East Hardy, Tucker County advance to section finals

HAMBLETON, W.Va. — Union played with Class A No. 1 Tucker County for nearly four quarters, but the Mountain Lions pulled away to win 62-40 Monday and advance to the Class A, Region II, Section 1 championship. Tucker (19-3) will take on No. 2 East Hardy (18-2) in the section title game Thursday at Keyser High School. The Cougars defeated Paw Paw, 97-60, in the other semifinal Monday. Union finishes with a 9-13 record. Tucker County led 23-10 after the first quarter, but Union won the second quarter 12-7 to trail 30-22 at the half. The Mountain Lions enforced their...