
Jackets rebound with win over Knights
The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets boys basketball team snapped a four-game skid Friday night in a big way, rolling past Ohio Cardinal Conference foe West Holmes, 60-34.
The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets boys basketball team snapped a four-game skid Friday night in a big way, rolling past Ohio Cardinal Conference foe West Holmes, 60-34.
The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets wrestling team hosted the Highland Scots Thursday in a team dual at Pleasant Street Elementary, marching its way to a 57-21 victory.
Centerburg High School was selected in December to host the Division III Region 21 regional wrestling dual team tournament set for Saturday, and the school is preparing to host 15 teams.
Fredericktown junior Aria Hoeflich recently returned from a trip overseas where she spent a week abroad competing in an international softball tournament on a team with players from across the country, with her team taking seventh out of 16 teams.
In a game that looked like it was all but over after Highland scored the first 16 points of the night, Fredericktown rallied to take a lead into the fourth, before Andrew Wheeler had 14 in the period to close the door and give the Scots a 56-54 win over the Freddies.
The Danville Blue Devils girls basketball team racked up 39 points in the first half to lead Fredericktown by 19 at intermission, and the home team ended up lighting up the scoreboard for 72 points in a 72-47 win over the Freddies Monday.
The East Knox Bulldogs racked up 35 points in the first half and the home team did enough in the second half to hold off the Fredericktown Freddies Saturday, 59-49.
On a play drawn up for Carter Jones, Centerburg’s Hayden Hankinson found himself with the ball with his team down one and the seconds ticking away.
A Utica spurt heading into halftime carried over into the second half and the Redskins controlled the final two quarters to defend their home floor in a 54-41 win over the Highland Scots.
The Mount Vernon boys basketball team was only behind one, 21-20, at halftime to the Logan Chieftains Wednesday, but the visitors outscored the Yellow Jackets 22-10 in the second half to hand Mount Vernon a 43-30 loss.
Tough defense that led to early offense in the first half gave visiting Clear Fork a 46-31 lead at the break over the Fredericktown Freddies and the Colts went on to win 81-62.
Both the Centerburg Trojans girls and boys bowling teams snagged team wins over the East Knox Bulldogs Monday at Colonial City Lanes in Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference action.
With the onslaught of snow expected this weekend due to Winter Storm Harper rolling through, area games, matches and tournaments all had to be postponed.
The Highland Scots only held a three-point lead at the break, but the team poured on 33 points in the second half to cruise to a 59-36 win over the Centerburg Trojans in front of a back-and-forth crowd Friday to further extend their lead in the Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference standings.
The Utica Redskins took the mat to face off against Division I Whitehall Thursday, and while the Redskins picked up only two wins in head-to-head matches, they were able to snare the 41-36 team win.