Greenbrier East 65, Oak Hill 58
Greenbrier East outscored Oak Hill 31-13 in the fourth to overcome an 11-point fourth quarter deficit and win a key sectional game Tuesday at the Lilly Center.
Brody Hamric scored six straight to lead the comeback, including the go-ahead basket with 1:26 remaining, ahead of a three-point play by Gabe Patton with 1:01 remaining.
Oak Hill had overcome a 25-23 halftime deficit with its now 9-0 run and led by as many as 13 in the third quarter.
“I challenged the kids, I told them, ‘Hey, they took the third quarter, it’s our turn,’” Greenbrier East coach Jared Patton said. “We can either lay down and take the loss or we can fight to the end.’ And that’s what they decided to do. We started executing the way we wanted to in the fourth. We got a little stagnant in the third. We got a little stagnant in the second. But we keep changing lineups and waiting for the right lineup to get together and we found it there in the fourth quarter. It might not be the same next game, but those kids played great together.”
The loss was disappointing for Oak Hill coach Benitez Jackson.
“I thought we kind of backed down,” Jackson said. “I thought we had guys out on the court backing down from the physicality and toughness they were bringing. (Greenbrier East) always plays hard and tough and physical and I don’t think we matched that in the fourth quarter. I give Greenbrier East all the credit They took it from us.”
Brody Hamric, Reed McGraw, and Nathan Dixon had 13 points each and Gabe Patton. 11 for East, which improved to 1-1 with the win.
Oak Hill’s Malachi Lewis led all scorers with 20 points. Levi Kiszka had 11 and Trevor Kelly 10 for the Red Devils, now 1-2.
Greenbrier East 65, Oak Hill 58
Greenbrier East
Don Penn 1 1-2 3, Brody Hamric 4 3-6 13, Peyton Dehaven 1 0-0 2, Nathan Dixon 5 0-0 13, Reed McGraw 5 2-3 13, Gabe Patton 3 5-7 11, Layne Lambert 3 2-2 8, Brayden Godfrey 0 0-0 0, Jake Tomlinson 0 2-2 2. TOTALS: 22 16-22 65.
Oak Hill
Armonyi Hicks 0 2-2 2, Andre Wright 1 2-2 5, Ayden Smith 0 0-0 0, Levi Kiszka 4 3-6 11, Cole Nelson 2 3-4 8, Malachi Lewis 8 3-4 20, Brent Conley 0 0-0 0, Trevor Kelly 5 0-0 10, Noah McClung 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 21 13-18 58.
Greenbrier East 13 9 12 31 – 65
Oak Hill 8 12 25 13 – 58
Three-point field goals – G: 5 (Hamric 1, Dixon 3, McGraw 1). OH: 3 (Wright 1, Nelson 1, Lewis 1). Fouled out – OH: Hicks.
Wyoming East 78, Liberty 49
NEW RICHMOND – Cole Lambert put up his second 30-point outing in as many starts and this time tied a school record with 39 points in a victory against Liberty.
Zach Hunt added 15 points and combined for 10 3 pointers in the win. Wyoming East had 11.
The Warriors improved to 2-0 ahead of a huge showdown with section opponent Bluefield Friday night at the War Zone.
Liberty stats were not available at press time.
Wyoming East
Cole Lambert 13 7-7 39, Zach Hunt 5 1-2 15, Bryson Huff 0 0-0 0, Braxton Morgan 3 2-2 8, Konner Fox 2 1-2 5, Brayden Hoosier 0 2-2 2, Landon Hodges 0 0-0 0, Corey Hall 2 0-0 5, Denis Baniev 1 0-0 2, Irmuunbilig Bataa 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 27 13-15 78.
Wyoming East threes : 11 (Lambert 6, Hunt 4, Hall 1).
Bluefield 88, PikeView 51
GARDNER – Bluefield’s R.J. Hairston stared his season with a bing, pouring in 28 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead the Beavers to victory in a Mercer County showdown Tuesday.
Hairston also had six steals.
Teammate Kamron Gore added 23 points, Jase Smith 13 and Sencere Fields 12.
Bluefield led 42-29 at the half but really blew things open with a 28-9 advantage in the third.
Drew Damewood led the way for PikeView with 13 points and Elijah Hall and Zack Bennett had nine each.
Bluefield
E.J. Washington 2 0-0 5, Kamron Gore 9 2-3 23, Sencere Fields 4 1-4 12, Glen Keene 2 0-0 5, Jase Smith 4 4-4 13, R.J. Hairston 13 2-2 28, Brett Samosky 0 0-0 0, Jack Hurt 1 0-0 2, Grayson Parris 0 0-0 0, Gerard Wade 0 0-0 0, Ricky Dunford 0 0-0 0, Jo Jo Campbell 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 35 9-13 88
PikeView
David Thomas 3 1-4 7, Jared Vestal 2 2-2 6, Drew Damewood 5 1-2 13, Bryson Bailey 1 2-3 5, Elijah Hall 2 4-4 9, Austin Bennett 2 4-4 9, Zach Rose 1 0-0 2, Chad King 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 14-21 51.
Bluefield 19 23 28 18 – 88
PikeView 14 15 9 13 – 51
Three-point goals – B: 9 (Washington, Gore 3, Fields 3, King, Smith). PV: 5 (Damewood 2, Bailey, Hall, Bennett) . Fouled out – PV: David Thomas.
Midland Trail 56, Summers County 47
HINTON – Midland Trail overcame a slow start – the Patriots trailed 18-9 after one quarter and 28-22 at the half – with a big second half in a win at Summers County.
Bryar Bailes had his second big performance of the short season with 20 points.
Eli Campbell and Jaden Gladwell had 10 points each.
For Summers County Ayden Plumley had 19 to lead the way and Ryan Oliveros added 10 points.
Midland Trail 56, Summers County 47
Midland Trail
Bryar Bailes 7 5-6 20, Thad Brown 1 3-4 5, Justin Cooper 3 0-0 6, Jaden Gladwell 3 2-4 10, Eli Campbell 4 1-5 10, Payton Bailes 2 0-0 5, Landon Syner 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 20 11-19 56,
Summers County
Brandon Isaac 3 2-2 8, Robey Brown 2 0-0 4, Ryan Oliveros 5 0-2 10, Ben Lane 1 0-1 2, Ayden Gardner 1 0-0 2, Ayden Plumley 8 2-4 19, Ben Dunford 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 21 4-9 47.
Midland Trail 9 13 18 16 – 56
Summers County 18 10 12 7 – 47
Three-point field goals – MT: 5 (B Bailes, Gladwell 2, Campbell, P. Bailes). SC: 1 (Plumley_ Fouled out – SC: Brown, Plumley.
Meadow Bridge 45, Richwood 41
MEADOW BRIDGE – The Wildcats picked up their first win of the season, outscoring Richwood 19-11 in the fourth quarter.
Brycen Sawyers led the way with 18 points.
For Richwood Grant Russell led all scorers with 22 and Tyler Barnhouse 10.
Meadow Bridge 49, Richwood 41
Richwood
Skyler Broyles 1 0-0 3, Casey Beard 1 0-0 2, Trey Trivollette 2 0-0 4, Tyler Barnhouse 4 0-3 10, Grant Russell 8 2-3 22, Ian Crowder 0 0-0 0, Christian Griffith 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 2-7 41
Meadow Bridge
Trent Roles 3 2-2 8, Kaiden Sims 3 1-2 7, Cordell McClung 2 1-2 5, Blake Bennett 3 1-1 7, Brycen Sawyers 4 10-14 18. TOTALS: 15 15-21 45
Richwood 9 13 8 11 – 45
Meadow Bridge 10 12 4 19 – 41
Westside 79, Nicholas County 59
Westside had four players score in double figures in a season-opening victory against Nicholas County.
Colton Lester had 19, Auston Bishop 15 and , Kadien Vance 14 and Brayden French 14.
The Renegades were 10 of 20 from three point range and Vance added nine rebounds in the victory.
Westside 79, Nicholas County 59
Colton Lester 6 6-7 19, Austin Bishop 5 1-1 15, Kadien Vance 7 0-0 14, Brayden French 6 0-0 14, Braxton Waldron 3 0-0 8, Kyler Kenneda 2 0-0 5, Parker Lambert 1 0-0 2, Alex Brunty 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 31 7-10 79
NC stats were not available at press time
