KEYSER, W. Va. — Preston Hartman scored 16 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Maverick Nelson added 15 points and Jeremy Green had 12 points and 10 rebounds as fifth-ranked Keyser upset second-ranked Mountain Ridge.
Keyser (8-5, 6-4) roared back after dropping a spot in the area poll after losses to Frankfort and Hampshire by handing the Miners their first Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference loss.
David Hobel hit for a game-high 26 points and Cody Hovatter added 15 for Mountain Ridge (12-3, 7-1), now tied with Allegany for the conference lead.
Matt Wilmer and Wes Washington scored nine points, with Wilmer adding five assists and four steals for Keyser. Tied at 51, the Golden Tornado scored 14 of the final 20 points.
Mountain Ridge won the jayvee game 52-43. Montana Bradley scored 19 points for the Miners and R.C. Pratt had 24 for the Tornado.
Keyser plays at third-ranked Allegany and Mountain Ridge visits Fort Hill on Thursday.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Frankfort wins, 60-55
SHORT GAP - Ladies and gentlemen, the rumors that the Keyser-Frankfort rivalry is dead have been greatly exaggerated.
Indeed, it is as alive as ever.
Frankfort used some hot initial shooting to get ahead and frenetic defense to get back into it late as the Falcons came-from-behind to torch the Tornado 60-55 last night in Short Gap.
“This was all the kids,” said Frankfort head coach Scott Slider, “They just wanted to come out and win.”
That “will to win” was obvious to anyone in attendance at Frankfort last night, and the Falcons showed they came to play right off the tip as James Jones hustled down the lane to put Frankfort on top 2-0.
There would be no less than six lead changes or ties during the initial eight-minute span, with both teams playing out of character.
Keyser was unable to get into transition, and veered fro its’ normal gameplan instead trying to take advantage of a big size advantage for the Golden Tornado inside.
Senior Preston Hartman was the beneficiary of those feeds, and he scored 11 of Keyser’s 17 first-quarter points .
However, Frankfort would not be outhustled on this night, and withstood the onslaught of athleticism by the Golden Tornado by moving the basketball well to open shooters and knocking down those attempts.
Skyler Minke connected on a trio of treys in the period and Logan Wolford provided inspirational play on both ends of the floor to propel the Falcons to a 21-17 lead entering the second stanza.
It was just Wolford’s third game of the season since suffering internal injuries in the opener against Mountain Ridge, and the junior would prove pivotal.
Keyser continued to get multiple shots at point blank range in the second quarter, and Frankfort flat out played over their heads the entire period. Frankfort took advantage of numerous breakdowns in Keyser’s perimeter defense and poor guardplay, and converted those mental lapses and lack of lock-down into easy baskets.
After all that the Golden Tornado still trailed Frankfort, 34-31, at the half.
Wolford scored four of his team-high 15 points on a transition basket, as Keyser once again failed to get back quickly, and a nifty baseline move to push the Frankfort lead to seven at the 5:43 mark of the third period.
Keyser went back inside, this time to Jeremy Green, but the Falcons answered again with back-to-back buckets by Wolford and Travis Meyers to stretch the advantage to 42-33.
Green made it worse, losing his cool and possession of the basketball when he pushed a Falcon after he was fouled chasing a loose ball.
Meyers coverted 1-of-2 technical free throws, giving the Falcons a double-digit lead, 43-33.
Frankfort decided to begin to hold the basketball with 2:33 to play, and Keyser took advantage of the Falcon’s poor ballhandling to get back in it and regain the momentum.
Hartman got the Golden Tornado going with four-straight to end the period, and teamed with is little brother Peyton to score six more and tie it up at 43-all with 5:39 to play.
Green regained the lead for Keyser with another inside move a minute later, and Preston finished off a 15-0 run spanning 7:33 with a 3-point play to give Keyser a 48-44 advantage with just over four minutes to play.
But the Falcon’s were not dead yet.
Dustin Meyers ended the run for Frankfort with a follow, and Frankfort continued to trade blows with Keyser chipping away slowly at the slim lead.
Wolford tied the game at 52 with a pair of freebies, and followed a Hartman basket with a 3-pointer to give Frankfort the lead at 55-54 with just over a minute to play.
And the Falcons never looked back.
Dustin Meyers followed up a shot and another Minke free throw with a big rebound to seal the game, and Keyser backed off the basketball with five seconds to play conceding defeat.
It was not Duke-Carolina, but the team in Carolina (or Columbia) blue came out on top this time.
Jones played a strong all-around game for Frankfort to finish with 10 points, while Travis Meyers scored eight points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Minke added 13 points for a well-balanced Frankfort attack.
Preston Hartman finished with 23 points for Keyser, Green added 17.
Keyser falls to 10-4 and will travel to Allegany on Tuesday.
Frankfort won just its’ second game in 10 tries and will try to continue the roll at Southern Garrett on Tuesday as well.
Keyser won the jayvee matchup, a heated contest as well, 45-41.
Indeed, it is as alive as ever.
Frankfort used some hot initial shooting to get ahead and frenetic defense to get back into it late as the Falcons came-from-behind to torch the Tornado 60-55 last night in Short Gap.
“This was all the kids,” said Frankfort head coach Scott Slider, “They just wanted to come out and win.”
That “will to win” was obvious to anyone in attendance at Frankfort last night, and the Falcons showed they came to play right off the tip as James Jones hustled down the lane to put Frankfort on top 2-0.
There would be no less than six lead changes or ties during the initial eight-minute span, with both teams playing out of character.
Keyser was unable to get into transition, and veered fro its’ normal gameplan instead trying to take advantage of a big size advantage for the Golden Tornado inside.
Senior Preston Hartman was the beneficiary of those feeds, and he scored 11 of Keyser’s 17 first-quarter points .
However, Frankfort would not be outhustled on this night, and withstood the onslaught of athleticism by the Golden Tornado by moving the basketball well to open shooters and knocking down those attempts.
Skyler Minke connected on a trio of treys in the period and Logan Wolford provided inspirational play on both ends of the floor to propel the Falcons to a 21-17 lead entering the second stanza.
It was just Wolford’s third game of the season since suffering internal injuries in the opener against Mountain Ridge, and the junior would prove pivotal.
Keyser continued to get multiple shots at point blank range in the second quarter, and Frankfort flat out played over their heads the entire period. Frankfort took advantage of numerous breakdowns in Keyser’s perimeter defense and poor guardplay, and converted those mental lapses and lack of lock-down into easy baskets.
After all that the Golden Tornado still trailed Frankfort, 34-31, at the half.
Wolford scored four of his team-high 15 points on a transition basket, as Keyser once again failed to get back quickly, and a nifty baseline move to push the Frankfort lead to seven at the 5:43 mark of the third period.
Keyser went back inside, this time to Jeremy Green, but the Falcons answered again with back-to-back buckets by Wolford and Travis Meyers to stretch the advantage to 42-33.
Green made it worse, losing his cool and possession of the basketball when he pushed a Falcon after he was fouled chasing a loose ball.
Meyers coverted 1-of-2 technical free throws, giving the Falcons a double-digit lead, 43-33.
Frankfort decided to begin to hold the basketball with 2:33 to play, and Keyser took advantage of the Falcon’s poor ballhandling to get back in it and regain the momentum.
Hartman got the Golden Tornado going with four-straight to end the period, and teamed with is little brother Peyton to score six more and tie it up at 43-all with 5:39 to play.
Green regained the lead for Keyser with another inside move a minute later, and Preston finished off a 15-0 run spanning 7:33 with a 3-point play to give Keyser a 48-44 advantage with just over four minutes to play.
But the Falcon’s were not dead yet.
Dustin Meyers ended the run for Frankfort with a follow, and Frankfort continued to trade blows with Keyser chipping away slowly at the slim lead.
Wolford tied the game at 52 with a pair of freebies, and followed a Hartman basket with a 3-pointer to give Frankfort the lead at 55-54 with just over a minute to play.
And the Falcons never looked back.
Dustin Meyers followed up a shot and another Minke free throw with a big rebound to seal the game, and Keyser backed off the basketball with five seconds to play conceding defeat.
It was not Duke-Carolina, but the team in Carolina (or Columbia) blue came out on top this time.
Jones played a strong all-around game for Frankfort to finish with 10 points, while Travis Meyers scored eight points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Minke added 13 points for a well-balanced Frankfort attack.
Preston Hartman finished with 23 points for Keyser, Green added 17.
Keyser falls to 10-4 and will travel to Allegany on Tuesday.
Frankfort won just its’ second game in 10 tries and will try to continue the roll at Southern Garrett on Tuesday as well.
Keyser won the jayvee matchup, a heated contest as well, 45-41.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Frankfort Stuns Keyser, 60-55
SHORT GAP, W.Va. — What a difference a month can make.
The Frankfort Falcons, who lost to Keyser 74-29 on Dec. 23, got revenge exactly one month later, upsetting the fourth-ranked Golden Tornado 60-55 Friday night in an Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference game.
The difference, according to Frankfort coach Scott Slider, was effort. “We had two terrible practices coming into tonight where our boys just did not play hard. Tonight we played hard for all 32 minutes.”
That they did as the Falcons (2-8, 2-5 AMAC) controlled the game from start to finish, never wavering or panicking, and clinging to a lead that never grew to more than six at the end of any quarter. Frankfort led 21-17 after one quarter, 34-31 at halftime and 43-37 entering the final period.
“We didn’t get rattled and we controlled the ball, only having 10 turnovers. We were very balanced on offense and played very tough man-to-man defense for the entire game.” Slider said.
Logan Wolford led the balanced Frankfort attack with 15 points. Skyler Minke had 13 points and four of the Falcons’ six three-point goals. James Jones added 10 points and Travis Myers led the team with 10 rebounds to go along with his seven points.
Keyser (7-4, 5-3) was led by Preston Hartman who had a game-high 23 points. Jeremy Green had 16.
Keyser won the jayvee game 45-41. R.C. Pratt had 11 points for Keyser and J.P. Twigg had 11 for Frankfort.
Frankfort hosts Southern and Keyser visits Allegany on Tuesday
The Frankfort Falcons, who lost to Keyser 74-29 on Dec. 23, got revenge exactly one month later, upsetting the fourth-ranked Golden Tornado 60-55 Friday night in an Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference game.
The difference, according to Frankfort coach Scott Slider, was effort. “We had two terrible practices coming into tonight where our boys just did not play hard. Tonight we played hard for all 32 minutes.”
That they did as the Falcons (2-8, 2-5 AMAC) controlled the game from start to finish, never wavering or panicking, and clinging to a lead that never grew to more than six at the end of any quarter. Frankfort led 21-17 after one quarter, 34-31 at halftime and 43-37 entering the final period.
“We didn’t get rattled and we controlled the ball, only having 10 turnovers. We were very balanced on offense and played very tough man-to-man defense for the entire game.” Slider said.
Logan Wolford led the balanced Frankfort attack with 15 points. Skyler Minke had 13 points and four of the Falcons’ six three-point goals. James Jones added 10 points and Travis Myers led the team with 10 rebounds to go along with his seven points.
Keyser (7-4, 5-3) was led by Preston Hartman who had a game-high 23 points. Jeremy Green had 16.
Keyser won the jayvee game 45-41. R.C. Pratt had 11 points for Keyser and J.P. Twigg had 11 for Frankfort.
Frankfort hosts Southern and Keyser visits Allegany on Tuesday
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Keyser Runs Over Fort Hill, 65-39
CUMBERLAND – Keyser beat For Hill 65-39 in boys basketball Wednesday night, the Golden Tornado dominating the Sentinels to go 7-3 on the season.
Jeremy Green led Keyser in scoring with 14 points, followed by Wes Washington with 11 and Matt Wilmer with nine.
Jordon Helmick was the leading scorer for Fort Hill with 14 points, followed by Devin Lee with 13.
Keyser out-rebounded Fort Hill 52 to 25. Taige Redman was the Golden Tornado's leading rebounder with eight rebounds, followed by Jeremy Green with seven.
Wes Washington had six assists and Jarell Ross had four steals.
Fort Hill jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the start of the game, but from there it was all Keyser, with the Golden Tornado outscoring the Sentinels 50-11 through the heart of the game. The Sentinels were limited to two points in the second quarter.
Keyser led 13-9 after the first quarter, 31-11 after two and 52-18 after three.
The Golden Tornado next play Friday night against Frankfort.
On the JV side, Keyser won 74-40, with Peyton Hartman and Andrea Restelli both scoring 18, RC Pratt with 13 and Chris Halbritter with 11. Pratt had 10 rebounds and Harman eight.
Jeremy Green led Keyser in scoring with 14 points, followed by Wes Washington with 11 and Matt Wilmer with nine.
Jordon Helmick was the leading scorer for Fort Hill with 14 points, followed by Devin Lee with 13.
Keyser out-rebounded Fort Hill 52 to 25. Taige Redman was the Golden Tornado's leading rebounder with eight rebounds, followed by Jeremy Green with seven.
Wes Washington had six assists and Jarell Ross had four steals.
Fort Hill jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the start of the game, but from there it was all Keyser, with the Golden Tornado outscoring the Sentinels 50-11 through the heart of the game. The Sentinels were limited to two points in the second quarter.
Keyser led 13-9 after the first quarter, 31-11 after two and 52-18 after three.
The Golden Tornado next play Friday night against Frankfort.
On the JV side, Keyser won 74-40, with Peyton Hartman and Andrea Restelli both scoring 18, RC Pratt with 13 and Chris Halbritter with 11. Pratt had 10 rebounds and Harman eight.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Keyser Beats Southern, 45-42
KEYSER, W.Va.—On a night where the foul shots weren’t falling for either eam, Matt Wilmer hit a pair of clutch free throws from the charity stripe with 10.8 seconds left and Preston Hartman hit one of two with under five seconds left to preserve a 45-42 win for the Keyser Golden Tornado over the Southern Rams in varsity boys’ basketball action at Tornado Alley Friday.
Keyser never trailed, but were pushed to the limit by the Rams, who trailed by ten late in the third quarter but got within one point before Wilmer’s free throws.
Jeremy Green led Keyser with 14 points, six rebounds, and four steals. Wilmer had 13 points.
Scott Livengood had 12 points for Southern.
Green tallied a quick six as Keyser led 8-2 with 3:07 left in the first quarter.
The big lead would be short-lived.
With Keyser’s Maverick Nelson sitting with two fouls, the Rams attacked the hoop and pulled within a bucket at 10-8 with under a minute to go on a Calvin Hilliard layup.
The Golden Tornado led 14-10 after the first quarter. Wes Washington, active on both ends, had five first-quarter assists and eight for the game.
A Hilliard layup pulled the Rams within two to open the quarter, and the two teams yo-yoed for most of the rest of the quarter: Keyser still leading, but unable to push the lead to more than four.
One reason for the Rams’ success near the hoop was the continued foul trouble of Nelson, who picked up his third foul with 3:32 remaining.
Southern pulled even for the first time since 2-2 when Scott Livengood finished off a nice passing sequence with a layup.
It was 20-all with 1:13 left in the half.
Ethan Brady had a chance to give Southern their first lead of the game, but missed a pair at the line. A Wilmer runner as time expired gave the Golden Tornado a precarious 22-20 lead at intermission.
Green had eight points to lead Keyser at the half; Livengood tallied the same for Southern.
After Livengood tallied to tie the game again, Keyser scored eight straight to open up their biggest lead of the night at 30-22 with 4:12 left in the third quarter.
Green scored the final four points of the run, ncluding a high-flyingfinger roll.
Southern scored four of the next six points, then back-to-back Nelson layups off nice feeds from Hartman and Wilmer, respectively, gave Keyser their first double-digit cushion.
It was 36-28, Keyser, heading to the fourth quarter.
A Livengood layup cut the lead to six, but a double-clutch jumper from Hartman put Keyser back up by eight points with 6:10 left.
Both teams missed opportunities at the line, a theme all night, then Southern hit one of two and Green canned a pair.
The Golden Tornado led 40-31 with 4:16 left, but from there, the Rams chipped away.
A Hilliard three-point play at 2:58 cut the lead to five, then Wilmer hit one of two at the line to put KHS back up six.
With 2:10 left in the fourth quarter, Chris Schad hit a critical three to halve the KHS lead.
From there, Keyser milked the clock, and neither team scored until Schad hit a pair of free throws with 12.7 seconds left after a Hartman foul.
With 10.8 seconds left, ilmer hit two big foul shots for KHS.
Jarell Ross threw the Rams a lifeline with 6.4 seconds left, fouling Schad at midcourt. The first foul shot was good, but the second rimmed out, and Keyser clung to a two-point advantage.
Hartman, with a chance to ice the game, hit the first of two to re-establish the three-point lead, but his second attempt rimmed out.
A desperation heave from Schad from 23 feet hit the far side of the rim, and Keyser escaped, 45-42.
Keyser (6-3) is at Fort Hill Wednesday for a tripleheader. Southern (1-8) host Mountain Ridge Tuesday.
Keyser never trailed, but were pushed to the limit by the Rams, who trailed by ten late in the third quarter but got within one point before Wilmer’s free throws.
Jeremy Green led Keyser with 14 points, six rebounds, and four steals. Wilmer had 13 points.
Scott Livengood had 12 points for Southern.
Green tallied a quick six as Keyser led 8-2 with 3:07 left in the first quarter.
The big lead would be short-lived.
With Keyser’s Maverick Nelson sitting with two fouls, the Rams attacked the hoop and pulled within a bucket at 10-8 with under a minute to go on a Calvin Hilliard layup.
The Golden Tornado led 14-10 after the first quarter. Wes Washington, active on both ends, had five first-quarter assists and eight for the game.
A Hilliard layup pulled the Rams within two to open the quarter, and the two teams yo-yoed for most of the rest of the quarter: Keyser still leading, but unable to push the lead to more than four.
One reason for the Rams’ success near the hoop was the continued foul trouble of Nelson, who picked up his third foul with 3:32 remaining.
Southern pulled even for the first time since 2-2 when Scott Livengood finished off a nice passing sequence with a layup.
It was 20-all with 1:13 left in the half.
Ethan Brady had a chance to give Southern their first lead of the game, but missed a pair at the line. A Wilmer runner as time expired gave the Golden Tornado a precarious 22-20 lead at intermission.
Green had eight points to lead Keyser at the half; Livengood tallied the same for Southern.
After Livengood tallied to tie the game again, Keyser scored eight straight to open up their biggest lead of the night at 30-22 with 4:12 left in the third quarter.
Green scored the final four points of the run, ncluding a high-flyingfinger roll.
Southern scored four of the next six points, then back-to-back Nelson layups off nice feeds from Hartman and Wilmer, respectively, gave Keyser their first double-digit cushion.
It was 36-28, Keyser, heading to the fourth quarter.
A Livengood layup cut the lead to six, but a double-clutch jumper from Hartman put Keyser back up by eight points with 6:10 left.
Both teams missed opportunities at the line, a theme all night, then Southern hit one of two and Green canned a pair.
The Golden Tornado led 40-31 with 4:16 left, but from there, the Rams chipped away.
A Hilliard three-point play at 2:58 cut the lead to five, then Wilmer hit one of two at the line to put KHS back up six.
With 2:10 left in the fourth quarter, Chris Schad hit a critical three to halve the KHS lead.
From there, Keyser milked the clock, and neither team scored until Schad hit a pair of free throws with 12.7 seconds left after a Hartman foul.
With 10.8 seconds left, ilmer hit two big foul shots for KHS.
Jarell Ross threw the Rams a lifeline with 6.4 seconds left, fouling Schad at midcourt. The first foul shot was good, but the second rimmed out, and Keyser clung to a two-point advantage.
Hartman, with a chance to ice the game, hit the first of two to re-establish the three-point lead, but his second attempt rimmed out.
A desperation heave from Schad from 23 feet hit the far side of the rim, and Keyser escaped, 45-42.
Keyser (6-3) is at Fort Hill Wednesday for a tripleheader. Southern (1-8) host Mountain Ridge Tuesday.
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