Boys’ Basketball
G-MU 36, Otselic Valley 28
SOUTH OTSELIC – G-MU’s defense is indeed tireless.
The Raiders, playing on back-to-back nights, again held the opposition under 30 points, and the 28 points was 11 less than the Vikings’ previous low.
“They opened the game real well, and seemed to hit every shot,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We just couldn’t do anything on offense in the first half. We had trouble just getting shots, and our low production (on offense) was because of them.”
DeMario Reed scored eight in the first quarter and Eddie Ray Cotton had seven as the Raiders took a 17-4 lead after eight minutes.
OV closed a 16-point halftime deficit to four points behind 10 points from Gideon Schena as it adjusted to G-MU’s tough man-to-man defense. “We just couldn’t get any closer,” Loomis said of his team’s comeback. “G-MU is a real good team. Their players are quick and defend well.”
Reed led G-MU (11-6) with 15 points, and Cotton wound up with 11.
Schena paced the Vikings scoring 13 points.
OV plays at Cincinnatus Friday evening in a key Central Counties League division game. If the Vikes earn the win, they will force a three-way tie for first place with Cincy and McGraw.
G-MU: DeMario Reed, 7 1-3-15; Galen Wind, 0; Greg Delaney, 0; Jason Barrows, 1 0-0-3; Eddie Ray Cotton, 4 2-3-11; Tim French, 3 1-2-7; Austin Burnside, 0; Derek Musson, 0 0-2-0. Totals: 15 4-10-36.
OV: Alan Lewis, 1 0-0-2 ; Mike Larkin, 2 0-0-4; Brandon Huntley, 2 0-0-5; Trevor Marston, 0 2-4-2 ; Jason Olin, 1 0-0-2 ; Gideon Schena, 6 1-3-13; Chuck Bishop, 0. Totals: 12 3-7-28.
G-MU 17 8 4 7–36
OVa. 4 5 14 5–28
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (G) 9, (OV) 12. Three-point goals: (G) Barrows, Cotton. (OV) Huntley. JV: OV won. Officials: Carson, Greene.
Girls’ Basketball
Greene 39, Sidney 31
SIDNEY – Greene won the rubber match of its three-game set with Sidney putting the game away in the final seconds with dead-on foul shooting.
After Sidney closed to with 33-29, the Trojans’ Kaitlin Gorton was 4-for-4 from the foul line over the last 30 seconds, and Shannon Gregory made both of her charity tosses. For the quarter, Greene made 8-of-10 from the foul line. “Our foul shooting really carried us in the fourth quarter because we only made one field goal,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton.
The Trojans’ defense stifled Sidney early on, and the offensive balance produced three six-point scorers as Greene took a 22-8 lead into the intermission.
Sidney forged its comeback in the third quarter cutting Greene’s lead from 14 to six points. “We just played poorly at both ends of the court,” Gorton said of the third quarter. “We had some fast-break opportunities where we didn’t even get a shot, and we didn’t get back defensively.”
Kaitlin Gorton scored 16 points to pace Greene (7-9), who play at Walton Friday.
Greene: Tiffany Borst, 1 0-0-2; Sierra Stoppkotte, 0; Paige Castle, 0; Jessica Brooks, 3 0-0-6; Kaitlin Gorton, 5 4-4-16; Rebecca Smith, 2 3-4-7; Natalie Greene, 1 0-0-2; Katie Carey, 0 ; Rebecca Hanrahan, 1 1-2-3; Shannon Gregory, 0 3-4-3. Totals: 13 11-14-39.
Sidney: Mikayla Wakeman, 0; Meridith Delello, 3 2-4-8 ; Hannah Wood, 0 1-2-1; Kelsey Decker, 3 0-2-7 ; Nicole Smith, 0; Brianna McClenon, 3 2-4-8; Shelby Bourn, 1 0-0-3; Melia Wakeman, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 12 5-12-31.
Gre. 12 10 6 11–39
Sidn. 2 6 14 9–31
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (G) Gorton 2, (S) Decker, Bourn. JV: Sidney won. Officials: Cicciarelli, Dadamio.
Late Tuesday
