HHS Highlanders Down Spring Valley

Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 00:15 by Chris Spencer, HNN Photographer

HUNTINGTON, WV  (HNN) -  The Huntington High boy's basketball team  won over a tough Spring Valley team 60-50 at Veteran's Memorial Field House on Wednesday  night in  a  first round game of the West Virginia High School  sectional basketball tournament.



Spring Valley stayed even with Huntington High  for the first period with the score tied 18-18.  The Huntington High defense took over allowing  Spring Valley only two points in the second period and went up 28-20 at the intermission.

 Huntington High continued to roll and  the score was 45-28 at the end of the third period.  Spring Valley made the game closer in the fourth period, but fell short losing 60-50 to the Highlanders.

 Huntington High will return to Veteran's Memorial Field House on  Friday March 4 to play  Logan for the sectional championship.   Logan defeated  Lincoln County 69-49 in the second basketball game.