BY BRITTNI MCCOY
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN
INEZ — The Martin County High School boys JV squad picked up two wins in Inez. Below is a recap of JV action.
MC vs Grace Christian – Brayden Marcum and Aiden Copeland combined for 27 points en route to defeating Grace Christian 54-22 on Dec. 13.
The Cards jumped out to a 14-7 lead behind a pair of 3s from the point-leading Cardinals.
Marcum hit four more from behind the arc in the second quarter for a 36-16 halftime lead.
Alan Moore and Jaxson Pack reeled off two points each after the break and the Cards rolled on to a win.
Marcum fired in 14 points. Copeland flipped in 13 points for Martin County.
Pack was 2-2 at the line and finished with eight points.
Moore hit two from the charity stripe and finished with six points.
Chase Hinkle nailed a 3-pointer and had five points.
Braxton Maynard and Liam Fields netted four points each.
MC vs Huntington Express Prep – Aiden Copeland and Brayden Marcum hit for 17 and 16 points, respectively, to give Martin County a 54-46 win over H-town.
Marcum lit it up from 3-point range with three of them to get things going for the Cards.
Jaxson Pack picked up four points to send the Cards into the next quarter with an 18-6 lead.
He and Copeland would score four points before the half, but Huntington Prep made it a game with 19 second-quarter points to pull ahead two.
Liam Fields came alive out of the locker room for seven points to give the Cards a boost. Alan Moore hit two shots.
Copeland closed out the game with a trey and nine points in the fourth to seal the deal.
He finished the contest with 17 points including 4-4 at the free throw line.
Marcum hit four from deep and netted 16 points.
Pack busted through with eight points.
Fields scored seven points. Moore hit for six.