All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Junior varsity Bucs tumble to Morgantown

TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur junior varsity Buccaneers dropped a 56-41 decision at home to the Morgantown Mohigans Friday night.

The JV Bucs trailed by a 19-10 score after one quarter and were forced to play catch-up the rest of the night.

Jay Shrewsberry led Morgantown with 12 points.

Bryson Johnston led the junior varsity Buccaneers with eight points while Carter Zuliani and Shawn Blandino each had six.

The JV Bucs are now 0-2 on the season and will return to action Wednesday hosting Lincoln.

The game will tip at 5:45 p.m.

The boxscore:

Morgantown 19  13  13  11 – 56

Buckhannon-Upshur 10  6  6  19 – 41

Morgantown 56

Jay Shrewsberry 4 1-2 12; Jacob King 4 1-2 10; Bobby Powell 4 0-0 9; Nick DeProsporo 1 4-8 6; Brady Savage 3 0-0 6; Izzy Everett 2 0-0 5; Zach Workman 1 0-0 3; Arda Tooker 1 0-0 2; Nate Duley 1 0-0 2; Ashton Smith 0 0-0 0; Nate Wolfe 0 0-0 0; Brock Gibson 0 0-0 0; Patrick Ryan 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 6-12 56

Buckhannon-Upshur 41

Bryson Johnston 3 2-2 8; Carter Zuliani 2 2-4 6; Shawn Blandino 3 0-0 6; Keyton Lanier 2 0-0 5; Ian Strader 1 1-2 4; Luke Yardley 1 1-2 3; Ryan Kelley 1 1-1 3; Nathaniel Ringer 0 2-2 2; Jonas Barton 1 0-0 2; Ryan Snyder 1 0-0 2; Brayden Hamer 0 0-0 0; Jaden Westfall 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 9-13 41.

Three-point field goals – Morgantown: Shrewsberry 3; Everett 1; Powell 1; Workman 1; King 1. Totals 8; Buckhannon-Upshur: Lanier 1; Strader 1. Totals 2.

Fouls – Morgantown: 15; Buckhannon-Upshur: 11.

Free throw percentage – Morgantown: 6-for-12 for 50.0 percent; Buckhannon-Upshur: 9-for-13 for 69.2 percent.

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