DOLA — Coming off a pair of game-tying free throws by Lima Temple Christian’s Brady Bowman with just 11 second left in the game, the Polar Bears looked to get down the floor quickly. A pass from Hardin Northern’s Nevin Robson found his teammate Cody Wilmoth open under the hoop, finishing with a go-ahead basket with just 4.4 second to go.
Trailing Shawnee by six points at halftime, the Kenton boys basketball team had hopes of pulling of an upset when it came out to start the second half on Friday night. Instead it was the Indians that made their presence known at both ends of the floor, opening the third quarter with a 12-2 run in pulling away for a 75-45 Western Buckeye League victory.
MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale boys basketball team’s winning streak has now eclipsed their win totals each of the last two seasons. Thanks to a second quarter in which the Falcons outscored the Cory-Rawson Hornets by 12 and a third quarter in which they outscored them by 10, the Falcons overcame sluggish first and fourth quarters with a 59-51 victory over the Hornets on Friday at Riverdale High School.
SPRINGFIELD — The Benjamin Logan Raiders outscored Northwestern 31-21 in the second half of Friday night’s Central Buckeye Conference contest, overcoming a halftime deficit to earn the 56-55 victory.
ADA — Down 39-34 entering the fourth quarter, the Ada Bulldogs outscored Spencerville 16-9 to take the 50-48 Northwest Conference victory on Friday.
McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley outscored Waynesfield-Goshen in all four quarters in cruising to am 87-47 Northwest central Conference victory on Friday night.
MOUNT VICTORY — Trailing Perry 38-16 at the half, the Ridgemont Golden Gophers were unable to close the gap in the second half, falling to the Commodores 75-44.
MOUNT BLANCHARD — Arcadia got off to a fast start and then held off Riverdale in the second half for a 44-27 Blanchard Valley Conference girls basketball victory Thursday night.
LEWISTOWN — Ben Logan clinched an outright Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division title with a 57-28 victory over Indian Lake in a Central Buckeye Conference girls basketball contest on Thursday night.
LIMA — Faith Jenkins had 15 points and 4 assists and Nadia Martino added 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead Ridgemont to a 54-38 victory over Lima Perry in a Northwest Central Conference girls basketball game on Thursday night. The Gophers improve to 8-8 on the season and 4-2 in the NWCC. Shay McGrath added 11 points for Ridgemont, …
