Photo by Tracy Marsh Knotts Tucker County's Raven Matthews scores a game-high 13 against Tyler Consolidated in the Class A quarterfinals Wednesday morning at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. They scored two of the points and won 64-41.
CHARLESTON — No. 3 seed Tucker County's defense and inside game were too much for No. 6 Tyler Consolidated in a Class A quarterfinal game Wednesday morning inside the Coliseum and Convention Center. Ta.
Raven Matthews and Erika Zarc combined for 24 points and the Lady Mountain Lions advanced to the semifinals with a 64-31 victory over the Lady Silver Knights.
Tucker County (20-5) will play Gilmer County for the third time this season on Friday at 7:15 p.m. The second-seeded Lady Titans defeated Riverview 78-33 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
“Today was a workmanlike effort.” Lady Mountain Lions coach Dave Helmick said. “I was really proud of our defensive effort, and we're moving forward. That's the goal here.”
Holding a slim 14-10 lead with 2:15 left in the first quarter, Tucker County's defense did not allow Tyler Consolidated to score until 1:37 left in the first half, when the Lady Mountain Lions They overturned a four-point advantage. With 3:52 left in the second quarter, Zirk made a layup for a 25-10 cushion.
Briley Wetzel hit a jumper and the Lady Mountain Lions won 64-31 over Tyler Consolidated. Tucker County and Gilmer County will meet in the Class A semifinals Friday night.
Maya Gross' jumper at 2:13 of the third extended the lead to 23 points, 41-18.
The Lady Silver Knights took a 44-27 lead on Jules Lattea's two free throws with six minutes left in the game before Tucker County closed out the game with a 20-4 surge.
The Lady Mountain Lions forced 36 turnovers in the morning and outscored Tyler Consolidated 38-11 in the paint.
Matthews led the way with 13 points, 13 rebounds and two blocked shots, followed by Zirk with 11 points and Macy Helmick and Katie Hicks with 10 points each.
Helmick, who signed with West Virginia Wesleyan, also had 10 assists, seven boards and six steals, Makenna Evans had four steals and three helpers, and Hicks had three assists.
Braden Wall scored 10 points and Lathea collected 14 rebounds and blocked two shots for the Lady Silver Knights, who finished the season 13-13.
The Lady Mountain Lions lost both regular-season contests to Gilmer County in close games, trailing by six points at home and by five points in Glenville.
Tyler Consolidation (13-13)
Riley Stover 1 1-2 4, Jules Lattea 1 3-4 5, Katie Grimm 1 2-4 4, Braden Wall 4 0-0 10, Marea Weber 2 2-2 6, Faith LeMasters 1 0-0 2 Total 10 8-12 31
Tucker County (20-5)
Raven Matthews 6 1-3 13, Briley Wetzel 4 0-1 9, Macy Helmick 4 1-2 10, Erika Zark 3 5-5 11, Makenna Evans 2 0-0 4, Addie Moats 1 0 -0 2, Maya Gross 1 0-0 2, Katie Hicks 4 1-2 10, Courtney Shafer 1 0-0 2, Maddie Helmick 0 1-2 1. Total 26 9-15 64
Tyler Concatenation 10 2 10 9 — 31
Tucker County 20 7 15 22 — 64
3-Point Goals: Tyler Consolidated 3 (Wall 2 and Stover), Tucker County 3 (Wetzel, Macy Helmick, Hicks)
