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- Parkersburg South’s Logan Graham rejects the shot of Expression Prep’s Dylan Burko throughout the Patriots’ 100-55 victory Saturday evening inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
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- Parkersburg South’s Taj Joyce, who scored all 22 of his game-high counters within the first half, makes a move to the wing whereas Expression Prep’s Joel Frazier defends throughout the Patriots’ 100-55 victory Saturday evening inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
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- Parkersburg South’s Matthew Mullen converts a lay-in for a part of his 19 factors throughout the Patriots’ 100-55 victory Saturday evening in opposition to Expression Prep inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
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- Parkersburg South’s Bowen Rader tries to chop off Expression Prep’s BJ McCreath throughout the Patriots’ 100-55 victory Saturday evening inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
Parkersburg South’s Logan Graham rejects the shot of Expression Prep’s Dylan Burko throughout the Patriots’ 100-55 victory Saturday evening inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
PARKERSBURG — Expression Prep had no reply for Taj Joyce and Matthew Mullen right here Saturday evening inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center as No. 3 Class AAAA Parkersburg South rolled to a 100-55 triumph.
Mullen scored 11 factors within the opening quarter whereas Joyce, who had all 22 of his game-high counters within the first half, had 9 markers.
Thanks to a pair of deuces apiece by reserves Logan Graham and Cam Fallon the Patriots of head man Mike Fallon improved to 4-0. South isn’t scheduled to return to the ROAC till George Washington invades on Jan. 20. Kaiden West (15) and Joel Frazier (13) led the way in which for the 4-7 Lions, who additionally obtained eight factors and 5 boards from Mike Tate together with seven counters from BJ McCreath, which all got here within the first.
Mullen added game-highs of 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Harry Silvis completed with 15 factors and joined Joyce with a game-high 5 assists, which they shared with Lion Jayden Castillo. Joyce additionally registered a trio of blocked pictures and Graham had a pair.
Frazier’s lay-in put the Lions of head coach Johnathan Frazier on the board first and it was 4-4 after West transformed, however South raced to a 28-17 benefit after one.
Parkersburg South’s Taj Joyce, who scored all 22 of his game-high counters within the first half, makes a move to the wing whereas Expression Prep’s Joel Frazier defends throughout the Patriots’ 100-55 victory Saturday evening inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
Chase Offenberger’s steal and help to Joyce, who threw one down, adopted because the Patriots took the lead for good. Coach Frazier referred to as timeout after turning the ball over in opposition to the press as Joyce received a steal and a dime through a layup by Mullen.
“That’s the thing. Our guys like each other. They share the basketball. No one cares who scores,” mentioned coach Fallon. “We received guys who can are available and rating in double figures. I believe the most important factor these guys know – when’s shot, when’s a nasty shot. When they need to take a shot and that type of stuff. That’s massive and it’s beginning to develop. I believe the massive factor now could be we’re on the brink of go on the highway for some powerful battles. We’ll be examined right here within the subsequent two weeks earlier than we come again house, which is sweet as a result of come March you need to be examined.
“We got Boyd, Kentucky and they are as good as anybody we’ll play all year. Then we go to Huntington on the sixth. We go to Morgantown on the eighth and we go across the river on the 10th. The next thing you know it’s going to be tournament time and we’ll be ready to go though. We’ve got a few little things to fix and they’ll fix those. Those are things we kind of fix on the fly and it’s good to have a senior laden team where you can just kind of talk them through things and they figure it out. That’s one of the coolest parts.”
No one dented the scoreboard within the second till Frazier had a steal and a layup 90 seconds in, which reduce the deficit to 9. However, the Patriots proceeded to go on a 15-0 spurt that was began by a pair of Bowen Rader charity stripe tosses. A Silvis trifecta was then adopted by consecutive treys from Joyce, who then hammered house his second dunk of the night.
A Frazier make lastly stopped the run and made it 43-21, however Silvis then had a three-point play earlier than the Lions scored 9 straight.
Parkersburg South’s Matthew Mullen converts a lay-in for a part of his 19 factors throughout the Patriots’ 100-55 victory Saturday evening in opposition to Expression Prep inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)
Although Expression Prep reduce into the PSHS cushion and had it 46-30 late, Baron Davis assisted on a Joyce trifecta and Joyce’s hoop with 2.5 seconds remaining from a Silvis help gave the hosts a 51-30 intermission benefit.
Parkersburg South, which is competing within the Winter Classic on the Summersville Arena with an 8 p.m. Tuesday tilt versus North Marion and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday showdown versus Boyd County, obtained 12 factors from Graham.
The Patriots, who led 74-40 coming into the fourth, reached the century mark because of an Aidan Treat lay-in.
Expression Prep returns to motion Monday night for a match sport in Belfry, Kentucky.
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Parkersburg South’s Bowen Rader tries to chop off Expression Prep’s BJ McCreath throughout the Patriots’ 100-55 victory Saturday evening inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. (Photo by Jay W. Bennett)