Fort Gay, W. Va. — The Tolsia boys and girls basketball teams celebrated senior night victories with wins over Van and Man last week.
Tolsia Lady Rebel Senior
Sara Sturgell
Tolsia 58 Man 33 ( Thursday )
The Rebels honored lone Senior Sara Sturgell and remained undefeated in section play with the win over the Hillbillies.
Jacey Crum hit 4 three pointers and finished with 20 points, Amber Stevens added 15 points, Kilee Preece tallied 11 points, Emily Artrip netted 6 points, Olivia Kelly had 5 points and Sara Sturgell chipped in with 2 points.
Tolsia hit 7 three pointers and went 6 of 12 from the free throw line.
Rock Hill ( OH ) 51 Tolsia 40 ( Saturday )
The Rebels closed out the regular season with a loss to the Redwomen Saturday afternoon at Rebel Arena.
Emily Artrip and Jacey Crum had 11 points each, Amber Stevens tallied 8 points, Kilee Preece and Olivia Kelly had 3 points each and Sara Sturgell had 1 point.
Tolsia hit 7 three pointers and went 8 for 20 from the free throw line.
Tolsia Basketball Seniors
Bradee Vance, Bryson Muncy, Josh Hofmeister
Tolsia 59 Van 37 ( Friday )
The Rebels honored three seniors who hit a combined 5 three pointers in the win over the Bulldogs.
Parker Watts led nine Rebels in scoring with 13 points, Bryson Muncy added 10 points, Dakota Blackburn tallied 7 points, Bradee Vance, Josh Hofmeister and Robert Evans had 6 points each, Evan Ball and CJ Walker had 4 points each and Cole Blackburn chipped in with 3 points.
Tolsia hit 9 three pointers and went 4 for 8 from the free throw line.
Greenup Co. ( KY ) 71 Tolsia 60 ( Monday )
The Rebels closed out the regular season at home with a loss to the Musketeers ( 15-12 ).
Parker Watts poured in a game high 38 points, Bryson Muncy tallied 7 points, CJ Waller added 5 points, Cole Blackburn and Robert Evans had 3 points each, Dakota Blackburn and Landon Spence chipped in with 2 points each.
The Rebels hit 6 three pointers and went 11 for 14 from the free throw line.
Tolsia Senior Cheerleaders
Kylie Carpenter, Desiree Keene, Isabella Kitts, Sara Sturgell, Maddie Wright, Kadance Moore
The Lady Rebels ( 10-11 ) will begin post-season play on Monday February 19th and will be the #1 seed and play #4 seed Sherman at Rebel Arena.
The Tolsia boys ( 12-6 ) will be on the road the rest of the regular season with games at Sherman on Thursday, then they will play Man on Saturday at 11:30 in the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, Indiana before closing out the regular season on Monday at Bloomingdale Baptist.
Tolsia Head Coach Ric Morrone
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Perseverance and heart it what comes to mind when talking about Sara Sturgell, she won’t back down from anyone or anything. Stick with it for all four years and is a two sport athlete and has pulled double duty on some nights. Really proud of her, she didn’t get a lot varsity minutes early but she has really stuck with it and is deserving to be our captain. Plays harder than anyone and is small in stature but will use every ounce of grit that she has. Gonna miss her but she will do big things in whatever she chooses to do.”
Tolsia Head Coach Brian Stacy
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Josh has been with me from day one when I arrived at Tolsia. He’s seen the good and the bad of rebuilding a program. I couldn’t ask for a better kid to call captain of this team. He’s always cheering on the younger guys uplifting them. He’s a starter but everyday he goes on the second team and works with those guys. Just a great leader.”
“… Bryson come down from Tug Valley and he is a guard having to play post. He’s had some big games for us this year. Plays hard on the defensive end of the floor. He’s really got to step up his play big for us to advance in the tournament. He sticks to his role he’ll be big asset late in the season.”
“… Bradee — what can you say about the kid? Just a few months ago he underwent kidney transplant now he’s on the floor hooping it up. Gives us what he’s got all the time. Great shooter a better teammate. He’s just great kid to hang with on and off the floor. No doubt if he’s healthy for the last 3 or 4 years that’s he’s not a key contributor to this team. He never lets what he’s been through affect him on the court. Just a great kid.
“… Great group seniors we are graduating this year they’ll be missed next year when we lace them up but they’re great kids with bright future.”
LOVE MY REBELS!!!
