Bruce McKean
Contributing Writer
PCHS V, 47
Summers County V, 51
The AP Girls Basketball Poll had the (3-6) Pocahontas County Lady Warriors ranked #12 in Class A along with Wahama, East Hardy and Pendleton County. The ((9-3) Summers County High School Lady Bobcats were ranked #2 in the Class AA poll when PC hosted SC January 23 at PCHS. The Bobcats took the first quarter defensive battle by 3 points (7-4). SC also took the second quarter by 5 points (19-14) and led at the half by 8 points (26-18). Summers upped their lead to 11 points (44-33) with an (18-15) 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. PC took charge and won the fourth quarter by 7 points (14-7), and the game ended (47-51). PC dropped to (3-7), and SC improved to (10-3).
Summers was led by junior Avery Lilly with 20 points and senior Grace Harvey with 16 points, and they both scored in all 4 quarters. Sophomore Calli Propst, with team highs of 15 points, 5 steals and 1 block, was the only other player in the game to score in all 4 quarters. Junior Riley Pollack scored 12 points, 4 steals, 3 assists and 1 block. Junior Mackenzie Taylor led the team with 11 rebounds, 3 deflections, and 1 block. Senior Olivia Vandevender nailed two threes in the fourth period strong scoring comeback effort along with sophomore Shayla Bennett, Pollack, Propst and Mackenzie.
Summers County has always been the WV girls basketball powerhouse pro- gram, and it stopped PCHS in the post season play when PCHS was in Class AA and at their annual tournament during SCHS’s 105 games consecutive winning streak.
PC was called for 4 more personal fouls (16-12). SC led by 3 rebounds (35-32) and had 3 more turnovers (30-27). PC made the following number of field goals by quarter: first – 2 of 9 (22%), second – 7 of 18 (39%), third. – 7 of 20 (35%), fourth – 5 of 18 (28%), and game – 21 of 65 (32%).
PC travels to play Tygarts Valley HS on Thursday, February 1 (JV – 5:45 PM, V – 7:30 PM). PC then travels to play Sherman HS in the city of Seth in Boone County Saturday, February 3 (JV – 1 p.m., V – 3 p.m.). PCHS travels to play East Hardy HS Tuesday, February 6, (V only – 6 p.m.). PCHS then travels to Bath County in Hot Springs, Virginia, Wednesday, February 7, (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 that might be rescheduled again.
PCHS JV, 34
Summers County JV, 28
PC took the first quarter by 8 points (12-4). PC took the second 6 points (9-3) and upped their lead at the half to 14 points (21-7). The third was won by SC (9-8), and PC then led by 13 points (29-16). SC took the fourth by 7 points (12-5) and cut the PC lead to 6 points (34-28). PC JV rises to (4-3).
PC junior Mallori McCoy and SC sophomore Brooklyn McGraw were the game top scorers at PCHS with 9 points each, and McCoy grabbed 8 rebounds. Sophomore Ramona Hardy added 11 rebounds and 3 blocks; freshman Addison Hamrick totaled 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists; freshman Caroline Bennett grabbed 7 rebounds and 3 steals; freshman Allyson Taylor grabbed 13 rebounds, 8 points, 3 deflections and 3 steals;
PC and SC were called for 13 and 9 personal fouls respectively. PC grabbed 19 more rebounds, 50-31, and SC committed 3 more turnovers, 31-28.
