SOUTH POINT — Once the South Point Pointers get going, they’re hard to stop.

After a slow start, the Pointers erupted in the second quarter and went on to rout the Huntington (W.Va.) St. Joseph Fighting Irish 74-39 Tuesday.

The unbeaten Pointers, ranked 18th in the Associated Press Division III poll, led 15-6 at the end of the first quarter as Beau Weed scored six points.

But Chase Kratzenberg scored nine points and Weed six more in the second quarter as the Pointers built a 38-20 halftime cushion.

“We got a couple of steals and scored and that got us going. We played hard,” said Pointers coach Gary Norris.

Todd Mayo drained a pair of 3-pointers as he scored 12 points and Corey Taylor got eight points in the third quarter as South Point extended its lead to 58-29.

Mayo finished with 25 points for the Pointers (12-0). Kratzenberg scored 13, Weed had 12 points, and Taylor added 10.

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HUNTINGTON ST. JOSEPH (NA): Aaron Williams 4 0 2-9 10, Kwanis Hayes 1 0 4-7 6, Khiry Sharp 0 1 5-6 8, Jacob Barebo 0 0 1-2 1, Josh Chambers 0 1 0-0 3, Parker Smith 2 0 2-2 6, Lance West 2 0 1-2 5. Totals: 9 2 15-28 39. Fouls: 23. Fouled out: Chambers, West.

SOUTH POINT (12-0): Chase Kratzenberg 3 1 4-4 13, Kyle Hughes 1 0 0-0 2, Corey Fletcher 0 0 1-2 1, Jordan Foster 0 2 0-0 6, Beau Weed 1 2 4-8 12, Todd Mayo 5 4 3-4 25, Drew Lynd 1 0 1-2 3, Ethan Prater 0 0 2-2 2, Corey Taylor 3 0 4-8 10. Totals: 23-47 9 19-30 74. 3-point goals: 9-20. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 28 (Weed 7, Taylor 7). Assists: 18 (Mayo 4). Steals: 11 (Mayo 4, Weed 3). Turnovers: 11.