Gilmer County's Bayley Frashure comes up with a steal within the fourth quarter of Saturday's recreation at Glenville. (Picture by Jay W. Bennett)
GLENVILLE – Lena Frymier drained a trio of key Three-pointers within the fourth quarter and Ava Dobbins had a 16-point, 14-rebound double-double late Saturday night time at Glenville State College's Waco Middle for to assist lead Gilmer County to its first. The 2017 Little Kanawha Convention Championship following a 53-49 time beyond regulation overcome St. Marys.
Double-A, Blue Devils no. Head coach Fred King's Three (15-5), which performs at Roane County on Wednesday after which heads to Gilmer County on Friday, had a 40-30 lead late within the third.
A shutout by Dobbins, who had 4 runs within the first inning, minimize the deficit to eight coming into the fourth.
Stevie Starsick knocked down a 17-foot jumper to open the fourth for a part of her dozen counters. Frymier adopted with a trey, Dobbins scored from the block and it was 42-41 Titans with Three:45 left in regulation after Bayley Frashure assisted on one other Frymier trifecta.
The Blue Devils, who had loads of second-chance factors, acquired pullbacks from Brynnley Bulluck and Kiera Martin to regain the lead at 45-42 with Three:23 left. Nonetheless, Frymier answered along with her third consecutive made Three to shut out the scoring in regulation.
Addie Davis of St. Marys has her shot blocked by Gilmer County's Ava Dobbins with assist from Titan teammate Bayley Frashure throughout Saturday's recreation in Glenville. (Picture by Jay W. Bennett)
Frymier and Frashure assisted on the primary two time beyond regulation buckets, each transformed by Dobbins, because the Class A Titans, No. 2 improved to 20-Zero with a highway journey subsequent Tuesday vs. Braxton County.
St. Marys, which missed all 5 of its subject purpose makes an attempt in time beyond regulation, trailed 50-49 with 43.9 remaining after a pair of robust pictures from Addie Davis, who completed with 11 markers.
Frashure, who completed with six factors, six caroms and a game-high seven dimes, prolonged the cushion to a few with 21.1 to go after sinking two charity throws.
SMHS referred to as timeout after crossing half court docket and had 17.7 seconds left to try a possible tying Three. Nonetheless, the Blue Devils had been referred to as for an unlawful display and Frymier hit 1-of-2 on the line to freeze it.
“I discovered my shot. I’ve confidence in myself and I knew they might go in.” Frymier admitted. “We form of struggled at first and at halftime we had an excellent dialog and I believe that basically helped us within the third and fourth quarters to come back out and get forward.”
Anna Bennett of St. Marys ties up Gilmer County's Stevie Starsick throughout Saturday's recreation in Glenville. (Picture by Jay W. Bennett)
Gilmer County, which acquired 12 factors from Frymier together with two steals every from Starsick and Allie Ellyson, led 7-Four early within the first after a Frashure Three. Ellyson scored her solely factors on a three-point play to make it 12-9. , however the Blue Devils led 16-12 thanks to a few factors from Buckley and two subject objectives from Breanna Value, who had seven factors and joined Davis with seven rebounds.
The Titans trailed 21-18 halfway via the second when Ava Dobbins assisted on twin sister Blair Dobbins' 14-footer, however Davis drained a Three and a layup by Martin put the Titans in a halftime gap of 25-18.
Callie Powell's three-point play at Four:27 of the third put St. Marys up 33-24. The deficit was nonetheless seven at 35-28 after Titan Malory Casteel had a lay-in, and the Titans trailed by eight coming into the ultimate eight minutes.
“I knew how good St. Marys and are a well-coached workforce,” stated Titan head coach Amy Chapman, whose workforce misplaced the battle on the boards 42-36, with Martin and Bulluck grabbing eight apiece. “We knew we needed to are available composed and centered and have a recreation plan for them. I felt like I executed a lot of the recreation. I fought.
“It's (successful on the Waco Middle) fairly cool. Clearly we need to make a run within the postseason. St. Marys gave us all the things that they had and we nonetheless have a recreation to play subsequent Friday. We're wanting ahead to that matchup and it's solely going to make us higher in the long run.”
Allie Ellyson of Gilmer County passes Breanna Value of St. Marys throughout Saturday's recreation in Glenville. (Picture by Jay W. Bennett)
The Titans completed 35 p.c (21-of-60) from the sector, whereas the Blue Devils shot 34.7 p.c (17-of-49).
“Ava was robust. She's solely a sophomore,” Coach Chapman added. “She learns. She grows up. She will get quite a lot of good expertise enjoying in these massive conditions. She began off a little bit sluggish, however boy did she lastly are available and provides us a carry and play just like the Ava we all know. We’re actually happy with her. I'm simply happy with these ladies, who actually didn't hand over and simply proud that they wished to win.
“They simply discovered a solution to win. They began to get into the circulation of the sport and calm down. I believe nerves performed an enormous half and we allow them to get offensive boards, and that's what we talked about at halftime. We tailored nicely. Within the second half we felt we adjusted nicely.”
Davis captured the High Gun Shootout, whereas Powell gained the free throw contest.
CONSOLATION
Doddridge County's Aleigh Cheeseman chases down an errant move from a teammate earlier than Williamstown's Annabelle Haught can get to her throughout the Little Kanawha Convention Night time Champions comfort recreation at Glenville State's Waco Middle. The Yellowjackets by no means trailed en path to a 67-39 victory. (Picture by Jay W. Bennett)
Williamstown 67, Doddridge County 39
Head coach Fred Sauro noticed his workforce hit its first three 3s as Quinn Bunch placed on a fourth-quarter efficiency to guide all level producers with 20 throughout Williamstown's 67-39 win over Doddridge County in LKC comfort recreation.
The Bullogs, who entered the week ranked No. 6 in Class A for head coach Lisa Cheeseman and dropped to 15-6 with a 6 p.m. affair set for Tuesday in opposition to Liberty (Harrison) in West Union , by no means led after the 'Jacket Annabelle Haught opened the scoring with a pair of trifectas.
The Yellowjackets, who had been 12-of-23 from past the arc, led 9-2 after a Three by Riley Landis and it was 12-6 when Religion Pickens, who had 17 factors and 11 rebounds, hit from downtown . Payton Trent had seven of her eight markers within the first, which included a Three off a Tenley Paugh help with 26 ticks left to place the Bulldogs inside three, 16-13, after one.
Yellowjackets no. Four double A, now 15-Four with a house recreation Wednesday in opposition to Magnolia, acquired a Haught lay-in (10 factors) and two foul pictures from Arissa Burt to go forward 20-13. DCHS missed its first 4 pictures and that allowed the 'Jackets to make it 25-13 after Anna Cosner discovered Landis for one more triple and Pickens scored inside.
Williamstown's Quinn Bunch drained his first 5 Three-point makes an attempt within the fourth quarter en path to scoring 20 factors Saturday at Glenville. (Picture by Jay W. Bennett)
Though the Bulldogs acquired back-to-back objectives from Kimberly Adams and Bella Holtz with assists from Jaycee Lipscomb, Pickens answered on a second Adams deuce to make it 27-19 at halftime.
Regardless of Paugh pulling down all three of his Three-point makes an attempt within the third, WHS prolonged its result in 41-29 coming into the fourth.
Bunch then proceeded to hit his first 5 3s, the final of which gave the 'Jackets a 62-32 lead with lower than three minutes remaining.
Burt completed with 10 factors and 7 rebounds. Adams chipped in seven factors and joined teammate A'Kaia Williams with 9 rebounds.
Contact Jay Bennett at jbennett@newsandsentinel.com
Doddridge County's Jaycee Lipscomb ties up Williamstown's Religion Pickens as teammates Payton Trent (11) and Kimberly Adams (42) look on Saturday in Glenville. (Picture by Jay W. Bennett)