Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

PORTSMOUTH — The weather wasn’t the only thing that turned cold Saturday night.

The Hornets found themselves with a four-point lead after three quarters, but then their offense went cold in the fourth quarter as the Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans rallied to edge Coal Grove 51-49.

Coal Grove (3-5) had three players in double figures led by Sam Angelo with 16 points. Daniel Rutherford had 11, Cole Gannon scored 10 while Aaron Music added 9 points.

Portsmouth Notre Dame was paced by Hamachai Buttayatee with a game-high 19 points and Trevor Turner was right behind with 18 points.

Notre Dame held a scant 15-14 lead after the first quarter as Turner scored 6 points. Gannon had 5 points including a 3-pointer and Rutherford scored 4 points for the Hornets.

Coal Grove’s defense held the Titans to just 5 points in the second quarter while Angelo and Rutherford scored 4 points each and the Hornets came back to take a 24-20 halftime lead.

Each team scored 17 points in the third quarter with Music and Angelo scored 7 each. Turner had 10 points for the Titans who trailed 41-37.

But Coal Grove — who led by a many as 10 points at one time in the game — managed just three fields goals and was 2-of-4 from the foul line in the fourth quarter while Buttayotee scored 8 points himself to lead the comeback.

Coal Grove plays at Gallipolis on Tuesday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Coal Grove 14 10 17 8 = 49

Notre Dame 15 5 17 14 = 51

COAL GROVE (3-5): Cole Gannon 2 2 0-1 10, Aaron Music 3 1 0-1 9, Daniel Rutherford 5 0 1-4 11, Dalton Miller 0 0 0-0 0, Sam Angelo 6 1 1-1 16, Jaylon McKenzie 0 0 0-0 0, Chase McKnight 1 0 1-2 3Alijah Roman 0 0 0-0 0, Jeb Jones 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 4 3-9 49. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: None.

PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME (NA): Isaiah Johnson 1 1 0-0 5, Sam Kayser 0 0 1-2 1, Trevon Turner 6 1 3-6 18, Aaron Baler 1 0 0-0 2, Hamachai Buttayotee 0 1 3-4 6, Grant Sparks 1 0 3-4 6, Ben Mader 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 3 10-19 51. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.