The hardwood was busy across the region this weekend as area teams hit the floor for a full slate of boys and girls basketball action.
AREA BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
BELLEFONTAINE BOYS BASKETBALL
Bellefontaine 55, Sidney 49
Bellefontaine earned a hard-fought non-league road victory at Sidney, knocking off the Yellow Jackets 55–49. The Chiefs improve to 7-8 on the season.
Four Chiefs scored in double figures:
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Patrick Stolly — 15 points, 11 rebounds
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CJ Butler — 12 points
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Jair Mundy — 11 points, 4 assists
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Grayson Lotts — 10 points
JV — Sidney 40, Bellefontaine 39
Sutton Daring and Spencer Stolly scored 14 points each.
Freshmen — Sidney 45, Bellefontaine 35
Zavion Perez led the Chiefs with 10 points. Tyrin Johnson added 9.
Bellefontaine returns to action Tuesday night at London in a CBC matchup.
RIVERSIDE VARISTY
Varsity — Arcanum 68, Riverside 32
Brody Orsborne led the Pirates with 10 points. Hayden Sanford finished with 7 points and Gabe Steineman added 5.
LAKER BOYS BASKETBALL
7th Grade — Indian Lake 36, Springfield-Shawnee 26
The Lakers earned a home win behind Ross Tidwell’s 11 points.
Calin Headings drilled three three-pointers, while Logan Kuhlke added 9 points. Kason Taylor scored 3 and grabbed several rebounds. Ian Schwarz and JT Book each finished with 2 points.
SATURDAY GIRLS BASKETBALL
Indian Lake at Graham
Indian Lake 50, Graham 42
The Lakers jumped out to a 19–10 first-quarter lead and held off a Falcons comeback for a CBC road win.
Scoring leaders:
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Kennedy Schwaderer — 13 points
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Courtney Altstaetter — 12 points
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Carly Strayer, Rya Pequignot, Bre Wisener, Brylee Buyer — also scored
Indian Lake hosts Northwestern on Saturday, January 24.
BENJAMIN LOGAN vs. NORTHWESTERN (CBC)
Varsity — Northwestern 53, Benjamin Logan 49
The varsity Lady Raiders played a physical, intense contest but came up short in the final minutes. Benjamin Logan moves to 6-9 on the season.
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Rylan Norviel — 24 points, 6 rebounds
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Kylie Harner — 10 points, 3 steals
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Adilynne Gregg — 5 points, 8 rebounds
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Daylin Varner — 4 points, 9 rebounds
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Molly Siefring — 3 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
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Pailee Rodenberger — 3 points
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Joplin Schneider — 6 rebounds
JV — Benjamin Logan 35, Northwestern 11
The JV Lady Raiders improved to 10-4 with a dominant defensive performance, forcing 19 steals in the win.
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Bonnie Brunson — 8 points, 2 steals
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Brielle Kline — 6 points, 4 steals
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Jozie Taylor, Madison Shields, Addison Kuhn — 5 points each
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Kaylee Oglesbee — 4 points
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Marley Shields — 2 points, 3 steals
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Miya Willis — 2 blocks
Both teams travel to Elgin on Tuesday night, with the JV tipping off at 6:00 p.m.
West Liberty-Salem vs. West Jefferson
WL-S 58, West Jefferson 36
WL-S improves to 13-1 overall, 11-1 league
WL-S scoring:
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Ava Astorino — 25
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Addi Wallen — 18
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Arianna Weaver — 4
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Ava Poppe — 4
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Ellery Wygal — 4
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Isla Leichty — 3
Fairbanks vs. Mechanicsburg
Fairbanks 44, Mechanicsburg 38
Quarter Scores
Mechanicsburg: 11 – 6 – 2 – 19
Fairbanks: 10 – 11 – 7 – 16
Mechanicsburg double-figure scorers:
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Clara Forrest — 12
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Taylor Heizer — 10
Northeastern at Triad
Northeastern 41, Triad 17
Triad scoring and rebounding:
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Jazz Ford — 6 points, 8 rebounds
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Emma Martin — 6 rebounds
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Taylor Queen — 6 rebounds
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Lacey Travis — 4 points
8th Grade Girls
Triad 30, WL-S 27
WL-S scoring:
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Bella Johnson — 11
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Avery Randall — 7
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Rylee Falloon — 4
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Avery Brown — 3
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Lilly Yeater — 2
The 8th grade team returns to action Wednesday at home vs. Northeastern.
