Keyser rolls over Northern, 83-55

Mineral Daily News Tribune
Keyser, W.Va. Freshman point guard Wes Washington recorded a double-double for the best game of his young varsity career in Keyser’s 83-55 victory over the Northern Huskies on Monday evening at Tornado Alley.

Washington scored 11 points and dished out 15 assists for the Golden Tornado, who improved to 11-9 with the victory.

Keyser held a slim 15-13 lead after the first period but then used a 25-point second quarter to take a 40-27 lead into the half.

The Golden Tornado then followed up with a 23-point third quarter to take a commanding 22-point lead into the final frame.

Matt Wilmer led Keyser with 20 points while Preston Hartman and Jeremy Green each had a double-double.

Hartman went for 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Green added 18 points, 10 boards and 3 steals.

Kory Gibson led Northern with a game-high 23 points and Jeff Smith added 13.
Keyser was also victorious in the JV game, 50-33.

Wes Stullenbarger had a game-high 23 points to lead Keyser, while R.C. Pratt had 9 points and 5 assists.

Tony Amtower pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds and Tyler Fraley had 3 steals.
Steven Holtschneider led Northern with 11 points.

Keyser will return to action this evening when caps off a tripleheader at Fort Hill.

The Golden Tornado freshmen will kick things off at 4:15 p.m., followed by the JV game at 6 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30.

Northern (10-10) returns to action this Friday at Mountain Ridge.

Green sparks Keyser to Victory

Cumberland Times-News

BERKELEY SPRINGS — Keyser rallied behind Jeremy Green to take the lead in the closing minutes of the third period after trailing the entire game and beat Berkeley Springs 65-53 on Friday night.

Green made a lay-up with 2:53 left in the third period to give Keyser its first lead at 36-34. The junior guard had seven points, four rebounds and two blocked shots in a three-minute span to give the Golden Tornado a 42-36 lead going into the final eight minutes.

Preston Hartman led Keyser with 21 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Green finished with 15 points and also had eight rebounds. Wes Washingto dished out six assists and had four steals.

Berkeley Springs was led by Joe Wright with 18 points and Ryan Redick with 12.

The Indians led 11-9 after the first period and had a 31-20 advantage at halftime.

The Berkeley Springs junior varsity team won 54-52 as Robert Willard scored 20 points. Keyser was led by Wes Stullenbarger with 20 points and R.C. Pratt with 15.

Keyser (10-9) will host Northern on Monday night.

Green leads Keyser rally over Berkeley Springs, 65-53

Mineral Daily News Tribune

BERKELEY SPRINGS -

Jeremy Green keyed a big third-quarter comeback as the Keyser Golden Tornado rallied to defeat the Berkeley Springs Indians, 65-53, on Friday evening at Berkeley.

Keyser (10-9) erased an 11-point halftime deficit with a 22-point third quarter, with Green scoring 11 of his 15 points in that period.
Keyser trailed 11-9 after the first quarter and was outscored 20-11 in the second frame to trail 31-20 at the half.

The Golden Tornado then held Berkeley to just 5 points in the third quarter as Keyser took the lead late in the period.
Trailing 34-33 at the 2:57 mark, Green scored on a layup to give Keyser its first lead of the evening.

Just seconds later, Green took a pass from Jarell Ross and converted another bucket for a 37-34 Keyser lead at the 2:40 mark.

Ross then came up with a steal and assisted on another Green basket to make it 39-24, and a free throw by Green made it 40-34 with 2:16 remaining in the period.

Ross then made a basket of his own and Berkeley’s Lenny Roach countered to make it 42-36 entering the fourth quarter.

The Golden Tornado would not relinquish the lead after that.

Preston Hartman led Keyser with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals, while Matt Wilmer added 10 points and Green had 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots to go with his point total.

Freshman point guard Wes Washington contributed 6 points, 6 assists and 4 steals.

Joe Wright led Berkeley with 18 points and Ryan Redick added 12.

Berkeley won the JV game, 54-52.

Robert Willard led the Indians with 20 points, while Wes Stullenbarger led the Golden Tornado, also with 20 points.

R.C. Pratt added 15 points and Daniel Zinn had a team-high 9 rebounds.

Keyser will return to action the Monday for a home makeup game against Northern at 7:30 p.m.

2007-08 KHS BASKETBALL UPDATED SCHEDULE

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME	SCORE
14-Dec	MOUNTAIN RIDGE *	HOME	7:30	71-69 W
19-Dec	FRANKFORT	HOME	7:30	70-56 W
21-Dec	SOUTHERN	HOME	7:30	40-49 L
27-Dec	WYOMING EAST	AWAY	TBA	60-74 L
28-Dec	WESTSIDE	AWAY	TBA	67-65 W
02-Jan	ALLEGANY	AWAY	7:30	72-74 L
04-Jan	HAMPSHIRE	HOME	7:30	86-83 W
07-Jan	BISHOP WALSH	HOME	7:30	66-60 W
08-Jan	NORTHERN	AWAY	7:30	72-82 L
11-Jan	BERKELEY SPRINGS *	HOME	7:30	74-47 W
18-Jan	FRANKFORT	AWAY	7:30	75-55 W
23-Jan	FORT HILL *	HOME	7:30	41-67 L
29-Jan	ALLEGANY	HOME	7:30	57-77 L
31-Jan	HAMPSHIRE	AWAY	7:30	57-53 W
04-Feb	SOUTHERN	AWAY	7:30	56-57 L
05-Feb	BISHOP WALSH	AWAY	7:30	75-96 L
06-Feb	MOUNTAIN RIDGE *	AWAY	7:30	38-54 L
09-Feb	PETERSBURG	HOME	7:30	68-53 W
15-Feb	BERKELEY SPRINGS *	AWAY	7:30	65-53 W
18-Feb	NORTHERN	HOME	7:30	83-55 W
19-Feb	FORT HILL *	AWAY	7:30	59-95 L
21-Feb	PETERSBURG	AWAY	7:30	Cancelled
26-Feb	SECTIONALS- PETERSBURG	HOME	7:00	82-44 W
MAR 4-8	REGIONALS	TBA	TBA
MAR 12-15	STATE TOURNAMENT	TBA	TBA
	JV Games Start at 6 PM
	* Freshman Games Start at 4:15

Keyser Defeats Vikings, 68-53

Mineral Daily News-Tribune
Keyser, W.Va. -

A game after falling below the .500 mark for the first time this season, the Keyser Golden Tornado evened their record once again with a 68-53 victory over the Petersburg Vikings last Saturday at Tornado Alley.

Jeremy Green and Preston Hartman each recorded a double-double as Keyser improved to 9-9.

Green went for a game-high 21 points and 14 rebounds, while Hartman added 20 points and pulled down a game-high 16 boards.

Caleb Jones had 8 points for Keyser, while Wes Washington contributed a team-high 10 assists to go along with 3 steals.

Keyser made quick working of the visiting Vikings (6-12), jumping out to an 18-5 lead after the first quarter.

The Golden Tornado led 37-20 at the half and 49-26 after three quarters of play.
Ryan Wratchford led Petersburg with 15 points, while Marcus Hahn added 13 points and Derek Miller had 12.

Keyser also won the JV game, 66-56.

Wes Stullenbarger led Keyser with 23 points, while Petersburg was led by Matt Mongold’s game-high 27.

Keyser was scheduled to host the Northern Huskies on Tuesday evening, but the game was postponed due to inclement weather. A make-up date as yet to be determined.

The Golden Tornado’s next scheduled game is Friday at Berkeley Springs at 7:30 p.m.

Keyser’s Preston Hartman (4) goes up with the shot in front of Petersburg’s Mike Wise (30) during the first half of their 68-53 victory Saturday night at Keyser High School. Hartman finished with 20 points.

Keyser blows by Petersburg, 68-53

Cumberland Times-News

KEYSER — Jeremy Green and Preston Hartman combined for 41 points and 30 rebounds, and freshman Wes Washington had 10 assists in his first varsity start as Keyser roared past Petersburg, 68-53, in their Potomac Valley Conference game Saturday evening.

Green scored a game-high 21 points and had 14 rebounds, and Hartman had 20 points and a game-high 16 rebounds as Keyser (9-9) snapped a three-game slide. Caleb Jones added eight points and Washington, moved up from the jayvee team, had 10 assists, three steals and three points.

Keyser led 18-5 after the first quarter and 37-20 at halftime. It was 49-36 heading into the final eight minutes.

Ryan Wratchford had 15 points, Marcus Hahn 13 and Derek Miller 12 for Petersburg (6-12).

Keyser won the jayvee game 66-56. Wesley Stullenbarger had 23 points for Keyser and Matt Mongold had a game-high 27 for Petersburg.

Both teams play again Tuesday. Keyser hosts Northern and Petersburg entertains Pendleton County.