TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur junior varsity Buccaneers dropped a pair of games during a three-day span.
The JV Bucs went to Jefferson on Saturday and dropped a 57-35 decision to the Cougars, and then at home on Monday, they lost a 50-49 overtime decision to Grafton.
Against Jefferson, the JV Bucs trailed 20-1 after one quarter of action and was never able to catch back up.
Shawn Blandino led the JV Bucs with nine points while Bryson Johnston put in seven and Luke Yardley had five.
Ty Vickers led Jefferson with 14 points.
Against Grafton, the JV Bucs were down 28-21 at the break but fought back in the second half to deadlock the game at 47-47 at the end of the fourth quarter.
The JV Bucs only managed two free throws in the overtime period and lost the outing by one, at 50-49.
Carter Zuliani had a game-high 13 points for the JV Bucs while Johnston tallied 12 and Nathaniel Ringer and Luke Yardley had six each.
Mason Dunham had 13 points to pace Grafton.
The pair of losses dropped the JV Bucs to 8-12 on the season. They will wrap up their campaign Wednesday hosting South Charleston at 5:45 p.m.
The boxscores:
Buckhannon-Upshur 1 8 16 10 – 35
Jefferson 20 14 9 14 – 57
Buckhannon-Upshur 35
Shawn Blandino 3 3-4 9; Bryson Johnston 3 1-4 7; Luke Yardley 1 3-5 5; Ryan Snyder 2 0-0 4; Ryan Kelley 2 0-0 4; Keyton Lanier 1 0-0 2; Ian Strader 1 0-0 2; James Smouse 1 0-0 2; Nathaniel Ringer 0 0-0 0; Jaden Westfall 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-13 35.
Jefferson 57
Ty Vickers 5 0-0 14; Westley Jay 5 2-5 13; Demarius Wallace 4 3-4 12; Reese Hickey 3 0-0 7; Jahnevaeh Gidney 1 2-2 4; Tay’Shaun Roper 2 0-0 4; Darren Gilliam 2 0-2 4; Josiah Meadows 0 0-0 0; Ronnan Bartosenice 0 0-0 0; Jared Wilberger 0 0-0 0; Luke Swisher 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 7-13 57.
Three-point field goals – Buckhannon-Upshur: None: Jefferson: Vickers 4; Wallace 1; Hickey 1. Totals 6.
Fouls – Buckhannon-Upshur: 12; Jefferson: 14.
Free throw percentage – Buckhannon-Upshur: 7-for-13 for 53.9 percent; Jefferson: 7-for-13 for 53.9 percent.
Grafton 10 18 7 12 3 – 50
Buckhannon-Upshur 12 9 13 14 2 – 49
Grafton 50
Mason Dunham 5 0-0 13; Cole Mooney 3 6-8 12; Dustin Keener 5 0-0 11; Garrett Hutson 2 0-0 5; Harrison Maier 2 0-0 4; Bryson Bish 0 2-2 2; Cody Cook 1 1-1 3; Isaiah Vanscoy 0 0-2 0; Jacob Maier 0 0-0 0; Isaac Lough 0 0-0 0; D. America 0 0-0 0; C. Foley 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 9-11 50.
Buckhannon-Upshur 49
Carter Zuliani 4 5-10 13; Bryson Johnston 6 0-0 12; Nathaniel Ringer 1 4-4 6; Luke Yardley 3 0-0 6; Keyton Lanier 1 2-2 5; Ian Strader 0 4-4 4; Jaden Westfall 1 1-1 3; Shawn Blandino 0 1-2 1; Ryan Snyder 0 0-2 0; Ryan Kelley 0 0-0 0; James Smouse 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 17-25 49.
Three-point field goals – Grafton: Dunham 3; Hutson 1; Keener 1. Totals 5; Buckhannon-Upshur: Lanier 1. Totals 1;
Fouls – Grafton: 17; Buckhannon-Upshur: 14.
Free throw percentage – Grafton: 9-for-11 for 81.8 percent; Buckhannon-Upshur: 17-for-25 for 68.0 percent.
