Photos by Brian Ferguson
Nicholas County 57, Midland Trail 50
Hico – After a tough start to the season in the win column, Nicholas County is in the midst of a four-game winning streak.
Friday night the Grizzlies knocked off Midland Trail 57-50 for the season sweep.
Colby Pishner led Nicholas with 27 points, while Jaxson Morriston scored nine points and Wesley Hill added eight.
Matt Light led all scorers with 29 for the Patriots who fell to 5-6 on the year. John Paul Morrison scored eight and Zack Baird had seven.
Nicholas County (5-9) hosts Independence Wednesday. Midland Trail plays Herbert Hoover Tuesday in the Par mar Shootout at W. Va. State.
NC: 12 19 14 12 – 57
MT: 15 13 11 11 – 50
Nicholas County
Colby Pishner 27, Ethan Collins 4, Gage Groggs 2, Wesley Hill 8, Jaxson Morriston 9, Austin Altizer 4, Bryson Phipps 2. Totals: 23 11-18 57.
Midland Trail
Matt Light 29, Cody Harrell 2, Zack Baird 7, John Paul Morrison 8, Ayden Simms 4. Totals: 17 13-16 50.
3-pointers – NC: none; MT: 3 (Light 2, Morrison).
Wyoming East 62, Bluefield 59
White Sulphur Springs – Four different Warriors scored in double figures as No. 8 Wyoming East upset No. 2 Bluefield 62-59 in overtime Friday night in the Battle for the Springhouse at The Greenbrier.
The Warriors, trailing by 11 points at the half, rallied to force overtime by limiting the Beavers to just four points in the fourth quarter.
Tanner Whitten led the way for east with 25 points while Garrett Mitchell added 10 points and 13 rebounds. Cole Lambert and Chandler Johnson added 10 points each for the Warriors.
Caleb Fuller led Bluefield with 25 points while R.J. Hairston added 16. Chance Johnson finished with a double-double, scoring 12 points and hauling in 10 rebounds.
Wyoming East advances to the championship game where it will meet Cabell Midland on Saturday at a 5 p.m. tipoff. Bluefield will play Martinsburg earlier in the day at 1 p.m.
B: 24 17 10 4 4 – 59
WE: 18 12 14 11 7 –
Bluefield
Will Looney 2, Caleb Fuller 25, Chance Johnson 12, RJ Hairston 16, Ja’eon Flack 2, Jamel Floyd 2
Wyoming East
Tucker Cook 2, Cole Lambert 10, Chandler Johnson 10, Tanner Whitten 25, Garrett Mitchell 13, Jacob Howard 2
3-point goals – B: 6 (Fuller 6); WE: 3 (Lambert 1, Mitchell 2)
Webster County 59, Greenbrier West 40
Charmco – Balanced scoring was the key for Class A No. 7 Webster County in a 59-40 win over sectional rival, No. 10 Greenbrier West.
Conner Bell led the Highlanders with 15 points and Rayden Triplett added 13. Rye Gadd scored 11 and Riley Clevenger chipped in eight.
Brayden McClung had 13 for the Cavaliers and Chase McClung scored 12.
Webster County will play Class A No. 4 Tug Valley Monday in the Par Mar Shootout at W.Va. State, while West will battle Class AA No. 5 Williamstown Wednesday in the Par Mar event.
At halftime the Cavaliers honored the the 1991-92 boys basketball team that won the Class AA state championship that season.
WC: 16 18 15 10 – 59
GW: 7 15 9 9 – 40
Webster County
Riley Clevenger 8, Rye Gadd 11, Rayden Triplett 13, Dakota Blankenship 7, Conner Bell 15, Logan Leichliter 3, Kyle McMillion 2.
Greenbrier West
Brayden McClung 13, Chase McClung 12, Michael Kanode 4, Elijah Perkins 3, Dale Boone 7.
3-pointers – WC: 4 (Triplett, Leichliter, McMillion); GW: 3 (C. McClung 2, Boone)
Photos submitted by Maddi Richmond
Greenbrier West honored members of the 1992 championship team Friday night in Charmco.
