BERKELEY SPRINGS—The Keyser Golden Tornado boys’ basketball team dominated the All-Potomac Valley Conference team. Jeremy Green, Preston Hartman, and Matt Wilmer were all first team selections.
KHS boss Gary Liston was named the conference’s Coach of the Year. All three players are seniors. Hartman led the team in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounds (11.1 rpg). Green averaged 15.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and Wilmer 12.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per outing. “Any time you graduate three of five starters, that’s a big loss; however when those three starters are your three leading scorers and two leading rebounders, it’s a real big loss,” said Liston. “All three had the ability to take over a game.” Both Green and Hartman scored their 1000th career point for Keyser this year.
Ryan Wratchford (Petersburg) and Ryan Redick (Berkeley Springs) rounded out the first team.
“It’s a nice award, but I would have gladly traded it for a trip to the state tournament,” said Liston. Keyser posted an 18-7 record in the 2008-2009 season, which ended with a 64-52 loss to Webster County in the Region II championship.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Green MVP in All-Star Game
Maryland opened the first five minutes with an eight-point lead,11-3, over West Virginia after a nine-point scoring run aided by six points from Northern’s Ed Herpel. West Virginia answered with a six-point run to pull within two ending at 13:01 after a basket from Keyser’s Jeremy Green.
With 7:01 remaining in the half, Maryland had a 14-point advantage, 32-18. West Virginia cut the deficit to eight points, 34-26, after a 7-2 run with five points from Keyser’s Matt Wilmer.
Maryland answered with a 10-point run ending with 2:03 left in the half to give it an 18-point advantage, 44-26. Bishop Walsh’s Spencer Wine and Chris DeRosa from Mountain Ridge each chipped in four points during the run.
At the eight second mark, Myles Clifford from Bishop Walsh netted a jumper to give Maryland a 19-point advantage at the break, 49-30.
In the second half, West Virginia slowly cut the deficit to within five points, 74-69, with 8:16 to play as West Virginia’s Green netted 14 points, including two three-pointers.
The teams swapped baskets until the 5:42 mark when Maryland scored four-consecutive points giving it a nine-point advantage, 82-73.
In the last five minutes, two three-pointers by Wilmer and Frankfort’s Skyler Minkey brought West Virginia to within six at 94-88. With 32 seconds remaining, Tucker County’s Darius Dillard hit a three-pointer for the 94-91 final.
The MVP for Maryland was Wine, who finished with 17 points and was 7-of-9 from within the paint. Green was West Virginia’s MVP after scoring a game-high 31 points and going 3-for-3 from behind the three-point line.
The event is held every year to honor the best high school senior basketball players in Western Maryland and Eastern West Virginia. It is sponsored by the Frostburg Lions Club and McDonald's Restaurants since 1999.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Mineral Daily News Tribune's All-Area Teams and Basketball Awards
Mineral Daily News Tribune's All-Area Boys Team:
David Hobel, #12, Senior, Mountain Ridge High School
Matt Wilmer, #32, Senior, Keyser High School
Preston Hartman, #4, Senior, Keyser High School
Jeremy Green, #10, Senior, Keyser High School
Logan Wolford, #34, Junior, Frankfort High School
2009 MRHS Boys Basketball Player of the Year: David Hobel
2009 KHS Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Preston Hartman
2009 FHS Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Logan Wolford
2009 Mineral Daily News Tribune's All-Area Boys' Basketball Player of the Year: David Hobel
Friday, April 3, 2009
Preston Hartman named Captain of AA All-State Third Team; Green named Honorable Mention
KEYSER—Keyser Golden Tornado senior basketball players Preston Hartman and Jeremy Green were voted as members of the Class AA All-State basketball team, released Thursday night.
Hartman, named captain of the third team, averaged a double-double for Gary Liston’s Golden Tornado, finishing the season averaging 15.6 points per game, 11.1 rebounds per game.
He wraps up his career at Keyser with 1,114 career points.
Hartman was selected as the News-Tribune Player of the Year for Keyser and as a member of the All-Area team.
Green was also selected as a member of the All-Area team.
Both players were also selected first-team All-Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference.
Hartman and Green led Keyser to a sectional title and to within one game of the state tournament in Charleston.
Wyoming East and Oak Hill each placed two players on the first team.
Gentry Shrewsbury of Wyoming East was named the AA Player of the Year.
The 6-4 senior averaged 21 points per game.
The teams were voted on by members of the West Virginia Sportswriters Association.
Hartman, named captain of the third team, averaged a double-double for Gary Liston’s Golden Tornado, finishing the season averaging 15.6 points per game, 11.1 rebounds per game.
He wraps up his career at Keyser with 1,114 career points.
Hartman was selected as the News-Tribune Player of the Year for Keyser and as a member of the All-Area team.
Green was also selected as a member of the All-Area team.
Both players were also selected first-team All-Allegheny Mountain Athletic Conference.
Hartman and Green led Keyser to a sectional title and to within one game of the state tournament in Charleston.
Wyoming East and Oak Hill each placed two players on the first team.
Gentry Shrewsbury of Wyoming East was named the AA Player of the Year.
The 6-4 senior averaged 21 points per game.
The teams were voted on by members of the West Virginia Sportswriters Association.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Hartman Captain of AA All-State Third Team; Green Honorable Mention
W.Va. Class AA all-state list
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The boys Class AA all-state basketball team released by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association:
Gentry Shrewsbury, Wyoming East, (capt.), 6-4, senior, 21 points per game
Evan Muscari, Wyoming East, 5-10, junior, 8 ppg
Eric Bailey, Westside, 6-3, senior, 23 ppg
Bruce Patterson, Ravenswood, 6-4, senior, 14.6 ppg
R.J. Johnson, Philip Barbour, 5-9, junior, 15.3 ppg
Caleb Kellar, Sissonville, 6-6, junior, 20.5 ppg
Jack Flournoy, Oak Hill, 6-6, freshman, 15.4 ppg
Chris Lawson, Oak Hill, 6-0, senior, 13.4 ppg
2nd TEAM ---
Jared Blatt, Magnolia, (capt.), 6-5, junior, 18 ppg
Luke Murray, Ravenswood, 6-0, junior, 14.2 ppg
Kyle Snyder, Sissonville, 6-1, senior, 17 ppg
Jason Cuffee, Poca, 6-2, sophomore, 17.6 ppg
Neil Dillon, Wayne, 6-1, senior, 19 ppg
Channing Preece, Tug Valley, 5-10, junior, 18.2 ppg
Kalif Wright, Oak Hill, 6-5, sophomore, 17 ppg
Jacob Rollo, Sherman, 6-4, junior, 15.1 ppg
3rd TEAM ---
Preston Hartman, Keyser, (capt.), 6-2, senior, 15.6 ppg
Shawn Burns, Weir, 5-7, junior, 14.2 ppg.
Steven McComas, Scott, 5-9, senior, 17.1 ppg.
Damon Waters, Grafton, 5-9, senior, 17 ppg.
Craig Ponder, Bluefield, 6-0, junior, 20.5 ppg.
Timmy Miller, Webster County, 6-0, senior, 16.2 ppg.
Tommy Symns, PikeView, 6-0, sophomore, 14 ppg.
Alex Webb, Wyoming East, 6-4, sophomore, 11 ppg.
HONORABLE MENTION ---
Jordan Simon, Philip Barbour; Jewel Short, Philip Barbour; Dale Martin, Lincoln; Josh Harlow, Lincoln; Jared Nelson, Liberty Harrison; David Wamsley, Liberty Harrison; Shea Davis, Liberty Harrison; Seth Elsey, Grafton; Trey Chapman, Braxton County; Skyler McCoy, Webster County; L.J. Campbell, Weir; Nathan Brackenridge, Greenbrier West; Colton Ratcliff, Independence; Anthony Stump, Independence; Erik Davis, Shady Spring; Jon Long, Shady Spring; Clay Owings, Oak Glen; L.J. Campbell, Weir; Taylor Collett, Weir; Zach Perkey, Tyler Consolidated; Matt Sapp, Magnolia; Andrew Robinson, Magnolia; Jon Rine, Magnolia; Brian Sigman, Poca; Justin Maloskey, Sherman, Tyler Deal, Point Pleasant; B.J. Lloyd, Point Pleasant; Carl Shaffer, Scott.
Brian Shaffer, Herbert Hoover; Alex Cole, Ravenswood; Ryan Benson, Ravenswood; Rhett Atkinson, Roane County; Anthony Fuller, Wyoming East; Deandre Leonard, Oak Hill; Ryan Nahodil, Summers County; Cameron Mann, Summers County; Zack Helmondollar, Westside; Chase Perry, Wayne; Derrick Robertson, Tolsia; Austin Richardson, Tolsia; Todd Terry, Chapmanville; Michael Evans, Tug Valley; Austin Vance, Tug Valley; Brian Belcher, James Monroe; Jeremy Green, Keyser
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Keyser Lands Two on AMAC First Team -- Hartman and Green; Wilmer named to 2nd Team
CUMBERLAND — Casey Roberts, who led Allegany to the conference championship, and scoring champ David Hobel of Mountain Ridge were voted boys basketball co-Players of the Year in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference.
The voting was done by the head coaches of the eight-team league.
Roberts and Hobel head the all-conference first team, which includes Jeremy Green and Preston Hartman of Keyser, Jordan Grady of Allegany, Robbie Miller of Hampshire and Jordan Helmick of Fort Hill.
Named to the second team were Cody Ellsworth of Allegany, Devin Lee of Fort Hill, Will Hughes of Hampshire, Matt Wilmer of Keyser, Ed Herpel of Northern and Travis Meyers of Frankfort.
Honorable mention went to Dan Shockey of Southern, Matt DeRosa and Cody Morton of Mountain Ridge, Logan Wolford of Frankfort and Thomas Holtschneider of Northern.
Allegany won the conference with a 13-1 record, followed by Mountain Ridge at 12-2 and Keyser at 9-5. Final conference standings and statistics are in today’s Scoreboard page.
• Roberts, a 6-foot-2 guard and one of seven juniors at Allegany, led the Campers to a 22-4 overall record and the 1A West section and 1A West Region championships as well as the AMAC title.
He led the Campers in scoring, and was second in the area, with a 20.3 average, and also made a team-high 37 three-point goals.
Roberts also averaged four assists, four rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. He shot 48 percent from the field, and 35 percent from three-point range.
In conference play, Roberts was second in scoring, just six points behind Hobel, with 283 points and a 20.2 average. He was also second in foul shooting, making 55 of 70 tries for 78.5 percent, and fifth with 22 three-point goals.
• Hobel, a 5-foot-8 guard and one of only three seniors at Mountain Ridge, led the Miners to a 19-5 overall record, and won the area and conference scoring and foul shooting championships.
He led all area players with a 21.9 scoring average, and also had area highs in foul shots made (157), foul shots attempted (190) and free throw percentage (82.6). He was third in the area with 60 three-point goals.
Hobel also averaged five assists, 4.8 steals and 4.3 rebounds per game.
In conference play, Hobel won the scoring title with 289 points in 14 games for a 20.6 average, and led all foul shooters by converting 77-of-96 tries for 80.2 percent. He was runner-up in three-point goals with 32, just one behind Miller of Hampshire.
• Green, a 6-foot-1 senior, led Keyser to an 18-7 overall record, including 10 wins in the final 11 games.
Green was seventh in the area in scoring, averaging 15.7 points, and also hauled in 7.2 rebounds per game.
In the conference, Green was sixth in scoring with a 14.2 average.
• Hartman, a 6-foot-2 senior, led the balanced Golden Tornado attack with 15.6 points per game, which was fifth-best in the area. He averaged a double-double for the 25-game season, as he also pulled in 11.1 rebounds per game.
Hartman was fifth in the conference in scoring with a 14.7 average, and ninth in three-point goals with 16.
• Grady, a 6-foot-4 junior forward, was a key to Allegany’s success, especially with his presence inside and along the baseline, and averaged a double-double with 13.3 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
Grady was 10th in the area in scoring and also had one of the top shooting percentages, at 51 percent, in leading the Campers to the state tournament.
In conferene play, Grady ranked 10th in scoring with 13.2 points per game.
• Miller, a 6-foot-2 senior guard at Hampshire, led the conference in three-point goals and perhaps the area in three-point shooting, hitting at 44 percent.
Miller was 11th in the area in scoring with 13.7 points per game, and was second in three-point goals with 58. He also 6.1 rebounds and averaged 3.6 assists.
In league play, Miller was seventh in scoring at 13.5, and had a conference-high 33 three-point goals.
• Helmick, a senior center at Fort Hill, led the Sentinels in rebounding and was second in scoring.
A quick-leaping, aggressive player in the lane and around the glass, Helmick averaged 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and one steal per game. Also a good foul shooter, Helmick at one point led the conference before finishing 78-for-119 for 65.5 percent for the season.
In the conference, Helmick was seventh in scoring at 13.6.
The voting was done by the head coaches of the eight-team league.
Roberts and Hobel head the all-conference first team, which includes Jeremy Green and Preston Hartman of Keyser, Jordan Grady of Allegany, Robbie Miller of Hampshire and Jordan Helmick of Fort Hill.
Named to the second team were Cody Ellsworth of Allegany, Devin Lee of Fort Hill, Will Hughes of Hampshire, Matt Wilmer of Keyser, Ed Herpel of Northern and Travis Meyers of Frankfort.
Honorable mention went to Dan Shockey of Southern, Matt DeRosa and Cody Morton of Mountain Ridge, Logan Wolford of Frankfort and Thomas Holtschneider of Northern.
Allegany won the conference with a 13-1 record, followed by Mountain Ridge at 12-2 and Keyser at 9-5. Final conference standings and statistics are in today’s Scoreboard page.
• Roberts, a 6-foot-2 guard and one of seven juniors at Allegany, led the Campers to a 22-4 overall record and the 1A West section and 1A West Region championships as well as the AMAC title.
He led the Campers in scoring, and was second in the area, with a 20.3 average, and also made a team-high 37 three-point goals.
Roberts also averaged four assists, four rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. He shot 48 percent from the field, and 35 percent from three-point range.
In conference play, Roberts was second in scoring, just six points behind Hobel, with 283 points and a 20.2 average. He was also second in foul shooting, making 55 of 70 tries for 78.5 percent, and fifth with 22 three-point goals.
• Hobel, a 5-foot-8 guard and one of only three seniors at Mountain Ridge, led the Miners to a 19-5 overall record, and won the area and conference scoring and foul shooting championships.
He led all area players with a 21.9 scoring average, and also had area highs in foul shots made (157), foul shots attempted (190) and free throw percentage (82.6). He was third in the area with 60 three-point goals.
Hobel also averaged five assists, 4.8 steals and 4.3 rebounds per game.
In conference play, Hobel won the scoring title with 289 points in 14 games for a 20.6 average, and led all foul shooters by converting 77-of-96 tries for 80.2 percent. He was runner-up in three-point goals with 32, just one behind Miller of Hampshire.
• Green, a 6-foot-1 senior, led Keyser to an 18-7 overall record, including 10 wins in the final 11 games.
Green was seventh in the area in scoring, averaging 15.7 points, and also hauled in 7.2 rebounds per game.
In the conference, Green was sixth in scoring with a 14.2 average.
• Hartman, a 6-foot-2 senior, led the balanced Golden Tornado attack with 15.6 points per game, which was fifth-best in the area. He averaged a double-double for the 25-game season, as he also pulled in 11.1 rebounds per game.
Hartman was fifth in the conference in scoring with a 14.7 average, and ninth in three-point goals with 16.
• Grady, a 6-foot-4 junior forward, was a key to Allegany’s success, especially with his presence inside and along the baseline, and averaged a double-double with 13.3 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
Grady was 10th in the area in scoring and also had one of the top shooting percentages, at 51 percent, in leading the Campers to the state tournament.
In conferene play, Grady ranked 10th in scoring with 13.2 points per game.
• Miller, a 6-foot-2 senior guard at Hampshire, led the conference in three-point goals and perhaps the area in three-point shooting, hitting at 44 percent.
Miller was 11th in the area in scoring with 13.7 points per game, and was second in three-point goals with 58. He also 6.1 rebounds and averaged 3.6 assists.
In league play, Miller was seventh in scoring at 13.5, and had a conference-high 33 three-point goals.
• Helmick, a senior center at Fort Hill, led the Sentinels in rebounding and was second in scoring.
A quick-leaping, aggressive player in the lane and around the glass, Helmick averaged 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and one steal per game. Also a good foul shooter, Helmick at one point led the conference before finishing 78-for-119 for 65.5 percent for the season.
In the conference, Helmick was seventh in scoring at 13.6.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Hartman and Green named to AMAC First Team; Wilmer Second Team
CUMBERLAND — The Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference announced their honorees for the 2008-2009 season on Wednesday.
Mountain Ridge’s David Hobel and Allegany’s Casey Roberts shared Player of the Year honors.
Joining the two on the first team were Preston Hartman and Jeremy Green of Keyser, Jordan Grady of Allegany, Jordan Helmick of Fort Hill, and Robbie Miller of Hampshire.
Named to the second team were Matt Wilmer of Keyser, Travis Myers of Frankfort, Cody Ellsworth of Allegany, Will Hughes of Hampshire, Devin Lee of Fort Hill, and Ed Herpel of Northern.
The teams were picked by the league’s coaches.
Mountain Ridge’s David Hobel and Allegany’s Casey Roberts shared Player of the Year honors.
Joining the two on the first team were Preston Hartman and Jeremy Green of Keyser, Jordan Grady of Allegany, Jordan Helmick of Fort Hill, and Robbie Miller of Hampshire.
Named to the second team were Matt Wilmer of Keyser, Travis Myers of Frankfort, Cody Ellsworth of Allegany, Will Hughes of Hampshire, Devin Lee of Fort Hill, and Ed Herpel of Northern.
The teams were picked by the league’s coaches.
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