Bryan Walters/file photo
Point Pleasant boys basketball head coach Richie Blain, kneeling at left facing camera, talks with his team during a timeout against Wayne in this February 26 file photo at Point Pleasant High School.
The Black Knights (14-9) had little trouble with the visiting Rebels, leading start to finish en route to securing their place in Friday night’s sectional final at RHS against Ravenswood at 7:30 p.m.
PPHS doubled up Ritchie County in the opening eight minutes, storming out to a 20-10 advantage. The hosts never looked back, going on a 14-11 surge in the second to take a 34-21 cushion into the intermission.
The Knights practically wrapped things up in the third canto with a 18-12 spurt for a comfortable 52-33 edge headed into the finale. That 19-point lead was Point’s biggest lead of the evening.
RCHS closed the contest with a 15-12 run, but never came within single-digits the rest of the evening.
Point Pleasant — which has produced the best record under ninth-year coach Richie Blain this winter — returns to the sectional championship for the first time since the 2005-06 campaign, when this year’s senior class were freshmen.
The Red, Black and White had a well-balanced attack Tuesday, as Point had nine different players reach the scoring column. B.J. Lloyd led the victors and all scorers with 19 points, followed by Tyler Deal with 15 and Jacob Templeton with 11 markers.
PPHS connected on seven three-pointers in the contest, all of which came from Deal and Lloyd. Templeton also hauled in a team-best seven caroms.
Steven Perry chipped in six points to the winning cause, followed by Layne Thompson and Drake Nolan with four and three markers, respectively. Kylenn Criste, JeWaan Williams and Tyson Jones rounded things out with two points apiece.
Point was also 7-of-10 at the free throw line for 70 percent, while the Rebels went just 8-of-16 at the charity stripe for 50 percent.
Ritchie County was paced by Cory Davis with 17 points, followed by Tyler Mosser with nine markers. Branson Clark and Mark Britton each added seven points to the setback.
Point Pleasant 64, Ritchie County 48
Ritchie County 10 11 12 15 — 48
Pt Pleasant 20 14 18 12 — 64
RITCHIE COUNTY (n/a): Cunningham 1 0-0 2, Tyler Mosser 3 1-3 9, Branson Clark 2 1-2 7, Cody Masters 2 2-4 6, Mark Britton 3 1-4 7, Cory Davis 7 3-3 17. TOTALS: 18 8-16 48. Three-point goals: 4 (Mosser 2, Clark 2).
POINT PLEASANT (14-9): B.J. Lloyd 7 2-2 19, Kylenn Criste 1 0-0 2, Drake Nolan 1 1-2 3, Layne Thompson 2 0-0 4, Tyler Deal 5 1-2 15, JeWaan Williams 1 0-0 2, Nathan Wedge 0 0-0 0, Steven Perry 3 0-0 6, Chris Campbell 0 0-0 0, Jacob Templeton 4 3-4 11, Tyson Jones 1 0-0 2, Warren Chason 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 25 7-10 64. Three-point goals: 7 (Deal 4, Lloyd 3).
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