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HAMBLETON -- Lincoln used a strong third quarter to break a halftime deadlock and take a 52-45 win over Tucker County on Friday night.
The game was tied at 23-23 at the intermission before the Cougars (14-7) outscored the Mountain Lions, 17-8, in the third frame to lead by nine, at 40-31, after three quarters.
"I was really pleased with the effort we gave," Tucker County coach Jimmy Ambrose said. "We are still getting better, but the hardest part of coaching is trying to keep the kids focused when you lose games.
"You want to be playing your best basketball right now, and we're close to doing that."
Jeffrey Snyder had 15 points, Corrick Ambrose 14 and Rudy Pennington came off the bench to add nine points for the Mountain Lions (6-13).
Payton Moore had 15 and Zach Snyder 14 for Lincoln.
Tucker County will return to action at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Southern (Md.) and return home Tuesday to battle Trinity.
Pocahontas County 58
Tygarts Valley 48
DUNMORE -- Pocahontas County claimed a 58-48 win over Tygarts Valley on Friday night.
Elijah Robertson scored 17 points, Dalton Hendrick 16 and Brody Buzzard 11 for the Warriors.
Willie Walden fired in 19 points, including three 3-pointers to lead the Bulldogs, who led 12-9 after one quarter but trailed 22-20 at the intermission and 35-30 after three quarters.
Devan Ball added 12 points and eight rebounds, Logan George 10 rebounds and Walden seven boards for Tygarts Valley.
Pocahontas County will host Pendleton County on Monday, while the Bulldogs will visit Clay-Battelle on Tuesday.
Tygarts Valley (7-13)
Logan George 2 2-4 6, Willie Walden 8 0-0 19, Aidan Row 0 7-10 7, Jacob Taylor 1 0-0 2, Devan Ball 4 2-3 12, Caden Boggs 1 0-3 2. Totals 16 11-20 48
Pocahontas County (5-14)
Jacob Jones 2 2-2 7, J.D. Sharp 1 0-0 2, Brody Buzzard 4 0-0 11, Dalton Hendrick 7 2-2 16, Cody Kiner 0 3-4 3, Jordan Nutter 1 0-0 2, Elijah Robertson 6 4-10 17. Totals 21 11-18 58
Tygarts Valley 12 8 10 18 -- 48
Pocahontas County 9 13 13 23 -- 58
3-point goals: TV 5 (Walden 3, Ball 2), PC 5 (Buzzard 3, Jones and Robertson)