By Cort Reynolds
PARKWAY - The Ada wrestling squad finished sixth at the 10-team Parkway Invitational Saturday.
Celina won the event with 384 points, finishing well ahead of second-place Spencerville (294). Ada scored 94 points.
Bulldog senior Reece Evans posted the top Bulldog finish by coming in second in the 160 lbs. class. He went 3-2 in the competition, losing in the title match of his weight bracket to Troy Smith of Delphos St. John's, 8-4.
Chase Martin of Delphos St. John's was named tournament MVP after winning all four of his matches at 170 lbs.
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That story is below By Cort Reynolds
McGUFFEY - Tournament host Upper Scioto Valley used a big third quarter to beat spunky backyard rival Ada 56-49 in the finals of the third annual boys Border Battle basketball tournament Saturday night.
USV 6-5 senior Quinn Sanders scored a game-high 30 points to lead the Rams to victory.
Ada had its three-game win streak snapped as they fell to 4-6. USV improved to 6-4 by winning their third consecutive boys Border tourney title.
By Cort Reynolds
McGUFFEY - Ada rallied from an early 14-point deficit to defeat local rival Allen East 48-39 and win the third annual Border Battle girls basketball tournament championship Saturday afternoon at McGuffey.
The Bulldog improved to 4-6 with the win, their first tourney championship victory. The Lady Mustangs fell to 2-6 with the defeat.
Ada had lost a controversial 45-44 bout at AE Dec. 19, but roared back from a slow start Saturday to get some revenge and win the crown.
"It feels good to hold up a banner," said Ada second-year head coach Morgan Bass.
By Cort Reynolds
McGUFFEY - Ada defeated Waynesfield-Goshen 43-36 at McGuffey in the semifinals of the third annual girls basketball Border Battle tournament Thursday evening.
The Bulldog girls improved to 3-6 overall and advanced to the finals Saturday afternoon with the win. Meanwhile, the Lady Tigers fell to 1-8 after the defeat.
Ada led 4-2 after a low-scoring first period, and the Lady Bulldogs owned a slight 16-15 edge at halftime. The purple and gold opened up the advantage to 30-24 after three quarters, and won the final stanza 13-12 to post a seven-point victory.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls and boys varsity basketball teams will compete in the third annual Border Battle tournaments after Christmas hosted by Upper Scioto Valley.
The girls tourney will be held Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 26-28 at Upper Society Valley High School.
Ada (2-6) faces Waynesfield-Goshen (1-6) in the first semifinal game, Thursday, Dec. 26 at 6 p.m.
"Waynesfield will be physical and play hard," said Ada head coach Morgan Bass.
Allen East (1-5) and USV (0-4) then face off in the second girls semifinal Dec. 26.
By Cort Reynolds
RAWSON - Visiting Ada got off to a good start and beat Cory-Rawson decisively 65-50 in a non-conference boys basketball game Saturday night.
Ada led 16-8 after one period and maintained that eight-point edge into halftime. The Bulldogs stretched their margin to 48-35 heading to the final stanza, which they won 17-15.
Bulldog junior guard Brandon Hull scored 20 points to lead the victors. Junior wing Micah Cook netted 13 markers, and senior post Jake Rayl tossed in a dozen points.
The Bulldogs improved to 3-5 overall with their second win in as many nights, while C-R fell to 2-4 with the defeat.
