MT. STORM — Braylon Ward scored 13 of his game-high 29 points as fourth-seed Union pulled away for a 52-42 win over fifth-seed Tygarts Valley Thursday night in Class A, Region II action.

The Tigers will now travel to top-seed East Hardy on Wednesday in co-regional final action.

Second-seed Tucker County, a 95-48 win over Paw Paw on Thursday, will host No. 2 Pendleton County in the other co-regional final, with the winners of both of those games advancing to the state tournament.

Ward overcome early foul trouble in helping Union outscore the Bulldogs, 22-12 in the final frame after the contest was tied at 30-30 after three quarters.

Corbin Streets added 18 points for the Tigers.

Senior Jacob Wamsley, a 1,000 point scorer, netted 17 in his final contest at Tygarts Valley.

Parker Bell chipped in 13.

Union led 9-7 after one quarter and 18-17 at halftime.

“The kids played their heart’s out,” Bulldogs coach Tom Wamsley said. “We missed a lot of shots we normally make.”

Tygarts Valley ended the season 9-13.

Tygarts Valley (42)

Alex Scott 3 1-2 9, Aiden Phares 1 1-2 3, Parker Bell 6 0-2 13, Jacob Wamsley 7 1-1 17. Totals 17 3-9 42

Union (52)

Braylon Ward 8 11-13 29, Corbin Streets 7 3-6 18, Eric Linkswiler 2 1-2 5. Totals 17 15-21 52

Tygarts Valley 7 10 13 12 — 42

Union 9 9 12 22 — 52

3-point goals: TV 5 (Scott and Wamsley 2, Bell), Union 3 (Ward 2 and Streets)