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PrestonGrafton
Knights
33
Bearcats
62

The Grafton (WV) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Preston (Kingwood, WV) by a score of 62-33.

Game Details: Grafton High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Preston----33
Grafton----62
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West Virginia High School Basketball - Grafton overwhelms Preston

January 19, 2023: Grafton, WV 26354

Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Grafton Bearcats (Grafton, WV) and the visiting Preston Knights (Kingwood, WV), saw Grafton's basketball squad wallop Preston by a tally of 62-33.

With the victory, Grafton improves its record to 4-8 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Ripley (Ripley, WV) to confront the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 11-0. Ripley won 75-47 in their recent league challenge against Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant, WV)

Next up, the Knights confront the Hampshire Trojans (Romney, WV) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 21. Preston will attempt to improve on its 0-12 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 56-43 non-league win over Keyser (Keyser, WV).

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    Game Started
    Preston
    Knights
    0 - 0
    Grafton
    Bearcats
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    End of 4th Quarter
    Preston
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    33 - 62
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  3. S. CalPreps

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    Preston
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    33 - 62
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    Posted @ 1:17a

Rankings & Records

Preston (22-23)

WVClass
9726
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
1-221-141-90-120-1.043.0679361,504

Grafton (22-23)

WVClass
7020
OverallRegionHomeAwayWin %Region %PFPA
5-185-134-81-10.217.2781,1771,432

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Preston		8.38.010.710.040.7
Grafton		11.814.512.212.351.2

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Team Stat Comparison

PrestonGrafton
6.0Points Per Game-
3.1Rebounds Per Game-
1.2Assists Per Game-
1.1Steals Per Game-
0.4Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

PrestonGraftonNational Avg.
#0 Cordell Ayers7.7Points Per Game
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4.9
#15 Zach Ferrell5.3Rebounds Per Game
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2.6
#23 Kaden Bachtel2.0Assists Per Game
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1.0
#11 Dillon Taylor2.3Steals Per Game
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0.8
#11 Dillon Taylor0.7Blocks Per Game
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0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Preston1-14Grafton4-14
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/22East FairmontPreston(L) 74-3412/13/22GraftonEast Fairmont(L) 72-38
2/18/23East FairmontGrafton(L) 78-51
2/28/23GraftonEast Fairmont(L) 72-39
12/13/22PrestonElkins(L) 75-471/17/23ElkinsGrafton(L) 64-47
12/16/22Buckhannon-UpshurPreston(L) 52-421/5/23Buckhannon-UpshurGrafton(L) 59-42
12/28/22PrestonLincoln(L) 46-432/2/23LincolnGrafton(L) 55-49
2/17/23PrestonLincoln(L) 60-33
12/29/22PrestonPhilip Barbour(L) 58-3112/9/22Philip BarbourGrafton(W) 58-54
1/24/23PrestonPhilip Barbour(L) 86-6812/15/22Philip BarbourGrafton(W) 54-49
2/16/23GraftonPhilip Barbour(W) 82-78
1/3/23PrestonLewis County(L) 62-381/12/23GraftonLewis County(L) 49-48
1/5/23BridgeportPreston(L) 60-341/10/23GraftonBridgeport(L) 55-52
2/28/23BridgeportPreston(L) 55-41
1/17/23Fairmont SeniorPreston(L) 86-421/24/23GraftonFairmont Senior(L) 84-52
2/14/23Fairmont SeniorGrafton(L) 67-48
1/21/23PrestonHampshire(L) 51-4312/27/22GraftonHampshire(L) 67-50
2/2/23Robert C. ByrdPreston(L) 66-462/4/23GraftonRobert C. Byrd(L) 62-42
2/7/23PrestonNorth Marion(L) 82-411/26/23North MarionGrafton(L) 70-47
2/11/23LibertyPreston(W) 53-4412/7/22LibertyGrafton(W) 57-41
2/7/23GraftonLiberty(L) 62-55

Record Breakdown

Preston (22-23)

Grafton (22-23)
1-22
Overall
5-18
1-14
League
5-13
0-8
Non-League
0-5
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-14
Common Opponent
4-14
1-9
Home
4-8
0-12
Away
1-10
0-1
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
1-21
In-State
5-18
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0