A high school basketball player from West Virginia is facing felony charges for multiple fouls, including one that broke an opponent's nose

Apr 14, 2025, 2:45 AM

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A high school basketball player from West Virginia is facing felony charges for multiple fouls, including one that broke an opponent's nose

A West Virginia high school athlete is facing adult felony charges after allegedly elbowing an opponent in the face and breaking his nose during a basketball game, according to newly obtained court documents.

Gage Ketterman, an 18-year-old student and basketball player at Harman School, was arrested last Monday for the alleged game-time attack.

West Virginia State Police were notified of the assault on Feb. 27 after the injury was reported by the injured student’s mother hours after the game between Union High School and Harman School.

Gage Ketterman, 18, faces felony charges as an adult for breaking an opponent’s nose during a basketball game.

The woman claimed her son was “elbowed in the face” by Ketterman. The victim’s nose reportedly was bleeding “profusely” for more than four hours and he had to be taken to a nearby hospital, according to court documents obtained by WBOY.

Video footage from the game, reviewed by the state police, corroborated the mother’s claims.

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Ketterman allegedly elbowed the player in the face hard enough to break his nose and cause excessive bleeding for four hours. Facebook

The video showed Ketterman jab his elbow “directly in the face” of an opposing player, police said. Throughout the game, the clip also showed him allegedly taunting multiple players by striking them in the back of the head.

Authorities also noted that in the video, Ketterman can be seen “wiping something off the elbow he had just used to strike [the Union player].”

The officers concluded that Ketterman’s actions seemed “intentional and criminal[ly] malicious in nature.”

Ketterman posted a $12,500 bond last Monday. Google Maps

Because Ketterman was 18 years old at the time of the incident, he will be charged as an adult, cops said. One warrant was issued for malicious assault and two others for attempted malicious assault.

Ketterman was arrested last Monday and released the same day after posting $12,500 bond, according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system.

His next court date is scheduled for May 22.

Caitlin McCormack