Division IV Regional Semifinal at Zanesville HS
Circleville 46, West Holmes 34
ZANESVILLE — Circleville trailed most of the first half before getting the lead in the third period on the way to advancing to the Division IV Elite Eight with a 46-34 win over West Holmes Tuesday.
Midway through the third, Addison Edgington hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 28-28 and was the next to score to put the Tigers on top. A Tigers’ steal led to another basket from Edgington.
Circleville took the ball away from the Knights on the next possession which resulted in a pair of free throws from Maddie Blakeman for a 34-28 lead.
Another basket from Edgington pushed Circleville’s lead to 36-28.
The quarter ended with Circleville up 38-29 as Edgington scored 11 in the quarter.
Edgington led the Tigers hitting 10 of 17 shots from the field in scoring 24 points and she pulled down nine rebounds. Blakeman had nine points and seven rebounds with Mallory McConnell putting in six points with five rebounds.
Zalina Proper had 13 points for West Holmes (12-13), with 11 in the first quarter.
Circleville (22-4) returns to Zanesville Friday for a 7 p.m. tip against Indian Creek (21-5), which was a 44-39 winner over Buckeye Valley. The winner will claim the regional championship.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
West Holmes 13 10 6 5 34
Circleville 9 8 21 8 46
Division II Regional Semifinal at Ridgedale HS
Big Walnut 49, Teays Valley 44
MORRAL — Big Walnut flipped the scoreboard in the third quarter to defeat Teays Valley 49-44 in a Division II regional semifinal Tuesday.
The Vikings (16-8) had a 25-17 lead at halftime but were held to a single basket from Cami Robins in the third quarter while the Golden Eagles scored 20 points to go up 37-27. Sophomore Ryleigh Thrapp had 11 points and junior Sydney Mobley had eight in the period for BW.
Thrapp was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points and Mobley was right behind with 20.
Junior Tessa Horsley led the Vikings with 17.
Big Walnut (22-4) advances to play Worthington Kilbourne Friday.
Big Walnut 49, Teays Valley 44
Big Walnut — Lexi Federer 1-0-2, Remy Largent 1-2-4, Sydney Mobley 8-4-20, Alexa Morris 1-0-2, Ryleigh Thrapp 9-2-21. Three-point goals — Thrapp. Totals — 20-8-49.
Teays Valley— Amelia Brumfield 0-4-4, Cooper McManaway 2-0-6, Cami Robins 3-0-8, Areyana Karshner 2-2-7, Kenzington Younkin 1-0-2, Tessa Horsley 7-2-17. Three-point goals — McManaway (2), Karshner, Horsley. Totals —15-8-44.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Big Walnut 10 7 20 12 49
Teays Valley 14 11 2 17 44