REBELS HONOR FOUR SENIORS AGAINST GRACE CHRISTIAN
FT. GAY, WVA. — . #8 Tolsia ( 13-4 ) celebrated Senior night with a 62-51 victory over Grace Christian ( 8-11 ) Tuesday night at Rebel Arena.
The Rebels honored four seniors who all dented the score book in the victory.
Senior Jacob Mollette poured in 25 points, Senior Braxton Williams netted 6 points, Senior William Spaulding hit a three pointer for his 3 points, Senior Peyton Watts had 2 points.
Jesse Muncy tallied 11 points, Gavin Meadows finished with 10 points, Tyler Johnson 3 points and Austin Salmons 2 points.
The Rebels hit 5 three pointers and went 16-17 from the charity stripe.
Grace 16 12 11 12 = 51
Tolsia 17 19 8 18 = 62
Cabell Midland 81 Tolsia 60 ( Wednesday )
ONA, WVA. — The Rebels ( 13-5 ) traveled to the #6 team in Class 3A and fell to the Knights ( 12-5 ) as Jesse Muncy and Tyler Johnson combined for 45 points.
The Rebels were competitive with the biggest school in West Virginia as the two teams were tied after one period and 12 apiece.
In the second the Knights went on a 12-1 run and were in the verge of blowing out the short handed Rebels. After a timeout Tolsia chipped into the lead and only trailed 28-22 at the break.
In the third quarter Cabell Midland out scored the Rebels 24-15 to lead by 15 going into the fourth.
In the final period the pace picked up as the Knights stretched out the lead and cruised to the victory.
Muncy hit 4 three pointers led the Rebels with 25 points, Johnson hot 3 three pointers tallied a career high 20 points, Jacob Mollette had 7 points, Steven Ward 5 points and Austin Salmons 3 points.
Tolsia hit 7 three pointers and went 21-32 from the line.
Cabell Midland hit 1 three pointer and went 18-20 from the line.
THS 12 10 15 23 = 60
CMHS 12 16 24 29 = 81
Tolsia will play for the Championship of the West Virginia Hometown Invitational Tournament Saturday night at Robert C. Byrd High school vs Class A #5 Greenbriar West ( 13-5 ).
Tolsia Head Coach Todd Maynard
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Senior night is always special and we honored four tonight. All of the Seniors bring a different dynamic to our team.”
- William Spaulding is our energy guy and will always hold a special place in my heart. He has been with us for two years. Great teammate.”
- Braxton Williams came out this year and has helped our team. I wish he would have played last year. He brings leadership and a great attitude every day.”
- Peyton Watts is a physical player and really brings out toughness in our younger guys. A four year football player and also participates in JROTC and still keeps his grades up.”
- Jacob Mollette is a four year basketball player and didn’t play much his first two years but didn’t let that bother him. He waited his turn and has turned into a very good player. He is one of the best leaders I have been around. All of our players look up to him and he brings it everyday. We will miss him when practice rolls around next year.”
