IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers didn’t just go cold, they went stone cold. Trailing Beaver Eastern by 12 points at halftime, the Flyers only scored 13 points in the second half in a 66-29 loss to the Eagles on Tuesday. Eastern took a 21-12 first quarter lead as Aiden Werner scored 7 points and Eric Manley 6. Eli Whaley scored 11 of the Flyers 12 points in the quarter. The Eagles really pulled away in the final 3 minutes of the second with a 10-2 run. Webb got the scoring spre

IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers showed their resilience. With Portsmouth Clay bombing 10 3-point goals and taking a first half lead, the Flyers kept battling back and beat the Panthers 55-52 in overtime of a Southern Ohio Conference-1 game on Monday. Trailing for much of the game, the Flyers would tie it up with 3:56 the fourth after Eli Whaley hit a pair of free throws from a technical foul and buried a 3-pointer on the extra possession. Both teams would trade the lead on en

IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers resorted to some B&E to beat New Boston. B and E were Barrett Waginger and Eli Whaley who combined for 44 points as they broke into the New Boston Tigers defense and helped the Flyers steal a 71-37 Southern Ohio Conference-1 win on Friday. The Flyers were dominant on the glass as Beckham Waginger had 8 rebounds while Carter Johnson and Barrett Waginger grabbed 7 each. Barrett Waginger had 3 assists with Beckham Waginger and Whaley getting 2 eac

Southeast Ohio District Boys Basketball Tournament Pairings Division 5 First Round Friday, February 20 All Games 7 p.m. 17. West Union (3-16) at 16. Oak Hill (6-13) 18. Alexander (4-16) at 15. Coal Grove (5-15) Quartrfinals Tuesday, Feb. 24 All Games 7 p.m. Oak Hill-West Union winner at 1. Chesapeake (16-1) 9. Northwest (12-7) at 8. Wellston (13-4) 13. Nelsonville-York (11-9) at 4. Eastern Brown (16-3) 12. Lynchburg-Clay (9-11) at 5 Zane Trace (17-4) Alexander-Coal Grove winn

LLOYD — The Russell Red Devils got behind in the first quarter, but used two key scoring runs and some tough defense to post a 58-51 comeback win over the Greenup County Musketeers and wrap up regular season district play on Saturday afternoon at The Greenhouse. Foul trouble and a sluggish start put the Devils in a hole early on, as they fell behind by 9 to their county rivals. But for Russell coach Derek Cooksey, he expected the Musketeers to come out swinging in their own

COAL GROVE — The Ironton Fighting Tigers were sputtering and going nowhere. Enter their own Energizer Bunny: Zayne Williams. The Ironton 5-foot-9 senior forward provided the needed energy to jump start the Fighting Tigers as they came to life in the fourth quarter to beat the upset-minded Coal Grove Hornets 51-34 in an Ohio Valley Conference game Saturday afternoon. The OVC co-leaders were tied with the Hornets after three quarters when Williams put a charge in his teammates.

PORTSMOUTH — The Chesapeake Panthers got three players to hit double figures and the defense put the clamps down on the Portsmouth Trojans to earn a 70-49 win on Friday night an Ohio Valley Conference game at the Trojan Arena. Of the three Panthers to hit double figures on the night, it was Karson Frecka who highlighted the Panthers with a huge double-double performance. The senior finished with 21 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Maddox Kazee turned in another big offensi

IRONTON — There’s something about the Rock Hill Redmen that brings out the offense in the Ironton Fighting Tigers. Ironton scored 80 points in a win earlier this season against the Redmen and then the two teams were putting up the points again on Friday. Ironton scored a season-high total as they topped the Redmen 84-70 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Ironton (16-2, 11-1) had four players in double figures led by Ashton Layne with 29 points. Brycen Mullins scored 14, Maddi

WHEELERSBURG — The Wheelersburg Pirates caught fire from downtown, hitting 15 shots from behind the 3-point line to beat the Symmes Valley Vikings 76-43 in a Southern Ohio Conference divisional crossover game on Wednesday night. While the Pirates success from long range was a surprise to many, coach Alex Prater wasn't as surprised because he knew the kids were capable of moments like these. "We've really felt like throughout the season, we've felt like we've been a good shoot

SOUTH POINT — The South Point Pointers got a good start ini each half which led to a good finish. The Pointers combined to outscore Coal Grove by 17 points in the first and third quarters as they beat the Hornets 66-55 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. James Carey scored 5 points including a 3-pointer as six different players scored as the Pointers took a 17-9 first quarter lead. Caden Turner hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points for Cal Grove. The Hornets cut the

PEDRO — Kaden Perkins plays a lot like the insurance slogan “only pay for what you need.” Perkins scored only what he needed as he helped the Chesapeake Panthers roll past the Rock Hill Redmen 73-40 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Tuesday. Perkins needed 16 to reach 1,000 career points. Perkins hit a deep 3-pointer early in the third quarter to give him 16 points and reach his scoring milestone. Perkins finished the game with 16 points. Maddox Kazee had a game-high 21 po

IRONTON — A late rally by St. Joseph nearly turned the Southern Ohio Conference title picture on its head on Tuesday night. However, the first place Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans made the needed plays down the stretch and were able beat the Flyers 41-40 at the Parish Life Center. The Flyers (7-10, 4-3) took an 8-4 first quarter lead as Carson Willis and Barrett Waginger hit 3-pointers and Zane Dressel added a basket. Garrett Barbarits hit a pair of 3-pointers and Kenady McGraw

GALLIPOLIS — What was an ugly performance turned out to have a beautiful ending. For most of the game, Ironton was sluggish and didn’t shoot well. But the Fighting Tigers picked up their play late and Carson Freeman made everything beautiful at the end. Trailing by as many as 13 points, Ironton rallied in the fourth quarter to get within two points and Freeman drained a 3-pointer with two seconds left to give the Fighting Tigers a thrilling 67-66 Ohio Valley Conference win ov

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FLATWOODS — A late scoring surge in the final minute by Russell nearly sent the game into an extra frame on Wednesday night. But in the end, the Boyd County Lions held on to earn a 76-73 win over the Red Devils at Marvin Meredith Gymnasium in a battle of Region 16 contenders. Going into the game, Russell coach Derek Cooksey knew that Boyd's experience would be a huge test against a much younger Red Devil squad. "When you're dealing with a very veteran, experienced and well-c

PROCTORVILLE — The Chesapeake Panthers finished the job. The Fairland Dragons might be looking at some unpaid overtime. The Panthers shot the ball well as they beat the cold-shooting Dragons 80-58 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Tuesday. Chesapeake was hot from the floor, making 30 of 53 attempts for 57 percent while Fairland struggled for the field by making only 16 of 56 attempts for a mere 28.7 percent, “They’re a great team. They’re a great team and they’re well coac

PEDRO — The free throw attempts are free. Missing them is costly. In a game determined by free throws, the Rock Hill Redmen rallied from an early deficit to edge the Coal Grove Hornets 55-51 in an Ohio Valley Conference game Saturday afternoon. For the game, Rock Hill connected on 16 of 22 free throw attempts and Coal Grove was a mere 5 of 18. Coal Grove took a 14-3 first quarter as Caden Turner hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points while Braydon Klaiber added 4 more and Rylan

IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers got their most important work done in the first half. The Flyers built a 15-point first half lead and made it stand up as they beat the Sugar Creek Christian Academy Eagles 68-53 on Monday. The Flyers took a 23-16 first quarter lead as Barrett Waginger scored 7 points and five different players scored. Will Salyers had 7 points and Elijah Long 6 for the Eagles (7-4). St. Joseph (7-8) opened up a 39-24 halftime lead as Waginger scored 7 more poi

WHEELERSBURG — A second quarter surge put Wheelersburg ahead, but key scoring and defense in the second half made sure the Pirates secured a 69-59 win over the Valley Indians in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Friday night. Due to the snow and ice that ripped through the region, the Pirates hadn't taken the floor since last Friday where they suffered their first conference loss to Waverly. But the long lay off turned into a positive for Wheelersburg coach Alex Prater, as h

SCIOTOVILLE — A double-double from Zane Dressel helped the Saint Joseph Flyers get the offensive boost needed to roll their way to a win over the Sciotoville East Tartans 60-35 in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Friday night. Going into the game, the Flyers were already without Carson Willis, who was being held out from an injury. Then during the first quarter, sophomore forward Beckham Waginger went down with a lower body injury and was held out for the remainder of the n