KEYSER - Fort Hill had too much firepower for Keyser as the top-ranked Sentinels roared to a 67-41 victory over the fourth-ranked Golden Tornado in an Appalachian Mountian Athletic League game Wednesday night.
Four Fort Hill players scored in double figures with Jordan Brooks leading the way with 20 points. Ryan Brooks was a point of his brother's pace with 19, Corey McCarty had 12 points and Darren Graham had a double-double with 11 rebounds and 10 points. Ryan Brooks also added eight rebounds.
The Golden Tornado got 15 points and five rebounds from Preston Hartman, and 12 points from Matt Wilmer. Jeremy Green finished with 11 points and seven boards.
Fort Hill got out to a 20-9 lead after one quarter and was ahead 47-19 by halftime. McCarty had 10 of his 12 points in the first half and Jordan Brooks had five field goals in the second quarter.
Fort Hill won the jayvee game 46-43 behind Dakota Welsh's 13 points. Wes Stallingbarger had 20 for Keyser.
Fort Hill (12-0, 8-0 AMAC) plays Friday at Mountain Ridge. Keyser (7-5, 4-4) plays host to Allegany on Tuesday.
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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.