MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Frontier clinched a spot in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference 1A final with a 56-44 victory over Trinity Christian Tuesday.

The No. 3 Cougars (12-5) will take on top-seeded Heartland Christian at noon on Saturday at the ECO Center.

Jacob Bowersock double-doubled for Frontier, finishing with a game-high 22 points to go along with 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals. Avery Powell added 16 points and five dimes, Kason Hoff tallied nine points while Hunter Taylor chipped in eight points and 11 boards.

The game was tied at 11-all after one. Frontier led 27-25 at halftime and 40-36 after three before using a 16-8 run in the final minutes to secure the victory.

No. 2 Trinity (13-4) got 19 points from Maddox Mousadis, 13 from Austin Porta and nine from Collin Lemley.

Fort Frye 44, Magnolia 42

NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — Fort Frye erased a 14-7 first-quarter deficit and rallied for a 44-42 victory over Magnolia Tuesday in an Ohio Valley Athletic Conference consolation matchup.

Nate Adams paced the Cadets (10-9) with 16 points. Kainan Bradford added 10 points while Grady Hesson chipped in nine for FFHS, which plays host to Wood County Christian on Friday.

The Cadets cut the deficit to 23-21 by halftime and took a 36-32 advantage by the end of the third.

Magnolia (7-9) got a game-high 26 points from Kingston Christen while Noah Hood made four 3-pointers to add 12 points. The Blue Eagles play Tug Valley at noon Thursday at West Virginia State.

Waterford 73, Nelsonville-York 69

NELSONVILLE — Reese Lang led four Waterford Wildcats in double figures in Tuesday’s 73-69 win over Nelsonville-York.

Lang scored a team-high 21 points after hitting four 3-pointers and going 5 for 5 at the free-throw line. Gavin Hiener added 19 points and six rebounds, Finn Pennock tallied 15 points, six boards and six assists and Weston Fairchild chipped in 14 points, six rebounds and three steals.

The Wildcats, who are now 11-9 and visit Belpre on Friday, led 21-17 after one, 37-31 at halftime and 53-42 going into the fourth.

The Buckeyes (11-9) received a game-high 26 points from Cameron Sullivan. Champ Schultz pitched in 16 points while Grant Elliott contributed 14.

GIRLS

Caldwell 49, Warren 35

CALDWELL — Mea Hendershot led all scorers with 14 points to help propel Caldwell past Warren 49-35 Monday.

Hendershot also tallied six steals for the Redskins, who improved to 16-5 on the year. Caldwell led 12-5 after one, 26-18 at halftime and 42-22 going into the fourth.

Lexi Franklin added 11 points for CHS, Breighlee Moracco netted nine points, seven steals and three assists while Lyla Lowe finished with six boards.

Warren (10-10) was led by Danica Gates’ 11 points. Jaelynn Nichols added nine points on three made 3-pointers and Juliana Huffman chipped in eight points.

St. Marys 64, Wirt County 39

St. MARYS — Anna Bennett and Brynnley Bulluck had double-doubles to help lift St. Marys past Wirt County 64-39 Tuesday.

Bulluck, fresh off scoring her 1,000th career point in Saturday’s win against Belpre in the St. Marys Invitational championship game, posted game-highs of 26 points and 10 assists to go along with eight rebounds. Bennett added 20 points, a game-high 14 boards and six steals.

The score was tied at 11-all after one before the Blue Devils (12-4) used a 20-7 second-quarter run to take control going into halftime.

Laney Watkins chipped in seven points, seven rebounds, four dimes and three steals for SMHS, which takes on Sherman at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at West Virginia State.

Wirt (9-9) got 11 points from Lia Casenelli, eight from Mya Hatcher and six apiece from Breigyn Dawson and Kinsley Nicholais.