Local basketball finals from Saturday

Boys basketball

Indian Lake knocked out Bethel 83-66.

For Indian Lake, Caiden Nicol had 26 points, Camdon Tuttle 14, and Maddux Hall 14.

In the JV game, Bethel edged the Lakers 62-61.

Tyson Ramirez scored 19 points, Madden Lillard 17, and Cooper Hall 10 for the Lakers.

West Liberty-Salem fell to Miami East 58-33.

The Tigers were led by Matthew Jones and Taran Logwood who each scored 11 points.

WL-S won the JV game 25-22.

JJ Johnson had 9 points and Isaiah Reames 8 for the Tigers.

WL-S also won the freshman game 39-34.

JJ Johnson scored 14 points while Sam Strapp added 8.

The Riverside varsity team ran past Benjamin Logan 71-52.

Myles Platfoot led the Pirates with 21 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Dominik Stotler had 10 points, 4 steals, and 3 assists. Ayden Clary had 10 points and 4 rebounds. Kaleb Schindelwolf and Jaxon Woods had 9 each, while Gavin Orsborne had 8 points.

Riverside also won the JV contest as well, 52-31.

Reese Jenkins led the Pirates with 15 points and 6 rebounds, Houston Anderson tallied 9 points, 6 steals, and 4 assists, Dylan Burchett had 11 points, 7 boards, and a block, Carter Kreglow brought down 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Damien Smith netted 4 points, 5 assists, and 2 blocks.

Girls basketball

Triad lost to Elgin 53-44.

For the Lady Cardinals, Abbey Overfield had 14 points. Ashlyn McCoy had 9 points and 11 rebounds, and Emma Ferguson added 8 points.

Triad also fell to Elgin in the JV contest 40-21.

Hannah Russell had 17 points, Mya James collected 10 rebounds, and Arlo Monroe pulled down 9 boards.

Bellefontaine held off Urbana 56-53.

Lexi Robinson paced the Lady Chiefs with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Alexza Clifton had 14 points, 5 boards, and 4 steals, Parker Penhorwood added 11 points and 4 assists, Tiffany Boop tallied 5 points, Quinlan Zedeker chipped in with 4 points, 3 assists, and 5 steals, and Karys Varner had 4 points.

Urbana’s Peyton Mounce scored a game-high 29 points.

The Chiefs are now (2-1) while the Hillclimbers fall to (1-2).

The West Liberty-Salem varsity girls fell to Russia 59-33.

For the Lady Tigers, Bailey Poppe led with 13 points, Lilly Weaver had 9, Chaley Wade tallied 8, Addie McAuley had 2 and Ava Astroino scored a point.

West Liberty-Salem is now (1-1) on the season, while Russia stays unbeaten at (4-0).

Russia also won the JV contest 30-21.

Ava Johnson and Maddie McGill each scored 8 points in the effort for WL-S.

Middle School girls

Riverside 7th grade lost to Bethel 24 to 18.

Molly Carman had 8 points and 13 rebounds, Kenzie Stotler had 8 points and 5 rebounds, and Chloe Purtee had 2 points and 5 rebounds.

Riverside is 0-2 (0-1 conference).

Riverside 8th grade beat Bethel 26-22.