Unbeaten Fort Hill defeats Keyser, 67-41

Cumberland Times-News

KEYSER - Fort Hill had too much firepower for Keyser as the top-ranked Sentinels roared to a 67-41 victory over the fourth-ranked Golden Tornado in an Appalachian Mountian Athletic League game Wednesday night.

Four Fort Hill players scored in double figures with Jordan Brooks leading the way with 20 points. Ryan Brooks was a point of his brother's pace with 19, Corey McCarty had 12 points and Darren Graham had a double-double with 11 rebounds and 10 points. Ryan Brooks also added eight rebounds.

The Golden Tornado got 15 points and five rebounds from Preston Hartman, and 12 points from Matt Wilmer. Jeremy Green finished with 11 points and seven boards.

Fort Hill got out to a 20-9 lead after one quarter and was ahead 47-19 by halftime. McCarty had 10 of his 12 points in the first half and Jordan Brooks had five field goals in the second quarter.

Fort Hill won the jayvee game 46-43 behind Dakota Welsh's 13 points. Wes Stallingbarger had 20 for Keyser.

Fort Hill (12-0, 8-0 AMAC) plays Friday at Mountain Ridge. Keyser (7-5, 4-4) plays host to Allegany on Tuesday.

Fort Hill defeats Keyser, 67-41

Mineral Daily News Tribune

Fort Hill's Cory McCarty (R) tries to block Keyser's Preston Hartman from driving to the basket in the third quarter of their game Wednesday evening in Keyser. Fort Hill remained unbeaten with a 67-41 victory. Tribune photo by Raymond Burner

Jordan and Ryan Brooks combined for more than half of Fort Hill's points as the Sentinels stayed unbeaten with a convincing 67-41 victory over the Keyser Golden Tornado on Wednesday evening at Tornado Alley.

The Brooks brothers - Jordan the senior and Ryan a junior - combined for 39 of the 67 points as the Sentinels upped their record to 12-0 on the year.

Jordan Brooks led all scorers with 20 points to go along with 4 assists, while Ryan Brooks had 19 points and 8 rebounds.

Fort Hill jumped out to an early lead and was never really challenged after that, as the Sentinels scored more points in the first quarter than Keyser scored in the first half.

The Sentinels led 20-9 after the first period and then outscored Keyser 27-10 in the second frame to take a 47-19 lead at the break.

Keyser was then held to 8 points in the third quarter and trailed 57-27 heading into the final quarter.

The Sentinels made 24 field goals to the Golden Tornado's 18. They also connected on 11-of-14 free throws while Keyser made just 6 trips to the charity stripe and made 3.

Darren Graham recorded a double-double for Fort Hill with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Cory McCarty added 12 points and Jordan Helmick pulled down 8 rebounds.

Preston Hartman led Keyser (7-5) with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, while Matt Wilmer added 12 points and Jeremy Green had 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Fort Hill was also victorious in the JV game, 46-43.

Dakota Welch led the Sentinels with 13 points, while Wes Stullenbarger scored a game-high 20 points for Keyser.

The Golden Tornado will return to action Tuesday, Jan. 29, when they host Allegany, while Fort Hill will travel to take on Mountain Ridge this Friday evening.

Both games are slated to tip off at 7:30 p.m.

Keyser defeats Falcons, 75-55

Mineral Daily News Tribune

Keyser's Kevin Smith (1) goes up for a shot in front of Frankfort's Dan Alkire in the second half of their game Friday evening at Frankfort High School. Keyser won the game, 75-55. Tribune photo by Raymond Burner

SHORT GAP - The Keyser Golden Tornado jumped out to a big first-quarter lead and maintained it throughout to beat the rival Frankfort Falcons, 75-55, on Friday evening in Short Gap.

The Golden Tornado had three players account for 63 of their 75 points, as Jeremy Green led the way with a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds.

Matt Wilmer had 21 points and 3 steals, while Preston Hartman, on the strength of 6 three-pointers, had 20 points and a team-high 12 rebounds.

Cody Spotts led Keyser with 8 assists.

Keyser raced out to a 21-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and led by 15 points, 38-23, at the half.

The Golden Tornado upped their lead to 17 points, 56-39, heading into the final quarter.

Skyler Minke led Frankfort with 18 points and Dan Alkire added 12.

Frankfort won the JV game, 52-47.

Marcus Weaver led the Falcons with 18 points, while Logan Wolford added 11 points and James Jones had 10.

Wes Stullenbarger had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for Keyser, which lost just its second game of the season.

Jarell Ross added 8 points.

Keyser (7-4) will return to action Wednesday, Jan. 23, when it hosts Fort Hill for a tripleheader at Tornado Alley.

The Keyser High freshmen will take the court at 4:15 p.m., followed by the JV game at 6 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30.

Frankfort will return to action Monday, Jan. 21, when it travels to take on Southern at 7:30.

Keyser Routs Frankfort, 75-55

Cumberland Times-News

SHORT GAP — Fourth-ranked Keyser jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first period and rolled over host Frankfort 75-55 in a battle of Mineral County schools on Friday night.

Jeremy Green scored 22 points, Matt Wilmer added 21, and Preston Hartman had 20 as the Golden Tornado lifted its record to 7-4 overall and 3-3 in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference. Hartman had six of Keyser’s eight three-pointers.

Frankfort (3-7 overall and 1-5 in the conference) was led by Skylar Minke, who had five three-pointers and 18 points. Dan Alkire added 12 points and Saige Shepherd grabbed 13 rebounds.

Keyser led 38-23 at halftime and had a 56-39 advantage going into the final eight minutes.

Frankfort won the junior varsity game 52-47 with Marcus Weaver scoring 18 points, Logan Wolford 11 and James Jones 11. Wesley Stullenbarger had 11 for Keyser.

In the frashman game, Keyser won 43-18 as Kadeem Garland scored 11 points and Payton Hartman 10.

Frankfort plays at Southern on Monday. Keyser hosts Fort Hill on Wednesday.

Tornado Blows Past Indians, 74-47

Mineral Daily News Tribune

The Keyser Golden Tornado blew open a close game early to defeat the Berkeley Springs Indians, 74-47, on Friday evening at Tornado Alley in Keyser.

Keyser led by just 6 points (14-8) at the end of the first quarter, but then proved to be the epitome of consistency, scoring 20 points in each of the final three quarters to cruise to the 27-point victory.

The Golden Tornado led 34-20 at the half and 54-30 entering the fourth quarter.

Preston Hartman led Keyser (6-4) with a game-high 26 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 2 steals, while Jeremy Green scored 21 points and pulled down a game-high 11 boards.

Matt Wilmer added 8 points for KHS while Cody Spotts dished out 4 assists and Caleb Jones had 2 steals.

For the first time this season, every player on the Keyser roster scored.

L.J. Wright led Berkeley Springs (2-9) with 17 points while Michael Twigg and Ryan Redick each had 8.

Keyser also cruised in the JV game, 74-32.

Wes Stullenbarger and R.C. Pratt led the Golden Tornado with 16 points each, while Dillon Kraft led Berkeley with 10 points.

Both teams will return to action Wednesday, Jan. 16, when Keyser travels to take on Southern and Berkeley hits the road to face Petersburg.

Keyser Beats Berkeley Springs, 74-47

Cumberland Times-News

KEYSER, W.Va. — Everyone played and everyone scored for Keyser, which roared past Berkeley Springs in a 27-point victory Friday night at Keyser.

Preston Hartman scored a game-high 26 points and also had seven rebounds and two steals, while Jeremy Green posted a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds in leading the Golden Tornado.

Matt Wilmer added eight points and Cody Spotts had four assists for Keyser.

The Tornado (6-4) led 14-8 after one quarter and moved it to 34-20 at halftime and 54-30 through three periods.

L.J. Wright had a team-high 17 points for Berkeley Springs (2-9).

Keyser won the jayvee game 74-32 with Wes Stullenbarger and R.C. Pratt getting 16 points apiece. Dylan Kraft had 10 for Berkeley.

Both teams play again on Wednesday. Keyser visits Southern and Berkeley Springs travels to Petersburg

Northern Downs Keyser, 82-72

Cumberland Times-News

ACCIDENT - Kory Gibson scored a team-high 27 points and pulled in 10 rebounds to lead Northern over visiting Keyser in an AMAC game at Northern.

After battling back-and-forth over the first 3 1/2 quarters, the Huskies pulled away in the final minutes.

Northern (4-4, 2-2 AMAC) unleased a three-point barrage on Keyser, with Gibson hitting five of the Huskies' 14 three-pointers. Garrett Gulledge had three threes and 17 points, and Jeff Smith finished with four threes and 14 points. Ed Herpel and Thomas Holtschneider scored 10 points and Holtschneider had nine assists.

Jeremy Green had 27 points, Preston Hartman 23 and Taige Redman 10 for Keyser (5-4, 2-3).

Keyser won the jayvee game 52-43 with Wes Washington scoring 18 points. Garrett Rayner had nine for Northern.

Northern plays Monday at home against Salisbury. Keyser hosts Berkeley Springs on Frida