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Unioto Holds-Off Paint Valley Rally To Grab SVC Boys Basketball Lead

Presented By Rathkamp Financial

The Paint Valley Bearcats could not overcome a 15 point halftime deficit, but certainly made it interesting at games’ end as the Unioto Shermans fought off the furious comeback effort for a 66-62 win at home.

The Unioto victory leaves them alone at the top of the SVC standings, handing Paint Valley their first conference loss, while Westfall also dropped from the SVC unbeatens’ with a 63-39 loss at Zane Trace.

(Evan Park & Jordan Perkins of Unioto vs Paint Valley defenders- Litter Media/Mike Smith)

Paint Valley’s biggest lead came early at 12-7, but the Shermans finished the quarter on a 12-2 run for a 19-14 lead.

Unioto led at each stop: 19-14, 34-19, 47-39, 66-62.

Unioto’s halftime lead was their largest of the game at 34-19, but PV fought back to within 6 points- twice in the third quarter and within 51-45 at 6:10 of the fourth quarter.

Unioto built that lead back up to 10 points, before the Bearcats closed to within 64-62 with 6 seconds to play, but Blake Hoops sank two free throws to seal the victory at 66-62 for the Shermans. 

Unioto Scoring Recap:
DeSean Branson 29 points
Blake Hoops 11 points
Newt Hoops 8 points
Evan Park 6 points
Ben Spetnagel 6 points
Braxton Platt 3 points

Paint Valley Scoring Recap:
Cordell Grubb 22 points
Dax Estep 18 points
Cole Miller 11 points
Blaine Parker 4 points
Trent Mettler 4 points
Connor Free 3 points

Unioto improves to (3-0/5-1) while Paint Valley drops to (2-1/4-4)

To close conference play prior to the Christmas break, Unioto travels to Adena on Saturday, December 18th. Paint Valley travels to Piketon.

Elsewhere on Friday:
(BOYS BASKETBALL)
Zane Trace 63, Westfall 39
Adena 51, Huntington 38
Piketon 52, Southeastern 47
Lucasville Valley 79, Eastern Pike 58
Portsmouth West 67, Wheelersburg 63
Vinton County 58, River Valley 54
Nelsonville-York 47, Athens 40
Alexander 67, Meigs 56

(GIRLS BASKETBALL)
Bloom Carroll 54, Amanda 41
Fairfield Union 65, Logan Elm 15
Circleville 53, Liberty Union 25
Teays Valley 50, Hamilton Township 13

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Recommendation Made For New Paint Valley Boys Basketball Coach

Presented By Hometown-Motors, Inc.

A selection committee tasked with finding a new boys varsity basketball coach at Paint Valley High School has made their recommendation to the board of education, according to a member of the selection committee.

Former Adena High School and Ohio University-Chillicothe Coach Jason Smith has been recommended by the five-person committee, which included Paint Valley HS Principal Joe Holbert, Athletic Director Lew Ewry, Board of Education Member Dave Shoemaker and community members Casey McFadden and Randy Chrisman.

If hired by the Paint Valley Board of Education, Smith would replace Bob Williams, who is being non-renewed as the Bearcats coach. Williams led the Bearcats program over the last few seasons.

In five seasons as the Warriors coach, Smith from a one-win team his first year, to 12 and 16 wins in his final two seasons. That included trips to the district tournament his final season.