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By Cort Reynolds
ADA–The Ada High School boys basketball team handed visiting Blanchard Valley Conference foe Riverdale its first loss by a 48-43 count on Friday, December 12.
The Bulldogs jumped to a 12-6 lead after the first quarter and held on to record the big conference victory. Ada hit six straight clutch foul shots in the fourth quarter to keep the Falcons at bay and seal the verdict.
MT. BLANCHARD–The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team hung close for a half but eventually lost 44-30 at Riverdale in a Blanchard Valley Conference battle on Thursday, December 11.
The Falcon girls turned a one-point halftime lead into a 14-point victory by outscoring Ada 25-12 after intermission.
The Bulldog girls dropped to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in the BVC with the road defeat that snapped their three-game win streak.
Riverdale improved to 3-2 overall and 3-0 in BVC play after the win.
BRYAN – The Ada High School girls wrestling team competed at the Bryan Invitational on Sunday, December 7.
In the 25-team event, Defiance Tinora squeaked by Archbold by 1.5 points (188-186.5) to win the team title. Gibsonburg finished third with 140 points, followed by Woodmore (103) and Delta (96).
The Bulldog girls finished 21st with 24 points.
Ada’s Cheznie Vieira finished second in the 120 lbs. weight class to post the top Bulldog finish.
The Ada girls are slated to wrestle at the Clyde Invitational on Sunday, Dec. 14.
ADA–Ada junior kicker/punter Andrew Allen was named third team Div. VII All-Ohio in voting recently conducted by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association.
Allen was also named to the all-Northwest District first team as a punter, and made honorable mention in the All-Blanchard Valley Conference as a kicker.
Allen booted 31 punts for a 40.0-yard average per kick this season, good for the second-best average in the BVC.
Allen successfully booted 32 of 33 point after attempts, and made one field goal to score 35 points this past season. He was a perfect 37-37 on PATs as a sophomore.
RAWSON–The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team defeated Cory-Rawson 31-21 in a defensive contest on Monday, December 8.
The Bulldog girls improved to 4-2 overall with the non-conference road victory. With three consecutive wins, this is Ada’s best six-game start in several seasons.
Cory-Rawson fell to 1-5 after the home loss.
Ada led 8-6 after the first quarter as four players scored two points apiece. The Bulldogs pulled ahead 17-10 at halftime behind six points in the second stanza by freshman Te’a Griffith.
