Gem City Sports Network

Bevin Louden scored 19 points and Beckett Sullivan added 17 as the West Liberty-Salem Tigers pounded the Rams of Greeneview 77-49 in the District Semi-finals at Bethel High School on Tuesday night

The Tigers jumped out to a 9-2 lead early in the first quarter and would lead by as much as 10. Louden had 5 of his 19 in the firs quarter.

The Rams would make a game of it in the second quarter.
With the Tigers up 32-21 with 4:16 left in the half, the Rams would bounce back and in the final 4:16 would out score the Tigers 11-4 to close within 4 at 36-32 at the half.

But that was the closest the Rams would come on this night.

The Tigers would pull away outscoring the Rams 16-5 in the third quarter and 25-12 in the fourth to put it awa for the Tigers.

The Rams were led by Will Clime with 18, all in the first half and also by Lucas Reynolds with 18.

The Rams will fall to 10-13 on the year while West Liberty-Salem improves to 21-3.

West Liberty-Salem will advance to the District Final on Saturday morning at Middletown High School at 10 am and will face the Silver Knights of Summit Country Day a 60-48 winner over Mariemont

Brody Morton hit 2 free throws with just 4 seconds left as the Preble Shawnee Arrows 45-43 in a thriller at Bethel High School on Tuesday night.

Preble Shawnee shot out to a 10 lead in the first quarter.

Turnovers hurt the Lakers in the first quarter with 7. The Arrows would capitalize off those turnovers
Brody Morton scored 7 points in that first quarter and Preble Shawnee lead 12-5 after 1

Indian Lake would battle back to make it 20-17 at the half. Avery Pequignot lead the way for the Lakers with 6 points and the Lakers would outscore the Arrows 12-8 in the quarter

In the 3^rd quarter the Lakers came out cold and we held scoreless until Pequignot hit 2 free throws to make it 28-19 Arrows. But the Arrows would outscore the Lakers 11-5 and would lead 31-22  at the end of 3 quarters

Indian Lake would come alive in the fourth to try and keep their season alive

Preble Shawnee would score the first 7 points of the quarter giving the Arrows a 38-22 lead. But the Lakers wouldn’t quit. They would score 6 unanswered points and Indian Lake would only trail by 10.

Preble Shawnee was lights out to start the 4^th quarter outscoring the Lakers 7-0 in the first 2 minutes.
But after an Indian Lake time out the Lakers would catch fire and pull within 4 points after a Brody Reisinger 3 pointer with under 3 minutes to play. Avery Pequignot would then drain a 3 pointer and the Lakers were within 1 point wit 2:50 left
Reisinger would eventually tie it up at 43. But Brody Morton would end it with 2 free throws with 4 seconds left.

Indian Lake desperately tried to win it with a 3 pointer but to no avail and Preble Shawnee would win it 45-43.

Brody Morton led the way for the Arros with 19 points and Brody Foxbower ended up with 10

The Lakers were led by Senior Avery Pequignot with 23 points followed by Brody Reisingers 13.
The Lakers end the season at 18-6 while the Arrows improve to 21-4 and will play North College Hill, a 72-41 winner over Seven Hills, Saturday at Noon at Middletown High School