Basketball Recap: John Glenn Skates Past River View with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask John Glenn). They claimed a resounding 78-40 victory over the River View Black Bears. Given the Little Muskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Black Bears are ranked 285th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

John Glenn was led to victory by Stehl Bates and Brayden Davis. Bates posted 19 points in addition to six boards and six steals, while Davis dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. The contest was Bates' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Nicolozakes, who had nine points.

John Glenn was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River View only racked up four assists.

Several Black Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Layton Massie, who put up seven points and eight rebounds. Massie has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carter Wesney, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.

The win made it two in a row for John Glenn and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for River View, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

John Glenn didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 72-31 victory against Morgan on the 20th. As for River View, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 72-71 defeat against Philo on the 20th.