TVC-Ohio Standings: Meigs boys and Athens girls start season undefeated, lead conference
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TVC-Ohio Boys’ Standings
1. Meigs Marauders | 7-0 (Conf. 3-0)
Written by: Lucy Schaefer
The Meigs Marauders have found major success in the beginning of their season. With their new Head Coach, Ryan Davis, and his son Carson Davis, the Marauders are undefeated at 7-0 overall and 3-0 in conference. Meigs was limited last season, with several season ending injuries plaguing the team throughout the year, including sophomore Reed Brinager. Brinager returned healthy this season and has been the powerful presence he was before his injury last year and a strong factor in Meigs’ success.
The Marauders lost Braylon Harrison, Brayden Stanley, Conlee Burnam, and Griffin Cleland last season, but have done more than recovered. They beat Alexander 72-53 on Tuesday and wrapped up the week on Friday with a game versus Belpre, winning 86-57. Meigs will break for the holidays and will play again on Saturday at home versus Jackson.
2. Vinton County Vikings | 4-3 (Conf. 3-1)
Written by: Jack Zwiezinski
The Vinton County Vikings have kicked off their season sitting at 4-3. The Vikings started off their season with two consecutive wins against Trimble and River Valley followed by a close out of conference loss to the Washington Court House. They won against Alexander then took two consecutive losses against Meigs and Logan. The team snapped their streak with a win against the Athens Bulldogs.
After losing nine players last season, players like Cobra Sharp and Hayden Reynolds have taken the reins of this Vikings team. The team welcomes the South Webster Jeeps on December 27th.
T3. Nelsonville-York Buckeyes | 6-1 (Conf. 2-1)
Written by: Donovan Varney
The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes have put together an impressive start to the 2023-2024 season with a 6-1 record. Their only loss of the season came by four points at the hands of the Athens Bulldogs in their first conference game of the season.
After graduating the team’s leading scorer in Keagan Swope, junior Alec Thompson has stepped up averaging over 20 points per game. Head Coach Blaine Gabriel and his boys have an 11-day break before they hit the hardwood against Portsmouth West on Saturday.
T3. Athens Bulldogs | 3-4 (Conf. 2-1)
Written by: Zachary Knight
The Athens Bulldogs have found their footing early on this season, managing to place themselves at a 3-3 record. They started off with two losses to Amanda-Clearcreek and Jackson in the first two weeks. The Bulldogs went on to pick up three wins in a row against conference opponents Nelsonville-York and River Valley, along with another dominant win over Federal Hocking. Their streak ended against Vinton County.
Returners like Leo Martin and Weston Wheatley have led the charge for the Bulldogs so far, and the team will travel to Belpre for their next matchup against the Golden Eagles on Monday.
T3. Wellston Golden Rockets | 2-5 (Conf. 2-1)
Written by: Joshua Hoerner
The Golden Rockets have pushed through out-of-conference struggles to keep them in a tie for third place in the standings. After two losses to begin the year, Wellston won their opening game of TVC play against the Alexander Spartans, following that up with another win over River Valley eleven days later. Their latest contest was a 65-53 loss to Waterford.
Players such as Wes Briggs and Justin Jackson will have a huge impact on this season for the Golden Rockets. Looking ahead, Wellston will travel to Southeastern on Saturday the 28th for their last game of the calendar year.
T7. Alexander Spartans | 1-7 (Conf. 0-4)
Written by: Joshua Hoerner
Alexander is still trying to figure things out under new head coach Jordan Hill. After opening the season with a win over Trimble, the Spartans have dropped their last seven games, including four conference contests. The Spartans’ most recent game was a loss to Crooksville in the Jamboree at Logan.
The Spartans will lean on Klaxton Hawk and Mason Morris as their primary scorers this season. Alexander will take on Waterford on Saturday the 28th.
T7. River Valley Raiders | 1-7 (Conf. 0-4)
Written by: Joshua Hoerner
The Raiders are looking to improve upon a tough start to their season. After getting a non-conference win against the first place Southern Tornadoes, River Valley has dropped their last six games. Three of these games have been under 10-point losses, including a 5-point loss to Nelsonville-York. River Valley’s last contest was a loss to Warren.
The Raiders will take on Oak Hill on Saturday the 28th, and head to Unioto two days later.
TVC-Ohio Girls’ Standings
1. Athens Bulldogs | 7-0 (Conf. 4-0)
Written by: Zachary Knight
The Athens Lady Bulldogs have started their season with a flawless 7-0 record. They managed to pull off wins against tough conference opponents like River Valley, who was the team’s only conference loss last season. They also defeated the Meigs Marauders in a historic 100-8 win, with Brystol Stump and Quinn Banks each finishing with 21 points.
With the entire starting five returning for the Bulldogs, and Asa Holcombe and Ella Chapman leading the charge, the Bulldogs will look to reclaim the throne in the TVC-Ohio for the third year in a row. Up next, they’ll travel to face off with the Waterford Wildcats, who are the reigning TVC-Hocking champions.
2. Alexander Spartans | 4-2 (Conf. 3-1)
Written by: Joshua Hoerner
The Spartans started off their season very strong. Despite an early season loss to Federal Hocking, Alexander went ahead to win their next three games, including a two-point win over River Valley. In the team’s biggest game of the season so far, the Spartans fell to rival Athens, putting them a game behind the Bulldogs. The two will meet again at the end of January.
Lily Ryder and Kaylee Hudnall have been key contributors for Alexander so far. The Spartans will take on Crooksville and South Gallia in their next two contests.
3. River Valley Raiders | 5-4 (Conf. 3-2)
Written by: Joshua Hoerner
Despite two losses in conference play, the Raiders are still in a great position to finish near the top of the standings. They took down Gallia Academy and Glenwood to start their season. The Raiders have fallen to Alexander and Athens in-conference, including the two-point loss mentioned above.
The Raider will host Oak Hill and Eastern at home for their next two games.
T4. Vinton County Vikings | 5-3 (Conf. 2-2)
Written by: Jack Zwiezinski
The Lady Vikings start off the season at 5-3, opening their season with three straight wins against Waverly, Trimble and Nelsonville-York. They took their first loss against Alexander, bouncing back with a win against Meigs. The Lady Vikings took two losses against Logan and River Valley and a win against Southeastern.
Vinton County gets back on the court Monday in an out of conference matchup against the Chillicothe Cavaliers. The Lady Vikings face exclusively out of conference opponents until the start of the new year.
T4. Nelsonville-York Buckeyes | 3-5 (Conf. 2-2)
Written by: Donovan Varney
The Lady Buckeyes start this year’s campaign with a 3-5 record. Although only tallying three wins, each Nelsonville-York victory has come by over 28+ points. While they are without Hardwood Heroes Player of the Year Airah Lavy, they’ve seen an impressive jump from senior Alayna Okulich and sophomore Madi Pidcock.
Nelsonville-York won’t see the hardwood for over a week. When they return, they’ll host the Federal Hocking Lancers out of the TVC-Hocking before seeing conference play again in the new year.
6. Wellston Golden Rockets | 4-4 (Conf. 1-3)
Written by: Joshua Hoerner
A 3-1 record outside of conference play has propelled the Golden Rockets to a .500 start to their season. Among these wins include Zane Trace and Oak Hill. Their most recent game was their first conference win of the season against Meigs. The Golden Rockets have lost conference games to Athens, Alexander, and Nelsonville-York.
Wellston will take on Point Pleasant for their last game before the new calendar year.
7. Meigs Marauders | 0-7 (Conf. 0-5)
Written by: Lucy Schaefer
The Lady Marauders have struggled early this season, beginning with an 0-7 overall record. They lost their entire starting five from last year, which included Andrea Mahr, Keaghan Wolfe, Maggie Musser, Delana Wright, and Avery Patterson.
On Tuesday, the Marauders fell to the Athens Lady Bulldogs, who dominated 100-8. On Thursday, they lost on the road to the Wellston Golden Rockets in a closer 50-33 game. They rounded out the week at home against South Gallia, who beat the Lady Marauders 61-16.
With no seniors on the roster, the main focus, according to Head Coach Heath Hudson, is improvement over the course of the season. The Lady Marauders are looking ahead to this week with a game at Southern on Monday before a holiday break.