Area basketball teams were in action over the weekend.
Varsity boys:
Bellefontaine outlasted Xenia in overtime 54-47.
Tavien St. Clair had a game-high 20 points.
The Chiefs improve to 8-8 on the season.
Bellefontaine will host Northwestern Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Benjamin Logan fell to Upper Scioto Valley 60-37.
Gavin Neeley pitched in 13, while EJ Martin had 12.
The Raiders fall to 0-15.
Benjamin Logan won the JV game 35-32.
Peyton Vermillion tallied 15 in the victory.
The Raiders will have 4-straight road games starting Tuesday when they travel to London.
Graham lost to Fort Recovery 53-44.
The Falcons are now 6-10 and will travel to Tecumseh Tuesday.
West Liberty-Salem fell to Anna 44-36.
Taran Logwood had 13, Brevin Louden, Carson Poppe, and Matt Jones each scored 6 points, Isaiah Reames tossed in 3, and Logan Phillips tallied 2 points.
The Tigers fall to 8-8 on the year and will host Fairbanks Tuesday. You can catch that game live on 98.3 WPKO starting around 7:30.
WL-S lost the JV game 51-30.
For the Tigers, Owen Deere had 6, while Jackson Steider, JJ Johnson, and Caleb Hershberger each poured in 5 apiece.
West Liberty-Salem won the freshmen game 29-27.
Garrett Wallen led with 12 points. Gaven Nance and Dylan King each had 6 points.
Varsity girls:
Benjamin Logan lost to Urbana 44-31.
Kara Reeves led the Raiders with 9 points.
Benjamin Logan falls to 9-10 (4-4 in the CBC).
The JV Lady Raiders beat Marysville 40-24.
Adilynne Gregg tossed in 13 and Addison Kuhn added 12.
Benjamin Logan’s JV team improves to 11-4.
The Raiders will travel to Indian Lake Wednesday night. JV tips at 6 p.m. with the varsity to follow. You can listen to the varsity game live on 98.3 WPKO Wednesday evening.
Ridgemont lost to Arcadia 52-14.
Kylie Shreve had 12 points in the effort.
The Lady Gophers fall to 0-15.
Riverside’s varsity girls fell to Miami East 50-20.
Kaylee Fulkerson and Avery Perk each had 4 points.
The Lady Pirates lost the JV game 38-20.
Taylor Dillon tossed in 12.
Triad got blitzed by Mechanicsburg 67-19.
Abbey Overfield had 7 points and Kaley Nott recorded 6 points.
The Lady Cardinals fall to 2-15 (1-11 OHC).
Triad also fell in the JV game 39-4.
Hannah Russell and Bre Parsons both had 2 points.
Triad will travel to Northeastern Wednesday. JV starts at 6 p.m.
West Liberty-Salem ran past Northeastern 45-11.
Megan Hollar led with 12 points, Lilly Weaver tossed in 11, Ava Astroino tallied 7, Chaley Wade added 6, Laila Butler recorded 3 points, and Maddie Cole, Addie McAuley, and Kayla Cole each scored 2 points.
The Lady Tigers improve to 11-6 (9-3 OHC).
WL-S won the JV game 34-14.
Laila Butler had 14 in the win.
West Liberty-Salem will host Anna tonight.
Middle School:
The Bellefontaine 7th-grade girls beat Wapakoneta 23-11.
Ava Oppy finished with 7 points, Joy Fogan netted 6 points and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds, Amari Hunsicker chipped in 5 points while Sloan Stolly and Vanessa Friedrich rounded out the scoring by combining for 5 points.
Oppy, Stolly, and Hunsicker combined for 7 steals.
Bellefontaine improves to 11-3.
In the 8th-grade game, the Lady Chieftains won 29-20.
Hailee Lamb led with 8 points, Grace Brown tallied 6 points, Emma Whitaker had 5 points and 7 rebounds, Sophia Jacobs and Presley Vigansky scored 4 points each, and Paige Smith finished with 2 and 7 boards.
The Bellefontaine Middle School girls will travel to London tonight.
The Benjamin Logan 7th-grade boys topped Indian Lake 32-15.
Adam Tinsman tossed in 10 and Wyatt Predmore added 6 points in the win.
Riverside’s 7th-grade boys fell to Miami East 58-29.
Brody Osborne poured in 13 in the losing effort.
The 8th-grade Pirates also lost to Miami East 54-14.
