Using a steady dose of the three-ball, the Kenton Lady Wildcats converted on three of them in the first quarter and trailed Bluffton by just a point. But in the second quarter of Saturday’s non-league girls basketball contest, Kenton went cold, hitting just two shots and getting outscored 16-4.
BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan led 24-2 after eight minutes and never looked back on the way to a 72-26 victory over Upper Scioto Valley in a non-league girls basketball game on Saturday. The Raiders, who improve to 6-3 on the season, extended their lead to 43-7 by halftime and 58-15 after three quarters on the way to the win.
McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley pulled away in the second quarter on the way to a 42-30 win over Pandora-Gilboa in a non-league boys basketball game on Saturday night. Trailing 10-9 after eight minutes, the Rams outscored the Rockets 14-4 in the second eight minutes to take the lead.
LEWISTOWN — Trailing 50-45 to Indian Lake entering the fourth quarter, the Ridgemont Golden Gophers fought back to force overtime in Saturday’s non-league boys basketball contest. But the comeback win wasn’t in the cards for the Gophers, who fell just short to Indian Lake by a score of 74-69.
DOLA — Monroeville pulled away over the final three quarters for a 54-37 win over Hardin Northern in a non-league boys basketball game on Saturday night. Leading 13-12 after eight minutes, the visitors outscored the Polar Bears 13-8 in the second quarter and 11-4 in the third quarter to take a 37-24 lead into the final eight minutes.
URBANA — The Ben Logan boys bowling team won the 17-school Southwest Baker Tournament at Southwest Bowl Lanes on Saturday. After bowling eight baker games the Raiders qualified fifth and moved on to the playoff rounds.
After a sluggish shooting effort through the first three quarters, the Kenton Wildcats found their shooting stroke in the fourth quarter on Friday night. Holding a tenuous three-point lead entering the final eight minutes, the Wildcats’ Jayden Cornell hit a triple to open the fourth quarter and Carson James followed with two more during a 11-3 run...
ADA — Trailing by eight points to Delphos Jefferson after three quarters, the Ada Bulldogs were going to need to work a comeback in the final eight minutes if they wanted to get their first boys basketball win of the season. The Bulldogs stepped up their offensive and defensive game in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 14-4 and completing the comeback for the 47-45 victory on Friday.
NORTH BALTIMORE — By halftime in Friday night’s contest between Riverdale and North Baltimore, the visiting Falcons had already amounted a 43-27 lead. In the third quarter, the Falcons outscored the Tigers 26-13, cruising in the fourth to an 86-56 win in Friday’s boys basketball contest.
McGUFFEY — Holding on to just a 9-point lead after three quarters, Upper Scioto Valley outscored Ridgemont 19-8 in the final quarter, taking down the Gophers 64-44 in Friday night’s inter-county boys basketball contest.
