ADA __The Ada High School boys basketball team jumped out to a huge early lead and crushed visiting Vanlue 65-15 in the Blanchard Valley Conference opener on Friday, December 5.
The Bulldogs outscored the Wildcats by a whopping 31-6 margin in the first period. Ada stretched the margin to 50-10 at halftime over the outmanned visitors.
A 15-5 Bulldog second half provided the final margin of 50 in the mismatch.
Ada improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the BVC with the home victory.
DOLA__The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team lost 40-33 to county rival Hardin Northern in their annual non-conference battle on Tuesday, December 2.
The Polar Bears built a seven-point halftime lead, and the hosts were able to maintain that margin as both teams scored 16 points in a deadlocked second half.
Ada dropped to 1-2 after suffering the defeat in their first road game. HN improved to 2-0 with the victory.
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By Cort Reynolds
ADA – On a very windy day, the Ada High School boys basketball team blew away visiting Hardin County rival Ridgemont 61-30 to tip its season off strongly on Wednesday, November 26.
The Bulldogs raced to an early 18-point lead and were never threatened.
Ada starts off 1-0 with the resounding victory, while the Gophers begin 0-1 with the opening non-league loss.
ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team fell 53-40 to visiting Leipsic in the Blanchard Valley Conference opener on Tuesday, November 25.
Leipsic freshman Kya Brandt poured in a game-high 28 points to pace the victors. She consistently scored seven points in each of the four quarters.
“We started out slow and struggled with their pressure in the first half, but I felt like we showed some growth in the second half,” said Bulldog girls head coach Zach Ricker.
“We have some positives to take away from it,” he added.
