McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley started well and pulled away in the second half of a 55-31 boys basketball victory over Arcadia on Saturday. The Rams (2-2) led by nine after the first quarter and outscored Arcadia 26-14 after halftime.

Tiffin Columbian controlled the second and fourth quarters Friday night to earn a 67-48 victory over Kenton in nonconference boys basketball. The Tornadoes outscored Kenton 17-5 in the second quarter and 23-14 in the fourth quarter for a 40-19 advantage.

SIDNEY — Lehman Catholic outscored Hardin Northern by 12 in the first quarter and went on to a 66-43 Northwest Central Conference boys basketball victory Friday. The Cavaliers led 20-8 after the first quarter, 32-21 at halftime and 54-32 after three quarters.

LEWISTOWN — After being held to 27 points through the first three quarters, Ben Logan scored 25 in the final period, but it wasn’t enough as the Raiders lost to Indian Lake 66-52. Ben Logan trailed 49-27 heading into the fourth quarter and outscored Indian Lake by eight in the final period.

LINCOLNVIEW — Lincolnview dominated Upper Scioto Valley in the first quarter Friday and cruised from there to a 67-27 nonconference boys basketball victory. The Lancers led 15-2 after the first quarter, 38-12 at halftime and 51-19 after three quarters.

SPRINGFIELD — The Ben Logan boys bowling team was dealt its first defeat of the season Friday night, falling to Kenton Ridge 2,770-2,562. Logan Wenger led the Raiders with games of 232 and 211.

CELINA — Kenton got off to a slow start Thursday night in its girls basketball Western Buckeye League opener. But the Wildcats rallied and it took a miraculous shot to beat them as Celina won 29-26. Kenton (2-2, 0-1 WBL) trailed 10-3 after the first quarter and 19-10 at halftime.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — At the end of the first quarter Thursday night, Riverdale had four players who scored more points than the Falcons’ opponent, Van Buren. The Falcons (3-2) rolled from there, defeating the Black Knights 75-27.

DOLA — A poor stretch to start the second half cost Hardin Northern in a 41-32 girls basketball loss to Sidney Lehman Catholic on Thursday night. The Polar Bears (2-3) trailed 18-15 at halftime of their Northwest Central Conference opener, but were outscored 19-8 over the first 13 minutes of the second half.

BOTKINS — Ridgemont struggled with too many turnovers Thursday night in a 65-24 girls basketball loss to Botkins. The Gophers (2-2) were led by Shaylee McGrath, who had six points and four rebounds.