DAYTON — The Piqua boys basketball team recorded another comeback win, with Anson Cox turning in a career game in a 64-59 win over Stebbins..
The Indians improved to 4-1 overall and 4-1 in the MVL.
Piqua trailed 15-10, after one quarter, but led 28-19 at halftime and the game was tied 40-40 going to the fourth quarter.
The Indians trailed 48-44 midway through the quarters before finishing the game on a 20-11 run.
Cox had 24 points and five rebounds to lead the Indians.
Dre’Sean Roberts had 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Ky Warner had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Bryson Roberts had 10 points and six rebounds, Tate Kuhlman scored five points and Mickey Anderson pulled down five rebounds.
Miami East 50,
Troy Christian 45
TROY — In an early season showdown for first place in TRC boys basketball action, Miami East came away with a 50-45 win over Troy Christian at the Eagles Nest.
Miami East improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the TRC, while Troy Christian dropped to 3-1 overall and 3-1 in the TRC.
It was a close game throughout.
Troy Christian led 14-12 after one quarter, before Miami East took a 24-20 halftime lead.
It was tied 34-34 after three quarters and the Vikings outpointed the Eagles 16-11 in the fourth quarter.
Wes Enis had 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists and Jacob Roeth had 13 points and three assists.
Connor Apple added nine points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Parker Penrod had 18 points and three assists for Troy Christian.
Frank Rupnik scored 11 points, Christian Brusman had nine points and three assists and Alex Free had six rebounds and four assists.
Milton-Union 40,
Covington 36
COVINGTON — The Milton-Union boys basketball team won a hard-fought defensive battle on the road Friday night.
The Bulldogs evened their record at 2-2 overall and 2-2 in the TRC, while Covington dropped to 1-5 overall and 0-4 in the TRC.
It was a close game throughout.
Milton-Union led 14-11, 22-19 and 29-28 at the quarter breaks.
Cooper Brown had a big game for the Bulldogs with 15 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Blake Brumbaugh had 11 points, three assists and two blocked shots and Connor Yates had six points, three blocked shots, three steals and 13 rebounds.
Carson Brown added six points.
Bryson Hite led Covington with 10 points and Brogan Angle scored nine points.
Tanner Palsgrove six points, six rebounds and four steals and Britton Miller added five points and three assists.
Gunner Kimmel had nine rebounds and two blocked shots.
Northridge 59,
Bethel 52
BRANDT — The Bethel boys basketball team dropped a home game in TRC action.
The Bees dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the TRC.
Northridge led 16-9, 35-20 and 45-37 at the quarter breaks.
Remi Brannan had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Mike Halleg had 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots and Jonas Friend scored nine points.
Carson Staton had eight points and six rebounds, Jason Bowen scored six points and Evan Goodman grabbed five rebounds.
Lehman 52,
Riverside 41
DEGRAFF — The Lehman Catholic boys basketball team got a road win in TRC action.
The Cavaliers are now 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the TRC.
Lehman led 8-3, 19-13 and 34-21 at the quarter breaks.
Justin Chapman had 21 points, 13 rebounds and three dunks.
Turner Lachey had eight points, three steals and five assists and Donovan O’Leary had eight points and four assists and Da’Ron Pride scored eight points.
Bradford 66,
TC North 47
LEIWSBURG — The Bradford boys basketball team improved to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the WOAC with a road win Friday night.
The Railroaders led 17-6, 32-19 and 50-31 at the quarter breaks.
Hudson Hill had 14 points and seven rebounds and Landon Wills had 11 points and six rebounds.
Owen Canan had 11 points, five assists and three steals and Landon Monnin scored 10 points.
Parker Davidson had nine points, seven rebounds and three steals and Zage Harleman had eight points and five rebounds.
Miss. Valley 55,
Newton 49
PLEASANT HILL — The Newton boys basketball team lost a back-and-forth game at home in WOAC action.
Newton is 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the WOAC.
The Indians led 13-12 after one quarter, but trailed 29-25 at halftime.
Newton took a 38-37 led after three quarters, but was outscored 18-11 in the final eight minutes.
Harold Oburn had 20 points and eight rebounds and Hudson Montgomery had 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals.
Quinn Peters scored eight points and Carson Tucker had five assists.
SATURDAY
Piqua 55,
Tecumseh 34
PIQUA — The Piqua boys basketball team improved to 5-1 with a home win Saturday night.
The Indians led 10-6, 17-10 and 33-24 at the quarter breaks.
Dre’Sean Roberts had 15 points, 13 rebounds, five steals and three assists.
Mickey Anderson had eight points, five rebounds and three assists and Anson Cox had eight points and five rebounds.
Tate Kuhlman had seven points and Ky Warner added six points and 10 rebounds.
Bryson Roberts had five points, six rebounds and four steals and Roman Medley grabbed seven rebounds.
Northmont 49,
Tippecanoe 43
TIPP CITY — The Tippecanoe boys basketball team dropped to 1-1 with a non-conference loss at home.
Northmont led 11-5, 29-16 and 35-27 at the quarter breaks.
Stanley Clyne had 14 points and five rebounds for Tippecanoe and Liam Poronsky had seven points, eight rebounds and three assists.
Josh Dietz had six points and five rebounds and Andrew Oen scored six points.
Jackson Smith grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench.
Miami East 59,
Meadodale 27
CASSTOWN — The Miami East boys basketball improved to 7-0 with a non-conference win Saturday.
Miami East led 11-7, 28-13 and 43-22 at the quarter breaks.
Wes Enis poured in 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while also blocking three shots.
Jacob Roeth had 13 points and five rebounds and Bryce Haught added five points and seven rebounds.
Milton-Union 60,
Tri-Village 50
WEST MILTON — The Milton-Union boys basketball team improved to 3-2 on the season with a non-conference win at home.
The Bulldogs led 22-10, 28-16 and 41-30 at the quarter breaks.
Cooper Brown had 19 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals and Blake Brumbaugh had 16 points, five steals and three assists.
Connor Yates had 10 points and eight rebounds and Tyler Kress scored 10 points.
Carson Brown added five points.
Russia 72,
Troy Christian 46
RUSSIA — The Troy Christian boys basketball team dropped to 3-2 with a road loss Saturday night.
Troy Christian led 15-14 after one quarter, but trailed 38-28 at halftime and 58-38 after three quarters.
Parker Penrod led Troy Christian with 20 points.
Kyle Sebor netted 11, Frank Rupnik scored 10 and Alex Free added five points, six assists and two blocked shots.
Newton 66,
Legacy Christian 44
PLEASANT HILL — The Newton boys basketball team improved to 3-2 with a home win Saturday night.
The Indians trailed 20-17 after one quarter, but led 35-28 at halftime and 48-37 after three quarters.
Quinn Peters had 33 points and three assists and Harold Oburn had 20 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots.
Hudson Montgomery had six points, nine rebounds and eight assists and Carson Tucker had five rebounds and seven assists.
Max Newhouse pulled down five rebounds.
MONDAY
Tippecanoe 59,
W. Carrollton 46
WEST CARROLLTON — The Tippecanoe boys basketball team broke open a close game in the third quarter to get a MVL win on the road Monday night.
Tipp improved to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the MVL.
Tipp led 9-8 after one quarter and 23-22 at halftime, before outpointing the Pirates 25-11 in the third quarter to go up 48-33.
Jackson Smith led the Red Devils with 16 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Stanley Clyne scored 13 points , six rebounds, five assists and three steals and Evan Manes added 11 points.
Maddox Sivon had eight points and six rebounds and Liam Poronsky grabbed five rebounds.