Hunter Cavanaugh lit up the nets for 31 points Friday night in a 77-63 win for New Hope over visiting Wellston.
He led three Statesmen who scored in double figures as Lane Bruning had 12 and Landen Parker had 11.
For Wellston (1-4), the scoring was dominated by Will Briggs and Wes Briggs.
Will had 12 of his team-best 27 in the first quarter as the Rockets had an early 22-19 lead.
Wes was scoreless in the first but went to have 20 in the contest.
The Statesmen improve to 5-0 and host Newark Catholic Tuesday.
New Hope 77, Wellston 63
Wellston — Wes Briggs 8-4-20, Rylan Long 2-0-4, Bennett Jadrnicek 1-0-2, Justin Jackson 3-0-7, Devin Barnhill 1-0-3, Will Briggs 11-0-27. Three-point goals — Jackson, Barnhill, Will Brigs (5). Total — 11-0-27
New Hope — Hunter Cavanaugh 11-4-31, Gavin Ludens 2-0-4, Landen Parker 4-2-11, Nathaniel Ames 4-0-10, Tyler Cook 3-0-9, Lane Bruning 4-3-12. Three-point goals — Cavanaugh (5), Parker, Ames (2), Cook (3), Bruning. Total — 28-9-77.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Wellston 22 11 14 16 63
New Hope 19 18 24 16 77
Aces take Lions by eight
AMANDA — Amanda-Clearcreek had an eight-point advantage in the second quarter on the way to posting an eight-point win over visiting Liberty Union 50-42 Friday night.
The Lions led 10-9 after the first quarter but the Aces had a 26-19 lead by the half.
Taylor Evans led the Aces with a game-high 18 points and Grace Davis and Kaylie Wilson each had 10.
The Aces improve to 6-1 on the season with a 4-1 mark in the Mid-State League and travel to unbeaten Bloom-Carroll Tuesday.
Amanda-Clearcreek 50, Liberty Union 42
Liberty Union — Morgan Love 1-1-3, Payton Hochradel 3-1-7, Ella Brown 2-2-7, Haeden Brunty 3-0-7, Gabby Howell 5-0-10, Brooklyn Angelo 3-2-8. Three-point goals — Brown, Brunty. Total — 17-6-42.
Amanda-Clearcreek — Grace Davis 4-2-10, Allie Leist 2-0-6, Hailey Sowers 2-0-4, Taylor Evans 6-6-18, Kaylie Wilson 3-1-10, Addy Pugh 1-0-2. Three-point goals — Leist (2), Wilson (3). Total — 18-9-50.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Liberty Union 10 9 12 11 42
Amanda-Clearcreek 9 17 11 13 50
Bulldogs stay unbeaten
Emily Bratton had 20 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to help Bloom-Carroll pull away from Logan Elm on the way to a 55-29 win.
Logan Elm had a 9-8 lead after the first quarter, with all nine points coming from Kiannah Ingram.
The Bulldogs (7-0, 4-0) had a 20-13 lead by halftime. The BC advantage was 38-17 by the end of the third.
Outside shooting was key in the game with the Bulldogs hitting 10 three-pointers to LE’s three.
Ingram had a team-high 18 for LE and Kimmy Petty had six.
Tessa Brooks added 13 for BC and Marissa Wilkinson had 10.
The Lady Braves (4-3, 1-3) return to action Tuesday at Liberty Union.
Bloom-Carroll 55, Logan Elm 29
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Bloom-Carroll 8 12 18 17 55
Logan Elm 9 4 4 8 29
Fast start lifts Mustangs to 4-0
A fast start for Westfall helped the Mustangs stay unbeaten with a 77-47 win over visiting Paint Valley.
Joe Wray had 10 first-quarter points as the Mustangs started with a 16-9 first quarter.
Brody Clark scored 13 points in the second quarter as Westfall extended its lead to 41-20 at the half.
While Paint Valley cut three points off Westfall’s lead in the third, the Mustangs outscored their guests 23-11 in the fourth.
Clark added nine points in the fourth to wrap up a 29-point effort. Wray ended the night with 21 points and Bryan Craig had 14 points.
Carson Free led Paint Valley with 23.
At 4-0 for the first time since 2009, the Mustangs host Huntington Tuesday.
Westfall 77, Paint Valley 47
Paint Valley— Jeremy Cain 1-0-2, Logan Lane 2-2-6, Jose Rinehart 2-0-5, Carson Free 9-4-23, Brayton Robertson 1-0-2, Gavan Kingery 3-0-6, Camden Cooper 0-1-1, Caden Fauber 1-0-2. Three-point goals — Rinehart, Free. Total — 19-7-47.
Westfall — Brody Clark 12-2-29, Joe Wray 8-2-21, Bryan Craig 7-0-14, Brenden Tuttle 1-0-2, Brydan Gall 1-0-2, Henry Barnes 2-1-5, Jeremiah Layton 1-2-4. Three-point goals — Clark (3), Wray (3). Total — 32-7-77.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Paint Valley 9 11 16 11 47
Westfall 16 25 13 23 77
