West Liberty-Salem’s varsity boys basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to notch a 49-40 victory over host Southeastern in Ohio Heritage Conference play Tuesday night.
The Tigers are now 8-4 overall and 6-2 in the OHC. The Trojans move to 5-7, 2-6.
WL-S jumped out to a 25-11 lead at halftime.
The Tigers went on to hold a 14-point cushion (32-18) after three quarters and they held off the Trojans in the final period to wrap up the win.
Taran Logwood led the Tigers with a game-high 18 points. Carson Poppe scored 14 points and Brevin Louden had 12 points.
In the junior varsity game, the Tigers won 37-33. Jackson Steider led WL-S with 13 points, Caleb Hershberger had 12 and Isaiah Reames added eight points.
The Tigers’ freshman team won 20-6. Gaven Nance led the Tigers with six points.
The Tigers are back in action Friday at home against Cedarville.
WL-S 49, SOUTHEASTERN 40
WL-S (8-4, 6-2)
Jones 1 0-2 2; Phillips 2 0-0 4; Hostetler 0 0-2 0; Louden 5 0-0 12; Poppe 4 4-6 14; Logwood 7 4-7 18. Totals: 19 8-17 49.
SOUTHEASTERN (5-7, 2-6)
Adkins 0 0-2 0; Cordial 4 1-2 9; Workman 5 1-2 16; Northrup 1 0-0 2; Walton 3 0-0 7; Robinson 3 0-0 6. Totals: 16 2-6 40.
Tigers 11 14 7 17 — 49
Trojans 8 3 7 22 — 40
Three pointers: WL-S 3 (Louden 2, Poppe); Southeastern 6 (Workman 5, Walton). Team fouls: WL-S 13; Southeastern 20.
