BACF Girls Basketball Game, Friday, April 3

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The Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Continues with the 14th Annual OH vs. WV Basketball Classic. The game will be played Friday, April 3 at Parkersburg South High School. The girls game will start at 5:30PM with the boys to follow. Skills competitions will be contested at halftime of each game with the boys slam dunk contest and 3-point shoot-out to be at halftime of the girls game.

Coaching the Ohio girls team this year will be Nelsonville-York coach Amanda Dalton. Coach Dalton guided her team to a school record 21 win season that ended with a loss to Ironton in the district championship. She will be assisted by Reedsville Eastern Coach John Burdette. The defending state champion Lady Eagles, who graduated all 5 starters from last season's run, finished the season 19-7 with a loss in the district championship.

The Captain of the 2015 BACF Ohio Girls Team is Warren’s Victoria Buzzard. The 5’-8” forward averaged 21.2 ppg for Coach Amy Colegrove with over 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Buzzard has already recieved 1st Team All-SEOAL and 1st Team AP All-SE District honors this season.

The roster for the Ohio girls team includes:
Michelle Adkins, Fort Frye (5’-5”, G); Sierra Barker, Belpre (5’-3”, G); Kendra Barnes, Gallia Academy (5’-5”, G); Victoria Buzzard (5’-8”, F); Micah Curfman, Gallia Academy (5’-7” G); Madison Davis, Nelsonville-York (5’-11”, C); Megan Devol, Caldwell (5’-9”, F); Taylor Hilverding, Waterford (5’-10”, F); Megan Liedtke, Fort Frye (5’-10”, G); Hannah Miller, Ironton St. Joe (5’-9”, G); Alle Moore, Marietta (5’-10”, C); Devyn Potts, River (5’-5”, G); Kelsey Riley, Fairland (5’-8”, G); Taylor Smith, Marietta (5’-7”, G); Caitlin Stone, Fairland (5’-3”, G).

Coaching the WV Girls will Parkersburg High’s Kenny DeMoss. The Big Reds posted a 14-10 record and fifth place finish in the MSAC, falling in the sectional championship against city rival Parkersburg South and in the regional to eventual state champion Morgantown. He will be assisted by veteran Williamstown coach Fred Sauro.

The Captain of the 2015 BACF WV Girls Team is Parkersburg South’s Keya Bartlett. The 5’-6” sharp shooting guard averaged 14 ppg her senior season, finishing her career 2nd on the school’s all-time scoring list (1,453 points) with school records for number of steals (321) and made 3-point field goals. She played for a Class AAA state championship for 3 straight years capturing the title in 2013 and falling to Morgantown in both 2014 and 2015. Bartlett has already been selected as a 1st Team All-TRAC and All-OVAC honoree and was selected to the Class AAA All-Tournament team all 3 years.

The roster for the WV girls team includes:
Holly Ackerman, Parkersburg (6’-0”, F); Keya Bartlett, Parkersburg South (5’-6”, G); Rachel Gammon, Parkersburg Catholic (5’-10”, F); Shayna Gore, Logan (6’-0”, G); Allison McGraw, Spring Valley (5’-5”, G); Hailey Miller, Ravenswood (5’-10”, F); Allie Robinson, Williamstown (5’-9”, F); Bethany Romine, Herbert Hoover (5’-4”, G); Kayla Scritchfield, Ravenswood (5’-5”, G); Emily Stoler, Fairmont Senior (6’-1”, C); Cassidy Taylor, Roane County (5’-6”, G); Taylor Treadway, Ravenswood (5’-5”, PG); Abby Watson, Hurricane (5’-9”, F); Kaden Whaley, Fairmont Senior (5’-11”, F).

The Ohio girls hold a 7-6 edge in the series.

For more information about the game, you can contact Bill Camp at 304-483-8922.

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WV Girls Skills Contestants:

Free-Throw Shooting Contest: Hailey Miller (Ravenswood) and Rachel Gammon (Parkersburg Catholic)

3-Point Shootout: Emily Stoller (Fairmont Senior) and Shayna Gore (Logan)

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OH Girls Skills Competition:

3-Point Shootout: Micah Curfman (Galia Academy) and Megan Liedtke (Fort Frye)

Free-Throw Shooting: Taylor Hilverding (Waterford) and Megan Devol (Caldwell)

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WTAP Coach and Player interviews from each evening this week:

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14th Annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Basketball Classic

Girls OH vs. WV Game

Ohio 14 25 25 20 = 84
WV 18 23 29 33 = 103

Ohio Scoring: Caitlin Stone (Fairland) 5 2-2 16, Hannah Miller (Ironton St. Joe) 5 0-0 13, Madison Davis (Nelsonville-York) 2 6-6 10, Alle Moore (Marietta) 4 2-2 10, Taylor Smith (Marietta) 3 2-2 9, Kelsey Riley (Fairland) 2 4-4 8, Megan Devol (Caldwell) 2 3-6 7, Victoria Buzzard (Warren) 1 4-6 6, Megan Liedtke (Fort Frye) 1 1-4 3, Taylor Hilverding (Waterford) 0 2-2 2, Michelle Adkins (Fort Frye) 0 0-0 0, Devyn Potts (River) 0 0-0 0, Micah Curfman (Gallia Academy) 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 26-34 84. 3-Point Field Goals 8 (Stone 4, Miller 3, Smith 1)

WV Scoring: Shayna Gore (Logan) 7 2-2 18, Cassidy Taylor (Roane) 4 2-2 13, Abby Watson (Hurricane) 5 1-2 13, Keya Bartlett (Parkersburg South) 4 2-3 12, Hailey Miller (Ravenswood) 3 6-6 12, Bethany Romie (Herbert Hoover) 3 0-0 9, Emily Stoller (Fairmont Senior) 3 0-1 6, Allison McGraw (Spring Valley) 2 0-0 5, Kayla Scritchfield (Ravenswood) 2 0-0 5, Allie Robinson (Williamstown) 1 1-4 3, Holly Ackerman (Parkersburg) 1 0-0 2, Rachel Gammon (Parkersburg Catholic) 0 2-2 2, Kaden Whaley(Fairmont Senior) 1 0-3 2, Taylor Treadway (Ravenswood) 0 1-2 1. Totals 36 17-27 103. 3-Point Field Goals 14 (Romine 3, Taylor 3, Bartlett 2, Gore 2, Watson 2, McGraw 1, Scritchfield 1).

Note: WV finished the game with a 19-0 run after the score was tied 84-84 in the 4th quarter.

MVP’s: WV – Gore, OH – Miller

Skills Contests:
Free-Throw Shooting: Champion - Rachel Gammon (Parkersburg Catholic) 14-15; Runner-Up – Hailey Miller (Ravenswood) 13-15.
3-Point Shootout: Champion – Micah Curfman (Gallia Academy) 11, Emily Stoller (Fairmont Senior) 9

Series Record: Ohio 7, WV 7