Bill Lusk | WVOW Sports
BRISTOL, VIRGINIA It's not how you start, but how you finish.
Class AA No. 4 Chapmanville got off to a hot start knocking down 9 of 11 shots in its game with George Wythe Saturday afternoon in the Friendships Cars Virginia Invitational presented by Big Shots at Virginia High School's Bearcat Den.
The reigning Class AA champion Tigers led the Maroons, the reigning Virginia's Class 1 state runner-up, 22-14, after one quarter of play before the Maroons outscored the Tigers 40-21 in the second and third quarters to take a 54-43 lead into the fourth quarter.
Chapmanville forced overtime by outscoring George Wythe, 17-6, in the fourth and outscored the Maroons, 15-10, in overtime to rally from 11 down and pick up a 75-70 win.
Chapmanville (8-5) has won four straight games and will travel to Class AAA No. 5 Herbert Hoover Tuesday night.
Cameron Blevins led the way with a game-high 28 points including six 3-pointers. Blevins scored 11 of his 28 in the first quarter and had 20 first half points for Chapmanville.
Zion Blevins had 18 points and Joey Gollihue added 15 for the Tigers.
Reed Kirtner led George Wythe (9-4) with 22 points. David Goode had 17 and Ty Campbell finished with 12 for the Maroons, who will be back in action Monday evening at Galax (VA).
Chapmanville 75, George Wythe (VA) 70
Chapmanville Tigers (9-5)
Blevin, C. 9 4-4 28, Blevins, Z. 8 2-3 18, Gollihue 6 2-2 15, Adkins, B. 3 1-1 7, Miller 2 0-0 4, Berry 1 0-3 3. Totals 29 9-10 75.
George Wythe (VA) Maroons (9-4)
Kirtner 8 3-4 22, Goode 6 4-5 17, Campbell 5 2-6 12, Rainey, T. 3 0-0 7, Huff 2 0-0 6, Rainey, B. 3 0-0 6, Lutrell 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 9-15 70.
Chapmanville 22 13 8 17 15- 75
George Wythe 14 24 16 6 10- 70
3-Point Field Goals: Chapmanville 8 (Blevins 6, Berry, Gollihue), George Wythe 7 (Kirtner 3, Huff 2, Goode, Rainey, T.)