PikeView 62, Oak Hill 58
PikeView pulled off the first big upset of the year with a 63-55 victory against Oak Hill Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
PikeView broke a 28-28 halftime deficit with a 19-10 third quarter and held off the Red Devils late for the win.
David Thomas had 28 points and 13 rebounds for the Panthers.
Jared Vestal, healthy after breaking his arm last season, had 13 points.
Malachi Lewis led the Red Devils with 14 points, Cole Nelson had 12 and Trevor Kelly had 10.
PikeView 62, Oak Hill 58
Oak Hill
Armonyi Hicks 1 0-0 2, Tay Little 0 0-0 0, Andre Wright 1 0-0 2, Aiden Smith 1 0-0 2, Levi Kiszka 3 1-4 9, Cole Nelson 4 2-3 12, Malachi Lewis 5 4-9 14, Brent Conley 2 1-1 6, Trevor Kelly 3 4-5 10, Noah McClung 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 20 12-22 58
PikeView
Austin Bennett 1 2-6 5, Chad King 0 0-0 0, Drew Damewood 2 0-6 4, Elijah Hall 2 0-0 5, Bryson Bailey 1 0-0 3, David Thomas 11 6-8 28, Jared Vestal 4 3-3 13, Zach Rose 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 23 11-23 62.
Oak Hill 16 12 10 20 – 58
PikeView 13 15 19 15 – 62
Three-point field goals – OH: 6 (Kiszka 2, Nelson 2, Lewis 1, Conley 1), PV: 5 (Bennett 1, Hall 1, Bailey 1, Vestal 2. Fouled out – Hall.
Wyoming East 60, Nicholas County 44
SUMMERSVILLE _ Cole Lambert started the season with a bang, scoring 30 points and hitting five 3s, as the Warriors opened with a victory on the road.
Zach Hunt added 14 points and had four 3s and Braxton Morgan added nine.
Wyoming East led 29-19 at the half.
Nicholas County, which scored 18 at the free throw line on 18 of 30 shooting, was led by Trey Stump’s 14 and Cole Brown added nine.
Wyoming East 60, Nicholas County 44
Wyoming East
Cole Lambert 10 5-6 30, Zach Hunt 5 0-0 14, Bryson Huff 0 0-0 0, Braxton Morgan 4 0-0 9, Konnor Fox 1 0-0 2, Brayden Hoosier 1 1-2 3, Landon Hodges 0 0-0 0, Corey Hall 0 0-0 0, Denis Bariev 1 0-0 2, Owen Biggs 0 0-0 0, Miken Smyth 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 22 6-8 60.
Nicholas County
Ethan O’Dell 1 3-6 5, Trey Stump 4 4-4 14, Ethan Collins 1 3-8 5, Cole Brown 2 4-6 9, Landon Hanna 1 4-6, Isaiah Minor 1 0-0 2, Trey Brogan 1 0-0 3, Jackson Morriston 0 0-0 0, Brock Miles 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 11 18-30 44.
Wyoming East 17 12 18 13 – 60
Nicholas County 8 11 10 15 – 44
Three-point field goals – WE: 10 (Lambert 5, Hunt 4, Morgan 1), NC: 4 (Stump 2, Brown 1, Brogan 1). Fouled out – None.
Liberty 62, Van 26
VAN – Liberty shook off a season of unrest with a convincing season-opening win against Van.
Jadon Acord had a big opener with a a career-high 24 points. Kris Bowman added 14 points.
Liberty outscored Van 21-1 in the first quarter and cruised from there.
Gavin Branham had 12 to lead Van, which never had a double-figure quarter in the game.
Liberty
Kris Bowman 4 6-7 14, Jadon Acord 12 0-0 24, Riley Marty 4 0-0 8, Kevin Smith 2 0-0 5, Talon McGraw 2 0-0 5, Brayden Houck 0 0-0 0, Landon Lusk 0 0-0 0, Teagan Houck 1 0-0 3, Brayden Hatfield 1 0-1 3, Bryson Fox 0 0-0 0, Aiden Tabor 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 26 7-9 62.
Van
Gavin Branham 5 2-2 12, Josh Marcum 2 2-2 6, Easton Moore 1 0-0 2, Dalton Kessinger 1 0-0 2, Mason Johner 0 0-0 0, Christian Valle 1 0-0 2, Cooper Grant 0 0-0 0, Aaryn Meadows 0 0-0 0, Bryson Davis 1 0-2 2, TOTALS: 11 4-7 26.
Liberty 21 7 9 25 – 62
Van 2 8 8 8 – 26
Three-point field goals – L: 4 (Smith 1, McGraw 1, Houck 1 Hatfield 1). V: None. Fouled out – V: Moore.
Bath County, Va. 81, Meadow Bridge 49
MEADOW BRIDGE – Bath County scored at least 16 in every quarter and had four players reach double figures, led by Andrew Turner’s 18 in a win against Meadow Bridge.
The Wildcats Brycen Sawyers led all scorers with 24 points and Blake Bennett added 10.
Bath County
Luke Turner 6 1-2 15, Wyatt Campbell 5 0-1 10, Andrew Turner 8 0-0 18, Isaac Ingram 3 1-2 8, Frankie Deboe 5 4-6 15, Walton 4 0-0 8, Lowny 0 2-2 2, Owen 1 0-0 2, Hooker 1 0-0 3, TOTALS: 34 8-13 81.
Meadow Bridge
Trent Roles 0 1-2 1, Kaiden Simms 2 3-6 7, Kordell McClung 3 0-0 6, Blake Bennett 4 2-3 10, Brycen Sawyers 8 9-16 24, Jordan Butcher 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 15-27 49.
Bath County, Va. 24 19 20 16 – 81
Meadow Bridge 15 6 13 15 – 49
Three-point field goals – BC 7 (L. Turner 2, A. Turner 2, Ingram 1, Deboe 1, Hooker1) MB: None Fouled out – None
