Webbers Falls splits Senior Night games with Gore
The Webbers Falls High School basketball teams split Friday’s Senior Night games with Gore as the Lady Warriors got past the Lady Pirates 40-34, but the Pirates earned the split with a 60-41 victory over the Warriors.
In the girls’ game, the Lady Warriors (12-8) jumped out to a 15-2 lead after a quarter, but the Lady Pirates (5-17) tried to rally as they outscored the Lady Warriors 28-18 over the next two periods to cut the Webbers Falls lead to 33-30 going into the fourth quarter. However, Webbers Falls kept Gore at bay with a 7-4 final period.
For the game, Teralynn Colston scored a gamehigh 22 points to lead Webbers Falls, followed by Bridgette Baer with nine points, Abby Pense with four points, Aubri Spears and Bailey Ward with two points each and Lextyn Chappell with a free throw.
In defeat, Natalie Casteel scored 12 points and Kaitlyn Byrne added 10 points to lead Gore, followed by Rayleigh Moore with six points, River Shoemake with four points and Oaklei Thornton with two points.
In the boys’ contest, the Pirates (14-9) trailed 2625 at halftime, but they outscored the Warriors 29-4 in the third quarter to take a 53-30 lead into the final period.
For the game, Cain Cooper scored 17 points and Tate Brooksher added 14 points to lead Gore, followed by Journey Shells and Burr Jaymes with eight points each, Keeton Rowe with five points, Nash Thouvenel and Logan Markou each with three points and Bryon McDuffie with two points.
In defeat, Stryker Chappell led all scorers with a game-high 21 points to lead the Warriors (5-15), followed by Braydan Robinson with eight points, Maddux Shelby with six points and Gunner Shelby, Eli Hefflin and Luke Pierce with two points apiece.
The Webbers Falls squads picked up a pair of road wins Thursday night against Watts as the Lady Warriors downed the Lady Engineers 49-21, then the Warriors defeated the Engineers 42-35.
In the girls’ Thursday night victory over Watts, Colston led the Lady Warriors with 17 points, followed by Pense with eight points, Baer, Bailey Ward and Spears with six points each, Cheyanne Herrier with four points and Bentley Ward with two points.
In the boys’ Thursday night victory over Watts, the Warriors jumped out to a 9-7 lead after the first quarter, but the Engineers used a 17-10 second period to take a 24-19 lead at halftime. However, the Warriors outscored the Engineers 23-11 in the second half to get the come-from-behind win.
For the game, Chappell led Webbers Falls with 13 points, followed by Pierce with nine points, Gunner Shelby with eight points, Brutus Robinson with five points, Elliott Kunkel with four points and Braydan Robinson with three points.
The Gore teams suffered a pair of road losses Saturday afternoon against Hulbert as the Lady Riders prevailed 48-24 over the Lady Pirates, while the Pirates were nipped 59-58 by the Riders.
In the girls’ loss to Hulbert, the Lady Riders had a 5-3 lead after a quarter, which became a 22-13 halftime advantage and a 35-19 lead going into the final period.
In defeat, Casteel led Gore with nine points, followed by Shoemake with five points, Ricki Huckbay with four points and Emily Daily, Thornton and Moore with two points apiece.
In the boys’ loss to Hulbert, the Pirates had a 28-21 halftime lead, but the Riders outscored them 24-9 in the third quarter to take a 44-39 lead into the final period. The Pirates outscored the Riders 19-15 in the fourth quarter, but the rally just came up short.
In defeat, Gore put a trio of players into double figures, led by Cooper with 18 points, Brooksher with 17 points and Shells with 16 points. Thouvenel had four points, followed by Jaymes with two points and McDuffie with a free throw.
