2026 Battle for the Springhouse: Great performances abounded inside Colonial Hall

Exciting games and big performances highlighted the action at The Greenbrier

The 2026 Battle for the Springhouse event was one for the ages and will be talked about for years.

Here are some of the shining moments from this year's event.

Both championship games were one possession thrillers decided in the final seconds.

Bridgeport captured the boys title on a 3-pointer to beat the horn, while the girls title tilt required overtime and was also settled in the waning seconds.

Greenbrier East, ranked No. 1 in Class AAA, won the girls title for the second year in a row, giving the Lady Spartans their third crown in the five-year history of the event.

The Lady Spartans defeated AAAA No. 4 Morgantown, 57-55 on a Ava Workman runner with seven seconds to play.

Class AAAA No. 4 Morgantown walked away with a mild upset of AAAA No. 3 Parkersburg in the girls semifinal round Friday to advance to the championship.

On the boys side, AA No. 4 James Monroe stunned AAA No. 6 Greenbrier East in overtime Friday night before AA No. 2 Wyoming East ousted the Spartans Saturday.

Needless to say, along with the great games came some outstanding performances.

Here are 10 players that had either a standout tournament, or a big game to help their team garner a critical win.

The list will be in no particular order, but if there was a Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Greenbrier East girls standout, Ava Workman would be the clear choice for that honor.

1. Workman totaled 57 points in the two wins for the Lady Spartans. After a 27-point performance against Riverside, the junior scored 30 points in the championship game, including the game-winner in overtime. Workman also scored the 1,000th point of her career Saturday night.

2. Maddie Ancell from Morgantown scored 24 points for the Lady Mohigans to lead her team in the title tilt against Greenbrier East.

3. Gavin Williams scored 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting for Bridgeport in the Friday win against Wyoming East. The junior standout added 14 points in the championship game against James Monroe, including the game winning 3-pointer just ahead of the horn.

4. Sam Romano from Bridgeport was the spark plug for the Indians in the semifinal win over Wyoming East. The lone senior on the team scored 17 points, making eight of his nine field goal attempts from the floor.

5. Ryan Man from James Monroe was huge in the upset win over Greenbrier East Friday night. Mann scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had 10 deflections, but that was only part of the story.

Mann scored the bucket to send the game to overtime before scoring 10 points in the extra period, including the game-winning And-1.

In the championship game, Mann tallied 19 points and 10 rebounds against the Indians.

6. Kadyn Hines scored 21 points and had eight rebounds in the James Monroe win over Greenbrier East. The West Virginia University baseball commit then scored 17 points in the championship battle, along with 11 rebounds, six steals and seven deflections.

7. Talan Muscari was on fire in the Saturday consolation game win for Wyoming East. The sophomore all-stater poured in 23 points, hitting five of his seven tries from behind the arc.

8. Kennedy Porter netted 10 points and had nine rebounds in the loss to Morgantown, but she was a massive force in Saturday's consolation game. The senior center had 29 points and 20 rebounds in the win over Riverside.

9. Brody Hamric was solid both days for the Greenbrier East boys. The athletic senior scored 14 points to go along with five assists and five steals Friday. Saturday, Hamric had 18 points, six rebounds and four steals for the Spartans.

10. Riverside junior Ava Ward was the bright spot for the Lady Warriors in its first appearance at The Greenbrier. Ward had 18 points and eight rebounds against Greenbrier East Friday before scoring 16 points and grabbing 14 rebounds Saturday against the Lady Big Reds.