By JIM WALKER

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

The St. Joseph Flyers offense acted more like a volcano in Friday’s game.

After a slight murmur in the first quarter, the Flyers erupted for 51 points over the next two quarters and rolled past the Portsmouth Clay Panthers 63-29 in a Southern Ohio Conference 1 game.

The Flyers led just 8-7 after the first quarter as Landon “Rocky” Rowe scored half of the points.

But the Flyers exploded for 28 points in the second quarter and held Clay to just 2 points and it was 36-9 at the half.

Wesley Neal pumped in 12 points and Eli Whaley scored 8 points while Zane “Z-Man” Dressel hit a trifecta and scored 5 points to lead the onslaught.

The Flyers (6-3, 2-0) extended the lead to 59-23 in the third quarter as Neal scored 8 more points while Whaley scored 5 points and Rowe and Carter Johnson 4 each.

Eli Bailey hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 lints, Isaiah Whitt had a 3-pointer and Corey Williams scored 4 points for Clay.

Neal had another big game for the Flyers with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Rowe had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists while Whaley finished with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

Williams scored 9 points for Clay (0-10, 0-2).

Ports. Clay 7 2 14 6 = 29

St. Joseph 8 28 23 4 = 63

PORTSMOUTH CLAY (0-10, 0-2): Aiden Ball 1 0 4-5 6, Landon Sinclair 0 0 0-0 0, Evan Rider 1 1 0-0 5, Isaiah George 0 0 0-0 0, Derick Oliver 0 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Whitt 0 1 1-2 4, Corey Williams 3 0 3-4 9, Zane Ball 0 0 0-0 0, Eli Bailey 1 1 0-0 5, Ryan McCullough 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 3 8-11 29. Fouls: 9 Fouled out: None.

ST. JOSEPH (6-3, 2-0): Aiden Deboarde 0 0 0-0 0, Eli Whaley 6 0 1-2 13, Landon Rowe 6 0 0-0 12, Beckham Waginger 0 0 1-2 1, Kai Clark 0 0 0-0 0, Wesley Neal 9 0 3-7 21, Zane Dressel 1 1 1-2 6, Carson Willis 2 0 0-0 4, Carter Johnson 3 0 0-0 6. Totals: 28-66 6-13 63. 3-pt goals: 1-9. Rebounds: 36 (Neal 10, Deborde 5, Waginger 4, Willis 4, Johnson 4, Rowe 3, Whaley 3, Dressel 3). Assists: 16 (Rowe 3, Neal 3, Whaley 3). Steals: 13 (Deborde 3, Whaley 3). Fouls: 10. Fouled out; None.