Second-seeded Tug Valley was looking to return to the championship game opposite sectional rival Man, but the Panthers came up short against unbeaten Pendleton County, 38-35, at the Charleston Coliseum Thursday afternoon.

Caleb May finished with 20 points as Tug Valley’s season ends at 13-3. Ethan Colegrove chipped in seven.

At Charleston

(Class A semifinals)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PC (16-0)…..10  7  7  14 – 38

TV (13-3)…..10  6  6  13 – 35

Scoring:

Pendleton County (38) – Bailey Thompson 5 5-6 15; Cole Day 1 0-0 2; Isaiah Gardner 2 3-6 7; Taylor Wimer 0 2-2 2; and Josh Alt 5 2-3 12. Totals: 13 12-17 38.

Tug Valley (35) – Caleb May 6(2) 2-2 20; Ian Reed 2 0-0 4; Easton Davis 2 0-0 4; and Ethan Colegrove 3 1-2 7. Totals: 13(2) 3-4 35.

Next up: Tug Valley’s season ends.