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.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Green sparks Keyser to Victory
Green leads Keyser rally over Berkeley Springs, 65-53
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.