MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVSSAC Girls Basketball State tournament will begin on March 11 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Radio broadcasts of all state tournament games will air on the MetroNews Radio Network and will be streamed at wvmetronews.com. MetroNews will also produce HD video broadcasts of the four championship games.
Class AAAA:
Class AAAA Championship broadcast link
No. 1 Spring Valley (19-2) vs. No. 8 Spring Mills (13-9) – Wednesday, March 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Spring Valley is unbeaten against in-state opponents and the Timberwolves enter the state tournament on a 13-game winning streak. SVHS advanced to the state quarterfinal round last season. The Wolves are 5-0 against teams in this year’s state tournament field, including victories over No. 2 Morgantown and No. 3 Parkersburg. Spring Valley won the Mountain State Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 69-44 win over No. 5 St. Albans.
Spring Valley won their lone postseason game, 68-43 over Parkersburg South. Senior Allie Daniels and junior Brooklyn Ellis each surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in that victory. Junior Sophi Hutchison previously reached that milestone.
Spring Mills was the No. 2 seed in the Region II tournament and they qualified for the state tournament with a 44-41 win over Musselman. The Cardinals are back in Charleston after a one-year absence. In 2023, they advanced to the state semifinal round with a 21-1 record.
After a 4-6 start to the season, the Cardinals have won nine of their last twelve games. Senior Kilah Dandridge leads Spring Mills in scoring at 14.1 points per game. Senior Bri King and freshman Zianna Lomaz also average double digits in scoring.
No. 2 Morgantown (18-3) vs. No. 7 Washington (18-4) – Wednesday, March 12 at 1 p.m.
The Mohigans are seeking a fourth consecutive appearance in the Class AAAA state championship game. MHS won the state title in 2023. Morgantown owns a 6-1 record against Class AAAA state tournament opponents, including three wins against University and two against Parkersburg.
Under first-year head coach John Fowkes, MHS advanced to the state tournament with a 64-49 win over John Marshall in their lone regional game. The Mohigans have won 12 of their last 13 games, with the lone loss coming to No. 1 seed Spring Valley.
Sophomore guard Kayli Kellogg leads the Mohigans in scoring at 21.1 points per game. Senior and UMBC signee Sadaya Jones averages 15.2 points per game and a team-best 8.4 rebounds per contest. Sophomore guard Tatum DeVries averages 8.2 points per game.
Morgantown won the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference 5A title last month.
Washington has advanced to the state tournament for the third consecutive season. The Patriots defeated Martinsburg, 46-26 in their lone postseason game.
WHS opened the season on a seven-game winning streak and they enter the state tournament with wins in eight of their last nine games. The Patriots lost just once against Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference competition.
Mary Rivera leads the Patriots in scoring at 15.9 points per game. Lexi Adams averages 13 points per game.
Washington allows just 43.4 points per contest.
No. 3 Parkersburg (17-7) vs. No. 6 George Washington (14-8) – Wednesday, March 12 at 9:30 a.m.
Parkersburg defeated Huntington and Hurricane to advance through the Region IV tournament. The Big Reds were the only road team to win in the regional round. PHS matched up against four of the other seven quarterfinalists in the regular season. Parkersburg will compete in the state tournament for the first time since 2021.
Sophomore Frances Guice leads the Big Reds in scoring at 14.1 points per game. Junior Kennedy Porter contributes a double-double with 13.7 points and 10.6 rebounds per contest. And junior Lauren Flanagan adds 12.5 points a game.
PHS averages 63.8 points per game.
George Washington has qualified for the state tournament in back-to-back seasons. After a 1-5 start, GW has won 13 out of their last 16 games. The Patriots erased an early deficit to defeat Woodrow Wilson, 83-74 in their lone postseason game. GW averages 63.9 points per game.
Three players score in double digits for the Patriots. Sophomore Jeriyah Pryor leads the way with 25 points per game. Rayana Breckenridge adds 17.1 points and Nasiya Smith contributes 12.2 points.
In their lone regular season meeting, Parkersburg won at George Washington, 75-62 on January 31.
No. 4 University (13-7) vs. No. 5 St. Albans (16-6) – Wednesday, March 12 at 9 p.m.
University has qualified for the state tournament for the first time since 2020. The Hawks knocked off defending state champion Wheeling Park, 65-35 in their lone postseason game to advance to Charleston. UHS owns victories over state qualifiers George Washington and Washington.
Three Hawks average in double digits in points per game. Hannah Stemple leads the way at 14.4 points per contest. Bri Fox adds 13.4 points per game. Lexi Simpson leads the team in rebounding (8.4) and she scores 10.8 points per game.
St. Albans enjoyed winning streaks of five and eight games this season. The Red Dragons rallied to defeat Oak Hill, 51-46 in their lone postseason contest. St. Albans has qualified for the state tournament for the first time since 2017.
The Red Dragons allow just 45.3 points per game. They finished as the runner-up to No. 1 seed Spring Valley in the Mountain State Athletic Conference Tournament. St. Albans defeated state tournament qualifiers George Washington and Parkersburg during the regular season.
St. Albans is led in scoring and rebounding by senior Jaycee Elzy. She averages 19.3 points and 7 rebounds per contest. Fellow senior Samyah Riggan also scores in double digits at 14.1 points per game.
Class AAA:
Class AAA Championship broadcast link
No. 1 Nitro (19-4) vs. No. 8 Lewis County (15-8) – Tuesday, March 11 at 7:15 p.m.
The Wildcats and the Minutemaids will meet in a rematch of last year’s Class AAA state championship game. Nitro has won a pair of state titles over the last four seasons (2021 and 2024).
NHS is the only team to defeat No. 3 seed Greenbrier East this season, splitting a regular season series with the Spartans. The Wildcats own a 5-2 record against state tournament participants. Nitro defeated Chapmanville, 54-26 in their lone regional game. The Wildcats have won seven of their last eight games and the lone loss in that stretch came against Class AAAA No. 2 seed Morgantown.
Senior Natalie Smith leads the Wildcats in scoring (15.1), rebounding (8.3) and blocks (1.5) per game. Sophomore Brooklyn Cawley is second on the team in scoring at 9.2 points per game. Ava Edwards leads the team with 3.3 assists per game.
Nitro allows just 42.4 points per game.
Lewis County has followed up their state runner-up season with a third consecutive trip to the state tournament. Seven of the Minutemaids’ eight losses has come against state tournament qualifiers. After an 8-8 start to the season, Lewis has won seven consecutive games.
Lewis defeated Frankfort and Hampshire at home to secure the Region II co-championship.
Junior Payten Goodwin leads the Minutemaids in scoring at 13.9 points per game. Ella Pinkney is second in scoring (13.7 points per game). Alexis Piggie is the team’s leading rebounder (8.6).
The Minutemaids average 58.7 points per game.
No. 2 Wayne (19-4) vs. No. 7 Keyser (19-4) – Wednesday, March 12 at 7:15 p.m.
The Pioneers and the Golden Tornado are meeting in the Class AAA quarterfinals for the second consecutive year in the No. 2 vs. No. 7 game.
Three of Wayne’s four losses have come against out-of-state opponents. Their lone in-state defeat was a 30-25 setback at Nitro. Wayne has defeated state tournament qualifiers in East Fairmont, Sissonville and St. Albans.
Wayne is making their third consecutive appearance in the state tournament. They are currently on an 11-game winning streak. Wayne defeated Winfield in their lone regional game.
The Pioneers are led in scoring by sophomore Jaycelyn Sammons (16.9 points per game). Youngstown State signee Brooke Adkins averages 14 points per game and a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game.
Wayne yields just 37.5 points per game.
Keyser is in the state tournament field for the second consecutive season. The Golden Tornado have won nine of their last ten games. They defeated Berkeley Springs and Lincoln in the regional round.
The Golden Tornado allow just 37 points per game and they have held six opponents below 30 points this season.
Bibs Felton leads Keyser in scoring at 19.1 points per game and Autumn Kerchner averages 11.
No. 3 Greenbrier East (23-1) vs. No. 6 Sissonville (19-5) – Wednesday, March 12 at 11:15 a.m.
Greenbrier East is in the state tournament for a second consecutive season. They were eliminated in the Class AAAA quarterfinals last season. The Spartans split a regular season home-and-home series with Nitro. East is 5-1 against state tournament qualifiers and they head to Charleston on a seven-game winning streak.
The Spartans defeated Independence and Nicholas County at home in their two regional games. East averages 65.7 points per game.
Junior Kennedy Stewart has surpassed the 1,000-point plateau and she leads the team in scoring at 18.1 points per game. Sophomore Ava Workman averages 14.3 points per game and a team-best 3.5 steals per game.
Sissonville most recently advanced to the state tournament in 2023 when they made it to the semifinal round. The Indians defeated Herbert Hoover and Princeton in their two regional games. All of Sissonville’s five losses have come against state tournament qualifiers.
The Indians allow 38.7 points per game.
Senior Kynadee Britton leads the Indians in scoring at 20.1 points per game. Fellow senior Makaela Ullman averages 13.9 points and a team-best 8.3 points per contest.
No. 4 Grafton (21-1) vs. No. 5 East Fairmont (20-4) – Tuesday, March 11 at 11:15 a.m.
Big 10 Conference rivals meet in the quarterfinal round. Grafton defeated East Fairmont, 51-48 on December 11.
The Bearcats were the last remaining undefeated high school basketball team in West Virginia before falling to Maryland power Southern Garrett High School in the final week of the regular season. Grafton opened the season on a 19-game winning streak. GHS is 6-0 against state tournament qualifiers and they defeated North Marion in their lone regional game to advance to Charleston.
Grafton allows just 36.5 points per game.
Junior Kenna Keener leads the Bearcats in scoring (20.9), rebounding (11.5) and blocks (3.0) per game. Senior Hadley Horne is second in scoring at 17.0 points per game.
East Fairmont is in the Class AAA state tournament field for the third consecutive season. The Bees advanced to the semifinal round in 2024. East is 3-2 against state tournament qualifiers and they defeated Brooke and Elkins in the regional rounds.
The Bees head to Charleston as winners of their last eleven games. They average 64 points per game.
Junior Kailee Haymond leads three Bees averaging double digits in scoring at 16.8 points per game. Fellow junior Emma Moore (14.3) and sophomore Kasey Rogers (12.0) follow Haymond.
Class AA:
Class AA Championship broadcast link
No. 1 Wheeling Central Catholic (21-2) vs. No. 8 Philip Barbour (14-8) – Tuesday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m.
This is the only Class AA quarterfinal contest that is not a rematch of a regular season game. Wheeling Central Catholic is back in Charleston after advancing to the Class AA semifinals in 2024. The Maroon Knights opened the season on an 11-game winning streak and they are currently on an eight-game winning streak. Central won the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference 3A Tournament title last month.
The Knights are 4-0 against state tournament opponents. They defeated Tyler Consolidated in their lone regional game to qualify. Central averages 73.3 points per game.
Wheeling Central is paced by senior Kaitlyn Blake. She averages 26.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Junior Seneca Heller averages 15.3 points and 6.0 assists per contest and fellow junior Addie Payton adds 10.5 points per game.
Philip Barbour has qualified for the state tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The Colts advanced to the Class AAA state championship game in 2023 before falling to North Marion in the final.
With a younger roster this season, the Colts struggled in the first month to a 3-6 record. However, PB caught fire in the middle of the season with an eight-game winning streak. Five of their eight losses came against state tournament qualifiers. The Colts defeated Liberty Harrison and Petersburg in the regional rounds.
Sophomore Izzy Knotts leads the Colts in scoring (18.6) and rebounding (9.3). Fellow sophomore Finley Carpenter is second on the team in scoring at 7.9 points per game. Philip Barbour has just one senior on this year’s roster.
No. 2 St. Marys (19-4) vs. No. 7 Ritchie County (16-7) – Tuesday, March 11 at 1 p.m.
Little Kanawha Conference rivals share the court in the second Class AA quarterfinal. The Blue Devils defeated the Rebels, 51-31 on December 18 and 81-33 on January 24.
St. Marys defeated Williamstown, 43-35 in the Region I co-final, avenging a loss to the Yellowjackets in that same round a year earlier. The Blue Devils are 5-2 against state tournament qualifiers. St. Marys defeated Class A No. 1 seed Gilmer County, 37-34 to win the LKC Tournament title. St. Marys won 13 of their first 14 games to open up the season.
Senior Addie Davis leads the Blue Devils in scoring (17.7), assists (4.6) and steals (3.2). Sophomore Brynnley Bulluck averages 14.7 points per game and senior Callie Powell averages 10.9 points per game.
The Blue Devils yield just 39.5 points per game.
Ritchie County defeated South Harrison and Route 50 rival Doddridge County in the regional rounds. The Rebels enter the state tournament on a four-game winning streak.
Ritchie is led in scoring by sophomore Elsa Law. She averages 15.9 points per game. Law also leads the team in assists (5.5) and steals (5.5). Fellow sophomore Chelsie Jeffrey averages 9.3 points per game. Senior Rae Rupert is the team’s leading rebounder (9.8)
No. 3 Charleston Catholic (17-6) vs. No. 6 Logan (17-6) – Tuesday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m.
Charleston Catholic and Logan will meet for the third time this season in the state quarterfinal round. The Irish defeated the Wildcats, 46-38 in the Wildcat Classic and 51-46 on Irish Mountain.
The Irish have become mainstays in the state tournament in recent years thanks in large part to strong play on the defensive end of the floor. This year, CCHS is allowing 40.9 points per game. Catholic is 5-6 against state tournament qualifiers, including wins over Tucker County, Lewis County and Sissonville coming in a four-day span in February.
Charleston Catholic defeated Roane County in their lone regional game. Junior Mary Rushworth leads the Irish in scoring (12.7) and rebounding (6.1). Freshman Ali Wilcox averages 11.3 points per game.
Logan won the Class AAA state tournament in 2021. The Wildcats have won ten of their last eleven games, with the lone loss in that span coming to Class AAA state qualifier Greenbrier East. LHS is 3-4 against state tournament qualifiers with wins over Sissonville, Wyoming East and Philip Barbour. The Wildcats defeated Clay County and Buffalo in their two regional games.
Logan allows 40.4 points per game.
No. 4 Wyoming East (14-4) vs. No. 5 James Monroe (19-3) – Tuesday, March 11 at 9 p.m.
The rubber game of the season series between Region III rivals Wyoming East and James Monroe will send the winner to the Class AA semifinals. The Mavericks defended their home floor in Lindside, 55-50 on January 21. The Warriors avenged that loss on New Richmond on February 6, 58-53.
Wyoming East has won back-to-back Class AA state tournaments and three of the last four titles. Dating back to 2018 (excluding the 2020 COVID year), East has advanced to the state final in each season. A trio of WEHS seniors, Cadee Blackburn, Alivia Monroe and Gabby Cameron are seeking their third state championships.
The Warriors are 3-3 against state tournament qualifiers. They head to the state tournament with five consecutive victories, including regional wins over Liberty Raleigh and Mingo Central.
WEHS averages 61.5 points per game while yielding just 41.6.
James Monroe advanced to the Class A state semifinals in 2024. They defeated Bluefield and Summers County in the regional rounds to qualify for the state tournament.
The Mavericks enjoyed a 15-game winning streak after losing their first two games of the season to Class AAAA opponents St. Albans and Cabell Midland. JMHS averages 57.5 points per game while allowing 40.5.
Senior Maggie Boroski leads the Mavericks in scoring (18.1), rebounding (7.5) and steals (4.5). Sophomore Mya Dunlap averages 18.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
Class A:
Class A Championship broadcast link
No. 1 Gilmer County (20-4) vs. No. 8 Notre Dame (12-6) – Thursday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m.
A year after advancing to the Class A championship game, Gilmer County has earned the No. 1 seed in this year’s tournament. The Titans won the East Division of the Little Kanawha Conference and finished runner-up to Class AA No. 2 seed St. Marys in the LKC Tournament.
Gilmer County is unbeaten against Class A opponents and they are 3-3 against state tournament qualifiers. Those wins came against Lewis County, Keyser and Tucker County. The Titans enjoyed a 12-game winning streak midseason and they defeated Sherman and Tolsia in the regional rounds.
Gilmer County won the 2016 state championship under head coach Amy Chapman and she has led the Titans to the championship game three times.
Three Titans average double digits in scoring. Senior Allie Ellyson leads the way at 16.1 points per game. Junior center Ava Dobbins averages 14.7 points per game and fellow junior Lena Frymier adds 10.1 points per game.
Gilmer County yields just 31.7 points per game.
Notre Dame last qualified for the state tournament in 2015. The Irish defeated Clay-Battelle and Magnolia in the regional rounds to advance to the state tournament.
Senior Selena Wilson leads Notre Dame in scoring (21.2), rebounding (13.6), assists (4.3), steals (4.7) and blocks (2.1). Aadalyn Murray is second on the team in scoring at 11.4 points per game.
No. 2 Tug Valley (21-2) vs. No. 7 Webster County (13-11) – Thursday, March 13 at 1 p.m.
Tug Valley owns the state’s longest current winning streak at 17 games. The Panthers defeated Wirt County and Wahama in the regional rounds to clinch the Region IV co-championship.
TVHS most recently won the state championship in 2021. The Panthers yield just 34.5 points per game.
Senior Makenzie Browning leads the Panthers in scoring at 16.2 points per game. Haven Deskins (13.1) and Bailee Hall (10.9) also average in double digits in scoring. Hall is also the team’s leading rebounder (14.3).
Webster County most recently advanced to the Class A semifinals in 2023. The Highlanders defeated Meadow Bridge and River View in the regional rounds to return to the state tournament.
Webster allows just 35.8 points per game.
Three Highlanders average double digits in points per game — Maddie Williams (12.5), Josie Mathes (11.5) and Harley Clevenger (10.4)
No. 3 Tucker County (16-6) vs. No. 6 Greenbrier West (12-10) – Thursday, March 13 at 9:30 a.m.
The Mountain Lions own the state’s longest streak of consecutive state tournament appearances with 21 straight regional titles. Tucker advanced to the semifinals in 2024 and the championship game in 2023.
Tucker yields just 41.1 points per game. The Mountain Lions defeated Harman and East Hardy in the regionals to claim a state tournament spot. Under first-year head coach Alisha Lycliter, Tucker heads to Charleston with five wins in their last six games.
Senior Raven Matthews leads the Mountain Lions in scoring (16.2) and rebounding (11.2). Junior Mayah Gross averages 11.7 points per game. Fellow junior Makenna Evans averages 9.1 points and a team-best 4.5 assists per game.
After a 6-8 start to the season, Greenbrier West heads to the state tournament with six wins in their last eight games. The Cavaliers allow 48.6 points per game. West defeated Richwood and Greater Beckley Christian to win the Region III co-championship.
Senior Preslee Treadway is the program’s all-time leading scorer. She is averaging 24.0 points per game this season. Fellow senior Maddie Fields is second on the team in scoring (16.6).
No. 4 Cameron (17-3) vs. No. 5 Pendleton County (16-6) – Thursday, March 13 at 9 p.m.
Three-time defending state Cameron returns to Charleston seeking a fifth consecutive spot on Championship Saturday. The Dragons won their fifth consecutive Ohio Valley Athletic Conference 5A title last month. The Dragons knocked off Wood County Christian and Trinity in the Region I Tournament.
The Dragons have won 12 consecutive games. They allow just 34.8 points per game.
Four-year starter Maci Neely leads the Dragons in scoring at 18.3 points per game. Freshman Kendra Thomas is second on the team in scoring at 7.9 points per game.
Pendleton County is back at the state tournament after a one-year absence. Victories over Paw Paw and Pocahontas County allowed the Wildcats to claim the Region II co-championship. Pendleton comes to Charleston on a five-game winning streak.
Pendleton allows 40.1 points per game.
Senior Avery Townsend leads PCHS in scoring at 22.7 points per game. She also leads the team in assists per game (3.8) and steals per game (4.7). Sophomore Susan Vincell averages 7.0 points per game and a team-best 7.5 rebounds per game.
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