Lakers fall to Indians, celebrate CBC title on Senior Day; hoops scoreboard

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VARSITY BOYS: Lima Shawnee 64, Indian Lake 40

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Indian Lake ran into a physical Lima Shawnee squad Saturday night, as the Indians controlled the game with size and presence inside. Beckett Bertke led all scorers with 23 points.

Indian Lake’s offense went cold late, scoring just 10 points in the second half.

  • Brady Golliday – 12 points

  • Brodey Reisinger – 12 points

Despite the loss, it was a special Senior Day for the Lakers, honoring Cooper Hall, Weston Campbell, Avery Pequignot, and Owen Kaser.

Top left: Cooper Hall | Top right: Weston Campbell | Bottom left: Avery Pequignot | Bottom right: Owen Kaser

Kaser, a longtime Laker supporter, dressed for the game, was announced as a starter, and recorded an assist in a heartwarming moment that brought the home crowd to its feet.

Earlier in the week, Indian Lake clinched the outright CBC Mad River Division title with a road win at Benjamin Logan and celebrated the accomplishment by cutting down the nets at home.

Laker head coach Zach Overturf breaks down the eventful night:

Full Laker highlights will be available later today.

JV (OT): Indian Lake 40, Lima Shawnee 37

  • Reed Strayer – 20 points

VARSITY BOYS: Jonathan Alder 50, Bellefontaine 41

Friday, February 6, 2026

Bellefontaine dropped a hard-fought non-league matchup Friday night on the road at Jonathan Alder.

The loss moves the Chiefs to 9–10 overall, while the league-leading Alder Pioneers improve to 8–1 in the CBC and 15–5 overall.

Bellefontaine had two players reach double figures:

  • Grayson Lotts – 13 points

  • Patrick Stolly – 10 points, 7 rebounds

Jonathan Alder’s Danny Bentley led all scorers with 19 points.

JV: Bellefontaine 37, Jonathan Alder 36

  • Sutton Daring – 16 points

  • Spencer Stolly – 12 points

FRESHMEN: Jonathan Alder 54, Bellefontaine 30

  • Zavion Perez – 9 points

  • Caden Nickles – 8 points

Bellefontaine returns home Tuesday night to host Piqua for Senior Night.

Photo credit to Sally Stolly.

VARSITY GIRLS: Indian Lake 51, Jackson Center 41

Saturday, February 7, 2026

The Lady Lakers jumped out to a 15–6 first-quarter lead and stayed in control the rest of the way to secure a road win.

  • Kennedy Schwaderer – 18 points

  • Rya Pequignot – 12 points

  • Carly Strayer – 10 points

Additional scoring came from Alivia Kinney and Courtney Altstaetter.

Indian Lake travels to Marion Harding on Monday for its final regular-season game.

VARSITY GIRLS: Benjamin Logan 56, Ridgemont 22

Saturday, February 7, 2026

The Benjamin Logan Varsity Lady Raiders hosted a non-league matchup with Ridgemont Saturday afternoon and came away with a convincing win over the Gophers.

Defense led the way for the Raiders, who forced 27 steals, fueling the offense. Benjamin Logan struggled to find shots early, as scoring came slow in the first half, but the Raiders found their rhythm after halftime and pulled away as Ridgemont struggled to keep pace.

  • Molly Siefring – 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals

  • Elliott Butler – 9 points (6-for-6 from the free-throw line)

  • Rylan Norviel – 9 points, 6 rebounds

  • Paislee Rodenberger – 8 points, 4 steals

  • Kylie Harner – 7 points, 5 steals

  • Adilynne Gregg – 4 points, 11 rebounds

  • Bonnie Brunson – 3 points

  • Brielle Kline – 3 points

  • Kaylee Hays – 2 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals

  • Joplin Schneider – 2 points

The Lady Raiders improve to 11–10 overall and will travel to West Jefferson on Monday night for their final regular-season game. The JV Raiders will play two quarters starting at 6:00 p.m. due to West Jefferson player injuries.

VARSITY BOYS: West Liberty-Salem 65, Graham 33

Saturday, February 7, 2026

West Liberty-Salem continued its strong season with a dominant OHC victory over Graham, improving to 16–3 overall.

  • Troy Christison – 19 points

  • Brevin Louden – 13

  • Brandel Sullivan – 10

  • Carson Poppe – 10

JVA: West Liberty-Salem 48, Graham 38

  • Connor Leichty – 16

  • Josiah Johnson – 14

JVB: West Liberty-Salem 54, Graham 29

  • Eli Jones – 14

  • Rylan Leichty – 9

Next game: Tuesday, February 10 at Anna.

VARSITY GIRLS: West Liberty-Salem 59, Jonathan Alder 24

Saturday, February 7, 2026

A historic night unfolded at West Liberty-Salem as the Lady Tigers rolled past Jonathan Alder.

Ava Astorino scored her 1,000th career point, becoming just the 10th player in program history to reach the milestone.

As the basket fell, play stopped, the crowd erupted, and her teammates rushed the floor in front of a packed home gym.

Astorino finished with 13 points, while Addi Wallen led the Tigers with 14. West Liberty-Salem improved to 18–2 on the season.

JV: Jonathan Alder 26, West Liberty-Salem 25

  • Ava Martin – 9 points