By Dave Helmick
TuckerCountySports.Com
SOUTH CHARLESTON – The Annual North/South Basketball All-Star game was held at the South Charleston Community Center on Friday June 14th. Tucker County’s Macy Helmick was a member of the North team as part of the Girls’ Basketball event.
Helmick competed in the Foul Shooting Competition where she advanced to the finals with 9 out of 10 foul shots made in the first round. Macy then made 8 out of 10 foul shots in the finals which forced a sudden death with Lewis County player Kenna Maxwell. In sudden death Maxwell defeated Helmick to win the event as Helmick placed second.
In the game the North and South teams battled back and forth throughout as the South led at the halftime break 29-25. The game would come down to the last possession as the South’s Maddie Clark(Wyoming East) banked in a 2-point basket at the buzzer to win the game by the final score of 57-55.
The North MVP was Ashlynn Van Tassell(Cameron) with 29 points and the South MVP was Sophie Nichols with 21 points.
The South team also won the Boys’ Basketball Game 86-79. In the North/South Football game on June 15th the South team won in overtime 21-20. For more information go to TuckerCountySports.Com.
