Grizzlies best ‘Jacks

Maxine Corbett
Richwood Editor
The Nicholas County High School Grizzlies defeated the Richwood High School Lumberjacks by a score of 79-66 in a game held at the Woodshed on Monday evening, Jan. 23.

RHS freshman guard John Bard takes the ball up strong against NCHS center Cody McClung. photo by Lundy Bailey II

Richwood took a four point lead into the second quarter.

By halftime, NCHS pushed ahead by nine.

The Bears not only retained that edge in the third frame but increased their lead to 14, with the Lumberjacks never able to catch up.

In the fourth quarter the Jacks put 20 points on the scoreboard while the Bears tallied 19. RHS cut the lead in half to seven points at 67-60 with about three minutes remaining but the Grizzlies outscored the home team 12-6 down the stretch to pull away to the 13 point win.

Grizzly ace Cody McClung had a fantastic night with 26 points. Austin Hill added 18.

Also hitting for double figures was Xavier Tucker with 10. Other players who scored were Eric Peyatt and Andrew Ray with nine points each, Michael Bragg with six, and Bradley Carter tallying a foul shot.

For Richwood, Spencer McPherson was high scorer with 21 points, while Zach Bennett was on target for 19. Corey Chambers and Ryan Bennett each added 10 to the cause. Ben Weber managed six points.

From the three point range, Peyatt had two for the Grizzlies while, for the Jacks, Zack Bennett hit for five from outside the arc, Spencer McPherson sank two, and Ryan Bennett swished one.

 

 

 

 

 

Lady Grizzlies rout Ladyjacks

Maxine Corbett
Richwood Editor
It was not a good night for the RHS Ladyjacks when the Lady Grizzlies paid a call at the Woodshed on Monday evening, Jan. 23. The final score of this basketball game was 78 NCHS, Richwood 44.

Lady Grizzly Kristen McGirl and Ladyjack Cassandra Shelford both race to gain possession of a loose ball. photo by Lundy Bailey II

The Lady Grizzlies took a huge 14 point lead into the second quarter, then added 11 more to their edge prior to the halftime break.

From that point on, Nicholas County coasted to victory, adding six more to their third quarter advantage and three in the final period.

For NCHS, four players were in double figures for the victory count: Kristen McGirl, 15 points; Mackenzie Martin and Shealyn Shafer, 14 each; and Lauren Young, 13.

Martin and McGirl each hit for two treys.

Whitney Robinson scored seven points, Lindsay Hogan six, Alexis Brown four, Makayla Willis three, Carrie Huffman two and Aspen Prather one.

Shafer had 14 rebounds. Shafer and Martin each had four steals. Martin had seven assists and Young 6.

NCHS was 29 of 41 from the free throw line.

For the Ladyjacks, Gretchen Weber was high with 16 points, Breanna Mazzella had 10 and Cassie Shelford and Hannah Brown seven each. Also scoring were Sheena Phillips with three points and Hannah Metheney one.

Weber had 14 rebounds and six blocked shots. Shelford, Mazzella and Bailey each had six rebounds and Brown and Mazzella each had three steals.

RHS was 14 of 21 from the free throw line.

 

 

 

 

 

NCHS boys defeated by Liberty and Chapmanville

After snapping their eight game losing streak with a victory over Richwood earlier in the week, the Nicholas County High School Grizzly basketball team was defeated twice later last week to fall to 3-10 on the season.

NCHS lost a narrow 53-49 contest to Liberty Raleigh on Friday evening, Jan. 27, at home and lost 66-50 to statewide Class AA No. 11 Chapmanville at home on Saturday evening, Jan. 28.

NCHS will play at Oak Hill on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. and host Webster County on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Just as a number of other high schools in the area have done, Saturday evening’s game against Chapmanville was designated a Coaches versus Cancer game to benefit the American Cancer Society. At halftime of the contest, members of the NCHS 9-Club went through the stands and collected $150 in donations from the crowd for the American Cancer Society.

NCHS basketball public address announcer Jeff Dalton read a number of statistical facts about cancer while the donations were being collected.

Liberty Raleigh 53
Nicholas County 49
The Raiders inside strength proved to be too much for the Grizzlies who played the

Raleigh County team much closer than when they met earlier in the season.

Nicholas County played well the first quarter taking an 11-5 lead over the visitors.

The scoring pace picked up in the second quarter with each team adding 14 points to make it 25-19 Grizzlies at halftime.

Liberty Raleigh gradually cut into the lead in the third quarter and outscored NCHS 16-12 to make the score 37-35 Grizzlies.

The visitors took the lead early in the fourth quarter and it changed hands a few times in the period. Four free throws by Jared Tharp on a pair of two-shot technicals gave NCHS a three point lead with about three minute remaining.

Nicholas County could only muster a couple of more points the rest of the way and the Raiders regained the lead and sealed the victory with a three-pointer, a couple of inside baskets and clutch free throw shooting down the stretch.

 

 

 

 

 

Pirates best Jacks in close contest

Maxine Corbett
Richwood Editor
The Richwood High School Lumberjacks were caught up in a real barnburner when Fayetteville came to town for a rematch that ended in a 48-45 victory for the visitors. In the earlier meeting, Fayetteville had also won the game but by a nine point edge. This second encounter saw the Jacks recover from a nine point deficit but fall short in the final seconds of the game.

Cory Chambers made the first Richwood point, a charity stripe attempt that fell through the net. The Pirates capitalized on two early Jack turnovers to press ahead by a 6-1 score. Ben Weber and Ryan Bennett found the foul shot range to make it a 6-5 game at the midway point of this first quarter.

The Lumberjacks captured the lead on a three point goal by Zack Bennett with Spencer McPherson soon adding a field goal. By the time the first quarter ended, Richwood pushed into a three point lead as Weber sank the final two points of the period.

As the second frame got underway, Zack Bennett gave Richwood two more on the plus side. Hunter Hernandez sank a trey, but John Bard swiftly swished a three-pointer of his own and Richwood was in the lead by five points.The score remained close with each team giving tit for tat until Brandon Dorsey tied the game with 1:39 left before the half. By the midway break, Fayetteville had pushed out in front by three.

Richwood started the third quarter with a turnover and gave their opponents two chances at the foul line before Weber sank a field goal and McPherson added two from the foul line. Taylor Tabbit hit for two at the 5:30 mark with the score 42 - 35, Pirates. Then Chambers and McPherson teamed to rally Richwood to within two of taking the lead. By the end of the third period however, the Pirates were again ahead by eight giant points.

The Lumberjacks chipped away at that deficit, and with 2:35 to go in the game, following a Weber goal, the Jacks were down by just two points. With the time drawing down, Richwood took the lead by one point on a three-pointer by McPherson. The final 35 seconds of the game featured turnovers, and miscues, with Fayetteville winning from the foul line. The final score was 48- 45, a heartbreaker for the Jacks to be sure.

 

 

 

 

 

Summersville Little League Signups Feb. 4

The Summersville Little League will hold signups on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Hibbett Sports in Merchants Walk Shopping Center in Summersville.
Those signing up need to bring their birth certificate and three proofs of residency.