RAWSON — If there’s one person that the Riverdale girls basketball team has relied on this season, it’s senior forward Bry Vanden Bosch. In the midst of another slow start, a start in which the Falcons were trailing by 11 points early in the first quarter, the Falcons closed the half on a 14-point run, a run in which Vanden Bosch scored 11 of the Falcons’ 19 points the rest of the half.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont took an early lead and cruised from there on the way to a 64-39 victory over Upper Scioto Valley in a Northwest Central Conference girls basketball game on Thursday. The Gophers, who led 16-3 after eight minutes and 30-12 at halftime, stretched their lead to 48-24 going into the fourth quarter.

DELPHOS — Delphos Jefferson jumped ahead early and never looked back in a 62-25 victory over Ada in a Northwest Conference girls basketball game on Thursday night. The host Wildcats led 23-6 after eight minutes and 37-8 by halftime before extending the advantage to 52-16 going in the fourth quarter.

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan struggled on the offensive end of the floor Wednesday in it’s CBC game against Indian Lake. The Raiders were sharp on the defensive end of the floor however, holding the Lakers to seven points or less in all four quarters on the way to a 36-20 victory over their Logan County rivals.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley looks to get back on a winning track when it hosts Ridgemont in a Northwest Central conference boys basketball game on Friday night. The Rams (3-2 on the season and 1-0 in the NWCC ) won two straight games before an 84-70 loss to Shawnee last Saturday. In that contest, Wayne Lowery led the Rams with a season-high 21 points.

ADA — Cory-Rawson held off a second half rally by Ada for a 51-44 non-conference boys basketball win on Wednesday night. The visiting Hornets led 11-6 after eight minutes and 23-15 at halftime before Ada outscored them 19-13 in the third quarter to pull within 36-34 going into the final stanza.

URBANA — The Ben Logan boys and girls swim teams swept a double dual meet against Urbana and Fairbanks on Wednesday night at Urbana University. The Lady Raiders topped Urbana 101-53 and Fairbanks 118-10.

BELLEFONTAINE — The Ben Logan bowling teams defeated Indian lake on Wednesday night, The Lady Raiders won 2,216-1,696. Leading Ben Logan was Kaylee Nicholas with games of 157 and 201 for a 358 series.

TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern women's basketball program dropped a heartbreaking 82-77 decision in overtime to Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg Wednesday evening to wrap up the team's pre-Christmas slate. With the loss, the Polar Bears fall to 6-4 overall and to 1-4 in OAC action this season. Meanwhile, the Student Princes rise to 5-5 overall and 2-3 in the OAC.

ADA —Heidelberg defeated Ohio Northern 73-66 in an Ohio Athletic Conference men’s basketball game on Wednesday. Austin Allemeier and Ryan Bruns netted 20 points each to lead the Polar Bears, who drop to 3-7 overall and 0-5 in OAC action.