Ohio High School Basketball - Buckeye Local knocked off by River
December 5, 2023: Rayland, OH 43943 The River Pilots basketball team scored 52 points and held the host Buckeye Local Panthers to 39 in the Pilots non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Pilots now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Shadyside for a Ohio Valley AA contest on Friday, December 8. River will battle a Tigers team coming off a 53-50 non-league loss to Barnesville (Barnesville, OH). The Tigers record now stands at 1-1.
The Panthers (0-2) will now prepare for their contest against Bellaire (Bellaire, OH). The Big Reds enter the Buckeye 8 contest with a 0-1 record. In their last contest, Bellaire was defeated by Brooke (Wellsburg, WV), 82-78, in a non-league contest.