RIDGEWAY – The Ada High School boys basketball team edged Hardin County rival Ridgemont 45-44 in the closing seconds to win a close season opener Wednesday night, November 27.
The tight non-league victory started the Bulldog campaign 1-0. The NWCC favorite Gophers begin 0-1.
Ridgemont led 44-43 in the waning seconds as Ada worked for a final shot.
Junior Zack Zimmerman was fouled while shooting a three-pointer, and he canned the first two foul shots to provide the slim margin of victory.
On the decisive play, one official apparently whistled Ada for double dribble, while the other referee called a foul which superseded the violation.
LEIPSIC __ The Ada High School girls basketball team tipped off its first Blanchard Valley Conference season with a hard-fought 42-33 loss at league foe Leipsic Tuesday night.
Ada led 16-15 at halftime after outscoring the Vikings 12-6 in the second stanza.
Yet Leipsic turned the tables in the third period behind a 14-6 quarter that provided a 29-22 lead. The hosts also took the final stanza 13-11 to win by nine.
The very promising Ada High School boys basketball program has a lot of young talent back for a head coach who returns to the Bulldog helm after an eight-year absence.
McGUFFEY – The Ada High School girls basketball team tipped off its season on November 22 at traditional rival Upper Scioto Valley with a 39-31 loss in Alumni Fieldhouse.
A 12-1 Ram run bridging the end of the third period and early fourth quarter broke open a tie game and spelled the difference.
The non-league defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 0-1 to start the season. It also halted a seven-game Ada win streak over the Rams dating back to the semifinals of the 2018 Border Battle tournament.
USV starts off 1-0 after the hard-fought win. The win avenged a pair of losses to Ada last season.
“The girls played hard and gave everything they had,” said Ada third-year head coach Zach Ricker.
