By Cort Reynolds
ADA __The Ada High School boys basketball team lost a tough defensive battle 48-40 to visiting Van Buren in a Blanchard Valley Conference contest on January 17.
The Bulldogs fell to 9-6 overall and 4-2 in the BVC after the hard-fought defeat. Van Buren improved to 8-5 overall and 4-2 in BVC play with the win.
VB turned the game around with a decisive 16-6 third period. Ada played hard but the Black Knights took advantage of 22 Bulldog turnovers and poor Ada three-point shooting to win.