WEST LIBERTY — The Miami East boys basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 48-36 road win over West Liberty-Salem Saturday night.
Wes Enis had 30 points and 11 rebounds for the Vikings.
Jacob Roeth added 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Andrew Crane had seven rebounds.
Troy Christian 53,
Fr. Monroe 39
PITSBURG — The Troy Christian boys basketball team picked up a road win over Franklin Monroe to improve to 2-0 on the season.
The Eagles led 12-5, 26-19 and 39-29 at the quarter breaks.
Lucas Day had a big game for the Eagles.
He scored 22 points, hitting seven of 14 shots from 3-point range.
Parker Penrod had eight points and four assists, Chase Dohme scored eight points, Ben Major had six points and four steals and Alex Free had three steals.
Madison 54,
Bethel 52
MIDDLETOWN — The Bethel boys dropped a close one to go to 0-2 on the season.
Bethel led 14-9 after one quarter.
Madison led 29-26 at halftime and 42-36 after three quarters.
The Mohawks opened a nine point lead in the fourth quarter, but Casey Keesee hit a 3-pointer to help Bethel get back within two in the final minute.
Bethel had a shot at the end to tie the game, but it was off the mark.
Keesee led Bethel with 18 points.
Legacy 70,
Bradford 66
BRADFORD — The Bradford boys basketball team lost the season opener in overtime to Legacy Christian Saturday.
The game was tied 14-14 after one quarter and Legacy led 34-30 at halftime and 49-42 after three quarters.
Bradford rallied to tie the game at 60 at the end of regulation.
Parker Davidson had 39 points, 13 rebounds and three steals.
Owen Canan had 11 points, five rebounds and four assists and Hudson Hill scored eight points.
Landon Wills pulled down seven rebounds.
FRIDAY
Troy Christian 82,
Miss. Valley 50
UNION CITY — The Troy Christian boys basketball team opened the season with a win on the road.
The Eagles led 19-8, 44-22 and 71-40 at the quarter breaks.
Lucas Day had 16 points, seven rebounds and three steals, Parker Penrod had 15 points, five rebounds and four assists and Ben Major had 14 points and three steals.
Christian Brusman had seven points and Noah King added six points.
Chase Dohme had six points and five steals and Alex Free had four assists and three steals.
Ansonia 43,
Covington 40
ANSONIA — The Covington boys basketball team suffered a road loss to open the season.
Covington trailed 13-10 after one quarter, but led 17-15 at halftime and 36-33 after three quarters, but could not hold on for the win.
Britton Miller had 15 points, six assists and three steals for Covington.
Owen Boehringer scored 10 points off the bench and Mic Barhorst had eight points and four steals.
Tyler Alexander grabbed five rebounds.
Legacy 68
Bethel 61
BRANDT — The Bethel boys basketball team opened the season with a home loss to Legacy Christian.
Bethel led 15-12 after one quarter and 36-35 at halftime.
Legacy Christian took a 52-50 lead after three quarters and held on for the win.
Will Reittinger paced the Bees with 22 points.
