BLUFFTON — Kenton overcame an 11-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to rally for a 66-65 victory over Bluffton in a non-league boys basketball game on Saturday. Jaron Sharp had a game-high 29 points and Jayden Cornell added 24 to pace the Wildcats, who trailed 17-6 after one quarter, 32-21 at halftime and 49-38 after the third eight minutes.

BELLEFONTAINE — Fairbanks rallied from a five-point deficit entering the fourth quarter for a 52-51 win over Ben Logan in a non-league boys basketball contest on Saturday night. The Raiders led 13-11 after eight minutes, 28-24 at halftime and 42-37 after three quarters before the visiting Panthers rallied in the final stanza winning on a 12-foot fadeaway that Cross Hackathorne banked in as time expired.

McGUFFEY — The Upper Scioto Valley girls basketball team defeated the Horizon Science Academy 52-8 in a non-league girls basketball contest on Saturday afternoon. Hailey Martin had a game-high 21 points and Allison Moore added 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Rams, who improve to 3-17 on the season.

NEW CONCORD — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team finished its regular season with a 75-62 victory at Muskingum on Saturday afternoon at Performance Court. The Polar Bears improve to 13-12 overall and 7-11 in the Ohio Athletic Conference and the Muskies fall to 1-24 overall and 0-18 in the OAC.

NORTH BALTIMORE — Upper Scioto Valley pulled away in the middle two quarters on the way to a 90-67 non-league win over North Baltimore on Saturday, The Rams, who were paced by Quinn Sanders' 30 points, led 22-19 after eight minutes and 41-30 at halftime before pulling away by outscoring the hosts 29-11 in the third quarter.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont ripped Vanlue 80-41 in a non-league boys basketball game on Saturday night. The Gophers took control from the beginning, jumping ahead 26-6 after eight minutes and 41-14 by halftime before outscoring the Wildcats 23-14 in the third quarter and 16-13 in the final stanza.

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team celebrated Senior Day with a 79-63 victory over Muskingum on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center. The Polar Bears end their season with a 7-18 overall record and finish tied for ninth in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a 3-15 league mark.

McGUFFEY — The Kenton sixth grade boys basketball team finished third in the USV league tournament on Sunday. The Wildcats topped Indian Lake 20-19 when Bob Wilkinson hit a game-winning shot with 1.2 seconds left in the game before falling 16-12 to USV in their second game.

BOWLING GREEN — Ada High school’s Klava Katayama punched her ticket for a third straight trip to the Division II state swim meet on Friday. The Bulldogs junior finished second in both the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly during district competition at Bowling Green State University.

ELIDA — Trailing Elida by 11 points early in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s boys basketball game, the Kenton Wildcats were determined not to let the game get away from them. But after a 10-0 run by Kenton’s Jaron Sharp brought his team to within a point, some costly turnovers down the stretch proved too much for the Wildcats to overcome, falling 58-52.