A busy weekend on the hardwood brought big performances, overtime thrillers, last-second game-winners, and strong showings across the county as local boys, girls, and middle school teams hit the court Friday and Saturday. Here’s a complete look at all the action.
BOYS BASKETBALL
FRIDAY RESULTS
Riverside Sweeps Milton-Union
The Riverside Pirates turned in a strong performance Friday night, sweeping Milton-Union on the road.
JV: Riverside rolled to a 40–30 win behind 19 points from David Gross and 7 from Laithen Snyder.
Varsity: The Pirates outlasted the Bulldogs in overtime, winning 66–62.
Brody Orsborne led all scorers with 21 points. Hayden Sanford added 16, while Blaine Shoe and Colton Hurley each contributed 8.
Riverside is back at home Tuesday against Bethel starting at 6 p.m.
Urbana upsets Jonathan Alder
Varsity: Urbana improved to 2–0 with a 58–40 victory over Jonathan Alder.
Scoring for Urbana: Grady Lantz 17, Drew Dixon 16, Kaden Underwood 14.
JV: Urbana took the junior varsity matchup 38–18 behind 16 points from Riley Mounce and 10 from Braxten Spriggs.
Freshmen: Jonathan Alder won the freshmen game 50–37.
Carter Houseman scored 9 for JA; Mekhi Peterson added 8 for Urbana.
Calvary Christian Battles Miami Valley
Calvary Christian fell to Miami Valley 51–41 in a hard-fought game Friday night.
Evan Schmidt posted a standout stat line—16 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.
Senior John Gaertner added 9 points and 2 blocks.
The Spartans host Franklin Monroe on Saturday in Bellefontaine
SATURDAY RESULTS
Franklin Monroe defeats Calvary Christian
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The Franklin Monroe Jets took down the Calvary Christian Spartans on the road 73-34.
Leading the scoring for the Spartans were a pair of forwards: Braylon Dunson with 13, followed by Abel Davie with 8.
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Riverside Boys Edge Northeastern
The Riverside Raiders traveled to Northeastern and used a strong fourth quarter to secure a 48–45 victory.
Scoring for Riverside:
Maddox Vermillion – 21
Christian Rogan – 8
Peyton Vermillion – 8
Cayden Brown – 7
Clayton Jenkins – 4
JV: The JV Raiders came up short, falling 25–23. Owen Stratton scored 14.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SATURDAY RESULTS
Riverside Falls to Northridge
The Riverside Lady Pirates lost to Northridge 53–45 in conference play Saturday morning.
Quarter-by-quarter:
1Q – 10–7 Northridge
2Q – 28–18 Northridge
3Q – 35–30 Northridge
Final – 53–45 Northridge
Riverside scoring leaders:
Maddie Lemly – 15
Kenna Johnson – 11
Chloe Purtee – 9
The Lady Pirates fall to 1–3 (0–2 TRC) and face Jackson Center on Tuesday.
WL-S Edges Fairbanks
West Liberty-Salem improved to 4–0 (3–0 OHC) with a 47–40 win over Fairbanks.
Fairbanks scoring:
Boehn 8, Thrush 3, Porter 5, Cutler 5, Meihls 6, Vicari 7, Lahmers 6 — 40 total
WL-S scoring:
Weaver 7, Poppe 14, Wallen 9, Wygal 1, Astorino 12, Cole 4 — 47 total
JV: Fairbanks won 36–24. WL-S was led by Emily King with 9 points.
Mechanicsburg Stuns Northeastern
Mechanicsburg claimed a dramatic 40–37 win over Northeastern with a last-second deep shot from Clara Forrest—draining the game-winner from the volleyball line.
Quarter scoring:
Mechanicsburg: 16, 6, 8, 10
Northeastern: 12, 7, 8, 10
Double-figure scorers:
Mechanicsburg: Clara Forrest 20, Clair Rodgers 11
Northeastern: T. Krauss 12, A. Williams 12
JV: Mechanicsburg won 17–10.
Indian Lake Drops CBC Battle to Graham
Indian Lake fell 50–37 to Graham on Saturday in a physical, high-energy CBC matchup.
Laker scoring leaders:
Carly Strayer – 14 points, 15 rebounds
Kennedy Schwaderer – 12 points, 7 rebounds
Hailey Smith – 8 points
Additional scoring from: Alivia Kinney and Brylee Buyer
JV: Indian Lake won the two-quarter JV contest 27–13.
Smith scored 9, Terra Beltz 8, Bre Wisner 6, and Buyer & Audra Harford 2 each.
The Lakers host Greenville on Monday.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS – SATURDAY
Bellefontaine Sweeps Kenton
The Bellefontaine Chiefs took both games from Kenton, winning 60–27 (7th grade) and 27–20 (8th grade).
7th Grade:
Zieler Whetzel – 11
Tovan Benton – 10
Caleb Palmer – 10
Julian Anderson – 10
8th Grade:
Sennett Stolly – 9
Rowen Daring – 5
Broxton Emrick – 4
Colson Garver – 4
