KEYSER — Strong starts to all four quarters powered the Keyser Golden Tornado to a 65-44 win over the Frankfort Falcons in boys’ sectional basketball action at Tornado Alley Tuesday night.
KHS started the four quarters with runs of 10-2, 6-0, 8-0, and 8-0, respectively.
The Golden Tornado received a balanced scoring effort.
Jeremy Green led the way with 16 points, ten rebounds, and three steals; Preston Hartman had 14 points, 13 rebounds and three steals, Matt Wilmer 12 points, and Wes Washington 10 points and four assists.
In a valiant effort, Logan Wolford had 17 points to lead Frankfort.
Keyser came out flying, opening up a 6-0 lead in the first minute-and-a-half of the game and forcing Frankfort coach Scott Slider to take a quick timeout.
Three straight points by Frankfort’s Travis Myers brought Frankfort back within five, 10-5, with 2:20 left.
Good defense by Frankfort and Keyser’s inability to finish around the rim kept the Falcons within shouting distance.
The Golden Tornado led 14-9 after the first quarter.
A Dusty Myers layup closed the Falcons within a possession, 14-11, 18 seconds into the half.
But Keyser countered with a 6-0 run, capped by a Preston Hartman pull-up jumper in transition.
Keyser led, 20-11, with 5:02 left in the first half.
The Falcons cut back within five, 20-15, on a Logan Wolford basket.
But the Golden Tornado again had an answer.
Keyser scored eight of the next ten points; a Matt Wilmer blocked shot led to Wes Washington’s transition layup and KHS’s first double-digit lead, 28-17, with 1:12 to go in the half.
The Golden Tornado took a 32-19 lead into the locker room.
Hartman’s eight points led Keyser; Wolford had six, all in the second quarter, to top Frankfort.
KHS again started the half hot, tallying a quick eight points to move ahead 40-19. Matt Wilmer had four points during the run.
Wolford took control for Frankfort, scoring the next eight points to cut the lead to 40-27 with 3:41 left in the third quarter.
But Keyser again answered, this time with an 8-2 run. Hartman had four points inside.
KHS led, 48-29, at the 1:41 mark.
After three quarters, the Golden Tornado led 49-34, despite nine points from Wolford in the quarter.
Once again, the beginning of the quarter went Keyser’s way.
KHS scored the first eight points of the frame to open up a 59-36 lead and cruised the rest of the game.
Keyser improves to 17-6 with the win and will host either Berkeley Springs or Petersburg for the sectional title Friday night.
Frankfort ends the season at 8-15.
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