Junior guard Ross Hart led all scorers with 20 points in leading Beechwood over Ludlow 74-56.

        Josh Morris scored all eight of his points in the first quarter to help the Tigers take a 21-17 lead.

        Junior forward Adam Martin led Ludlow with 18 points, including four 3-pointers.

        BEECHWOOD (74) — Glueck 1 0 3, Stowers 1 1 3, Boyle 2 2 6, C. Wera 2 0 4, Hart 8 2 20, Morris 3 0 8, Downs 4 3 11, Goetz 1 0 3, Montoya 3 0 9, Swift 2 3 7. Totals: 27 11 74.

        LUDLOW (56) — Henry 5 4 15, Schlickman 2 1 5, Beard 5 6 17, Plybon 0 1 1, Martin 7 0 18. Totals: 19 12 56.

        Beechwood ....... 21  14  22  17—74

        Ludlow ....... 17  10  17  12—56

        3-pointers: B — Montoya 3, Hart, Morris 2, Goetz, Glueck. L — Martin 4, Henry, Beard. Records: B 14-7, 12-8.

        • Grant County 70, Owen County 45 — Senior guard Allen Shafer scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half, boosting the Braves to a 36-12 halftime lead.

        Sophomore forward Tyler Jones added 16 points, including nine 3-pointers, and junior forward Eldon Maddox scored 10 points as Grant County won its third straight game.

        Bobby Caulley led Owen County with nine points, all on 3-pointers.

        OWEN COUNTY (45) — Baldwin 1 5 7, Chandler 3 0 8, Osborne 1 0 3, Epperson 1 0 2, Blackburn 1 1 3, Caulley 3 0 9, Towles 0 2 2, Phillischafske 1 1 4, Dunavent 1 0 2, Reinke 2 1 5. Totals: 14 10 45.

        GRANT COUNTY (70) — Riley 1 3 5, Shafer 8 4 22, Plunkett 0 2 2, Hammons 1 3 5, Livingood 1 0 2, Maddox 2 4 10, Jones 6 1 16, Brooks 1 0 2, Schlueter 2 0 4, Browning 1 0 2. Totals: 23 17 70.

        Owen County ....... 10   2  17  16—45

        Grant County ....... 24  12  20  14—70

        3-pointers: O — Caulley 3, Chandler 2, Phillischafske, Osborne. G — Jones 3, Shafer, Maddox 2. Records: O 8-10, G 13-9.

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