WYTHEVILLE – Playing on the road in the Class 1. Region C boys basketball tournament – Bath County’s season came to an end following an 85-48 first-round loss to George Wythe last Tuesday in Wytheville.
It was an uphill battle from the start for the Chargers as the Maroons scored the game’s first 13 points.
After being held scoreless for just over three minutes, senior Frankie DeBoe put BCHS on the scoreboard with a layup at the 4:36 mark.
George Wythe moments later grabbed a 19-2 lead and closed out the first quarter leading by 19 points.
Much like in the first quarter, the Maroons opened the second with a 13-0 scoring run to take a commanding 41-9 lead. By halftime GWHS led 55-19.
Despite their deficit, Bath County kept the fight going in the second half to open the third quarter. The Chargers put together their best quarter of the game with a 20-point effort, including scoring the period’s first 11 points.
It was though too little too late for BCHS as they could never get the deficit back down below 20 points.
Bath County finished with a trio of players in double figures. Senior Greyson Walton led the Chargers in scoring with a game-high 18 points, including four 3-pointers. DeBoe added 12 points and six rebounds, while junior Issac Ingram had 10 points and also reeled in six rebounds. BCHS leading scorer senior Andrew Turner, was held to just three points.
BCHS knocked down 10 3-pointers, while the Maroons connected on 11 in which eight different players made a 3-pointer.
George Wythe was led by MIcah Braxton and Ty Campbell, who each had 13 points. Reed Kirtner added 12, while Holdren Luttrell scored 10. The Maroons had 13 players reach the scoring column.
It was the boys basketball program’s first trip to the regional tournament since 2019. Bath County finished their season 13-14 overall.
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Bath County 9 10 20 9 – 48
George Wythe 28 27 19 11 – 85
BATH COUNTY (48) – G. Walton 18, F. DeBoe 12, I. Ingram 10, L. Turner 5, A. Turner 3.
GEORGE WYTHE (85) – M. Braxton 13, T. Campbell 13, R. Kritner 12, H. Luttrell 10, R. Lee 8, S. Huff 5, T. Rainey 5, E. Sawyers 5, M. Braxton 4, D. Goode 3, T. Reddick 3, R. Delp 2, T. Pulliam 2.
3-Pointers – Bath County 10 (G. Walton 4, F. DeBoe 2, I. Ingram 2, A. Turner 1, L. Turner 1). George Wythe 11 (M. Braxton 3, R. Kritner 2, T. Rainey 1, S. Huff 1, H. Lutrell 1, D. Goode 1, T. Campbell 1, E. Sawyers 1).
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