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Preston High is a member of the North Central Athletic Conference (NCAC). Preston is in the AAA class with a little over 1300 students. Preston is located in Kingwood WV. Wednesday, April 25
SPONSORS
We would like to thank the following sponsors for their helpful donations: Groves Insurance Agency Wal-Mart Mountaineer Monument Works Mylan Becky's Restaurant D & D Tee's and More Monroe's Restaurant Preston Memorial Hospital MedExpress Consol Energy Arch Coal Virginia Cemetary Association Manown Mini Mart Eagles Organization
Records
The individual,team records, and PHS History are current as of February 24, 2012. Friday, April 13
All Area
Congrats to junior MJ Braham for being one of five players named to the All Dominion Post team for the 2011-2012 season. Sunday, March 25
All State
Congrulations to senior Morgan Radabaugh and juniors MJ Braham and Carly Kelley for being named to the Honorable Mention All State list. Sunday, March 25
Team Awards
Team Awards for 2011-2012 MVP - Sammi Ash/Morgan Radabaugh Offensive Champion - Carly Kelley Defensive Champion - Kaitlyn Workman Best Teammate - Nicole Spindler Best Hustler - Whitney Workman/Jessie Feather Ironman - MJ Braham Wednesday, December 14
Important Times and Dates at Disney (non-game)
the character breakfast will be on December 30th at 8:30am. The tower of terror ride and private buffett breakfast is December 28th. Celebration of Athletes dinner will also by the evening of December 30th. Universal theme park day is scheduled for december 28. Monday, November 21
Disney Brackets have been Released *Changes*
Games will be played at Walt Disney World's Wide World of Sports Complex Wednesday December 28th Preston (WV) vs. Winter Springs (FL) noon Paul D Schrieber (NY) vs. Thomas Edison (VA) 12:15 Ossining (NY) vs. Plum (PA) noon Harrison (GA) vs. Portsmouth (RI) 12:15 Thursday December 29th Preston/winter springs winner vs. Paul d Schrieber/thomas edison winner 10:15am Preston/winter springs loser vs. paul d schrieber/thomas edison loser 10:15am ossining/plum winner vs. harrison/portsmouth winner 10:30am ossining/plum loser vs. harrison/portsmouth loser 10:30am Wednesday December 30th games will either be at noon or 12:15 based on previous two days outcomes. opponents will also depend on previous days outcomes. more info to follow.
Monday, November 21
Big Atlantic Classic Field for 2011-2012
Preston Greenbrier East George Washington Ripley Hedgesville Washington Nicholas County University pairings will come out in January Monday, November 21
2011-2012 Varsity/JV Schedule
December 3rd vs. Riverside 4pm/6pm December 6th @ Petersburg December 8th @ Morgantown *December 9th @ Bishop Walsh 6pm *December 10th @ Goretti Tourney TBA December 13th vs. East Fairmont December 16th @ Musselman *December 28th @Winter Springs FL noon *December 29th vs. TBA *December 30th vs. TBA January 3rd @ Northern, MD January 6th vs. Musselman January 10th @ East Fairmont January 17th vs. Fairmont Sr. January 24th vs. Morgantown *February 2nd @ Big Atlantic Classic *February 4th @ Big Atlantic Classic February 7th vs. Northern, MD February 14th vs. University February 16th @ Fairmont Sr. *indicates varsity only -jv will play trinity jv on dec. 20th at home at 730 right after girls freshman game. jv will return the visit to trinity on jan 12 at 7pm Wednesday, June 29
Herbert Hoover Shootout Results
Preston black will consist of monica, brier, katelyn, kayelynn, kylie, amber, and marlee. Preston silver will consist of alexis, emma, savanna, dixie, tiffany, hayley, alyssa, abbie.
Preston Silver vs. Clay County varsity/jv/hoover varsity L 37-36 Preston Black vs. Herbert Hoover varsity L 40-30 Preston Silver vs. St. Albans JV W 30-17 Preston Black vs. Clay County varsity/jv W 34-28 Preston Silver vs. Roane County varsity W 28-22 Preston Black vs. Sissonville Varsity L 46-18 Wednesday, June 29
St. Albans Shootout Results
Preston vs. Nitro W 50-36 Preston vs. Hurricane W 44-37 Preston vs. St. Albans L 25-22 Monday, June 27
WVU Team Camp
The Preston varsity finished 6th out of 24 teams while the preston jv finished 4th out of 14 teams at this years WVU team camp. Varsity Division Preston vs. Lake (Canton, OH) L 42-16 Preston vs. Wilson Memorial (Harrisonburg, VA) W 47-24 Preston vs. Crooksville (Zanesville, OH) W 49-31 Preston vs. Cornell (Pittsburgh, PA) W 33-31 Preston vs. Nicholas County W 43-42 Preston vs. Fairless (Canton, OH) L 35-34 Tournament Preston vs. Mingo County (1st round) W 38-26 Preston vs. Bay (Cleveland, OH) (2nd round) W 46-26 Preston vs. Team Purpose (elite eight round) L 40-24 JV Division Preston vs. Boonesboro (Boonesboro, MD) W 35-17 Preston vs. St. Albans L 34-33 Preston vs. Magnolia L 35-32 Preston vs. Crookesville W 40-19 Preston vs. Solon (Solon, OH) W 45-13 Preston vs. Blackhawk (Pittsburgh, PA) W 37-24 Tournament Preston vs. Wilson Memorial (1st round) W 34-31 Preston vs. Nicholas County (elite eight round) W 45-27 Preston vs. Magnolia (final four round) L 44-32 Monday, June 20
Top of the Mountain Tourney Champs
Preston avenged their two losses in round robin play to win the first Top of the Mountain Tournament Championship in the varsity division. Here are the results from the tourney. Preston vs. Tucker L 36-27 Preston vs. Doddridge W 42-37 Preston vs. North Marion L 61-45 Tournament Results Preston vs North Marion W 42-32 -- semifinals Preston vs. Tucker W 41-29 -- championship Thursday, May 26
Preston Summer League Schedule and Results
POOL A Preston vs. Robert C. Byrd W 41-35 Preston vs. Bridgeport L 47-22 Preston vs. University L 43-28 Preston vs. Fairmont Sr. L 42-28 Preston vs. Southern L 38-33 Preston vs. Southern W 29-27 Preston vs. Robert C. Byrd W 41-26 Preston vs. Lincoln W 35-26 Preston vs. North Marion W 43-32 Preston vs. Fairmont Sr. L 46-35 Preston vs. Lincoln L 75-51 Preston vs. Southern L 43-41 POOL B Preston Black vs. Fairmont Sr. White L 39-36 Preston Black vs. Liberty L 33-28 Preston Black vs. North White L 31-15 Preston Black vs. University gold L 54-27 Preston Black vs. Morgantown blue L 51-10 Preston Black vs. Liberty cancelled Preston Black vs. Morgantown L 35-14 Preston Black vs. FSHS LPB W 29-20 Preston Black vs. North Silver L 46-35 Preston Black vs. North White L 31-21 Preston Black vs. Fairmont Sr. W 27-26 POOL B Preston Grey vs. North Marion White L 41-32 Preston Grey vs. Fairmont Sr. LPB W 39-38 OT Preston Grey vs. University gold L 51-26 Preston Grey vs. Liberty L 50-38 Preston Grey vs. North silver L 32-25 Preston Grey vs. Morgantown blue cancelled Preston Grey vs. North silver L 38-17 Preston Grey vs. Mannington W 46-32 Preston Grey vs. University gold L 52-9 Preston Grey vs. Liberty L 47-45 OT Preston Grey vs. North white L 41-39 Friday, May 27
Summer League Standings as of final
Pool A 1. Bridgeport 9-1 2. University 9-1 3. Morgantown 9-3 4. Fairmont Sr. 8-2 5. Preston 5-7 6. North Marion 4-6 7. Southern 5-9 8. Robert C. Byrd 4-7 9. Lincoln 3-9 10.Buckhannon 0-10 Pool B 1. University 8-0 2. Morgantown 8-0 3. North White 6-3 4. Liberty 5-3 5. North Silver 6-5 6. Preston Grey 2-8 7. Preston Black 2-8 8. Fairmont Sr. 211
Friday, May 27
Summer League Scoring Offense as of 6/15
Pool A 1. University 57.3 ppg 2. Morgantown 46.0 ppg 3. Bridgeport 42.3 ppg 4. Fairmont Sr. 39.8 ppg 5. Preston 33.8 ppg 6. Southern 33.3 ppg 7. Robert C. Byrd 33.3 ppg 8. North Marion 32.0 ppg 9. Lincoln 25.7 ppg 10. Buckhannon 13.3 ppg Pool B 1. University 48.7 ppg 2. Morgantown 46.3 ppg 3. Liberty 34.4 ppg 4. FSHS 30.1 ppg 5. Preston grey 29.5 ppg 6. north white 29.1 ppg 7. north silver 26.6 ppg 8. Preston black 21.7 ppg Friday, May 27
Summer League Scoring Defense as of 6/15
1. Bridgeport 23.6 ppg 2. University 29.5 ppg 3. Morgantown 30.5 ppg 4. Southern 31.8 ppg 5. Preston 35.5 ppg 6. Robert C. Byrd 39.6 ppg 7. Lincoln 39.7 ppg 8. Fairmont Sr. 39.9 ppg 9. North Marion 40.0 ppg 10. Buckhannon 58.8 ppg Pool B 1. Morgantown 12.8 ppg 2. University 24.1 ppg 3. North silver 30.6 ppg 4. Liberty 34.3 ppg 5. North white 37.3 ppg 6. Preston Black 40.5 ppg 7. Preston Grey 41.7 ppg 8. Fiarmont Sr. 41.8 ppg
Thursday, May 26
Summer League Composite Schedule POOL A
5/24 North Marion 45 vs. Lincoln 30 Preston 41 vs. Robert C. Byrd 35 University 80 vs. Buckhannon 17 Morgantown 65 vs. Fairmont Sr. 37 Bridgeport 47 vs. Preston 22 5/26 University 58 vs. Morgantown (blue) 17 - win counts for uhs but no loss is counted because it was NM's game Southern 32 vs. Morgantown 45 Bridgeport 57 vs. Buckhannon 13 Lincoln 34 vs. Southern 41 Fairmont Sr. 42 vs. Robert C. Byrd 40 5/31 North Marion 10 vs. Bridgeport 43 Lincoln 15 vs. Robert C. Byrd 40 University 43 vs. Preston 28 Morgantown 68 vs. Buckhannon 9 Preston 28 vs. Fairmont Sr. 42 6/2 North Marion 32 vs. Morgantown 42 Southern 30 vs. Buckhannon 14 University 51 vs. Robert C. Byrd 37 Southern 32 vs. Bridgeport 36 Lincoln 18 vs. Fairmont Sr. 35 6/7 Lincoln 28 vs. Morgantown 42 North Marion 22 vs. University 54 Preston 33 vs. Southern 38 Bridgeport 40 vs. Robert C. Byrd 24 Preston 32 vs. Fairmont Sr. 35 ( w for FS but loss goes to bu. phs was a fill in) 6/9 Lincoln 29 vs. Bridgeport 40 North Marion 45 vs. Fairmont Sr. 32 (w for nm but loss goes to bu. nm was a fill in) Southern 27 vs. Preston 29 Morgantown 47 vs. Robert C. Byrd 31 University 58 vs. Fairmont Sr. 56 6/14 Morgantown 17 vs. Bridgeport 36 Preston 41 vs. Robert C. Byrd 26 Morgantown 42 vs. Bridgeport 39 Preston 35 vs. Lincoln 26 North Marion 38 vs. Fairmont Sr. 39 6/16 Robert C. Byrd 42 vs. Liberty 18 North Marion 40 vs. Southern 23 Lincoln 19 vs. North Marion 61 Robert C. Byrd 37 vs. Southern 32 6/21 Lincoln 59 vs. Liberty 31 University 53 vs. Southern 37 North Marion 32 vs. Preston 43 Morgantown 33 vs. Southern 25 Preston 35 vs. Fairmont Sr. 46 6/23 Lincoln 43 vs. North Marion 48 Southern 46 vs. UHS JV 32 University 32 vs. Bridgeport 43 Southern 27 vs. Robert C. Byrd 44 Morgantown 39 vs. Fairmont Sr. 41 6/28 Lincoln 75 vs. Preston 51 North Marion 17 vs. University 58 Southern 43 vs. Preston 41 Morgantown 54 vs. Liberty 10 Southern 33 vs. Fairmont Sr. 54 6/30 University 60 vs. Morgantown 49 Bridgeport 38 vs. Robert C. Byrd 30 Lincoln 32 vs. UHS JV 43 Lincoln 40 vs. Liberty 17
Thursday, May 26
Summer League Composite Schedule POOL B
5/24 University Gold 58 vs. Fairmont Sr White 38 Fairmont Sr. White 39 vs. Preston Black 36 Morgantown Blue 40 vs. Liberty 12 North Marion White 41 vs. Preston Grey 32 Morgantown Blue 34 vs. North Marion Silver 16 5/26 North Marion White 44 vs. Liberty 38 University Gold 40 vs. North Marion Silver 22 Fairmont Sr. LPB 38 vs. Preston Grey 39 Preston Black 28 vs. Liberty 33 5/31 (at 5th street gym) Morgantown blue 62 vs. FSHS LPB 11 Preston grey 26 vs. University gold 51 North white 31 vs. Preston black 15 North silver 31 vs. Liberty 29 OT 6/2 (at east fairmont jr. high) 6 pm--Preston grey 38 vs. Liberty 50 7 pm--North white 14 vs. Morgantown blue 56 8 pm--FSHS LPB 35 vs. North silver 27 9 pm--University gold 54 vs. Preston black 27 6/7 (all games from here on out are at west fairmont middle) 5 pm--Preston grey 25 vs. North silver 32 6 pm--Morgantown blue 51 vs Preston black 10 7 pm--University gold 55 vs. North white 12 8 pm--FSHS LPB 27 vs. Liberty 51 6/9 University 34 vs. north silver 20 Fairmont Sr. 28 vs. north white 33 6/14 North Silver 38 vs. Preston grey 17 Fairmont Sr. 25 vs. Liberty 28 Morgantown blue 35 vs. Preston black 14 6/16 Preston grey 46 vs. Mannington 32 FSHS 20 vs. Preston black 29 North silver 38 vs. FSHS 35 6/21 Preston grey 9 vs. University gold 52 North white 22 vs. Morgantown blue 43 Preston black 35 vs. North silver 46 FSHS 30 vs. buckhannon 34 6/23 Morgantown blue 61 vs. Fairmont Sr. 9 Preston grey 45 vs. Liberty 47 North white 31 vs. Preston black 21 FSHS 25 vs. North silver 26 6/28 Preston Grey 39 vs. North white 41 Univeristy 39 vs. North silver 20 Preston Black 27 vs. FS 26
Thursday, May 26
Post Season Awards
Congratulations to sophomore Kayla Boggs who was named 1st team All-NCAC and Honorable Mention All-State. Congratulations as well to senior Ashley Shrout who was named to the All-NCAC 2nd team. Friday, January 28
Rankings
The 1st Metronews Power Index for the girls has been released. Currently Preston is ranked #16 in the state for AAA and has played the second hardest schedule in the state for all schools. Maxpreps currently has the Knights ranked 19th in the state for AAA. Thursday, December 30
PHS Beats Bucs for Second Time
Preston beat the visiting Buckhannon-Upshur Bucs for the second time this year. The final score was 51-37. Preston came out of the blocks hitting on all cylinders as the Knights hit five three pointers in the first to take a commanding 24-10 lead. Preston would cruise the rest of the way for the victory. Carly Kelley and Kayla Boggs scored 13 points a piece. Kayla added nine rebounds, an assist, and three blocks. Carly added three rebounds, two steals, and two assists. MJ Braham had a solid performance with nine points, 11 rebounds, a steal, and an assist. Ashly Plum scored eight points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals, and yet another block. Morgan Radabaugh hit a three to continue her streak that when she makes a three the Knights are undefeated. Morgan finished with four points, three rebounds, a steal, and an assist. Heather Clark added two points and six rebounds. Kaitlyn Workman also scored two points to go with two steals and a block. Whitney Workman and Jessie Feather each grabbed two rebounds while Nicole Spindler got one rebound. Game balls go to Kayla Boggs, Carly Kelley, and Ashly Plum. Friday, December 17
PHS Beats the Bees in OT, Now 4-0
The Preston Knights forced overtime in the final second of regulation and then won the game in the final seconds of overtime against NCAC rival East Fairmont. It was a tightly contested game throughout where every basket, steal, assist, and rebound were important and meant the game. This was a game where every possession mattered. It was a game where the Knights found themselves trailing for the first time this year. PHS trailed after one 14-12 and at the break 30-26. In what has been a trend so far this year, the Knights came out in the third quarter and put their best quarter together. Preston held a slim 45-43 lead after three. The fourth quarter saw the two teams trade basket after basket to where EF led 58-55 with seven seconds left. Senior Ashley Shrout took the inbounds pass and raced to the other end of the floor where she would provide the dramatic last second of regulation. As Shrout released her three she was fouled with 1.1 seconds remaining on the clock. For the Knights to get this to overtime, Ashley would have to make all three free throws with all eyes on her. Shrout calmly stepped up and did as she did a year ago in helping defeat UHS, as she hit all three. The start of ot saw the Bees score first but on the next possession it was Ashly Plum who found her self unguarded and hit a three to give the Knights the lead for good. A foul shot by Kayla Boggs in the final seconds gave the Knights a 65-64 win at East Fairmont. Carly Kelley led all scorers as she came out red hot and hit four three pointers. Carly finished with 18 points, 6 rebounds, a steal, an assist, and a block. Kayla Boggs rebounded from a subpar first half and finished with 17 points (15pts in the second half and ot), five rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Ashley Shrout had her best game of the season with 14 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Ashly Plum added five points, five rebounds, two steals, and a team high six assists. MJ Braham scored four points, five rebounds, two blocks, and an assist. Sammi Ash hit a big three pointer for her points to go with four rebounds. Heather Clark and Morgan Radabaugh each connected for two points. Heather also had a team high seven rebounds to go with two steals, two assists, and a block. Morgan contributed three assists and two rebounds. The game balls go to Ashley Shrout and Carly Kelley. Next the Knights have a showdown with the #5 University Hawks. Both teams will go into the contest undefeated at 4-0. The PHS jv won 49-40. Whitney Workma finished with 14 points and three steals. Jessie Feather finished with 11 pts. and 12 rebounds. Kaitlyn Workman added nine points an six steals. Amber Neyman had three points and three steals. Sunday, December 12
Preston Wins Lady Gael Classic; Now Stand at 3-0
Preston wore down their opponents in the championship game and broke open the game in the second half and won going away 62-38. This score marks the third straight game in a row where the Knights have scored at least 60 points in a game. The last time the Knights scored over 60 in a game was two seasons ago. The PHS opponents for the championship game was a scrappy group from Frederick, MD called the New Life Rams. New Life came into the game with a 4-1 record and had two players each averaging 20 points a game. After the first quarter it looked as if the Rams duo would be well on their way to their averages. PHS held a slim 17-15 lead at the end of one. The two Ram players had 14 of their teams 15 points. They would only score a combined six points the rest of the game as PHS would use a tenacious triangle and two defense and totally shut the Rams down. Neither player could get an open look as the Knights rotated "chasers" at them the rest of the game. PHS opened their lead to eight points going into the locker room with a 29-21 score. Preston doubled up their opponents scoring in the second half as the Knights ran the rams ragged. Ashly Plum returned to the lineup and led all scorers with 16 points. She also had team highs with four steals and four assists. MJ Braham played her best game adding a double double of 14 points and 11 rebounds. She also had three blocks and two assists. Kayla Boggs was the third Knight in double figures with 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals, and two blocks. Morgan Radabaugh scored seven points, two steals, and two rebounds. Sammi Ash added four points, five rebounds, three assists, and a block. Heather Clark also scored four points to go with four rebounds, a steal and an assist. More importantly she was one of the chasers who helped shut down the Rams leading scorers. Ashley Shrout scored two points to go with four offensive rebounds and an assist. Ashley was also a chaser in the second half on the defensive end. Jessie Feather finished the scoring with two points. Kaitlyn Workman used her cross country skill as a chaser as well. K-Dub finished with three assists, two steals, and two rebounds. Carly Kelley battled foul trouble the entire game but contributed two steals and two assists before fouling out. Keryssa Slaubaugh and Nicole Spindler each added an offensive rebound. Whitney Workman had an assist. Kayla Boggs was named the tournaments MVP while Heather Clark and Ashley Shrout were named to the all tournament team. The game balls for the game go to Ashly Plum and Mary Jane Braham. A game ball also goes to everyone for the entire weekend and for the fourth Lady Gael Classic championship in a row as everyone had a hand in the results. You can go to girls basketball page on prestonathletics.com to view a 30 second clip from the Hagerstown news. Sunday, December 12
Preston Buries Bishop Walsh; Moves to 2-0 & Goretti Title Game
Preston High jumped out to a commanding double-digit lead at the end of the 1st and dominated the Bishop Walsh Spartans 60-25. The win moves PHS into the championship game of the Lady Gael Classic. The Knights broke the single game record for PHS with 28 steals in the contest. You put that with an overwhelming 27 offensive rebounds and the Knights took a whopping 34 more shots then their counterparts. PHS lead 33-7 at intermission. Kayla Boggs led all scorers with 14 points, six rebounds, three steals, three blocks, and an assist. Fellow sophomore Carly Kelley also made double figures with 11 points, five steals, and three assists. Morgan Radabaugh did all her damage in the first period where she scored eight points to go with a team high four assists. Whitney Workman scored her first varsity points of her career. "Dubs" finished with six points, three steals, and three rebounds. Sammi Ash and Ashley Shrout scored five points each. Sammi also contributed seven rebounds and three assists. Shrout added five steals and five rebounds. Jessie Feather also scored her first varsity points chipping in with four points, two rebounds, and a block. Kaitlyn Workman scored two points to go with five steals, five rebounds, and two assists. Keryssa Slaubaugh also connected on a basket for two points, five rebounds, and two assists. MJ Braham battled foul trouble all evening and put in two points and seven rebounds before fouling out. Heather Clark finished the scoring with one point but had seven rebounds(5 offensive), four steals, three assists, and a block. Nicole Spindler had an assist. The game balls for the game go to Kayla Boggs and Carly Kelley. Saturday, December 4
Preston Starts off the Year 1-0
Preston overcame first half struggles and foul trouble and pulled away in the second half to earn their first win of the season. Preston defeated Buckhannon-Upshur 68-45, It was a first half where B-U lived at the foul line to keep it close at the half. PHS led 32-23 at intermission. The first half saw the Knights make twice as many shots from the floor then the Bucs but B-U scored half their points from the line. It was a 21-9 third quarter that put the game out of reach. Early in the second quarter quarter with the Knights clinging to a one point lead it was freshman Kaitlyn Workman who would provide a spark for the Knights. K-dub who was playing in her first varsity game of her career came in during the second period where she contributed four points, three steals, two rebounds and an assist. The third quarter saw senior Heather Clark take over the game on the defensive end where she collected five of her six steals. Heather also added five points and three assists in the game. Kayla Boggs led the Knights in scoring with 12 points. After missing last year with an injury, Morgan Radabaugh went 3 for 3 from the three point line to score 11 points. Carly Kelley also scored double figures with 11 points and she provided some offense in that third period where she scored nine of her points. Carly also added three assists and two steals. MJ Braham added eight points and a team high eight rebounds. Ashly Plum did a little of everything as she put up seven points, five rebounds and three assists. Sammi Ash hit a three pointer to contribute to her six points and four rebounds. Ashley Shrout hit four free throws for her points to go with three assists. Keryssa Slaubaugh contributed two steals and two rebounds. Jessie Feather had a rebound. Preston showed some of its depth as nine players played at least 13 minutes. The scoring was distributed almost evenly as the starters accounted for 57% and the bench accounted for 43%. The bench accounted for 62% of the rebounds while the starters accounted for 38%. Four players had at least three assists. The game balls go to Kaitlyn Workman, Heather Clark, and Morgan Radabaugh. Monday, February 22
Preston Wins Regular Season Finale
Preston handidly beat Buckhannon in its final home and regular season game of the year. The final margin was a 55-31 victory on senior night for the Knights. PHS jumped out to a first quarter lead and never trailed in the contest. After a PHS nine point lead at the half, it was an 18-4 third quarter run that sealed the outcome. In fact PHS opened the third with 14 straight points before the Bucs got on the board in the second half. Mackenzie Martin dominated the paint with 21 points and eight rebounds. Ashley Shrout had an all around solid game with eight points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Ashly Plum hit to trey's to go toward her eight points as well. Kayla Boggs came off the bench with six points and six rebounds. Hannah Bolyard chipped in with four points. Heather Clark, Ashden Shaffer, Michele Groves, and Morgan Ball all added two points. Heather also added three steals, while Ashden contributed three assists as well. Michele added six rebounds and four assists, while Morgan also put up two assists. Carly Kelley added a steal and an assist. Kyrsten Slaubaugh had a steal while both Keryssa Slaubaugh and Sammi Ash both notched a rebound. The win gave Preston a regular season record of 12-8. Twelve wins is the third best season total in school history and this season marks the school's first winning season in fourteen years. Friday, February 5
Knights Complete Season Sweep of Tigers
The Preston Knights beat Elkins 43-37 completing a sweep of the Tigers on the year. The win improves the Knights record to 11-7. Eleven wins is the most wins in a season since the 1995-1996 season win PHS went 11-10 on the year. Solid ball control was a big key in the win as the Knights committed a season best eight turnovers on the night. Preston would jump out to an early 18-9 first quarter lead and still led 26-19 at the break. PHS only trailed once in the game as in the third quarter Elkins went on an 11-0 run to take a slim 30-28 lead midway through the period. The Knights defense would respond holding the Tigers to only two baskets from the floor and a total of seven points over the final ten minutes of the game. Mackenzie Martin tallied 19 points and three blocks on the evening. Michele groves added 11 points and a team high eight rebounds and three steals. Ashly Plum scored eight points and two assists. Heather Clark contributed four points and three steals. Ashley Shrout rounded out the scoring with one point and three rebounds. Hannah Bolyard grabbed three boards, Kayla Boggs one board, and Ashden Shaffer one assist. Pending the weather the Knights will next travel to Tucker County. Thursday, February 4
PHS Cruises To Win #10
The Preston Knights let everyone know early who was going to win between them and Grafton. PHS used a suffocating defense and a 21-4 second quarter advantage to blow open the game against the Bearcats. PHS led 37-14 at intermission. The Knights extended their lead to 30 points by the end of the third period. Preston won the contest 56-35. Everyone contributed in the win in some way. Mackenzie Martin played as good of a complete game as one could. Kenz scored a team high 14 points. She had a team high nine assists. Kenz also had team highs in rebounding with 10 and in blocked shots with six. Ashly Plum was perfect from the floor on the night going 6-6 in scoring 13 points. Michele Groves also had a good shooting night scoring 12 points to go with a team high four steals. Heather Clark chipped in with four points and three steals. Morgan Ball, Kayla Boggs, and Sammi Ash all scored three points. Hannah Bolyard and Ashden Shaffer scored two points apiece. Ashley Shrout contributed two steals and two assists. Kyrsten Slaubagh added five rebounds. Keryssa Slaubaugh notched a steal and a rebound. Carly Kelley added two steals on the defensive end. Everyone contributed to the win so the game balls go to the entire team. Saturday, January 30
Preston Downs #4 Tucker
The Knights were haunted by another slow start but a strong finish to the first half and a strong second half was good enough for the home win against the Mountain Lions of Tucker County. Ashley Shrout and Kayla Boggs kept PHS in the game in the first half as the two combined for 14 of the teams 18 points before halftime. Preston led by one at the break. The second half saw the rest of the Knights get into the mix as the shots started to fall again. Preston extended their one point lead at the break to six at the end of three. The fourth quarter lead forced Tucker to start fouling in the final minutes and the Knights made them pay as they made most of their foul shots including Michele Groves who went 6 for 6 in the final minutes. Preston won the game 53-45 for their ninth win of the season. Michele led the Knights scoring with 13 points and nine rebounds. Ashly Plum hit two big treys in the third quarter to contribute to her 12 points to go with a career high five steals on the defensive end. Kayla Boggs also scored double figures with 12 points coming off the bench. Kayla provided the spark that led to the Knights run to end the half with the lead scoring eight of her points in the second quarter. Mackenzie Martin just missed her second career triple double as she tallied nine points, ten rebounds, and eight blocks. Ashley Shrout added six first half points and a team high three assists. Heather Clark also had three assists to go with one point and two blocks. The game balls go to Ashly Plum and Kayla Boggs. Wednesday, January 27
Preston Shuts Down BU
Preston (8-6) had a big halftime lead and coasted to a 59-44 road win at Buckhannon. PHS led only by three after one but a 19-6 second quarter margin put the game away for the Knights. Michele Groves continued her scoring march with 20 points to go with nine rebounds and five assists. Groves connected on 10 of 14 foul shots in the game. Mackenzie Martin also scored in double figures with 15 points (7 for 8 from the line) and seven rebounds. Ashley Shrout just missed double figures with eight points (for of five from the line) to go with three assists and three steals. Kayla Boggs in her first career start added six points and four rebounds. Ashly Plum also scored six points and three steals. Ashden Shaffer finished the scoring with four points and seven rebounds. Hannah Bolyard added two steals. Morgan Ball and Sammi Ash registered a rebound and Keryssa Slaubaugh tallied one blocked shot. Wednesday, January 27
Preston Squeezes by Elkins
Preston pulled a "w" out in the end with a 51-48 victory over the visiting Elkins Tigers. Preston improves their record to 7-6. Elkins jumped out to an early nine point lead early in the first and led by five at the end of one. PHS came alive in the second to take a three point lead (23-20) at the half. The second half would go back and forth with the teams tied at 34 after the third. PHS hit free throws down the stretch including two Mackenzie Martin free throws with ten seconds left to seal the victory. Michele Groves tied the school record for most points in a game with her career high 31 points. Mackenzie Martin flirted with another triple-double just falling short with 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Ashly Plum hit a crucial three pointer in the second half to add to her five points. Kayla Boggs added four points but more importantly was someone who could come off the bench and bang with Elkins 6'2" center in the paint. Ashley Shrout added one point. Tuesday, January 5
Preston Dominates Grafton, Improve to 6-2
Preston got back to winning playing their third game in as many nights with a 53-30 win over the visiting Grafton Bearcats. Preston led 18-5 after one quarter and never looked back. Mackenzie Martin tallied her first career triple-double with 14 pts., 10 blocks, and 10 rebounds. More impressive though is the fact that she did this in just a little over two quarters of play. Michele Groves tallied nine points and seven rebounds. Kayla Boggs came off the bench to also add nine points. Ashley Shrout chipped in with eight points to go with a team high four assists. The Slaubaugh sisters (Keryssa and Kyrsten) each scored four points in the game. Ashden Shaffer hit a three pointer for her three points. Heather Clark finished the scoring with two points. Freshman Carly Kelley added two rebounds and a steal. Ashly Plum added two rebounds, two steals, and an assist. Sammi Ash chipped in with three rebounds and two steals. Hannah Bolyard contributed two assists, two rebounds, and a steal. Morgan Ball added three rebounds. Friday, December 18
Preston Knocks Off #2 University
Preston High defeated the #2 University Hawks 50-44. The Knights improve their record to 4-1. In a highly intense and contested game it was one final push by the Knights in the final 53 seconds to break a 44 all tie to win the game. Preston started on fire in the first five minutes of the game opening up a ten point lead. UHS was able to score at the end of the quarter to cut the Knight lead to 14-6. The second quarter saw the Hawks hit their stirde and take control of the contest and go into halftime with the lead 22-19. That would be the last time the Knights would trail. Preston came out in the second half with a 14-3 run to lead the game 33-25 with just over a minute to play in the quarter. However, University would answer with one of their signature runs and ended the quarter with Preston's lead cut to 33-32. Preston once again opened the quarter with another run to regain control of the contest. Preston led 44-38 with just over a minute to play when UHS would make one final strike. Two three point baskets by University tied the game at 44 with 53 seconds to go in the game. On the next possession Ashley Shrout found a lane to the basket and she took it and drove to the lane forcing the Hawks to foul to keep her from scoring. Ashley sank both free throws to give the Knights a two point lead. After a UHS miscue PHS tried to run out the clock only to see a UHS player steal the ball and race to a wide open layup to tie the game. However, out of nowhere, Heather Clark ran down the opposition and deflected the ball away from behind to get the Knights' the ball. Michele Groves then got fouled with thirteen seconds left and she calmly swished both shots to extend the Knight lead to four. One more turnover by the Hawks and two more free throws from Mackenzie Martin ended any attempt of a comeback by the second ranked team in the state. Preston was able to control the boards down the stretch and won the 2nd chance pts. category to win the game. Preston also dominated at the foul line as PHS went 19-25 from the line while holding the hawks to 7-11. Mackenzie Martin led the scoring with 15 points. Michele Groves chipped in with 13 points and Ashley Shrout also had double figures with 12 points. The trio also combined to go 17-20 from the foul line. Heather Clark scored five points but more importantly she won every loose ball/hustle play there was in the game. Ashly Plum scored four points. Hannah Bolyard scored one point in the second half but she brought a calming influence (coming back from an acl tear) to the team when UHS tried to turn up the pressure at the end. Her passing is something that can't be put in a boxscore. Due to a camera malfunction complete stats cannot be done until a copy of the game comes from UHS. |
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