HINTON W.Va. (Hinton News) – Class A #6 Greenbrier West fell to Class AA #5 Summers County Tuesday night 63-37 at Wayne Ryan Court in Hinton. The win gets the Lady Bobcats back on the winning track after dropping back-to-back games to Pikeview and Wyoming East. The Lady Cavaliers suffered their sixth loss of the season, with all six losses coming at the hands of ranked opponents.
Summers County snuck out to a 14-10 first quarter lead behind ten points from senior Grace Harvey. Preslee Treadway helped the Cavaliers keep pace with the Bobcats with six first quarter points. Greenbrier West’s lone senior, Hannah Sweet, knocked down a three-pointer.
Harvey added ten more points in the second quarter, helping stake Summers County to a 31-21 halftime lead. Maddie Fields carried most of the scoring load for West with seven points to keep the Cavaliers within reach of the homestanding Bobcats.
Harvey continued her torrid pace in the second half, notching nine more points as Summers County outscored Greenbrier West 18-9 in the third quarter. The Cavaliers mustered three points from Treadway, a pair of free throws from Fields, and two points each from Brilee Redden and Lacey Walker.
Harvey, who scorched the nets for a game-high 36 points, cooled off somewhat in the final quarter and tallied only seven points. Fields matched Harvey with seven points of her own, but she was also the only Cavalier to score in the quarter.
Fields led Greenbrier West with 17 points, followed by Treadway with 11, Redden four, Sweet three, and Walker two.
Jaelyn Boone poured in 17 points for Summers County. Avery Lilly added six points while Cheyenne Smith and Braelyn Farrish had two points each for the victors.
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