Several area high school and middle school basketball teams were in action Tuesday.
High School:
The West Liberty-Salem varsity girls lost to West Jefferson 34-29.
Chaley Wade led the Lady Tigers with 12 points, Bailey Poppe had 6 points, Lilly Weaver, Megan Hollar, and Ava Astroino each scored 3 points, and Maddie Cole tallied 2 points.
West Liberty-Salem falls to 3-3 (2-1 OHC).
The Lady Tigers won the JV game 35-20.
Laila Butler 8 had points for WL-S.
The West Liberty-Salem varsity boys beat West Jeff 38-33.
Brevin Louden led the Tigers with 12 points, Matthew Jones had 9pts, and Taran Logwood chipped in with 6pts.
West Liberty-Salem improves to 1-2 (1-1 OHC).
The Tigers lost to West Jeff in the JV game 35-26.
Isaiah Reames led with 13pts and JJ Johnson had 8pts.
WL-S will host Mechanicsburg Friday at 6 p.m.
Mechanicsburg’s varsity boys lost to Fairbanks 44-11.
The Indians are now 0-2.
The Benjamin Logan varsity boys fell to Kenton 73-31.
EJ Martin led the Raiders with 13 points and Ty Anspach recorded 10 points.
Benjamin Logan falls to 0-3.
Kenton also won the JV contest 57-34.
The Ridgemont varsity boys lost to Allen East 65-56.
The Golden Gophers are 0-3.
Middle School:
The Riverside 7th-grade girls beat Lehman 21-5.
Chloe Purtee led with 8 points, Kenzie Stotler had 7 points, and Molly Carman, Addison Shoe, and Clara McGill each scored 2 points.
The 7th-grade Pirates move to 2-3 (2-2 conference).
The Riverside 8th-grade girls beat Lehman 25-11.
Miah Carman led the Pirates with 10 points, Emilee Robinson recorded 6 points, Kenna Johnson tallied 5 points, and Madelyn Lemly chipped in with 4 points.
Riverside improves to 5-0 and (4-0 conference).
