Ohio High School Basketball - Catholic Central thwarts Newton Local
February 1, 2025: Springfield, OH 45505 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Catholic Central Irish (Springfield, OH) and the visiting Newton Local Indians (Pleasant Hill, OH), observed Catholic Central's basketball team knock off Newton Local by a score of 46-35.
The Irish (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Triad (North Lewisburg, OH). The Cardinals come into the Ohio Heritage challenge with a 1-15 record. In their last challenge, Triad dropped by West Liberty-Salem (West Liberty, OH), 69-32, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Indians battle the Covington Buccs (Covington, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Newton Local will attempt to improve on its 10-6 season record. The Buccs come into the challenge with a 5-14 record after their 59-43 non-league win over Tri-County North (Lewisburg, OH).