Topic: Basketball
2019HSJBCG
Huntington St. Joseph (WV) vs. Boyd County (Girls)
Boyd County Middle School
Summit, KY
January 5, 2019
This was a marquee matchup between two Marshall University Thundering Herd basketball signees (Savannah Wheeler of Boyd County and Paige Shy of Huntington St. Joseph) and neither disappointed as Paige Shy led St. Joseph to a 73-68 victory over Boyd County but both had great games. St. Joseph never trailed in the game but Boyd County refused to quit and rebounded from a 12 point deficit in the first quarter to tie the game but St. Joseph rallied to lead 33-30 at halftime. Boyd County had one more rally left and pulled within two; 59-57 with a little more than three minutes left in the game. Paige Shy then scored seven straight points to take control of the game.
5-11 Sr. Paige Shy led Huntington St. Joseph with 25 points including four three point baskets and eight rebounds. 5-5 Sr. Jena Jarrells added 17 points. 6-0 So. Hannah Roberts recorded 13 points and 5-7 Jr. Bailee Adkins chipped in with 11 points.
5-6 Sr. Savannah Wheeler led Boyd County with 43 points including four three point baskets and seven of nine free throws. Wheeler scored 29 of her 43 points after halftime and also pulled down 10 rebounds. 5-7 So. Harley Paynter added 19 points including four three point baskets and 10 points.
Huntington St. Joseph,21,12,17,23,73
Boyd County,11,19,14,24,68
Huntington St. Joseph (73) – Jarrells 17, Roberts 13, Shy 25, Hickman 2, Whitmore 3, Gray 2, Adkins 11.
Boyd County (68) – E. Borders 2, G. Borders 2, Wheeler 43, Paynter 19, Opell 2.
A special thanks to everyone who sent me reports and thoughts on this preps classic and also an appreciation to some of the excellent stories about this game.