MOUNT BLANCHARD — A slow start was too much for Riverdale to overcome as the Falcons dropped a 74-51 decision to unbeaten Liberty-Benton in a Blanchard Valley Conference girls basketball contest on Saturday.

Upper Scioto Valley was the only area team to receive a top-two seed as the girls high school sectional tournament pairings were announced on Sunday.

ADA — A slow start proved to be too much for Ada to overcome on Saturday night as the Bulldogs fell to McComb 52-45 in a non-conference boys basketball matchup.

ELIDA — The Kenton Wildcats saw a little more of Elida's Austin Allemeier than they would have liked Friday night. The Elida senior scored 19 points in the first half to give Elida a lead the Wildcats never cut into as the Bulldogs pulled away for a 63-52 victory

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan had a January it would rather forget as a collective boys basketball team. The Raiders lost all eight games they played in the month, including five Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division contests.

DEGRAFF — Upper Scioto Valley held off Riverside 43-41 on Friday night to improve to 15-2 on the season. The Rams, who were paced by Lane Hurley and Cameron Parker’s 16-point efforts, led 14-9 after one quarter and 22-18 at halftime.

BLUFFTON — Ada outscored Bluffton in each of the last three quarters on the way to a 61-51 victory over the host Pirates on Friday night.

VANLUE — Vanlue built a large lead early and then held and coasted through the second half on the way to a 72-50 victory over Hardin Northern in a Blanchard Valley Conference matchup on Friday night.

Eight bad minutes doomed the Kenton girls basketball team on Thursday night. Leading by four points at halftime, the visiting Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Wildcats 17-2 in the third quarter to break open the game

ADA — Ada imposed its will in the paint both offensively and defensively against Bluffton in the second and third quarters of a Northwest Conference girls basketball game Thursday night.