ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team lost a 47-40 battle to visiting non-conference opponent Continental on Saturday afternoon, December 20.
The visiting Pirates outscored the Bulldogs by a combined total of 25-17 in the second and fourth periods to spell the difference.
The Bulldogs dropped to 6-4 overall with the defeat. Putnam County League foe Continental improved to 4-5 after the victory.
Ada led 9-8 after the first quarter, but fell behind 21-18 at halftime. The Pirates authored a 13-9 second period as Morgan Shock knocked down two triples, and Kamryn Searfoss added another trifecta.
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By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School boys basketball team methodically defeated visiting non-conference foe Elmwood 54-42 in a Blanchard Valley Conference contest on Friday, December 19.
Ada jumped to a 15-6 lead after the first quarter as five different Bulldogs sank baskets. The Royals edged within 26-19 at halftime to stay within striking distance.
BLOOMDALE__The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team used a big second half to defeat Blanchard Valley Conference foe Elmwood 41-36 on Thursday, December 18.
Ada outscored the Royals 27-16 in the second half to overcome a six-point intermission deficit. A 16-11 fourth quarter earned the purple and gold the road win.
The Bulldog girls rallied to win the third quarter 11-5 and tie it up 25-25 heading to the final stanza. Five different girls scored in the third period to pace the balanced Bulldogs.
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In the December 16 Ada varsity boys basketball game vs. New Knoxville, Bulldog Zack Zimmerman (#3) broke the school record for career 3-point shooting.
Zimmerman currently has 95 triples, which breaks the record previously held by Bulldog Owen Conley.
Conley graduated in 2017 and played football and basketball for Ada.
ADA–The Ada High School boys basketball team lost a 39-38 barnburner to visiting non-conference foe New Knoxville on Tuesday, December 16.
Playing their second straight one-point game, the Bulldogs ended up on the short end of the score after winning the last time. NK rallied to outscore Ada 12-6 in the fourth quarter, pulling off the road upset.
