CHARLESTON WV— Class A #3 seeded Magnolia and #6 Trinity Christian kicked off the 2019 WVSSAC Girls State Basketball Tournament Wednesday morning with an entertaining scoring exhibition put on by a player from each team.
Trinity Christian’s senior, guard, Reagan Sharp shot a blistering 59% (13-22) from the field and was 12 of 14 from the line as she posted 40 points to lead the Lady Warriors to a 65-57 win in the first Class A quarter-final. Fellow senior, Leighton Croft added 10 points for the Lady Warriors in the win.
Magnolia’s 6-3, sophomore, center, Mady Winter outscored Sharp by five points (45) as she dominated the painted area, but in the end, Winter did not get enough help to get the Blue Eagles a victory.
Trinity Christian will play Parkersburg Catholic in the first Class A semi-final Friday at 9:30 am at the Convention Center.
Trinity gets #2 Parkersburg Catholic on Friday in the first Class A Semi-final at 9:30 am.
GAME STATS - Statbroadcast.com
GAME STATS - Statbroadcast.com
RUNNING DOWN A VICTORY— Joe Costa, Blue Star Media
CHARLESTON WV— #2 Parkersburg Catholic walked into Wednesday’s second Class A Semi-final on a mission in 2019, they left this tournament last year with a heartbreaking two-point loss to this same Summers County, the Crusaderettes planned on leaving no doubt this time.
The Crusaderettes seemed to never tire during the game, running on every offensive opportunity and forcing a feverish pace defensively. The pressure obviously wore on Summers County as the game progressed, Parkersburg Catholic forced 35 Summers County turn-overs, that turned into 33 points and the Crusaderettes ran away with a 70-54 win.
Parkersburg Catholic was led by junior, Madeline Huffman’s 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting including four 3-pointers. 6-foot, Sophomore, Aaliyah Brunny added 20 points, 10 rebounds, 7 steals, and 5 assists, while younger Huffman sister, Leslie, a freshman, chipped in with 12 points, and 6 steals.
Summers County’s sophomores Taylor Issacs and Gavin Pivont paced the Bobcats with 20 and 18 points respectively in the loss.
#2 Parkersburg Catholic now gets #6 Trinity Christian Friday in the first Class A Semi-final at 9:30 am. Earlier in the day, the 6th seeded Lady Warriors pulled the upset over the #3 seed Magnolia 65-54.
LADY IRISH MAKE A STATE-MENT— Joe Costa, Blue Star Media
CHARLESTON WV— #1 seeded St. Joseph Central made it loud and clear Wednesday evening that they are here and to be not only seen but heard with a lopsided 74-29 win over #8 Midland Trail.
The Lady Irish controlled this game off the tip with a lay-up and never stopped. St. Joe’s forced 33 Lady Patriots turn-overs that produced 32 St. Joe’s points and held Midland Trail to a measly 24.4% shooting for the game.
Senior, Dena Jarrells was the game-high scorer with 20 points and 7 steals for the Lady Irish, while fellow senior Paige shy added 18 points and junior Bailee Adkins put up 14.
The Lady Patriots were paced by senior, Laurel Johnson’s 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Next up St. Joe’s gets Wheeling Central in a rematch of last year’s Class A championship game.
WHEELING CENTRAL GETS BACK TO BASICS— Joe Costa, Blue Star Media
CHARLESTON WV— In a radio interview moments after Wednesday’s Class A quarter-final win vs Tucker County, Wheeling Central coach Penn Kurtz mentioned that a few games ago, he knew that his team was giving up far too many points-per-game this season. Kurtz knew if the Maroon Knights were going to get back to Charleston to defend their Class A title, his team would have to get back to the basic man-to-man defense that made the Maroon Knights a dangerous team to play during his tenure.
Tonight, Wheeling Central did just that and posted an impressive 30-point win against a solid Tucker County crew 69-39. The Maroon Knights held Tucker County to 30% shooting, defended the 3-point line (1-7), and forced 16 turn-overs leading to 18 Wheeling Central points.
5’8 Junior, Eden Gainer, the Maroon Knights’ multi-faceted guard has been on a tear lately, and that wave continued Wednesday as Gainer, who played with the flu, tallied 26 points (4 of 6 from the 3-point line, and 8 of 8 from the stripe), 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Fellow junior, Kaylee Reinbeau’s 18 points, and 9 rebounds along with Sophomore Marisa Horan’s 13 points rounded out Wheeling Central’s three players in double digits.
Wheeling Central advances to play the team they beat in last year’s championship game, St. Joe’s Central Friday afternoon.
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