PARKERSBURG — The road back to the Class AA state basketball tournament was full of pot holes for Magnolia head coach Dave Tallman and his Blue Eagles. A season marked by cancellations, postponements and closed gyms culminated in a hard-fought, 47-44, victory over defending state champion Ravenswood last week at The Pit. “The kids have done a wonderful job of overcoming the ups and downs we have been faced with this season,” said Tallman. “It is a credit to our seniors that this team was able to maintain its focus and work their way back to Charleston.” A 12-0 start was ended with a loss to the Red Devils at the inaugural Region One Challenge and was made more difficult with a Wetzel County policy which prohibited games, or even practice, when school was canceled for inclement weather. “There was a point where our kids had not been in the gym for nearly a month,” added Tallman. “We finally saw the team we saw at the beginning of the season during the second half against Ravenswood.