BACF ALL-STAR GAMES WINNERS ANNOUNCED

(04/04/2005)
Submitted by Bill Camp

The 2005 Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis All-Star Games were played at Parkersburg South High School, April 1, 2005. Results of the games are announced.

Boys Game - West Virginia 119, Ohio 112

West Virginia Scoring: Nathan Tallman (Magnolia) 4 2-3 11, Jake Perkins (Calhoun) 0 0-0 0, Cory Hammel (Paden City) 4 2-2 12, Nate Black (Parkersburg Catholic) 2 0-0 4, Austin Jones (Ritchie County) 2 2-2 6, Ausitn McGee (Parkersburg South) 2 0-2 6, Sean Michael (Parkersburg) 10 4-5 25, Reece Holtz (Parkersburg South) 2 0-0 5, Jonas Phares (Wirt County) 0 1-2 1, Tyler Bush (Parkersburg South) 2 2-6 6, Anthony Sapp (Paden City) 1 2-4 4, Chris Strcula (Parkersburg) 8 3-3 24, Anthony Smith (Parkersburg) 4 0-0 8, Jarred Watson (Wirt County) 4 0-0 8. Totals: 45 17-27 119. 3-Point Field Goals: 12 (Strcula 5, Hammel 2, McGee 2, Tallman 1, Michael 1, Holtz 1).

Ohio Scoring: Daun Lutes (Frontier) 6 0-0 12, Ben Howlett (Marietta) 5 2-4 15, Carson Leach (Warren) 2 0-0 6, Jered Mitchem (Warren) 1 0-0 2, Jeremy Stimpert (River) 3 0-0 7, Carl Wolfe, Jr (Meigs) 4 0-0 9, Cody Hornsby (Federal Hocking) 3 0-0 8, Tyler Graham (Monroe Central) 4 2-2 11, Adam Dillard (Eastern) 1 0-0 2, Brian Southall (Morgan) 5 3-5 14, Ian Butcher (Federal Hocking) 1 0-0 3, Josh Beebe (Warren) 1 0-0 3, Jeff Mendenhall (Fort Frye) 3 1-2 9, Sam Lahmers (Morgan) 5 1-2 12, Casey Tolzda (Beallsville) 1 0-0 2. Totals: 44 9-15 112. 3-Point Field Goals: 15 (Howlett 3, Leach 2, Hornsby 2, Mendenhall 2, Stimpert 1, Wolfe 1, Graham 1, Southall 1, Butcher 1, Lahmers 1).

Statistics: Field Goal Shooting - WV 45-110 (40.9%), OH 44-107 (41.1%); 3-Point Field Goal Shooting - WV 12 -31 (39%), OH 15-47 (32%); Rebounds - WV 70 (Michael 10, Bush 9, Sapp, Perkins 7, Jones, Smith 6), OH 69 (Southall 9, Lahmers 7, Graham, Leach 6); Assists - WV 18 (Micheal 5, Jones 3), OH 23 (Beebe, Hornsby 4, Howlett 3); Steals - WV 8 (McGee 5, Jones 3), OH 8 (Lahmers 2); Blocks - WV 10 (Smith 3), OH 8 (Lahmers 5); Turnovers - WV 18, OH 27.

Game MVP: Sean Michael, Parkersburg, 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists

Boy's Skills Competition Winners: Free-Throw, Cody Hornsby (Federal Hocking); 3-Point Shooting, Carl Wolfe, Jr (Meigs); Slam Dunk, Daun Lutes (Frontier)

Girls Game - West Virginia 74, Ohio 53

West Virginia Scoring: Shandi White (Roane) 1 1-2 3, Vanessa Ridgeway (Ritchie County) 0 0-0 0, Cara Waybright (Ripley) 5 2-2 13, Tara Lane (Parkersburg) 1 0-0 2, Michelle Molinari (Parkersburg South) 3 0-2 6, Michelle Cobb (Parkersburg) 2 0-0 4, Lacey Mills (Wirt County) 0 0-2 0, Stephany Windland (Parkersburg Catholic) 4 1-1 9, Lyncee Perkey (Tyler Consolidated) 0 0-0 0, Katie Blatt (Magnolia) 2 5-6 10, Erica Elliott (Paden City) 0 0-2 0, Rachel Wolfe (Parkersburg South) 2 0-0 5, Maggie Hager (Ripley) 1 0-0 2, Jill Stephens 10 0-0 20. Totals: 31 9-11 74. 3-Point Field Goals, 3 (Waybright, Blatt, Wolfe).

Ohio Scoring: Brittni Borrero (Buckey Trail) 1 0-0 2, Whitney Blackburn (Belpre) 3 2-2 10, Shawna Mincks (Belpre) 2 0-0 4, Lacey Holbert (Warren) 1 0-0 3, Madison Stephens (Belpre) 1 0-0 2, Miranda Tompkins (Warren) 3 0-0 7, Shanna Swan (River) 2 1-2 6, Summer Baumgard (Warren) 4 0-0 8, Katy Nau (Marietta) 0 0-0 0, Jen Hayman (Eastern) 0 1-2 1, Gretchen Pawloski (Marietta) 3 4-4 10. Totals, 20 8-10 53. 3-Point Field Goals, 5 (Blackburn 2, Holbert, Tompkins, Swan).

Game MVP: Jill Stephens, Parkersburg South

Girl's Skills Competition: Free-Throw Shooting, Jill Stephens, Parkersburg South; 3-Point Shooting, Whitney Blackburn, Belpre

Boys Game Summary: With the score tied at 19-19 early, the Buckeys used a 13-0 run to build a 32-19 advantage. The Mountaineers answered with a 16-0 run, hitting 5 3-pointers with two coming from Paden City's Cory Hammel. Warren's Carson Leach hit a 3-pointer at the end of the first half to cut the Buckey deficit to 10, 49-59.

A 9-0 lead early in the 2nd half cut the deficit to 61-58. Morgan's Brian Southall scored 6 in the spurt. The game remained close the rest of the way.

The Mountainers stretched the lead to 104-96 after a third chance shot opportunity for Parkersburg's Sean Michael, but the Buckey's responded with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 104 with 2:49 remaining. Federal Hocking's Ian Butcher hit a 3-pointer followed by a trey from Marietta's Ben Howlett and a lay-in by Frontier's Daun Lutes.

The Mountaineers were able to surge ahead, 108-104, after Sean Michael scored off of consecutive Buckeye turnovers.

Girls Game Summary: Ohio took an early 4-0 lead, but the Mountaineers responded with a 15-0 run to lead 15-4 at the 15:41 mark. The Buckeys responded with 8 straight to cut the deficit to 15-12. West Virginia would pulled ahead twice by 11 in the first half, but the Buckeyes responded each time with runs of their own. The first cut the deficit to 25-22 at 5:52 thanks to back-to-back treys by Warren's Lacey Holbert and Belpre's Whitney Blackburn. The other ended the scoring in the 2nd half at 36-29 after a trey by River's Shanna Swan.

West Virginia opened the 2nd half with a 13-4 run, sparked by six from South's Jill Stephens and five from Magnolia's Katie Blatt. The Buckeys responded with a 10-0 run started by another Blackburn trey and seven points from the Warren combo of Lacey Baumgard and Miranda Tompkins. West Virginia led 49-43 with 11:48 remaining.

The Mountaineers answered with a 17-0 run and never were threatened again.