MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Keyser trailed the entire first half but rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat James Wood (Va.) in the consolation game of the University High Holiday Tournament.
Keyser trailed 21-7 after one quarter and 32-23 at halftime. The Golden Tornado took their first lead in the final minute of the third quarter on a Preston Hartman basket and extended the lead in the fourth. Keyser converted key free throws to fend off a late surge from James Wood, which pulled within four with a minute to play.
Jeremy Green had 23 points and seven rebounds for Keyser. Hartman finished 19 points, Maverick Nelson had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Matt Wilmer added eight points, five steals, and nine assists.
Keyser (3-2) will host Northern on Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Keyser wins consolation game in Holiday Tournament, 66-55
MORGANTOWN - Keyser bounced back from a first round loss to host University with a much needed win over Winchester, Va.’s James Wood last night in Morgantown.
The 66-55 victory was in doubt throughout much of the contest when Keyser fell behind by 14 points after a period of play. The Colonels roared out of the gate to take a 21-7 lead after eight minutes as Keyser couldn’t buy a bucket, and held a nine-point lead at intermission at 32-23.
Keyser was able to hold Wood to just seven points while scoring 18 of its’ own in the third period.
The Golden Tornado took their first lead at the end of the third quarter when Matt Wilmer dished out one of his team-high nine assists to Preston Hartman, who converted two of his 19 points on the night.
Keyser would never trail again, but Wood was able to come within two possessions late at 59-55 after a Matt Dallman three-point field goal.
Jeremy Green led the locals for the second consecutive night with 23 points and seven rebounds on 11 field goals and a freebie.
Hartman totaled his 19 on eight shots, two from behind the arc, and 1-of-2 shooting from the line.
Maverick Nelson had a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards, and Wilmer added eight points to his nine dimes.
Keyser (3-2) will host Northern Garrett on Tuesday.
The 66-55 victory was in doubt throughout much of the contest when Keyser fell behind by 14 points after a period of play. The Colonels roared out of the gate to take a 21-7 lead after eight minutes as Keyser couldn’t buy a bucket, and held a nine-point lead at intermission at 32-23.
Keyser was able to hold Wood to just seven points while scoring 18 of its’ own in the third period.
The Golden Tornado took their first lead at the end of the third quarter when Matt Wilmer dished out one of his team-high nine assists to Preston Hartman, who converted two of his 19 points on the night.
Keyser would never trail again, but Wood was able to come within two possessions late at 59-55 after a Matt Dallman three-point field goal.
Jeremy Green led the locals for the second consecutive night with 23 points and seven rebounds on 11 field goals and a freebie.
Hartman totaled his 19 on eight shots, two from behind the arc, and 1-of-2 shooting from the line.
Maverick Nelson had a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards, and Wilmer added eight points to his nine dimes.
Keyser (3-2) will host Northern Garrett on Tuesday.
Hawks Defeat Golden Tornado in Holiday Tournament, 74-71
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jeremy Green posted a game-high 26 points and Keyser outrebounded University 42-18, but turnover troubles by the Golden Tornado led to a three-point Hawks victory Monday in the University Holiday Tournament opening day action.
Green finished with 26 points and missed a double-double by one rebound. Preston Hartman led the team on the boards with 11 rebounds, and did have a double-double by adding 13 points. Matt Wilmer scored 12 points, while Maverick Nelson and Wes Stullenbarger both put up nine.
While Keyser controlled the rebounding, they also committed 27 turnovers.
“We were behind for most of the evening, but were never out of it,” said Keyser Head Coach Gary Liston. “It’s just too hard to play catch-up when you are turning the ball over.”
The Tornado was behind by two points after one quarter and trailed by seven at halftime. It was a six-point Hawks advantage going into the fourth period, but Keyser tied the score at 71 with 43 seconds left.
After a Keyser foul, University took a one-point lead. Keyser missed its next shot and was forced to foul again and went down 74-71. The Golden Tornado had two three-point shots on its final possession, but failed to make either.
Keyser (2-2) plays James Wood today at 4:15.
Green finished with 26 points and missed a double-double by one rebound. Preston Hartman led the team on the boards with 11 rebounds, and did have a double-double by adding 13 points. Matt Wilmer scored 12 points, while Maverick Nelson and Wes Stullenbarger both put up nine.
While Keyser controlled the rebounding, they also committed 27 turnovers.
“We were behind for most of the evening, but were never out of it,” said Keyser Head Coach Gary Liston. “It’s just too hard to play catch-up when you are turning the ball over.”
The Tornado was behind by two points after one quarter and trailed by seven at halftime. It was a six-point Hawks advantage going into the fourth period, but Keyser tied the score at 71 with 43 seconds left.
After a Keyser foul, University took a one-point lead. Keyser missed its next shot and was forced to foul again and went down 74-71. The Golden Tornado had two three-point shots on its final possession, but failed to make either.
Keyser (2-2) plays James Wood today at 4:15.
Keyser defeated in holiday tournament, 74-71
Unversity 74, Keyser 71
MORGANTOWN - University High school attempted 35 free throws to Keyser’s eight and won by three, 74-71, in the opening round of its’ holiday tourney in Morgantown Monday night.
“It wasn’t the officiating,” said Keyser head coach Gary Liston referring to the discrepancy from the free throw line, “They just outhustled and outsmarted us. If you are going to live by the jump shot, you might die by it too.”
It was a stat line that might make basketball fan scratch his head.
Keyser out-rebounded University 42-18 and made six more field goals (30) that included more 3-point shots (8) than the homestanding team, but still lost.
“You don’t get a lot of attempts from the line shooting from distance, and obviously we didn’t drive the ball,” said Liston.
Keyser was hot from the perimeter initially and was able to stay with University behind Wes Stalenberger’s trio of treys and trailed by a bucket, 18-16, after a period of play.
Keyser rallied and went up by as many as 11 in the second stanza, but fell off the pace and was down by seven at the half.
Matt Wilmer scored all of his 12 points in the second half as Keyser stayed close and tied the game with 43 seconds to play, but University converted when Keyser was forced to foul to seal the victory.
Jeremy Green led the locals with 26 points, Prston Hartman added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Keyser.
Keyser will play James Wood out of Winchester, Va at 4:15 pm in the consolation game.
MORGANTOWN - University High school attempted 35 free throws to Keyser’s eight and won by three, 74-71, in the opening round of its’ holiday tourney in Morgantown Monday night.
“It wasn’t the officiating,” said Keyser head coach Gary Liston referring to the discrepancy from the free throw line, “They just outhustled and outsmarted us. If you are going to live by the jump shot, you might die by it too.”
It was a stat line that might make basketball fan scratch his head.
Keyser out-rebounded University 42-18 and made six more field goals (30) that included more 3-point shots (8) than the homestanding team, but still lost.
“You don’t get a lot of attempts from the line shooting from distance, and obviously we didn’t drive the ball,” said Liston.
Keyser was hot from the perimeter initially and was able to stay with University behind Wes Stalenberger’s trio of treys and trailed by a bucket, 18-16, after a period of play.
Keyser rallied and went up by as many as 11 in the second stanza, but fell off the pace and was down by seven at the half.
Matt Wilmer scored all of his 12 points in the second half as Keyser stayed close and tied the game with 43 seconds to play, but University converted when Keyser was forced to foul to seal the victory.
Jeremy Green led the locals with 26 points, Prston Hartman added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Keyser.
Keyser will play James Wood out of Winchester, Va at 4:15 pm in the consolation game.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Golden Tornado Beats Falcons, 74-29
Keyser beats Frankfort 74-29
KEYSER, W.Va. — Keyser’s defense smothered Frankfort with its speed and quickness Tuesday evening in an easy win for the Golden Tornado.
Keyser limited the Falcons to four points in the first quarter, and six in both the third and fourth periods. Frankfort got almost half of its final total in a 13-point second quarter. Keyser, on the other hand, got 14 points in the first and had 39 by halftime. The Tornado carried a 32-point lead into the final quarter.
Matt Wilmer had a game-high 17 points for Keyser, and Preston Hartman ended the evening with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Maverick Nelson and Jeremy Green both had seven rebounds, with Nelson scoring 12 points, and Green getting nine. Wes Washington scored only two points, but contributed with eight assists and four steals.
Brian Bills scored seven points to lead Frankfort.
Peyton Hartman scored 10 points in Keyser’s 39-33 win over the junior varsity game. Austin Cook scored seven for Frankfort.
Keyser (2-1) plays University Monday in the University Holiday Tournament. Frankfort (1-3) begins play in the Hampshire Tournament Monday.
KEYSER, W.Va. — Keyser’s defense smothered Frankfort with its speed and quickness Tuesday evening in an easy win for the Golden Tornado.
Keyser limited the Falcons to four points in the first quarter, and six in both the third and fourth periods. Frankfort got almost half of its final total in a 13-point second quarter. Keyser, on the other hand, got 14 points in the first and had 39 by halftime. The Tornado carried a 32-point lead into the final quarter.
Matt Wilmer had a game-high 17 points for Keyser, and Preston Hartman ended the evening with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Maverick Nelson and Jeremy Green both had seven rebounds, with Nelson scoring 12 points, and Green getting nine. Wes Washington scored only two points, but contributed with eight assists and four steals.
Brian Bills scored seven points to lead Frankfort.
Peyton Hartman scored 10 points in Keyser’s 39-33 win over the junior varsity game. Austin Cook scored seven for Frankfort.
Keyser (2-1) plays University Monday in the University Holiday Tournament. Frankfort (1-3) begins play in the Hampshire Tournament Monday.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Keyser Flattens Frankfort, 74-29
KEYSER, W.Va.--Matt Wilmer was honored before tonight's Keyser-Frankfort game as the News Tribune Offensive Player of the Year for the 2007 football season.
The way things went the rest of the night, he could be adding the basketball award to his trophy case come springtime.
Wilmer had 17 points, 14 in the first half, as the Golden Tornado cruised to a 74-29 win over the Falcons in high school boys' basketball action at Tornado Alley Tuesday night.
Brian Bills led Frankfort with seven points.
Keyser controlled from wire to wire; Wilmer canned a three-pointer from the right corner 25 seconds in, then Maverick Nelson picked up the first two of his 12 points on a layup at the 5:39 mark.
Darian Martz got Frankfort on the board with a jumper, making the score 5-2 with 5:13 left in the first quarter.
Preston Hartman, who also had 12 points, tallied the next five for Keyser, bookended a Travis Myers layup for Frankfort. The Hartman three at 2:29 started a 16-0 Keyser run that stretched over nearly six minutes.
Wes Washington scored on a layup at 1:03, then turned provider to Wilmer with a slick pass for an easy two thirty seconds later.
Keyser led 14-4 after the first quarter.
The Golden Tornado scored the first nine points of the second frame, highlighted by threes from Wesley Stullenbarger and Wilmer, before James Jones ended the Falcon drought with a drive and finish with 4:40 left in the half, bringing the score to 23-6.
Frankfort got no closer the rest of the way.
Hartman canned another shot from behind the arc, then Jeremy Green opened his scoring ledger with a layup at the 2:58 mark. Keyser led 28-6. Green finished the night with nine points.
Frankfort found some equilibrium the rest of the half, playing Keyser even the final four minutes. Each team scored 11 points.
Keyser led 39-17 going into the locker room.
Wilmer opened the second half with another salvo from beyond the arc, pushing the lead to 42-17.
Myers answered with a layup before the Golden Tornado scored nine straight: a Nelson layup, a Hartman three, a Green baseline jumper, then Nelson again with a stick-back.
Myers and Benjamin Leedom got back-to-back buckets for Frankfort to trim the lead to 51-23 with 3:10 remaining in the third quarter, but it was too little, too late.
The Golden Tornado finished the game on a 23-6 run, including the final ten points of the game. Five of those ten came from Peyton Hartman.
The way things went the rest of the night, he could be adding the basketball award to his trophy case come springtime.
Wilmer had 17 points, 14 in the first half, as the Golden Tornado cruised to a 74-29 win over the Falcons in high school boys' basketball action at Tornado Alley Tuesday night.
Brian Bills led Frankfort with seven points.
Keyser controlled from wire to wire; Wilmer canned a three-pointer from the right corner 25 seconds in, then Maverick Nelson picked up the first two of his 12 points on a layup at the 5:39 mark.
Darian Martz got Frankfort on the board with a jumper, making the score 5-2 with 5:13 left in the first quarter.
Preston Hartman, who also had 12 points, tallied the next five for Keyser, bookended a Travis Myers layup for Frankfort. The Hartman three at 2:29 started a 16-0 Keyser run that stretched over nearly six minutes.
Wes Washington scored on a layup at 1:03, then turned provider to Wilmer with a slick pass for an easy two thirty seconds later.
Keyser led 14-4 after the first quarter.
The Golden Tornado scored the first nine points of the second frame, highlighted by threes from Wesley Stullenbarger and Wilmer, before James Jones ended the Falcon drought with a drive and finish with 4:40 left in the half, bringing the score to 23-6.
Frankfort got no closer the rest of the way.
Hartman canned another shot from behind the arc, then Jeremy Green opened his scoring ledger with a layup at the 2:58 mark. Keyser led 28-6. Green finished the night with nine points.
Frankfort found some equilibrium the rest of the half, playing Keyser even the final four minutes. Each team scored 11 points.
Keyser led 39-17 going into the locker room.
Wilmer opened the second half with another salvo from beyond the arc, pushing the lead to 42-17.
Myers answered with a layup before the Golden Tornado scored nine straight: a Nelson layup, a Hartman three, a Green baseline jumper, then Nelson again with a stick-back.
Myers and Benjamin Leedom got back-to-back buckets for Frankfort to trim the lead to 51-23 with 3:10 remaining in the third quarter, but it was too little, too late.
The Golden Tornado finished the game on a 23-6 run, including the final ten points of the game. Five of those ten came from Peyton Hartman.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Mountain Ridge Holds Off Keyser, 55-47
FROSTBURG — Ryan Delaney scored 20 points, and Cody Hovatter and David Hobel recorded a double-double as Mountain Ridge edged Keyser 55-47 Monday evening in Frostburg.
The Miners led almost the entire evening, but were never able to relax as Keyser kept the score tight.
“It was a great win for our basketball program,” said Mountain Ridge Head Coach Dave Hobel. “The entire team played a part in the effort, and it was probably the best win we’ve had in two years as a program.”
Hovatter had 10 of each in rebounds and points, while Hobel had 13 points and 10 steals. Hobel was averaging 17 shots from the foul line over the first two games of the season, but made only two attempts on Monday.
Delaney made three three-point shots on his way to his game-leading 20 points.
Preston Hartman scored 14 points to lead the Golden Tornado, and Maverick Nelson was right behind him with 13. Jeremy Green added 10.
Keyser started the day by winning the jayvee (45-36) and freshmen (50-45) contests. R.C. Pratt had 16 points for the Tornado during the junior varsity win, and Dan Strietbeck had 10 for the Miners. Keyser’s Jameson Jones had 19 points in the freshman win, while Jared Harper and Caleb Fazenbaker scored 12 for Mountain Ridge.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Keyser Wins Debut at Oakland, 59-53
OAKLAND — Jeremy Green, Preston Hartman and Maverick Nelson had double-doubles and Keyser built a double-figure lead in the fourth quarter and held off Southern in a 59-53 season-opening win Friday night in an Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference boys basketball game.
Green, Hartman and Nelson combined for 41 points and 31 rebounds for the Golden Tornado. Green had a game-high 15 points and 10 rebounds, Hartman 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds, and Nelson 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Wes Washington added 10 points for Keyser. Tied at 39 after three quarters, the Tornado led by as many as 11 points late in the fourth period. But a 4-for-14 showing from the foul line in the period helped Southern stay in striking distance.
Dan Shockey led Southern with 14 points and nine rebounds. Chris Schad had 10 points and Ethan Brady nine.
Keyser won the jayvee game in overtime, 45-42, with R.C. Pratt scoring 19 points and Kurt Amtower 10.
Keyser plays again tonight at Mountain Ridge and makes its home debut Tuesday evening against Frankfort. Southern visits Bishop Walsh on Tuesday night.
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Green, Hartman and Nelson combined for 41 points and 31 rebounds for the Golden Tornado. Green had a game-high 15 points and 10 rebounds, Hartman 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds, and Nelson 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Wes Washington added 10 points for Keyser. Tied at 39 after three quarters, the Tornado led by as many as 11 points late in the fourth period. But a 4-for-14 showing from the foul line in the period helped Southern stay in striking distance.
Dan Shockey led Southern with 14 points and nine rebounds. Chris Schad had 10 points and Ethan Brady nine.
Keyser won the jayvee game in overtime, 45-42, with R.C. Pratt scoring 19 points and Kurt Amtower 10.
Keyser plays again tonight at Mountain Ridge and makes its home debut Tuesday evening against Frankfort. Southern visits Bishop Walsh on Tuesday night.
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KHS Wins Opener, 59-53
The Keyser High School boys won their season opener 59-53 at Southern last night.
Keyser had three players with double-doubles as Jeremy Green tossed in 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Preston Hartman added 13 and 11, and Maverick Nelson 13 and 10.
Sophomore guard Wes Washington added 10 points and seven assists.
Keyser went 8-for-22 from the line and Southern was able to keep it close.
In typical Southern style, the Rams tried to slow it down on the Golden Tornado, and Keyser tried to rev it up at all times.
Green was the differnece, scoring seven points in a late surge to seal it for Keyser as the Golden Tornado held off a late rally by the Rams.
Keyser won the jayvee matchup as well, 45-42, but needed an extra period to do it.
R.C. Pratt led the Tornado underclassmen, scoring 19 points an grabbing 10 boards for his own double-double.
Kurt Amtower tallied 10 points and added seven boards.
Keyser (1-0) will host intra-county rival Frankfort Tuesday at Tornado Alley.
Keyser had three players with double-doubles as Jeremy Green tossed in 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Preston Hartman added 13 and 11, and Maverick Nelson 13 and 10.
Sophomore guard Wes Washington added 10 points and seven assists.
Keyser went 8-for-22 from the line and Southern was able to keep it close.
In typical Southern style, the Rams tried to slow it down on the Golden Tornado, and Keyser tried to rev it up at all times.
Green was the differnece, scoring seven points in a late surge to seal it for Keyser as the Golden Tornado held off a late rally by the Rams.
Keyser won the jayvee matchup as well, 45-42, but needed an extra period to do it.
R.C. Pratt led the Tornado underclassmen, scoring 19 points an grabbing 10 boards for his own double-double.
Kurt Amtower tallied 10 points and added seven boards.
Keyser (1-0) will host intra-county rival Frankfort Tuesday at Tornado Alley.
Keyser Opens Tonight At Southern Garrett
The Keyser High School basketball team will return to action tonight when it travels to Southern Garrett to kick off the 2008-09 Season.
Head Coach Gary Liston will return all five starters from a 12-10 team that made the trip to Charleston last year to participate in the state playoffs. The Golden Tornado got it together late during Liston's initial season at the helm, wining the sectional and regional tourneys before dropping a first rounder to Ravenswood.
"It was a good year," said Liston, "It was not great, not terrible. We made a few lineup changes at the end."
One of those lineup changes was the insertion of freshman Wes Washington at the point guard position.
Washington will return to lead the team again this year, with Matt Wilmer and Jeremy Green joining him in the backcourt.
Keyser's lone post threat, Preston Hartman, ironically is Keyser's most effective perimeter option as well. Hartman is the team's best interior player, but will often attempt to "Pittsnogle" opposing offenses by stepping out and showing off his range.
Harman and company will once again operate out of the "run and gun", or as Liston refers to it, the "fun and gun."
The offense can be traced back to the late 1980's when Paul Westhead introduced the nation to his "shoot it every 18 seconds" and his to hell with defense philosophy at Loyola Marymount.
"It is chaos, but controlled chaos," said Liston.
"We try to use our athletes where we can succeed. We don't have many 'basketball players' but we do have athletes."
In reality, Keyser has no significant size or inside threat, and will dress five guards at all times labeled as "post" or "wing" in Liston's scheme.
Keyser will have to play some sort of defense when it does not have the ball and running with it.
"We will primarily play man and mix in some 1-3-1 and 2-3 looks. Sometimes we will use some junk defenses when we have to. Like coach (Larry) Harr says we'll do whatever it takes."
Keyser took it easy on the defensive end last season, but Liston hinted he might be apt to turn up the pressure and hope it translates into tempo in 2009.
Hartman was named third-team AA All-State as a junior, and returns as the core of Keyser's big-three, one football fans might be familair with.
"Everyone knows we have three guys in Wilmer, Hartman, and Green who are great athletes. Washington started nearly every game after he was made a starter last season and he will only get better," said Liston.
Keyser's fifith starter, Taige Redman, will be looked to provide role play and defensive hustle along with his linebacker mentality along with a newcomer to the squad - Joe Amtower.
Keyser will dress 10-11 players on the varsity and rotate 3 others on the jayvee squad.
Rounding out the varsity roster will be Wes Stalanberger, Tony Amtower, and Dan Zinn who all played junior varsity last season, and junior Jarell Ross.
Payton Hartman and R.C. Pratt are expected to split time at the varsity and jayvee levels.
Also back this year will be Maverick Nelson, who missed the campaign last season due to injury.
Joining Liston on the sidelines will be jayvee coach Scott Furey, Harr, josh Blowe, and John Haines.
Haines is also the frosh head man.
Keyser will travel to Mountain Ridge on Monday before its' home opener against intra-county rival Frankfort on Tuesday. KHS wins opener
The Keyser High School boys won their season opener 59-53 at Southern last night.
Keyser had three players with double-doubles as Jeremy Green tossed in 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Preston Hartman added 13 and 11, and Maverick Nelson 13 and 10.
Sophomore guard Wes Washington added 10 points and seven assists.
Keyser went 8-for-22 from the line and Southern was able to keep it close.
In typical Southern style, the Rams tried to slow it down on the Golden Tornado, and Keyser tried to rev it up at all times.
Green was the differnece, scoring seven points in a late surge to seal it for Keyser as the Golden Tornado held off a late rally by the Rams.
Keyser won the jayvee matchup as well, 45-42, but needed an extra period to do it.
R.C. Pratt led the Tornado underclassmen, scoring 19 points an grabbing 10 boards for his own double-double.
Kurt Amtower tallied 10 points and added seven boards.
Keyser (1-0) will host intra-county rival Frankfort Tuesday at Tornado Alley.
Head Coach Gary Liston will return all five starters from a 12-10 team that made the trip to Charleston last year to participate in the state playoffs. The Golden Tornado got it together late during Liston's initial season at the helm, wining the sectional and regional tourneys before dropping a first rounder to Ravenswood.
"It was a good year," said Liston, "It was not great, not terrible. We made a few lineup changes at the end."
One of those lineup changes was the insertion of freshman Wes Washington at the point guard position.
Washington will return to lead the team again this year, with Matt Wilmer and Jeremy Green joining him in the backcourt.
Keyser's lone post threat, Preston Hartman, ironically is Keyser's most effective perimeter option as well. Hartman is the team's best interior player, but will often attempt to "Pittsnogle" opposing offenses by stepping out and showing off his range.
Harman and company will once again operate out of the "run and gun", or as Liston refers to it, the "fun and gun."
The offense can be traced back to the late 1980's when Paul Westhead introduced the nation to his "shoot it every 18 seconds" and his to hell with defense philosophy at Loyola Marymount.
"It is chaos, but controlled chaos," said Liston.
"We try to use our athletes where we can succeed. We don't have many 'basketball players' but we do have athletes."
In reality, Keyser has no significant size or inside threat, and will dress five guards at all times labeled as "post" or "wing" in Liston's scheme.
Keyser will have to play some sort of defense when it does not have the ball and running with it.
"We will primarily play man and mix in some 1-3-1 and 2-3 looks. Sometimes we will use some junk defenses when we have to. Like coach (Larry) Harr says we'll do whatever it takes."
Keyser took it easy on the defensive end last season, but Liston hinted he might be apt to turn up the pressure and hope it translates into tempo in 2009.
Hartman was named third-team AA All-State as a junior, and returns as the core of Keyser's big-three, one football fans might be familair with.
"Everyone knows we have three guys in Wilmer, Hartman, and Green who are great athletes. Washington started nearly every game after he was made a starter last season and he will only get better," said Liston.
Keyser's fifith starter, Taige Redman, will be looked to provide role play and defensive hustle along with his linebacker mentality along with a newcomer to the squad - Joe Amtower.
Keyser will dress 10-11 players on the varsity and rotate 3 others on the jayvee squad.
Rounding out the varsity roster will be Wes Stalanberger, Tony Amtower, and Dan Zinn who all played junior varsity last season, and junior Jarell Ross.
Payton Hartman and R.C. Pratt are expected to split time at the varsity and jayvee levels.
Also back this year will be Maverick Nelson, who missed the campaign last season due to injury.
Joining Liston on the sidelines will be jayvee coach Scott Furey, Harr, josh Blowe, and John Haines.
Haines is also the frosh head man.
Keyser will travel to Mountain Ridge on Monday before its' home opener against intra-county rival Frankfort on Tuesday. KHS wins opener
The Keyser High School boys won their season opener 59-53 at Southern last night.
Keyser had three players with double-doubles as Jeremy Green tossed in 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Preston Hartman added 13 and 11, and Maverick Nelson 13 and 10.
Sophomore guard Wes Washington added 10 points and seven assists.
Keyser went 8-for-22 from the line and Southern was able to keep it close.
In typical Southern style, the Rams tried to slow it down on the Golden Tornado, and Keyser tried to rev it up at all times.
Green was the differnece, scoring seven points in a late surge to seal it for Keyser as the Golden Tornado held off a late rally by the Rams.
Keyser won the jayvee matchup as well, 45-42, but needed an extra period to do it.
R.C. Pratt led the Tornado underclassmen, scoring 19 points an grabbing 10 boards for his own double-double.
Kurt Amtower tallied 10 points and added seven boards.
Keyser (1-0) will host intra-county rival Frankfort Tuesday at Tornado Alley.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Preston Hartman named first team All Area
CUMBERLAND — Jordan Brooks, who led Fort Hill to a perfect league season and a return trip to the Maryland state tournament, was selected the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year by the head coaches of the eight-team league.
Brooks, who edged Northern’s Kory Gibson in the player of the year voting, is joined on the first AMAC team by league scoring champion Gibson, teammate Darren Graham, Allegany’s Travis Dordevic, Mountain Ridge’s David Hobel and Keyser’s Preston Hartman.
Named to the second team were Cameron Butler of Allegany, Jeff Stem and Jordan Pacella of Southern and Jeremy Green and Matt Wilmer of Keyser.
Honorable mention went to Garrett Gulledge and Jeff Smith of Northern, Casey Roberts of Allegany, Ryan Brooks and Cory McCarty of Fort Hill, Jeremy Shingler and Sammy Brackett of Mountain Ridge, Drew Proudfoot of Southern, Nathan Gillespie and Steven Whitacre of Frankfort, and Robbie Miller and Will Hughes of Hampshire.
* Brooks, a 6-foot guard, led Fort Hill to a 14-0 record in the conference’s inaugural season, and to a 23-3 overall record that also included the Cumberland City League and Class 1A West Region championships.
Brooks finished second in the conference in scoring with 22.2 points per game. He was third in three-point goals, hitting 29 in the 14 games for just over two per game, and ranked sixth in foul shooting by making 62 of 83 tries for 74.6 percent.
For the season, Brooks averaged 22 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, shot 76 percent from the foul line (118 for 155) and made 43 three-point goals.
* Gibson, a 6-5 senior, nearly pulled off a conference triple-crown of sorts. He led the conference in scoring with a 25.2 average, and in three-point goals with 50 for 3.5 per game. He finished second in foul shooting, making 68 of 86 chances for 79 percent.
For the 23-game season, Gibson led the area in scoring with a 27.3 average and in three-point goals with 87, or 3.7 per game. He was fifth in foul shooting at 77 percent (111 for 144), and also averaged 7.5 rebounds, nearly two steals and one blocked shot per game.
* Graham, a 6-3 senior, was a solid all-around performer at Fort Hill, where he was effective inside and out on offense and defense.
He finished eighth in the conference in scoring with a 14.2 average and was among the top three-point shooters with 18 in 14 games, for 1.2 per game. He excelled defensively with strong rebounding and shot-blocking ability.
For the 26-game season, Graham averaged a double-double with 11.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.
* Dordevic, a 6-3 senior, helped lead a young Allegany team to a 19-5 season and second place in the league at 11-3.
Dordevic averaged 13.4 points per game and shot 68 percent from the foul line, making 36 of 53 attempts. Also an exceptional defender and rebounder, Dordevic averaged 13 points and 8.1 rebounds per game over the 24-game season. He shot 68 percent from the foul line and 54 percent from the field.
* Hobel, a junior guard at Mountain Ridge, led the Miners to a 15-9 overall mark and third place in the league with a 9-5 record.
Hobel ranked among the league’s best in scoring, foul shooting and three-point shooting. He was third in scoring with a 19.2 average, and third in foul shooting, making 105 of 135 shots for 78 percent. His 105 free throws made and 135 attempted were easily the conference highs. He was fifth in three-point goals with 25, or 1.7 per game.
For the season, Hobel averaged 18.2 points, shot 82 percent from the foul line (155 for 188) and made 43 three-point shots.
* Hartman, a 6-2 junior, led Keyser to a 13-11 season and a trip to the West Virginia Class AA state tournament. The Golden Tornado finished fifth in the conference with a 6-8 record.
Hartman was the conference’s fourth-leading scorer with an 18.2 average, and tied for third in three-point goals with 29.
For the season, Hartman averaged a double-double with 18.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and nearly two steals per game. He made 51 three-point goals.
Brooks, who edged Northern’s Kory Gibson in the player of the year voting, is joined on the first AMAC team by league scoring champion Gibson, teammate Darren Graham, Allegany’s Travis Dordevic, Mountain Ridge’s David Hobel and Keyser’s Preston Hartman.
Named to the second team were Cameron Butler of Allegany, Jeff Stem and Jordan Pacella of Southern and Jeremy Green and Matt Wilmer of Keyser.
Honorable mention went to Garrett Gulledge and Jeff Smith of Northern, Casey Roberts of Allegany, Ryan Brooks and Cory McCarty of Fort Hill, Jeremy Shingler and Sammy Brackett of Mountain Ridge, Drew Proudfoot of Southern, Nathan Gillespie and Steven Whitacre of Frankfort, and Robbie Miller and Will Hughes of Hampshire.
* Brooks, a 6-foot guard, led Fort Hill to a 14-0 record in the conference’s inaugural season, and to a 23-3 overall record that also included the Cumberland City League and Class 1A West Region championships.
Brooks finished second in the conference in scoring with 22.2 points per game. He was third in three-point goals, hitting 29 in the 14 games for just over two per game, and ranked sixth in foul shooting by making 62 of 83 tries for 74.6 percent.
For the season, Brooks averaged 22 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, shot 76 percent from the foul line (118 for 155) and made 43 three-point goals.
* Gibson, a 6-5 senior, nearly pulled off a conference triple-crown of sorts. He led the conference in scoring with a 25.2 average, and in three-point goals with 50 for 3.5 per game. He finished second in foul shooting, making 68 of 86 chances for 79 percent.
For the 23-game season, Gibson led the area in scoring with a 27.3 average and in three-point goals with 87, or 3.7 per game. He was fifth in foul shooting at 77 percent (111 for 144), and also averaged 7.5 rebounds, nearly two steals and one blocked shot per game.
* Graham, a 6-3 senior, was a solid all-around performer at Fort Hill, where he was effective inside and out on offense and defense.
He finished eighth in the conference in scoring with a 14.2 average and was among the top three-point shooters with 18 in 14 games, for 1.2 per game. He excelled defensively with strong rebounding and shot-blocking ability.
For the 26-game season, Graham averaged a double-double with 11.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.
* Dordevic, a 6-3 senior, helped lead a young Allegany team to a 19-5 season and second place in the league at 11-3.
Dordevic averaged 13.4 points per game and shot 68 percent from the foul line, making 36 of 53 attempts. Also an exceptional defender and rebounder, Dordevic averaged 13 points and 8.1 rebounds per game over the 24-game season. He shot 68 percent from the foul line and 54 percent from the field.
* Hobel, a junior guard at Mountain Ridge, led the Miners to a 15-9 overall mark and third place in the league with a 9-5 record.
Hobel ranked among the league’s best in scoring, foul shooting and three-point shooting. He was third in scoring with a 19.2 average, and third in foul shooting, making 105 of 135 shots for 78 percent. His 105 free throws made and 135 attempted were easily the conference highs. He was fifth in three-point goals with 25, or 1.7 per game.
For the season, Hobel averaged 18.2 points, shot 82 percent from the foul line (155 for 188) and made 43 three-point shots.
* Hartman, a 6-2 junior, led Keyser to a 13-11 season and a trip to the West Virginia Class AA state tournament. The Golden Tornado finished fifth in the conference with a 6-8 record.
Hartman was the conference’s fourth-leading scorer with an 18.2 average, and tied for third in three-point goals with 29.
For the season, Hartman averaged a double-double with 18.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and nearly two steals per game. He made 51 three-point goals.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Hartman Captain of AA All-State Third Team
Cottrill, Ashley, Mullins first team AA All-State
by Derek Taylor
Daily Mail sportswriter
Ravenswood High senior Dusty Mullins wasn't rattled by his team's 18-5 deficit in the first quarter of the State Tournament championship game.
Playing in his last high school basketball game before moving on to the program at Glenville State next year, Mullins collected himself, his teammates and his team's fans to lead a comeback against Wyoming East that nearly gave the Red Devils their second Class AA boys basketball title in three years on March 15.
Ultimately that comeback fell short and Wyoming East escaped with a 50-48 win, giving that school its second straight championship. But it was Mullins' resolve and positive force that remained one of the 95th annual State Tournament's lasting images.
He didn't get frustrated. He didn't complain and he didn't quit. Instead, Mullins did everything expected of the 2007-08 Class AA All-State captain as chosen by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
"Dusty has always been a young man who has cared very much for the people that surround him,'' veteran Ravenswood Coach Mick Price said. "He's been a real coach's dream. He's worked hard and is passionate about the game but at the same time he has a sense of the big picture of life.
"I want him to be able to show that to other kids,'' Price said. "It's just as important to lose with dignity and honor as it is to win.''
Mullins didn't lose too often during his time at Ravenswood. The 6-foot senior finished his career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,902 points while also claiming the school's career 3-point field goal record with 331.
Mullins averaged 19.8 points as a senior and is the lone repeat selection on the All-State team. Ravenswood finished the season with a 25-2 record.
The remainder of the first team is composed of Wyoming East's one-two punch of senior Cory Willard and junior Gentry Shrewsbury, Poca sophomore Noah Cottrill, Bluefield senior Ansel Ponder, Logan junior Jonathan Bevins, Summers County senior Andrew Gunnoe and Winfield senior Caleb Ashley.
Price said the stacked field of talented Class AA teams and players was well represented in the list.
"I thought double-A was a tough field at the State Tournament and it was a great field for the fans,'' Price said. "There were a lot of great double-A teams this year. We beat a really good one in the regional final, Winfield. Our region was very tough.''
Of the eight first-team selections, five played in the State Tournament. Cottrill and Ashley played for teams in Ravenswood's Region 5 bracket.
Willard and Shrewsbury formed an inseparable commodity for the Warriors in Wyoming East's run to a second-straight Class AA championship. The team's repeat title marked the first time a Class AA had won back-to-back championships since Bluefield in the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
Willard, Wyoming East's sharp-shooting 6-0 guard, averaged 20 points and led all players in the state with 110 3-point field goals. His 11 3-pointers in the team's second game of the year were also a state high.
Shrewsbury, a 6-foot-3 junior forward, led the Warriors with a 20.7-point scoring average and averaged 11 rebounds.
"Willard started in the Hoops Classic (in December) against Poca and just never quit all year,'' Price said of Willard's 11 3-point goal performance in December. "Willard and Shrewsbury led that team back to where they needed to get. Once you're there anything can happen.''
Cottrill had a phenomenal year just months after giving a verbal commitment to play at West Virginia University. Rated as the No. 34 sophomore prospect in the nation by Hoop Scoop, the 6-foot-2 Cottrill averaged 30.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.5 steals. He was the state's second-leading scorer in 2008.
Ponder led the Beavers with an 18.2-point scoring average after earning All-State honors during Bluefield's state championship football season. The 6-foot-3 Ponder and Bluefield reached the Class AA semifinals before falling to Ravenswood.
Gunnoe had the highest-scoring single game of any player in the state last season when he scored 50 for Summers County against Liberty Raleigh in a 113-47 win on Dec. 18. The 6-foot-5 senior averaged 23.4 points and 11.3 rebounds.
Bevins, a 6-foot-7 pivot who averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds per game, also led his team to the semifinals. The Wildcats were eliminated by Wyoming East.
Winfield's Ashley was the state's seventh-leading scorer as a senior. The 6-foot-3 forward averaged 20.8 points in the Generals' final year among Class AA competition.
Winfield and Logan move to Class AAA at the start of the 2008-09 school year.
Weir senior guard Pete Brogdon was named captain of the second team after averaging 18.5 points. Junior forward Preston Hartman of Keyser was the third team captain. Hartman also averaged 18.5 points.
by Derek Taylor
Daily Mail sportswriter
Ravenswood High senior Dusty Mullins wasn't rattled by his team's 18-5 deficit in the first quarter of the State Tournament championship game.
Playing in his last high school basketball game before moving on to the program at Glenville State next year, Mullins collected himself, his teammates and his team's fans to lead a comeback against Wyoming East that nearly gave the Red Devils their second Class AA boys basketball title in three years on March 15.
Ultimately that comeback fell short and Wyoming East escaped with a 50-48 win, giving that school its second straight championship. But it was Mullins' resolve and positive force that remained one of the 95th annual State Tournament's lasting images.
He didn't get frustrated. He didn't complain and he didn't quit. Instead, Mullins did everything expected of the 2007-08 Class AA All-State captain as chosen by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
"Dusty has always been a young man who has cared very much for the people that surround him,'' veteran Ravenswood Coach Mick Price said. "He's been a real coach's dream. He's worked hard and is passionate about the game but at the same time he has a sense of the big picture of life.
"I want him to be able to show that to other kids,'' Price said. "It's just as important to lose with dignity and honor as it is to win.''
Mullins didn't lose too often during his time at Ravenswood. The 6-foot senior finished his career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,902 points while also claiming the school's career 3-point field goal record with 331.
Mullins averaged 19.8 points as a senior and is the lone repeat selection on the All-State team. Ravenswood finished the season with a 25-2 record.
The remainder of the first team is composed of Wyoming East's one-two punch of senior Cory Willard and junior Gentry Shrewsbury, Poca sophomore Noah Cottrill, Bluefield senior Ansel Ponder, Logan junior Jonathan Bevins, Summers County senior Andrew Gunnoe and Winfield senior Caleb Ashley.
Price said the stacked field of talented Class AA teams and players was well represented in the list.
"I thought double-A was a tough field at the State Tournament and it was a great field for the fans,'' Price said. "There were a lot of great double-A teams this year. We beat a really good one in the regional final, Winfield. Our region was very tough.''
Of the eight first-team selections, five played in the State Tournament. Cottrill and Ashley played for teams in Ravenswood's Region 5 bracket.
Willard and Shrewsbury formed an inseparable commodity for the Warriors in Wyoming East's run to a second-straight Class AA championship. The team's repeat title marked the first time a Class AA had won back-to-back championships since Bluefield in the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
Willard, Wyoming East's sharp-shooting 6-0 guard, averaged 20 points and led all players in the state with 110 3-point field goals. His 11 3-pointers in the team's second game of the year were also a state high.
Shrewsbury, a 6-foot-3 junior forward, led the Warriors with a 20.7-point scoring average and averaged 11 rebounds.
"Willard started in the Hoops Classic (in December) against Poca and just never quit all year,'' Price said of Willard's 11 3-point goal performance in December. "Willard and Shrewsbury led that team back to where they needed to get. Once you're there anything can happen.''
Cottrill had a phenomenal year just months after giving a verbal commitment to play at West Virginia University. Rated as the No. 34 sophomore prospect in the nation by Hoop Scoop, the 6-foot-2 Cottrill averaged 30.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.5 steals. He was the state's second-leading scorer in 2008.
Ponder led the Beavers with an 18.2-point scoring average after earning All-State honors during Bluefield's state championship football season. The 6-foot-3 Ponder and Bluefield reached the Class AA semifinals before falling to Ravenswood.
Gunnoe had the highest-scoring single game of any player in the state last season when he scored 50 for Summers County against Liberty Raleigh in a 113-47 win on Dec. 18. The 6-foot-5 senior averaged 23.4 points and 11.3 rebounds.
Bevins, a 6-foot-7 pivot who averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds per game, also led his team to the semifinals. The Wildcats were eliminated by Wyoming East.
Winfield's Ashley was the state's seventh-leading scorer as a senior. The 6-foot-3 forward averaged 20.8 points in the Generals' final year among Class AA competition.
Winfield and Logan move to Class AAA at the start of the 2008-09 school year.
Weir senior guard Pete Brogdon was named captain of the second team after averaging 18.5 points. Junior forward Preston Hartman of Keyser was the third team captain. Hartman also averaged 18.5 points.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Three Golden Tornado players earn post-season recognition
Fresh off a trip to the Class AA state tournament, three members of the Keyser Golden Tornado basketball team received postseason honors on Wednesday.
Preston Hartman, Jeremy Green and Matt Wilmer each earned recognition from the Potomac Valley Conference (PVC) and the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference (AMAC).
Hartman was a first-team selection on both the All-PVC and All-AMAC teams, while Wilmer and Green were named first team All-PVC and second team All-AMAC.
Hartman led Keyser this season by averaging a double-double with 19.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game.
Green was second on the team with 16.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, while Wilmer averaged 15.2 points per contest.
Keyser finished the 2007-08 season with a 13-11 record, falling to Ravenswood in the first round of the Class AA tournament in Charleston.
Preston Hartman, Jeremy Green and Matt Wilmer each earned recognition from the Potomac Valley Conference (PVC) and the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference (AMAC).
Hartman was a first-team selection on both the All-PVC and All-AMAC teams, while Wilmer and Green were named first team All-PVC and second team All-AMAC.
Hartman led Keyser this season by averaging a double-double with 19.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game.
Green was second on the team with 16.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, while Wilmer averaged 15.2 points per contest.
Keyser finished the 2007-08 season with a 13-11 record, falling to Ravenswood in the first round of the Class AA tournament in Charleston.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Devils Topple Keyser
Parkersburg News
CHARLESTON — Like their recent haircuts, the Red Devils from Ravenswood received a close shave for three quarters in a Class AA state quarterfinal game.
At the Charleston Civic Center on Wednesday night, senior Dusty Mullins shook off early foul trouble and lit it up for a game-high 24 points as No. 1 ranked Ravenswood defeated Keyser 78-57.
“Keyser was athletic, like everybody knew they would be,” Ravenswood coach Mick Price said. “They were very quick, they got up on the boards and they shot the ball well.
“There were just times where we defended them a little bit and made a couple runs then kept them at bay.”
Ravenswood (24-1), which received a scare from Keyser in the first round of the 2006 state tournament before eventually winning the championship, found itself in a ballgame leading by just five at 51-46 with two minutes still remaining in the third quarter.
Following a timeout, the Red Devils went to work and scored four quick points before the buzzer sounded, including a bucket from Klavs Bogdanovics off a shovel pass from Ben Wise. Bruce Patterson, who finished with nine points and six rebounds, provided the capper on an offensive putback with 19 seconds showing to increase the gap to 55-46.
Mullins played all of one minute in the third quarter before picking up his third foul and found himself riding the pine until the start of the fourth. Once he returned to the floor at the start of the period, it became his show. During a 14-4 run, Mullins was responsible for 10 points, including one of his four 3-pointers.
“Dusty is the kind of player that once he comes into a game, he wants the ball,” Price said. “I think he was a little bit upset in the fact that he was hampered with fouls throughout the game and watching his teammates play in the state tournament his senior year.
“He and I will have a little discussion about this whole evening when we get back to Ravenswood.”
Keyser’s Jeremy Green knocked down a jumper from the free-throw line to cut the deficit to 69-52, but Ravenswood’s defense stepped into high gear. Luke Murray and Alex Cole recorded back-to-back steals which led to layups for the two Red Devil players.
With 2:50 showing in regulation, Ravenswood was feeling more secure after increasing the advantage to 73-52.
“We played them tough the first quarter then Dusty Mullins broke it open,” said Keyser junior Preston Hartman, who was a freshman on the Golden Tornado squad which appeared at the state tournament two years ago. “When I was a freshman, they didn’t really have anybody like that. It was more of a team game for them, plus we had height back then.”
Hard to imagine how many points Mullins would have finished with if not for his two first-quarter personal fouls. He opened the game by knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the period. By the time he took a seat on the bench, the Ravenswood lead was 19-15.
Although the Golden Tornado never led, they continued to nip at Ravenswood’s heels. Greene, who finished with a team-high 19 points, carried Keyser with nine first-quarter points. In the second period, an unknown quantity in 5-foot-6 junior Wesley Stullenberger poured in seven points off the bench as Keyser fought to within 34-31 with 1:23 remaining before intermission.
“If Keyser was going to get production from people like (Stullenberger) then we were quite satisfied,” Price said. “I thought Greene, Hartman and (Matt) Wilmer were three really good players and we felt like the other players would have to step up and make shots.
“I have been down to the state tournament many times and I haven’t seen many kids come off the bench and hit 3s. It seems like that is difficult down here, so if he would have knocked them all down he would have been starting earlier in the year. I was glad to see him miss three or four of those in a row (later in the game).”
Wise quickly turned the tables on Keyser by scoring on a reverse layup then knocking down a 3-pointer from the top of the arc. The senior capped the 7-0 run by grabbing a defensive rebound and finding Patterson open for a bucket at the other end of the floor.
Wise finished with 14 points and nine assists. In the process he broke the school’s single-season assists record. Also scoring in double figures for the Red Devils were Bogdanovics with 17 points and Cole with 10 points. Bogdanovics flirted with a triple-double after recording nine rebounds and six assists.
For Keyser (13-11), Hartman started the game in fine fashion with six points over the first seven minutes. The junior, though, was limited to five points the rest of the way.
“We did a good job in the first half and made a couple of runs in the second half then could just never get over the hump,” Keyser coach Gary Liston said. “We knew once Dusty Mullins came back into the game he would be looking to take some shots. Unfortunately, we left him unguarded a couple of times and obviously you can’t do that with their best offensive guy
CHARLESTON — Like their recent haircuts, the Red Devils from Ravenswood received a close shave for three quarters in a Class AA state quarterfinal game.
At the Charleston Civic Center on Wednesday night, senior Dusty Mullins shook off early foul trouble and lit it up for a game-high 24 points as No. 1 ranked Ravenswood defeated Keyser 78-57.
“Keyser was athletic, like everybody knew they would be,” Ravenswood coach Mick Price said. “They were very quick, they got up on the boards and they shot the ball well.
“There were just times where we defended them a little bit and made a couple runs then kept them at bay.”
Ravenswood (24-1), which received a scare from Keyser in the first round of the 2006 state tournament before eventually winning the championship, found itself in a ballgame leading by just five at 51-46 with two minutes still remaining in the third quarter.
Following a timeout, the Red Devils went to work and scored four quick points before the buzzer sounded, including a bucket from Klavs Bogdanovics off a shovel pass from Ben Wise. Bruce Patterson, who finished with nine points and six rebounds, provided the capper on an offensive putback with 19 seconds showing to increase the gap to 55-46.
Mullins played all of one minute in the third quarter before picking up his third foul and found himself riding the pine until the start of the fourth. Once he returned to the floor at the start of the period, it became his show. During a 14-4 run, Mullins was responsible for 10 points, including one of his four 3-pointers.
“Dusty is the kind of player that once he comes into a game, he wants the ball,” Price said. “I think he was a little bit upset in the fact that he was hampered with fouls throughout the game and watching his teammates play in the state tournament his senior year.
“He and I will have a little discussion about this whole evening when we get back to Ravenswood.”
Keyser’s Jeremy Green knocked down a jumper from the free-throw line to cut the deficit to 69-52, but Ravenswood’s defense stepped into high gear. Luke Murray and Alex Cole recorded back-to-back steals which led to layups for the two Red Devil players.
With 2:50 showing in regulation, Ravenswood was feeling more secure after increasing the advantage to 73-52.
“We played them tough the first quarter then Dusty Mullins broke it open,” said Keyser junior Preston Hartman, who was a freshman on the Golden Tornado squad which appeared at the state tournament two years ago. “When I was a freshman, they didn’t really have anybody like that. It was more of a team game for them, plus we had height back then.”
Hard to imagine how many points Mullins would have finished with if not for his two first-quarter personal fouls. He opened the game by knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the period. By the time he took a seat on the bench, the Ravenswood lead was 19-15.
Although the Golden Tornado never led, they continued to nip at Ravenswood’s heels. Greene, who finished with a team-high 19 points, carried Keyser with nine first-quarter points. In the second period, an unknown quantity in 5-foot-6 junior Wesley Stullenberger poured in seven points off the bench as Keyser fought to within 34-31 with 1:23 remaining before intermission.
“If Keyser was going to get production from people like (Stullenberger) then we were quite satisfied,” Price said. “I thought Greene, Hartman and (Matt) Wilmer were three really good players and we felt like the other players would have to step up and make shots.
“I have been down to the state tournament many times and I haven’t seen many kids come off the bench and hit 3s. It seems like that is difficult down here, so if he would have knocked them all down he would have been starting earlier in the year. I was glad to see him miss three or four of those in a row (later in the game).”
Wise quickly turned the tables on Keyser by scoring on a reverse layup then knocking down a 3-pointer from the top of the arc. The senior capped the 7-0 run by grabbing a defensive rebound and finding Patterson open for a bucket at the other end of the floor.
Wise finished with 14 points and nine assists. In the process he broke the school’s single-season assists record. Also scoring in double figures for the Red Devils were Bogdanovics with 17 points and Cole with 10 points. Bogdanovics flirted with a triple-double after recording nine rebounds and six assists.
For Keyser (13-11), Hartman started the game in fine fashion with six points over the first seven minutes. The junior, though, was limited to five points the rest of the way.
“We did a good job in the first half and made a couple of runs in the second half then could just never get over the hump,” Keyser coach Gary Liston said. “We knew once Dusty Mullins came back into the game he would be looking to take some shots. Unfortunately, we left him unguarded a couple of times and obviously you can’t do that with their best offensive guy
Ravesnwood Runnin' to semi-finals
Top-seeded Ravenswood is off and running to what it hopes will be a second AA State Championship in three years by beating pesky Keyser 78-57 in Wednesday evening's quarterfinal round action at the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum.
Coach Mick Price's Red Devils stretched an 8-point halftime lead to a high of 21 with 2:30 to play in the 4th quarter and also the final margin.
The Red Devils were lead in scoring by Dusty Mullins 24 and center Klavs Bogdanovics with 17. Keyser was lead by Jeremy Green's 19.
One-loss Ravenswood advances to Friday's semi-final to face the winner of Thursday night's Bluefield-Oak Hill contest.
Ravenswood pulls away for win
Charleston Gazette
It seemed inevitable that, sooner or later, one of Ravenswood's players would conjure up some heroics or that the Red Devils would somehow find a way to break open the close game.
After all, they're a team of balance, talent and tournament tradition, as well as the No. 1 seed in Class AA.
In this case, it was Dusty Mullins, a senior and the school's all-time leading scorer, who had spent much of the game on the bench, plagued by fouls and biding his time impatiently.
Ravenswood’s Klavs Bogdanovics scores in front of Keyser’s Wes Washington. ..
The victory advances Ravenswood (24-1) into the semifinals at 1 p.m. Friday against Bluefield.
The 5-foot-10 Mullins, who finished with 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting, picked up his second foul late in the first quarter, sat the bench for four minutes in the first half, committed his third foul in the third period's opening minutes and again found himself sidelined.
Meanwhile, Keyser (13-11) kept things within reach, despite a height disadvantage and despite its lowly role as the No. 8 seed.
"My hat's off to Keyser and their coach,'' said Ravenswood coach Mick Price. "It was an honor to play them.''
The Red Devils led only 51-46 late in the third quarter and 55-46 to start the fourth, at which time Mullins returned and eliminated all drama.
In the fourth quarter's opening minute, he contributed a basket and three free throws, helping the Red Devils to a more comfortable 60-48 cushion. He then hit a two-point jumper, fed Klavs Bogdanovics for an easy layup and sank a 3-pointer. By that time, it was 67-50, and Ravenswood could breathe easily.
In addition to Mullins' scoring, Bogdanovics contributed 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, nine rebounds and six assists. Ben Wise added 14 points and seven assists, giving him the Ravenswood single-season assist record of 190, breaking the mark held by Kirk Ritchie. Alex Cole scored 10 points, and Bruce Patterson had nine points and six rebounds.
Mullins, who has scored 1,865 points in his Ravenswood career, was just happy to be back in the game in the fourth quarter.
"I worked my butt off to get here, me and my teammates,'' he said, "and there's nothing more that I would have rather done than be out there with my boys. Sitting over there killed me.''
Price acknowledged Mullins' impatience on the bench but didn't want to risk losing him for the stretch run.
Ravenswood’s Klavs Bogdanovics scores in front of Keyser’s Wes Washington. ..
Keyser coach Gary Liston knew Mullins would return to the game firing.
"We said as soon as he got back in the game that he would be looking to take some shots,'' said Liston, "and unfortunately we left him unguarded a couple times. And obviously you can't do that with their best offensive guy.''
Keyser never led but forced a 14-14 tie late in the first quarter and trailed by just 34-31 with 1:23 left in the second.
"We did a good job in the first half, made a couple runs there in the second half, got it cut to five and then could just never get over the hump,'' said Liston.
Said Price, "I just thought there were times we defended them a little bit and made a couple runs and kept them at bay. I wouldn't want to be playing them next year because there are a lot of young kids on that team that are going to come back.''
Jeremy Green led Keyser with 19 points, and Preston Hartman had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Ravenswood advances against Keyser
It wasn't like most first-round basketball State Tournament games for a top-ranked team like Ravenswood, where a quarterfinal victory over a No. 8 seed usually is gift-wrapped.
However, this Red Devils' 15th straight boys basketball victory came courtesy of a "Santa" Klavs.
Ravenswood, with career scoring leader Dusty Mullins saddled with foul trouble, went inside to foreign-exchange senior Klavs Bogdanovics in the third quarter, and eventually pulled away from gritty Keyser 78-57 on Wednesday night at the Charleston Civic Center.
The 6-foot-7 Latvian was too long in the post for a Golden Tornado (13-11) starting lineup averaging just over 5 feet 111/2, and a team that got even shorter when Coach Gary Liston subbed.
Among those subs was thin 5-6 junior Wesley Stullenbarger, who came into the State Tournament averaging 0.9 points for the Keyser varsity. He scored nine in 10 minutes after playing mostly junior varsity ball for the Tornado in 2007-08.
Bogdanovics scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, had nine rebounds and passed out six assists. Once veteran Devils Coach Mick Price established at halftime with Bogdanovics that he needed to be more than a wowed spectator for his first State Tournament game, he made up for some of Mullins' prolonged absence with an inside presence.
"There's no question we were concerned about second-chance opportunities," Liston said. "We were concerned about the point guard (Ben Wise) and Dusty. We said, 'We have to contest shots, and we can't give up second shots.'
"You definitely can't give up second shots when you're trying to come back."
The win sent 2006 state champion Ravenswood (24-1) into a date with Bluefield (21-4) on Semifinal Friday, where the top four Class AA seeds remain with at least 21 wins apiece and were all ranked among the top five in the final state poll.
Mullins, averaging 19 points per game, finished with 24 in an uncommon way. The 5-10 senior scored the first eight Devil points, then got 10 of his team's first 12 in the final period after sitting on the bench with three fouls for all but the first minute of the third quarter."I knew my legs would be there when I got back in," said Mullins, who has 1,865 career points. "I knew my head had to be there, too ... (His teammates) did a great job playing without their leading scorer. Ben did a great job. He saved our butts out there."
The 6-0 Wise finished with 14 points and nine assists - giving him the Ravenswood single-season assist record at 192.
"Ben makes us go," Price said after his 497th career coaching win. "He knows what needs to be done."
Wise also helped Bogdanovics get going in the paint, when the European began planting himself on the low block and attacking the glass with more verve while Mullins sat.
"The first game, with a crowd like this, 3,000 or so, I was very nervous," Bogdanovics said.
"I've never played in anything like this before. In the first half, I missed a couple of easy shots and I was kind of frustrated.
"I just needed to make a couple of shots. With Dusty out, I felt the boys needed me to do some scoring. They've supported me greatly since I've come here. I needed to support them. They needed a post player here. I had to play like they wanted me to play."
Ravenswood, which is 112-15 in the last five seasons, shot 54 percent, helped by a 36-10 scoreboard advantage in the paint and a 14-3 bulge in second-chance points. The Devils scored 27 of the game's final 38 points.
Keyser hung around until the final 10 minutes, mostly by hitting mid-range jumpers and getting a combined 30 points from juniors Jeremy Green (19) and Preston Hartman (11, with 11 rebounds).
Red Devils top Keyser
Cumberland Times News
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Dusty Mullins scored 24 points and top-seeded Ravenswood never trailed in beating No. 8 Keyser 78-57 in the boys Class AA quarterfinals Wednesday night.
Ravenswood (24-1), looking for its second title in three years, still had trouble with Keyser, just as the Red Devils did in beating the Golden Tornado by just three points in the 2006 quarterfinals.
A Wes Washington layup pulled Keyser within 44-40 early in the third quarter, but the Golden Tornado (13-11) went scoreless over a three-minute stretch and Ravens-wood started pulling away.
Mullins scored 10 points in the first three minutes of the fourth to put Ravenswood ahead 67-50.
Klavs Bogdanovics added 17 points and Ben Wise scored 14 for Ravenswood.
Jeremy Green scored 19 for Keyser.
KHS ousted in first round of state tournament
Mineral Daily News Tribune
For the second time in three years, the Keyser Golden Tornado saw their season come to an end at the hands of the Ravenswood Red Devils in the first round of the Class AA state tournament.
Dusty Mullins scored a game-high 24 points to lead four players in double figures as the Red Devils defeated the Golden Tornado, 78-57, on Wednesday evening at the Charleston Civic Center.
Two years ago, Ravenswood eliminated Keyser in the first round, 49-46, en route to the state championship, and much like that initial meeting, the top-ranked Red Devils had trouble shaking the Golden Tornado before finally putting them away.
Ravenswood (24-1) jumped out to an 11-2 lead on a pair of 3-pointers by Mullins and one by Ben Wise.
Midway through the period, Keyser, the eighth seed, went on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 14-14, the last five points scored by Jeremy Green on a layup and 3-pointer.
Ravenswood then scored 5 of the next 7 points to lead 19-15 after the first period.
The Red Devils opened the second quarter with 6-0 run to take a 10-point lead, 25-15, at the 6:04 mark.
Another 3-pointer by Mullins gave Ravenswood its biggest lead of the first half, 30-19, with 4:49 to play before intermission, but Keyser rallied with a 12-4 run to cut its deficit to 34-31 at the 1:23 mark.
A pair of freshmen led the Keyser charge, as Wes Washington started the run with a 3-pointer, and Wes Stullenbarger scored on a jumper, a 3-pointer, and then hit two free throws to cap the rally.
Ravenswood responded by scoring 7 of the final 9 points of the half to take a 41-33 lead at the break.
Keyser remained within striking distance throughout the third quarter, pulling to within four points at 44-40 on a layup by Washington.
But the Golden Tornado went scoreless over the next three minutes and trailed 55-46 heading into the final quarter.
And that’s when the Red Devils started to take over.
Ravenswood started the period with a 14-4 run to take a 69-50 lead at the 5:01 mark. Mullins keyed the run by scoring 10 of the 14 points.
Two minutes later, a layup by Alex Cole gave Ravenswood its biggest lead of the game at 21 points, 73-52, with 2:58 remaining.
Keyser would get no closer than 16 points the rest of the way.
Ravenswood dominated the game inside, scoring 36 points in the paint to just 10 for Keyser.
The Red Devils outrebounded the Golden Tornado, 35-30, and scored 14 second-chance points to Keyser’s 3.
Ravenswood went 12-for-22 from the free throw line while Keyser only made 6 trips to the charity stripe and converted 5.
Keyser shot 39.7 percent from the field and Ravenswood shot 53.7 percent.
Klavs Bogsdanovics had 17 points and 9 rebounds for the Red Devils, while Wise had 14 points, 7 boards and 9 assists and Cole added 10 points.
Green led Keyser with 19 points, while Preston Hartman had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Washington and Stullenbarger each finished with 9 points, with Washington leading the team with 9 assists.
With the loss, Keyser finishes its season at 13-11 under first-year head coach Gary Liston.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Keyser Tickets go on sale today
Tornado plays Ravenswood Wednesday in Charleston
Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland Times-News
KEYSER - Advance ticket sales for Wednesday's state tournament game between Keyser and Ravenswood will go on sale this morning at Keyser High School.
The cost is $6 for students and $8 dollars for adults. All tickets will be $8 dollars at the door of the Charleston Civic Center. Also, a student pep bus will be provided for students for $15. The cost includes a ticket to the game.
For more information, call the school at (304) 788-4230.
Keyser (13-10), the eighth seed, will play No. 1 ranked Ravenswood (23-1) and winners of 14 straight on Wednesday, at 5:30 p.m. in the Charleston Civic Center. It was erroneously reported that the game would be played Thursday.
The Golden Tornado defeated Frankfort Thursday, 41-37, at East Hardy High School to advance to the tournament. Jeremy Green finished with 13 points, including the final three points of the game.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Keyser enters tourney as 8th seed
Mineral Daily News Tribune
The Keyser Golden Tornado will enter next week’s Class AA boys state tournament in Charleston as the eighth and last seed.
The seedings, as determined by the coaches, were announced Friday.
The Golden Tornado (13-10) will take on top-seeded Ravenswood on Wednesday, March 12, at 5:15 p.m.
Ravenswood finished the regular season as the top-ranked team in Class AA with a 23-1 record, its only loss coming to Ripley, 57-49, on January 18.
Ravenswood enters the state tournament having won 14 straight games.
Other Class AA pairings include No. 3 Logan vs. No. 6 Weir; No. 2 Wyoming East vs. No. 7 Grafton; and No. 4 Bluefield vs. No. 5 Oak Hill.
The Ravenswood-Keyser winner will face the Bluefield-Oak Hill winner in the semifinals, which will take place Friday, March 14.
he Class AA state title game will be played Saturday, March 15.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Keyser Wins Region 2 Championship
Mineral Daily News Tribune
After giving up at least 70 points in two losses to Keyser this season, the Frankfort Falcons entered Thursday’s Region II title game against the Golden Tornado looking to keep the game at their own pace.
And it almost worked.
Frankfort slowed the game to a near halt, but Keyser was able to do just enough to squeak out a 41-37 victory at East Hardy High School to win the region title and advance to the Class AA state tournament, which begins Wednesday, March 12, in Charleston.
Keyser’s seeding and opponent will be determined later today and will appear in Saturday’s edition of the News-Tribune.
It is the Golden Tornado’s third Region II championship in four years, and Frankfort has been the region runner-up all three times.
The Falcons looked to change that trend early on Thursday, holding Keyser to just three points in the first quarter to take a 6-3 lead into the second frame.
Keyser was then able to find some offense, scoring 12 points while holding Frankfort to another six points to take a 15-12 lead at the half.
The Golden Tornado put a little distance between themselves and their inter-county rivals in the third quarter, taking a 25-16 lead into the fourth period.
Frankfort was able to rally, however, closing to within 38-36 late in the game, but Jeremy Green salted things away by stealing an inbounds pass and converting a layup and also hitting a free throw with 8 seconds remaining.
Green finished with 13 points and 7 rebounds to lead Keyser (13-10), while freshman Wes Washington added 10 points, 7 boards and 5 assists.
Preston Hartman had 6 points, 12 rebounds and 5 steals.
Steven Whitacre led Frankfort with 13 points, while Dan Alkire added 12.
With the loss, Frankfort ends its season at 8-16.
KHS, FHS to play for regional title
Mineral Daily News Tribune
The Keyser Golden Tornado and Frankfort Falcons will square off this evening with the Class AA, Region II championship — and more importantly — a spot in the state playoffs on the line.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at East Hardy High School.
This will be the third meeting between the inter-county rivals this season, with Keyser sweeping the regular-season series.
The Golden Tornado won at home, 70-56, on December 19, and then completed the sweep in Short Gap, 75-55, on January 18.
Keyser, under first-year head coach Gary Liston, finished the regular season with a 12-10 mark. The Golden Tornado will be making their third trip to the Region II title game in four years, having won in 2005 and 2006, both times beating Frankfort.
Keyser reached tonight’s game with an 82-44 victory over Petersburg in the Section I championship game.
Frankfort, meanwhile, finished the regular season at 8-15.
The Falcons qualified for tonight’s game with a 52-30 victory over Berkeley Springs on February 27.
Keyser comes in averaging 65.2 points per game while allowing nearly the same number, 64.5 per contest.
Frankfort averaged just under 50 points a game while giving up 59.6.
The Golden Tornado boasted the top three scorers in the Potomac Valley Conference’s AA Division.
Preston Hartman led the way with 19.2 points per game, followed by Jeremy Green at 16.6 and Matt Wilmer at 15.2.
Frankfort’s leading scorer is Nathan Gillispie at 8.5 points a game while Skyler Minke averages 8.3.
Hartman also led the PVC D-AA in rebounding with 12.2 a game, while Green was third in the conference at 8.9.
Saige Shepherd led Frankfort with 5.6 boards per game and Steven Whitacre pulled down 4.7.
Cody Spotts is Keyser’s leading assist man with 3.5 per game while Dan Alkire leads Frankfort with 3.2.
The winner of tonight’s game moves on to the Class AA state tournament in Charleston beginning Wednesday, March 12.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Keyser Whips Petersburg, 82-44
Cumberland Times-News
KEYSER, W.Va. - Matt Wilmer got the job done on both ends of the court Tuesday night to lead fifth-ranked Keyser to an 82-44 thumping of Petersburg in their West Virginia Class AA sectional championship game Tuesday evening.
Wilmer finished with a game best 21 points, and added eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and a blocked shot.
Jeremy Green had a double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, and Preston Hartman scored 15 points. Jarell Ross added eight points and nine rebounds, and Wes Washington dished out eight assists for Keyser.
Derek Miller had 16 points and Marcus Hahn 10 for Petersburg
The Golden Tornado clung to a 16-10 lead following the first period, and was in control at 37-20 at halftime. The score was 58-33 at the end of the third quarter.
Keyser (12-10) is off until Thursday, March 6, when it will play the winner of Frankfort/Berkeley Springs in the Region 2 championship.
The Vikings finished the season with a 9-13 record.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Keyser Wins Sectional; Defeats Vikings 82-44
Mineral Daily News Tribune
The Keyser Golden Tornado, after an up-and-down regular season under first-year head coach Gary Liston, got their playoff run off to a great start with an 82-44 victory over the Petersburg Vikings to win the Class AA Region II, Section I title Tuesday evening at Tornado Alley.
Keyser, after enduring a stretch in which it lost 5 of 6 games, has now won 4 of its last 5 games and hopes to carry that momentum into next week’s Region II title game.
Frankfort and Berkeley Springs will play for the Section II championship this evening in Short Gap at 7 p.m., with the winner taking on Keyser on Thursday, March 6, at East Hardy High School for the right to play in the Class AA state playoffs.
On Tuesday, the Golden Tornado dominated both ends of the court, nearly doubling up Petersburg in field goals, 37-19.
Keyser took a 16-10 lead after the first period and then blew the game wide open in the second frame, outscoring the Vikings 21-10 to take a 37-20 lead into the half.
The Golden Tornado kept the heat up in the third quarter, scoring another 21 points to take a commanding 58-33 lead into the final period.
Matt Wilmer had a solid all-around game for Keyser, recording a game-high 21 points to go along with 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and a blocked shot.
Jeremy Green had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Preston Hartman added 15 points.
Jarell Ross and Taige Redman each had 8 points for the Golden Tornado (12-10), with Ross also pulling down 9 rebounds.
Wes Washington dished out a team-high 8 assists.
Derek Miller led Petersburg with 16 points and Marcus Hahn added 10.
With the loss, the Vikings finish up their season at 9-13.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Keyser Defeated by Fort Hill, 95-59
Cumberland Times-News
CUMBERLAND - Five Fort Hill players scored in double figures and four posted double-doubles as the top-ranked Sentinels turned in their finest performance of the season in rolling past Keyser, 95-59, to clinch the championship of the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference Tuesday night at Fort Hill.Jordan Brooks led Fort Hill (19-2 overall, 13-0 AMAC) with 26 points and 10 assists. Cory McCarty scored 14 points, Darren Graham scored 14 points and had 12 rebounds, Jordan Helmick scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds, while Ryan Brooks scored 10 points and had 10 assists.
The Sentinels raced to a 27-11 first-quarter lead, led 46-30 at the half, and took a 67-45 lead in the final quarter, before outscoring the Golden Tornado 28-14 to conclude the evening."We just got out to a great start," said Fort Hill head coach Todd Eirich. "We passed the ball extremely well with 28 assists on the night, which is pretty good for a varsity game. I'm happy about that. We played a great team game. In fact, it's the best we've played all season."Five players in double figures and four with double-doubles. That's very, very good, and I'm just real happy with the way we played."
Keyser (11-10 overall, 6-8 AMAC) was led by Preston Hartman and Matt Wilmer with 16 points apiece, and Jeremy Green with 12 points.Fort Hill won the junior varsity game, 49-37, as Dakota Welsh scored 28 points. For Keyser, R.C. Pratt and Wesley Stullenberger both scored 10 points.Fort Hill will conclude the regular season Tuesday at Northern. Keyser is at Petersburg on Thursday.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Fort Hill Defeats Keyser, 95-59
Mineral Daily News Tribune
Jordan Brooks scored a game-high 26 points and the Fort Hill Sentinels rode a 27-point first quarter to a 95-59 victory over the Keyser Golden Tornado on Tuesday evening in Cumberland.
It was the second big victory for the Sentinels over the Golden Tornado this season, as Fort Hill won 67-41 in Keyser on January 23.
Much like that first meeting — when Fort Hill jumped out to a 20-9 first-quarter lead — the Sentinels served notice in the opening period on Tuesday, running out to a 27-11 advantage.
Keyser played Fort Hill even in the second quarter, as each team scored 19 points to give the Sentinels a 46-30 lead at the break.
Fort Hill outscored the Golden Tornado 21-15 in the third quarter to take a 67-45 lead, and the Sentinels put the game away with a 28-point fourth quarter.
Darren Graham and Cory McCarty each had 14 points for Fort Hill, which improved to 20-2 overall and 13-0 in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference.
Preston Hartman and Matt Wilmer each had 16 points to lead Keyser, with Hartman pulling down a team-high 12 rebounds.
Jeremy Green added 14 points and 3 steals, while Tyler Logsdon and Wes Washington each dished out 3 assists.
Fort Hill also won the JV game, 49-37.
Wes Stullenbarger and R.C. Pratt each had 10 points to lead Keyser, while Langston Hines added 5 assists.
Keyser (11-10) will return to action this Thursday for its regular-season finale at Petersburg at 7:30 p.m
Jordan Brooks scored a game-high 26 points and the Fort Hill Sentinels rode a 27-point first quarter to a 95-59 victory over the Keyser Golden Tornado on Tuesday evening in Cumberland.
It was the second big victory for the Sentinels over the Golden Tornado this season, as Fort Hill won 67-41 in Keyser on January 23.
Much like that first meeting — when Fort Hill jumped out to a 20-9 first-quarter lead — the Sentinels served notice in the opening period on Tuesday, running out to a 27-11 advantage.
Keyser played Fort Hill even in the second quarter, as each team scored 19 points to give the Sentinels a 46-30 lead at the break.
Fort Hill outscored the Golden Tornado 21-15 in the third quarter to take a 67-45 lead, and the Sentinels put the game away with a 28-point fourth quarter.
Darren Graham and Cory McCarty each had 14 points for Fort Hill, which improved to 20-2 overall and 13-0 in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference.
Preston Hartman and Matt Wilmer each had 16 points to lead Keyser, with Hartman pulling down a team-high 12 rebounds.
Jeremy Green added 14 points and 3 steals, while Tyler Logsdon and Wes Washington each dished out 3 assists.
Fort Hill also won the JV game, 49-37.
Wes Stullenbarger and R.C. Pratt each had 10 points to lead Keyser, while Langston Hines added 5 assists.
Keyser (11-10) will return to action this Thursday for its regular-season finale at Petersburg at 7:30 p.m
Keyser Routs Northern, 83-55
Cumberland Times-News
KEYSER - Three Keyser Golden Tornado players recorded double-doubles Monday night as Keyser throttled Northern 83-55 at Keyser High School.
Preston Hartman, Jeremy Green and Wes Washington all had double-doubles as Keyser expanded on a two-point lead after the first quarter to lead 40-27 at the half, and 63-41 by the end of the third.
Washington dished out a remarkable 15 assists, grabbed three rebounds and swiped one steal to go with his 11 points. Hartman concluded the contest with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Green totaled 18 points, 10 boards and three steals. Matt Wilmer made it four Tornadoes in double figures by posting a game-high 20 points.
Northern's Kory Gibson finished with a game-high 23 points and Jeff Smith finished with 13.
Keyser won the jayvee game 50-33. Wes Stallinbarger scored 23 points in the win, and Steven Holtschneider had 11 for Northern.
Keyser improves to 11-9 overall and is now 6-7 in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference. The Tornado plays a tripleheader at Fort Hill tonight beginning with the 4:15 freshmen game.
Northern (9-10, 4-7 AMAC) will play at Mountain Ridge on Friday.
KEYSER - Three Keyser Golden Tornado players recorded double-doubles Monday night as Keyser throttled Northern 83-55 at Keyser High School.
Preston Hartman, Jeremy Green and Wes Washington all had double-doubles as Keyser expanded on a two-point lead after the first quarter to lead 40-27 at the half, and 63-41 by the end of the third.
Washington dished out a remarkable 15 assists, grabbed three rebounds and swiped one steal to go with his 11 points. Hartman concluded the contest with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Green totaled 18 points, 10 boards and three steals. Matt Wilmer made it four Tornadoes in double figures by posting a game-high 20 points.
Northern's Kory Gibson finished with a game-high 23 points and Jeff Smith finished with 13.
Keyser won the jayvee game 50-33. Wes Stallinbarger scored 23 points in the win, and Steven Holtschneider had 11 for Northern.
Keyser improves to 11-9 overall and is now 6-7 in the Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference. The Tornado plays a tripleheader at Fort Hill tonight beginning with the 4:15 freshmen game.
Northern (9-10, 4-7 AMAC) will play at Mountain Ridge on Friday.
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.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
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.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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 |
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Keyser Defeats Vikings, 68-53
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
Keyser, W.Va. -
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.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
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.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Keyser Defeated by Miners, 54-38
Mineral Daily News Tribune
FROSTBURG, Md. - Keyser scored in single digits in each of the final three quarters and the Golden Tornado posted their lowest output of the season in a 54-38 loss to the Mountain Ridge Miners on Wednesday evening in Frostburg.
After scoring 12 points in the opening quarter, Keyser scored 9, 8 and 9 points over the final three periods en route to the 16-point loss.
Keyser's 38 points were 25 points below its season average of 63.4. The Golden Tornado have now lost five of their last six games to drop below the .500 mark for the first time this season at 8-9.
The Miners held an 18-12 lead after the opening period but managed just six points in the second quarter as Keyser cut its deficit to three points, 24-21, at the half.
Mountain Ridge pushed its lead out to double digits, 39-29, heading into the fourth quarter and then outscored Keyser 15-9 over the final eight minutes to cement the victory.
Ryan Delaney led all scorers with 16 points and Jeremy Shingler added 10 to lead Mountain Ridge.
Matt Wilmer led Keyser with 13 points, while Jeremy Green added 10 points and Preston Hartman contributed 8 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists.
Keyser won the JV game, 46-26.
R.C. Pratt led the Golden Tornado with 17 points and Wes Stullenbarger added 10.
Keinen Harper led Mountain Ridge with 14.
Keyser returns to action this Saturday when it hosts Petersburg at 7:30 p.m.
Mountain Ridge Defeats Keyser, 54-38
Cumberland Times-News
FROSTBURG - Ryan Delaney scored 16 points and Mountain Ridge outscored Keyser 30-17 during the second half for a 54-38 Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference win Wednesday evening.
Delaney hit five field goals and went 5-for-6 from the foul line to help the Miners (9-8 overall, 5-5 AMAC) snap a three-game skid.
Jeremy Shingler added 10 points and David Hobel and Sammy Brackett had nine each.
"It was a good team win for us. Everyone played hard," said Mountain Ridge coach Dave Hobel. "Everyone played and everyone played a part in this win."
Matt Wilmer had 13 points and Jeremy Green 10 for Keyser (8-9, 5-7).
Keyser won the jayvee game 46-26, with R.C. Pratt scoring 17 points.
Keyser also won the freshman game, 58-44, with Peyton Hartman scoring 20 points. Dylan Harden and Jacob Miller had 13 for Mountain Ridge.
The Miners travel to Northern on Friday and Keyser hosts Petersburg on Saturday.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Spartans Beat Keyser, 96-75
Cumberland Times-News
CUMBERLAND - Bishop Walsh put on a clinic offensively in the second quarter, outscoring Keyser in the period, 30-14, in defeating the Golden Tornado Tuesday night at Bishop Walsh.The Spartans, who trailed 21-18 entering the second quarter, led at the half, 48-35, and inched the difference up to 70-53 after three, never losing their offensive groove.Alex Trivanovic led the Spartans with 26 points, while Myles Clifford scored 19, Kamran Khataian 18, and Eric Diamond 12. Khataian had seven assists, Diamond six rebounds and Clifford four steals.For Keyser, Preston Hartman scored 30 points, with four of his 11 field goals being three-pointers. Jeremy Green hit for 16 for the Tornado, while Matt Wilmer scored 13.Keyser won the junior varsity game.Bishop Walsh (8-11) will host Meyersdale today at 7 p.m. in a make-up game from last Friday. Keyser (8-8) will visit Mountain Ridge tonight.
CUMBERLAND - Bishop Walsh put on a clinic offensively in the second quarter, outscoring Keyser in the period, 30-14, in defeating the Golden Tornado Tuesday night at Bishop Walsh.The Spartans, who trailed 21-18 entering the second quarter, led at the half, 48-35, and inched the difference up to 70-53 after three, never losing their offensive groove.Alex Trivanovic led the Spartans with 26 points, while Myles Clifford scored 19, Kamran Khataian 18, and Eric Diamond 12. Khataian had seven assists, Diamond six rebounds and Clifford four steals.For Keyser, Preston Hartman scored 30 points, with four of his 11 field goals being three-pointers. Jeremy Green hit for 16 for the Tornado, while Matt Wilmer scored 13.Keyser won the junior varsity game.Bishop Walsh (8-11) will host Meyersdale today at 7 p.m. in a make-up game from last Friday. Keyser (8-8) will visit Mountain Ridge tonight.
Bishop Walsh trips Keyser, 96-75
Mineral Daily News Tribune
Bishop Walsh came within four points of the century mark and Keyser dropped down to the .500 mark as the Spartans defeated the Golden Tornado, 96-75, on Tuesday evening in Cumberland.Aleks Trivanovic scored 26 points to lead three Spartans in double figures as Bishop Walsh avenged 66-60 loss in Keyser on January 7.The Golden Tornado led Tuesday's high-scoring affair, 21-18, after one period of play, but the Spartans charged ahead in the second quarter, scoring 30 points to take a 48-35 lead into the break.
Bishop Walsh increased its lead to 17 points, 70-53, after three quarters and never looked back.Miles Clifford had 19 points and Kamron Khataian added 18 for Bishop Walsh.Preston Hartman recorded a double-double with a game-high 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead Keyser, which fell to 8-8 with the loss.
Jeremy Green added 16 points and 4 assists, while Matt Wilmer had 13 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.Keyser won the JV game, 98-42.Wes Stullenbarger led the Golden Tornado with 36 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, while R.C Pratt added 12 points and Daniel Zinn had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Dylan Dunn led Bishop Walsh with 11 points and Jared Mathews added 10.Keyser will return to action this evening for a triple-header at Mountain Ridge.The Keyser freshman and JV teams will both be in action at 6 p.m., with the varsity to take the court at 7:30 p.m.
SOUTHERN DEFEATS KEYSER, 57-56
Mineral Daily News Tribune
On Monday evening, Keyser lost a close game to the Southern Rams, 57-56.Jeff Stern hit the second of two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining to lift Southern to victory.Stern led the Rams with 20 points, while Drew Proudfoot added 14 points and Dan Shockey had 11.
Wilmer led Keyser with 21 points, while Hartman added 14 and Green had 11.Southern also won the JV game, 43-37.Joe Kisselovich led Southern with 19 points and Calvin Hilliard added 10.
Wes Washington led Keyser with 10 points.
Bishop Walsh came within four points of the century mark and Keyser dropped down to the .500 mark as the Spartans defeated the Golden Tornado, 96-75, on Tuesday evening in Cumberland.Aleks Trivanovic scored 26 points to lead three Spartans in double figures as Bishop Walsh avenged 66-60 loss in Keyser on January 7.The Golden Tornado led Tuesday's high-scoring affair, 21-18, after one period of play, but the Spartans charged ahead in the second quarter, scoring 30 points to take a 48-35 lead into the break.
Bishop Walsh increased its lead to 17 points, 70-53, after three quarters and never looked back.Miles Clifford had 19 points and Kamron Khataian added 18 for Bishop Walsh.Preston Hartman recorded a double-double with a game-high 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead Keyser, which fell to 8-8 with the loss.
Jeremy Green added 16 points and 4 assists, while Matt Wilmer had 13 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.Keyser won the JV game, 98-42.Wes Stullenbarger led the Golden Tornado with 36 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, while R.C Pratt added 12 points and Daniel Zinn had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Dylan Dunn led Bishop Walsh with 11 points and Jared Mathews added 10.Keyser will return to action this evening for a triple-header at Mountain Ridge.The Keyser freshman and JV teams will both be in action at 6 p.m., with the varsity to take the court at 7:30 p.m.
SOUTHERN DEFEATS KEYSER, 57-56
Mineral Daily News Tribune
On Monday evening, Keyser lost a close game to the Southern Rams, 57-56.Jeff Stern hit the second of two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining to lift Southern to victory.Stern led the Rams with 20 points, while Drew Proudfoot added 14 points and Dan Shockey had 11.
Wilmer led Keyser with 21 points, while Hartman added 14 and Green had 11.Southern also won the JV game, 43-37.Joe Kisselovich led Southern with 19 points and Calvin Hilliard added 10.
Wes Washington led Keyser with 10 points.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Southern Edges Keyser, 57-56
Cumberland Times-News
OAKLAND - Jeff Stem hit the second of a two-shot foul with 6.8 seconds left to lift third-ranked Southern to its sixth win in a row.
After a series of timeouts were called following Stem's free throw, Keyser threw the ball away on its possession and the Rams regained possession to win the game.
Stem led the Rams (8-6, 7-3) with 20 points, while Drew Proudfoot scored 14 and Dan Shockey 11. Jordan Pacella added eight.
For Keyser (8-7, 5-6), Matt Wilmer led the way with 21 points, while Preston Hartman hit six field goals, including two three-point goals, to score 14 points. Jeremy Green added 11.
Southern won the junior varsity game, 43-37, with Joe Kisselovich scoring 19 for the Rams, and Calvin Hilliard scoring 10. Wes Washington scored 10 for Keyser.
Southern hosts Petersburg today.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
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Keyser Beats Hampshire, 57-53
Cumberland Times-News
ROMNEY — Matt Wilmer scored 20 points and Preston Hartman had a double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds as Keyser held on to beat Hampshire in an Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference game at Hampshire.
Jeremy Green also had a double-double for the Golden Tornado with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Cody Spotts dished out five assists.
Hampshire was led by Robbie Miller with 21 points. Michael Clark and Will Hughes added 10 points each.
Keyser led 20-16 after one period and 32-21 at halftime. Hampshire cut the margin to two points, 39-37, in the third quarter.
The Keyser junior varsity team won 50-31 as Wesley Stullenbarger scored 14 points and Wes Washington 10. Ollie Douthitt had eight for Hampshire.
Keyser (8-6 overall, 5-5 AMAC) will play at Southern in a make-up game on Monday. Hampshire (1-14, 1-8) visits Northern on Saturday.
ROMNEY — Matt Wilmer scored 20 points and Preston Hartman had a double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds as Keyser held on to beat Hampshire in an Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference game at Hampshire.
Jeremy Green also had a double-double for the Golden Tornado with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Cody Spotts dished out five assists.
Hampshire was led by Robbie Miller with 21 points. Michael Clark and Will Hughes added 10 points each.
Keyser led 20-16 after one period and 32-21 at halftime. Hampshire cut the margin to two points, 39-37, in the third quarter.
The Keyser junior varsity team won 50-31 as Wesley Stullenbarger scored 14 points and Wes Washington 10. Ollie Douthitt had eight for Hampshire.
Keyser (8-6 overall, 5-5 AMAC) will play at Southern in a make-up game on Monday. Hampshire (1-14, 1-8) visits Northern on Saturday.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Keyser Gets By Trojans, 57-53
Mineral Daily News Tribune
ROMNEY - Three players accounted for all but one point and Keyser survived a bad third quarter en route to a 57-53 victory over the Hampshire Trojans on Thursday evening in Romney.
Preston Hartman, Matt Wilmer and Jeremy Green combined for 56 points as the Golden Tornado improved their record to 8-6 on the year.
Hartman led the way with 22 points and 16 rebounds, while Wilmer added 20 points and Green had 14 points and 11 boards.
Cody Spotts chipped in with a team-high 5 assists.
Keyser took a 20-15 lead after the opening quarter and opened things up in the second frame, holding Hampshire to just 6 points to take a 32-21 lead at the half.
The Trojans returned the favor in the third quarter, holding the Golden Tornado to just 7 points to cut the Keyser lead to 39-37 heading into the final eight minutes.
But Keyser was able to hold off Hampshire in the fourth quarter, as the trio of Hartman, Green and Wilmer did just enough to secure the win.
Robbie Miller led Hampshire with 21 points, while Michael Clark added 10.
Will Hughes, who scored 29 points in Hampshire's 86-83 overtime loss to Keyser on Jan. 4, managed just 10 points on Thursday, with only 2 points coming after the first quarter.
Keyser also won the JV game, 50-31.
Wes Washington led Keyser with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 8 steals and 5 assists, while Wes Stullenbarger added 14 points and 4 steals.
Ollie Douthitt led Hampshire with 8 points.
Keyser will return to action Monday, Feb. 4, when it travels to Southern for a make-up game beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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