Ridgemont girls come up short against Dayton Jefferson

Created on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 Written by THE BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER STAFF

Dayton Jefferson’s girls basketball team pulled away in the final minutes against host Ridgemont on Monday for a 60-53 non-league victory.

The loss drops the Gophers to 0-15 on the season.

It was a valiant effort by the Gophers. They trailed just 54-52 with two minutes left in the game, but were unable to come away with a victory.

“This is the kind of effort that will help turn Ridgemont girls basketball around and into a respectable program the girls can be proud of,” said Ridgemont head coach Jeff Merklin. “I really hurt for them tonight. They deserved a ‘W’.

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