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Big 4th period leads Lady Bulldogs past LCC

Sumner and Wills each tallied 14 • Wills nailed a trey and 9 foul shots • Kylie Acheson netted season-high 9 points on the strength of 2 triples
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 15, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Ada girls basketball team poured in 23 fourth-period points to rally past former league foe Lima Central Catholic 46-35 Thursday night.

The Lady Bulldogs led 9-4 after the first period and 14-12 at intermission after a low-scoring first half. LCC edged in front 24-23 heading to the fourth quarter.

But Ada dominated the final period 23-11 behind sophomore Courtney Sumner, who scored nine points, and seven markers from senior Miranda Wills.

The purple and sank nine of 14 foul shots in the final stanza as they doubled the output of their first three periods in the fourth quarter alone.

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Ram blitz buries Bulldog boys in rivalry game    

Ada travels to Hardin Northern on Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 13, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley reeled off 20 unanswered points midway through the game to knock off Ada 54-34 Tuesday night in their annual non-conference grudge match.

The Bulldogs trailed just 15-12 in the second quarter after senior Micah Cook sank a right baseline jumper. But then the Rams tallied the final nine points of the half to take control.

USV continued that momentum into the second half with an 11-0 opening flurry and built a 35-12 cushion to put the game out of reach.     

The Bulldogs dropped to 1-9 with the defeat. Meanwhile, the Rams evened ther record at 4-4 with the convincing victory. 

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Ada grapplers compete at Crestview

And junior high results from Mohawk meet
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 12, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
CONVOY - The Ada varsity wrestling team competed Saturday at a quadrangular meet hosted by Crestview.

Since the Bulldogs combined with Antwerp to fill more weight classes and streamline the event, no team scores were kept.

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Ada boys downed by Wildcats

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 11, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada boys basketball team played its first game in three weeks vs. Delphos Jefferson and came up short 46-34 in Northwest Conference action Friday night.

The Bulldogs trailed just 16-15 early in the second period after a fake handoff and baseline-driving layup from senior Tristan Conley.

But Jefferson then reeled off nine unanswered points and ended the half on an 11-1 run to take control of the contest and lead 27-16 by intermission. 

DJ led by as many as 18 in the second half, and Ada never got closer than 10 the rest of the way. 

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It's Ada boys over McComb

Murphy scored a season-high 17 points. Ennis fired in 15 points with 3 triples, and Cook added 12
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 11, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The hustling Ada boys basketball team got its first victory of the season with a 50-42 victory over visiting McComb in non-conference play Saturday night.

The Bulldogs took a 21-16 lead after one period when senior Micah Cook banked in a 33-foot triple at the buzzer. McComb pulled within one point in the second stanza, but Ada never relinquished the lead.

A 10-2 third quarter where the Bulldogs limited the Panthers to just one basket allowed the purple and gold hosts to extend the lead to 41-28 heading into the final period.

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Lady Bulldogs pressured by Panthers

More non-conference foes on this week's schedule
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 11, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada girls basketball team was scrappy but lost 48-30 to tough McComb in non-league action Saturday afternoon.

The smaller Lady Bulldogs were out-rebounded and committed too many turnovers against the aggressive Panther press and halfcourt defense.

"Turnovers and (offensive) rebounds absolutely killed us the first half," said Ada third-year head coach Morgan Bass. "We had a better ending as far as effort, but we waited too long. 

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