Tuesday, December 30th  = SCIOTO VALLEY CONFERENCE

Still Perfect!

Unioto Girls & Adena Boys both defeat Washington Court House to remain pefect on the season

Big night from Arledge leads Unioto to win

Bower beats buzzer to beat the Blue Lions

By Doug Kimsey, SVCsportszone.com Contributor The Unioto Lady Shermans will ring in the New Year sporting a spiffy 8-0 record after Tuesday night's 51-40 non-conference win over the visiting Washington C.H. Blue Lions. The Tanks gave Coach Cyndy Driggs her 198th career victory at Unioto. In 11 seasons, Driggs has piloted the Tanks to a 198-46 career win-loss record, a stunning .811 win percentage that includes five conference crowns. Sophomore center Mackenzie Arledge dominated inside, despite going up against 6-foot-2 Court House center Lauryn Robinson. Arledge led all scorers with 17 points, snared 13 rebounds and blocked three shots. Unioto floor leader Shiann Ray added 11 points – nine coming after halftime – and contributed three assists. Sophomore Janae Driggs chipped in with seven points and six rebounds. Unioto enjoyed a double-digit lead for most of the game, but Washington C.H. (4-4) made a run midway through the fourth-quarter to cut the lead to seven. Senior Brittany Thomas led the spurt, scoring seven of her nine points down the stretch. The Tanks struggled at the foul line, managing only 52 percent, going 15-for-29. The Shermans resume defense of their Scioto Valley Conference title when they entertain Paint Valley on Saturday.

With the game tied at 53-53 and the clock running down, Adena's Ben Bower knocked down a triple to lift the Warriors to a 56-53 win. The two-shade blue had a very balanced attack Tuesday evening in their win over Court House as three guys - Buddy Barnes (17), Clay Roll (16), Bower (10) - scored in double-figures. Zach Skaggs also added nine. Adena trailed by seven after one and by eight at halftime; however, they tied it at the end of three. The Warriors are 7-0 and will host Piketon this Friday.

Piketon captures second straight Pike Co. title

Waverly's Jake Kretzer hit 8-of-11 from deep on his way to a game-high 26 points; however, Piketon's big three had just enough to lift Piketon to a 65-60 win. Cody Smith - tournament MVP - scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Piketon. The Redstreaks also got 17 points from sophomore Evan Legg and 14 points and 10 rebounds from Jordan Brabson. With Piketon leading 63-60 and about 15-seconds remaining, Smith missed a free throw but Piketon's Caleb Southworth was there for a huge offensive rebound. In Southworth's attempt for a putback basket his attempt was no good, but Keenan Brush was there to clean it up with a two hand jam to seal the win.

Westfall loses in overtime Huntington falls to Lucasville Valley ZT wins again

Westfall trailed Teays Valley by eight with less than two-minutes to play Tuesday night, but an 8-0 run by the Mustangs tied the game at 55-55. The extra period saw Westfall outscored 13-3 to fall for the second straight time this season. Bryant Gibson stuffed teh stat sheet in the loss with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and four steals. Westfall is still unbeaten in the SVC and will travel to Southeastern Friday night. In other action, Huntington lost at Lucasville Valley 61-54, and Zane Trace defeated Amanda 66-59 behind 19 from Kirk Maxwell, 15 from D.J. Merriman, and 11 from Gabe Haynes. Haynes also dished out seven asssits and Rick Chamberlain grabbed 13 rebounds. Huntington travels to Unioto Friday while Zane Trace heads to Paint Valley

In other action...

Zane Trace lost to Logan Elm 59-45 despite another double-double - 15 points and 11 rebounds - from Jess Roepke, and Paint Valley's scheduled game at Portsmouth Notre Dame was postponed due to a scheduling conflict with Notre Dame's gym. This game has not been reshceduled.

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