The West Liberty-Salem girls basketball team held off a late rally from Mechanicsburg in a 51-47 win on Monday.
Kelsey Day scored 18 points and Lily Yoder added 16 to lead WLS.
Mikayla Dodane paced Mechanicsburg with 21 points and Kasey Schipfer added 12.
West Lib moved to 21-1 overall and 13-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference.
Girls Basketball
Miami Valley 48, Fenwick 37: Liz Bush scored 15 points and Tia Karras and Alyssa Clements tacked on 13 apiece to lead Miami Valley to a rally victory. Hannah Tebbe led Fenwick with 10 points.
New Bremen 82, Parkway 43: Macy Puthoff tallied 20 points and Kayla Bergman added 15 for New Bremen. Sydney Crouch paced Parkway with 15 points.
Marion Local 41, Delphos SJ’s 35: Natalie Rethman put up 24 points for Marion Local. Betty Vorst had 11 points for DSJ.
Boys Basketball
Troy Christian 66, Yellow Springs 54: James Anderson carried Troy Christian with 21 points. James Browning had 18 points for Yellow Springs.
Lima Shawnee 77, New Knoxville 61: Nathan Tinnerman recorded 20 points and Nick Topp 16 in a losing effort for New Knoxville.
Boys Bowling
Fairborn 2320, Xenia 2268: James Lewis III shot a 268 game and J.T. Cherpeski added a 237 for Fairborn.
Lebanon 2545, Kings 2454: Tanner Roark rolled a 438 series to lead Lebanon.
Miamisburg 2340, Franklin 2086: Sam Fisher had the high series for Miamisburg with games of 244 and 212.
Sidney 2443, Greenville 1782: Sidney wrapped up a share of the Greater Western Ohio Conference North title. Josh Abbott and Austin Simon led the way with a 491 series from both bowlers.
Girls Bowling
Fairborn 2268, Xenia 1884: Audrey Renner bowled a 428 series, Alyssa Lewis tacked on a 202 game and Hannah Borchert a 200 game for Fairborn.
Lebanon 2302, Kings 2002: Mia Kordowski led Lebanon with a 368 series.
Miamisburg 2127, Franklin 2074: Chrissy Journell notched games of 222 and 202 and Skylar Born added a 221 to help Miamisburg improve to 16-1.
Sidney 1796, Greenville 1627: Heather Gold paced Sidney with a 408 series.
SCORES LIST
Boys Basketball
Monday’s Results
Lima Shawnee 77, New Knoxville 61: Tinnerman (NK) 20; McDonald (LS) 16.
Troy Christian 66, Yellow Springs 54: Anderson (TC) 21; Browning (YS) 18. Records: TC 13-7, YS 5-16.
Associated Press State Poll
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points at right:
DIVISION I
1. Cin. Moeller (24), 21-0, 258
2. Massillon Jackson (1), 17-1, 216
3. Wooster (1), 19-0, 183
4. Pickerington Central, 19-2, 160
5. Newark, 20-1, 158
6. Toledo St. John’s, 17-2, 112
7. Upper Arlington, 18-2, 90
8. North Canton Hoover, 15-3, 78
9. Lorain, 15-3, 53
10. Springfield, 18-2, 29
Others: Hilliard Bradley 24. Toledo St. Francis 16. Cle. St. Ignatius 12.
DIVISION II
1. Upper Sandusky (19), 20-0, 239
2. Trotwood-Madison (5), 18-2, 208
3. Columbus South (1), 20-1, 170
4. Dunbar, 19-3, 146
5. Ottawa-Glandorf, 18-2, 137
6. McArthur Vinton County, 19-1, 118
7. Cin. Wyoming, 20-1, 101
8. Alter, 17-3, 54
9. Lancaster Fairfield Union, 18-2, 41
10. Wauseon (1), 18-1, 40
Others: Akron SVSM 35. Wapakoneta 28. Parma Hts. Holy Name 15. Cin. Hughes 14.
DIVISION III
1. Leavittsburg Labrae (16), 19-0, 228
2. Versailles (1), 19-1, 201
3. Cin. Summit Country Day (6), 19-0, 191
4. Proctorville Fairland (1), 19-1, 159
5. Oak Hill, 20-1, 135
6. Haviland Wayne Trace, 18-2, 102
7. N. Lima S. Range (1), 19-0, 97
8. Berlin Hiland, 17-3, 64
9. Cle. VASJ, 13-5, 61
10. Bethel, 18-3, 33
Others: Martins Ferry 18. Brookville 18. Findlay Liberty-Benton 13. St. Bernard Roger Bacon 12.
DIVISION IV
1. McDonald (15), 19-1, 220
2. Mansfield St. Peter’s (4), 19-2, 186
3. Defiance Ayersville (2), 18-1, 166
4. Southeastern (1), 19-1, 163
5. Bristol (1), 18-1, 142
6. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep, 17-3, 103
7. Cornerstone Christian (2), 15-4, 91
8. Grove City Christian, 18-3, 70
9. W. Unity Hilltop, 18-1, 40
10. Waterford, 14-4, 32
Others: Fort Loramie 30. Portsmouth Clay 22. Russia 18. Fairlawn 17. Holgate 15. Old Fort 13.
Girls Basketball
Monday’s Results
Marion Local 41, Delphos SJ’s 35: Vorst (DSJ) 11; Rethman (ML) 24. Records: ML 10-10, DSJ 10-11.
Miami Valley 48, Fenwick 37: Tebbe (F) 10; Bush (MV) 15. Records: MV 17-4.
New Bremen 82, Parkway 43: Puthoff (NB) 20; Crouch (P) 15.
West Liberty-Salem 51, Mechanicsburg 47: Day (WLS) 18; Dodane (M) 21. Records: WLS 21-1.
Boys Bowling
Monday’s Results
Fairborn 2320, Xenia 2268
Lebanon 2545, Kings 2454
Miamisburg 2340, Franklin 2086
Sidney 2443, Greenville 1782
Girls Bowling
Monday’s Results
Fairborn 2268, Xenia 1884
Lebanon 2302, Kings 2002
Miamisburg 2127, Franklin 2074
Sidney 1796, Greenville 1627
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