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Martins FerryBellaire
Purple Riders
43
Big Reds
34

The Bellaire (OH) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral conference game against Martins Ferry (OH) by a score of 43-34.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Martins Ferry----43
Bellaire----34
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Ohio High School Basketball - Bellaire knocked off by Martins Ferry

December 29, 2022: Martins Ferry, OH 43935

The Martins Ferry Purple Riders basketball team scored 43 points and held the visiting Bellaire Big Reds to 34 in the Purple Riders league triumph on Thursday.

The Purple Riders now sport a 6-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. Clairsville for a Buckeye 8 contest on Wednesday, January 4. Martins Ferry will battle a Red Devils team coming off a 44-25 league win over Cambridge (Cambridge, OH). The Red Devils record now stands at 3-7.

The Big Reds (6-4) will now prepare for their contest against Buckeye Local (Rayland, OH). The Panthers enter the Buckeye 8 contest with a 2-4 record. In their last contest, Buckeye Local was defeated by Monroe Central (Woodsfield, OH), 55-35, in a non-league contest.

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    Rankings & Records

    Martins Ferry (22-23)

    OHDiv.
    31677
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    14-108-54-24-36-5.583.6151,0711,061

    Bellaire (22-23)

    OHDiv.
    37697
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    11-116-54-42-45-3.500.545958937

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Martins Ferry    		----44.6
    Bellaire    		23.07.015.012.043.5

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    Head-to-Head

    • Bellaire won on 11/28/2022
      11/28Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Bellaire----49
      Martins Ferry----47

      The Bellaire (OH) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral conference game against Martins Ferry (OH) by a score of 49-47.

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    • Martins Ferry won on 12/29/2022
      12/29Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Martins Ferry----43
      Bellaire----34

      The Martins Ferry (OH) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral conference game against Bellaire (OH) by a score of 43-34.

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    • Martins Ferry won on 2/2/2023
      2/2 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
      Martins Ferry----50
      Bellaire----36

      The Martins Ferry (OH) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Bellaire (OH) by a score of 50-36.

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    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Martins Ferry10-4Bellaire9-5
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    11/18/22Martins FerryShadyside(W) 36-3512/22/22BellaireShadyside(W) 57-12
    1/16/23Martins FerryShadyside(W) 79-501/23/23ShadysideBellaire(W) 53-28
    12/1/22Martins FerrySt. Clairsville(W) 54-5212/5/22BellaireSt. Clairsville(W) 54-33
    1/4/23St. ClairsvilleMartins Ferry(W) 50-431/5/23BellaireSt. Clairsville(L) 51-50
    12/5/22Union LocalMartins Ferry(L) 66-1912/8/22BellaireUnion Local(L) 61-14
    1/5/23Martins FerryUnion Local(L) 53-191/9/23Union LocalBellaire(L) 71-30
    1/30/23BellaireUnion Local(L) 50-21
    12/8/22Martins FerryCambridge(W) 53-1812/14/22CambridgeBellaire(W) 49-30
    1/9/23CambridgeMartins Ferry(W) 58-241/12/23BellaireCambridge(W) 50-29
    12/10/22RiverMartins Ferry(L) 54-401/14/23RiverBellaire(L) 52-40
    2/6/23BellaireRiver(W) 45-44
    12/12/22Buckeye LocalMartins Ferry(L) 50-421/2/23Buckeye LocalBellaire(W) 62-48
    2/15/23Martins FerryBuckeye Local(W) 48-41
    12/14/22Martins FerryHarrison Central(W) 31-2611/18/22Harrison CentralBellaire(W) 73-48
    1/21/23Martins FerryHarrison Central(W) 59-36
    1/12/23BarnesvilleMartins Ferry(W) 35-2612/19/22BellaireBarnesville(W) 46-26

    Record Breakdown

    Martins Ferry (22-23)

    Bellaire (22-23)
    14-10
    		Overall
    11-11
    8-5
    		League
    7-5
    5-4
    		Non-League
    4-4
    2-1
    		Head to Head
    1-2
    10-4
    		Common Opponent
    9-5
    4-2
    		Home
    4-4
    4-3
    		Away
    2-4
    6-5
    		Neutral
    5-3
    1-1
    		Playoff
    0-1
    13-9
    		In-State
    11-9
    1-1
    		Out-of-State
    0-2