PETERSBURG — Kaleb Kuhn tossed in 30 points to lead Petersburg to a 77-54 win over Tygarts Valley on Friday night in the season opener for both squads.

Kuhn was joined in double figures by Caden Ours with 16 points, Payton Metheny with 13 and Evan Tawney’s 10 markers.

Parker Bell led the Bulldogs 21 points, followed by Jacob Wamsley with 15.

The Vikings led 46-35 at halftime and held a 56-47 advantage after three quarters.

Tygarts Valley then scored the first five points of the final canto to get within four.

“It was a game of runs,” Bulldogs coach Tom Wamsley said. “We would go down 12 to 14 points then run it back to single digits.”

Tygarts Valley had just two points the remainder of the contest after cutting the deficit to 56-52.

“We seemed to hit a wall,” coach Wamsley said of the fourth-quarter scoring drought. “We rushed and missed several open shots. 

“The opportunities were there but we just did not hit the open shots.”

The Bulldogs are scheduled to host Union at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Petersburg visits East Hardy the same evening.

Tygarts Valley (0-1)

Adam Woods 1 0-0 2, Alex Scott 1 1-2 4, Aiden Phares 2 0-0 4, Parker Bell 7 5-5 21, Jacob Wamsley 7 0-0 15, Elijah Stanley 1 0-0 3, Austin Gear 1 0-0 3, Preston Smith 0 2-2 2. Totals 20 8-9 54

Petersburg (1-0)

Caden Ours 7 0-0 16, Payton Metheny 5 2-6 13, Lucas Riggleman 4 0-0 8, Kaleb Kuhn 14 2-2 30, Evan Tawney 4 0-0 10, Jack Body 0 0-2 0. Totals 34 4-10 77

Tygarts Valley 17 18 12 17 — 54

Petersburg 28 18 10 21 — 77

3-point goals: TV 6 (Bell 2, Scott, Wamsley, Stanley and Gear), PHS 5 (Ours and Tawney 2 and Metheny)