{"id":660762,"date":"2026-03-04T23:50:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/?p=660762"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:43:19","slug":"law-and-order-rebels-junior-guard-controls-contest-to-lift-ritchie-county-past-parkersburg-catholic-65-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/03\/04\/law-and-order-rebels-junior-guard-controls-contest-to-lift-ritchie-county-past-parkersburg-catholic-65-47\/","title":{"rendered":"Law and order: Rebels&#8217; junior guard controls contest to lift Ritchie County past Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-photo su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"max-width:100%\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":true,\"autoPlay\":5000,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.025,\"friction\":0.28}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69aebf29e0441\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-490x325.jpg 490w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0081-1-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-scaled.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-467x350.jpeg 467w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3505-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-scaled.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-467x350.jpeg 467w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3500-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-scaled.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-467x350.jpeg 467w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/IMG_3496-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-490x325.jpg 490w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0159-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-490x325.jpg 490w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0154-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-490x325.jpg 490w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0133-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-490x325.jpg 490w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0120-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-490x325.jpg 490w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com\/wvmn-s3\/2026\/03\/DSC_0083-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span>Ritchie County won a Class A Region I co-final at Parkersburg Catholic, 65-47. Photo by Greg Carey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69aebf29e0441_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69aebf29e0441\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69aebf29e0441_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69aebf29e0441_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69aebf29e0441_script){su_image_carousel_69aebf29e0441_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69aebf29e0441_script);}<\/script>\n<p><b>PARKERSBURG, W.Va. <\/b>\u2014 Ritchie County girls basketball coach David McCullough is a firm believer junior Elsa Law is the Rebels\u2019 best guard since Missy Spangler, the 2001 Mary Ostrowski Award winner as the state\u2019s most outstanding player.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday at Parkersburg Catholic, Law was near her best, and so were several teammates, with the Rebels dominating the first quarter and playing plenty well enough from that point forward to score a 65-47 road win and eliminate the Crusaderettes.<\/p>\n<p>Law led all players with 26 points and eight rebounds and was efficient and effective throughout. She made 7-of-12 field-goal attempts with a pair of three-pointers and sank 10-of-11 free throws, while controlling large stretches of a contest her team never trailed in.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that\u2019s not an all-state guard, I don\u2019t know what it is,\u201d McCullough said. \u201cShe\u2019s one of the hardest-working kids you\u2019ll ever encounter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The result sends RCHS (17-7) to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/03\/04\/wvssac-class-a-girls-basketball-state-tournament-schedule-2\/\">Class A state tournament as the No. 5 seed and a quarterfinal against No. 4 Tucker County awaits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Rebels rattled off the first nine points, a stretch that featured consecutive field goals from Callie Smith, whose performance was indicative of the Rebels\u2019 effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCallie was sick. Two days ago, she didn\u2019t come to practice,\u201d McCullough said. \u201cShe came for half a day and practiced yesterday, and today she came for half a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lone free throw Law missed prevented her from finishing off a conventional three-point play after she turned a steal into a layup that left her team with a 17-5 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Law concluded the first quarter with 13 of her team\u2019s 28 points, keying a strong showing over the first 8 minutes for Ritchie, which shot 11 for 15 to build a 20-point advantage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis team is great. There\u2019s not one girl on this team that we don\u2019t need,\u201d Law said. \u201cWhen we\u2019re all scoring and working hard, it\u2019s hard for them to stop all of us. We work as a team to get baskets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Law\u2019s only scoring play of the second quarter was a conventional three-point play 1:47 before halftime that left the Rebels with a 35-13 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Annie Tokodi-Ruth\u2019s layup, combined with a Meg Roedersheimer triple, allowed Parkersburg Catholic (14-8) to cut its deficit to 17 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>The Crusaderettes were better on both ends for much of the third quarter, and after trailing 42-20, the home team ran off nine unanswered points with field goals from three different starters and two free throws from Macy Singer over that time.<\/p>\n<p>Tokodi-Ruth\u2019s trey for the final points of the third allowed PCHS to trail 44-32 with 8 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Roedersheimer\u2019s jumper with 6:50 remaining allowed the Crusaderettes to face a 46-36 deficit, but they\u2019d get no closer.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Ritchie, which squandered a double-digit advantage through three quarters in a regular season loss to Parkersburg Catholic, maintained its composure and got a triple from Law and Chelsie Jeffrey\u2019s paint bucket to lead, 53-38.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey scored inside again moments later and Law accounted for another conventional three-point play with just inside 2 minutes remaining that left the visitors in front, 58-42.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like listen, \u2018we know what can happen here and we have to keep after it,\u2019\u201d McCullough said. \u201cWe\u2019re getting better at understanding how to take care of the ball in situations when they were zoning us, and not forcing up something. We\u2019re a go-getter type team, and we have to learn sometimes, handle the ball a little bit, work it around and get a nice look for a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey scored 15 points in the win and made 7-of-13 shots.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cChelsie did her thing tonight,\u201d McCullough said. \u201cShe\u2019s a 5-4 or 5-5 guard who takes it to the rack. You saw that tonight, and when she does that, she\u2019s a really good player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also for the Rebels, Emily Bush added nine points, while Smith and Jordan Bailey scored six apiece. Bailey also added seven boards, helping Ritchie dominate the glass for a 38-23 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Tokodi-Ruth led Parkersburg Catholic with 13 points and Ellie Kinnison scored 11, all but two of which came from threes.<\/p>\n<p>The Rebels had only seven turnovers to 13 for the Crusaderettes, which combined with rebounding, was pivotal in Ritchie attempting 14 more field goals (55-41).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loss hurts,\u201d Parkersburg Catholic coach Bob Carr said. \u201cThe girls took it hard as they should, but moving forward, they should understand the legacy, if you will. They&#8217;ve established girls basketball again. We had the opportunity. 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