Morgantown 59, Spring Mills 45
White Sulphur Springs – The boys championship at The Battle for the Springhouse was a showdown between the top two AAAA teams in the state and a rematch of the 2024 state championship battle.
Different venue, same result.
Taking the lead early, defending AAAA champion Morgantown stymie top-ranked Spring Mills with a smothering defense and efficient offense for a 59-45 victory. With the win, Morgantown becomes the first back-to-back Battle for the Springhouse champions in the four-year history of the event.
Waylon Colistra led the Mohigans with 17 points, while Damarcus Bandy scored 12. Marty Johnson had 10 and Brady Savage added nine.
Chayse Shipley led all scorers with 20 for the Cardinals.
M: 21 15 9 14 – 59
SM: 16 11 7 11 – 45
Morgantown
Max Frey 5, Damarcus Bandy 12, Marcus Goins 6, Marty Johnson 10, Waylon Colistra 17, Brady Savage 9.
Spring Mills
Chayse Shipley 20, Akwasi Opoku-Achampong 8, Caleb Thomas 6, Tyler Jones 9, Xavier Anderson 2
Boys Consolation Game
Virginia Episcopal 61, Greenbrier East 53
White Sulphur Springs – Virginia Episcopal used a 14-1 run in the fourth quarter to defeat Greenbrier East 61-53 Saturday in the boys consolation game.
The Spartans struggled from behind the arc making just four of 20 attempts. Nate Dixon had 19 for the Spartans and Gabe Neal scored 10.
Marquez Barrera led the Bishops with 22 points, including five triples and was followed by Kaloyen Kolev who scored 18 points.
GE: 13 12 17 11 – 53
VE: 9 13 21 18 – 63
Greenbrier East
Don Penn 5, Brody Hamric 7, Gabe Neal 10, Nate Dixon 19, Reed McGraw 2, Sam Hawver 4, Braylen Godfrey 6.
Girls Consolation Game
Huntington 67, North Marion 59
White Sulphur Springs – The Highlanders shook off a slow start to rally past North Marion 67-59 Saturday in the girls consolation game at The battle for the Springhouse.
Lala Sloan poured in 35 points to lead Huntington and Liz Dohren added 13.
Dominica Cain paced the Huskies with 23 points and Kya Huggins added nine.
H: 12 15 16 24 – 67
NM: 19 8 7 25 – 59
Huntington
Lala Sloan 35, Liz Dohren 13, Sonya Cunningham 7, Jaydu Garrett 5, Johneya Harris 7.
North Marion
Dominica Cain 23, Brooklyn Jackson 7, Kya Huiggins 9, Addisyn Heurn 2, Savannah Walls 6, Ella Thompson 8, Katy Lemly 4,