Bishop Walsh trips Keyser, 96-75

Mineral Daily News Tribune

Bishop Walsh came within four points of the century mark and Keyser dropped down to the .500 mark as the Spartans defeated the Golden Tornado, 96-75, on Tuesday evening in Cumberland.Aleks Trivanovic scored 26 points to lead three Spartans in double figures as Bishop Walsh avenged 66-60 loss in Keyser on January 7.The Golden Tornado led Tuesday's high-scoring affair, 21-18, after one period of play, but the Spartans charged ahead in the second quarter, scoring 30 points to take a 48-35 lead into the break.
Bishop Walsh increased its lead to 17 points, 70-53, after three quarters and never looked back.Miles Clifford had 19 points and Kamron Khataian added 18 for Bishop Walsh.Preston Hartman recorded a double-double with a game-high 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead Keyser, which fell to 8-8 with the loss.
Jeremy Green added 16 points and 4 assists, while Matt Wilmer had 13 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.Keyser won the JV game, 98-42.Wes Stullenbarger led the Golden Tornado with 36 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, while R.C Pratt added 12 points and Daniel Zinn had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Dylan Dunn led Bishop Walsh with 11 points and Jared Mathews added 10.Keyser will return to action this evening for a triple-header at Mountain Ridge.The Keyser freshman and JV teams will both be in action at 6 p.m., with the varsity to take the court at 7:30 p.m.


SOUTHERN DEFEATS KEYSER, 57-56

Mineral Daily News Tribune

On Monday evening, Keyser lost a close game to the Southern Rams, 57-56.Jeff Stern hit the second of two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining to lift Southern to victory.Stern led the Rams with 20 points, while Drew Proudfoot added 14 points and Dan Shockey had 11.
Wilmer led Keyser with 21 points, while Hartman added 14 and Green had 11.Southern also won the JV game, 43-37.Joe Kisselovich led Southern with 19 points and Calvin Hilliard added 10.
Wes Washington led Keyser with 10 points.