TVC-Ohio Basketball Standings Jan. 14
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TVC-Ohio Boys Standings
1. Vinton County Vikings | 10-2 (Conf. 6-0)
After a slow start heading into the new year, Vinton County seems to be back on track after blowing out New Hope and Wellston by an average of 31 points per game this week. This comes after back-to-back losses to Chillicothe and South Webster, along with a double overtime win against McClain.
The Vikings still sit atop the TVC-Ohio undefeated in conference play, but they’ll face some challengers this week. The defending TVC-Hocking champion Federal Hocking Lancers will head out to McArthur on Tuesday night, followed by the Vikings trekking down to Pomeroy on Friday in a game that may shape the outcome of the TVC-Ohio title race. — Grant Kiefer
2. Meigs Marauders | 10-2 (Conf. 5-1)
This week was filled with high-scoring victories for the Meigs boys. On Tuesday, they hosted the Fort Frye Cadets to take a break from TVC play. The Marauders got away in a close one 75-66. They took a break to reload and traveled to Bidwell on Friday to take on the River Valley Raiders. Meigs took the win convincingly 78-44.
The Marauders are looking at a high-intensity week, beginning with the Belpre Golden Eagles at home on Tuesday. The boys will wrap up play with a rematch against the Vinton County Vikings at home. — Lucy Schaefer
T-3. Nelsonville-York Buckeyes | 10-4 (Conf. 3-3)
The Buckeyes continued their impressive win streak last week, tallying two more victories to make that six wins in a row. On Tuesday they edged out Amanda-Clearcreek in a 60-53 victory. Later, on Friday they brought home a huge conference win against the Athens Bulldogs.
Nelsonville-York will look to add on to their streak next week, suiting up against Trimble and Alexander. — Donovan Varney
T-3. Athens Bulldogs | 3-11 (Conf. 3-3)
The Bulldogs had a challenging week, starting off with a tough loss at home against Warren on Tuesday. Athens fell to the Warriors 77-27, and to round out the week on Friday they travelled down the road for a conference matchup against the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes. They were unable to come out on top of the matchup and fell to the Buckeyes with a final score of 63-54. On Saturday, they traveled to Gallia Academy where they picked up another loss.
Next week the Bulldogs can look to improve their conference standings with an away game on Jan. 19 at Wellston High School against the Golden Rockets. — Zachary Knight
T-5. River Valley Raiders | 4-10 (Conf. 2-4)
It was another tough week for River Valley as they were unable to break a losing streak that is now five games long. They first played against one of the TVC-Ohio leading teams in Meigs. The Marauders dominated from start to finish, winning 78-44.
Trimble came to Bidwell on Saturday night. The Raiders kept the game closer, only trailing by one point at halftime. However, the Tomcats outplayed the Raiders in the second half and defeated River Vallet 63-50.
The Raiders will play just one game this week, on the road in Huntington. — Andrew Bowlby
T-5. Wellston Golden Rockets | 2-9 (Conf. 2-4)
The last two weeks have been trending in the wrong direction for Wellston. Losing four consecutive games and falling to the bottom of the standings. This week their only game came against the dominant Vinton County.
The Golden Rockets couldn’t keep pace and lost 71-33. This week they will take on Eastern and Athens. Two must wins if they want a chance to climb back up in the TVC-Ohio standings. — Andrew Bowlby
7. Alexander Spartans | 0-13 (Conf. 0-6)
The Alexander Spartans continue their thirteen-game losing streak with a crushing defeat to the Logan Chieftains on Friday. With two similar records, (Logan stands now at 2-11) the Spartans held hope that they would grab their first win of the season.
Alexander will get another chance with two away games against Jackson and Nelsonville-York this week. — Maddie Kiefer
TVC-Ohio Girls Standings
1. Athens Bulldogs | 11-3 (Conf. 6-0)
The Athens Girls continued their winning streak from last week, picking up a 67-45 conference win against the Wellston Golden Rockets at home on Thursday. On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs continued their streak with another victory against Belpre with a final score of 56-44.
Next week, Athens can look to increase their conference record and turn this five-game win streak into a six-game win streak with an away game against River Valley on Thursday. — Zachary Knight
T-2. River Valley Raiders | 10-3 (Conf. 4-2)
Things just keep rolling for River Valley as they are winners of five in a row. The Raiders got an important win over Alexander 51-35 on Thursday. They followed that performance up with a narrow 54-51 win over Symmes Valley.
River Valley plays Dawson-Bryant on Sunday (Jan. 14), before two games this week on Wednesday and Thursday against Trimble and Athens respectively. — Andrew Bowlby
T-3. Nelsonville-York Buckeyes | 8-5 (Conf. 4-2)
The Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes had a busy week last week facing Belpre, Amanda-Clearcreek, and Trimble. The Lady Buckeyes were able to finish the week off with a 2-1 record after taking down Belpre and Trimble, while falling against Amanda-Clearcreek.
This week Nelsonville-York will have three more games, one of them being against Vinton County. Another conference win will be big as this TVC-Ohio race is tight. — Donovan Varney
T-2. Alexander Spartans | 6-4 (Conf. 4-1)
The Alexander girls dropped their second conference game this season to River Valley on Friday. The Raiders, now 10-3, defeated the young Spartan team, 51-35. This loss now knocks Alexander down to third in the TVC-Ohio standings.
The Spartans look to bounce back with games against the 1-12 Eastern Eagles and the 2-11 Crooksville Ceramics next week. — Maddie Kiefer
T-5. Wellston Golden Rockets | 5-9 (Conf. 1-5)
Another tough week for Wellston is in the books. The Golden Rockets were challenged with two road games, one against the conference leader Athens and the other a non-conference game at South Point.
Wellston fell short in both games. The Golden Rockets have two games this week vs. Eastern and Meigs. — Andrew Bowlby
T-5. Vinton County Vikings | 5-8 (Conf. 2-4)
This past week was a much-needed one for the Lady Vikings, as they finally had an undefeated week, defeating Northwest and Meigs. While those two teams aren’t the best, this was huge for Vinton County to regain its confidence and not completely let this season derail. What will maybe help this team’s confidence even more is they’ve already surpassed last season’s win total with a month left in this season.
To add a sixth or even seventh win to the season, Vinton County will have to be road warriors this week. VC will travel to Rock Hill on Monday night, followed by a TVC-Ohio bout in Nelsonville-York. While the Lady Buckeyes are near the top of the conference, don’t rule out Vinton County in this one, as they only lost 46-36 in the teams’ first meeting. — Grant Kiefer
7. Meigs Marauders | 4-9 (Conf. 0-5)
The ladies played an action packed week, playing three away games. On Monday, they traveled to Reedsville to take on Eastern in a heated TVC-Hocking matchup. Meigs came out on top, battling to the end 55-48. On Thursday, they went to Vinton County, where they would fall closely 55-39. Finally, they ended the week with a trip to Southern where they would come out victorious in a tight game 45-42.
This week, the Lady Marauders will go to Stewart to play the Federal Hocking Lancers on Monday. Then, they will travel to Wellston to take on the Golden Rockets on Thursday. — Lucy Schaefer