The New Boston boys basketball team and their fans celebrate their first Southern Ohio Conference Divsion I outright championship since 1971 following their 63-60 road win over the Ironton St. Joe Flyers.
Jacob Smith | Daily Times
| Friday, January 31st |
| Boys |
| New Boston 63, Ironton St. Joe 60 – Tigers win first outright SOC I championship since 1971 |
| Gallia Academy at Portsmouth – ppd. Make-up date February 3rd |
| Notre Dame 59, East 23 |
| Northwest at Wheelersburg – ppd. Make-up date February 15th |
| Minford 61, West 38 |
| Green at Western – ppd. Make-up date February 4th |
| Symmes Valley 55, Clay 42 |
| Valley 59, Eastern 40 |
| Saturday, February 1st |
| Girls |
| Ashland (Ky.) 52, Notre Dame 41 – Tackett Auto Body Shootout |
| Russell (Ky.) 62, Wheelersburg 57 – Tackett Auto Body Shootout |
| Rose Hill (Ky.) 53, East 30 |
| Boys |
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South Webster 60, Clay 45 |
| Wheelersburg 94, Hannan (W. Va.) 39 |
January 31st
Boys
SOC II
Minford 61 (10-7, 7-6 SOC II), West 38 (5-13, 3-9 SOC II)
Minford earned their first 10 win campaign since the 2016-17 season with Friday’s 23-point decision over West. Trenton Zimmerman and Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis scored 15 and 14 respectively as the Falcons improved to 10-7 (7-6 SOC II play)
West scoring: Nick Davis 18, Ryan Sissel 4, Jacob Davis 4, Luke Bradford 4, Noah Coleman 3, Dillyn Coe 3, Luke Howard 2, Brennan Bauer 2
Minford scoring: Trenton Zimfmerman 15, Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis 14, Drew Skaggs 8, Hunter Davis 6, Skyler Knore 6, Andy Crank 4, Matthew Risner 3, Nathan McCormick 3, Adam Crank 2
SOC I
Symmes Valley 55 (13-5, 9-3 SOC I), Clay 42 (6-12, 5-7 SOC I)
Clay fell to Symmes Valley on the road in SOC I play.
Clay scoring: Shaden Malone 17, Gage Moore 13, Evan Woods 10, Jaden Jessee 2
SV scoring: Jack Leith 22, Drew Scherer 10, Caden Brammer 9, Luke Leith 8, Josh Ferguson 4, Logan Walsh 2
Notre Dame 59 (6-11, 3-9 SOC I), East 23 (0-18, 0-12 SOC I)
Notre Dame earned a 36-point win over East in SOC I play.
ND scoring: Jermaine Powell 17, Dylan Seison 15, Caleb Nichols 12, Jarren Edgington 6, Gary Zheng 3, Carter Campbell 2, Dominic Sparks 2, Ethan Kammer 2
East scoring: Kyle Winston 7, Austin Smith 6, Bryson Ramirez 4, Chase Coyle 3, Levi Justice 6
February 1st
Boys
Wheelersburg 94 (15-2, 10-1 SOC II), Hannan (W. Va.) 39
Wheelersburg handled Hannan in non-league play by a 55-point margin.
Wheelersburg scoring: Matthew Miller 19, Kenny Sanderlin 11, Corey Maxie 10, Eli Swords 9, Jonah Lawson 8, J.J. Truitt 8, Brayden Wilson 7, Gage Adkins 6, Aaron Jolly 3, Mason Montgomery 3
South Webster (7-11, 4-8 SOC II) 60, Clay (6-13, 5-7 SOC I) 45
South Webster has now won four of their last five games — including a current three-game winning streak — after Saturday’s 15-point win over Clay in non-league play.
Clay scoring: Gage Moore 17, Shaden Malone 14, Reece Whitley 7, Jaden Jessee 4, Clay Cottle 3
SW scoring: Brayden Bockway 21, Trae Zimmerman 10, Gabe Ruth 10, Andrew Smith 7, Devyn Coriell 5, Aidan Andrews 5, Brady Blizzard 2
Girls
Rose Hill (Ky.) 53, East (1-19, 0-12 SOC I) 30
East fell to Rose Hill (Ky.) in non-league play.
RH scoring: Sparks 24, Sparks 9, Vankewarn 6, McFarlin 6, Trinbre 5, Barind 2, Compton 1
East scoring: Grace Smith 11, Felicia Smith 7, Shayla Rosenogle 5, Peyton Johnson 2, Sydnee O’Connor 2, Kacie Conley 2, Brooklyn Price 1
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