BOYS: Friday, McConnellsburg, SF win big
McCONNELLSBURG - A monster second quarter by McConnellsburg enabled the Spartans’ boys basketball team to rest easy for the rest of the game Friday night.
McConnellsburg out-scored rival Forbes Road 29-7 in the second period to take a 41-13 halftime lead on its way to a 61-34 Sideling Hill/Inter-County Conference victory.
“In the beginning of the game we ran the offense well and got good looks, but we didn’t make many shots,” Spartans coach Dane Pollock said. “But the guys stayed with it, and the second quarter made up for it - we made everything.
“We had no turnovers and eight assists in that quarter. There’s no way to bottle that up, but we’ll probably watch that film because that’s how you want to do it.”
Jake Boehme scored 18 points for McConnellsburg (16-3, 12-2 SHL, 10-2 ICC), while Landon Richards scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds for what Pollock guessed was his first career double-double. Chase Novak added eight points and eight assists.
Pollock said, “We had 22 assists and eight turnovers for the game, and that’s with the starters out in the second half. We played well in both games this week.”
For the Cardinals (6-14, 4-11 SHL, 4-9 ICC), Aaron Schepis and Brycen Hohman each scored eight points.
McConnellsburg 61, Forbes Road 34
Forbes Road (34)
Aaron Schepis 3 2-4 8, Matt Brown 3 0-0 7, Brycen Hohman 4 0-1 8, Michael Fleck 1 1-2 3, Trey Kennedy 1 0-0 3, Jackson Chilcote 2 0-0 5, Grayson Hall 0 0-2 0, Talon Blair 0 0-0 0, Logan Grubb 0 0-0 0. Totals — 14 3-9 34.
McConnellsburg (61)
Jake Boehme 7 1-2 18, Ryan Koontz 1 1-2 3, Landon Richards 6 0-0 15, Chase Novak 2 4-4 8, Ian Cheatle 3 0-0 8, Shawn Garlock 1 0-0 2, Chance Hawbaker 2 1-2 5, Ethan Barclay 1 0-0 2, Patrick Keefer 0-0 0, Logan Little 0 0-0 0, Nic Culler 0 0-0 0, Marcel Schnedereit 0 0-0 0. Totals — 23 7-10 61.
Forbes Road _ 6 _ 7 _ 14 _ 7 _ — _ 34
McConnellsburg _ 12 _ 29 _ 12 _ 8 _ — _ 61
3-point goals — FR 3 (Brown, Kennedy, Chilcote), McC 8 (Boehme 3, Richards 3, Cheatle 2).
JV score — McConnellsburg 39, Forbes Road 21. Bryce Feagley 11
Southern Fulton 74, Fannett-Metal 38: Southern Fulton scored at least 20 points in each of the first three quarters and rolled to a Sideling Hill/Inter-County Conference victory over Fannett-Metal.
The win cemented the ICC Southern Division crown for the Indians (17-3, 14-1 SHL, 13-0 ICC), who will play in the ICC championship game Feb. 13. It also clinched at least a tie for the SHL crown, with only a win over Southern Huntingdon on Tuesday left to finish that task.
SF zipped to a 23-7 lead after one quarter and 43-17 by halftime, then outscored the Tigers 20-11 in the third for its eighth straight win.
For Fannett-Metal (5-15, 3-11 SHL, 3-9 ICC), Mikell McGee and Lucas WIngert each scored 12 points.
Trent Rider eclipsed his previous career high by four points with a 28-point salvo for Southern Fulton, while Zach Clark and Dylan Gordon each provided 11 points.
Southern Fulton 74, Fannett-Metal 38
Southern Fulton (74)
Carl Potter 2 0-0 4, Zach Clark 4 0-0 11, Dylan Gordon 4 3-4 11, Trent Rider 11 2-3 28, Branden Lynch 3 3-4 9, Owen Hawkins 1 1-4 3, Logan Beatty 0 0-0 0, Chase Varner 2 2-2 6, Mitch Potter 0 0-0 0, Dylan Ensor 1 0-0 2, Tanner Elbin 0 0-0 0, Austin Schriever 0 0-0 0. Totals — 28 11-17 74.
Fannett-Metal (38)
Layton Hoffmann 0 0-0 0, Mikell McGee 5 0-2 12, Lucas Wingert 5 2-2 12, Sawyer Rosenberry 2 0-0 4, Colby Adams 3 2-3 8, Timber Brookens 0 0-2 0, Austin Raymer 0 0-0 0, Dylan Seibert 0 0-0 0, Kyler Goshorn 0 0-0 0, Frank Ryder 1 0-0 2, Brandon Winegardner 0 0-0 0, Wes Moats 0 0-0 0. Totals — 16 4-9 38.
Southern Fulton _ 23 _ 20 _ 20 _ 11 _ — _ 74
Fannett-Metal _ 7 _ 10 _ 11 _ 10 _ — _ 38
3-point goals — SF 7 (Rider 4, Clark 3), F-M 2 (McGee).
JV score — Southern Fulton 50, Fannett-Metal 35. For F-M, Colby Adams scored 15 points, while Chase Varner tallied 18 for the Indians.