Occ (ohio Cardinal Conference)

Boys High School Basketball Recaps

Girls High School Basketball Recaps

Centerburg (12-6, 9-2) trailed by 11 at the half, but were able to make adjustments in the second half and put up a dominant fourth quarter to beat Marion Pleasant (7-8, 5-6) 52-49 for their fifth straight win on Jan. 31.

Danville (8-9, 5-6) came out on fire offensively and defensively against Highland (2-15, 1-10) on Jan. 31, with Kylee Hess leading the scoring charge and controlling the boards in a 56-30 win.

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Boys High School Basketball, Jan. 31: Centerburg 52, Pleasant 49; Fredericktown 66, Elgin 51; Horizon Science Academy 75, East Knox 52; Licking Heights 63, Utica 48; Northmor 57, Wynford 53

Girls High School Basketball Recaps

Wednesday, Feb. 1: Centerburg Girls Basketball at Cardington-Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.; Fredericktown Girls Basketball at Northmor, 6 p.m.; Highland Boys Basketball at Shelby, 7 p.m.;

Mount Gilead 61, East Knox 55. Matt Bland of Mount Gilead became a member of the 1,000-point club in the final seconds of a 61-55 win over KMAC rival East Knox on Jan. 27.

Utica 61, Granville Christian Academy 23. Utica (6-10, 2-6) brought their “A” game in a 61-23 win over Granville Christian Academy (8-7, 5-3), Jan. 23.

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Northmor 60, Danville 54. Danville (6-12, 2-9) made a big second-half run against KMAC rival Northmor (10-6, 8-3), and while the Blue Devils had three players in double figures, Jax Wenger was able help the Golden Knights fend off Danville, 60-54, on Jan. 24.

Fredericktown (10-6, 9-0) continued its dominance in KMAC play with a 79-70 win over Danville (6-11, 2-8) on Jan. 20.

You don't often see a team held under 20 points in a game.

Wednesday, Jan. 25: Fredericktown Girls Basketball at Lucas, 6 p.m.; Utica Girls Basketball at Granville, 7:15 p.m.; Centerburg Wrestling vs. Liberty Union, 6 p.m.

Mount Vernon’s Brock Blankenhorn took first place in the 106-lb. weight class.

East Knox 50, Northmor 42 (OT). Northmor (8-6, 6-4) and East Knox (7-9, 5-4) fought back-and-forth, but East Knox’s Sydney Opfer came up with a clutch three with five seconds left to send the game into overtime, where Ella Divan took over to secure the 50-42 win for the Bulldogs on Jan. 18.

Centerburg 61, Mount Gilead 27. The Centerburg Trojans had a big second half and had three players in double-digit scoring against Mount Gilead on Jan. 16, with the Trojans coming away with a dominant 61-27 win over the Indians.

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Northmor 49, Mount Gilead 47. Mount Gilead (11-3, 6-2) and Northmor (8-4, 6-2) battled back-and-forth on Jan.14, and the Golden Knights were able to squeak by with a 49-47 KMAC victory.