Morgantown High boys win
Boys’ basketball Morgantown 47 John Marshall 27
GLEN DALE — Everybody got into the game for the Mohigans, who survived a slowdown to beat the Monarchs in their final regular-season game.
The same two teams meets again Wednesday, at MHS, in the first round of sectionals.
“They were very, let’s say, deliberate,” MHS coach Tom Yester said of the Monarchs. “It was a 9-5 game at the quarter, we picked it up in the second and got things going a little bit. “It was not a thing of beauty but we survived.” Shaun Carden led MHS in scoring, with 10 points. Thomas Selby had six rebounds, Nicolas Colasante had four boards and three assist, and Dean Marshall added four assists and three steals. Evan Magers topped the Monarchs, with 10 points.
MORGANTOWN (16-6) Vac 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 0-0 5, Colasante 0 0-0 0, Eby 3 0-0 6, Selby 2 1-2 5, Marshall 3 2-2 8, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Goldsmith 0 0-0 0, Kolar 0 0-0 0, Solomon 1 2-2 5, Davis 0 0-0 0, Shaun Carden 5 0-0 10, King 4 0-0 8. Totals 20 5-6 47. JOHN MARSHALL (NA) Och 2 0-0 4, Davis 1 0-0 2, Kicert 0 0-0 0, Filben 3 0-1 6, Whitfield 0 1-2 1, Horan 0 1-2 1, Smith 0 0-0 0, Magers 4 2-4 10, Sobutka 0 3-5 3. Totals 10 7-14 27. 3-point goals: MHS 2 (Solomon, Johnson), JMHS 0.
Morgantown 86, John Marshall 30: Denver Goldsmith and Nick Hall had 13 points each for the Mohigans, who finished 17-1.

Fairmont Senior 67 Morgantown 54
Travon Horton poured in 21 points and the Polar Bears went on a second-quarter spree that the Mohigans couldn’t overcome. FSHS held just a 20-18 lead after one quarter, but stretched it to 42-27 at halftime.
“We didn’t take care of business in the second quarter,” MHS head coach Tom Yester said. “They just blitzed us.”
Dean Marshall and Shawn Carden paced MHS (15-6) with 16 points apiece, and Carden pulled down seven rebounds.
The Mohigans made only three turnovers in the game, and cut the Polar Bears’ lead to five with four minutes remaining, but missed their next shot and had to scramble.
“They came down and scored, and we had to chase them a little bit and they are hard to chase,” Yester said. “We didn’t play hard enough. They played harder than we did, they were more committed, and that’s why they won the game.”
DeVonte Waites netted 18 points for FSHS, and Shaquille Washington added 13.
MHS travels to John Marshall on Friday for its regular-season finale, before playing the Monarchs again Monday, in the first round of sectionals.
MORGANTOWN (15-6)
Vac 0 0-0 0, Johnson 1 0-2 3, Colasante 1 1-2 4, Eby 2 2-2 6, Selby 1 0-0 2, Marshall 6 1-1 16, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Goldsmith 0 0-0 0, Core 1 0-2 3, Solomon 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0, Carden 7 2-4 16, King 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 6-13 54.
FAIRMONT SENIOR (16-5)
Norman 1 0-0 3, Shaquille Washington 5 3-4 13, DeVonte Waites 6 5-6 18, Travon Horton 8 1-6 21, Hilson 4 0-0 9, Tavon Horton 1 0-0 3, Harold 0 0-0 0, Drake 0 0-0 0, Boddy 0 0-0 0. Nunn 0 0-0 0, Campbell 0 0-0 0, Summers 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 9-16 67.
Morgantown 18 9 18 9 — 54
Fairmont Senior 20 22 12 13 — 67

Mohigans claim consolation win in OVAC tourney 2-16-2013
The Dominion Post

WINTERSVILLE, Ohio — Nicolas Colasante scored 14 points and Dean Marshall added 12 as Morgantown High beat Indian Creek, Ohio, 56-43, Friday night, in a consolation game of the OVAC tournament.
Shawn Carden came off the bench to score six points and grab a season-high nine rebounds. C.J. King pulled down seven rebounds for the Mohigans (15-5).
Frank Kamarec and Alex Young scored 14 points apiece to pace Indian Creek (14-7).
“We got a little bit of something out of a lot of people,” MHS coach Tom Yester said. “Colasante was the shooting star early, where he got a lot of his points. Marshall got most of his points in the second half, and they balanced out as our leading scorers.”
The Mohigans struggled offensively in the first (eight points) and third (nine points) quarters but combined for 39 points in the second and fourth to secure the victory.
MHS plays again Tuesday, at Fairmont Senior.
MORGANTOWN (15-5)
Turner 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 0-0 5, Colasante 4 3-4 14, Eby 0 0-0 0, Selby 2 0-0 4, Marshall 6 0-0 12, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Vac 0 0-0 0, Solomon 1 6-8 9, Davis 0 0-0 0, Carden 3 0-1 6, Goldsmith 0 0-0 0, King 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 11-15 56.
INDIAN CREEK (14-7)
Kamarec 4 3-6 14, Furda 1 0-0 2, Roar 0 1-2 1, Young 6 2-3 14, Haught 0 0-0 0, Durbin 1 1-2 4, Sullivan 1 0-0 2, Winland 2 2-4 6. Totals 15 9-17 43.
Morgantown 8 22 9 17 — 56
Indian Creek 14 7 9 13 — 43
3-point goals: Morgantown 5 (Colasante 3, Johnson, Solomon), Indian Creek 4 (Kamarec 3, Durbin).

Freshman boys’ basketball Morgantown 58, Robert C. Byrd 17: 2-6-2013 Zach Goldsmith scored nine points in the Mohigans’ (14-5) win.

Woodrow Wilson beats MHS boys 2-2-2013
The Dominion Post
BECKLEY — With its two starting forwards lost to injury, Morgantown High’s boys’ basketball team struggled in the second half Saturday and dropped a 63-31 decision to Woodrow Wilson, in the division championship game of the Big Atlantic Classic.
The Mohigans (13-3), playing without Nathan Adrian and Austin Agnew, trailed, 25-18, at halftime.
“We tried to make a little bit of a game of it in the second quarter,” MHS coach Tom Yester said, “then we came out in the third quarter and KABOOM! All we did was turn it over and had trouble scoring. The fourth quarter was just awful.”
Woodrow Wilson put up a 19-9 edge in the third and 19-4 in the fourth.
“They were bigger, stronger, faster,” Yester said. “They shot the ball well when they needed to.”
Thomas Selby led the Mohigans with 10 points. Dante Nabors had 25 for WWHS.
“You can see that was Selby’s best game, and Steven Solomon’s best game,.” Yester said. “Other than that, not too much good.”
MHS’s next game is Tuesday. The Mohigans host Wheeling Park for Senior Night.
MORGANTOWN HIGH (13-3) Turner 1 0-0 3, Johnson 1 0-0 3, Colasante 0 0-0 0, Eby 2 0-0 4, Selby 4 2-4 10, Marshall 2 0-0 4, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Core 0 0-0 0, Solomon 2 2-3 6, Davis 0 0-0 0, Carden 0 1-2 1, King 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-9 31. WOODROW WILSON (NA) Acord 0 0-0 0, Johnson 1 0-0 3, Bentley 0 0-0 0, Deems 1 0-0 2, Nabors 10 3-4 25, C. Hancock 4 0-0 9, Fortune 2 4-4 9, N. Hancock 2 0-2 4, Carrington 1 2-2 4, Dohoree 2 1-2 7. Totals 23 10-14 63. Morgantown High 7 11 9 4 — 31 Woodrow Wilson 14 11 19 19 — 63 3-point goals: MHS 2 (Turner, Johnson), WWHS 7 (Nabors 2, Dohoree 2, Johnson, C. Hancock, Fortune).

Mohigans, Hawks both beat Patriots 1-16-2013
The Dominion Post

PARKERSBURG — Morgantown High boys’ basketball coach Tom Yester had a simple theory about the key to beating No. 7 Parkersburg South, on Wednesday.
“If we keep them under 60 (points), we ought to win,” he said.
The fifth-ranked Mohigans did just that, holding the Patriots to 54 points in a 69-54 victory that boosted their record to 9-1.
“Our defense was pretty good,” Yester said. “They are a nice-shooting team.”
So was MHS on this night. The Mohigans shot 59.5 percent (25-of-42) from the field and 100 percent (15-of-15) from the free-throw line.
Nathan Adrian led MHS with a game-high 28 points to go along with 10 rebounds and three assists. Adrian made 10 of his 12 2-point attempts and went 8-for-8 from the line.
Dean Marshall finished with 15 points and five assists, while Nicolas Colasante contributed 11 points, two assists and no turnovers.
Wes Mitchem led Parkersburg South (8-3) with 15 points. Doug Dennis registered 12. MHS returns home at 7:30 p.m. Saturday to battle No. 1 Martinsburg.
MORGANTOWN (9-1) Turner 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 2-2 2, Colasante 3 2-2 11, Eby 2 0-0 4, Marshall 7 1-1 15, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Adrian 10 8-8 28, Core 1 0-0 3, Agnew 2 2-2 6, King 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 15-15 69. PARKERSBURG SOUTH (8-3) Bolen 4 0-0 8, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Monroe 2 4-4 8, Dennis 4 1-2 12, Simon 0 0-0 0, Kerr 0 0-0 0, Lawrentz 0 1-2 1, Rippeto 0 0-0 0, Mitchem 6 2-2 14, Berry 1 0-2 2, Cox 3 2-2 9. Totals 20 10-14 54. Morgantown High 17 13 24 15 — 69 Parkersburg South 14 14 12 14 — 54 3-point goals: Morgantown 3 (Colasante 2, Core), Parkersburg South 4 (Dennis 3, Cox).

PREP BASKETBALL RANKINGS 1/15/2013
West Virginia boys’ basketball poll
CHARLESTON — The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points: Team Record Pts Prv Class AAA 1. Martinsburg (10) 9-0••• 100 1•• 2. South Charleston 9-1••• 79• 3•• 3. Hedgesville 9-1••• 76• 2•• 4. Greenbrier East 11-0•• 75• 4•• 5. Morgantown 8-1••• 68• 5•• 6. Princeton 9-2••• 41• 7•• 7. Parkersburg South 8-2••• 25• 10• 7. Huntington 7-2••• 25• 10• 9. Washington 8-3••• 18• 10• 10. Hurricane 8-2••• 13• -••
Others receiving votes: George Washington 10, Preston 8, Brooke 6, Woodrow Wilson 5, Elkins 1.
Class AA 1. Bluefield (9) 7-1• 99 2 2. Poca (1) 9-1• 89 3 3. Scott 8-2• 68 1 4. Wyoming East 7-2• 64 5 5. Robert C. Byrd 8-2• 63 4 6. Webster County 7-1• 38 6 7. Tolsia 6-5• 36 8 8. Fairmont Senior 7-3• 34 9 9. Roane County 10-2 28 7 10. Westside 6-4• 8• -
Others receiving votes: Liberty Raleigh 7, Bridgeport 5, North Marion 4, Chapmanville 2, Summers County 2, Ritchie County 2, Nicholas County 1.
Class A 1. Charleston Catholic (6) 7-1• 94 2• 2. Magnolia (1) 8-2• 74 1• 3. Tug Valley (3) 7-1• 73 5• 4. Tucker County 8-1• 72 3• 5. Parkersburg Catholic 9-1• 64 6• 6. Buffalo 9-1• 54 4• 7. St. Marys 7-1• 43 7• 8. Valley Fayette 5-0• 28 9• 9. Greenbrier West 8-2• 14 8• T10. Tygarts Valley 7-1• 9• 10 T10. Greater Beckley Christian 4-1• 9•
Others receiving votes: Wheeling Central 6, Bishop Donahue 4, Clay-Battelle 3, Trinity 2, Meadow Bridge 1.

Freshman boys’ basketball Morgantown 71, UHS 39 1/15/2013: Th eFreshman won their 10 straight game after starting the season 0-4. Quentin Jordan led Morgantown (10-4) with 19 points and Tyler Hart paced UHS with 12. MHS will host Martsinburg Saturday at 4 p.m.

Morgantown 60, John Marshall 39 1/11/2013
Nathan Adrian scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Austin Agnew added 14 points as No. 5 MHS (8-1) downed the Monarchs at home.
Dean Marshall finished with eight points, six assists and five steals. Nicolas Colasante registered four steals and three assists.
“We had only 10 turnovers,” MHS coach Tom Yester said. “We ran pretty well. Our shooting percentage was pretty good inside. It was an up-and-down game, a little sloppy. If we had made a 3 here and there (MHS went 0-for-7), we would have been a little better.”
Gary Magers paced John Marshall with 17 points. MHS returns to action Wednesday, at Parkersburg South.
MORGANTOWN 60, JOHN MARSHALL 39 JOHN MARSHALL (3-6) Och 0 0-0 0, Davis 2 0-0 6, Kibert 0 0-0 0, Filben 2 2-2 6, Whitfield 2 0-1 4, Horan 0 0-0 0, Sadoski 0 0-0 0, Magers 8 0-0 17, A. Whorton 0 0-0 0, M. Whorton 0 0-0, Sobutka 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 2-3 39. MORGANTOWN (8-1) Turner 1 0-0 2, Johnson 2 0-0 4, Colasante 1 0-2 2, Eby 2 1-3 5, Selby 3 0-1 6, Marshall 3 2-2 8, Shaw 1 0-0 2, Adrian 7 1-4 15, Core 0 2-2 2, Solomon 0 0-0 0, Agnew 6 2-3 14, Carden 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 8-17 60. John Marshall 10 6 13 10 — 39 Morgantown 11 18 17 14 — 60 3-pointers: John Marshall 3 (Davis 2, Magers 1).

1/11/12 Freshman boys’ basketball Morgantown 56, Wheeling Park 50, OT: Colby Gresak led the Mohigans with 18 points and Quentin Jordan added 14. The Patriots’ Sazion Johnson netted 18 points. MHS (8-4) hosts Preston today.

1/10/12 Freshman boys’ basketball MHS 71, Preston 31: Quentin Jordan scored 14 points, while Elvin McNally and Jacob Workman added 10 apiece for Morgantown (9-4). MHs hosts UHS on Monday.

‘What a game he had’: Colasante paces MHS boys 1/5/2013
The Dominion Post

WELLSBURG — Nicolas Colasante’s fourth-quarter free throws propelled Morgantown High past Brooke, 59-52, in boys’ basketball Saturday.
“What a game he had,” MHS head coach Tom Yester said. “Hopefully, that will give the Colasantes and the Saabs something to smile about during this tough time for their family.”
Nathan Adrian led the Mohigans with 23 points, while Colasante scored 17 and converted 10 of 13 free throws. His uncle, Tim Saab, died Tuesday.
The Mohigans had topped the Bruins, 68-58, at home, but stalled offensively in the first and third quarter Saturday, scoring only seven and 10 points, respectively.
“We had Austin (Agnew) and Dean (Marshall) in foul trouble, and (Mark) Johnson wasn’t scoring tonight, so too much fell on the shoulders of Adrian and Colasante,” Yester said.
After a back-and-forth first half, MHS took a fivepoint lead to the break and stretched it to 10 points in the fourth quarter. However, the Bruins got hot from behind the arc. They drained six 3s, making the score as close as two points.
“Thank goodness down the stretch we made most of our foul shots,” Yester said.
MHS hosts John Marshall at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
MORGANTOWN (7-1)
Johnson 0 0-0 0, Colasante 3 10-13 17, Eby 1 1-2 3, Selby 0 0-0 0, Marshall 1 2-4 4, Adrian 8 6-10 23, Core 2 0-0 5, Agnew 3 0-1 6, Carden 0 1-2 1, Totals 18 21-32 59.
BROOKE (5-4)
Aquil 0 0-0 0, Thomas Cole 7 3-6 17, Schambach 0 0-0 0, Johnson 6 5-6 19, Wallace 0 1-2 1, Heaton 1 0-0 2, Schwartfeger 4 1-2 13, Gambelin 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 10-16 52.
Morgantown 7 22 10 20 — 59
Brooke 12 10 11 19 — 52
3-point goals: MHS 3 (Colasante, Adrian, Core). BHS 6 (Schwartfeger 4, Johnson 2).

Freshman boys’ basketball Morgantown 57, Brooke 8: Jack Steketee and Colby Gresak netted eight points apiece for the Mohigans (7-4).

Freshman boys’ basketball Morgantown 57, Fairmont Senior 41: Colby Gresak topped the Mohigans (6-4) with 21 points and Quentin Jordan added 16. Michael Holloway paced the Polar Bears with 10 points.

Freshman boys’ basketball 12-29-2012 Morgantown 78, Albert Gallatin 27: Quentin Jordan scored 13 points and Kenzi Melko 10 to lead the Mohigans (4-4) to the championship of the Laurel Highlands holiday tourney, in Uniontown, Pa.

Freshmen beat Hempfield at Laurel HIghlands tournament 12-28-2012
The MHS 9th grade team defeated Hempfield, Pa by a score of 46-20 to advance to the Championship game on Friday.The Mohigans were led by Kenzie Melco and Jacob Workman with 8 points each.

Mohigans rout Patriots for Yester’s 600th win 12-27-12
The Dominion Post
WHEELING — The Morgantown High boys’ basketball team made sure its head coach came home with his 600th career victory Thursday night.
The Mohigans erupted for 58 first-half points in burying Wheeling Park, 96-68, and presenting Tom Yester with his milestone win.
“I think it’s a wonderful thing for our program and the kids and all the coaches I’ve been in contact with,” said Yester, who boosted his 40-season career mark to 600-338. “It’s a nice thing to be involved with so many good people over the years. I’m just a fortunate guy.”
Nathan Adrian collected 22 points, 15 rebounds and four assists for the Mohigans (5-1). Austin Agnew finished with 13 points and nine boards. Dean Marshall registered 14 points, and Mark Johnson contributed 11. Nick Colasante dished out seven assists.
“We got hot early and made 6 out of 12 3-pointers in the first half,” said Yester, whose team finished with 10 treys. “Everything clicked. Wheeling Park was down a guy. Their center, Andrew Kowalo, didn’t play. We took advantage and got the ball inside.” Ryan Reinbeau led Wheeling Park (2-3) with 16 points. Quashad Pugh scored 11 points and Trenton Smith, 10. MHS returns to action Jan. 4, hosting Parkersburg South.
MORGANTOWN (5-1) Turner 1 0-0 2, Johnson 4 0-0 11, Colasante 3 0-0 8, Eby 3 0-0 6, Selby 1 1-1 3, Marshall 6 0-0 14, Shaw 1 2-2 5, Adrian 10 1-2 22, Core 2 0-0 5, Vac 1 1-1 3, Agnew 5 3-4 13, Carden 2 0-0 4. Totals 39 8-10 96. WHEELING PARK (2-3) Reinbeau 6 3-3 16, Phillips 1 1-2 3, Pugh 4 0-0 11, Saseen 2 0-2 4, Smith 3 4-8 10, Snedeker 1 1-1 3, Thomas 3 0-0 7, Moffett 2 2-4 6, Blackston 1 6-6 8. Totals 23 17-26 68. Morgantown High 27 31 26 12 — 96 Wheeling Park 7 16 16 29 — 68
3-point goals: MHS 10 (Johnson 3, Colasante 2, Marshall 2, Shaw, Adrian, Core). Wheeling Park 5 (Pugh 3, Reinbeau, Thomas).
Preston 61, John Marshall 36

Photo courtesy of Jim Elliott/The Intelligencer
Morgantown High’s Nick Colasante (right) and Wheeling Park’s Ryan Reinbeau vie for the ball Thursday.

Martinsburg 55 Morgantown 39 12-22-12
MARTINSBURG — The Mohigans’ shooting was cold Saturday as they made 18 out of 56 shots in their loss in the Martinsburg tournament.
“We’ve been shooting well, we’ve just run into a cold snap,” coach Tom Yester said.
He praised the team’s overall effort and hustle. The team had 22 turnovers in Friday’s game against Washington, but only had 12 on Saturday.
“They put in a good effort and had good hustle,” he said. “I felt we hung in there for a pretty tight game.”
MHS’s high scorer was Austin Agnew, who had 13 points and nine rebounds. He was named to the all-tournament team along with Nathan Adrian, who had nine points and 12 rebounds.
Leading Martinsburg was Jalen Lewis, who had 17 points. Donte Grantham had 13.
The Mohigans will play Thursday at Wheeling Park.
MORGANTOWN Turner 0 0-0 0, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Colasante 2 0-0 5, Eby 0 0-0 0, Selby 0 0-0 0, Marshall 4 0-0 8, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Adrian 3 1-3 9, Core 1 0-0 2, Bac 0 0-0 0, Agnew 6 1-4 13, Carden 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 2-7 39. MARTINSBURG Freeman 0 0-0 0, Robinson 2 2-2 6, Lewis 6 0-0 17, Jones 2 1-2 5, Hill 0 0-0 0, Cole 2 0-0 6, Long 1 0-0 2, Grantham 4 5-7 13, Harrison 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 8-11 55. MHS 7 10 11 11—39 Martinsburg 18 6 19 12—55 3-point field goals: Morgantown 1—(Colasante.) Martinsburg 7 (Lewis 5, Cole 2).

Freshmen boys’ basketball Morgantown 54, Bridgeport 38: The Mohigans were led by Clinton Jordan, who scored 15 points. Morgantown High (2-4) will play Thursday at the Connellsville (Pa.) Holiday Tournament.

Mohigans wins tight game against Washington, 50-48
The Dominion Post
MARTINSBURG — Morgantown High toughed it out against a quick Washington team to win their first game, 50-48, in the Martinsburg Classic Tournament on Friday.
Coach Tom Yester noted how the scoring rolled back and forth — the Mohigans would be up one quarter and then the gap would close the next one.
“We’d be up by 17 points, then they’d cut it down to six ... they really had us on our heels,” he said.
Washington led at halftime by five points. But then some key scoring by Mark Johnson and Nathan Adrian in the second half propelled Morgantown to the lead, Yester said, adding that the two scored the majority of their points during that half.
Nathan Adrian lead the Mohigans with a double-double, having 15 points and 11 rebounds. Other high scorers for MHS included Mark Johnson, who scored 11 points, andAustin Agnew who had 14 points.
Morgantown will face Martinsburg in the championship game at about 7:45 tonight.
A partial box score appears below.
MORGANTOWN (4-0)
Johnson 5 0-0 11, Colesante 1 0-0 3, Selby 0 0-0 0, Marshall 2 0-0 4, Adrian 6 3-6 15, Core 1 0-0 3, Wolfley 6 2-3 14, Totals 21 5-9 50.
WASHINGTON (3-1)
Smith 2 5-6 9, Newman 5 4-9 15, M. Jones 5 1-1 11, Bell 1 2-2 4, J. Jones 3 0-0 6, Coles 1 1-2 3, Hosby 0 0-0 0, Brunson 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 13-20 48.
MHS 12 7 22 9—50
Washington 4 20 3 21—48
3-point field goals:MHS 3—(Colesante, Johnson, Core). Washington 1—(Newman).

Freshmen boys’ basketball 12-21-2012 Morgantown 64, Preston 39: Colby Gesak lead the Mohigans with 17 points, while Quentin Jordan scored 15 points. Logan Thorne scored 13 points, leading the Knights. Morgantown (1-4) will host Bridgeport at noon Monday.

Adrian hoop at :08 wins thriller 12-15-2012
Agnew tallies 20, Mohigans defeat Pittsburgh team
The Dominion Post
PITTSBURGH — Mark Johnson made a contested layup, drew a foul and converted the free-throw to put Morgantown High in a 60-60 tie with Pittsburgh Central Catholic with less than a minute to play Saturday.
Then Nathan Adrian, who made the assist to Johnson, hit a jumpshot with 8.5 seconds remaining to give the Mohigans a 62-60 victory.
The Vikings (3-1) missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Saturday afternoon’s Pittsburgh Showcase contest was back-and-forth all the way, but the Mohigans (2-0) rallied behind Austin Agnew’s career-high 20 points and Adrian’s 17.
“When we got the ball inside, Agnew and Adrian took care of it and scored well,” MHS head coach Tom Yester said. “A real nice effort for Agnew.”
Adrian grabbed 14 rebounds for a double-double, and made three steals. Dean Marshall contributed 10 points and eight rebounds, and Johnson had three assists.
The Mohigans struggled from behind the arc, going 0-for-9 on 3-pointers, but they shot 24-of-42 from the field.
After stretching a sixpoint first-quarter lead to a 10-point halftime edge, the Mohigans were ahead by 16 points early in the third quarter. Then the Vikings hit back-to-back 3-pointers.
“Going into the fourth quarter, we hit a cold spot, and they get hot and got the momentum,” Yester said. “They slowly but surely crawled back in the game, and changed pressure against us.”
The Vikings took a lead with under two minutes to play and got it up to five points before MHS responded.
“They are a good team, they are well-coached and they pressed beautifully,” Yester said. “But our big kids played really well, and Dean Marshall played well.
“It was a lot of work today, but I was very happy we were able to go up there and get a win away from home.”
The Mohigans host Brooke at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
MORGANTOWN (2-0)
Turner 0 0-2 0, Johnson 2 1-1 5, Colasante 2 0-1 4, Eby 1 0-0 2, Selby 1 0-0 2, Marshall 3 4-5 10, Adrian 7 3-4 17, Core 1 0-0 2, Agnew 7 6-8 20, Carden 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 14-21 62.
PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC (3-1)
Cauley 0 0-0 0, Sanders 1 0-0 3, Verbanic 2 2-2 6, Petrishin 0 0-0 0, Schoppen 1 2-2 5, Whaley 1 0-0 2, Sprouse 0 0-0 0, Dibasilo 1 1-2 3, Belechak 1 0-0 2, Urso 6 2-6 14, Marchione 1 0-0 2, Wharton-Price 0 0-0 0, Calhoun 5 2-2 14, Taylor-Lane 1 3-3 5. Totals 20 12-18 60.
Morgantown High 17 18 15 12 — 62
Central Catholic 11 15 13 17 — 60
3-point goals: MHS 0, Central 4 (Calhoun 2, Schoppen, Sanders).