Best Virginia overcomes sluggish start, defeats Underground Kings 77-63 in final exhibition By
Best Virginia s Tarik Phillip guards Underground Kings Tommy Bolte. Photo by Greg Carey/WVMetroNews.com
Best Virginia s Nate Adrian guards Devin Ebanks. Photo by Greg Carey/WVMetroNews.com
Best Virginia s John Flowers looks to push the pace. Photo by Greg Carey/WVMetroNews.com
Best Virginia s Kevin Jones battles with Underground Kings Will Vorhees in the post. Photo by Greg Carey/WVMetroNews.com
Best Virginia s Juwan Staten scores two of his game-high 26 points on a fallaway jumper. Photo by Greg Carey/WVMetroNews.com
WHEELING, W.Va. The second and final of Best Virginia’s two exhibition games didn’t have much in common with the first.
Best Virginia cruises in exhibition opener in Beckley By
July 7, 2021 - 9:16 pm
BECKLEY, W.Va. Best Virginia passed the first test on their pre-TBT schedule with ease, defeating Southern West Virginia Elite 127-122 in an exhibition game at the Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center. Best Virginia led 115-63 when the clock was stopped with four minutes left to simulate the ‘Elam Ending’. The score reset with Best Virginia trailing 119-115. After allowing an initial three-pointer, Best Virginia scored the final ten points to close out the game.
“Probably our best defensive possession (in the Elam Ending) was the first one and they hit a three,” said Best Virginia head coach James Long. “You play good defense but it was better offense. They understand now the magnitude of each possession. And the flow going into the Elam Ending, it was good to get that situation for our team.”
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Kevin Jones drives to the basket while being defended by Jaysean Paige during a 2017 WVU alumni game. TWV File Photo
WHEELING PARK â Alumni from WVU and assorted Mountain East Conference teams will square off Friday, July 9 in an exhibition at Wheeling Park High School.
The team of WVU alumni, Best Virginia, is slated to participate in The Basketball Tournament, branded at TBT, which will start in mid-July. The MEC alumni team, Underground Kings, are also hopeful that they will take part in the million-dollar, 64-team, single-elimination tournament. The Mountain East Conference is a very respectable conference, Chase Harler, a player on Best Virginia, said. The Ohio Valley has witnessed great players come through MEC. I can still remember sold out crowds between West Liberty and Wheeling Jesuit. Underground Kings will give us a great matchup and get us ready for the TBT.
Volunteers Make Wheeling Shine
May 4, 2021
If Wheeling is serious about marketing itself as a low-cost, low-crime, family friendly location for remote workers to move and live, then volunteer-based community events such as the Make Wheeling Shine effort that took place this past Saturday are critical in ensuring the city presents itself well.
About 100 volunteers in Wheeling came out Saturday to clean up playgrounds and other areas from a long winter of litter and other assorted debris. They collected hundreds of bags of trash to be taken to the landfill.
Groups such as Generation Wheeling and the Wheeling YWCA brought volunteers to take part. There also were Wheeling Park High School students and other residents involved.