KEYSER, W.Va. - Cody Ellsworth and Cameron Butler had double-doubles to power second-ranked Allegany over fifth-ranked Keyser in an Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference contest.
Ellsworth led the Campers with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Butler scored 11 points and contributed 10 assists. Jordan Grady scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Travis Dordevic reached 12 points and seven rebounds. Casey Roberts scored 13 points, and had three steals as the fifth Camper to score in double digits.
Allegany held a 24-20 lead entering the second quarter, but pulled away with a 18-7 second. The Campers were ahead by a 56-40 count by the close of the third.
Jeremy Green led all scorers with a 22-point performance for Keyser. He also added eight rebounds and five steals, while Preston Hartman had 18 points and eight boards. Matt Wilmer finished with 11 points and five assists.
Demetrius Taylor scored 28 points as Allegany won the jayvee game 71-59. Wes Stallinbarger had 24 for the Golden Tornado.
Allegany (13-2, 8-1 AMAC) will play at Fort Hill on Friday. Keyser (7-6, 4-5) plays Thursday at Hampshire.
Fort Hill's Cory McCarty (R) tries to block Keyser's Preston Hartman from driving to the basket in the third quarter of their game Wednesday evening in Keyser. Fort Hill remained unbeaten with a 67-41 victory. Tribune photo by Raymond Burner |
Jordan and Ryan Brooks combined for more than half of Fort Hill's points as the Sentinels stayed unbeaten with a convincing 67-41 victory over the Keyser Golden Tornado on Wednesday evening at Tornado Alley.
The Brooks brothers - Jordan the senior and Ryan a junior - combined for 39 of the 67 points as the Sentinels upped their record to 12-0 on the year.
Jordan Brooks led all scorers with 20 points to go along with 4 assists, while Ryan Brooks had 19 points and 8 rebounds.
Fort Hill jumped out to an early lead and was never really challenged after that, as the Sentinels scored more points in the first quarter than Keyser scored in the first half.
The Sentinels led 20-9 after the first period and then outscored Keyser 27-10 in the second frame to take a 47-19 lead at the break.
Keyser was then held to 8 points in the third quarter and trailed 57-27 heading into the final quarter.
The Sentinels made 24 field goals to the Golden Tornado's 18. They also connected on 11-of-14 free throws while Keyser made just 6 trips to the charity stripe and made 3.
Darren Graham recorded a double-double for Fort Hill with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Cory McCarty added 12 points and Jordan Helmick pulled down 8 rebounds.
Preston Hartman led Keyser (7-5) with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, while Matt Wilmer added 12 points and Jeremy Green had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Fort Hill was also victorious in the JV game, 46-43.
Dakota Welch led the Sentinels with 13 points, while Wes Stullenbarger scored a game-high 20 points for Keyser.
The Golden Tornado will return to action Tuesday, Jan. 29, when they host Allegany, while Fort Hill will travel to take on Mountain Ridge this Friday evening.
Both games are slated to tip off at 7:30 p.m.