Trojans Beat Keyser, 70-58

KEYSER, W.Va.—The Hampshire Trojans rode a strong second quarter and a 10-0 run in the third quarter to knock off the Keyser Golden Tornado, 70-58, in varsity boys’ basketball action at Tornado Alley Thursday night.
Robbie Miller tallied 26 points for Hampshire, while Will Hughes added 15. The Trojans scored 23 points from the free throw line.
Preston Hartman had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Keyser; Matt Wilmer chipped in 14 points. No other KHS players scored more than five points. Jeremy Green had eight rebounds for KHS; Peyton Hartman and Jarell Ross each had two steals.
Keyser jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead on a Preston Hartman three and a deep jumper from Matt Wilmer. Hampshire cut the lead to 7-6 with 4:36 remaining in the first quarter.
Keyser got a pair of put-back layups from Preston Hartman and Jeremy Green, then Hampshire scored six straight points to close the quarter. The Trojans led, 12-11.
Hampshire continued to surge, building a 22-13 lead before Tony Amtower’s right wing three-pointer broke the spell for Keyser. The Trojan lead moved to double figures, 26-16, on a pair of Robbie Miller free throws with 2:49 left in the half. The two teams traded buckets the rest of the half; Hampshire led 35-24 going into the locker room.
Miller topped Hampshire with 14 first-half points, while Hartman led Keyser with 11.
Keyser was plagued by foul trouble; Amtower, Hartman, Peyton Hartman, and Maverick Nelson all had two fouls at the break, with Nelson’s keeping him off of the floor for the final ten minutes of the half.
The third quarter started evenly; a Matt Wilmer three-pointer pulled Keyser back within ten points, 44-34, with 4:56 left in the third quarter. The Golden Tornado moved within single digits for the first time in the half on a Nelson layup at the 2:20 mark; Hampshire led, 45-37.
The Trojans answered emphatically, launching a 10-0 run to zoom ahead by 18 points before a Wilmer layup to close the quarter. KHS trailed, 55-39, through three periods.
KHS held HHS without a point for the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, but had only a Peyton Hartman layup to show for it offensively.
A Preston Hartman three-pointer with 3:54 left pulled Keyser within 13 points, 57-44.
HHS pushed the lead back up to 16, but Keyser closed again. A Wilmer three with 1:38 left kept KHS hope alive, down 61-50. After a pair of Trojan free throws, Wes Stullenbarger knocked down another three to cut the lead to ten. KHS got no closer the rest of the way, with HHS hitting their free throws and KHS’ desperation threes not falling.
Hampshire (6-6) entertains Northern on Saturday.
Keyser (7-5) will host Mountain Ridge on Tuesday.

Keyser is defeated by Hampshire, 70-58

KEYSER, W.Va. — Robbie Miller went for 26 points including four threes as No. 5 Hampshire upset No. 4 Keyser Thursday night at Keyser in Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference play.

Will Hughes also had a strong game inside with 15 points and 13 rebounds for Hampshire and J.P. Binotto had a team-high eight assists as well as seven rebounds and eight points. Josh Moreland also got into double figures for the Trojans with 13 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the foul line.

Keyser was led by Preston Hartman’s 18 points and 11 rebounds. Matt Wilmer added 14 and Jeremy Green had eight rebounds to go with his seven points.

Hampshire led at the end of each period with a 12-11 lead after one quarter then surging for 23 points in the second to take a 35-24 edge into halftime.

Keyser won the JV game 65-53. R.C. Pratt led Keyser with 22 points. Brian Wesson had 17 for Hampshire.

Hampshire (5-5, 4-2 AMAC) hopes to extend its three- game win streak Saturday when it hosts Northern. Keyser (7-5, 5-4) looks to turn things around Tuesday hosting Mountain Ridge.