CHILLICOTHE - Evan French was a school record-setter Friday night.
The 6-foot-3 junior sharpshooter scored 44 points as Blane Maddox-coached Warren downed host Chillicothe, 70-43, in a Southeastern Ohio Athletic League boys' basketball game.
The previous Warren standard of 42 was held by Dennis Ward.
French was 19 of 23 from the field, which included five trifectas. He made 11 straight from the floor at one point in the contest.
French attempted and made only one freebie.
French's performance overshadowed teammate Reece Patton, who posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Fact Box
Warren 70, Chillicothe 43
Warren 22 17 14 17 - 70
Chillicothe 18 11 9 5 - 43
WARREN (17-1, 8-0)
Evan Yabs 1 0-0 2, Michael Hall 2 0-1 4, Evan French 19 1-1 44, Reece Patton 10 0-1 20, Dylan Leffingwell 0 0-0 0, Danny Pannell 0 0-0 0, Adam Lang 0 0-0 0, Marshall Church 0 0-0 0, Andrew Drayer 0 0-0 0, Aaron Mazurkiewicz 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 33 1-3 70. 3pt goals French 5
CHILLICOTHE
Adam Bixler 1 2-2 4, Tommy Bolte 1 0-0 3, Nolan Taylor 4 0-0 9, Quinton Davidson 2 0-0 4, Nate Rosenbauer 4 2-6 10, Zach Johnson 6 1-2 13. TOTALS 18 5-12 43. 3pt goals: Bolte 1, Taylor 1
Warren stats
Shooting 33-4; Rebounds 25 ( Patton 10); Turnovers 14
JV: Warren 35, Chillicothe 29
Warren (17-0): Andrew Henthorn 18
Next game: Warren at Belpre at 1 p.m. Saturday
Warren's only other scorers in the contest were Michael Hall (4 points) and Evan Yabs (2).
The SEOAL first-place Warriors improved their record to 17-1 overall and 8-0 in the league.
Warren's only setback this season was to Upper Arlington in December at Marietta College.
Chillicothe was paced by Zach Johnson, who tallied a team-high 13 points. Nate Rosenbauer added 10 markers, and Nolan Taylor netted nine.
Warren staked itself to a 22-18 first-quarter advantage on nine of 11 from the field.
At the half, the Warriors led 39-29.
In the second half, Warren's defense limited Chillicothe to 14 points.
Warren is scheduled to play at Belpre at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Warriors then will host Marietta in Vincent at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
