Basketball

Spartans Handle Tigers 59-41

Mcconnellsburg visited Fannett-Metal on Friday evening in an ICC matchup and went home with a convincing 59-41 victory.

The Spartans took a 20-8 after the first quarter of play and went into the half with a 28-16 lead.

“They came out and took it to us in the first and we were never really in the game after that.   Our second half performance was much better and we never quit, but the damage was already done”,Fannett-Metal Coach Paul Coffman said.

The Spartans outscored the Tigers 31-25 in the second half to roll to the 59-41 win.

Kyle Romig had a game high 23 points and teammate Kole Truax added 19.   For the Tigers Broc Hostler had 11 points.  Riley Martin had 6 points and 10 rebounds.

The Spartans won the JV contest 45-37.  Dom Jefferson led the Spartans with 17 points while Jake Coffman had 10 points for the Tigers.

The Tigers travel to Shalom Christian Academy on Saturday.  The JV is scheduled to start at 4:15 followed by the varsity.