Nitro advances to the Class AAA semis where it will face the winner of Shady Spring-Robert C. Byrd on Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Ripley had an open look at the tying 3 at the buzzer but couldn’t get the shot to fall.
Nitro, which saw seven players score, was led by Collin Crouch who netted 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench.
Ripley, which finished 6-of-30 from downtown, was led by Brandon Sias and Matthew Stellato.
