Redmen use 3-pointers to down Flyers
Published 6:49 pm Sunday, December 3, 2023
By Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com
PEDRO — They may have been in a gym, but it was raining 3-point goals for the Rock Hill Redmen.
Rock Hill made seven 3-pointers en route to a 58-43 win over the St. Joseph Flyers on Saturday night.
Levi Jenkins made four 3-pointers and scored 12 points for the Redmen while Blake Porter had a game-high 18 points and made a pair of triples. Kelan Davidson scored 13 points and made the other 3-pointer.
Wesley Neal scored 13 points, Carter Johnson 10 and Evan Balestra 9 to pace the Flyers (0-1).
The Flyers took a 14-6 first quarter lead as Balestra and Johnson scored 4 points each, Landon Rowe drilled a 3-pointer and Neal added 3 points.
Porter had 5 of the 6 Rock Hill points.
The Redmen (1-1) got within 24-20 at the half as Levi Jenkins knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, Davidson had a trey and Porter added 4 more points.
Neal scored 6 of the Flyers’ 10 points.
The game turned in the third quarter as Rock Hill hit three more 3-pointers and outscored the Flyers 21-8 to take a 41-32 lead.
Davidson scored 7 points, Porter 5 and Braxton Harper 4 points with Davidson, Porter and Jenkins all hitting 3-pointers.
Neal and Johnson had 4 points each in the quarter for St. Joseph.
Rock Hill outscored the Flyers 17-11 in the fourth quarter including 6-of-6 at the foul line as Porter went 4-of-4 and Davidson 2-of-2 as part of his 4 points.
On Tuesday, St. Joseph vistis Wayne, W.Va., while the Redmen travel to Oak Hill.
St. Joseph 14 10 8 11 = 43
Rock Hill 6 14 21 17 = 58
ST. JOSEPH (0-1): Aiden Deborde 0 0 0-0 0, Landon Rowe 0 1 0-0 3, Evan Balestra 4 0 1-2 9, Drew Brown 4 0 0-0 8, Jacob Stephens 0 0 0-0 0, Wesley Neal 5 0 3-3 13, Carter Johnson 5 0 0-2 10. Totals: 18 1 4-7 43. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: None.
ROCK HILL (1-1): Dylan Griffith 0 0 0-0 0, Braxton Harper 3 0 0-1 6, Levi Jenkins 0 4 0-0 12, Izaak Cox 4 0 0-0 8, Kelan Davidson 4 1 2-2 13, Braiden Medley 0 0 1-4 1, Blake Porter 2 2 8-8 18, Aaron Workman 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 7 11-15 58. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: None.