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

Ralph’s Furniture picks up two wins in CEC Summer Basketball League

TENNERTON – After not having a game in week one, Ralph’s Furniture hopped into action in the CEC Upshur County Summer Basketball League on Monday with a pair of games.

Ralph’s Furniture won both of their games, taking a 90-47 win over Power Alley Cross Fit and a 94-79 win over Blades & Fades.

David Shriver led Ralph’s Furniture in both games, scoring 35 against Power Alley Cross Fit and 32 against Blades & Fades.

In the loss for Power Alley Cross Fit, Sterlin Thropp had a team-high 22 points and for Blades & Fades in the setback, Carter Williams had a team-high 24 points.

In the other game on Monday, Power Alley Cross Fit defeated Blades & Fades by a 60-58 score.

Ryan Strader led Power Alley Cross Fit with 22 points while Rye Gadd paced Blades & Fades with 18 points.

The boxscores:

Power Alley Cross Fit  19  41 – 60

Blades & Fades 26  32 – 58

Power Alley Cross Fit 60

Ryan Strader 10 2-4 22; Jonathan Brown 7 2-5 12; Brian Nanners 4 0-2 8; Sterlin Thropp 2 0-0 4; Steve Hollen 2 0-0 4; Hodges Henderson 1 0-0 3; Roberta Hatcher 0 0-0 0; Jeremy Strader 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 4-11 60.

Blades & Fades 58

Rye Gadd 6 5-7 18; Kaden Cutlip 6 0-0 16; Carter Williams 6 2-2 15; Alicia Lentz 3 0-0 6; Austin Bowen 0 1-2 1. Totals 22 8-11 68

Ralph’s Furniture 46  44 – 90

Power Alley Cross Fit 30  17 – 47

Ralph’s Furniture 90

David Shriver 14 0-0 35; Adrian Summerfield 9 3-4 22; Brett Morris 5 0-0 14; Cam Farley 3 2-2 11; Elliot Law 2 0-0 4; Brett Griffith 2 0-0 4; Drew Pingley 0 0-0 0. Totals 35 5-7 90.

Power Alley Cross Fit 47

Sterlin Thropp 8 0-0 22; Jonathan Brown 4 3-4 11; Brian Nanners 4 0-0 9; Ryan Strader 1 1-2 3; Hodges Henderson 1 0-0 2; Roberta Hatcher 0 0-0 0; Steve Hollen 0 0-0 0; Jeremy Strader 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 4-6 47.

Blades & Fades 38  41 – 79

Ralph’s Furniture 94

Blades & Fades 79

Carter Williams 10 0-0 24; Rye Good 7 0-0 16; Storm Workman 5 0-0 13; Brent Lake 4 0-0 8; Kaden Cutlip 3 0-0 7; Andrew Bragg 2 0-0 6; Alicia Lentz 2 0-0 5; Bill Lunceford 0 0-2 0; Austin Bowen 0 0-0 0; Jeff Hayhurst 0 0-0 0. Totals 33 0-2 79.

Ralph’s Furniture 94

David Shriver 12 0-0 32; Adrian Summerfield 8 0-2 16; Brett Griffith 5 0-0 13; Elliot Law 6 0-1 12; Drew Pingley 4 0-0 11; Brett Morris 3 0-0 8; Cam Farley 1 0-0 2. Totals 39 0-3 94.

STANDINGS

CEC 2-0

KBAM Builders 2-0

Ralph’s Furniture 2-0

Sam’s Pizza 2-0

Power Alley Cross Fit 2-2

TKS Contracting 2-2

AMTC 1-1

Good Times Tattoo Studio 1-1

High Point Construction 1-1

On Point Athletics 1-1

Problem Solver’s Consultants 1-1

Blades & Fades 0-2

CPImagery 0-2

Jenkins Automotive 0-2

Sweet-A-Licious 0-2

TLM Management 0-2

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