PARKERSBURG – The Buckhannon-Upshur junior varsity Bucs fell behind by a big margin in the first quarter and were never able to recover in a 72-40 road loss to Parkersburg Wednesday evening.
The Bucs trailed by a 27-8 margin after one quarter and was behind by a 44-21 margin at the break.
Buckhannon-Upshur managed just five points in the third quarter and was behind by a 62-26 score heading into the final stanza.
The Bucs won the fourth quarter by a 14-10 margin.
Nathaniel Ringer led the Bucs with 11 points while Jaden Westfall had eight points and Jonas Barton added seven.
The loss dropped the Bucs to 2-4 on the season.
They will be back in action Monday hosting Hampshire at 5:45 p.m.
The boxscore:
Buckhannon-Upshur 8 13 5 14 – 40
Parkersburg 27 17 18 10 – 72
Buckhannon-Upshur 40
Nathaniel Ringer 2 7-11 11; Jaden Westfall 1 6-10 8; Luke Yardley 3 1-2 7; Jonas Barton 1 4-4 6; Carter Zuliani 2 1-3 5; James Smouse 1 0-0 2; Bryson Johnston 0 1-2 1; Ryan Snyder 0 0-0 0; Ryan Kelley 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 20-32 40
Parkersburg 72
Isaiah Walker 9 2-2 20; Mason Cyran 4 0-0 9; Elijah Hernandez 3 0-0 8; Landon Bryan 3 0-0 8; Conner Gribble 3 2-4 8; David Parsons 2 0-0 5; Tre Wilson 2 0-0 4; J.T. Corbin 2 0-0 4; Owen Collins 2 0-0 4; Andrew Stalnaker 1 0-2 2; Matthew Stalnaker 0 0-0 0; Nate Rodriguez 0 0-0 0; Quayvon Cyrus 0 0-0 0. Totals 31 4-8 72.
Three-point field goals – Buckhannon-Upshur: None; Parkersburg: Hernandez 2; Bryan 2; Cyran 1; Parsons 1. Totals 6.
Fouls – Buckhannon-Upshur: 8; Parkersburg: 25.
Free throw percentage – Buckhannon-Upshur: 20-for-32 for 62.5 percent; Parkersburg: 4-for-8 for 50.0 percent.
