WILLIAMSON, W.Va. - The Kermit Blue Devils expended little energy in taking out the Wiliamson Cubpack Thursday night in second round action of the Mingo County Middle School Tournament by the score of 49 to 30.

Utilizing a big ist quarter to seize a 13 to 4 lead, Kermit never looked back as they coasted to a 19 point win that propelled them into the championship contest on Saturday.

Kermit Coach Okey Smith said after the game “We came out a little flat at first, but give Williamson credit they put the defense to us all night long and Austin Banks is a very good player".

Smith also added that "I thought our pressure defense hurt them especially in the first half. Austin, Aaron and Mikey forced several turnovers in the first half and I thought that Corey and Isaac with their size caused them some problems and both rebounded the ball well. Als Ryan came in off the bench and played well for us; as did my 6th graders Chase and Hayden."

Scoring By Quarters:

KMS 13 9 12 15 = 49

WMS 4 6 8 12 = 30



Scoring by Team:

Kermit: Austin Brewer 13, Isaac Parsley 9, Mikey Newsome 8, Corey Dillon 7, Aaron Muncy 5, Ryan Preece 1,Hayden Sturgell 1.



Williamson:Austin Banks 18, Zack Barker 4, Cody Weddington 3, Riley Reed 3, Alex Lee 2.

WILLIAMSON, W.Va - The Lenore Rangers powered their way into the championship of the Middle School Boys Tournament Saturday by pulling out a 33 to 29 win over the Burch Bulldogs.

Lenore had a one point leadwith less than 2 minutes remaining and began stalling the basketball. Myron Copley was fouled and made one of two fouls shots to make it 31 to 29. Burch misses several shots under the basket before fouling Lenore's Josh White. White stepped to the foul line and made both foul shots.

Coach Pedro Ledger said that “In my mind , the key plays of the game was in the 4th quarter, when Josh Castle's 3 pointer and 4 big rebounds offset a gallant effort by Burch's Jacob Butcher who basically controlled the game. Butcher was everywhere tonight.

Ledger said the winwas a total team effort and a big win for his program. With the win. the Rangers improve their record to 11-7.

Thesegames set up the pairings for Saturdays Tournament Championship Day when Burch will play Williamson in the consolation game at 11:00. Twenty minutes following the conclusion of that game, Lenore will play Kermit in the championship game for the 2009 Mingo County Middle School Boys Basketball Championship.

Scoring by Quarters:

Lenore 6 13 6 8 = 33

Burch- 5 13 8 3 = 29



Scoring by Team:

Lenore: Dyan Miller 10, Josh White 10, Tyler Preece 6, Myron Copley 4, Josh Castle 3.

Burch: Jacob Butcher 9, David Runyon 7, Marcus Cunningham 5, Cody Runyon 5, Chase Hatfield 3.