Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Tygarts Valley walked away with it. They took down the Paw Paw Pirates 78-60 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jacob Wamsley
| 03/07/25 vs Paw Paw | 15 |
| 12/13/24 vs Pendleton County | 15 |
| 02/05/25 @ Notre Dame | 14 |
| 01/15/25 @ Clay-Battelle | 14 |
| 02/14/25 vs Notre Dame | 13 |
| + 16 more games |
Jacob Wamsley was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 30 points and 15 rebounds. Tygarts Valley is 8-3 when Wamsley posts eight or more boards, but 5-6 otherwise. Ian Harris was another key player, shooting 42% from the field to rack up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Tygarts Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paw Paw only three assists.
When it comes to explaining why Paw Paw lost, don't look at Donavan Tanouye. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 30 points and 13 boards. That was a full 50% of Paw Paw's points, marking the 17th time in a row Tanouye has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Carder, who went 7-for-16 en route to 15 points.
Tygarts Valley's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-9. As for Paw Paw, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
Coming up, Tygarts Valley will head out to take on East Hardy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tygarts Valley has given up an average of 54.7 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Paw Paw does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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