2, Sheena McKinney 0 0-0 0, Kyra Vance 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 10-14 51.

Greater Beckley (1-5)

Jill Rogers 4 11-15 19, Angela Lopez 1 0-0 2, Kendra Arvon 1 1-2 3, Angela Carbaugh 4 5-10 15, Grace Lawson 0 0-2 0, Nicole Cangemi 0 0-0 0, Erin Terry 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 17-29 39.

I 11 12 9 19 — 51

GBC 7 9 4 19 — 39

Three-point goals: I: 3 (McCargish 1, Pysz 2); GBC: 2 (Carbaugh). Fouled out: I (Russell).



Fayetteville 54, Liberty 42

Stephanie Nickell pumped in 13 points and Carla Rhodes had 10 to lead the Pirates to victory.

Heather Stanford paced Liberty with 12 points while Kahra Daniel scored 11.

Liberty (0-9) plays Greater Beckley Christian at 7 p.m Thursday.

Fayetteville (6-1) plays in the finals of the Valley Invitational today.



Fayetteville (6-1)

Casey Smith 5 1-6 5, Stephanie Nickell 5 3-6 13, Brooke Wheeler 1 6-14 8, Tyler Hogan 4 0-0 8, Carla Rhodes 5 0-0-2 10, Amy Holly 1 0-2 2, Hannah Bare Players. Totals: 22 10-28 54.

Liberty (0-9)

Karha Daniel 1 5-7 11, Sarah Murdock 1 0-0 2, Michelle Bunch 0 0-0 0, Allison Farmer 2 1-4 5, Megan Acord 4 0-0 10, Alyse Barnes 2 2-5 6, Heather Stanford 6 0-0 12. Totals: 12 8-20 42.

F 5 19 9 21 — 54

L 6 10 9 17 — 42

Three-point goals: F: None; L: 2 (Accord 2); Fouled out: L: Daniel.



Montcalm 45, Greenbrier West 35

CHARMCO — Eva Grose and Summer Faw scored 14 points apiece as Montcalm improved to 4-0 on the campaign.

Cassie Hunter led West with 12 points. Jessica Hamrick added eight.

The Cavaliers, now 3-4, play at Richwood Thursday.



Montcalm (4-0)

Eva Grose 4 6-7 14, Summer Faw 5 4-4 14, Megan Coeburn 2 2-4 6, Tara Havens 2 0-0 4, Kayla Pennington 0 3-3 3, Krislyn Bogart 2 0-1 4, Kerri Tiller 0 0-0 0, Lyndsey Hamblin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 15-19 45.

Greenbrier West (3-4)

Megan Bryant 1 1-4 3, Heather Vestal 0 4-4 4, Erica Craft 0 0-0 0, Jessica Queen 2 0-1 4, Cassie Hunter 5 1-2 12, Jessica Hamrick 2 4-6 8, Kayla Tygrett 1 0-0 2, Kaysha Burkholder 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 10-14 35.

M 7 13 9 16 — 45

GW 10 7 7 11 — 35

Three-point goals: M: None; GW: 1 (Hunter); Fouled out: M (Tiller), GW (Craft).

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