Between games, the 1975-76 Ada boys district champion team that went 21-2 (10-0 NWC) was recognized, represented by then-coach Gene Fries. The Northwest Conference championship team will be inducted to the Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame this summer.
Ada assistant coach and former Kenton standout Darren Gilbert was also recognized as an inductee to the county sports Hall of Fame. A long-time coach and teacher in the area, he was a third team all-state selection as a senior in class AA.
ARLINGTON - The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team started well but went cold and lost 40-27 to Arlington in a defensive Blanchard Valley Conference battle Thursday, January 30.
Ada led 22-18 at halftime after authoring a 15-10 second period. But the Bulldogs mustered only five second-half points and got outscored 22-5 to lose by 13.
The Bulldog record dropped to 2-16 overall and 0-8 in the BVC after the road defeat. Arlington improved to 7-11 overall and 2-6 in BVC play with the victory.
“In the first half we scored quite a bit by breaking their press,” said Ada head coach Zach Ricker. “In the second half, they played halfcourt man defense and pressured the ball, and didn’t allow anything easy.”
ADA __ The Ada High School girls basketball team fell victim to a three-point barrage by traditional arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley in a 51-39 defeat Tuesday, January 28.
USV drained 11 three-point goals to spell the difference in the outcome. The Ram girls nailed three triples to spark a first-half ending 11-2 run. USV then drilled three more treys in the third period, including a four-point play, to build a 20-point lead.
Ada gamely fought back with a 15-point fourth period, but the deficit was too big to overcome.
