By JIM WALKER

Tribune Sports Editor

 

CHESAPEAKE — Sometimes you just have to give the other guy credit.

That’s what South Point coach Chris Barnes did after his Pointers fell 71-43 to the Lucasville Valley Indians on Saturday in the third annual Beast of the Southeast at Chesapeake High School.

The Indians had nine different players score as they improved to 9-2.

“Valley has good balance and they’re strong on the glass. They’re athletic and physical. Lucasville Valley is just a good team. They’re one of the best teams we’ve played,” said Barnes.

Blake Yates had 16 points, Rob Dwyer 11 and Jordan West and Hayden Dunn 9 each to lead the Indians.

Brandon Barnes had a game-high 23 points and Austin Jeffreys scored 10 to lead the Pointers (6-6).

Valley took a 21-6 first quarter lead and Yates had 9 points in the second quarter as the spread grew to 41-19.

Brandon Barnes had 12 points and Jeffreys 5 of the Pointers’ 19 first half points.

Dwyer scored 8 of his points in the third quarter as Valley went up 60-29.

Brandon Barnes scored half of the Pointers’ 24 second half points.

South Point hosts Boyd County on Tuesday.

Lucasville 21 20 19 11 = 71

South Point 6 13 10 14 = 43

LUCASVILLE VALLEY (9-2): Blake Yates 4 2 2-4 16, Rob Dwyer 5 0 1-2 11, Will Howard 0 0 1-2 1, Patrick Riehl 3 0 2-2 8, Luke Keller 1 0 3-4 5, Jordan West 2 1 2-3 9, Ethan Clark-Holbrook 0 0 0-0 0, Curt Crabtree 2 0 2-2 6, Chris Flowers 0 2 0-0 6, Hayden Dunn 3 0 3-7 9. Totals: 20 5 16-26 71. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: None.

SOUTH POINT (6-6): Austin Jeffreys 1 2 2-4 10, John Johnson 0 0 0-0 0, Tre Campbell 0 0 0-2 0, Austin Majher 0 1 0-1 3, Brandon Barnes 3 2 11-13 23, Evan Williams 0 0 0-0 0, Alex Whitt 0 0 0-0 0, James Leonard 0 0 0-0 0, Kurt Adams 1 1 2-2 7, Audric Harlow 0 0 0-0 0, Brandon Boggs 0 0 0-0 0, Brady Rickard 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 5 6 15-22 43. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: Harlow.