I'm surprised that thePITman hasn't been on here yet to post commentary........oh, wait, we won.

Sloppy game in the first...we got up early, but let them hang around. Only led by 9 at half (38-29).

3rd quarter was total domination. Outscored them 24-4. Black River shot terribly, but we really showed what we're capable of. Called off the dogs with 7 mins. left in the 4th. Lots of reserves saw p/t.

Everyone but Ingram played....he dressed, but did not play.

Jake led the way with 30....very good game for him.

Play Hillsdale on Monday, they're good. Have a very good PG and a slasher SG....and two big men. We may have more depth...but they're a solid TEAM. Need to bring our A game.

D3 score of interest tonight

Evergreen 92
Genoa 79

No rematch of football

Besides Crossen and Moore, who I've heard about before, Cline really plays strong. Hillsdale did look good and they're a team that will be better next year.

hillsdale can be very good - although they are a poor free throw shooting team as you saw last night. Agree that the falcons will ge tough next year with Fulk, Crossen and Moore coming back. They will miss the PG, Paullin though - he is quick and has a good handle. I will be interested to see how the matchups play out with Wasson/Bolyard. I still think Orrville wins this tournament but it won't be easy.

Well Riders and Coach, great job! Solid win and we live for another day.

Old Rider- please post the results of Raber state title match as soon as you have it. That is awesome!! Congrats to that young man. 1 win away! Good luck!

RABER WINS - 160 POUND STATE CHAMPION!!!!!!

I herd it was 4-3 victory in overtime. GREAT JOB MR. RABER! State Champion!!

Pic.....

http://www.redridersportsblog.com/2010/03/dennis-raber-champion.html

Congrats Dennis.

Win number 17 coming up tomorrow night....with all due respect.

Good Luck Tonight Riders!!!

Go with an attitude and play as a team. Win baby win!!

Interested to see how we play against a fundamentally solid TEAM. In the past, that was a big disadvantage for us. Have things changed?

If Wasson only has 1 foul in the 1st half and 2 fouls in the first 3 quarters, Orrville wins by double digits, IMO.

Game preview will be up in another hour or so....by the time anyone sits down to read it, the game may be over.

Updates? Anybody?

orr wins by 13. jake and Zach had great second halfs. Hoobler played great off the bench with 8
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Bring on the smithies or the titans
Jake 26
Joey 10

Wow! Thanks Old Rider. Glad to see Hoobler get to contribute.

Two tourney win!!!! Great job players and Coaches.

Also, Zach with 13 after sitting out most of the first half with two quick fouls. We didn't shoot well for 3 quarters but stepped it up and on the throat in the 4th. Jake salted the game away with 3 bombs. Turnovers were big, with Hillsdale having 20 some to our 11. Hoobler HUGE off the bench and POG from QKT.

Defense won this game...no doubt!! I know jacob and joey hit those 3's in the 4th but the defense was smothering in the 2nd half. Coach Slaughter was all over the boy's to get after them defensivley!! Love it!! Shot's were'nt falling in first 3 quarter's....so what??? You use your D to make your offense go!! Hoobler was huge off the bench and pirman played alot better in 2nd half. Got the ball to wasson 3 or 4 possession's in a row to start 3rd quarter....smart!! On a side note....I thought you guy's said hillsdale was a bad free throw shooting team???!!!

I did some math....we have outscored our 2 tourney opponents by a combined score of 69-30!!! That's dominance....and attributable to coaching. defense is, and has been a big focus this year, and it's starting to show when it matters.

Is this our biggest tourney win since the 2004 win over Triway? If so, it's been a long time coming.

Way ahead of things....the College of Wooster will be playing down in North Carolina this weekend, so their gym should be open in case a change of venue is in order. I'd think it would be. Triway/Smithville sold that place out last year....and i think regardless of who we play, that will be the case this year.

IMO, the dist. semis and finals should be scheduled to be played at the College every year.

RedRider1 wrote: Way ahead of things....the College of Wooster will be playing down in North Carolina this weekend, so their gym should be open in case a change of venue is in order. I'd think it would be. Triway/Smithville sold that place out last year....and i think regardless of who we play, that will be the case this year.

IMO, the dist. semis and finals should be scheduled to be played at the College every year.

Absolutely, play sectionals at Wooster High, then all district games to the college, even though parking there sucks!

Jake with his 30 & 26 point games in the tourney is now up to 1075 points. Number 9, 1 behind #8 Rufus Johnson at 1076, 16 behind # 7 Chris Royer at 1091 , and 29 behind #6 Bob Knight , so with 30 more points he could finish at #6 , right below his dad Tom Bolyard on the all-time list, what a great accomplishment that would be!

OCC awards:

OCC passes out awards, Alberts named COY
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Postseason awards for boys and girls basketball were announced recently by the Ohio Cardinal Conference.

Mark Alberts of Orrville was tabbed as the top girls coach, while Racheal Mahan of Mansfield was honored as the top player.

Winning the conference title was Orrville with a 13-1 record. The Riders were followed by West Holmes (12-2), Mansfield and Madison at 8-6, Wooster (7-7), Lexington (5-9), Clear Fork (3-11) and Ashland (0-14).

Locals named to the first-team were Lindsey Arnold and Lindsy Snyder of West Holmes, Orrville's Hannah Plybon and Hillary Plybon, and Lauren Walker and Amanda Turner of Wooster.

Joining the locals on the top team was Lauren Townley of Madison.

Area girls named to the second-team were Sara Aultz of Orrville, Halle Gallo-Malta of Wooster and Paige Asche of West Holmes.

Picking up honorable mention awards were Sabrina Bias and Brittany Nicholson of Wooster, Bethany Molnar and Justice Wright of West Holmes and Orrville's Elle Vierheller and Kaley Aultz.

On the boys side, the league champion Tygers picked up the top two honors, with Darrin Harris named Player of the Year and Effie James named Coach of the Year.

Mansfield finished league play at 14-0. Following the Tygers were Orrville and Wooster at 10-4, Lexington (9-5), Madison (6-8), Ashland and Clear Fork at 3-11 and West Holmes (0-14).

Orrville's Jacob Bolyard and Zack Wasson and Wooster's Alex LaLonde were first-team honorees. Joining them were Jalen Watts of Mansfield, Lexington's Courtney Avery, Madison's Delvonta Cheathem and Clear Fork's John Thompson.

Locals on the second-team were Wooster's Alex Kacere and Mack Spittle.

Honorable mention status went to Stewart Sabine and Keaton Leppla of West Holmes, Orrville's Joey Besancon and Max Pirman and Wooster's Steve Stefanik and Duke Price.

Jake is averaging 24 ppg over his last 6.

Dont forget about Zach...with 8 more points, he gets 1,000 career points too, and just last night crossed the 400 point barrier for the season.