The North Union boys basketball team improved to 20-0 Friday with a 64-50 win over Central Buckeye Conference opponent Graham.
The Wildcats took a 10-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and the rest was history for the Falcons.
North Union continued to pile on the points in the second quarter, picking up 19.
The Falcons were able to keep pace with17 points.
NU led, 29-25, at halftime.
North Union’s offensive place was too much in the third set.
The Wildcats stretched their lead to 48-38 by the end of the stanza.
North Union cruised to 20th win with 16 points in the final eight minutes to help claim the victory.
Preston Crabtree led the team with 22 points. Harley Day picked up 11 points and Connor Terrill finished in double figures with 10.
Zach Vernon added nine in the win, while Trevyn Feasel tallied seven points and Owen Davis finished with five.
The Wildcats will return to action Wednesday against Elgin in their final regular season match of the season.
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JA comes up short
The Jonathan Alder boys dropped a tight 41-38 contest to their Central Buckeye Conference rival London.
The Pioneers, who clinched the Kenton Trail Division title last week, trailed the Red Raiders 9-8 at the end of the first quarter.
They answered with some better offensive production in the second quarter that gave the Pioneers a 19-18 lead at the turn.
Alder turned up its defensive pressure in the third quarter, only allowing London to tally a single point.
The JA offense responded by dropping 14 points in the quarter and taking a solid 33-19 point lead into the final stanza.
The two teams swapped roles for the final eight minutes as the Red Raiders put up a tough offense.
London outscored JA, 22-2, to claim the victory.
The Pioneers dropped to 17-4 on the season and will close out the regular season against Hilliard Darby onTuesday before opening up tournament play against Columbus East Feb. 29.
London
Woodyard 5-0-13, Hatem 4-0-11, Cameron 3-2-8, Jones 3-0-6, Hawkins-White 1-1-3. Totals 16-3-41.
Three-point goals: Woodyard 3, Hatem 3
Jonathan Alder
Santa-Emma 6-2-16, Welsch 3-0-8, Izzard 3-1-7, Walker 3-1-7. Totals 15-4-38.
Three-point goals: Santa-Emma 2, Walesch 2 .
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Triad falls to WLS
The Triad boy’s basketball team fell 95-55 to West Liberty in their final Ohio Heritage Conference contest of the season.
The Tigers put up 30 points against the Cardinals in the opening eight minutes of the contest.
WLS held a 59-18 lead at halftime and took an 85-39 spread into the fourth set.
Triad will close out their regular season against Upper Scioto Valley today.
West Liberty
Nease 10-5-27, Loffing 7-0-16, Eggleston 5-0-13, Burden 4-0-9, Woodruff 3-1-8, Siegenthaler 3-2-8, Saylor 2-0-5, McGill 2-0-4, LeVan 1-0-3, Strapp 1-0-2. Totals 38-8-95.
Three-point goals: Eggleston 3, Loffing 2 Nease 1, Burden 1, Woodruff 1, Saylor 1, LeVan 1
Triad
Nott 7-2-23, O’Neal 4-2-10, Freyhof 2-2-6, Campbell 1-1-4, Lease 1-0-3, Maley 1-1-3, Pond 1-0-2, Spriggs 1-0-2, Talbot 1-0-2. Totals 19-8-55.
Three-point goals: Nott 7, Campbell 1, Lease 1