BOYS
(1A) Grundy 65, Richlands 50
Cade Looney had 20 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks as the Grundy Golden Wave won the Hoopalachia Hardwood Classic boys basketball tournament on Saturday night with a 65-50 triumph over Richlands.
Hamilton Campbell added 20 points and nine assists for the Golden Wave, who led 16-4 after the first quarter.
Cade Simmons led Richlands with 14 points.
Ridgeview 70, (1A) Patrick Henry 41
Ridgeview nabbed a 31-14 halftime lead and cruised to a victory.
Gabe Brown led the Wolfpack with 22 points and Gabe Counts added 18. Ridgeview also got 10 points from Tyler O’Quin.
Dakota Rector paced PH with 10 points.
GIRLS
(1A) J.I. Burton 50, Richlands 33
Sarah Mullins scored 19 points as J.I. Burton won the Hoopalachia Hardwood Classic at Twin Valley High School.
Senior Kaitlin Lindsey added 17 points for the Raiders, who closed the game on a 20-4 run.
Wise Central 72, (1A) Rural Retreat 33
Wise County Central suffered its first loss of the 2018-19 season on Friday to Shelby Valley. Unfortunately for the Rural Retreat Indians, it was their turn to face the Warriors on Saturday.
Central cruised to a 72-33 win over Rural Retreat on the final day of the Powell Valley National Bank Tip-Off Classic girls basketball tournament at UVa-Wise’s David J. Prior Convocation Center.
“I didn’t do anything special. The loss got their attention,” said Central coach Robin Dotson. “I thought we came out with a lot better effort and a lot more energy. We took care of the ball better, we finished inside. I’m just very pleased.”
Senior Dee Cvetnich came out of the gate ready to play and didn’t miss a shot in the first half. She scored 15 of her 19 points in the game’s opening 16 minutes.
“I was able to get some good shots, I received some good passes from my guards,” Cvetnich said. “We came out hard, we wanted to fix what we did wrong last night.
“We knew we had to be more consistent. We came out and played well the first three minutes of the second half last night, that’s how we wanted to play the whole game tonight.”
The Warriors forced Rural Retreat into 25 turnovers and 11 of the 12 players on the Central roster had a steal.
In the loss to Shelby Valley, the Warriors had committed 21 miscues.
“The turnovers last night were at critical times, they scored off a lot of them,” Dotson said. “I was pleased with the turnaround tonight. We shot the ball well, rebounded well, we’ve just been struggling offensively this year, but it seemed to be better tonight. The bench played hard and gave us good minutes. I’m proud of the whole team.”
Central held a 41-22 advantage on the boards and shot 50 percent from the field.
Rural Retreat (1-3) has four freshmen, three sophomores and only one senior on its roster. The Indians certainly had an eye-opening experience against the two-time defending Class 2 state champs.
“That’s OK, we came here to get better,” said Rural Retreat coach Pete Fiscus. “We knew we were going to play outstanding teams, that’s why we came.
“Central got us with experience, that’s what they got us with. I thought our quickness held up. Their ‘bigs’ are just so good. They have such good control of their bodies and use their bodies so well. I was impressed.”
Delanie Trivett led the Indians with 13 points.
Hannah Carter contributed 12 points for Central.
Rural Retreat plays Chilhowie on Tuesday, while Central opens up Mountain 7 District play next Friday against Gate City.
“We’re a work in progress,” Dotson said. “We have to get ready quickly for Gate City. It’s a big district game for us.”
Lebanon 50, State Line Rush 43
The Pioneers concluded an outstanding tournament by outlasting Galax, Virginia-based State Line Rush.
Lebanon went 3-0 in the tournament and never trailed against the Rush, holding a 39-27 rebounding advantage. Alyssa Padilla led the Pioneers with 12 rebounds and had a solid defensive performance.
“Getting these three wins were good for us,” Padilla said. “It gave us a chance to build some confi-dence after a tough loss at George Wythe [earlier in the week]. This gave us a boost, we played three good teams.”
Averie Price finished with a game-high 21 points and made clutch free throws down the stretch.
“We tried to get the ball in Averie’s hands,” said Lebanon coach Rex Parker. “At the end we tried to run the delay. We hit our free throws and was able to get some big rebounds at the end.”
Union 50, Shelby Valley (Ky.) 37
Union picked up a victory in the late game Saturday night to finish 3-0 in the event.
(1A) Grundy 65, Richlands 50
Cade Looney had 20 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks as the Grundy Golden Wave won the Hoopalachia Hardwood Classic boys basketball tournament on Saturday night with a 65-50 triumph over Richlands.
Hamilton Campbell added 20 points and nine assists for the Golden Wave, who led 16-4 after the first quarter.
Cade Simmons led Richlands with 14 points.
Ridgeview 70, (1A) Patrick Henry 41
Ridgeview nabbed a 31-14 halftime lead and cruised to a victory.
Gabe Brown led the Wolfpack with 22 points and Gabe Counts added 18. Ridgeview also got 10 points from Tyler O’Quin.
Dakota Rector paced PH with 10 points.
GIRLS
(1A) J.I. Burton 50, Richlands 33
Sarah Mullins scored 19 points as J.I. Burton won the Hoopalachia Hardwood Classic at Twin Valley High School.
Senior Kaitlin Lindsey added 17 points for the Raiders, who closed the game on a 20-4 run.
Wise Central 72, (1A) Rural Retreat 33
Wise County Central suffered its first loss of the 2018-19 season on Friday to Shelby Valley. Unfortunately for the Rural Retreat Indians, it was their turn to face the Warriors on Saturday.
Central cruised to a 72-33 win over Rural Retreat on the final day of the Powell Valley National Bank Tip-Off Classic girls basketball tournament at UVa-Wise’s David J. Prior Convocation Center.
“I didn’t do anything special. The loss got their attention,” said Central coach Robin Dotson. “I thought we came out with a lot better effort and a lot more energy. We took care of the ball better, we finished inside. I’m just very pleased.”
Senior Dee Cvetnich came out of the gate ready to play and didn’t miss a shot in the first half. She scored 15 of her 19 points in the game’s opening 16 minutes.
“I was able to get some good shots, I received some good passes from my guards,” Cvetnich said. “We came out hard, we wanted to fix what we did wrong last night.
“We knew we had to be more consistent. We came out and played well the first three minutes of the second half last night, that’s how we wanted to play the whole game tonight.”
The Warriors forced Rural Retreat into 25 turnovers and 11 of the 12 players on the Central roster had a steal.
In the loss to Shelby Valley, the Warriors had committed 21 miscues.
“The turnovers last night were at critical times, they scored off a lot of them,” Dotson said. “I was pleased with the turnaround tonight. We shot the ball well, rebounded well, we’ve just been struggling offensively this year, but it seemed to be better tonight. The bench played hard and gave us good minutes. I’m proud of the whole team.”
Central held a 41-22 advantage on the boards and shot 50 percent from the field.
Rural Retreat (1-3) has four freshmen, three sophomores and only one senior on its roster. The Indians certainly had an eye-opening experience against the two-time defending Class 2 state champs.
“That’s OK, we came here to get better,” said Rural Retreat coach Pete Fiscus. “We knew we were going to play outstanding teams, that’s why we came.
“Central got us with experience, that’s what they got us with. I thought our quickness held up. Their ‘bigs’ are just so good. They have such good control of their bodies and use their bodies so well. I was impressed.”
Delanie Trivett led the Indians with 13 points.
Hannah Carter contributed 12 points for Central.
Rural Retreat plays Chilhowie on Tuesday, while Central opens up Mountain 7 District play next Friday against Gate City.
“We’re a work in progress,” Dotson said. “We have to get ready quickly for Gate City. It’s a big district game for us.”
Lebanon 50, State Line Rush 43
The Pioneers concluded an outstanding tournament by outlasting Galax, Virginia-based State Line Rush.
Lebanon went 3-0 in the tournament and never trailed against the Rush, holding a 39-27 rebounding advantage. Alyssa Padilla led the Pioneers with 12 rebounds and had a solid defensive performance.
“Getting these three wins were good for us,” Padilla said. “It gave us a chance to build some confi-dence after a tough loss at George Wythe [earlier in the week]. This gave us a boost, we played three good teams.”
Averie Price finished with a game-high 21 points and made clutch free throws down the stretch.
“We tried to get the ball in Averie’s hands,” said Lebanon coach Rex Parker. “At the end we tried to run the delay. We hit our free throws and was able to get some big rebounds at the end.”
Union 50, Shelby Valley (Ky.) 37
Union picked up a victory in the late game Saturday night to finish 3-0 in the event.
