Bruce McKean
Contributing Writer
PCHS V, 51
James Monroe V, 75
The latest AP Girls Basketball Sportswriters Poll has the Pocahontas County High School Lady Warriors ranked #12 in Class A along with Wahama, East Hardy and Pendleton County. The James Monroe Mavericks are ranked #5 in the same Class A poll.
The Lady Warriors hosted the Mavericks January 11.
JM took the first quarter by 8 points (9-17) (PC-JM order for all scores). JM also took the second quarter (10-16) and led at the half by 14 points (19-33). Monroe upped their lead to 21 points (36-57) with a (17-24) third quarter effort. JM senior Mary Beth Meadows and junior Maggie Boroski each scored 7 points in the third, and PC senior Kynlee Wilfong hit 2 threes and scored 8 points in the third which was the most of any player in any quarter. JM took the fourth quarter by 3 points (15-18), and the game ended (51-75). PC V dropped to (3-5), and JM V improved to (8-5).
JM was led by Meadows with a game-high double-double of 22 points, 10 assists, 7 steals, while hitting 5 of 8 free throws (63%). Boroski was next with 20 points, 9 steals, 6 rebounds while hitting 4 of 11 free throws (36%). The Warriors were playing again without junior Riley Pollack. Wilfong was PC team high scorer with 12 points, two threes and she hit 5 of 9 free throws (56%). Freshman Allyson Taylor just missed a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Other PC players with high stats were: sophomore Calli Propst – 10 rebounds, 8 points and 5 assists; and junior Mackenzie Taylor – 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
PC was called for 6 more personal fouls (20-14). PC led by 12 rebounds (44-32) and had 24 more turnovers (38-14). PC made the following number of field goals by quarter: first – 3 of 11 (27%), second – 4 of 11 (36%), third – 6 of 12 (50%), fourth – 7 of 24 (29%), and game – 20 of 58 (34%).
The Lady Warriors travel to play Sherman HS in the city of Seth in Boone County January 27 (JV – 1 p.m., V – 3 p.m.). PC then travels to play James Monroe in Lindside January 29 (JV – 5:45 p.m., V – 7:30 p.m.). PCHS then travels to play Bath County in Hot Springs, Virginia, January 31 (Girls JV – 5 p.m., Boys JV – 6:15 p.m., and Boys V – 7:30 p.m.). Due to the record bad weather events, there are other games still being rescheduled, if at all possible.
PCHS JV, 39
James Monroe JV, 41
PC JV took the first quarter by 11 points (14-3), and the second (8-7) and upped their lead at the half to 12 points (22-10). The third was all JM (1-14), and JM then led by 1 point (23-24). JM took the fourth by 1 point (16-17) and upped their lead to 2 points (39-41). PC JV drops to (3-3), and JM JV rises to (2-3).
Allyson Taylor was the top scorer in this game vs JMHS, and she played in just the first two quarters while achieving team-highs in the following stats: a double-double of 19 points., 15 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Sophomore Ramona Hardy added 10 rebounds, 8 points, 5 blocks, 4 of 7 (57%) free throws and 3 steals; freshman Alexis Arbogast contributed 6 rebounds, 5 points and 2 assists; freshman Addison Hamrick totaled 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals ; freshman Caroline Bennett deflected the ball 2 times and grabbed 11 rebounds; freshman Riley Cassell tallied 7 rebounds; freshman Baylee Nelson tallied 4 rebounds and 1 steal; and freshman Charleigh Halterman grabbed 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Pocahontas and Monroe were each called for 21 personal fouls. PC grabbed 15 more rebounds, 60 – 45, and committed 21 more turn-overs, 47-26.
