Zane Trace 59, Westfall 45
WILLIAMSPORT — Zane Trace turned a deficit into a big lead in the second quarter on the way to grabbing a 59-45 win at Westfall Friday night.
The Mustangs had a strong start on a night when the school inducted a new class to its athletic hall of fame. With baskets from four players, Westfall held a 12-6 lead as the first period was winding down.
The Pioneers were looking for the last shot, missed with a couple seconds left and Grady Stewart grabbed the offensive rebound, was fouled and made both free throws with no time showing to make it 12-8.
In the second, ZT wasted little time getting the lead on a three-point play from Gunnar McCullough and a three-pointer from Stewart.
Using a strong defensive effort that forced three Westfall turnovers in the first two minutes and five for the quarter, the Pioneers held the Mustangs scoreless the entire period while adding 20 to their own score for a 28-12 halftime lead.
Westfall’s Bryan Craig scored early in the third to break ZT’s scoring streak and the period ended with the same 16-point margin (42-26).
ZT pushed the lead as high as 21 points and Westfall battled back to within 11 before the Pioneers closed out the game hitting five of six free throws in the final moments.
McCullough led the Pioneers with 18 points and Stewart added 17, 11 at the line.
Overall, ZT went to the stripe 34 times, converting 21.
Craig led all scorers in the game as he put in 19 for Westfall and Joe Wray put in 14.
The Pioneers (8-3, 6-1) head to Vinton County Saturday night while the Mustangs (3-10, 1-6) next play at Paint Valley Tuesday.
Zane Trace 59, Westfall 45
Zane Trace — Lantz Stevens 1-5-7, Grady Stewart 2-11-17, Roman Berry 2-1-6, Brice Johnson 2-1-5, Hudson Williams 1-0-2, Jamison Hill 1-1-4, Gunnar McCullough 8-2-18. Three-point goals — Hill, Berry, Stewart (2). Totals — 17-40 21-34 59.
Westfall — Ethan Rose 0-1-1, Joe Wray 4-3-14, Bryan Craig 9-1-19, Brock Williams 1-0-2, Nick Fritz 1-0-3, Blake Elster 3-0-6. Three-point goals — Wray (3), Fritz. Totals — 18-44 5-8 45.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Zane Trace 8 20 14 17 59
Westfall 12 0 14 19 45
Newark 56, Teays Valley 42
NEWARK — Teays Valley fell 56-42 at Newark Friday.
Tessa Horsley led the effort with 18 points while Areyana Karshner put in 10 and Cami Robbins had nine.
The Vikings (7-4) host Pickerington Central Tuesday.
Milestone achievements
Action from earlier in the week saw a couple area seniors continue to climb up the scoring chart.
As Logan Elm improved to 12-1 with wins over Hamilton Township and Fairfield Union this week, Kiki Ingram moved up to 15th all-time for area scorers. Her current career total sits at 1,440 points, which is fifth highest for Pickaway County girls.
In Teays Valley’s win over Lakewood Tuesday, Brody Fields passed Logan Elm’s Dillon Young for 20th on the all-time scoring list. Fields has 1,354 career points through the Lakewood game.