ASHLAND ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” On the 10th day of December, AshlandÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ™s boys basketball team punished Boyd County by 28 points.
On the last day of January, the Lions responded.
Boyd County took a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter at Anderson Gym on Friday night, then held off AshlandÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ™s charge to win 72-66.
Jackson Childers tallied 21 points as all five Lions (12-8 entering SaturdayÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ™s game with Expression Prep) starters cracked double figures in scoring.
Cole Hicks contributed 15 points, Ethan Rardon netted 13, Rhett Holbrook pitched in 12 and Jacob Spurlock delivered 11.
Zander Carter scored 34 points for the Tomcats (13-6 going into SaturdayÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ™s game against Bowling Green). Drew Smith, a Boyd County transfer, produced 14.
Carter and Smith each connected on four 3-pointers.
Ashland lost for the first time since its 3-5 start, seeing a 10-game win streak end. Boyd County has won seven of its last eight.
BOYD COUNTY 15 24 15 18 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 72: Hicks 15, Spurlock 11, Rardon 13, Holbrook 12, Childers 21, Brumfield 0.
ASHLAND 16 17 11 22 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 66: Carter 34, LaLonde 3, Lyons 0, Davis 0, Hoskins 6, Smith 14, Clarke 9.
BOYD COUNTY 104, EXPRESSION PREP 62: The Lions had no letdown after beating Ashland, pounding Huntington Expression Prep behind 30 points from Spurlock and 25 from Hicks.
Childers totaled 15 points, Rardon 12 and Marcus Brumfield 11. Spurlock grabbed 11 rebounds.
Boyd County made 20 of 40 shots beyond the arc and 41 of 71 overall.
CHESAPEAKE 75, COAL GROVE 43: Maddox Kazee scored 31 points and Kaden Perkins 24 as the Panthers (16-1 overall, 10-0 Ohio Valley Conference) stomped the host Hornets (7-11, 2-10).
Chesapeake built a 33-16 lead and closed on a 20-6 run.
Owen Johnson scored 17 points and Rylan Smith 13 for Coal Grove.
CHESAPEAKE 13 20 22 20 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 75: Kerns 2, barker 2, Plantz 4, Perkins 24, Scarberrry 0, Kazee 31, Thacker 2, Muncy 0, Frecka 4, Chapman 2.
COAL GROVE 11 5 21 6 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 43: Holmes 0, Guy 0, Smith 13, Bray. Klaiber 9, Brad. Klaiber 0, Chaffins 0, Brammer 0, Johnson 17, Schug 0.
IRONTON 63, SOUTH POINT 49: The Fighting Tigers (9-5 overall, 8-2 OVC) made the most of a 17-8 streak in he third quarter to pull away from the visiting Pointers (6-10, 4-7) at the Conley Center.
Tyler Roach scored 13 points and Braden Schreck 12 for Ironton.
Brayden Hanshaw led South Point with 29 points.
SOUTH POINT 15 6 8 20 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 49: Hanshaw 29, Layne 2, Evans 0, Lewis 8, Hunt 7, Cance 0, Layman-Spurlock 3.
IRONTON 19 7 17 20 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 63: Layne 7, Sturgill 0, Baker 0, Freeman 0, Markins 9, Barnes 4, Roach 13, Cotton 2, Markel 4, Schreck 12, Jenkins 2.
WATERFORD 44, IRONTON ST. JOE 29: The Wildcats (7-8) took advantage of a 13-4 third quarter run to pull away from the homestanding Flyers (9-6) at the Family Life Center.
Waterford turned a 19-14 lead to 32-18 in pulling away. Reese Lang led the way with 19 points. Finn Pennock scored 11.
Wesley Neal scored eight points to lead St. Joe, which went 0 for 9 from 3-point range.
WATERFORD 8 11 13 12 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 44: Fairchild 0, Heiner 6, Lang 19, Heiss 0, Franchino 2, Pennock 11, Pottmeyer 0, Sparling-Ponchak 6.
IRONTON ST. JOE 8 6 4 11 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 29: Deboarde 0, Whaley 4, Rowe 4, Waginger 2, Neal 8, Dressel 5, Willis 0, Johnson 6.
MEIGS 78, VINTON COUNTY 41: The Marauders (16-1) completed a season sweep of the Vikings (8-8) for the first time since 1996, winning in Pomeroy, Ohio.
Reed Brinegar led Meigs with 25 points. Carson Davis scored 23 and Cayden Gheen 11.
LAWRENCE COUNTY 70, LEWIS COUNTY 61: Kaiden Harris scored 21 points to pace the Bulldogs (15-6) by the Lions (11-7) in Louisa, Kentucky.
Gunnar Woods backed Harris with 16 points. Hayden Perry scored 12 and Kaden Johnson 10.
Drew Noble scored 23 points, Brayden Gerkle 13, Daylen Bivens 11 and Kyran Ferguson 10 for Lewis County.
Girls basketball
FAIRLAND 57, GALLIA ACADEMY 31: The Dragons (16-3 overall, 11-1 OVC) bolted to a 21-6 lead and rolled over the Blue Angels (8-11, 5-8) at the Carl York Center in Rome Township, Ohio.
Bailey RussellÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ™s 23-point effort paced Fairland. Isa Taliaferro scored 12 points and Addison Godby 10.
Taylor Barnes led Gallia Academy with eight points.
COAL GROVE 49, TOLSIA 28: The Hornets (9-10) made 10 foul shots in outscoring the Rebels 16-4 in the fourth quarter to pull away at home.
Kendall Taylor tallied 19 points and Jenna Anson 17 for Coal Grove.
Amber Stevens scored 11 for Tolsia, which was called for two technical fouls and reportedly had a coach ejected in the fourth period.
COAL GROVE 16 10 7 16 --49: Meyer 0, McKnight 2, Taylor 19, Anson 17, Kal. Vanderhoof 0, Kas. Vanderhoof 0, Lively 6, Collins 0, R. Best 0, Frye 0, Kitts 2, A. Best 0, Boggs 0, Short 0, Deeds 2.
TOLSIA 9 6 9 4 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 28: Artrip 2, Kelly 2, Salmons 2, Park 0, Crum 7, Vance 0, Johnson 4, Cassell 4, Stevens 11.
GREEN 72, PORTSMOUTH CLAY 32: Abbie Knapp scored 28 points and Matti Hayslip 21 to lift the Bobcats (16-1 overall, 6-0 Southern Ohio Conference) over the Panthers 9-10, 1-5) in Franklin Furnace, Ohio.
Green outscored Clay in each quarter.
Emma Emnet led the Panthers with 12 points. Ava Demorest chipped in 10 points.
PORTSMOUTH CLAY 10 5 8 9 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 32: Blackburn 0, Demorest 10, Hobbs 0, Emnett 12, Suddereth 3, Mai. Lansford 0, Ridenour 2, Craft 4, Penix 2.
GREEN 19 17 24 12 ÈËÑýÉ«ÇéƬ” 72: Blizzard 9, My. Hunt 0, Mi. Hunt 0, McBee 8, Antonera 0, Brown 0, Blevins 0, Abrams 6, Hayslip 21, Knapp 28.
GREENUP COUNTY 56, NEW BOSTON 50: Maddy Steele combined 21 points and 11 rebounds to lift the Musketeers (3-19) over the Tigers (6-11) in Lloyd, Kentucky.
Bella Stith scored 12 points and Haley Hall snared 10 rebounds for Greenup County.
PRESTONSBURG 63, FAIRVIEW 36: The Blackcats (11-10) went to Westwood, Kentucky, and beat the Eagles (3-18) despite making 26 of 79 shots, 3 of 18 on 3-pointers.
Jade Fitzpatrick scored 18 points and Allison Howard 12 for Prestonsburg.
Bre Moore and Emma Pierce each scored 10 points for Fairview, which made 11 of 37 shots.
