Here’s a look at Saturday’s games from around the coverage area.
NOTRE DAME 46, SOUTH WEBSTER 44
After trailing for the better part of three quarters Saturday evening, Notre Dame (1-0) rallied to beat South Webster (0-1).
Heading into the fourth quarter tied 31-31, the Titans took a 42-37 lead thanks to seven consecutive points from guard Ava Hassel. The junior enjoyed a stretch where she hit a 3-point field goal and finished two impressive drives to the bucket.
PHOTOS: Images from Notre Dame’s season-opening win over South Webster
From there, Notre Dame clung to the lead for a season-opening win.
“South Webster is a really good team. We prepared for them all week,” Hassel said. “We went to our zone defense in the second half and that seemed to save us. We were just rushing way too much in the first half. So we stayed patient and played like we know how to play.”
Hassel led the Titans with 24 points while Isabel Cassidy finished with 10 and three assists. Taylor Schmidt also helped out, scoring six points and grabbing a team-high five rebounds.
For the Jeeps, Bri Claxon led the way with 19 points while Faith Maloney had eight and a game-high 13 rebounds. Rose Stephens also reached double-digit scoring with 10 points.
Notre Dame will get back to action after a lengthy break on Dec. 2, traveling to Western. South Webster will look for its first win on Monday, hosting Valley.
“We just have to work at it everyday,” Hassel said. “We know that we’re going to be in a lot of close games this year. We have to get used to it. So we just have to come out every night and fight.”
BOX SCORE
South Webster: 20-19-7-16 — 44
Notre Dame: 9-7-13-14 — 46
South Webster: 21-37 FG, 1-3 FT, 1-5 3pt., 30 rebounds (Maloney 13), 25 turnovers, 7 assists (Cox 2, Maloney 2). Scoring: Claxon 19, Stephens 10, Maloney 8, Cox 5, Hornikel 2.
Notre Dame: 17-49 FG, 5-11 FT, 7-20 3pt., 21 rebounds (Schmidt 5), 14 turnovers, 9 assists (Cassidy 3). Scoring: Hassel 24, Cassidy 10, Schmidt 6, Campbell 4, Dettwiller 2.
UNIOTO 57, PERRY 43
The Shermans started their year with an impressive victory over Perry, a Division II team that won a district title last season, Saturday at Canton McKinley High School.
Leading Unioto (1-0) to the win was Emily Coleman and Amber Cottrill, who both scored 13 points each. Avery Miller also helped out, scoring 12 points.
BOX SCORE
Unioto: 20-19-7-16 — 57
Perry: 9-7-13-14 — 43
Unioto scoring: Coleman 13, Cottrill 13, Miller 12, Stulley 7, Pinkerton 5, Miller 3, Paul 2, DeBord 2.
SOUTHEASTERN 46, NORTH ADAMS 36
The Panthers (1-0) started their season on the right foot with a 10-point win over North Adams. Macie Graves led the way with 19 points and 13 rebounds, Skylar Hice added 13 points and nine boards, and Cidney Huff posted five points, two rebounds and five assists.
BOX SCORE
North Adams: 9-11-10-6 — 36
Southeastern: 13-8-10-15 — 46
North Adams: 14-43 FG, 5-10 FT, 3-15 3pt., 23 rebounds, 15 turnovers, 5 assists.
Southeastern: 13-36 FG, 18-28 FT, 2-6 3pt. (Huff 1, Graves 1), 35 rebounds (Graves 13), 15 turnovers, 7 assists (Huff 5). Scoring: Graves 19, Hice 13, Bailes 5, Huff 5, Mitten 4.
VALLEY 71, PAINT VALLEY 53
Bre Call led the Indians (1-0) to their first win Saturday, scoring 22 points to do so. She was joined by teammate Nichole Gilliland in double-digit scoring with 16, as well as Brooklyn Buckle, who had 11.
The Bearcats (0-1) were led by Averi McFadden with 13 points while Grace Mustard had 12, Hanna Uhrig had 11 and Angel Proehl had 10. McFadden also passed out nine assists while Mustard had seven rebounds.
BOX SCORE
Valley: 14-22-13-22 — 71
Paint Valley: 14-22-4-13 — 53
Valley: 23 FG, 20-32 FT, 5 3pt. (Call 3). Scoring: Call 22, Gilliland 18, Buckle 11, Kennard 8, Conaway 5, Dunham 4, Fitch 2, Wright 2.
Paint Valley: 18 FG, 11-21 FT, 6 3pt. (Proehl 3). Scoring: McFadden 13, Mustard 12, H. Uhrig 11, Proehl 10, B. Uhrig 7.
LOGAN ELM 61, ZANE TRACE 18
The Braves beat their second Scioto Valley Conference opponent in three days with a rout of Zane Trace, Saturday afternoon.
The Pioneers (0-1) were led in scoring by Laynee Hill and Krysten O’Neil with four points each. Hannah Kerr had three and three other players had two points each.
BOX SCORE
Logan Elm: 10-16-23-13 — 61
Zane Trace: 6-5-2-5 — 18
Logan Elm: 25 FG, 3 FT, 8 3pt. (Hatter 5). Scoring: Hatter 22, Diehl 9, Schultz 7, Fox 6, Fultz 5, Thomas 5, Taylor 2, Sowers 2, Hardin 2, Spires 2.
Zane Trace: 8 FG, 2 FT, 0 3pt. Scoring: O’Neil 4, Hill 4, Kerr 3, Pickerrell 2, Allen 2, Johnsion 2, McCullough 1.
PIKETON 54, WHITEOAK 24
The Redstreaks (1-0) got 13 points from Hayleigh Risner in a 30-point win over Whiteoak to begin their season. Kennedy Jenkins scored nine, Ally Ritchie had eight and Addison Johnson ended the day with six.
BOX SCORE
Piketon: 12-13-20-9 — 54
Whiteoak: 5-4-10-5 — 24
Piketon: 22 FG, 9-23 FT, 1 3pt. (Little). Scoring: Risner 13, Jenkins 9, Ritchie 8, Johnson 6, Little 5, McNelly 4, Lamerson 4, Vulgamore 3, M. Ritchie 2.
Whiteoak: 7 FG, 18-28 FT, 3 3pt. (Ward 2). Scoring: Bratton 11, Ward 8, Jones 3, Bailey 2.
NORTHWEST 53, CLAY 31
Led by Keirah Potts and Valerie Copas, Northwest (1-0) started its season with a 22-point win over Clay, Saturday afternoon.
Potts led the Mohawks with 16 points while Copas had 15 of her own. Kloe Montgomery and Haidyn Wamsley each had eight points as well.
Leading the Panthers (0-1) in scoring was Jaelyn Warnock with 14 points while Kat Cockran had eight.
BOX SCORE
Clay: 5-11-5-10 — 31
Northwest: 22-4-14-13 — 53
Clay: 12 FG, 3-7 FT, 4 3pt. (Warnock 2, Cockran 2). Scoring:Warnock 14, Bazler 8, Fowler 2, Munion 2, Loper 2, Bazler 2, Gatti 1.
Northwest: 19 FG, 12-17 FT, 3 3pt. (Copas 2). Scoring: Potts 16, Copas 15, Montgomery 8, Wamsley 8, Knittel 3, Jenkins 2, Lewis 1.
GREEN 59, MANCHESTER 51
Kasey Kimbler led the Bobcats (1-0) to their first win this year, an eight-point victory over Manchester at the Manchester Tip-Off Classic.
Kimbler had 23 points in the win while hitting four triples. Charli Blevins also helped out with 13 points while Kame Sweenet added 12.
BOX SCORE
Green: 13-9-17-19 — 59
Manchester: 16-7-10-18 — 51
Green: 15 FG, 23-35 FT, 6 3pt. (Kimbler 4). Scoring: Kimbler 23, Blevins 13, Sweeney 12, Brown 5, Christian 3, Knapp 2.
Manchester: 17 FG, 9-14 FT, 8 3pt. Scoring: Lucas 11, Kennedy 10, Morrison 9, Sweeney 6, Dunn 5, Mitchell 5, Hobbs 3, Paul 2.
OTHER SCORES: Vinton County 77, Chillicothe 35 … New Boston 63, Felicity Franklin 46 … Ripley 64, East 28 … Lynchburg-Clay 59, Western 38 … Fairfield 65, West 38