The Shadow
BUENA VISTA – In a Pioneer District boys basketball showdown on Wednesday in Buena Vista, Parry McCluer blew out Bath County 86-55.
It was a tale of the first half as the Fighting Blues dropped 60 points on the Chargers in the games first two periods.
PMHS was led by J.J. Jones, who scored a game-high 20 points. While the Fighting Blues finished with 12 players scoring points, the team only had two players in double figures as Landon Catlett added 14.
It was a rough night for Bath County despite knocking down nine 3-pointers. Andrew Turner scored a team-high 15 points, while Frankie DeBoe chipped in with 13.
BATH COUNTY (55) – A. Turner 15, F, DeBoe 13, I. Ingram 8, C. Lowry 5, G. Walton 5, O. Perdue 5, L. Turner 4. TOTALS: 55.
PARRY MCCLUER (86) – J. Jones 20, L. Catlett 14, B. Houck 9. P. Montgomery 9, B. Holdren 8, N. Glass 8, L. Cook 6, G. Burton 4, C. Henson 3, D. Tyree 2, E. Hill 2, E. Cook 1. TOTALS: 86.
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HOT SPRINGS – Following their Pioneer District away loss to Parry McCluer, Bath County was back on the basketball court Wednesday in Hot Springs as the Chargers picked up a 61-54 non-district win over Pocahontas County (W.Va.).
Bath County (10-10, 2-6 Pioneer District) was led by a trio in double figures scoring as Luke Turner scored a game-high 22 points, while Andrew Turner scored 17, and Issac Ingram added 12. L. Turner and Ingram both had double-doubles as Turner reeled in 13, while Ingram had 11.
After a low-scoring first quarter (17 points total) both the Chargers and Warriors picked it up, however it was BCHS who had built a double-digit lead by the end of the first half and took a 33-22 lead into intermission.
Pocahontas County was led by Carter Vandevander who scored a team-high 13 points in the loss.
Pocahontas County 8 14 17 15 – 54
Bath County 9 24 19 9 – 61
BATH CHARGERS (61) – L. Turner 22, A. Turner 17, I. Ingram 12, W. Campbell 5, F. DeBoe 2, G. Walton 1.
