TIPP CITY — The Tippecanoe boys basketball team remained unbeaten in MVL play Friday night with a 53-40 win over Vandalia-Butler.

Tipp trailed 16-12, 27-22 and 38-36 at the quarter breaks, but outscored the Aviators 17-2 in the final eight minutes to get the win.

Tipp is now 6-1 overall and 5-0 in the MVL.

Stanley Clyne had 16 points, five rebounds and five assists and Jackson Smith had 13 points and six rebounds.

Liam Poronksy had eight points, three assists and four steals, Evan Manes and C.J. Bailey scored six points each and Maddox Sivon pulled down eight rebounds.

Tristen Vandevort had 23 points for Butler, including 16 in the first quarter.

Miami East 55,

Bethel 32

CASSTOWN — The Miami East boys basketball team overcame a slow start to remain unbeaten in TRC play Friday night.

The Vikings improved to 11-1 overall and 6-0 in the TRC, while Bethel dropped to 4-9 overall and 1-5 in the TRC.

Bethel led 12-7 after one quarter, but East took a 30-14 halftime lead and increased it to 43-22 after three quarters.

Wes Enis had a big game for the Vikings with 19 points, six rebounds, five assists and seven steals.

Jacob Roeth had 18 points, five assists and three steals, Devon Abshire scored six points and Connor Apple added five points.

Mike Halleg had 13 points and six rebounds for Bethel.

Jason Bowen had eight points and five rebounds and Sean Phipps scored seven points.

Remi Brannan pulled down five rebounds.

Troy Christian 44,

Lehman 43

SIDNEY — The Troy Christian boys basketball team held on for a TRC win on the road Friday night.

The Eagles improved to 7-3 overall and 5-1 in the TRC, while the Cavaliers dropped to 7-4 overall and 3-3 in the TRC.

Troy Christian led 19-8, 28-19 and 37-34 at the quarter breaks.

Parker Penrod scored 16 points for the Eagles and dished out four assists.

Kyle Sebor scored 14 points and Christian Brusman added seven points.

Alex Free had five assists.

Donovan O’Leary had 17 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Cavaliers and Turner Lachey had nine points and five steals.

Northridge 77,

Milton-Union 60

DAYTON — The Milton-Union boys basketball team dropped a road game in TRC action Friday night.

Milton trailed 19-13, 47-30 and 61-43 at the quarter breaks.

Cooper Brown had 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots.

Connor Yates had 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots and Gavin Guess scored eight points.

Ethan Lane scored seven points, Zach Lovin netted five points and Braden Schaurer blocked four shots.

Riverside 59,

Covington 51

DEGRAFF — The Covington boys basketball team lost a close game Friday night in TRC action.

The game was tied 11-11 after one quarter, before Covington took a 25-19 halftime lead.

The game was tied 40-40 after three quarters and the Pirates used a 19-point fourth quarter to get the win.

Covington dropped to 2-8 overall and 0-6 in the TRC.

Brogen Angle scored 16 points and and Bryson Hite scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Britton Miller added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists and Mic Barhorst scored six points.

Gummer Kimmel had seven rebounds and three assists, Tanner Palsgrove had five rebounds and four assists and Connor Humphrey had five rebounds.

Newton 62,

Ansonia 55

PLEASANT HILL — The Newton boys basketball got off to a fast start in a WOAC win Friday night at home.

Newton improved to 4-8 overall and 2-3 in the WOAC.

The Indians jumped out to a 28-14 first quarter lead, with Quinn Peters hitting five 3-pointers in the quarter.

Newton led 36-30 at halftime and 46-36 after three quarters.

Peters finished with a game-high 26 points.

Harold Oburn added 19 points and Hudson Montgomery scored 10 points.

Preble Shawnee 58,

Bradford 24

BRADFORD — The Bradford boys basketball team dropped a home game WOAC action.

Bradford is 7-4 overall and 4-1 in the WOAC.

The Railroaders trailed 14-3, 24-13 and 45-16 at the quarter breaks.

Landon Wills had six points and 12 rebounds and Hudson Hill scored six points.

Zage Harleman had five points and three steals and Tucker Miller scored five points.

Landon Monnin grabbed eight rebounds and Owen Canan dished out five assists.

SATURDAY

Piqua 72,

Fairborn 49

PIQUA — The Piqua boys basketball team bounced back with an easy win over Fairborn at Garbry Gymnasium Saturday night.

The Indians, 9-2 overall and 6-2 in the MVL, led 23-7, 41-16 and 55-31 at the quarter breaks.

Dre’Sean Roberts had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Colten Beougher had 13 points, three assists and three blocked shots.

Mickey Anderson had seven points and five rebounds, Ky Warner scored five points and Bryson Roberts had five rebounds and four assists.

Tippecanoe 54,

Tecumseh 38

NEW CARLISLE — The Tippecanoe boys basketball team overcame a slow start on the road Saturday night.

Tipp trailed 15-6 after one quarter, but outscored the Arrows 48-23 the rest of the way.

Tipp trailed 21-18 at halftime, but went in front 36-30 after three quarters.

Evan Manes had 12 points and Stanley Clyne had 11 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists.

Liam Poronsky had 10 points, three assists and three steals and Josh Dietz had nine points and seven rebounds.

Jackson Smith had five points and five rebounds and Maddox Sivon had six rebounds.

Covington 52,

Fairlawn 42

SIDNEY — The Covington boys basketball team got a road win Saturday night in non-conference action.

The Buccs led 13-12 after one quarter, but trailed 26-22 at halftime.

Covington led 37-32 after three quarters.

Britton Miller paced Covington with 17 points and five assists.

Brogen Angle scored 13 points, Bryson Hite added 12 points and Tanner Palsgrove netted six points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Gunner Kimmel had 11 rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots.

Bradford 71,

Miami Valley 43

BRADFORD — The Bradford boys basketball team got back on track Saturday night.

The Railroaders led 13-11, 27-23 and 48-33 at the quarter breaks.

Owen Canan had 20 points and six assists and Landon Wills had 13 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots.

Hudson Hill had 13 points and six rebounds and Zage Harleman had eight points and seven rebounds.

Tucker Miller added seven points and 11 rebounds.

Newton 54,

Houston 44

HOUSTON — The Newton boys basketball team got a road win Saturday night in non-conference action.

The Indians led 14-13, 31-30 and 44-40 at the quarter breaks.

Quinn Peters led Newton with 14 points.

Harold Oburn and Hudson Montgomery both scored 11 points and Ty Schauer added nine points.

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