By Jeff Richards
BOYS BASKETBALL
McConnellsburg 63, Tussey Mountain 16. The McConnellsburg High School Spartans hosted the Tussey Mountain Titans in a non-conference game Tuesday night. The Spartans stormed early to a large lead and cruised to an easy win for their second home contest.
The Spartans (2-1 overall, 0-0 ICC South) got on the board in the first minute and ran up a nine-point unanswered run in the first 3 ½ minutes of quarter one. The home team was up 14-2 by five minutes in, thanks to three 3-point buckets. At quarter one ending, the Spartans were sitting atop 26-6 with a 20-point lead to the Titans.
In the second quarter, the Spartans held the visitors scoreless and added 13 points to widen the gap, and the first-half lead was 39 to 6.
The third quarter ended with the Spartans limiting the Titans to four points and going ahead 55-10. The fourth quarter scoring resembled similar play, with several bench players continuing to get opportunities to contribute to the contest and test their conditioning, toughness, and play readiness.
Spartans’ scoring:
Brayden Ramsey 6 3-6 20, Hoyt Glenn 7 3-4 19, Dom Jefferson 4 2-2 10, Shaffer Earley 2 2-2 6, Galen Clevenger 1 1-1 3, Kohen Hall 2 0-0 2, Kayden Marpoe 1 0-0 2, Karson Washabaugh 0 1-2 1, Totals 23 12-17 63
3-point shots — MHS 5 (Ramsey 3, Glenn 2). FTM% 70.5%
Spartans’ stat totals: 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive), 17 assists, 20 steals, 7 blocked shots, and 1 charge taken. Spartan turnovers 7. Team fouls 9.
Team-highs: Earley led with 10 combined offensive and defensive rebounds. Jefferson led with 7 assists and 6 steals. Ramsey led with 3 blocked shots.
Leading scorers and stats for the Spartans were: Brayden Ramsey, 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist, 4 steals, 3 blocks; Hoyt Glenn, 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks; Dom Jefferson, 10 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals, 1 block; and Shaffer Earley, 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 charge taken.
Tussey Mountain 6 0 4 6 — 16
McConnellsburg 26 13 16 8 — 63
Next up: McConnellsburg JV/V will face North Star on Monday, December 16th, at 6 PM, in a non-conference game.
Notes: JV boys’ result: MHS 62 TM 31.