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Clarification please on the foul ruling... thanks Per Ben Brown of WGTH he showed Wynnter with 4 fouls, the Blues scorekeeper showed him with 4 fouls, the scoreboard showed it was his 4th foul, but the Marion scorekeeper said it was his 5th foul. How did his record of 5 fouls be the one the refs went by? He is a great bb player, with effortless play up the floor and the soft touch to the basket. Wynnter is the nucleus to the Blues. Herndon is the Red Bull to the Blues play with his hustle and defense. Also, having the capability of hitting the 3 pointers makes him a dual threat. Haven't seen Union play, so can't comment on their play. They're there for a reason in post season. Hopefully, the Blues can bring their A game and make it competitive night. Side note.... The Loris Lions play Fox Creek High School tonight at 7 p.m. at Fox Creek in playoffs. Fox Creek is a preparatory day school located in North Augusta, SC. Loris defeated Oceanside Collegiate 80-58 Friday night. Loris record is 25-3 and Fox Creek is 23-5. Should be a good one. Hopefully, will be carried on NFHS.

On a side note, the Loris Lions play Oceanside Collegiate in a marque basketball matchup tomorrow night at 7 in the 2nd round of playoffs. The Lions are currently ranked as the #3 team in 3A South Carolina. 3 of their players have already been named to the 2026 Basketball Coaches Assoc All-State Team: Nigel Miller, the twins Khalid and Khalil Sherman (whose talents propelled the Lions to their 2nd straight Lower State Championship Game (against Oceanside).

I think the Blues can make this a competitive game and hopefully come out with the win. They have shown they are capable of playing the level of basketball needed to win big games. Wynter definitely has to put up his points, Herndon playing with his defensive "show you I can" personality. Ryder needs a big night on the boards, Fuller with his inside rebounding game, having "stick like glue" hands. They definitely move up a notch when Hurst is on the floor. He is great with assists in making sure the ball gets to the hoop. The Gmen will contest every possession the Blues have with their athleticism and speed, but I think the Blues can reciprocate in return. Whatever the outcome is, both teams will leave it all on the floor to walk away with the W.

Richlands plays Graham tomorrow night @Graham

FINAL Tazewell 45 Richlands 60 Scoring for the Blues W Boyd -32 (1,453 pts for career) Ryder - 15 Fuller -4 Herndon - 6 Hurst - 3 McMullen scored 25 pts tonight and reached the 1,000 club

At the end of 3QTRs Tazewell 33 Richlands 33 McMullen #33 (Tazewell) scored his 1,000th point with 4:26 on the clock.

At the Half Tazewell 15 Richlands 22 Blues Scoring for half W Boyd 14 Ryder 1 Fuller 2 Herndon 2 Hurst 3

After 1 QTR Tazewell 8 Richlands 11 W Boyd 8 pts Hurst 3

First of all kudos to the young man and young lady doing the play-by-play. I had a hard time hearing her, but the young man did an outstanding job. Matter of fact, I first thought it was Ben Brown of WGTH. Really sounded like him. Now: Wow!!! Wow!!! As Gridiron said the Blues came to play and that they did. Wynter Boyd and Parker Rider such a force on offense. Herndon and Fuller are the X factor in this win. Solid play from Cooper Hurst. So proud of the Blues. Playing their 3rd game in 3 nights. Awesome!!!

The Lebanon coaching staff needs to look closely at the film of both games. What did the Gmen do differently last night with their defense and offense that created the gap between the two games. Go from there and adjust. I would think as you do in football making adjustments at the half, the same should be true in basketball. I do think overall the Gmen hold the edge with their athleticism and speed, but I still feel there shouldn't have been that much disparity between the two games.

Graham did pick it up in the 4th qtr . No deference to the Gmen's play, but I felt Lebanon should have run clock in the 4th when they were up by 11 with 4 minutes or so in regulation. .They started going for the homerun ball and throwing it out of bounds and over players heads. Thus O/T.

FINAL Boys Varsity Richlands 63 Va High 52 The Bearcats pulled back within 7 points in the 4th after being down by 16 after 3 qtrs. The Blues had pulled the starters when this happened. Had to put the starters back in. I think there was 7ish minutes left in the 4th when the Bearcats brought it back to within 7 points. The Bearcat announcers said Va High plays at Tazewell tomorrow.

After 3 QTRS Richlands 49 Va High 33

Definitely a different game then the one at Graham.

At the half Boys Varsity Richlands 38 Va High 27