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.
