Captain Kangaroo Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Irish win, Capital defeated at Classic From staff reports Friday February 04, 2005 Third-ranked Charleston Catholic led by just three points at the half, but pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 56-34 win over Valley-Fayette in the Class A championship game of the Coal Classic in Beckley on Thursday evening. The Irish outscored Valley-Fayette 22-8 in the final quarter. Joe Sassler led Catholic (12-2) with 14 points, while Nate Burton chipped in with 13. For Valley-Fayette (5-6), Jeremiah Thomas scored a team-high 10 points. In other boys basketball action on Thursday: National Christian 76, Capital 56 -- Capital trailed by just five at the start of the fourth quarter, but managed just eight points in the final period to fall to National Christian Academy of Fort Washington, Md., in the Coal Classic at the Raleigh County Armory. For National Christian (15-9), Neal Pitt led all scorers with 22 points, while Akron recruit Jimmy Conyers added 20. For No. 5 Capital (10-3), Josh "Cookie" Miller scored 16 points, while Chris Martin added 11 and Lawrence Thomas 10. Capital will face Class AAA top-ranked Huntington in a 5 p.m. Coal Classic matchup today. Parkersburg 89, Riverside 67 -- The Big Reds, ranked No. 3 in Class AAA, trailed after one quarter, but outscored the visiting Warriors 54-29 over the next two quarters to improve to 13-1. Sean Michael blistered the nets for 36 points to lead Parkersburg, while Chris Strcula added 15 points, Connor Louden 12 and Anthony Smith 11. For Riverside (7-7), Travis Zimmerman led the way with 18 points, followed by David Russell with 17 and A.D. Hale with 12. St. Albans 85, Hurricane 56 -- Senior center Adam Fletcher scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Red Dragons to the road win. T.J. Douglas added 20 points for St. Albans (8-7), while Jacob Miller had 18. For Hurricane (5-9), J.J. Jones led the way with 19 points, followed by Matt Brown with 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Thanks CK. Also, John Rybak hit for 26 last Friday night. He is averaging 18 a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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