STEWART — Reese Lang’s half-court heave in overtime banked in at the buzzer to give Waterford a thrilling 51-48 win Wednesday.

The Wildcats (4-8) led 13-12 after one but trailed 22-20 at halftime. Waterford regained the lead by the end of three, 30-28, but the Lancers (4-10) rallied to force overtime.

Tied at 48-all, Waterford was set to inbound the ball needing to go the length of the court with 2.6 seconds remaining. Lang got the ball, dribbled twice and chucked up a shot two steps behind the half-court line to send the Wildcats home happy.

Finn Pennock led all scorers with 19 points. Weston Fairchild added 13 points, Lang tallied nine and Gavin Hiener netted six for Waterford, which has now won two straight games after snapping a six-game losing skid. The Wildcats hope to carry that momentum into Saturday’s rivalry game at Fort Frye.

Federal Hocking got 18 points from Cam Joy, 14 from Gabe Bray, eight from Brody Rutter and six from Mosiah Cottrill.

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Parkersburg Catholic 77, Wirt County 54

PARKERSBURG — Class A No. 4 Parkersburg Catholic knocked down 14 3-pointers en route to a 77-54 win over No. 10 Wirt County Wednesday.

The Crusaderettes (9-2) trailed 16-13 after one but rallied for a 34-31 halftime lead. The quarter was all Catholic as the hosts outscored the Tigers 26-9 to take a 60-40 advantage into the final period.

Ellie Kinnison buried six treys for a game-high 26 points to lead PCHS, which visits top-ranked Gilmer County on Friday. Macy Singer added four 3-pointers and 16 points, Seneca Lang tallied 15 points, Annie Tokodi-Ruth netted 10 and Bryley Starkey chipped in seven.

Wirt (4-7) was led by Breigyn Dawson’s four 3-pointers and 14 points. Peyten McKown added 11 while Simone Hall, Rylee Hall and Lia Casenelli contributed six points each for the Tigers, who play host to Richwood on Saturday.