Big third-quarter for Piketon lifts Redstreaks to big SVC road win

The Adena Warriors forced eight Piketon, first-quarter turnovers to build a 15-4 advantage after eight minutes of play. That lead was still 30-23 at halftime, but after the break it was all Piketon as the Redstreaks outscored Adena 21-9 in the third quarter. Piketon took its first lead at 38-37 midway through the third only to see Buddy Barnes answer with a bucket to put the Warriors up 39-38. At that point, Piketon scored the game's next 14 points to break the game open as they went on to win it 68-58. In the first half, Adena was able to keep the ball in front, limit Piketon to just one shot, and create some offense in transition. The second half was a different story. After the eight early turnovers in the first eight minutes, the Redstreaks only turned it over six times the rest of the night. Piketon started getting some transition chances of its own, and point guard Evan Legg started to get into the paint with more consistency. This allowed easy baskets and started allowing Piketon to pound the offensive glass. After only three offensive rebounds in the first half for Piketon, the Redstreaks grabbed 11 offensive boards after halftime as their size and ahtleticism started to take over the game. Piketon's big three of Cody Smith (16 points), Jordan Brabson (15 points), and Legg (14 points) did play a big role in Piketon's huge second half run; however, it was the play of Caleb Southworth that made the difference Friday night. Southworth scored nine points, grabbed 10 boards, and blocked three shots. He also made Adena's Clay Roll work extremely hard for any open look at the basket. Southworth held Roll to just 11 points on 4-of-19 shooting. For Adena (3-1, 7-1), Barnes knocked down four triples to score a game-high 23 points. Ben Bower and Zach Skaggs both added 12 points.

WF beats SE; Mustangs alone in first

With the game tied 27-27 at the half, Westfall turned up the pressure in the third quarter to build a double-digit advantage - an advantage that led to a 67-52 Westfall win at Southeastern Friday night. This win and Adena's loss puts Westfall at 4-0 in the SVC and in first place all alone. For Westfall, Tyler Cobb scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds. The senior forward was also 9-10 from the free throw line. Bryant Gibson enjoyed another big night. The senior point guard scored 18 points, dished out seven assists, and recorded six steals. Tyler Kritsch continued his solid season with nine points and six rebounds, and Westfall got some key minutes off the bench from Tyler Smith who scored four points and grabbed five boards. For Southeastern, the Panthers top two scorers were in double-figures again with Jordan Elam scoring 15 points and Devin Willard scoring 12 points, but a major bright spot for the Panthers came with Chris Hahn having a breakout game of sorts scoring 14 points.

Huntington picks up win at Unioto Zane Trace comes from behind to beat PV

Rounding out the night in the SVC, Huntington and Zane Trace made it a pefect four-for-four for the road teams Friday night. At Unioto, Huntington got big nights from Drew Trusty and Corey Cottrill to beat the Shermans 60-36. Trusty scored 16 to lead the Huntsmen and Cottrill scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Another key note for Huntington was the return of Craig Magill. The senior was able to play about 16 minutes and scored four points. For Unioto in the loss, Alex Kimsey scored 10 points and blocked five shots while Quentin Detillion added eight points. At Paint Valley, the Bearcats enjoyed a 23-16 halftime advantage, and even after Zane Trace took a third quarter lead, PV still held a 37-35 lead after three quarters of play. From that point, it was all Zane Trace as the Pioneers outscored the black and gold 19-9 in the final frame. Kirk Maxwell scored 19 of his game-high 23 points after halftime to lead the comeback. He also dished out four assists and recorded four steals. Rick Chamberlin continued his great play with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Zane Trace's second leading scorer Gabe Haynes struggled a little Friday night scoring only four points, but sophomore Joel Tripp played well dishing out six assists and D.J. Merriman scored seven points and grabbed eight rebounds. For Paint Valley, Matt Workman scored 18 points and Josh Long added 13 points. The Bearcats also got nine points from sophomore Aaron Claytor.

Tyler Cobb 19 points 9 rebounds 9-10 from the line

Corey Cottrill 13 points 12 rebounds

Rick Chamberlin 13 points 15 rebounds

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