Basketball Recap: Maysville Finds Playoff Glory Versus East Liverpool

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Maysville had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They strolled past the East Liverpool Potters with points to spare, taking the game 73-57. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Potters recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Gator Nichols

Points

02/25/25 vs East Liverpool	28
02/21/25 vs Claymont	15
02/18/25 vs West Holmes	26
02/15/25 @ West Holmes	25
02/14/25 @ Philo	18
+ 20 more games

Leading Maysville to victory were Gator Nichols and Jordyn Watson. Nichols went 11-for-22 en route to 28 points, while Watson almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine assists. Nichols' evening made it 25 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Landon Iden also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Maysville was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They racked up nine more assists than East Liverpool's also-impressive total of 12.

Several Potters players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blake Adkins, who posted 20 points and six boards. Those 20 points gave Adkins a new career-high. Another player making a difference was D'Shawn Kirby, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Maysville pushed their record up to 22-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points over those games. As for East Liverpool, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.

Maysville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 56-44 victory against Indian Valley on the 28th. East Liverpool does not have any more games scheduled as of now.