BLOOMDALE – The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team stymied Blanchard Valley Conference rival Elmwood 45-33 on Friday, December 20 to remain undefeated in their new league.
Ada led 11-9 after the first period, and remained ahead 18-17 at intermission following a low-scoring first half.
The Bulldogs outscored the Royals 27-16 in the second half. Ada won the third period 14-8, and took the fourth quarter 13-8.
The Bulldogs improved to 5-2 overall with the road win to stay unbeaten at 3-0 in the BVC. Elmwood, coached by Ada alumnus Ty Traxler, fell to 1-3 and 1-2 in BVC play after the defeat.
“It was just another gritty, hard-fought road win,” said veteran Ada head coach Chris Sautter. “We saw a junk defense (triangle and two), and it took a little while to settle in. But the kids adjusted and made some plays down the stretch to pull away.
ADA – The Ada High School girls basketball team fell behind big early, then climbed back in contention before eventually losing 54-32 to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference foe Elmwood on Thursday, December 19.
The Bulldogs trailed 14-0 but rallied within 31-22 at halftime behind a big 19-point second quarter. Yet the Royals started the second half on an 11-2 run to regain control, and won by 22.
NEW KNOXVILLE – The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team edged non-conference rival New Knoxville in the final seconds of a seesaw 48-46 battle Tuesday, December 17.
Bulldog sophomore Carson Conley sank a tie-breaking layup with 4.3 seconds left to give the visitors a two-point lead. Ada had a foul to give and fouled NK, forcing them to in-bound the ball on the sideline with three ticks to go.
The Rangers got off a contested 25-footer at the buzzer, but it didn’t even touch the rim to preserve the win.
