The Recorder on January 30, 2025
BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER
Eli Moore fights for position, powering through Pocahontas defenders. (Recorder photos by David Cockerham)
MONTEREY — The Lumberjacks of Richwood.
The Rockets of New Castle.
The Warriors of Pocahontas County.
The Panthers of Harman.
One by one, the guys from Highland knocked off their four opponents over the last week.
The Rams completed the stretch Tuesday night, routing Harman, 64-40, in Monterey, running their record to 7-6 on the year.
Highland coach Thomas Moore is pleased with the unselfishness of his group.
“They are playing well as a team,” he said. “They are taking their time and looking for each other.”
Zach Armstrong handed out 13 assists in Tuesday’s win and John Wagner continued his scoring barrage with four threes and 25 points. Elijah Good was also in double figures with 13 points.
Armstrong just missed a triple double, adding six points, three steals and 10 rebounds, Eli Moore had 10 boards and four steals, Wagner had nine rebounds and Good grabbed eight misses. Patton Hull had four assists.
Zach Armstrong soars his way to the rim, scoring a layup against Craig County.
The Rams jumped to a 23-6 lead after a quarter and led comfortably at the half, 32-15.
Grady Shifflett had 18 points for Harman.
The other three wins included:
• HHS 34, Richwood 23 — Wagner scored a game-high 18 points in a victory in West Virginia last Wednesday night. Good added seven points and eight rebounds for the winners and Moore scored six points and had 15 boards. Hull had three assists and both Wagner and Levi Warner had five rebounds. Grady Hall scored nine points for the Lumberjacks.
• HHS 40, Craig County 28 — The Rams won a Pioneer District matchup with the Rockets in Monterey last Friday. Wagner scored 13 points and had nine rebounds for Highland, while Moore added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Good had a team-high 12 rebounds and Armstrong handed out six assists. Luke Potter scored seven points for Craig County. The Rams led 20-12 at the halftime break.
• HHS 59, Pocahontas County 40 — Highland beat up the Warriors on Monday in Monterey.
The Rams led 32-24 at the half and 44-33 after three quarters. Wagner led the Rams with 26 points, Armstrong had 13 and Hull added nine. Moore grabbed 12 rebounds, Good pulled in 10 boards, Armstrong had 10 assists and three steals and Hull had five assists and three blocked shots. Ben Workman scored 11 points for Pocahontas County and Dillon Dunz scored nine.
The Rams host Boys Home tonight and have a make-up home game with Union Educational Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Last Wednesday’s boxscore
• Highland (39): Elijah Good 7, Owen Honaker 0, Patton Hull 3, Preston Jaccard 5, Eli Moore 6, Gavin Neave 0, Steven Rogers 0, John Wagner 18, Levi Warner 0, Matthew Wigal 0
• Richwood (23): Austin Lloyd 0, Cole King 0, Blake Frame 0, Christian Neal 2, Preston Boyce 0, Christian Griffith 2, Ian Crowder 5, Brock Ward 3, Jaden Jantuah 2, Parker Giles 0, Grady Hall 9
• Halftime: Highland 19, Richwood 8
• 3-point goals: Highland 2 (Jaccard 1, Hull 1); Richwood 4 (Hall 3, Ward 1)
Last Friday’s boxscore
• Craig County (28): Marcus Donithan 2, Jaycob Wolfe 4, Bentley Smith 1, Tristan Dooley 3, Talon Ritter 6, Cam Huffman 3, Luke Potter 7, Carter Price 0, Isaiah Wente 2, Casey Hutchinson 0
• Highland (40): Zach Armstrong 3, Elijah Good 5, Owen Honaker 0, Patton Hull 7, Chase Lupo 0, Eli Moore 12, Gavin Neave 0, John Wagner 13, Matthew Wigal 0
• Halftime: Highland 20, Craig County 12
• 3-point goals: Craig County 3 (Potter 2, Huffman 1); Highland 3 (Hull 2, Wagner 1)
Monday’s boxscore
• Pocahontas County (40): Anthony Bennett 0, Matthew McQuain 2, Dallas Sharp 0, Dylan Keller 0, Devon Burgess 0, Cash Beers 0, Dillon Dunz 9, Trenton Brock 7, Carter Vandevander 8, Luke Taylor 3, Ben Workman 11
• Highland (59): Zach Armstrong 13, Elijah Good 3, Terrance Hill 1, Owen Honaker 1, Patton Hull 9, Preston Jaccard 0, Chase Lupo 0, Eli Moore 6, Gavin Neave 0, Steven Rogers 0, John Wagner 26, Levi Warner 0, Matthew Wigal 0
• Halftime: Highland 32, Pocahontas County 24
• 3-point goals: Pocahontas County 4 (Dunz 1, Vandevander 1, Workman 1, Taylor 1) ; Highland 7 (Armstrong 3, Hull 3, Wagner 1)
Tuesday’s boxscore
• Harman (40): Grady Shifflett 18, Gage Ketterman 9, Gunner Ketterman 8, Jaiden Lawrence 2, Chandler Milliron 3, Daylen McFarland 0
• Highland (64): Zach Armstrong 6, Elijah Good 13, Terrance Hill 3, Owen Honaker 0, Patton Hull 5, Preston Jaccard 3, Chase Lupo 0, Eli Moore 7, Gavin Neave 2, Steven Rogers 0, John Wagner 25, Levi Warner 0, Matthew Wigal 0
• Halftime: Highland 32, Harman 15
• 3-point goals: Harman 2 (Shifflett 2); Highland 8 (Wagner 4, Jaccard 1, Armstrong 1, Hull 1, Hill 1)