By Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

PROCTORVILLE — Offense is always the name of the game when the Ohio Valley Conference holds its annual all-star games.

There was plenty of offense in both the girls and boys games when the teams squared off on Tuesday. The girls’ team coached by Mike Hughes beat the team coached by his daughter Amy Hughes 79-68.

The boys game was not only high-scoring but exciting down to the final second as the boys’ team coached by Nathan Speed edged the Steven After coached team 128-127.

Portsmouth’s K.K. Mays was one of three players in double figures for Mike Hughes team as she scored 13 points and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. Coal Grove’s Jenna Anson had 11 points and Ironton’s Lola Hankins scored 10.

Portsmouth’s Keke Woods had 21 points, Fairland’s Kamryn Barnitz had 14 and Coal Grove’s Emma Lively 12 for Amy Hughes’s team.

Each boys’ team had seven players in double figures with Coal Grove’s Owen Johnson scoring 17 points for Nathan Speed’s team and being named the game’s MVP.

Also in double figures for Speed’s team were Ironton’s Bryce Markins with15 and Braden Schreck 13, Portsmouth’s Jayden Brewer and Rock Hill’s Rylan Barker 14 each, and Chesapeake’s Ethan Kerns had 11 points and Kaden Perkins 10.

For Ater’s team, Chesapeake’s Maddox Kazee scored 21 points and teammate Karson Frecka had 19, Fairland Brody Buchanan 13 and Keegan Smith 11, Portsmouth’s Daequan Woods 11, and Gallipolis’ Cade Mock 12 and Ty Reed 10.

In the 3-point contest, Barnitz won the girls’ event and Fairland’s Austin Kujac won the boys’ contest.

Mock won the dunking contest.

Girls’ Game

Coach Mike Hughes’ Team 79

Daysha Reid (Portsmouth) 9, K.K.Mays (Portsmouth) 13. Jenna Anson (Coal Grove) 11, Kendall Taylor (Coal Grove 3, Lola Hankins (Ironton) 10, Emerson White (Ironton) 3, Addison Godby (Fairland) 8, Kenya Peck (Gallipolis) 2, Loulea Walker (Gallipolis) 8, Aleesha Jordan (Gallipolis) 2, Jasmyn Jones (South Point) 5, Molly Adams (South Point) 5.

Coach Amy Hughes’ Team 68

Keke Woods (Portsmouth) 21, Emma Lively (Coal Grove) 12, Kate Ball (Chesapeake) 3, Kamryn Barnitz (Fairland) 15, Samiyah Bradburn (South Point) 5, Mallory Petro (Gallipolis) 7, Bri Shannon (Portsmouth) 5.

Game MVP: K.K. Mays, Portsmouth

Boys’ Game

Coach Nathan Speed’s Team 128

Braden Schreck (Ironton) 13, Ashton Layne (Ironton) 6,  Bryce Markins (Ironton) 15, Owen Johnson (Coal Grove) 17, Brayden Hanshaw (South Point) 9, Kaden Perkins (Chesapeake) 10, Ethan Kerns (Chesapeake) 11, Gabe Hammons (Gallipolis) 4, Cliff Fransen (Fairland) 6, Trevor Lochow (Fairland) 6, Gavin Ballard (Fairland) 4, Jayden Brewer (Portsmouth) 14, Rylan Barker (Coal Grove) 14.

Coach Steven Ater’s Team 127

Braylon Sturgill (Ironton) 6, Brody Buchanan (Fairland) 13, Keegan Smith (Fairland) 11, Gabe Polcyn (Fairland) 3, Maddox Kazee (Chesapeake) 21, Karson Frecka (Chesapeake) 19, Drew Plantz (Chesapeake) 3, Cade Mock (Gallipolis) 12, Ty Reed (Gallipolis) 10, Connie Thomas (Portsmouth) 2, Daequan Woods (Portsmouth) 11, Ethan Layne (South Point) 6, Kelan Davidson (Rock Hill) 7, Rylan Smith (Rock Hill) 4.

Game MVP: Owen Johnson, Coal Grove

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3-point Contest

Girls’ Winner: Kamryn Barnitz, Fairland

Boys’ Winner: Austin Kujac, Fairland

Dunk Contest

Winner: Cade Mock, Gallipolis Gallia Academy