Entering Tuesday night, the Zanesville Blue Devils were 3-3 on the road, and 3-3 when scoring less than 49 points. At the Cats Lair in Cambridge, the Blue Devils pushed both of those marks to 4-3, beating the host Bobcats 45 to 38. Zanesville had their struggles, particulary in the first half, when Cambridge out-rebounded them 15 to 5, taking a five point lead to halftime. Zanesville responded in the third quarter, holding Cambridge scoreless, and did not look back, despite a late push from...

H.S. Boys Basketball

Fort Frye 32 Shenandoah 47 (Make-up game)

-- Dalton Doudna (Shen): 11 pts; Wes Rataiczak (Shen): 11 pts; Shon Smith (Fort): 11 pts

H.S. Girls Basketball

Sheridan 49 Tri-Valley 56

-- Hanna Luburgh (TV): 24 pts; Kristy Swinehart (Sher): 19 pts; Sam Robinson (Sher): 17 pts

John Glenn 19 New Lexington 53

-- Martha Kunkler (NL): 20 pts

Crooksville 48...

Fink's Full Court Press Boys Hoops:

John Glenn 43 Cambridge 40

West Muskingum 48 Licking Valley 54 (OT)

Zanesville 79 Worthington Christian 61

Zanes: Tanner Gibson 20 pts, Jordan Bouterse 15 pts, Raheem Foreman 14 pts, Cole Carpenter 14 pts

Newark 34 Westerville North 49

Newcomerstown 42 Coshocton 58

Licking Heights 75 Lakewood 68

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After taking a 29-17 lead into half, the Zanesville Blue Devils recorded their first loss of the season, after shooting only 22% in the second half, and getting outscored by Westerville Central 35-12 in the second half for a 52-41 loss. Tanner Gibson led the way for Zanesville with 14 points, with nine of those points coming in the second quarter. Foul trouble was a problem for two Blue Devils, as Allen Harris and Raheem Foreman combined for more fouls (9) than they did points (5, all from...