Gallery by Tina Laney
Greater Beckley 52, Independence Middle 50
Coal City – Keegan Davidson nailed a floater with under five seconds to go, helping the Crusaders notch a 52-50 win over Independence.
Davidson and Short led the Crusaders with 16 points each while Short hauled in 14 rebounds as well. Eli Sexton pitched in 12 points while Deegan Williams grabbed 10 boards.
Iziah Gordon led Indy with 21 points while Broc Johnson and Brock Green scored 13 and 10, respectively. Carter Hajash rounded out the scoring for Indy (6-1) with six points.
Greater Beckley Middle 52, Independence Middle 50
Keegan Davidson with the game winner for GBC
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Park 42, Trap Hill 27
Jabari Spencer scored 14 points to lead Park to a 42-27 win over Trap Hill Tuesday night.
JW Wines added 15 in the win for the Roadrunners.
Park
J. Wynes 15, Jabari Spencer 14
Trap Hill
J. Workman 8, L. Lusk 8
Mullens 50, Glen Fork 18
Glen Fork – Talan Muscai scored 14 points as Mullens picked up a 50-18 win over Glen Fork.
Owen Biggs pitched in nine points and Ryder Chapman added eight for the Rebels.
Mullens will play at Pineville on Jan. 4.
Mullens
Talan Muscari 14, Owen Biggs 9, Ryder Chapman 8
Glen Fork
Ellis 8, Acord 4
Montcalm 39, Green Bank 20
Donovan Reed scored 19 points as Montcalm defeated Green Bank 39-20 Tuesday night.
The Generals improve to 5-0 and will play Midland Trail for the Mountainview Christmas Tournament Championship on Thursday.
Montcalm
Donovan Reed 19, BJ Allen 9, Tyler Hagerman 6
Green Bank
Griffin Taylor 7, Morgan Beverage 6
Pineville 44, Road Branch 39
Pineville – Konnor Fox scored 23 points as Pineville pulled out a 44-39 win over Road Branch Tuesday in Pineville.
Ashton Blankenship added eight points for the Minutemen while Jasper Riffe led Road Branch with 14.
The Minutemen improve to 3-2 and host Mullens on Jan. 4
Pineville
Konnor Fox 23, Ashton Blankenship 8
Road Branch
Jasper Riffe 14, Braxton Blankenship 8
Mercer Christian 43, Shady Spring 26
Princeton – Adam Jones scored 13 points to lead Mercer Christian to a 43-26 win over Shady Spring Tuesday in Princeton.
Eli Patton added nine points in the win as did Dylan Jones.
Seth Farmer and Reid Redford scored six points each for Shady.
Mercer Christian improves to 5-1 and will play Mountain View on Jan. 3
Mercer Christian
Eli Patton 9, Adam Jones 13, Dylan Jones 9
Shady Spring
Seth Farmer 6, Reid Radford 6
Girls
Mercer Christian 29, Shady Spring 15
Princeton – Ella Botts led Mercer Christian with 13 points as the Cavaliers picked up a 29-15 win against Shady Spring.
Abigail Shrewsbury pitched in six points in the win.
Skylark Gibson led Shady with nine points.
Mercer Christian improves to 4-1 and will host Mountain View on Jan. 3.
Mercer Christian
Ella Botts 13, Abigail Shrewsbury 6
Shady Spring
Skylar Gibson 9
