Hannan junior Brad Fannin (4) dribbles past a Montcalm defender as teammate Brandon Holley, right, goes to set a pick during the second half of Friday night’s opening round of the West Virginia Hometown Invitational Tournament in Ashton, W.Va.
ASHTON, W.Va. — Not the best of starts, but wow what a finish.
Minus three starters, the Hannan boys basketball team produced a 54-36 charge over the final three quarters Friday night to claim a 64-51 victory over visiting Montcalm in the opening round of the West Virginia Hometown Invitational Tournament.
The Wildcats (5-12) were without the services of Tyler Jenkins, Paul Holley and Jacob Taylor due to injuries, but the hosts received some stellar play from their regular reserves — who collectively stepped up with 28 points in the triumph. HHS also won its second straight contest while handing the Generals (2-14) their seventh straight setback.
Hannan fell behind 15-10 after eight minutes of play, but the hosts responded with a 14-9 second quarter surge to pull even at 24-all headed into halftime. HHS kept that momentum going into the third canto, going on an 18-12 spurt to take a 42-34 edge into the finale.
The Wildcats twice led by double digits a minute into the fourth at 44-34 and 46-36, but MHS countered with a 5-2 spurt to pull within 48-41 with 4:21 left in period. Hannan answered with three straight points for another 10-point advantage (51-41) with 3:41 remaining, but the Generals made one final charge — running off five straight points over the next 16 seconds to cut the deficit down to 51-46.
Montcalm, however, never came closer the rest of the way, as the Wildcats closed the final three-plus minutes on a 12-5 run to wrap up the 13-point decision — Hannan’s biggest lead of the night.
Regular starters Ty Page and Brad Fannin scored 20 and 16 points, respectively, for the hosts, and Tyler Burns added a career-high 20 points while filling in as a starter. Burns was held scoreless in the first quarter before hitting three trifectas in the Wildcats’ pivotal second period charge.
Brian Smith chipped in four points and Charles Mayes added two markers, while Dakota Fannin and Matt Randolph rounded out the scoring with one point apiece. Hannan was 21-of-39 at the free throw line for 54 percent.
Robert Pennington paced Montcalm with 19 points, followed by Jacob Howard with 16 points and Josh Hamblin with 11 markers. MHS was 10-of-18 at the charity stripe for 56 percent.
Hannan advances to Tuesday’s second round of the WVHIT and, with the triumph, will travel to Meadow Bridge for a 7 p.m. contest. Meadow Bridge defeated Van by a 64-36 margin Friday night to set up the second round matchup.
Hannan 64, Montcalm 51
M 15-9-12-17 — 51
H10-14-18-22 — 64
MONTCALM (2-14): Jacob Lambert 0 1-2 1, Michael Blackwell 2 0-0 4, Andrew Agee 0 0-0 0, Tyler Goins 0 0-0 0, Travis Duncan 0 0-2 0, Robert Pennington 7 1-2 19, Josh Hamblin 4 3-4 11, Jacob Howard 5 5-8 16, Dustin Williams 0 0-0 0, Hunter Ingraham 0 0-0 0, David Lanter 0 0-0 0, Travis Poynter 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 10-18 51. Three-point goals: 5 (Pennington 4, Howard).
HANNAN (5-12): Brad Fannin 3 9-17 16, Kade McCoy 0 0-0 0, Brandon Holley 0 0-1 0, James Brumfield 0 0-0 0, Charles Mayes 1 0-2 2, Tyler Burns 6 4-8 20, Dakota Fannin 0 1-2 1, Ty Page 7 6-7 20, Brian Smith 2 0-0 4, Matt Randolph 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 19 21-39 64. Three-point goals: 5 (Burns 4, Fannin).
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