Early in the game, Southeastern had the tempo in its favor. With the Panthers packed into the paint defensively, the Huntsmen fell in love with the three ball in the first half. Huntington's inability to knock down shots made it tough for the Huntsmen to apply any defensvie pressure, and as a result, Southeastern owned a 17-15 halftime lead.
In the second half, Huntington started to have some success getting it inside; however, Southeastern did stretch its lead to two possession before Huntington cut into the lead and recorded the before mentioned big turnover to end the third period.
In the fourth, Huntington scored early and started to turn up the pressure. This led to many transition baskets, and forced Southeastern to match-up. This allowed Huntington to really go to work in the paint and put the Panthers away.
For Huntington, Corey Cottrill scored nine points and grabbed 15 rebounds while Drew Trusty scored 10 points and pulled down nine boards. Kyle Deal also scored 10 points and Derek Clark added eight points. Another stat of importance to the winners was Clint Turner. In the first half, Turner scored five of Huntington's 15 points, and his two perimeter shots were the only two shots to fall, which kept Huntington from trailing by more than just one score.
Southeastern, who was without leading scorer Jordan Elam due to a toe injury, was led by Devin Willard with 11 points. Sophomore Tyler Osborne scored 10 points and dished out five assists.
In the win, Piketon's backcourt continued its great play. Cody Smith scored 18 points and recorded seven rebounds. Sophomore point guard Evan Legg scored 18 points as well. Jordan Brabson added 10 points in the win while Caleb Southworth scored nine points and grabbed seven boards.
Adena jumped out to a 16-4 first quarter and never really looked back from that point.
One bright spot for the young Shermans was the play of their underclassmen. Junior Quentin Detillion scored 18 points and grabbed 10 boards while sophomores Brick Davis and Cody Strange added eight and seven points, respectively. Alex Kimsey also scored eight points for Unioto.
Joining Roll in double-figures for Adena was Buddy Barnes with 14 points and Zach Skaggs with 12 points. Roll's 29 points has the senior star moving up the 1,000 point all-time list. Click here to see his current rank.