This is going to be a big one.
HUNTINGTON — St. Albans girls basketball coach Ricky Steele said Wednesday’s 48-39 loss to Huntington came down to two factors.
South Charleston coach Josh Daniel has seen his team improve by leaps and bounds from the beginning of the season until now. On Tuesday, the Black Eagles kept that trend going — during the course of the game, no less.
HURRICANE -- LaRon Dues put Hurricane's boys basketball team on his back in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's matchup against Cabell Midland.
SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley boys basketball team got what it needed at halftime.
The Elk Valley Christian girls basketball team downed Herbert Hoover 51-46 on Monday at Elk Valley Christian School in Elkview.
Nasjaih Jones exploded for 25 points as South Charleston took down visiting Parkersburg 63-47 to earn its fifth straight win on Friday.
Capital has been waiting all season for that springboard win to start a wave of momentum. Well, the Cougars will have to wait a bit longer, thanks to Clay Robertson and a resilient bunch from Spring Valley.
Chance Hartwell had ice in his veins for St. Albans in Friday’s boys basketball matchup against rival Nitro at St. Albans High.
PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg South, which outscored St. Albans in every quarter Thursday night in Rod Oldham Athletic Center, had a key 10-0 spurt in the second period en route to handing the Red Dragons a 59-47 setback.
PARKERSBURG — The same shots which fell on Wednesday night for the Parkersburg Big Reds girls didn’t find the mark with the same accuracy 24 hours later.
Eli Robertson poured in 28 points to break the 1,000-point barrier for his career and power Herbert Hoover to a 68-57 home win over Midland Trail on Thursday.
NITRO — Nitro got what it needed Thursday night. And also something it wanted no part of.
Sissonville’s Kynadee Britton almost had a double-double with 25 points and nine rebounds in a 71-57 road win over St. Joseph Central in girls prep basketball Wednesday.
Cabell Midland held a comfortable lead much of the way at George Washington Tuesday evening. But the final minute was anything but comfortable for the Knights.
WAYNE — The Adkins sisters scored or assisted on 27 of Wayne’s initial 29 points Tuesday night, helping the Pioneers keep their perfect record intact with a 54-31 win over visiting Winfield.
Spring Valley did just enough to stave off St. Albans on Tuesday in prep girls basketball.
POCA — Poca’s Jordan Wolfe had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds and the Dots defense stymied Sissonville all night for a 42-19 home win Tuesday in prep boys basketball.
HURRICANE — Maddy Young led a balanced attack with 13 points to help lead Hurricane to a 45-41 home victory over Bridgeport in girls prep basketball Monday.
For the second game in a row, George Washington boys basketball won by the skin of its teeth.
ONA — Cabell Midland treated the basketball Saturday night like a relay sprinter treats a baton: Grab it and run.
It wasn’t the prettiest win for Charleston Catholic’s girls basketball team.
WINFIELD — Virgil Myers scored only four points Friday night, but they sure came at the right time for unbeaten Ripley.
