Hillbillies dominant in wire-to-wire victory over Raiders

Bill Lusk | WVOW Sports

MAN   The Man Hillbillies won their fourth straight game to begin the season, leading from start to finish in a dominating performance Monday evening defeating the River View Raiders, 87-36, at the Man Memorial Fieldhouse.

Eleven of 14 Hillbillies that saw action registered a point, as Man (4-0) placed three players in double figures, starting the season with four straight wins for the first time since 2021, handing River View (1-3) a third straight loss.

The Hillbillies wasted little time getting the offense going, scoring the first eight points in the first quarter and jumping out to an 23-10 lead after eight minutes. Man continued its onslaught into the second quarter outscoring River View, 24-9, and extending its lead to a comfortable 47-19 advantage at halftime.

Grayson Sanders continues to fill up the scoring column this season, finishing with a game-high 24 points on five made 3-pointers. Sanders, a sophomore, scored 19 first half points, 11 in the opening quarter, on his way to his third 20-point game this season.

Sanders was one of three Hillbillies in double figures joined by Moises Hicks (13 points) and Landon Cantrell (12 points).

Hicks dominated the third quarter, scoring all of his points in the quarter highlighted by five rim rocking dunks that delighted the home crowd. Cantrell scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Lamont Pendry and Peyton Profitt each had eight points to lead River View. Bubba Christian had seven, Ethan Christian and Waylon Danielson five each and Jemih Delong finished with three points.

Noah Frazier had eight points, Jaxon Vance seven, Bryson Wingler six, Connor Booth, Gioele Corrdin and Blake Hicks four points each, Zach Sansom three and Adex Martin two for Man, who made 12 3-pointers.

River View will face Clay County Wednesday evening in the Summersville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Winter Classic at the Summersville Arena and Conference Center.

Man will look for its fifth straight win to start season on Tuesday against Mingo Central at 7 p.m. in the Kaydence Maynard Memorial Classic at Tug Valley High School.