Basketball Recap: Nelsonville-York Sets Scoring Season-High Against River Valley

Buckeyes

Team Score

01/28/25 vs River Valley	81
11/29/24 vs Miller	76
12/17/24 vs Berne Union	74
12/03/24 vs Eastern	68
12/14/24 @ Trimble	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nelsonville-York). They came out on top against the River Valley Raiders by a score of 81-72 on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 55-50 back in December of 2024.

Nelsonville-York was led to victory by Briant Call and Alec Thompson. Call went 7 of 9 en route to 19 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds, while Thompson went 6 for 13 on his way to 20 points and five assists. Call's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cameron Sullivan, who went 6 of 8 en route to 12 points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Nelsonville-York was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Valley only racked up ten assists.

River Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braden Bennett, who went 10 for 21 on his way to 28 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Richardson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards.

Nelsonville-York is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for River Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-17 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.

Nelsonville-York will square off against Alexander at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nelsonville-York knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Alexander likes a good challenge. As for River Valley, they will challenge Athens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.