The Bellefontaine Lady Chieftains won the first annual Perfection Group Tip-Off Tournament by beating Waynesfield-Goshen 69-62 Saturday night at Wapakoneta.
The game went back and forth for three quarters and the Lady Chiefs were able to stave off a fiery run by WG's senior standout guard Kaylee Patton, who had a game-high 32 points.
Leading Bellefontaine was Brenda Johnson with 20 points and Regan Price with 10 points and six assists.
The Lady Chiefs (2-0) will visit Marysville Tuesday night.
Benjamin Logan fell to visiting North Union 56-43 in their season opener.
Jessica Yoder had 13 points and Ciarra Wirick added 12.
Benjamin Logan won the JV game 25-18.
Shelby Kramer dropped in 10 points.
The Raiders travel to Greenon Monday.
Other area scores:
Indian Lake beat West Liberty-Salem 59-34. The Lakers are 2-0.
Mechanicsburg defeated Urbana 55-42.
Sidney outran Lehman 72-52.
Ft. Loramie edged Marion Local 78-75.
Kenton fell to Lima Central Catholic 52-51.
Anna knocked off New Bremen 57-33.
Russia pounded Mississinawa Valley 63-22.
Seventh grade
The 7th grade Lady Chiefs beat Triad 31-14.
Emily Mitchell led the scoring with 14 points while Zoe Price added 10 points.
All girls helped beat the Cardinals with great defense.
The Lady Chiefs are back in action on Monday at Indian Lake. Game time is 5:30.
