Reynoldsburg 78, Teays Valley 74
REYNOLDSBURG — Teays Valley stayed out in front of host Reynoldsburg for three quarters before the Raiders showed some of the signs of why they were the Div. I state runner-up last year as they outscored the Vikings 22-11 in the final period for a 78-74 win.
Helping the Vikings stay out on front of their hosts for three quarters was a record-setting performance from Brody Fields.
The senior had six in the first and 11 more in the second to help the Vikings lead 40-33 at the break. With eight more in the third — the last three of those on free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt — he tied Dale Lambert as the all-time leading scorer in TV boys basketball history.
As the Raiders were putting together their comeback in the fourth, they weren’t giving any of the Vikings many opportunities, but with 1:23 left to go Fields put up a three-pointer with a pair of defenders on him to pass Lambert, a 1970 graduate, for the all-time lead with 1,447 career points.
“That’s a team record, to be honest with you. I mean, I wouldn’t to be able to do it without those guys and them looking for me and getting me open,” Fields said. “All my teammates down the line.
“From freshman year, Sam Miller and Brayden Primmer, all those guys, the older guys my freshman year, all the way to senior year, I wouldn’t be able to do it without those guys. Those guys really helped me. I mean, Sam, I really appreciate him as a player. He freed me up my sophomore year. My junior year had some great seniors. I mean, all my teammates.”
Coming into the game, Fields needed 25 to tie the record.
With a pair of threes in the first quarter and three more in the second, reaching Lambert’s 56-year-old record was looking like a possibility.
“He did a good job of getting open. You know, the guys are looking for him,” TV coach Brian Barnett said. “ You know, they’re realizing that when Brody scores, it makes it easy for everybody else to score. And we’ve shown them that over the years.
“Brody’s one of those kids, when he gets on the heater, like he did tonight, it can really go and once he started, once that right wrist starts feeling it, it is really good.”
As the points were accumulating, Fields was feeling a little bit of pressure.
“I was thinking about it. When I went to the line, I was like ‘I gotta make this, I gotta make this,’” Fields said. “But the pressure was off and I’m thankful we hit it.
“Growing up, I wanted to be a 1,000-point scorer. I came to all the games when I was growing up. So being able to hit that was, I mean, it’s awesome. I wasn’t honestly expecting to do it. The teammates made it easy. The coaches, they set me up. They put trust in me since I was a freshman, and I can’t be more thankful for those guys.
“And, you know, all glory to God.”
Fields topped 300 points as a freshman and 400 as a sophomore. He missed a couple games due to injury to finish his junior year with 378 and 1,177 for his first three seasons. He sits at 270 with at least eight games to go this campaign.
“Brody’s one of those special kids. I mean, he’s the first one in here. In the mornings, he comes in to shoot and shoots constantly. This is the game he really loves. And you can tell it just shows on the floor,” Barnett said. “Not anyone is more dedicated than him. I mean, I’m really proud of him. And, you know, the work ethic he brings into his game is evident, not just in points, but films, the defensive end, rebounding and stuff like that.”
Along with Fields’ big night, the Vikings got 24 points and seven rebounds from Kaden Purdon. He had eight of those points in the fourth as the Vikings were fighting to hold off Reynoldsburg.
The Raiders’ Mekhi Roddy was a big performer as the sophomore put in 25 through the first three quarters on the way to a 29-point effort.
Xavier McKinney (headed to Ohio University next year) was the difference-maker to start the fourth as the senior scored Reynoldsburg’s first nine points of the period to turn a 63-56 deficit into a 65-65 tie. He finished with 29 points as well.
The Vikings (7-8, 2-7) return to action Saturday afternoon at Thomas Worthington. (With weather on the way, the start time was moved up to an approximate 3 p.m. varsity tip.)
“We talked about in the locker room, that even though we lost, it’s still a great effort, especially from last year,” Fields said, alluding to a pair of 40-plus-point losses. “But we hung with them this time. I just want to build off that.
“If we play like that every night, we can beat anybody.”
Reynoldsburg 78, Teays Valley 74
Teays Valley — Jayden Morrison 4-0-10, Brody Fields 8-6-28, Trevor Mostert 2-1-7, Karter Kozlowski 1-1-3, Kaden Purdon 9-5-24, Mitchell Combs 1-0-2. Three-point goals — Morrison (2), Fields (6), Mostert (2), Purdon. Totals —25-44 13-17 74.
Reynoldsburg — Mekhi Roddy 12-1-29, Jorden Bowens 4-2-10, Chavis Wilson 0-1-1, Rashad Perry 1-0-2, Xavier McKinney 11-6-29, Peyton Hooper 3-0-7. Three-point goals — Roddy (4), McKinney, Hooper. Totals — 31-61 10-15 78.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Teays Valley 18 22 23 11 74
Reynoldsburg 15 18 23 22 78
Teays Valley’s Top Scorers
Brody Fields (Teays Valley, 2022-present), 1,447 (thru 15 games)
Dale Lambert (Teays Valley 1967-70), 1,444
Nate Anderson (Teays Valley, 2007-2011), 1,251
Ryan Wolfe (Teays Valley, 2015-2019), 1,040
Shane Roese (Teays Valley, 1984-88), 1,011
Tyler Primmer (Teays Valley, 2010-14), 1,006
Teays Valley 54, Reynoldsburg 34 (girls)
ASHVILLE — Tessa Horsley’s second basket of the game gave TV a 6-4 lead midway through the first period and the Vikings never trailed after that on the way to a 54-34 win over Reynoldsburg Friday night.
Horsley finished as the game’s top scorer with 23 points.
Avery Mann had eight for TV with Kenzington Younkin and Cooper McManaway with six each, Areyana Karshner had five, and Amelia Brumfield and Addi Helwagen each had three.
Naomi Merriweather led Reynoldsburg with 16 points.
The Vikings (10-5) head to Fairfield Union Wednesday.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Reynoldsburg 6 6 11 11 34
Teays Valley 10 15 12 17 54
Logan Elm 63, Liberty Union 50 (girls)
BALTIMORE — After trailing at the end of the first quarter, Logan Elm held host Liberty Union to four points in the second to hold a lead at the break on the way to a 63-50 win Friday.
Kiki Ingram hit all eight of her free throws as part of a game-high 29 points Friday. The effort puts Ingram over 1,500 points for her career.
Kimmy Petty added 15 for the Braves with Palynn Wray scoring seven, Kennedy Groff five, Gillian Savage five and Maleah Gardner two.
The Braves (15-1, 7-1) are at Chillicothe Wednesday.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Logan Elm 14 13 12 24 63
Liberty Union 19 4 12 15 50