Marietta (OH)         18  08   10   21 =  57

Parkersburg South   20  19   15  15  =  69

South Scoring:  Asia Greenleaf 20, Kayla Ayers 17, Danielle Floyd 12, Amber Shreeves 7, Jessica Gilkeson 6, Sammy Hicks 4, Ali Morris 3.

Marietta Scoring:  LeAnne Ross 24, Molly Miracle 11, Paige Lamb 6, Sophie Wagner 4, Kristen Ross 4, Sarah Grosel 2, Megan Grosel 2, Mary Beth Schramm 2, Bhrett Summers 2.

South Statistics:  Rebounds, 42 (Greenleaf 11, Ayers 10, Longwell 8, Floyd 7);  Assists, 15 (Ayers 4, Floyd, Morris 3);  Steals, 14 (Greenleaf 4, Floyd 3);  Turnovers, 22;  Field Goal Shooting, 28-65 (43%);    Free-Throw Shooting, 10-13 (77%);  Total Fouls, 16.

Marietta Statistics:   Turnovers, 22;  Field Goal Shooting, 20-49 (41%);  Free-Throw Shooting, 15-19 (79%);  Total Fouls, 13.

JV:  Parkersburg South 63, Marietta 33

Marietta (OH)          12  04  15  02  =  33

Parkersburg South    10  20  14  14  =  63

South JV Scoring:  Hannah Maston 20, Mary Seagraves 14, Jessica Moore 10, Sarah Beha 8, Sammy Hicks 4, Kristiana Hunt 4, Katelyn Porter 3.

Marietta JV Scoring:  Davis 13, MB Schramm 4, Dutton 4, Ross 3, Fouss 3, Grosel 2, Stalter 2, Eddy 2.

South Statistics:  Steals, 18 (Hicks 4);  Turnovers, 13;  Free-Throw Shooting, 5-10 (50%).

Marietta  JV Statistics:  Turnovers, 26;  Free-Throw Shooting, 6-10 (60%).

Marietta girls fall to South

By Kerry Patrick, News & Sentinel

 

PARKERSBURG — Asia Greenleaf and Kayla Ayers were the enforcers in the post as Parkersburg South defeated Marietta 69-57 Tuesday night at the Rod Oldham Athletic Center.

Behind a combined 37 points and 20 rebounds from the Parkersburg South duo, the No. 1-ranked team in Class AAA remained unbeaten at 14-0. Greenleaf accounted for 20 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

“We were just a little more athletic than Marietta was inside,” Parkersburg South coach Scott Stephens said. “Asia played maybe the best game she has played all season.”

The Patriots snapped Marietta’s five-game win streak and dropped the Tigers to 10-7. The battle of the boards was non-existent as the Tigers were outdone 47-27 in the rebounding department.

“We have an issue of jumping with people instead of boxing out,” Marietta coach Tom Wildt said. “We’re not very tall, so when we try to jump with people who are tall and can jump then we have issues.

“We had a lot of standing around and watching.”

The Patriots nearly ran the Tigers out of the gym in the first three minutes of the game and led 12-2. During one spurt, Marietta turned the ball over on four consecutive possessions.

Marietta began to peck away beginning with three free throws from LeAnne Ross. The sophomore was also left alone for two 3-pointers, then capped the Tigers’ first-quarter scoring with a left-handed layup. She was fouled on the play and converted the three-point play to force an 18-18 deadlock with 21 seconds showing.

Ross, Marietta’s leading scorer this season, finished with a game-high 24 points, but would not sink another 3-pointer the rest of the contest. As a team, the Tigers went 0-of-9 from beyond the arc after the first quarter.

“We kind of fell asleep on Ross in the first quarter,” Stephens said. “We weren’t paying any attention to her and giving her wide open looks. She burnt us pretty good, but we adjusted.”

With the score still tied at 20, Parkersburg South began to put some distance between itself and Marietta. Over the final seven minutes of the first half and the first five minutes of the second half, the Patriots outscored the Tigers 30-7 and pushed the gap to 50-27.

Marietta began to make some headway in the latter stages of the third quarter and sliced the deficit to 54-36 when Ross stole a pass and made a layup at the other end of the floor just as time expired.

“Marietta is a good basketball team — their pressure bothered us and I didn’t think it would,” Stephens said.

In the first 15 seconds of the fourth quarter, Greenleaf took a charge and the Patriots were off and running again. Parkersburg South scored eight straight points to produce its largest lead of the game at 62-36 with 5:39 remaining in regulation.

“I told the girls afterwards that this was the best team we have played all year,” Wildt said. “It ended up 12 points, which was respectable.”

South 69, Marietta 57

Marietta 18 8 10 21 — 57

Parker. South 20 19 15 15 — 69

MARIETTA (10-7)

Sophie Wagner 2-11 0-1 4, LeAnne Ross 7-15 8-10 24, Molly Miracle 3-8 5-6 11, Alyson Stalter 3-8 5-6 11, Kristen Ross 2-5 0-0 4, Sarah Grosel 1-4 0-0 2, Bhrett Summers 2-5 2-2 6, Megan Grosel 1-1 0-0 2, Mary Beth Schramm 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS 20-53 15-19 57. 3-point goals: LeAnne Ross 2.

PARKERSBURG SOUTH (14-0)

Jessica Gilkeson 3-3 0-0 6, Kayla Ayers 7-15 2-2 17, Danielle Floyd 4-12 4-4 12, Kara Longwell 0-3 0-0 0, Asia Greenleaf 9-16 2-4 20, Amber Shreeves 3-6 0-0 7, Ali Morris 1-5 0-0 3, Dani Haverty 0-1 0-0 0, Ammy Hicks 1-4 2-3 4, Kelsi Halbert 0-2 0-0 0, Katelyn Porter 0-1 0-0 0, Mary Seagraves 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Moore 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 28-68 10-13 69. 3-point goals: Ayers 1, Shreeves 1, Morris 1.

Field-goal shooting: Marietta 20-53 (37 percent); Parkersburg South 28-68 (41 percent). Rebounds: Marietta 27 (Lamb 4, Stalter 4, Miracle 4); Parkersburg South 47 (Ayers 10, Greenleaf 10). Steals: Marietta 17 (LeAnne Ross 5); Parkersburg South 15 (Floyd 4). Turnovers: Marietta 22, Parkersburg South 22.

Junior varsity: Parkersburg South 63, Marietta 33. Marietta: Allison Fouss 3, Megan Gross 2, Lauren Ross 3, Dutton 4, Stalter 2, Jamie Eddy 2, Mary Beth Schramm 4, Ricci Davis 13. Parkersburg South: Sarah Beha 8, Katelyn Porter 3, Hannah Maston 20, Mary Seagraves 14, Kristiana Hunt 4, Sammy Hicks 4, Jessica Moore 10.

Next game: Parkersburg South at Coal Classic, Monday; Marietta at Jackson, Saturday.

High School Hoops Round-Up

Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail

PARK. SOUTH 69, MARIETTA, OHIO 57: Asia Greenleaf scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and Kayla Ayers had 17 points and 10 boards as the Patriots improved to 14-0 with the home win.

Greenleaf scored 11 of her points in the first quarter, as South led 39-26 at the half. Danielle Floyd also had a big game, scoring 12 points. LeAnn Ross led Marietta (10-7) with 24 points.