Several local basketball teams hit the court Monday.
The Bellefontaine varsity girls used a fast start to defeat visiting Botkins 45-38.
The Chiefs jumped out to a 29-12 halftime lead.
Junior Jazmyn Haley recorded her seventh straight double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Senior Whitney Rader scored 12 points while classmate Julia Hunt tallied 2 points and 9 rebounds.
Kameren Haley provided a spark off the bench with 10 points.
Bellefontaine has won their last four games to move to 10-4. They will host Triad Wednesday night.
The JV Chiefs beat Botkins 36-27.
Liz Martin had 8 points. Deja Peterson and Ashley Artis each added 7 points.
The Triad varsity girls ran by host Riverside 58-38.
Nicole Simonelli had a game-high 18 points and Faith Orecchio scored 15 points.
For Riverside, Brooke Hickey recorded 13 points and Liz McGowen added 8 points.
The JV Lady Pirates lost 37-17.
Taylor Stevens tossed in 7 points.
Jr. High:
The Benjamin Logan 7th grade girls steamrolled Indian Valley 45-18 to improve to 11-0.
Nikki Current led the attack with 22 points, Jazi McKeen tallied 10 points and 6 steals, Lexi Stewart had 5 points, and Kinzie Jones, Madison Jones, Stevie Plikerd, and Mackenzie McManus each added 2 points.
The Benjamin Logan 8th grade girls stifled Indian Valley 24-18.
Coreen Crosby had a career-high 10 points, Addie Rodenberger scored 8 points, and Darian Rockhold added 6 points.
The Raiders are 10-1.
The girls will visit rival Indian Lake on Thursday.
The Benjamin Logan 8th grade boys beat Indian Valley 43-39.
Joel Dixon scored 12 points and Austin VanBuskirk and Trey Wilson each added 10 points.
The Benjamin Logan 7th grade boys edged Indian Valley 23-21.
Jake Henman tallied 9 points, Grant Ward totaled 4 points, and Bryden Penhorwood, Hunter Niece, and Daniel McPherson each added 3 points.
The Indian Lake 8th grade boys held off Celina 33-29.
Alex Jacobs led all scorers with 14 points, Tyler Reprogle and Nate Kaffenbarger each scored 7 points, and Dalton Faler added 5 points.
The Lakers (11-0) will battle Benjamin Logan on Thursday.
