IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Spring Valley found Ironton High Schoolòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Conley Center to its liking.
The Timberwolves boys (4-0) defeated Portsmouth 72-44 Friday and Galloway Westland (Ohio) 87-77 Saturday in the Ironton Classic high school basketball showcase.
Harrison Riggs scored 25 points and snagged 10 rebounds as Spring Valley beat the Trojans (0-4). Clay Robertson scored 21 points.
Connie Thomas paced Portsmouth with 17 points. Malachi Loper chipped in 11 points.
The Timberwolves overcame an early four-point deficit to beat the Cougars (2-5). Robertson tallied 27 points, hitting seven 3-pointers. Colten Caldwell scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Riggs scored 19 points and Jalyn Abercrombie 14.
Phoenix Funderburke and Breaker Heller each totaled 25 points for Westland. Austin Jones contributed 10 points.
Fridayòòò½ÊÓƵ™s game
SPRING VALLEY 20 14 18 20 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 72: Grayson 5, Chaffin 0, Robertson 21, Abercrombie 8, Caldwell 4, Lewis 2, Williamson 6, Riggs 25, Biggs 1, Booth 0, Chambers 0.
PORTSMOUTH 12 13 13 6 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 44: Thomas 17, Loper 11, Parker 3, Johnson 2, Dukes 4, Woods 6, McKinley 2.
Saturdayòòò½ÊÓƵ™s game
SPRING VALLEY 15 33 19 20 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 87: Grayson 5, Robertson 27, Abercrombie 14, Caldwell 19, Williamson 2, Chaffin 0, Riggs 19, Lewis 1.
WESTLAND 19 28 13 17 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 77: Barrett 7, Funderburke 25, Jones 10, Heller 25, Azo 1, Murphy 6, Marshall 3.
MORGANTOWN 67, HUNTINGTON HIGH 38: Waylon Colistra scored 20 points to lift the homestanding Mohigans (3-0) over the Highlanders (0-3).
Tristan Hornbuckle paced Huntington High with 11 points.
CHESAPEAKE WINS PAIR: The Panthers (6-0) defeated Lincoln County 63-38 and Cabell Midland 59-55 in the Cabell Midland Christmas Tournament in Ona.
The Knights fell to 3-1. Lincoln County dropped to 0-3.
IRONTON ST. JOE 66, NEW BOSTON 53: The host Flyers outscored the Tigers 35-22 in the second half to win at the Family Life Center.
Aiden Deboarde scored 23 points for St. Joe. Carson Willis scored 15 points and Wesley Neal 12. Neal grabbed 12 rebounds.
Wyatt McNeil led New Boston (0-6) with 19 points. Lamarcus Parker chipped in 14.
NEW BOSTON 12 19 11 11 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 53: McNeil 19, Parker 14, McQuithy 2, Speiss 9, Brady 1, Cooper 6, Baker 2.
IRONTON ST. JOE 13 18 15 20 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 66: Deborde 23, Whaley 2, Rowe 8, Waginger 0, Clark 2, Neal 12, Dressel 0, Willis 15, Johnson 4.
COAL GROVE 57, IRONTON ST. JOE 48: Owen Johnson scored 41 points to lift the Hornets (4-2) over the Flyers (4-2) in Ironton.
Johnson made 15 baskets and 11 of 13 free throws.
Landon Rowe scored 16 for St. Joe.
COAL GROVE 18 17 15 7 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 57: Smith 2, Bray. Klaiber 4, Brad. Klaiber 4, Bryant 0, Harmon 1, Chaffins 5, Johnson 21.
IRONTON ST. JOE 9 18 5 16 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 48: Deborde 4, Whaley 9, Rowe 16, Waginger 0, Clark 2. Neal 2, Dressel 2, Willis 7, Johnson 6.
MEIGS 86, BELPRE 57: Reed Brineger scored 28 points to help the Marauders (7-0) defeat the Golden Eagles in Pomeroy, Ohio.
Carson Davis scored 18 points and Dayden Gibson 15 for Meigs.
OAK HILL 59, GREEN 42: Colben Beucler scored 16 points and snared 11 rebounds to lift the host Oaks (5-3) over the Bobcats (3-4).
Will Morgan scored 10 points for Oak Hill. Brody Stapleton netted 12 points and Jon Knapp 11 for Green.
Girls basketball
SPRING VALLEY 63, ROWAN COUNTY 39: Sophi Hutchison scored 27 points, made 11 steals, grabbed seven rebounds and issued six assists as the Timberwolves (4-0) topped the Vikings (3-3) in Russell, Kentucky.
Allie Daniels scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for Spring Valley.
CHESAPEAKE 59, SOUTH WEBSTER 37: Abbey Isaacs scored 22 points and Kate Ball 18 as the Panthers beat the homestanding Jeeps.
Chesapeake (5-2) led 25-15 at halftime, then outscored South Webster 24-11 in the third quarter to pull away.
Addi Claxon led the Jeeps (2-7) with 16 points.
CHESAPEAKE 12 13 24 10 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 59: Collins 3, Dillon 0, Hicks 8, Parrott 2, Isaacs 22, Ball 18, Romans 0, Akers 0, Nichols 2, Mitchell 4.
SOUTH WEBSTER 12 3 11 10 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 37: Hamilton 9, Blevins 8, Benner 2, Stacey 0, Humble 0, Smith 2, Claxon 16, Burk 0.
GALLIA ACADEMY 66, SOUTH POINT 43: Kenya Peck scored 31 points to pace the Blue Angels by the Pointers in Centenary, Ohio.
Gallia Academy raced to a 37-15 halftime lead.
Mallory Petro scored 12 points for the Blue Angels.
Both teams are 4-4 overall, 3-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference.
MARVIN MEREDITH CLASSIC: Russell (6-3) won two games in its own tournament.
The Red Devils opened with a 61-44 triumph over Wayne (2-2) as Kenley Kouns scored 24 points. Kennedy Darnell scored 14 points and snared nine rebounds.
Russell then knocked off East Carter 60-45. Gabby Oborne scored 17 points, Kouns 15 and Abby Sharp 12. Kouns grabbed 10 rebounds.
East Carter fell to 4-5.
Wayne (2-2) defeated Rowan County 45-40. Brooke Adkins scored 18 points and Jayce Sammons 14 for the Pioneers.
Rowan County dipped to 3-3.
GRACE CHRISTIAN 45, HUNTINGTON ST. JOE 40: The host Soldiers jumped to a seven-point lead and held off the Irish in the Dan Kinder Midland Insurance Invitational.
Tia Harris scored 14 points and Kaylee Stapleton 11 for Grace Christian. Ava Gallion led St. Joe with 24 points.
HUNTINGTON ST. JOE 5 12 12 11 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 40: Gallion 24, Johnson 7, Stubblefield 5, Lee 4.
GRACE CHRISTIAN 12 6 17 10 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 45: Harris 14, Stapleton 11, Fraley 6, Ab. Perry 4, Holderby 4, Hutchinson 2.
OVC 46, GRACE CHRISTIAN 44: Karly Johnson scored 18 points and Renee Cremeans 14 as Ohio Valley Christian edged the Soldiers in Huntington.
Kaylie Stapleton scored 15 points and Abi Perry 10 for Grace Christian.
Zoey Addis scored with 7 seconds to play to win it.
OHIO VALLEY CHRISTIAN 8 16 8 14 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 46: Cremeans 14, Johnson 18, Oliver 4, Addis 4, Heffernan 4, Boothe 2.
GRACE CHRISTIAN 12 13 10 9 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 44: Stapleton 15, Perry 10, Harris 8, Tanner 7, Holderby 2, Fraley 2.
COAL GROVE 47, FAIRVIEW 10: The Hornets (3-5) ran to a 27-6 halftime lead and clobbered the Eagles (1-8).
Emma Lively paced Cal Grove with 17 points. Jenna Anson chipped in 14. Madison Loving led Fairview with five points.
FAIRVIEW 4 2 2 2 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 10: Stewart 0, Loving 5, Pierce 1, Van Bibber 0, McCormick 0, Moore 4, Good 0, Caudill 0, Clutter 0, Parks 0.
COAL GROVE 14 13 14 6 òòò½ÊÓƵ” 47: Taylor 5, Kel. Vanderhoof 0, Kas. Vanderhoof 2. Collins o, Emma Lively 17, R. Best 2, Frye 0, Kitts 2, Jenna Anson 14, Bert 0, Boggs 0, Short 2, Deeds 3.
