TROY — The Troy boys basketball team couldn’t hold a halftime lead and lost to Vandalia-Butler Friday night in MVL action at the Trojan Activity Center.
Troy dropped to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the MVL.
The Trojans led 11-7 after one quarter and 19-17 at halftime.
But, Butler took a 28-23 lead after three quarters and held on for the win.
Bryce Haught had 13 points, four assists and four steals and Brady O’Leary scored 11 points.
Kellen Miller had six points, five rebounds and six blocked shots, Evan Kaiser grabbed six rebounds and Isaac Burns blocked two shots.
Stebbins 56,
Tippecanoe 52
DAYTON — The Stebbins boys basketball team stunned Tipp with a fourth quarter rally to knock off the Red Devils in MVL action at Stebbins High School.
Tipp dropped to 4-1 overall and 4-1 in the MVL.
The Red Devils had led 15-12, 34-27 and 42-34 at the quarter breaks, before Stebbins rallied.
Jackson Smith had 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Maddox Sivon had 15 points and three steals.
Preston Zumwalt had nine points and four assists and Caden Turner grabbed six rebounds.
Fairborn 56,
Piqua 47
PIQUA — The Piqua boys basketball team dropped a home game in MVL action Friday night at Garbry Gymnasium.
Piqua got off to a slow start, trailing 15-4, 29-22 and 35-32 at the quarter breaks.
The Indians dropped to 1-4 overall and 1-4 in the MVL.
Isaiah Martin had a double-double for the Indians with 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Jace Weber scored 11 points and had five rebounds and Mael DeGavre scored five points.
Tate Kuhlman had five rebounds, Mickey Anderson had four assists, three steals and two blocked shots and Roman Medley dished out three assists.
Miami East 55,
Milton-Union 24
WEST MILTON — The Miami East boys basketball team picked up a road win in TRC action Friday night.
The Vikings led 12-4, 27-13 and 40-17 at the quarter breaks.
Jacob Roeth had 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Miami East and Devon Abshire had 13 points, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots.
Ty Rohrer had eight points and three steals, Kamden Wolfe had seven points and five rebounds and Connor Apple scored five points.
Tyler Combs had seven points for the Bulldogs and Will Johns had seven rebounds and two blocked shots.
Wyatt Kimmel scored six points, Zach Lovin added five points and Braden Schaurer grabbed five rebounds.
Lehman Catholic 46,
Bethel 22
SIDNEY — Lehman Catholic boys basketball team used a fast start and held on for a TRC home win against Bethel Friday night.
The Cavaliers scored 26 points in the opening quarter and survived a scoreless second quarter.
Lehman led 26-13 at halftime and 31-18 after three quarters.
Donovan O’Leary had a big night with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Shane Frantz had six points and nine rebounds and CJ Olding and Da’Ron Pride scored six points each.
Turner Lachey dished out four assists.
Mike Halleg had seven points and three steals for Bethel and Eli Lowery had eight points and five rebounds.
Carson Staton scored five points and Elijah Alberti pulled down five rebounds.
Northridge 77,
Covington 52
COVINGTON — The Covington boys basketball team dropped a home game Friday night in TRC action.
The Buccs trailed 18-14, 39-21 and 51-35 at the quarter breaks.
Britton Miller had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists and Brogen Angle scored 12 points.
Bryson Hite had nine points, six rebounds and three assists and Gunner Kimmel had nine points and four assists.
Bradford 65,
National Trail 48
BRADFORD — The Bradford boys basketball team got a home win in WOAC action Friday night.
Bradford led 14-13, 36-26 and 55-35 at the quarter breaks.
Hudson Hill had 28 points and three assists and Landon Wills scored 17 points and had a school record 18 rebounds, three assists and four blocked shots.
Owen Canan had 13 points and four assists and Zage Harleman had seven points and seven rebounds.
Griffin Trevino pulled down five rebounds.
TV South 60,
Newton 33
WEST ALEXANDRIA — It was struggle on the road for the Newton boys basketball team Friday night.
Newton trailed 16-11, 27-13 and 50-22 at the quarter breaks.
Luke Cornett led Newton with nine points and Max Newhouse had seven points and five rebounds.
Rhett Koffer scored five points and Austin Tippie pulled down five rebounds.
Will Bowser had four assists and Ty Schauer had three steals.
SATURDAY
Piqua 60,
Tecumseh 57
NEW CARLISLE — The Piqua boys basketball team held on for a road win in non-conference action Saturday night.
Piqua led 13-10, 27-21 and 47-35 at the quarter breaks.
Tate Kuhlman scored 20 points and Isaiah Martin had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Roman Medley filled out the stat sheet with six points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists.
Mickey Anderson added five points and six assists.
Northmont 55,
Tippecanoe 52
CLAYTON — A slow start doomed the Tippecanoe boys basketball team on the road Saturday night.
The Red Devils trailed 17-2 after one quarter and 38-17 at halftime, before closing within 40-34 after three quarters and coming up just short at the end.
Jackson Smith had 18 points, nine rebounds and three assists and Maddox Sivon had nine points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Preston Zumwalt scored 10 points and C.J. Bailey had nine points and four assists.
Jackson Davis had six points and Larkin Thomas grabbed five rebounds.
Miami East 65,
Meadowdale 45
DAYTON— The Miami East boys basketball team got a big game from Devon Abshire Saturday night.
The Vikings led 15-8, 25-18 and 41-30 at the quarter breaks.
Abshire had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Jacob Roeth had 12 points, five rebounds and 11 assists.
Connor Apple had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists and Ty Rohrer scored 11 points.
Kamden Wolfe had nine points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Covington 73,
Miss. Valley 44
UNION CITY — The Covington boys basketball team went on the road to get its first win of the season.
The Buccs led 21-7, 35-17 and 53-35 at the quarter breaks.
Britton Miller had 29 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Bryson Hite had 14 poitns, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Tanner Palsgrove had 11 points, three assists and three steals and Brogen Angle had 10 points and four steals.
Connor Humphrey scored six points, Sam Grabeman grabbed eight rebounds and Gunner Kimmel pulled down five rebounds.
Newton 51,
Houston 29
PLEASANT HILL — The Newton boys basketball team picked up a non-conference win Saturday night.
Newton trailed 8-7 after one quarter, but led 26-15 at halftime and 35-21 after three quarters.
Austin Tippie led Newton with 15 points and seven rebounds, Ty Schauer scored 13 points and Luke Cornett added 10 points, three assists and three steals.
Quinn Peters had six points, five rebounds and five assists and Will Bowser scored six points.
Brady Wackler had four steals.
