H.S. Results 12/27: Butler beats Sidney in battle of unbeatens

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Butler knocked off Sidney 63-52 in a boys basketball matchup of unbeaten Miami Valley League teams on Friday night.

Julius Rusk led all scorers with 21 points and Charlie Neely tacked on 14 for Butler.

A’zon Steele paced Sidney with 15 points.

Butler improved to 8-0; Sidney dropped to 6-1.

Other Games

Devin Withers turned in 24 points to pace Xenia in a 73-57 win versus Stebbins.

Peyton Hendricks chipped in 22 points to help Ross upset Fairfield 58-57.

Franklin grinded out a 62-56 win versus Fenwick to improve to 6-1. Kai Cook led the way with 24 points.

Trotwood 76, Dunbar 59: Daveon Arnold paced Trotwood with 16 points; Jace Allen had 20 for Dunbar in a losing effort.

Troy Christian 48, Piqua 36: Riston Taylor tallied a career-high 22 points in the win for Troy Christian.

Owen Canan scored his 1000th career point in Bradford’s game at the Buccaneer Holiday Tournament.

Botkins 65, Minster 39: Collin Doseck poured in 35 points to help Botkins improve to 8-1.

Bluffton 63, Emmanuel Christian 44: Nate Miles tallied 29 points in a losing effort for Emmanuel Christian at the McDonald’s Holiday Tournament in Bluffton.

PREP RESULTS

Boys Basketball

Friday’s Results

Anna 53, Fairlawn 38

Badin 46, Hamilton 43

Bellbrook 66, Beavercreek 62

Bishop Hartley 65, Fairmont 62, OT

Bluffton 63, Emmanuel Christian 44: EC: Miles 29.

Botkins 65, Minster 39: B: Doseck 35. M: McClurg 11.

Butler 63, Sidney 52: S: Steele 15, Daniel 12. B: Rusk 21, Neely 14.

Coldwater 63, Ansonia 24: C: Blockberger 22, Knapke 14.

Colerain 62, Raceland-Worthington (KY) 48

Covington 51, Braford 36: B: Canan 22.

Delphos St. John’s 74, Delphos Jefferson 29: DSJ: Elwer 25, Elwer 21.

Dixie 59, Brookville 47: B: King 20.

Elder 40, Mason 34

Fort Recovery 52, South Adams 42

Franklin 62, Fenwick 56: Fr: Cook 24, Clark 14.

Franklin Monroe 65, Yellow Springs 28

Hopewell (NC) 51, Alter 50: A: Greer 19, Bakos 11.

Houston 59, Arcanum 55

Jackson Center 55, Fort Loramie 29

Marion Local 58, St. Henry 50

Meadowdale 61, Twin Valley South 41

Middletown 69, Tate (FL) 27: M: Shields 19, Landers 10, Araujo 10.

National Trail 56, New Miami 34

New Bremen 69, Hardin Northern 26

North Union 57, Fairbanks 54

Parkway 52, Centerburg 45

Preble Shawnee 38, Edgewood 35: PS: Morton 13.

Ross 58, Fairfield 57: R: Hendricks 22, Fuersich 16, Voegele 13. F: Crim 23, Clemmons 11, Lewis 10.

Russia 77, Bellefontaine 43

Spencerville 70, St. Marys 34

Stivers 70, Briggs 62

Sycamore 56, Harrison 36

Talawanda 75, Lebanon Christian 33: T: Leitch 23, Douglas 12.

Tri-County North 55, Middletown Christian 54

Tri-Village 79, Legacy Christian 25

Trotwood 76, Dunbar 59: T: Arnold 16. D: Allen 20.

Troy 57, West Carrollton 52

Troy Christian 48, Piqua 36: TC: Taylor 22.

Waynesville 56, Wilmington 46

Xenia 73, Stebbins 57: X: Withers 24.

Girls Basketball

Friday’s Results

Anna 49, Ottawa Hills 26

Arcanum 47, Houston 37

Badin 67, Edgewood 31

Brookville 62, Dixie 28

Catholic Central 50, Northwestern 41

Celina 44, Botkins 32

Chaminade Julienne 44, Rocky River 22

Covington 59, Bradford 14

Elida 44, New Knoxville 32

Emmanuel Christian 50, Northeastern 13: EC: Hudson 20, Lawrence 12.

Greenon 59, Tecumseh 53

Kenton Ridge 35, Springfield Shawnee 34

Lincolnview 57, New Bremen 40

Marion Local 51, St. Henry 42: ML: Unrast 15, Eckstein 14, Ronnebaum 10.

Middletown 40, Monroe 32: Mi: Benson 11, Jones 10.

Mississinawa Valley 48, Parkway 35

Mt. Notre Dame 69, Bellbrook 55

Oak Hills 59, Western Hills 9

Springboro 58, Slam 40: Sb: Martin 25, Trent 10, Wade 10.

Springfield 70, Southeastern 50

Stivers 54, Col. West 20

Sycamore 76, Boca (FL) 45

Versailles 57, Miami East 55: ME: Kadel 17, Paulus 12, Gentia 12, Fine 10. V: Wagner 16, Litten 15, Osbourne 11.

West Carrollton 52, Mt. Healthy 36

Williamsburg 45, Edgewood 11

Thursday’s Results

Allen East 54, New Knoxville 29: NK: Albers 13.

Wrestling

Friday’s Results

Miamisburg 57, Edgewood 4

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