MARION - The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team lost to non-conference foe Marion Elgin 49-26 Saturday evening, December 28.
The defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 1-8 overall. The Comet girls improved to 6-4 after the home victory.
The Bulldogs trailed 13-2 after the first period. Elgin posted a 12-7 second period to lead 25-9 at halftime.
A Comet 17-2 third period put the game well out of reach, 42-11. Ada rebounded to win the fourth stanza, 15-7.
Ada junior post Anna Conley scored all seven Bulldog points in the second stanza. She finished with nine markers.
Sophomore guard Kenley Poling tallied five points, and Ashley Hevlin added four. Grace Lawrence sank a fourth period triple for her first varsity points.
CRIDERSVILLE – The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team stymied non-league foe Perry with tough defense 49-25 on Friday, December 27 to earn their fifth consecutive victory.
The Bulldogs ran out to a 16-2 lead after the first period, and went on to sink the Commodores handily. Ada led 22-9 at halftime, and stretched the margin to 35-18 after three stanzas.
Ada also captured the fourth quarter 14-7 to win going away by 24.
The Bulldogs improved to 7-2 overall with the convincing road win. Winless Perry dropped to 0-8 after the home loss.
ADA – The Ada High School boys basketball team used a 26-point third period outburst to defeat local non-league opponent Cory-Rawson 57-38 on the afternoon of December 21, and post their fourth consecutive victory.
CONTINENTAL – The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team used a second quarter explosion to whip non-conference foe Continental 52-16 and earn their first win of the season on the afternoon of December 21.
The Bulldogs led 12-8 after the first period. But they poured in 26 second-period points to grab a 38-12 lead at halftime, and cruised to the victory.
The convincing win improved the Bulldog record to 1-7 overall. The Pirate girls dropped to 1-8 after the blowout defeat.
“The girls played well from the start,” said Ada third-year head coach Zach Ricker. “We shot well.”
“It was good for the girls and to build their confidence,” he said of getting the first victory.
