Visiting Madison Plains fought off West Liberty-Salem 60-58 in an Ohio Heritage Conference boys basketball battle Friday night.
The Tigers are now 8-7 overall and 6-5 in the OHC. The Eagles improve to 9-6, 7-4.
WL-S was forced to fight from behind most of the night. The Tigers trailed 14-6 after one quarter and were down by six (29-23) at halftime.
Madison Plains maintained a six-point cushion (43-37) after three quarters of play.
In the final quarter, WL-S outscored the visitors 21-17. However, it was not quite enough as the Eagles held on for the two-point victory.
Taran Logwood powered the Tigers with 21 points. Matt Jones contributed 13 points, Brevin Louden had 11 and Carson Poppe chipped in six points.
Cameron Dennehy scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Eagles.
In the junior varsity game, the Tigers lost 41-30. Caleb Hershberger had 10 points and Isaiah Reames and J.J. Johnson added six each for WL-S.
The Tigers’ freshman squad won 29-11. Garrett Wallen had 13 points and Dylan King added seven for the Tigers.
WL-S is back in action tonight at home against Anna.
MADISON PLAINS 60, WL-S 58
MADISON PLAINS (9-6, 7-4)
Long 1 0-0 2; Starr 6 0-1 12; Dennehy 8 11-16 27; Evans 3 0-2 6; Williams 4 2-4 13. Totals: 22 13-23 60.
WL-S (8-7, 6-5)
Jones 4 2-2 13; Phillips 1 0-0 2; Hostetler 1 0-0 2; Louden 4 0-1 11; Poppe 2 1-2 6; Logwood 7 6-8 21; Reames 1 0-0 3. Totals: 20 8-11 58
Eagles 14 15 14 17 — 60
Tigers 6 17 14 21 — 58
Three pointers: Madison Plains 3 (Williams); WL-S 9 (Jones 3, Louden 3, Poppe, Logwood, Reames). Team fouls: Madison Plains 15; WL-S 16.
