The Shadow
BUCHANAN – Make it back-to-back wins for Bath County (2-3).
After an 0-3 start to their season in which the team played all three games close and lost by a combined 17 points, the Chargers are now hitting their win-stride following a 44-41 win on the road last Wednesday over James River in Buchanan.
Down a point with less than five seconds remaining, Isaac Ingram put Bath County in front 42-41.
Andrew Turner, much like he would do on the football field, intercepted a pass and drew the foul where he would go on to knock down a pair of free throws to help seal the victory for the Chargers.
Ingram led all scorers with a game-high 20 points, while Luke Turner added 14.
The Chargers avenged a loss to the Knights from the weekend before where they had lost 57-55 at the Riverheads tournament.
Bath County 12 10 11 11 – 44
James River 14 6 10 11 – 41
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Bath County brought home their first win of the season just the day prior following an 81-49 blowout victory on the road over Meadow Bridge in West Virginia.
Separated by single digits in the second quarter, the Chargers outscored the Wildcats 19-6 in the quarter to open the game to a 22-point halftime lead.
It was a lead the Chargers would never relinquish.
The Chargers had five players finish in double figures scoring as the team collectively knocked down six 3-pointers.
Andrew Turner led Bath County with a team-high 18 points, along with a pair of 3’s. Luke Turner added 15 points, while Frankie DeBoe dropped in 13, and Wyatt Campbell & Isaac Ingram each had 10.
Brycen Sawyers led Meadow Bridge with a game-high 25 points in the loss.
Bath County 24 19 22 16 – 81
Meadow Bridge 15 6 13 15 – 49
BCHS Scoring (81): A. Turner 18, L Turner 15, F. DeBoe 13, W. Campbell 10, I. Ingram 10, G. Walton 8, C. Hooker 3, C. Lowry 2, O. Perdue 2.
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Playing in the Riverheads basketball tournament on Friday, December 1st, Bath County lost a tough battle with the Gladiators in the tournament semifinal, losing 51-41.
The score was tied 16-16 at halftime, but a second half surge from Riverheads was enough as the team outpaced the Chargers 35-25 in the third and fourth quarters.
Wyatt Campbell led the Chargers in scoring with 15 points, while Isaac Ingram added 12. BCHS only had four total scorers in the loss.
Jackson Brammer led Riverheads with a game-high 16 points.
BCHS 7 9 14 11 – 41
RHS 7 9 19 16 – 51
BCHS Scoring (41): W. Campbell 15, I. Ingram 12, A. Turner 9, L. Turner 5.
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The consolation game of the Riverheads tournament was a tightly contested game all the way to final seconds.
Down three points with just over a minute remaining, Wyatt Campbell connected on a 3-pointer to tie the game at 55-55.
The final heroics though would belong to the Knights as Josiah Clark dropped in the game-winning layup with only 1.3 seconds left on the game clock.
Campbell and Frankie DeBoe paced the Chargers with 15 points, while Luke Turner added 11.
James River 15 12 17 13 – 57
Bath County 13 17 10 15 – 55
BCHS Scoring (55): W. Campbell 15, F. DeBoe 15, L. Turner 11, A. Turner 8, I. Ingram 6.
