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ATHENS — The Chesapeake Panthers just wouldn’t put down their guard. Using a strong defensive effort, the Panthers rolled past the Wellston Golden Rockets 65-43 in the Division 5 district semifinals at the Ohio University’s Convocation Center on Monday. Chesapeake (21-3) will now play Eastern Brown at noon Saturday in the Division 5 district finals. The Warriors defeated Zane Trace 43-39 in their semifinal game. "I thought we guarded well. Early on I don't think we rebounded

WAVERLY — The Portsmouth Lady Trojans play give and take. They give their opponents a lot of points and they take the ball with their aggressive defense. Portsmouth had 19 steals as a team, forced 23 turnovers and gave up only 9 field goals as they routed the North Adams Lady Green Devils 55-32 in the Division 6 district semifinals on Saturday at the Waverly Downtown Arena. Keke Woods pulled off the rare triple-double to pace the Lady Trojans, finishing the game with 24 point