South Point's Leila Hall drives for a layup and Symmes Valley's Alyssa Anthony defends during a high school basketball game Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in South Point, Ohio.
South Point's Leila Hall drives for a layup and Symmes Valley's Alyssa Anthony defends during a high school basketball game Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in South Point, Ohio.
SOUTH POINT, Ohio ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” David AdamsÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ™ return to the sideline was a success.
Saratina Jackson topped four double-figure scorers to lead South Point to a 62-30 victory over Symmes Valley in the season-opening girls high school basketball game for both teams.
The contest was the first for Adams, the PointersÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ™ coach, since early last season, when he stepped away after undergoing open heart surgery.
Josie Kidd backed Jackson with 12 points. Samiya Bradburn and Jasmyn Jones each scored 10 points.
The Pointers jumped to a 13-3 lead and expanded it to 27-9 by halftime. South Point then used a 25-12 run to dash any slim hopes Symmes Valley had of a comeback.
Lydia Saunders paced the Vikings with 17 points.
SYMMES VALLEY 3 6 12 9 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 30: Saunders 17, Hayton 4, Tibbs 4, Holbrook 3, Anthony 0, Bland 0, Maynard 4, Simpson 4.
SOUTH POINT 13 14 25 10 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 62: Jackson 18, Adams 7, Diaz 0, Hall 0, Williamson 3, Bradburn 10, Ja. Jones 10, Guff 0, Copley 2, Jo. Jones 0, Hysell 0, Kidd 12.
SOUTHERN 51, MEIGS 15: The Tornadoes (1-0) jumped to a 16-2 lead and blew through the Marauders (1-0) in Pomeroy, Ohio.
Kiersten Rose paced Southern with 19 points. Sydney Stout chipped in 11 points.
Shelby Yost scored seven points to lead Meigs.
Football
CARPER HIRED AT CHILLICOTHE: Chillicothe (Ohio) High School hired former Marshall University defensive back T.J. Carper as head football coach Monday.
Carper, a former assistant at Cabell Midland, goes to the Cavaliers from Zanesville High, which went 0-10 last season. Before that, Carper coached at Vinton County, where he was 20-12 and led the Vikings to the playoffs all three seasons.
Carper, 35, played for the Thundering Herd from 2007 through 2011. He takes over for Scott Bartholomew at Chillicothe, which went 2-8 last season. Bartholomew is 176-110 in his career.
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