PAULDING — Kenton scored just two points in the opening quarter of its Division II boys basketball sectional final Friday night against No. 1 seeded Defiance. The quarter set the tone for the remainder of the game as the Bulldogs cruised to a 67-46 win, ending the Wildcats’ season.

CANTON — Mission accomplished. That is the feeling Kenton High School senior Mo Gray left the Division II Ohio Swimming Championships with after swimming to a fifth-place finish and a spot on the podium in the 100-yard breaststroke Friday night.

HARROD — Fort Recovery went on a big run midway through the second quarter to take a 15-point lead over Upper Scioto Valley and didn’t let the Rams get closer than eight the rest of way Friday in a Division IV boys basketball sectional final.

Kenton and Ben Logan each advanced one wrestler to the semifinals in Division II district action on Friday night. Kenton sophomore C.J. Cook reached the semifinals at the Fostoria District.

HARROD — Ridgemont seemed poised to keep top-seeded Lima Perry within arm’s length heading into the fourth quarter Friday night during a Division IV boys basketball sectional final. After trailing by 17 points, the Gophers went on a run to cut the deficit to seven.

ELIDA — Top-seeded Lima Central Catholic defeated No. 10 Riverdale in a Division III sectional final, 95-37, on Friday. Dantez Walton scored 23 of his 31 points in the first half, and Tre Cobbs added 21, including five 3-pointers.

COLDWATER — Minster pulled away from Ada in the third quarter of a Division IV boys basketball sectional final and went on to defeat the Bulldogs 62-43 on Friday night. Minster led 15-12 after one quarter and 27-23 at halftime.

WAPAKONETA — Upper Scioto Valley found itself in an early hole Thursday night in a Division IV girls basketball district semifinal against Minster. The Rams fought back to make it a one-point game, but Minster quickly pushed its lead back to double digits. The Rams fought back again to cut the Minster lead to two...

SHELBY — Wllard made shots at the right times to outlast Riverdale, 58-48, on Thursday in a Division III girls basketball district semifinal. Riverdale shot 16-of-51 (31 percent) from the field and 14-of-23 (61 percent) from the free-throw line. Willard shot 19-of-40 (48 percent) on field goals and 18-of-26 (70 percent) on free throws.

Kenton didn’t have the numbers on the wrestling team this season that first-year coach Ryan Morgan was hoping for, but the Wildcats did a lot with what they had. Kenton started the season with eight wrestlers on the team and four of them will be competing in the district tournament, which starts today at Fostoria High School.