Northern Defeats Keyser, 82-72

KHS loses second-half lead, game to Northern

Mineral Daily News Tribune

ACCIDENT, Md. - Kory Gibson scored 27 points to lead five players in double figures and Keyser let another second-half led slip away as the Northern Huskies defeated the Golden Tornado, 82-72, on Tuesday evening at Northern.

The game was close throughout the first three quarters, as Keyser held a 23-20 lead after the first period and took a four-point lead, 43-39, at the half.

Northern trimmed its deficit to a single point, 59-58, entering the fourth quarter and then outscored Keyser, 24-13, over the final eight minutes to secure the 10-point victory.

In three of their four losses this season, Keyser (5-4) was either tied or led at the half. The Golden Tornado also blew two second-half leads against Mountain Ridge and Hampshire before winning in overtime.

Northern did most of its damage from beyond the 3-point line. The Huskies made 29 field goals on the evening, with 14 coming from beyond the arc.

Gibson had five 3-pointers while Jeff Smith, who scored all of his 14 points in the first half, connected on four.

Garrett Gulledge added 17 points for Northern (4-4), while Thomas Holtshudder and Ed Harpel each had 10.

Jeremy Green led Keyser with 27 points and 19 rebounds, while Preston Hartman had 23 points and 13 boards.

Taige Redman chipped in with 10 points and 9 rebounds.

In the JV game, Keyser came out on top, 52-43.

Wes Washington led the Golden Tornado with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, while R.C. Pratt added 13 points and 10 boards.

Keyser will return to action this Friday evening when it hosts Berkeley Springs as part of a triple-header.

The KHS freshmen will take the court first at 4:15 p.m., followed by the JV team at 6 p.m. and varsity at 7:30 p.m