Ohio High School Basketball - Rootstown triumphant over Riverside
January 19, 2025: Rootstown, OH 44272 The crowd at Sunday's non-league challenge between the Rootstown Rovers (Rootstown, OH) and the visiting Riverside Beavers (Painesville, OH), saw Rootstown's basketball team crush Riverside by a tally of 74-45.
The Rovers now possess a 15-1 record. They play next when they host Lake Center Christian for a Portage Trail bout on Wednesday, January 22. Rootstown will play a Tiger team coming off a 52-24 non-league loss to Manchester (Akron, OH). The Tiger record now stands at 0-8.
With the loss, Riverside falls to 8-8 on the campaign. The Beavers host South (Willoughby, OH) to confront the Rebels in a Western Reserve game on Wednesday, January 22. The Rebels go into the game with a record of 8-7. South won 50-37 in their recent non-league game against Garfield Heights (Garfield Heights, OH)