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Maysville Panthers end regular season play with 21

straight wins BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Another impressive regular season is the game as the two teams were both
in the books for the Maysville Panthers, on fire, hitting shot after shot, rebound-
who ended the season as undefeated ing well, defending well, and just overall,
MVL champions, with a 21-game win- doing all of the things they needed to do
ning streak, and 1,692 total points. for a win. At the end of the first period,
They hit the tourney trail next in hopes Maysville had a slight edge, leading 26
of making it all the way to the Big Show – 25. Despite the challenge of playing
for the third year in a row! the State Champs, the Tornadoes were
determined, and they knew that the
Vs. Bishop Hartley (2/17) matchup would be an uphill battle. They
The Panthers hosted the Bishop Hart- didn’t want to allow the Panthers to get
ley Hawks on Tuesday. After just a few away from them, and they fought hard
minutes on the court, it was looking to stay within reach, leaving the first half
like the Hawks could pull one over on down by two at 32 – 30.
Maysville, leading 19 – 13 after the first Coach Brown’s halftime encourage-
quarter, but the Panthers quickly recov- ment led the Panthers to kick into high
ered to tie up the game and moved on to gear in the third quarter as they pulled
jump out to a 36 – 30 advantage at the out ahead of the Tornadoes to a five-
halftime buzzer. point lead at 56 – 51. But West M was
Try as they may, Bishop Hartley could not going away, they climbed back up to
not gather enough steam to pull the Pan- tying the game in the final minutes with
thers back into range as they pushed out both teams locked at 68 points with just
to a ten-point lead at the end of three over one second on the clock before Ga-
with a score of 48 – 38 over the visitors. tor Nichols hit a shot to take the game
Maysville rallied in the last minutes to 70 – 68 for Maysville.
carry their lead to fourteen points with a Gator Nichols had 22 points, four re-
final score of 68 – 54. bounds, three assists, and a steal for the
The Panthers will host West Holmes Panthers. Jordyn Watson had 12 points,
High School on Friday, February 27th, for two rebounds, two assists, and three Maysville’s Gator Nichols makes a fast break past the West Muskingum defense to hit a shot.
their first playoff game, with the game steals. Landon Iden and Kane Roehrig Matthew Dotson
set to tip off at 7 PM. each had 11 points for Maysville.
hit 12 points for the Panthers, nine re- as they had a 33 – 32 advantage going
Vs. West Muskingum (2/13) Vs. Sheridan (2/10) bounds, and one assist. into the break.
Friday’s atmosphere at the Maysville On a road trip to Thornville on Tuesday, The Panthers stepped back onto the
High School Gymnasium was electric, the Panthers didn’t waste any time get- Vs. Coshocton (2/6) court as a new team after the intermis-
as two neighboring rivals went head- ting to the point against the Generals, The Redskins came to the Panther sion, dominating the court, tying up the
to-head, with the West Muskingum Tor- pulling out to a quick lead, and never Pound on Friday. Coshocton was all busi- game, then blasting forward to an eight-
nadoes making the trip over the hill to looking back on their way to a 66 – 31 ness as they matched Maysville stride point lead, ending the third quarter up
play the Panthers, in what turned out to win. for stride, and took a 17 – 16 lead at 51 – 43. With a huge 26-point rally in
be the reigning State Champs closest For the matchup, Gator Nichols had the end of the first period. The second the final period, the Panthers proved
game of the season so far. There wasn’t 25 points, nine rebounds, five assists, period was so close that the one-point their point, sending the Redskins home
a clear standout in the first minutes of and a steal. Classmate Kane Roehrig lead for Coshocton held up til halftime with a 77 – 58 loss.

Philo gears up for Morgan showdown in McConnelsville

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Vs. Sheridan (2/16) Vs. John Glenn (2/6)
The Sheridan Generals came to the On the road in New Concord, the Elec-
Power Plant on Monday night to face the trics were not as prepared for their con-
Electrics. The two teams went to work ference rival as they had hoped to be.
with the Electrics trying to hold their The Lil’ Muskies took charge at tip-off
ground, as Sheridan took an early 15 and dominated the entire game, leading
– 11 lead to end the first quarter. Philo at the end of the first 29 – 10. Unable
fought back to regain those four points to break through the Muskie defense,
and ended the first half of the game tied Philo continued to lose ground with John
at 24. Glenn up 33 – 14 partway through the
The Generals set the pace in the third second quarter, leaving the visitors not
quarter, pushing out to a 40 – 32 lead able to catch their breath before half-
at the end of the period. As the game time.
wrapped up, Sheridan garnered another As the whistle blew on the second
point on their lead, taking the game 56 half of the game, Philo tried to make a
– 45. comeback, but they were met with stiff
The Electrics will hit the road for McCo- defenses from John Glenn at every turn.
nnelsville on Friday, February 20th, with The Muskies not only held but built their
the game set to start at 7:15 PM. lead in the final quarter, and they took
an 85 – 60 victory.
Vs. River View (2/13)
Friday night, the Power Plant hosted Vs. Fairfield Union (2/4)
another MVL challenger to face the Philo The Falcons landed in Philo on
Electrics on the court. River View came Wednesday to face the Electrics in the
out of the gate with an intention set on Power Plant. In a rush of scoring, Philo
making the point that they belonged in jumped out to the lead and continued to
the game, taking a 10 – 9 lead at the build it up to a halftime advantage of 35
end of the first. Philo stayed right with – 28.
the Black Bears as they fought it out to Fairfield Union tried to fight back in
the end of the first half, with River View the second half of the game, but could
taking a 24 – 22 advantage to the locker not manage to close the gap on the
room. leaders and fell by the same seven-point
The halftime pep talk from Philo’s margin at Electrics 60 – Falcons 53.
head coach kicked the Electrics into
gear as they tied up the game quickly
and rocketed ahead to a 41 – 27 lead at
the end of the third quarter. River View
lagged behind in the Electrics, trying to
make a move and close the gap, but the
Philo offense had momentum, and they BUZZ FACTS
were not letting off the gas. In the end, Dresden Buzz was established in 2018.
the Electrics won 55 – 37. Philo’s KJ Philip blows past the Black Bears for a quick jump shot.. Matthew Dotson

Scottie basketball team Lady Blue Devils begin

headed to West Muskingum to tournament play against

finish regular season Tri-Valley Saturday

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ
BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ
Vs. Sheridan (2/13) Scoring was led by senior Ryan La-
The Generals made their way to Dres- monica, who had 25 points, and class- Vs. Northridge (2/14) didn’t waver from their path, ramp-
den on Friday to play the Scotties on mate Troy Patterson had 15 points for The Lady Blue Devils hit the road Sat- ing up their advantage to 39 – 27. In
their home court. The two teams went the Scotties. urday, headed to Northridge. Stepping the final period, the Devils kicked it up
head-to-head in an equally matched Tri-Valley will travel to West Musking- onto the court to face the Vikings. In the again, sending the Panthers home emp-
contest. As the first quarter ended, um High School on Friday, February first minutes of the game, Northridge ty-handed as they took the 59 – 39 win
Tri-Valley grabbed a slight 15 – 13 lead. 20th, to wrap up their regular season jumped in front of the Blue Devils, for themselves.
As the end of the first half approached, against the Tornadoes. taking a 15 – 10 lead into the second
the Scotties amplified their advantage quarter. Zanesville climbed back in the Vs. Licking Valley (2/7)
to 29 – 23. Vs. Morgan (2/10) second quarter but still trailed by two at Arriving on a bus from Hanover, the
Sheridan couldn’t close the gap in the Tuesday night, the Tri-Valley boys took halftime with the Vikings leading 27 – Licking Valley Panthers came to Zanes-
third quarter as they still trailed by six a road trip to McConnellsville to play 25. ville hoping for a win. In the first few
points heading into the fourth and final against the Morgan Raiders. The game Back on the court, the Vikings were at seconds of the game, it was pretty clear
quarter by a score of 43 – 37. The Scot- started out on such a level playing field it again, getting past the Blue Devils’ de- that that was not going to be easy, as the
ties had to act fast in the final period as that by the end of the first quarter, both fense and building their lead to 44 – 37 Blue Devils blasted out to an 18 – 5 lead
the Generals closed in on them, but it teams were tied at 12. The Scotties got by the end of the third. Northridge bee- at the end of the first quarter. Stunted
was not enough for the visitors as they out ahead of the Raiders in the second lined for the buzzer while holding Zanes- by the Zanesville offense, the Panthers
fell to Tri-Valley 58 – 54. quarter, leading 26 – 21 at halftime. ville back to take a final toll of 59 – 49. could hardly keep up as the Blue Devils
When the break was over, Tri-Valley Zanesville will host the MVL Champion built a 35 – 9 halftime advantage.
didn’t hesitate; they pounced on the ball Tri-Valley Lady Scotties on Saturday, with Licking Valley came to life after the
and left the Raiders in the dust, building game time set for 1 PM. break, nearly tripling their score, but
their lead to 50 – 38 by the end of the it was too late, and Zanesville was not
third quarter. The Raiders were consis- Vs. Maysville (2/11) slowing down. By the time it was all said
tently scoring, just not at the same fe- The Panthers came to Winland Gym- and done, the Blue Devils had a 57 – 33
New Puzzles vered pace as the Dawgs, leaving them nasium to face the Blue Devils on victory.
Wednesday. As the game progressed,
picking up the pieces of a Tri-Valley 65
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