Green scores 27 as Keyser Defeats Spartans, 66-60

KHS rallies to beat Bishop Walsh

Mineral Daily News Tribune

The Keyser Golden Tornado rallied from an early 15-point deficit and then had to hold on at the end to beat the Bishop Walsh Spartans, 66-60, on Monday evening at Tornado Alley.

Bishop Walsh came out firing and raced out to a 21-6 lead before Keyser's Preston Hartman hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the first quarter to make it a 21-9 game.

The Golden Tornado began to chip away at the Spartans' lead in the second quarter, outscoring the visitors 18-11 to trail by just 5 points, 32-27, at the half.

Keyser continued its comeback in the third quarter, as Hartman tipped in a missed shot to give the Golden Tornado their first lead of the game, 42-41, late in the period.

Keyser took a 46-41 lead into the final quarter and built a 56-46 lead with 5 minutes left in the game.

But Bishop Walsh's Kamran Khataian nearly brought the Spartans back by himself.

Khataian, who finished with 20 points on 6 three-pointers and two free throws, hit a shot from beyond the arc to make it 56-49 at the 4:40 mark.

After a Keyser miss, Khataian hit another 3-pointer to pull Bishop Walsh to within four points, 56-52, with 4:13 to play.

After another empty Golden Tornado possession, Eric Diamond scored his only two points of the night to pull the Spartans to within a bucket, 56-54, at the 3:45 mark.

Jeremy Green, who led all scorers with 27 points, hit two free throws to put Keyser ahead, 58-54, and Taige Redman hit 1 of 2 foul shots for a 5-point Keyser lead.

Khataian then hit another 3-pointer at the 1:22 mark to make it a 2-point game once again, 59-57, but Bishop Walsh would get no closer the rest of the way.

Green also had 10 rebounds and 2 assists to go along with his game-high total, while Hartman finished with 21 points and 17 rebounds and Matt Wilmer had 11 points and 5 boards.

Alex Trivanovic had 18 points for Bishop Walsh (4-8) and Myles Clifford added 13 points.

Keyser also won the JV game, 56-46.

Wesley Stullenbarger led the Golden Tornado with 19 points, while Dillon D'Atri led Bishop Walsh with 16 points.

Keyser (5-3) returns to action this evening when it travels to take on Northern at 7:30 p.m.