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On Point Athletics wins two as week one wraps up in Upshur County Summer Basketball League

TENNERTON – The Upshur County Summer Basketball League wrapped up week one with a quartet of games played at the Recreational Complex Friday night.

In the first game, Dairy Queen edged Blades & Fades by a 72-69 score with Andy Upton leading Dairy Queen with a game-high 36 points while Robert Conti paced Blades & Faces with 19 points.

Game two saw The Outpost win a 75-65 decision over CEC as Isaac Walker scored 23 points to lead The Outpost while Drew Holcomb and Dawson Lilly each had 16 for CEC.

Game three had On Point Athletics winning a 75-70 verdict over TKS Contracting as Dalton Hamrick led On Point Athletics with 18 points while Shawn Morgan had a game-high 21 points for TKS Contracting.

The final game on Friday saw On Point Athletics win again as they downed KBAM Builders by a 70-57 score. Dalton Hamrick led On Point Athletics again with 19 points while Garrett Hamrick led KBAM Builders with 20 points.

After taking the weekend and July 4th off, the league will be back in action with three games on Tuesday as TKS Contracting opens things up with CPImagery at 6 p.m.

The boxscores:

Dairy Queen 37  35 – 72

Blades & Fades 36  33 – 69

Dairy Queen 72

Andy Upton 13 8-9 36; Nathaniel Brewer 11 0-0 22; Trenton Whited 4 0-0 10; Cole Price 2 0-1 4. Totals 30 8-10 72.

Blades & Fades 69

Robert Conti 7 0-1 19; Landon Dillard 9 0-1 18; Shawn Watson 6 0-0 14; L.J. Lawrence 5 0-0 12; Jordan Hunter 3 0-0 6. Totals 30 0-2 69.

The Outpost 40  35 – 75

CEC 32 33 – 65

The Outpost 75

Isaac Walker 10 0-0 23; Jaidyn West 8 4-5 20; Mike Walker 4 0-0 12; J.D. Lister 5 2-2 12; Tony Washington 3 0-0 8. Totals 30 6-7 75.

CEC 65

Drew Holcomb 7 0-2 16; Dawson Lilly 6 2-2 16; Victor Meeks 4 0-0 10; Jacob Carder 4 0-0 9; Ethan Smith 3 0-0 8; Praise Chukwodozie 3 0-3 6. Totals 27 2-4 65.

On Point Athletics 36  39 – 75

TKS Contracting 30  40 – 70

On Point Athletics 75

Dalton Hamrick 6 2-3 18; Ryan Hurst 7 0-0 17; Lamar Hurst 5 0-0 11; Josh Trent 3 1-2 8; Mitchell Price 2 1-1 6; Riley Lamb 2 0-0 4; Drew Heatherly 1 0-0 3; Scott Trent 1 1-1 3; Rondo Caesar 1 0-0 3; Noam Keith 0 2-2 2. Totals 28 7-9 75.

TKS Contracting 70

Shawn Moran 9 0-0 21; Jaret Mullooly 7 0-0 19; Wade Britton 3 0-0 9; Jake Rahming 2 3-3 7; Nate Frazier 2 0-0 6; Joe Nichols 2 0-0 6; Austin Newlon 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 3-3 70.

KBAM Builders 30  27 – 57

On Point Athletics 39  31 – 70

KBAM Builders 57

Garrett Hamrick 7 4-5 20; Tyler Corder 6 3-5 15; Jadyn Stewart 2 2-2 7; Shane Belknap 2 2-2 6; Dave Hamner 1 0-0 3; Mitchell Shaw 1 0-0 3; Phil Abel 1 1-2 3; Nate Smarr 0 0-0 0; Logan Bailey 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 12-16 57.

On Point Athletics 70

Dalton Hamrick 7 0-0 19; Josh Trent 6 3-4 17; Ryan Hurst 4 1-1 11; Mitchell Price 2 3-4 8; Lamar Hurst 3 0-0 6; Drew Heatherly 2 0-0 5; Scott Trent 1 0-0 2; Noam Keith 1 0-0 2; Riley Lamb 0 0-0 0; Rondo Caesar 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-9 70.

STANDINGS

Division 1

Ralph’s Furniture 2-0

The Outpost 2-0

KBAM Builders 2-1

Pre Played Media 1-1

High Point Construction 0-2

Sam’s Pizza 0-2

Strategy IT 0-2

Division 2

On Point Athletics 4-0

CEC 2-1

AMTC 1-1

Dairy Queen 1-1

TKS Contracting 1-1

Blades & Fades 0-2

CPImagery 0-2

SCHEDULE

Tuesday

TKS Contracting vs. CPI Imagery, 6 p.m.

On Point Athletics vs. Blades & Fades, 7 p.m.

CEC vs. Dairy Queen, 8 p.m.

Wednesday

Ralph’s Furniture vs. Pre Played Media, 6 p.m.

KBAM Builders vs. Pre Played Media, 7 p.m.

KBAM Builders vs. Ralph’s Furniture, 8 p.m.

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