ROMNEY - Lewis County came out flying Thursday night, grabbing a 17-5 first-quarter lead before host Hampshire settled down and won a 73-47 decision in the Class AAA, Region II, Section 2 girls basketball championship game.
"We called timeout and adjusted defensively," Hampshire coach Al Straley said.
The Trojans pulled to within a point by first quarter's end and led 35-29 at halftime.
Ericka Gordon and Mary Feaster scored 20 points each to lead Hampshire (11-11). Tori Veach added 16 points.
Brooklyn Perky paced Lewis County with 12 points and Alexa Rumbaugh and Braley Bozic scored 10 points apiece.
Both teams will play in Tueday's regional play. Hampshire will host the loser of tonight's Section 1 final between Spring Mills and Martinsburg, while Lewis County will travel to face the winner.
Faith 41, Front Royal 22
MARTINSBURG - Allie Romine scored 12 points as Faith Christian downed the Front Royal, Va., Home School.
Hannah Dopson and Sarah Davis added six points each for the Falcons (16-6).
Emily Weatherholtz led Front Royal wtih five points.
H.S. BOYS BASKETBALL
CHARLES TOWN - Five players scored in double figures as top-ranked Washington wrapped up an undefeated regular season at 21-0.
Kendell Smith scored 20 points, Dominique Newman 17, Maleke Jones 14, Austin Shields 10 and Josh Dudley 10. Jones also had nine steals and five assists.
"We had really good balance," Washington coach Don Bullett said. "Everybody got to play."
Hedgesville 82, Jefferson 58
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - Hedgesville took control early on the way to its 16th win in 20 games.
C.J. Burks scored 32 points for the Eagles, who led 44-31 at halftime.
Daniel Delaware scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Marcus Gulledge added 12 points for the Eagles.
Jalen Smith led four Cougars in double figures with 15 points. Jahlil Jenkins had 13, Andrew King 11 and Christian Johnson 10.
Faith 64, Front Royal 50
MARTINSBURG - A big first-half advantage helped carry Faith Christian to a victory over the Front Royal, Va., Home School.
The Falcons led 38-25 at halftime and outscored the visiting Flames by one point in the second half.
Isaiah Walls scored 22 points and Stephen Johnson 16 to lead Faith (16-10).
Mark Steigerwald and Tommy Wells scored 11 points each for Front Royal.
Hagerstown Pony League
HAGERSTOWN - The Hagerstown Pony League will be offering a 12-and-under division for the first time in its 56-year history.
Bronco baseball is available to players born between May 1, 2001 and April 30 2004.
Eligible players are those residing in Washington and Frederick counties in Maryland, Berkeley County in West Virginia and Waynesboro and Greencastle, Pa.
Bronco baseball is designed to prepare the ball player by playing a purer version of the game at a younger age. Some differences in Bronco baseball and Little League is the two-year age brackets that includes scaled diamonds for every two-year age group.
Pony Baseball begins the leadoff and base stealing at age 9 (Mustang Division). Two-year age groups eleviates the problem of smaller sized younger kids and the difference in maturity, less bench time for younger kids. Bronco plays with a 48-foot pitchers mound and 70-foot bases. Bronco is played with Major League Baseball rules and begins to prepare kids for high school baseball at an earlier age.
Registration and tryouts are from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2-5 p.m at the Hagerstown Pony League, 570 Jefferson St.
Cost is $50 at the time of registration. Parents will receive $50 worth of raffle tickets, providing an opportunity to recoup the total registration cost. A birth certificate also is required.
Visit the league on Facebook or at hagerstownponyleague.com
Those interested in coaching, managing, volunteering or have questions, call Jack Jenkins at 240-347-9761 or email at firstname.lastname@example.org.