ASHTON, W.Va. — The Hannan boys basketball team committed 16 first half turnovers and watched visiting Huntington Saint Joseph sink 13 three-pointers Tuesday night during a 93-55 non-conference setback in the Wildcats’ home opener in Mason County.

The host Wildcats (0-2) never led in the contest, as the Irish (1-2) stormed out to a 10-0 advantage at the 5:26 mark of the opening period. HHS, despite eight first quarter turnovers, countered with a small 10-8 run to close out the opening eight minutes trailing 18-10.

The Wildcats again had eight giveaways in the second canto, and the Irish capitalized by going on a 16-0 surge over the opening four minutes of the second canto for a commanding 36-10 advantage.

Hannan made a free throw at the 3:51 mark to snap a five-plus minute scoring drought, but the guests closed the half on a 14-7 charge for a comfortable 50-19 cushion at the intermission.

The hosts never came closer than 30 points the rest of the way, as Hannan cut its deficit down to 52-22 with seven minutes left in the third quarter. St. Joe closed the third stanza with a 20-11 run for a sizable 72-33 lead headed into the finale.

The Irish claimed their biggest lead of the night (44 points) at 77-33 with 6:32 left in regulation, but HHS closed the game on a 22-16 surge to wrap up the 38-point outcome.

Hannan had just six turnovers in the second half for a total of 22 on the evening, while St. Joe had 15 giveaways in the triumph — including a half-dozen in the opening half.

The Wildcats had nine players reach the scoring column, with Jacob Taylor leading the way with 16 points. Brad Fannin was next with 10 markers, while Ty Page followed with eight points. Kade McCoy, Paul Holley and Tyler Burns also contributed five points apiece.

James Brumfield had three points for the hosts, while Tyler Jenkins and Matt Randolph rounded out the respective scoring with two points and one point. HHS, which made six trifectas in the setback, went 21-of-30 at the free throw line for 70 percent.

Josh Pierson led St. Joe and all scorers with 20 points, followed by Payne Meadows with 17 and Michael Mayes with 14 markers. The guests were 8-of-11 at the charity stripe for 73 percent.

Hannan returns to action Friday when it travels to Wayne for a non-conference matchup at 6 p.m.

Huntington St. Joe 93, Hannan 55

HSJ 18-32-22-21 — 93

HAN 10-9-14-22 — 55

HUNTINGTON SAINT JOSEPH (1-2): Payne Meadows 6 2-2 17, Michael Mayes 6 0-0 14, Zach Daugherty 2 2-2 6, Josh Pierson 8 0-0 20, Anthony Rabel 3 1-1 7, Paul Drawfield 3 0-0 6, Ian Clark 3 2-4 8, Max Meade 2 0-0 6, Lakin Brooks 2 1-2 7, Evan Goetz 0 0-0 0, Eric Gayner 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 36 8-11 93. Three-point goals: 13 (Pierson 4, Meadows 3, Mayes 2, Meade 2, Brooks 2). Turnovers: 15.

HANNAN (0-2): James Brumfield 1 1-1 3, Jacob Taylor 5 5-6 16, Ty Page 2 4-6 8, Tyler Jenkins 0 2-2 2, Brad Fannin 2 4-6 10, Brian Smith 0 0-0 0, Kade McCoy 2 0-3 5, Dakota Fannin 0 0-0 0, Charles Mayes 0 -0 0, Paul Holley 1 2-2 5, Brandon Holley 0 0-0 0, Matt Randolph 0 1-2 1, Tyler Burns 1 2-2 5. TOTALS: 14 21-30 55. Three-point goals: 6 (Fannin 2, Taylor, McCoy, Burns, P. Holley). Turnovers: 22.

JV Score: Hannan 72, St. Joe 71, OT