ADA – The Ada High School girls basketball team fell behind big early, then climbed back in contention before eventually losing 54-32 to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference foe Elmwood on Thursday, December 19.
The Bulldogs trailed 14-0 but rallied within 31-22 at halftime behind a big 19-point second quarter. Yet the Royals started the second half on an 11-2 run to regain control, and won by 22.
NEW KNOXVILLE – The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team edged non-conference rival New Knoxville in the final seconds of a seesaw 48-46 battle Tuesday, December 17.
Bulldog sophomore Carson Conley sank a tie-breaking layup with 4.3 seconds left to give the visitors a two-point lead. Ada had a foul to give and fouled NK, forcing them to in-bound the ball on the sideline with three ticks to go.
The Rangers got off a contested 25-footer at the buzzer, but it didn’t even touch the rim to preserve the win.
