It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River View can now relate to. They fell 58-50 to the Coshocton Redskins on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Black Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 460th in Ohio, while the Redskins are ranked 130th in Ohio).
Laired Williamson
| 02/26/25 @ Coshocton | 18 |
| 02/22/25 vs Tuscarawas Valley | 8 |
| 02/14/25 vs Meadowbrook | 8 |
| 02/12/25 @ New Lexington | 2 |
| 02/07/25 @ Morgan | 13 |
| + 28 more games |
River View's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laired Williamson, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 18 points. That's the most points Williamson has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Hayden Walters, who earned 14 points.
Leading Coshocton to victory were Colton Conkle and Alex Taylor. Conkle went 8-for-16 en route to 21 points in addition to seven boards and five assists, while Taylor went 5-for-10 to rack up 17 points. Conkle is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last seven games he's played. Logan Lonsberry was another key player, putting up eight points.
River View dropped their record down to 9-14 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points over those games. As for Coshocton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
River View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coshocton, they will square off against Garaway at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Coshocton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 contests.
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