Ohio High School Basketball - Bellaire ripped by Martins Ferry
December 28, 2023: Bellaire, OH 43906 The Martins Ferry Purple Riders basketball team scored 77 points and held the host Bellaire Big Reds to 56 in the Purple Riders league triumph on Thursday.
The Purple Riders now sport a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Union Local for a Buckeye 8 contest on Tuesday, January 2. Martins Ferry will battle a Jets team coming off a 73-53 non-league win over Cambridge (Cambridge, OH). The Jets record now stands at 7-1.
The Big Reds (3-5) will now prepare for their contest against Cambridge (Cambridge, OH). The Bobcats enter the non-league contest with a 1-8 record. In their last contest, Cambridge was routed by John Glenn (New Concord, OH), 77-60, in a non-league contest.