Chapmanville's Zion Blevins (2) and Bluefield's Will Looney (3) track down a loose ball in action from the ParMar Stores Shootout at West Virginia State University on Feb. 7 (File photo by Bill Lusk/WVOW Sports).
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MADISON Sal Dean had 28 points, Zion Blevins scored 22 points and Chapmanville used a strong second and third quarter to erase a first quarter deficit on Tuesday night to defeat Scott 70-48, giving the Tigers at least a share of the Cardinal Conference.
Dean knocked down six 3-pointers, had four steals, three assists and three rebounds while Blevins was 10 of 14 from the field finishing with nine rebounds for the Tigers (15-3, 8-1 Cardinal Conference), who can clinch the Cardinal Conference with a win on Feb. 21 at Sissonville.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Chapmanville, who can lock up the top seed in the Class AA Region 3 Section 2 tournament with a win Saturday night over Mingo Central.
Reece Carden led Scott (12-9, 5-5 Cardinal) with 20 points while Jayden Sharps had 10 points and Kadin Clemons added seven points and six rebounds.
In a battle of top 10 teams in their respective classes, Scott, who is ranked seventh in Class AAA led by as many six points in the first quarter before settling for a 17-15 lead after one quarter of play over Chapmanville, ranked fourth in Class AA.
After trailing for the majority of the first half, the Tigers put together a 15-2 second quarter run to take a 31-22 lead following a 10-foot jumper from Blevins with 53 seconds remaining in the opening half. The Skyhawks scored the final three points of the half and trailed the Tigers by six, 31-25 at halftime.
Scott closed the gap to four points, 31-27, on a short jumper from Sharps with 7:36 to play in the third, but Chapmanville closed the quarter on a 19-5 run and led 50-32 after three quarters of play.
Dean’s sixth and final 3-pointer of the night gave Chapmanville its largest lead of the contest, 60-34, with 5:53 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Scott put together an 8-0 run to draw within 18 points, 60-42, on Isaac Setser’s first and only field goal of the evening with 4:28 to play.
Chapmanville shot 50.9% from the field making 29 of its 57 shots and was 9 of 24 from the 3-point arc. Scott shot 37.5% from the field and made 18 of 48 shots including a 7 for 27 showing from 3.
Chapmanville outrebounded Scott 31-24 and forced 16 turnovers, 10 of which coming in the second half.
Chapmanville 70, Scott 48
Chapmanville (15-3)
Dean 11-22 0-0 28, Blevins 10-14 2-3 22, Smith, I. 2-10 0-0 6, Smith, E. 2-3 0-0 5, Workman 2-4 0-0 4, Miller 1-1 1-3 3, Adkins 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 29-57 3-6 70.
Scott (12-9)
Carden 7-18 2-4 20, Sharps 4-10 0-0 10, Clemons 3-3 1-2 7, Setser 1-7 1-1 3, Burnside 1-1 1-2 3, Walls 1-5 0-0 3, White 1-2 0-0 2, Adkins 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 18-48 5-9 48.
Chapmanville 15 16 19 20- 70
Scott 17 8 7 16- 48
3-point field goals_Chapmanville 9-24 (Dean 6-13, Blevins 0-1, Smith, I. 2-8, Smith, E. 1-1, Workman 0-1), Scott 7-27 (Carden 4-12, Sharps 2-7, Setser 0-1, Walls 1-5, Adkins 0-2). Fouled out_None. Rebounds_Chapmanville 31 (Blevins 9), Scott 24 (Clemons 6). Assists_Chapmanville 14 (Workman 4), Scott 11 (Setser 6). Total fouls_Chapmanville 11, Scott 11. Technicals_None.