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DRESDEN — On a night when Gator Nichols needed to play like the reigning Division IV Player of the Year, Maysville's senior guard did just that.
Nichols tied his career high with 42 points — 22 in the second half — as the Panthers overcame foul trouble to pull away in the fourth quarter for a 71-62 win against host Tri-Valley in a Muskingum Valley League crossover game on Jan. 23.
Tri-Valley (9-7, 7-4 MVL-Big) was still within 47-46 late in the third quarter after Ryan Lamonica scored inside, but Nichols' fadeaway jumper just before the horn triggered an 8-2 Panther run that pushed Maysville's lead to 57-48 with 5:30 left. The Scotties never got closer than six the rest of the game.
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Maysville (13-1, 11-0 MVL-Small), which defeated the Scotties by 44 points in the first meeting, trailed by as many as seven in the second quarter and was challenged throughout as post players Kane Roehrig and Kade Rock each sat with four fouls for much of the second half.
Nichols responded with his best scoring night of the year, hitting a number of difficult shots in scoring 22 of the team's first 30 points. He finished 8-of-11 at the line and hit four 3-pointers.
Landen Iden scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and Gavin Ferguson added eight points for Maysville.
Colten Rollison tallied 19 points, Ryan Lamonica 15, Oliver Baker 11 and Troy Patterson 10 for Tri-Valley.
Steub. Cath. Cent. 55, Rosecrans 53: Rahim Mitchell scored 11 of his team-high 19 points in the second half, as the Crusaders outlasted the visiting Bishops in a rematch of last year's Division VII East District final.
Rosecrans had a pair of shots to tie or take the lead in the final seven seconds but couldn't convert.
Brody Boothe returned from a wrist injury to score 13 points in a balanced effort for the Bishops that also saw Kohen Harris net 14, Tyler Bernett 13 and Owen Lambert 11.
Harris had four of the team's seven 3s, but the Bishops were just 20-of-55 from the floor overall — 13-of-33 on 2s. Catholic Central also had a 35-29 rebounding edge.
Rosecrans' home game with Fisher Catholic on Jan. 24 has been postponed due to anticipated snow from Winter Storm Fern. No makeup date has been announced.
West M 65, Morgan 39: Kyle Porter led nine players who scored with 21 points in an MVL crossover win for the Tornadoes (11-4, 6-3 MVL-Small) in McConnelsville.
Seven of Porter's points came in a 22-6 blitz in the third quarter that turned a 26-18 West lead at the half into a 48-24 bulge entering the fourth. Noah Morrison added 15 points — eight with two 3s in the third — and Cade Porter eight for West.
Carsen Huck scored 11 of his 15 points in the first three quarters for Morgan (4-10, 2-7 MVL-Big).
John Glenn 74, Crooksville 33: Stehl Bates scored 19 of his 21 points and Brayden Davis 14 of his 16 in the first half for the Muskies (13-1, 9-1 MVL-Big) in an MVL crossover win in McLuney.
Cooper Briggs hit four first-half 3s in a 15-point effort for John Glenn, which led 22-9 after the first quarter and 55-15 at the half.
Hodge Taylor had 16 points for Crooksville (2-14, 1-9 MVL-Small).
River View 41, New Lexington 38: Paul Stenson had 13 points and Eli Stephens 11 with eight rebounds for the Panthers (2-12, 0-10 MVL-Small), who had 19 turnovers in an MVL road loss at Luther Stover Gymnasium.
Lane Ratliff added five assists and Tanner Toth six rebounds for New Lex.
River View improved to 3-11 overall and 3-7 in the MVL-Big.
Ridgewood 58, Sandy Valley 48: The Generals held a 22-8 edge in made free throws in an Inter-Valley Conference-South Division win in West Lafayette.
Jackson Cabot hit two 3s in the first quarter and was 11-of-14 at the line to pace the Generals (9-6, 5-5 IVC-South), who also had Andrew Kinsey and Logan Ridenbaugh with 12 points and Jace McQueen with nine.
Ridgewood led 41-38 entering the fourth but hit 11 of 16 at the line in the final frame to pull away — Cabot was 7-of-9.
Sandy Valley slipped to 3-13 overall and 1-7 in the IVC.
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Sheridan 56, Coshocton 41: Canyon Daly scored a game-high 14 points to lead three players in double figures for the Generals (10-5, 9-1), who stayed tied with John Glenn for the MVL-Big School Division lead.
Colin Mallernee added 13 points, Tyce Whiteman 10 with seven rebounds and Logan Russell eight points as Sheridan outscored the visitors, 40-19, in the second half.
Coshocton slipped to 7-9 overall and 3-7 in the MVL-Small.
Watkins Memorial 69, Zanesville 52: Eli Jessup fired in 12 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter for the Warriors (7-7) in a Licking County League-Buckeye Division game at Winland Memorial Gymnasium.
Donevan Sheppard added 12 points as Watkins (5-4 LCL-Buckeye) outscored the Blue Devils (8-6, 5-4), 25-16, in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Philo 57, Meadowbrook 43: The Electrics improved to 6-8 overall and 3-6 in the MVL-Big with a crossover win at The Power Plant.
Vincent Warren 40, John Glenn 35: Delaney Gates led a balanced Warrior attack with 10 points and Juliand Huffman and Donica Gates added eight in a nonleague win at home.
Ava Winland scored eight of her 13 points in the third quarter for John Glenn, which led 30-27 but managed just five points in the fourth.
This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Gator Nichols' big night saves Maysville, Jan. 23 top performers
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Nichols tied his career high with 42 points — 22 in the second half — as the Panthers overcame foul trouble to pull away in the fourth quarter for a 71-62 win against host Tri-Valley in a Muskingum Valley League crossover game on Jan. 23.
Tri-Valley (9-7, 7-4 MVL-Big) was still within 47-46 late in the third quarter after Ryan Lamonica scored inside, but Nichols' fadeaway jumper just before the horn triggered an 8-2 Panther run that pushed Maysville's lead to 57-48 with 5:30 left. The Scotties never got closer than six the rest of the game.
More: What to watch as high school basketball teams heat up down the stretch
More: West M girls basketball still rolling, Jan. 19-21 top performers
Maysville (13-1, 11-0 MVL-Small), which defeated the Scotties by 44 points in the first meeting, trailed by as many as seven in the second quarter and was challenged throughout as post players Kane Roehrig and Kade Rock each sat with four fouls for much of the second half.
Nichols responded with his best scoring night of the year, hitting a number of difficult shots in scoring 22 of the team's first 30 points. He finished 8-of-11 at the line and hit four 3-pointers.
Landen Iden scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and Gavin Ferguson added eight points for Maysville.
Colten Rollison tallied 19 points, Ryan Lamonica 15, Oliver Baker 11 and Troy Patterson 10 for Tri-Valley.
Steub. Cath. Cent. 55, Rosecrans 53: Rahim Mitchell scored 11 of his team-high 19 points in the second half, as the Crusaders outlasted the visiting Bishops in a rematch of last year's Division VII East District final.
Rosecrans had a pair of shots to tie or take the lead in the final seven seconds but couldn't convert.
Brody Boothe returned from a wrist injury to score 13 points in a balanced effort for the Bishops that also saw Kohen Harris net 14, Tyler Bernett 13 and Owen Lambert 11.
Harris had four of the team's seven 3s, but the Bishops were just 20-of-55 from the floor overall — 13-of-33 on 2s. Catholic Central also had a 35-29 rebounding edge.
Rosecrans' home game with Fisher Catholic on Jan. 24 has been postponed due to anticipated snow from Winter Storm Fern. No makeup date has been announced.
West M 65, Morgan 39: Kyle Porter led nine players who scored with 21 points in an MVL crossover win for the Tornadoes (11-4, 6-3 MVL-Small) in McConnelsville.
Seven of Porter's points came in a 22-6 blitz in the third quarter that turned a 26-18 West lead at the half into a 48-24 bulge entering the fourth. Noah Morrison added 15 points — eight with two 3s in the third — and Cade Porter eight for West.
Carsen Huck scored 11 of his 15 points in the first three quarters for Morgan (4-10, 2-7 MVL-Big).
John Glenn 74, Crooksville 33: Stehl Bates scored 19 of his 21 points and Brayden Davis 14 of his 16 in the first half for the Muskies (13-1, 9-1 MVL-Big) in an MVL crossover win in McLuney.
Cooper Briggs hit four first-half 3s in a 15-point effort for John Glenn, which led 22-9 after the first quarter and 55-15 at the half.
Hodge Taylor had 16 points for Crooksville (2-14, 1-9 MVL-Small).
River View 41, New Lexington 38: Paul Stenson had 13 points and Eli Stephens 11 with eight rebounds for the Panthers (2-12, 0-10 MVL-Small), who had 19 turnovers in an MVL road loss at Luther Stover Gymnasium.
Lane Ratliff added five assists and Tanner Toth six rebounds for New Lex.
River View improved to 3-11 overall and 3-7 in the MVL-Big.
Ridgewood 58, Sandy Valley 48: The Generals held a 22-8 edge in made free throws in an Inter-Valley Conference-South Division win in West Lafayette.
Jackson Cabot hit two 3s in the first quarter and was 11-of-14 at the line to pace the Generals (9-6, 5-5 IVC-South), who also had Andrew Kinsey and Logan Ridenbaugh with 12 points and Jace McQueen with nine.
Ridgewood led 41-38 entering the fourth but hit 11 of 16 at the line in the final frame to pull away — Cabot was 7-of-9.
Sandy Valley slipped to 3-13 overall and 1-7 in the IVC.
More: Cabot, Ridenbaugh driving Ridgewood basketball during hot streak
Sheridan 56, Coshocton 41: Canyon Daly scored a game-high 14 points to lead three players in double figures for the Generals (10-5, 9-1), who stayed tied with John Glenn for the MVL-Big School Division lead.
Colin Mallernee added 13 points, Tyce Whiteman 10 with seven rebounds and Logan Russell eight points as Sheridan outscored the visitors, 40-19, in the second half.
Coshocton slipped to 7-9 overall and 3-7 in the MVL-Small.
Watkins Memorial 69, Zanesville 52: Eli Jessup fired in 12 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter for the Warriors (7-7) in a Licking County League-Buckeye Division game at Winland Memorial Gymnasium.
Donevan Sheppard added 12 points as Watkins (5-4 LCL-Buckeye) outscored the Blue Devils (8-6, 5-4), 25-16, in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Philo 57, Meadowbrook 43: The Electrics improved to 6-8 overall and 3-6 in the MVL-Big with a crossover win at The Power Plant.
Jan. 22 results
Girls Basketball
Vincent Warren 40, John Glenn 35: Delaney Gates led a balanced Warrior attack with 10 points and Juliand Huffman and Donica Gates added eight in a nonleague win at home.
Ava Winland scored eight of her 13 points in the third quarter for John Glenn, which led 30-27 but managed just five points in the fourth.
This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Gator Nichols' big night saves Maysville, Jan. 23 top performers
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