Here is a game by game summary of the 2018-2019 season for the Portsmouth Trojans, highlights and scoring included when possible. Note: Scoring totals may not be totally accurate.
Regular Season:
Portsmouth (1-0) 61, Southeastern Ross 52.........Matthew Fraulini 22, Danny Lattimore 20, Miles Shipp 12, MyQuel McKinley 6, Amare Johnson 1........Trojans jumped to a 13 point 3rd qtr. lead and held off a Panther rally.
Portsmouth(2-0) 78, Franklin Furnace Green 46.......Matthew Fraulini 20, Danny Lattimore 14, Miles Shipp 12, MyQuel McKinley 14, Amare Johnson 4, Chris Duff 3, Andrew Meadows 2, Richie Bowman 5.......Trojans outscored the Bobcats in the 4th qtr. 23-6
Portsmouth(3-0) 72, Huntington St.Joe 43...........Matthew Fraulini 28, Danny Lattimore and MyQuel McKinley also double figures. Trojans outscored the Irish 37-6 combined in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Fraulini averaging 24 PPG through 3 games.
Coal Grove 66, Portsmouth (3-1) 54.........Matthew Fraulini led PHS with 27 points. Trojans fell behind 18-10 after 1 quarter and 40-26 at the half. Outrebounded the Hornets 36-33 and forced 18 turnovers. Hornets have won 4 of the last 5 games vs. the Trojans.
Portsmouth (4-1) 47, South Point 45.........MyQuel McKinley 19 points, Miles Shipp 18. Trojans trailed at the half 29-20, but McKinley scored the game winning basket with just 4 seconds to play.
Western Pike 64, Portsmouth (4-2) 61.....Matthew Fraulini 19 points, Danny Lattimore 17, MyQuel McKinley 12.........the Trojans had a chance to score the game winning basket with the score 62-61 Western, but the shot fell off the rim and the Indians sealed the game with 2 FT's.
Portsmouth West 61, Portsmouth (4-3) 47.........Senators jumped to an 18-6 lead and were never threatened. Had as much as a 20 point lead in the 3rd quarter. Scoring totals for PHS unavailable.
Portsmouth (5-3) 63, Minford 47.........Trojans outscored the Falcons 34-18 after halftime. Matthew Fraulini with 22 points, Danny Lattimore 21, Miles Shipp 12
Chesapeake 62, Portsmouth (5-4) 52.........Trojans jumped to a 10-0 lead and 20-8 after 1 quarter, but the Panthers rallied for win. Scoring totals unavailable, but Matthew Fraulini led Portsmouth.
Wheelersburg 70, Portsmouth (5-5) 57........Trojans came back from a 33-25 halftime deficit to tie the game at 40, but Burg rallied in the 4th quarter. Matthew Fraulini had 23 points.
Fairland 49, Portsmouth (5-6) 30.........Danny Lattimore 13 points.........Trojans fell behind 18-7 and had only 13 points at halftime.
Portsmouth (6-6) 80, Rock Hill 61.......Matthew Fraulini 46 points (school record) Fraulini broke Jayllen Carter's previous high of 44 vs. Jackson
Gallia Academy 62, Portsmouth (6-7) 44..........Blue Devils jumped to a big early lead........Matthew Fraulini and Miles Shipp led PHS with 9 points.
Ironton 73, Portsmouth (6-8) 56.............Tigers led 24-10, PHS cut the lead to 33-29 at the half........Matthew Fraulini led PHS with 20 points; Ethan Wilson of Ironton scored his 1,000 point.
South Webster 68, Portsmouth 54 (6-9).....Jeeps had big 2nd half to pull away from the Trojans........Danny Lattimore led PHS with 15 points
Coal Grove 64, Portsmouth (6-10) 33......Hornets jumped to a 12-4 lead and were never threatened. Matthew Fraulini led the Trojans with 19 points. CG has won 5 of 6 vs. PHS.
South Point 57, Portsmouth (6-11) 56......Trojans had a 44-36 lead late in 3rd quarter. SP's Austin Webb made winning FT with 6 seconds left. No scoring available.
Chesapeake 60, Portsmouth (6-12) 31......Panthers jumped to an 11-0 lead and Trojans never rallied.......no Trojan scored in double figures.
Fairland at Portsmouth game postponed on 2/1/2019.......rescheduled to 2/12
Portsmouth (7-12) 59, Rock Hill 50.........Trojans broke open a close game in the last 2 minutes; Danny Lattimore led with 24 points; Trojans had 3 freshmen and 3 sophomores play.
Gallia Academy 55, Portsmouth (7-13) 37..........Trojans cut a 16 point lead to 7 in the 4th quarter, but couldn't get any closer. Matthew Fraulini scored 15 points.
Fairland 60, Portsmouth (7-14) 35........Dragons had a double digit lead by the 2nd quarter and Trojans never rallied........Danny Lattimore led with 18 points. Fairland wins OVC title.
Ironton 69, Portsmouth (7-15) 24...........Trojans only played starting 5 for 1st quarter; worst margin of loss ever to Ironton. Jayllen Thomas and Richie Bowman led with 5 points apiece.
SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Portsmouth 47, Portsmouth West 46..........MuQuel McKinley made a 5 foot jumper in the lane at the buzzer to give the Trojans the win. McKinley led PHS with 16 points, Danny Lattimore had 13, and Matthew Fraulini had 11.
Portsmouth plays #1 seed Adena on Friday at 6:00 PM at Waverly.
Sectional championship: Adena 57, Portsmouth 54........Trojans had a 1 point lead with a minute to play, but couldn't hold on. Matthew Fraulini led the Trojans in scoring (total unavailable).
Portsmouth ends the 2018-2019 season with an 8-16 record. The 16 losses is only the 4th time in school history that a Trojan team has lost at least 16 games in a season (1962, 2006, 2007, 2019).