Hoops roundup: Warren girls beat Morgan, 48-39
VINCENT — Warren scored 12 points apiece in each quarter and came away with a 48-39 victory over Morgan Wednesday.
The Warriors (11-10), who led 12-8 after one, 24-23 at halftime and 36-29 entering the fourth, have one regular season game remaining on Saturday at Parkersburg South.
After that, Warren will turn its attention to the tournament on Feb. 19, when it visits Hillsboro.
Against the Raiders, Jaelynn Nichols and Josie Venham scored nine points apiece to lead the way. Venham scored all nine of her points at the free-throw line, where she was 9 for 12. DeLanet Gates, Jayda Murray and Juliana Huffman added eight points each while Danica Gates chipped in six.
Morgan finished the regular season 11-11 and will play host to St. Clairsville on Feb. 19. Gianna Myers led all scorers with 19 points. Myleigh Williams tallied 10 and Jade Rose netted six.
BOYS
Westside 50, Williamstown 40
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Williamstown held a 28-19 halftime advantage here Wednesday against Westside in the Country Roads Shootout, but the Yellowjackets shot less than 24% in the second half, including missing 10 of 11 from beyond the arc, and suffered a 50-40 setback.
The 9-5 Renegades, who are No. 10 in Class AA, used a 21-7 effort in the third quarter to turn the tide.
Bradyn Waldron (16), Hendrix Cook (12) and Braxton Waldron (10) led the victors in scoring.
Williamstown, which dropped to 9-8 with a game Saturday at Logan, received 13 points from Caleb Atkinson, a dozen on four 3s by Dom Strcula as well as 10 points and a game-high seven rebounds from Tyler Keiser.
Huntington St. Joe 74, Parkersburg Catholic 45
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Grady Paynter went off for game-highs of 29 points and 12 rebounds here Wednesday at the Country Roads Shootout as No. 9 Huntington St. Joe raced past No. 2 Parkersburg Catholic, 74-48, in a Class A upset.
The 14-2 Crusaders, who had their nine-game winning streak snapped and return to action on Monday when Wood County Christian invades, were led in scoring by Carter Nelson with 12, Preston Randolph with 10 and Zane Kirk with nine.
The Irish, who improved to 9-5 and never looked back after jumping out to a 25-5 lead following the first quarter, also got 15 points from Micaiah Ehirm and 10 by Isaiah Sanders, who had game-highs of eight assists and three steals.



