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Alderson-Broaddus survived a scare from the visiting Pioneers of Glenville State Thursday night as A-B pulled out a close 74-69 victory.
The first half would be a sluggish one for the Battlers as they shot only 13-37 from the field for a less than impressive 35 percent but it was Mark Summerfield the junior guard out of Moatsville,WV that would keep the Battlers in it as he 14 first half points and he connected on 4-6 from deep.  Glenville's defense kept A-B leading scorer Jamar Board silent as he went 2-7 from the field for five points in the opening stanza.
The half would go back and forth as both teams would exchange the lead none getting any higher than seven. It was only appropriate that the score would be tied up at intermission 34-34. Aaron Dobson led the way for the Pioneers as he had 12 points in the first twenty minutes of action.
The second half would be close just like the first but A-B overcame their sluggish night as they stayed in control and answered several runs by Glenville as they maintained a single digit lead. However Glenville was never out of this until the final seconds as A-B had to use clutch free throw shooting down the stretch to seal up this one by a final score of 74-69.
A-B had a balanced attack as four of five starters finished with double digits. Summerfield and Carl Buck led the way as they each tallied 19 points. Board would finish with 13 and Senior Terell Eargle had a double double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Marcus Catney would have 19 for the Pioneers who dropped to 5-11 overall and 4-7 in conference. Freshman Jonathan Bevins would also get a double double on the evening as he finished with 15 points and 12 boards.
With the victory A-B improves to 14-2 overall and 10-1 in conference play. They will host the Falcons on Saturday evening in what is going to be a critical WVIAC battle. Fairmont comes in with a 9-2 conference record and with a victory A-B could leap frog West Liberty State and West Virginia State for first place in the standings. The game will be available on this website and also available on 91.3 WQAB.