Ohio High School Basketball - Paulding thwarts Montpelier
January 25, 2025: Montpelier, OH 43543 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Paulding Panthers (Paulding, OH) and the host Montpelier Locomotives (Montpelier, OH), observed Paulding's basketball team knock off Montpelier by a score of 63-54.
The Panthers (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Hicksville (Hicksville, OH). The Aces come into the Green Meadows challenge with a 7-9 record. In their last challenge, Hicksville prevailed over Gorham Fayette (Fayette, OH), 62-32, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Locomotives encounter the Pettisville Blackbirds (Pettisville, OH) in a Buckeye Border challenge, on Friday, January 31. Montpelier will attempt to improve on its 12-3 season record. The Blackbirds come into the challenge with a 12-4 record after their 41-37 league loss to Edon (Edon, OH).