Wayne, W. Va. — In a wild atmosphere Wayne ( 3-1 ) beat Tolsia 63-55 Saturday night at Pioneer Gym.
Bray Mollette heads toward the basket in the first quarter Saturday at Wayne.
The Rebels, who fell to 3-3 on the year were led by Parker Watts with 17 points, Bray Mollette added 14 points, Ben Clayton tallied 11 points, Colton Austin chipped in with 5 points, Dakota Blackburn had 4 points, David Dingess and Bryson Muncy had 2 points each.
Tolsia guard Colton Austin drives to the basket as #2 Ike Meddings of Wayne looks to slow him down.
Tolsia hit 7 three pointers and went 13 of 19 from the foul line.
Wayne was led by Ike Meddings with 18 points, Zane Adkins added 14 points, Ronnie Staley had 13 points, Cooper Adkins 8 points, Braedon Eaves had 4 points, Dillon May, Peyton Marcum and Isiah Lowe had 2 points each.
The Pioneers hit 6 three pointers and went 19 off 29 from the free throw line.
Tolsia 85 Hannan 64
The Rebels took care of the Wildcats at Rebel Arena Friday night.
Parker Watts shown here with the ball against Wayne, hit five three pointers in a win over Hannan Friday.
Parker Watts hit 5 three pointers and finished with 27 points, Bray Mollette added 19 points, Ben Clayton tallied 10 points, Bryson Muncy netted 8 points, Colton Austin finished with 5 points, David Dingess, Cole Blackburn and Dakota Blackburn had 4 points each, Josh Hofmeister and Evan Ball had 2 points each.
The Rebels hit 9 three pointers and went 5 of 12 from the free throw line.
The Rebels will return to action on Tuesday with a trip to Naugatuck to face rival Tug Valley and then to Prestonsburg on Thursday.
Tolsia Head Coach Brian Stacy
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Probably our worst performance of the season. We let the officials get to us including me. They were bad but that isn’t the reason we lost. Wayne has a good team and Coach Sean Meddings does a good job with them. They really get after you and play hard for him. We had our chances in the first half to extend the lead but couldn’t.”
“… It was a great atmosphere for high school basketball. Thought our side was jammed packed and I’m thankful for our fans who traveled to supports us. We just didn’t play to our potential and that is disappointing for sure.”
“… Played pretty decent against Hannan on Friday night but let off the gas in the second half and probably shouldn’t have. We have to play at full speed all of the time and I didn’t think we did that in the second half versus Hannan.”
“… It doesn’t get any easier for us with trips to Naugatuck and Prestonsburg before Christmas and Huntington St. Joe coming to Rebel Arena on the 27th. If you can’t get up for Tug Valley and be ready to play you don’t have a pulse.”
