McGUFFEY__The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team scored late and dodged a last-second shot to edge Upper Scioto Valley 44-42 in a non-conference grudge rematch at Alumni Fieldhouse on Saturday, February 14.
Ada freshman Tea Grffith sank two clutch, tie-breaking foul shots with 31.7 seconds left to put the visitors ahead for good, 44-42.
Layla Hunsicker intercepted a long Bulldog pass with 8.1 seconds left, giving the Ram girls had a last chance to tie or win it after calling timeout.
ADA__The Ada High School boys basketball team lost 58-51 to visiting non-conference foe Fort Jennings in a makeup contest on Tuesday, February 10.
The Bulldogs trailed 18-13 after the first quarter, but Ada clawed back in front after a 13-7 second period to lead by one point at halftime.
Ada consolidated its lead with a 16-13 third stanza to stay ahead 42-38 heading into the decisive final period.
But FJ exploded for a 20-9 fourth quarter to win by seven. Musketeer senior guard Calvin Menke sank nine of his 10 foul shots in the final stanza and tallied a game-high 25 points to torpedo the Bulldogs.
ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team was seeded fifth in the seven-team Div. VI Northwest 5 district in drawings held on Sunday, February 8.
The Bulldog girls (11-10) will play at third-seeded backyard rival Allen East (11-9) in the first round of tournament play on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. in Harrod.
Separated by about nine miles, the two former long-time league foes have not played in the last two regular seasons after Ada left the Northwest Conference to join the Blanchard Valley Conference.