Fort Gay, W. Va. — Freshman Robert Evans hit two free throws with under a minute left and Tolsia ( 3-2 ) held on for the 46-45 comeback victory over Sherman ( 4-2 ) Thursday at Rebel Arena.
Robert Evans with the game winning free throw in the Rebels win over Sherman.
The Rebels trailed by eight points entering the final period and outscored the Tide 16-7 and held on for the Section victory.
Parker Watts had three dunks and scored 22 points, Robert Evans tallied 10 points, CJ Waller added 6 points, Bryson Muncy netted 5 points and Dakota Blackburn chipped in with 2 points.
Parker Watts with the monster dunk versus Sherman Thursday.
The Rebels hit 4 three pointers and went 5 off 7 from the free throw line.
Sherman was led by Logan Baldwin with 16 points, Bryce Mills had 13 points, Luke Tagliente 11 points, Trey Lester 4 points and Stephen Chewning 1 point.
The Tide hit 1 three pointer and went 8 of 14 from the free throw line.
CJ Waller nails a three pointer in the fourth quarter to stem the Tide.
Tug Valley 73 Tolsia 44 ( Friday )
In the latest installment of the best rivalry in West Virginia the Panthers ran away from the Rebels.
Robert Evans led the Rebels with 17 points, Parker Watts tallied 13 points, Dakota Blackburn added 7 points, Cole Blackburn 3 points, Bray Mollette and Cameron Perkins chipped in with 2 points each.
Tolsia hit 6 three pointers and went 8 of 15 from the free throw line.
Tug Valley ( 2-0 ) was led by Ashton Davis with 27 points, Brayden Ferris had 25 points, Brady Brewer 7 points, Kaden Hale 6 points, Buddy Marcum 5 points, Carson Newsome 4 points.
The Panthers hit 10 three pointers and went 15 of 20 from the foul line.
The Rebels will return to action after the new year with three straight games beginning Thursday at Rebel Arena versus Mingo Central, then back to back road games at Grace Christian Friday and Calvert Baptist on Saturday.
Tolsia Head Coach Brian Stacy
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Great effort in the fourth quarter led by Freshman Robert Evans and CJ Waller. Both guys stepped up and played huge minutes for us tonight. We started the second half with a junior, two sophomores and two freshmen. It took us a little bit to get going and we still didn’t shoot the way I think we are capable of shooting the basketball.”
“… Give Sherman credit they really play hard and we could never get anything going in the first three quarters. We had a different starting lineup tonight with Josh Hofmeister inserted and man did he deserve it. He is such a leader for us and does all of the little things. And does it the right way.”
“… We didn’t play the way we wanted against Tug Valley and they had a lot to do with that, so give them credit. They are a good ball club and are well coached.”
