MOUNT BLANCHARD — Trailing only six to North Baltimore at the half, Riverdale was outscored 16-9 in the third, pushing the deficit to 13 and helping the visiting Tigers to a 62-54 win Friday night.

DOLA — Hardin Northern remains in search of its first win following a 77-45 loss at the hands of Fremont St. Joseph in Friday night’s boys basketball game.

McGUFFEY — Holding a 16-point lead over Upper Scioto Valley early in the third quarter, the Ridgemont Lady Gophers surrendered a 10-0 run to see the gap close to six with just under three minutes to go in the stanza. Following a timeout, Ridgemont refocused and got nearly all its points back by closing out the third quarter with a 9-0 run before going on to finish off the Lady Rams, 66-51, in Northwest Central Conference play on Thursday night.

Kenton’s Carter Kauble send a shot down the lane during the Wildcats bowling match against Wapakoneta on Thursday. Results of the match were not received by presstime.

ADA — Ada and Lima Central Catholic were tied two minutes into the fourth quarter during their girls basketball matchup on Thursday night. A Lady Thunderbirds 35-14 advantage on the boards proved to be too much for Ada to overcome as LCC broke open the tight game with a 13-3 run over the next five minutes on the way to a 51-39 victory over the host Bulldogs.

The Kenton Middle School seventh grade boys basketball team improved to 5-2 on the season by defeating Bath 55-46 on Thursday. Colby Quay tallied 14 points to lead Kenton.

The Black team defeated the White team in Masonic Pool Tournament play on Thursday night. The White team now leads the tournament by 27 points.

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After a quiet holiday schedule the past couple weekends, area basketball teams hit the hardwood in full force again this weekend. Included among teams back in action are the Kenton boys, who will play their first game in two weeks when they travel to Defiance to play in the first game at the Bulldogs new gymnasium in a boys/girls varsity doubleheader.

Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees is retiring to spend more time with his family. He made the announcement during a team meeting earlier this week, according to a release on the team’s website.