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Marietta College men fend off Muskingum, 91-86

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Marietta College fended off a pesky Muskingum squad to record a 91-86 win Wednesday evening in Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball. The Pioneers improve to 8-9 overall and 3-5 in the OAC. Muskingum falls to 12-5 on the season and 4-4 in the OAC. In a game that featured seven ties and 10 lead changes, it quickly settled into a battle between Marietta's post players and Muskingum's guards. Mason Wisniewski and Luke Powell combined for 35 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocked shots. The Muskies countered with a 33-point effort from Duane Davis. Back-to-back three-pointers from ...

Crusaderettes hold on to defeat White Falcons, 47-42

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PARKERSBURG — Upset-minded Wahama only trailed 42-40 with 3:43 remaining here Thursday night following an Ady VanMeter trifecta, but No. 4 Class A Parkersburg Catholic improved to 11-3 after securing a 47-42 triumph. Ellie Kinnison led the Crusaderettes with a game-high 15 points while ...

Hoops roundup: Tigers run past Cadets, 66-31

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Marietta set the tone with a 15-0 run to start the game and cruised to a 66-31 win over Fort Frye Thursday at Sutton Gym. The Tigers (14-2) led 26-4 after one as they went 10 for 12 from the floor in the opening period. Logan Grosklos scored 11 of his 15 points in the first eight minutes, while Terry Tompkins accounted for all four of Fort Frye’s first-quarter points. Marietta took a 42-15 advantage into halftime and stretched it to 56-21 after three. Zaiden Wittekind led Marietta with 17 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Owen Riley added 12 points, six boards ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Prep Basketball Statistical Leaders

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BOYS BASKETBALL AVERAGE 24.7 - Kingston Christen (Magnolia) 24.6 - Harry Silvis (South) 23.0 - Isaac Hodges (Ritchie) 20.6 - Seth Cronin (Ritchie) 20.0 - Kolten Holbert (Gilmer) 19.6 - Dylan Schott (Caldwell) 19.4 - Braylan Dawson (Wirt) 19.0 - Malik Currie (Belpre) 17.4 - Avery Powell (Frontier) 15.9 - Caleb Atkinson (Wtown), Will Odle (Roane) 15.6 - Finn Pennock (Wford) 15.3 - Brady Toler (Braxton) 15.2 - Landon Boggs (Tyler) 14.6 - Luke Coleman (Morgan) 14.4 - Kason Hoff (Frontier) 14.1 - Taj Joyce (South) 14.0 - AJ Copen (Belpre) 13.8 - Parker ...

Ritchie County boys end drought vs. Williamstown, 64-59

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WILLIAMSTOWN – Seniors upon seniors who played basketball for Ritchie County can rest easy. The drought is over. For the first time since 2013, Ritchie County defeated Williamstown. Wednesday at Williamstown High School, four starters scored in double figures as the Rebels pulled out a ...

Fort Frye gets revenge vs. Shenandoah, 43-31

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BEVERLY — The Fort Frye Cadets gained a measure of revenge Wednesday night as they downed the visiting Shenandoah Zeps 43-31 on Dan Liedtke Court. Odds are the two Division VI, East District rivals will do battle again later in the season in either the OVAC tournament in early February ...