Unioto Win At Adena Places Them In Sole Possession Of SVC Girls Basketball Lead

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The last two unbeaten SVC girls basketball teams went head-to-head Thursday, with the Unioto Lady Shermans coming away with a 55-42 victory at Adena to grab sole possession of first place, headed to the Christmas holiday break.

Unioto led most of the game, holding a 14-10 advantage after the first quarter, 27-20 at half, 34-31 after three and the final margin of 13 points.

The Lady Warriors had a brief 31-30 lead with 3:10 left in the third quarter, but the Lady Shermans came right back and went on a 4-0 run to end the third period.

The fourth quarter was dominated by Unioto, outscoring Adena 21-9.

Unioto had seven players in the scoring column, led by sophomore Amelia Uhrig’s 17 points/6 rebounds, Avery Miller 13 points/10 rebounds, Addison Mohan 8 points, Alexis Book 6, Karlee Renner 3, and Jozie Zickafoose 2.

Uhrig is our “McDonald’s Player of the Game.”

Adena also had seven players score, led by Emma Garrison’s 15 points/6 rebounds, Sydney Ater 8 points, Jaydyn Smith 6, Kiera Wiiliams 5, Makaela Loverly 5 and Caelan Miner with 3. Sydney Foglesong was held scoreless, but had 5 rebounds.

Unioto improves to (5-0/8-0) while Adena drops to (4-1/5-1).

Other Thursday SVC Girls Basketball Finals:
Huntington 44, Southeastern 39
Piketon 46, Zane Trace 31
Paint Valley 57, Westfall 33