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High School Basketball Roundup

BOYS BASKETBALL

Belpre 93, Southern 82

BELPRE — Belpre shot 52 percent on senior night here Tuesday and the Golden Eagles improved to 12-9 following a 93-82 triumph against Southern.

The Golden Eagles, who honored 12th-graders Bailey Sprague, Cole Knotts and Nate Godfrey, trailed 20-18 after one, but used a 49-33 edge in the middle two stanzas to take control.

Belpre’s Brandon Simoniette tied for game-high scoring honors with 23 points. Godfrey double-doubled with 12 points and 11 rebounds while also blocking a pair of shots. Conner Baker had 15 points, Sprague finished with 14 while Logan Adams had a dozen and Ryan Simoniette nine.

Southern was led by Dylan Smith’s 23 markers. Trey McNickle had 17 and Brayden Cunningham 15.

Frontier 68, Barnesville 67

NEW MATAMORAS — Frontier got 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals from Shon Howell here Tuesday night as the host Cougars needed overtime to best Barnesville, 68-67, in an Ohio Valley Athletic Conference consolation game.

The Cougars also received 16 points apiece from Toby Minder, Logan Brookover and Brent West. Brookover, who had the game-winning 3-pointer, also missed a double-double by one rebound.

Monroe Central 75, Paden City 48

PADEN CITY, W.Va. — Trey Slider had a game-high 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds for host Paden City here Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough as Monroe Central improved to 6-15 following a 75-48 victory.

Zac Jones’ 20-point effort led the Seminoles.

Waterford 77, Wahama 37

MASON, W.Va. — Bryce Hilverding led all scorers with 24 points in Waterford’s 77-37 clobbering of Wahama Tuesday.

Peyten Stephens produced an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double for the Wildcats, while Travis Pottmeyer chipped in 12 points, four assists and two blocks.

The White Falcons were paced by Noah Litchfield’s 12 markers.

From staff reports

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Paden City 41, Wood County Christian 17

PADEN CITY — Hannay Loy’s double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds led Paden City to a 41-17 victory over Wood County Christian Tuesday.

The host Wildcats improved to 6-14, holding the visitors to five points or less in all four quarters.

Emily Browning paced Wood County Christian with five markers.

From staff reports

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