MORGANTOWN –The Buckhannon-Upshur junior varsity Bucs inexplicitly had the score run up on them by the University Hawks and their coaching staff Friday night in a 99-27 setback.
The Bucs trailed by a 35-4 score after one quarter and the Hawks continued to pour it on the final three quarters for the 72-point win.
Brody McDaniels had all four points for B-U in the first quarter.
McDaniels and Xavier Robinette each knocked down a trey and Damion White added a free throw for the Bucs in the second quarter.
The Bucs entered the half down 55-11.
McDaniels, Kadyn Baisden and Riel Figueroa each had a basket for the Bucs in the third quarter as B-U trailed 76-17 going into the final eight minutes.
Jacob Frye, McDaniels and Robinette each had a three-pointer for Buckhannon-Upshur and White added a free throw in the fourth quarter.
Kaleil Lewis had 24 points to lead University.
McDaniels paced Buckhannon-Upshur with 12 points.
The loss dropped the Bucs to 3-5 on the year.
They were slated to play Grafton Saturday night. They will be back in action Wednesday at Philip Barbour for a 5:45 p.m. tip.
The boxscore:
Buckhannon-Upshur 4 7 6 10 – 27
University 35 20 21 23 – 99
Buckhannon-Upshur 27
Brody McDaniels 5 0-0 12; Xavier Robinette 2 0-0 6; Jacob Frye 1 0-0 3; Damion White 0 2-4 2; Kadyn Baisden 1 0-0 2; Riel Figueroa 1 0-0 2; Seth Allen 0 0-0 0; Jimmie Green 0 0-0 0; Ian Linger 0 0-0 0; Colten Warner 0 0-0 0; Deimian Klema 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 2-4 27.
University 99
Kaleil Lewis 12 0-0 24; Noah Kleeh 7 0-0 17; Connor Vira 6 0-0 14; Jagger Barnes 5 1-1 12; Mason Kemper 4 0-0 8; Luke Byrer 3 0-0 6; Kyle Weaver 2 0-0 5; Kash Jenkins 2 0-0 4; Glenn Brown 1 0-0 3; Spencer Croston 1 0-0 2; Jack Bryer 1 0-0 2; Eli Karpinski 1 0-0 2. Totals 45 1-1 99.
Three-point field goals – Buckhannon-Upshur: McDaniels 2; Robinette 2; Frye 1. Totals 5; University: Kleeh 3; Vira 2; Barnes 1; Brown 1; Weaver 1. Totals 8.
Fouls – Buckhannon-Upshur: 7; University; 7.
Free throw percentage – Buckhannon-Upshur: 2-for-4 for 50.0 percent; University: 1-for-1 for 100.0 percent.
