Mountain Lions edge past Mountaineers in the semi-finals of the 13th Region All "A" Classic 65-54

(Corbin, KY) It's a very cold day and cold night in Southeastern Kentucky. It's the first game of the semi-finals of the 13th Region All "A" Classic being held at Lynn Camp High School.

Today's first matchup will feature the Pineville Mountain Lions verses the Oneida Baptist Institute Mountaineers.

Pineville vs Oneida Baptist Institute was definitely a show stopper. Both teams played like it was going to be there last. They kept close in the shooting efforts tonight 21-16 in the first leading was OBI. By the second quarter Pineville took over to the end of the second with a 35-33 effort. In the third OBI started to take the lead and Pineville came home with it in the third with a 55-44 lead. Finally in the fourth 65-54 win to end it all as Pineville came out on top.

Pineville was lead by Sawyer Thompson, Ashton Moser, Kaiden Robbins and Preston Zachery.

Oneida Baptist Institute was lead by Moyele (Mo) Olayinka, Jacob Rogers, Skyler Roberts, Jason Erhunwunse, and Dennis Esemuede.

Sawyer Thompson showed off some impressive skills with massive shooting efforts and ball handling that resulted in a lot of turnovers. He turned out with 23 points in total. He also had some major steals from the opposing team that left him with wide open lay ups.

Ashton Moser came in clutch with 22 points in total. His passing skills and his drive on defense is something that help him more than anything. He was also super strong on rebounds. 

Kaiden Robbins was a big help with how fast he is on the court. His ability to get from one end to the other in a matter of seconds left him more open than most players in the game. He had 8 points.

Preston Zachery with 6 points and Cam Puckett with 4 points. Also, in the contribution to the win.

Oneida Baptist Institute with Jacob Rogers leading the way with 26 points and great defensive effort. Jason Erhunmwunse with 10 points. Tommy Branstutter with 7 points. Skyler Roberts with 5 points. Dennis Esemuede with 4 points. Moyele (Mo) Olayinka with 2 points.

Oneida Baptist Institute will fall to 8-7 record on the season. Pineville will improve to 9-4 record on the season

Oneida Baptist Institute will be back in on Friday January 9th as they will travel to Red Bird, game-time is set for 6:00 PM. Pineville will be back in action this evening as they will take on Barbourville at Lynn Camp High School, for the Championship of the 13th Region All "A" Classic. With a chance to advance to the All "A" State Tournament at the Owensboro SportsCenter in Owensboro, KY