ELIDA — After falling behind 21-0 in the first quarter, the Kenton football team made play after play after play to put itself in a position for a victory in the fourth quarter on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, after they took the lead, quarterback Isaac McAdams regained his form guiding the Bulldogs on the go-ahead touchdown lead and their defense shut down Kenton’s offense in the final two minutes as Elida pulled out a 51-50 victory over Kenton.

BELLEFONTAINE — Benjamin Logan looked set to take an 8-7 lead into halftime against Urbana on Friday night, but a last-second 47-yard touchdown pass from the Hillclimbers changed that. First ruled incomplete, the call was changed to a touchdown as time in the half expired.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont was taken down by Northwest Central Conference foe Riverside by a score of 45-7 in Friday night’s football contest. The Gophers sit at 0-9 overall, 0-6 with the loss. Riverside improves to 6-3, 5-1.

The Missouri Tigers beat the Georgia Bulldogs 12-6 to win the Kenton Midget Football championship recently. Pictured are the Tiger players, cheerleaders and coaches.

VAN BUREN — Riverdale gave Van Buren its best shot on Friday night in a Blanchard Valley Conference football game, but the Falcons could not stop Van Buren defensively en route to a 34-19 loss. Riverdale (5-4, 3-4 BVC) marched down the field on its opening drive with a steady diet of senior running back Aidan Loveridge.

DOLA — Hardin Northern shut out Waynesfield-Goshen in the first half to hold a 21-0 lead in Friday’s Northwest Central Conference match-up. The Tigers came on strong late in the fourth quarter, scoring twice in less than a minute with under three minutes to go, but the Polar Bears held them off for the 27-20 victory.

MARION — Upper Scioto Valley scored 34 second-quarter points against Elgin to take a 34-28 halftime lead in Friday night’s Northwest Central Conference contest. But the Rams’ offense was shut down in the second half, while the Comets added 28 points to take the 56-34 victory.

ADA — After jumping out to a 13-0 first quarter lead, the Ada Bulldogs were able to hold off Bluffton on Friday night to take the 42-17 Northwest Conference win. The Bulldogs improve to 6-3 overall, 4-2 in the NWC with the victory. Bluffton drops to 3-6, 2-4.

The Kenton boys soccer team can put a numeral on the banner inside the KHS gymnasium for the first time in 12 years. The Wildcats took care of business at home on Thursday night, getting a pair of first half goals from Drew Hoppe and a second half tally from Hayden Hicks to defeat Celina 3-0 and claim the school’s first sectional title since 2004.

ADA — Holding an 11-3 advantage over Pandora-Gilboa in the first game of a Division IV sectional final volleyball match, Ada surrendered its lead and lost 27-25. Using the second set as a regroup, the No. 3 Lady Bulldogs looked more like themselves and went on to defeat the No. 9 Rockets the next three sets for a 25-27, 25-10, 25-19, 25-7 victory.