KEYSER - Keyser led from wire to wire last night blowing away visiting Petersburg at Tornado Alley 84- 47 in local high school boys basketball action.
Petersburg was able to hang around for about eight minutes, holding the basketball and getting good looks at the rim. In fact, the Vikings missed many point-blank opportunities throughout the first quarter, and could have easily held a lead after a period of play if those attempts had fallen.
Preston Hartman gave Keyser the lead off the tip, and Jarell Ross hit a runner in the lane to make it 4-0 seconds later.
David Taylor scored the first two of his nine first-quarter points at the 6:14 mark, and followed a Matt Wilmer freebie with a baseline jumper to pull the Vikes within one, 5-4.
Taylor alternated shots with Jeremy Green again, but Keyser went on a 6-0 spurt behind a pair of buckets by Wilmer and a Green layin off a Wes Washington assist to take a 13-6 lead with three minutes to play in the period.
Taylor and Mike Wise answered with five straight for Petersburg, and the teams traded free throws to end the quarter with Petersburg trailing 14-12.
Green and Wilmer combined to score four straight out of the whistle before Ryan Wratchford could connect for the visitors, but Hartman and Washington hit on back-to-back trips to give Keyser an eight-point cushion.
Petersburg dialed long distance to cut the margin by three, but a Golden Tornado 11-0 run highlighted by a Washington rip and score ended all hopes of a Viking upset.
Wise hit pair from the charity stripe to end the hemorrhaging, but it was just a temporary bandage as Wes Stalenberger hit a trey, and Green connected on another fallaway jumper for two of his game-high 21 points in the lane as Keyser continued to pour it on.
A Wise 3-pointer that just beat the buzzer was the lone bright spot of the period for Petersburg, leaving the locals up 38-22 at the half.
It didn’t get any better in the second half for Petersburg, as Keyser continued to roll throughout to the eventual 37-point margin of victory puctuated with a Peyton Hartman dunk on a behind-the-back assist from Taige Redman.
Hartman turned in a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds, Walker dropped nine dimes for Keyser.
Both schools will face off with Allegany County foes on Monday.
Keyser improved to 13-6 and will host Fort Hill Monday.
Petersburg falls to 8-12 and will travel to Cumberland to take on Allegany.
Chris Halbritter led the Keyser jayvee with 16 points and six rebounds in a 74-58 win.
RC Pratt, Langston Hines, and Peyton Hartman all scored 10 points.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Keyser Rolls over Petersburg, 84-47
KEYSER, W.Va. — Jeremy Green finished with 21 points and eight rebounds, and Keyser outscored Petersburg 24-10 in the second quarter on its way to a 84-47 win in high school boys basketball Thursday evening.
Preston Hartman had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Keyser dominated the boards, outrebounding the Vikings by 48-20. Jarell Ross added 10 points and two steals, and Matt Wilmer finished with nine points and two steals.
Mike Wise scored 13 points and David Taylor added nine to lead Petersburg.
The Golden Tornado jayvees improved to 16-1 with a 74-58 win. Chris Halbritter scored 16 points, while Peyton Hartman, R.C. Pratt and Langston Hines added 10. Hartman also had nine rebounds.
Keyser (13-6) will play a tripleheader on Monday when it hosts Fort Hill. The freshmen game tips off at 4:15, followed by the jayvees at 6 and the varsity at 7:30. Petersburg (7-9) is at Allegany on Monday.
Preston Hartman had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Keyser dominated the boards, outrebounding the Vikings by 48-20. Jarell Ross added 10 points and two steals, and Matt Wilmer finished with nine points and two steals.
Mike Wise scored 13 points and David Taylor added nine to lead Petersburg.
The Golden Tornado jayvees improved to 16-1 with a 74-58 win. Chris Halbritter scored 16 points, while Peyton Hartman, R.C. Pratt and Langston Hines added 10. Hartman also had nine rebounds.
Keyser (13-6) will play a tripleheader on Monday when it hosts Fort Hill. The freshmen game tips off at 4:15, followed by the jayvees at 6 and the varsity at 7:30. Petersburg (7-9) is at Allegany on Monday.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Keyser Crushes Berkeley Springs, 68-29
KEYSER - Keyser swept visiting Berkeley Springs in a basketball triple-header last night at Tornado Alley, with the brothers Hartman - Preston and Peyton - pacing the varsity and jayvee in games two and three with matching 20-point performances for the Golden Tornado.
Big brother Preston scored 11 of his game-high totals in the third period, tallying the initial nine Golden Tornado points out of the locker room in the varsity’s 68-29 victory over the Indians.
Senior guard Matt Wilmer followed Hartman with 15 for the Tornado, who held a commanding lead throughout most of the contest.
Berkeley Springs attempted to spread the floor and slow it down against Keyser, but the Tornado guards continually jumped the passing lanes after falling behind 2-0 and then again 4-2 to make the Indian offense, well, a waste of time.
Berkeley tried to run it’s motion-spread offense on nearly every possession, but time and time again the 30 to 90 seconds it took to try and find an open man turned into a turnover or bad shot, and Keyser took those empty opportunities and turned them into easy shots at the other end.
Hartman and Wilmer followed Indian buckets to tie the game at 2-2 and 4-4 three minutes into the contest, but Wilmer jumped the lane for his third steal of the quarter seconds later giving Keyser a 6-4 advantage and the lead for good.
Wilmer picked off his fourth errant pass early on and fed Green in the lane to double up the Indians at 8-4, and then followed a Berkeley freebie with a jumper to end the quarter and double up Berkley again at 10-5.
Wilmer stole yet another Berkeley pass and fed Green out of the whistle, and Hartman forced another Indian turnover and followed a Wes Washington miss to make it 14-5.
Berkeley continued to give the basketball away, and save for a pair of Matt Twigg treys, conld not convert on the offensive end.
Ross finished off the onslaught when he intercepted a pass and beat the halftime buzzer, leaving the locals up 23-12 at the intermission.
Hartman came out red hot and outscored the Indians 9-3 in what was a Keyser 13-3 overall run to start the third quarter, and the Golden Tornado once again doubled up the Indians 50-25 entering the final frame.
Eric Moss and Twigg led the Indians with eight points each.
Hartman added 10 rebonds to his 20 points, Wilmer finished with six steals, and Washington five assists.
Keyser won the jayvee matchup, 70-22.
Peyton Hartman duplicated his brother’s efforts with a 20-point, 10-rebound performance, RC Pratt added 14, and Ethan LaRue had 10.
Levi Ebert scored seven points, and Andrea Restelli added six points and seven rebounds.
The Keyser freshman beat the lil’ Indians in the opener, 66-29.
Head coach Johnny Haines called the victory “one of the best team games Keyser has played all year” and every Keyser frosh save one, scored.
Wyatt Nelson dominated the inside play and poured in 25 points and added 10 rebounds for his fourth-straight double-double.
Eric Lewis added eight points off the bench for Keyser.
The win improved the lil’ Tornado to 14-1. THe KHS frosh will finish out their season on the 23rd against Fort Hill in the first game of another triple header at Tornado Alley.
Keyser’s freshman also defeated Petersburg this week, 59-39.
Nelson scored 14 points and added 11 rebounds, and had five steals and four blocked shots.
Corey Armstrong and Jamison Jones added 13 and 12 points respectively.
Keyser’s varsity (12-6) and junior varsity (15-1) will host Petersburg Thursday.
Berkeley Springs (6-11) will play at East Hardy on Tuesday.
Big brother Preston scored 11 of his game-high totals in the third period, tallying the initial nine Golden Tornado points out of the locker room in the varsity’s 68-29 victory over the Indians.
Senior guard Matt Wilmer followed Hartman with 15 for the Tornado, who held a commanding lead throughout most of the contest.
Berkeley Springs attempted to spread the floor and slow it down against Keyser, but the Tornado guards continually jumped the passing lanes after falling behind 2-0 and then again 4-2 to make the Indian offense, well, a waste of time.
Berkeley tried to run it’s motion-spread offense on nearly every possession, but time and time again the 30 to 90 seconds it took to try and find an open man turned into a turnover or bad shot, and Keyser took those empty opportunities and turned them into easy shots at the other end.
Hartman and Wilmer followed Indian buckets to tie the game at 2-2 and 4-4 three minutes into the contest, but Wilmer jumped the lane for his third steal of the quarter seconds later giving Keyser a 6-4 advantage and the lead for good.
Wilmer picked off his fourth errant pass early on and fed Green in the lane to double up the Indians at 8-4, and then followed a Berkeley freebie with a jumper to end the quarter and double up Berkley again at 10-5.
Wilmer stole yet another Berkeley pass and fed Green out of the whistle, and Hartman forced another Indian turnover and followed a Wes Washington miss to make it 14-5.
Berkeley continued to give the basketball away, and save for a pair of Matt Twigg treys, conld not convert on the offensive end.
Ross finished off the onslaught when he intercepted a pass and beat the halftime buzzer, leaving the locals up 23-12 at the intermission.
Hartman came out red hot and outscored the Indians 9-3 in what was a Keyser 13-3 overall run to start the third quarter, and the Golden Tornado once again doubled up the Indians 50-25 entering the final frame.
Eric Moss and Twigg led the Indians with eight points each.
Hartman added 10 rebonds to his 20 points, Wilmer finished with six steals, and Washington five assists.
Keyser won the jayvee matchup, 70-22.
Peyton Hartman duplicated his brother’s efforts with a 20-point, 10-rebound performance, RC Pratt added 14, and Ethan LaRue had 10.
Levi Ebert scored seven points, and Andrea Restelli added six points and seven rebounds.
The Keyser freshman beat the lil’ Indians in the opener, 66-29.
Head coach Johnny Haines called the victory “one of the best team games Keyser has played all year” and every Keyser frosh save one, scored.
Wyatt Nelson dominated the inside play and poured in 25 points and added 10 rebounds for his fourth-straight double-double.
Eric Lewis added eight points off the bench for Keyser.
The win improved the lil’ Tornado to 14-1. THe KHS frosh will finish out their season on the 23rd against Fort Hill in the first game of another triple header at Tornado Alley.
Keyser’s freshman also defeated Petersburg this week, 59-39.
Nelson scored 14 points and added 11 rebounds, and had five steals and four blocked shots.
Corey Armstrong and Jamison Jones added 13 and 12 points respectively.
Keyser’s varsity (12-6) and junior varsity (15-1) will host Petersburg Thursday.
Berkeley Springs (6-11) will play at East Hardy on Tuesday.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Keyser Scalps Indians, 68-29
KEYSER, W.Va. — Fourth-ranked Keyser dominated Berkeley Springs on offense and defense Friday evening as the Tornado picked up its fourth straight victory and swept the season series with the Indians.
Preston Hartman finished with a double-double by scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Matt Wilmer contributed 15 points and a team-high six steals, and Wes Washington had five assists.
Keyser finished with a 37-19 edge in rebounding, and its defense did not allow a field goal until there was less than two minutes in the first half.
The Golden Tornado left the first quarter with a 10-5 lead, and was ahead 23-12 at halftime. Going into the final period Keyser had a 50-25 lead.
Eric Moss and Mike Twigg had eight points each for the Indians.
Peyton Hartman had 20 points and nine rebounds in Keyser’s 70-22 jayvee win. R.C. Pratt had 14 points and Ethan LaRue added 10. Keyser shot 40-for-53 from the floor to improve to 15-1.
Keyser (12-6) will host Petersburg on Thursday.
Preston Hartman finished with a double-double by scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Matt Wilmer contributed 15 points and a team-high six steals, and Wes Washington had five assists.
Keyser finished with a 37-19 edge in rebounding, and its defense did not allow a field goal until there was less than two minutes in the first half.
The Golden Tornado left the first quarter with a 10-5 lead, and was ahead 23-12 at halftime. Going into the final period Keyser had a 50-25 lead.
Eric Moss and Mike Twigg had eight points each for the Indians.
Peyton Hartman had 20 points and nine rebounds in Keyser’s 70-22 jayvee win. R.C. Pratt had 14 points and Ethan LaRue added 10. Keyser shot 40-for-53 from the floor to improve to 15-1.
Keyser (12-6) will host Petersburg on Thursday.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Keyser Breezes Past Huskies, 54-38
ACCIDENT, Md. - Keyser used an 11-0 opening run to distance itself from host Northern Garrett and never looked back, limiting the Huskies to just 38 points while scoring 54 itself to notch its’ 11th win of the season last night in local high school hoops action.
Senior guard Jeremy Green notched double-double figures for the Golden Tornado, scoring a game-high 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Backcourt mate Matt Wilmer added 10 tallies and came away with four steals for KHS, and Wes Washington dished out five assists and scored six points as the Keyser guards dominated the Huskies.
Keyser led 15-9 after a period, and extended that margin to an insurmountable 37-18 advantage at the half.
Preston Hartman added eight points for the Golden Tornado.
Thomas Holtshneider led Nothern with 11 points, while Ed Herpel scored eight.
Keyser improves to 11-6 and will take it’s 3-game win streak into action Friday at Tornado Alley against Berkeley Springs in a triple-header.
The Tornado freshman will tip off the action at 4:15 pm.
Keyser took the jayvee matchup as well, 58-26.
The 14-1 jayvee were led by RC Pratt’s 12 point, three-steal effort, while Langston Hines and Kurt Amtower both chipped in eight points each - the latter grabbing four loose caroms and the former coming away with six thefts
Senior guard Jeremy Green notched double-double figures for the Golden Tornado, scoring a game-high 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Backcourt mate Matt Wilmer added 10 tallies and came away with four steals for KHS, and Wes Washington dished out five assists and scored six points as the Keyser guards dominated the Huskies.
Keyser led 15-9 after a period, and extended that margin to an insurmountable 37-18 advantage at the half.
Preston Hartman added eight points for the Golden Tornado.
Thomas Holtshneider led Nothern with 11 points, while Ed Herpel scored eight.
Keyser improves to 11-6 and will take it’s 3-game win streak into action Friday at Tornado Alley against Berkeley Springs in a triple-header.
The Tornado freshman will tip off the action at 4:15 pm.
Keyser took the jayvee matchup as well, 58-26.
The 14-1 jayvee were led by RC Pratt’s 12 point, three-steal effort, while Langston Hines and Kurt Amtower both chipped in eight points each - the latter grabbing four loose caroms and the former coming away with six thefts
Keyser Cruises Past Northern, 54-38
ACCIDENT — Keyser used a huge second quarter and got balanced team scoring in defeating Northern for its third straight victory Tuesday night at Northern High School.
Keyser, led by Jeremy Green’s game-high 14 points, jumped out to a 11-0 lead to start the game before Northern fought back to make it 15-9 going into the second quarter. The Golden Tornado, however, outscored the Huskies 22-9 to lead by 19 at the break, 37-18. It was 47-24 going into the final period.
Preston Hartman and Matt Wilmer each added eight points for the Golden Tornado. Maverick Nelson, Jarell Ross and Wes Washington each scored six.
Northern was led by Ed Herpel’s 10 points. Dylan Miller scored nine and Thomas Holtschneider had eight and led the team with six rebounds.
Keyser also won the junior varsity game.
Keyser (11-6 overall, 7-5 Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference) hosts Berkeley Springs Friday. Northern (5-12, 2-8 AMAC) visits Salisbury Thursday.
Keyser, led by Jeremy Green’s game-high 14 points, jumped out to a 11-0 lead to start the game before Northern fought back to make it 15-9 going into the second quarter. The Golden Tornado, however, outscored the Huskies 22-9 to lead by 19 at the break, 37-18. It was 47-24 going into the final period.
Preston Hartman and Matt Wilmer each added eight points for the Golden Tornado. Maverick Nelson, Jarell Ross and Wes Washington each scored six.
Northern was led by Ed Herpel’s 10 points. Dylan Miller scored nine and Thomas Holtschneider had eight and led the team with six rebounds.
Keyser also won the junior varsity game.
Keyser (11-6 overall, 7-5 Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference) hosts Berkeley Springs Friday. Northern (5-12, 2-8 AMAC) visits Salisbury Thursday.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Keyser Secures Pair of Victories During Busy Weekend
Keyser continued its’ weekend roll Saturday pummeling Petersburg 88-55 in Grant County.
Preston Hartman made it back-to-back big nights leading Keyser with 29 points and 19 rebounds, just missing consecutive 20-20 nights for the Golden Tornado. Hartman also hit the 1,000-point plateau in the final period.
Hartman’s week (four games) have included 89 points (22.25 avg.) and 66 rebounds (16.5 avg.) and four double-doubles.
Jeremy Green was huge again for Keyser, adding 22 points while senior guard Matt Wilmer chipped in 16 points and five assists for the Tornado.
Keyser improved to 10-6 and will play Tuesday at Northern.
Keyser Defeats Bishop Walsh, 74-70
Keyser converted 11-of-16 free throws over the final two minutes and Preston Hartman put together a 20-20 night as the Golden Tornado upset Bishop Walsh 74-70 on Haystack Mountain Friday night.
Hartman had a career night as the Golden Tornado used the formula that managed Mountain Ridge a few days earlier, pounding the basketball inside to their post players.
Hartman scored 20 points but his collection of 20 rebounds were more impressive, as the senior forward paced four Golden Tornado in double figures in the victory.
Senior guard Jeremy Green added 19 points and 10 rebounds to account for a double-double, and forward Maverick Nelson helped Hartman man the painted area gathering 13 points and 12 boards to reach double-digits in two categories as well.
Matt Wilmer just missed that same feat, scoring ten points, many on freebies to seals the win down the stretch, while coming away with nine rebounds.
Point guard Wes Washington had a good all-around night as well, dishing out nine assists (6 in the first quarter) and collecting seven loose caroms while scoring five.
Keyser didn’t exactly light in up in the final frame, as its’ offensive output was downright Spartan.
Walsh limited Keyser to a lone field goal over the final eight minute span, but Keyser hit enough of its’ free throws (12-of-21) during the final frame to hold onto the win.
Chris Khatarian led all scorers for BW with 30 points.
Preston Hartman made it back-to-back big nights leading Keyser with 29 points and 19 rebounds, just missing consecutive 20-20 nights for the Golden Tornado. Hartman also hit the 1,000-point plateau in the final period.
Hartman’s week (four games) have included 89 points (22.25 avg.) and 66 rebounds (16.5 avg.) and four double-doubles.
Jeremy Green was huge again for Keyser, adding 22 points while senior guard Matt Wilmer chipped in 16 points and five assists for the Tornado.
Keyser improved to 10-6 and will play Tuesday at Northern.
Keyser Defeats Bishop Walsh, 74-70
Keyser converted 11-of-16 free throws over the final two minutes and Preston Hartman put together a 20-20 night as the Golden Tornado upset Bishop Walsh 74-70 on Haystack Mountain Friday night.
Hartman had a career night as the Golden Tornado used the formula that managed Mountain Ridge a few days earlier, pounding the basketball inside to their post players.
Hartman scored 20 points but his collection of 20 rebounds were more impressive, as the senior forward paced four Golden Tornado in double figures in the victory.
Senior guard Jeremy Green added 19 points and 10 rebounds to account for a double-double, and forward Maverick Nelson helped Hartman man the painted area gathering 13 points and 12 boards to reach double-digits in two categories as well.
Matt Wilmer just missed that same feat, scoring ten points, many on freebies to seals the win down the stretch, while coming away with nine rebounds.
Point guard Wes Washington had a good all-around night as well, dishing out nine assists (6 in the first quarter) and collecting seven loose caroms while scoring five.
Keyser didn’t exactly light in up in the final frame, as its’ offensive output was downright Spartan.
Walsh limited Keyser to a lone field goal over the final eight minute span, but Keyser hit enough of its’ free throws (12-of-21) during the final frame to hold onto the win.
Chris Khatarian led all scorers for BW with 30 points.
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