Nicholas County 71, Independence 54
Summersville – Colby Pishner continued his torrid scoring tear with 33 points Wednesday to lead Nicholas County past Independence 71-54.
Jaxson Morriston scored 11 for the Grizzlies, while Travis Smith and Ethan Collins had eight points apiece.
Jordan James led the Patriots with 20 points and Michael McKinney score 12.
The win runs Nicholas County’s (6-9) win streak to five games. The Grizzlies hosts PikeView Friday.
Independence (5-7) travels to Oak Hill Friday.
I: 18 7 12 17 – 54
NC: 12 19 21 19 – 71
Independence
Cyrus Goodson 2, Logan Phalin 8, Michael McKinney 12, Carter Adkins 5, Corey Shumate 4, Jordan James 20, Dakota Browning 3. Totals: 18 11-19 54.
Nicholas County
Colby Pishner 33, Travis Smith 8, Ethan Collins 8, Gage Groggs 2, Brycen Morriston 1, Wesley Hill 4, Jaxson Morriston 11, Austin Altizer 4. Totals: 25 18-25 71.
3-pointers – I: 7 (McKinney 2, Adkins, James 3, Browning); NC: 3 (Smith, Collins 2)
James Monroe 54, Westside 51
Clear Fork – Shad Sauvage drilled a 3-pointer in the final seconds to give Class A No. 1 James Monroe a 54-51 win over upset-minded Westside Wednesday.
Sauvage finished the game with 15 points, while Eli Allen scored 17 and Josh Burks added nine.
Shandell Adkins led the Renegades with 14 points. Dale Bledsoe and Ashton Reed scored 11 points each for Westside.
Westside travels to Tug Valley Friday and James Monroe hosts Richwood Friday.
Video of Shad Sauvage’s game-winning 3-pointer against Westside. Video comes courtesy of @JMBOYSBBALL coach Matt Sauvage. #wvprepbb pic.twitter.com/hZWJweNywK
— Tyler Jackson (@TJack94) February 10, 2022
JM: 12 13 17 12 – 54
W: 9 17 11 14 – 51
James Monroe
Josh Burks 9, Shad Sauvage 15, Cooper Ridgeway 5, Eli Allen 17, Collin Fox 4, Cameron Thomas 4. Totals: 23 10-19 54.
Westside
Dale Bledsoe 11, Hunter Lester 4, Ashton Reed 11, Shandell Adkins 14, Bryson Blankenship 3, Austin Cline 8. Totals: 17 15-22 51.
3-pointers – JM: 6 (Burks 3, Sauvage 3); W: 2 (Bledsoe, Cline)
