SOUTH POINT — The South Point Pointers seemed to be running steady with the Portsmouth Trojans until their offense ran out of gas.
The Pointers lost a 2-point lead in the fourth quarter as they managed just 9 points and fell 55-45 on Tuesday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.
Brayden Hanshaw had a 3-pointer and scored 7 of the Pointers’ total as they took a 9-7 first quarter lead.
Connie Thomas hit a trey and scored 5 points for Portsmouth (5-6, 3-2).
The Trojans came back to tie the game at 22-all in the second quarter as Dae’quan Woods had a pair of 3-pointers and scored 8 points while Thomas added 3 more.
Hanshaw again had 7 points including a 3-pointer while Ethan Layne added 4 points.
South Point (3-6, 2-4) regained the lead at 36-34 at the end of the third quarter as Layne scored 5 points as he and Ethan Hunt each hit 3-pointers.
Thomas scored 6 points and Malachi Loper 4 points for the Trojans.
Portsmouth then pulled away in the fourth quarter as Jayden Brewer hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points with Thomas and Loper scoring 5 each and Woods adding 4 more.
The Pointers struggled in the quarter as Layne scored 5 points while Hanshaw and Evans got 2 each.
Hanshaw scored 19 points to lead the Pointers while Ethan Layne had 16 points.
Thomas scored 19 points, Woods 14 and Loper 13 for the Trojans.
Portsmouth 7 15 12 21 = 55
South Point 9 13 14 9 = 45
PORTSMOUTH (5-6, 3-2): Dae’quan Woods 4 2 0-1 14, Connie Thomas 4 2 5-6 19, Dee Parker 0 0 0-0 0, Malachi Loper 5 0 3-4 13, Landon Malone 0 0 0-0 0, Kayleb Johnson 1 0 0-0 2, Crisshawn Dukes 0 0 0-0 0, Jayden Brewer 2 1 0-0 7. Totals: 16 5 8-11 55. Fouls: 13. Fouled out; None.
SOUTH POINT (3-6, 2-4): Brayden Hanshaw 6 2 1-2 19, Davon Lewis 1 0 1-1 3, Ethan Hunt 1 1 0-4 5, Austin Evans 1 0 0-0 2, Kolton Layman-Spurlock 0 0 0-0 0, Landon Vance 0 0 0-0 0, Ethan Layne 5 1 3-4 16. Totals: 14 4 5-11 45. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: None.
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