Joey Johnson

1 month ago | wvgazettemail.com | Joey Johnson |Tim Stephens |Rick Elmore

In a back-and-forth affair, the Morgantown Mohigans picked up the intensity and persevered over the final minutes of the game to oust Parkersburg South 59-50 in the quarterfinals of the WVSSAC Class AAAA boys basketball state tournament at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on Wednesday.

1 month ago | herald-dispatch.com | Matthew Britton |Taylor Kennedy |Cameron Maynard |Joey Johnson

CHARLESTON — A game-high 18 points from Talan Muscari and a clutch late basket from Konnor Fox helped fourth-seeded Wyoming East outlast fifth-seeded Logan during a classic defensive nailbiter in the first round of the WVSSAC Class AA boys basketball state tournament on Tuesday night. “I told MetroNews in there, ‘I know you guys have had some pretty lackluster games.’ Hatch and I made sure that didn’t happen here at 11 o'clock tonight,” Wyoming East coach Kent McBride said.

1 month ago | wvgazettemail.com | Jarrid McCormick |Joey Johnson |Zack Klemme

It was a tale of two halves in Thursday afternoon’s WVSSAC Class A girls basketball state tournament quarterfinal between No. 2 seed Tug Valley and No. 7 Webster County. The Highlanders held a 16-13 halftime lead after Tug Valley shot just 12% in the first half, including an 0-for-13 showing in the first quarter.