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New Boston Glenwood 58
Clay 38

The Tigers made the short jaunt over Rosemount Hill tonight and spoiled the Panthers Homecoming. Tigers led after one at 16-6, at the half 36-17, after three 54-24 and the final 58-38.

Leading the Tigers in scoring was Junior Saunders with 16, followed by freshman McKinley 14, Sophomore Sexton 12, freshman Jackson 10, senior Cadwell 4, sophomore Truitt 2. Playing but not scoring were senior Branham, juniors Potts and Mays, sophomore Gosselin and freshman Comer.

New Boston improves to 11-5 and 8-2 in SOC1. Clay drops to 5-10 and 3-7.

The Tigers are on the road at Wellston tomorrow night to meet the Golden Rockets. Wellston is 2-11 on the year and 1-7 in the Ohio Division of the TVC. Next week they host the Green Bobcats 9-6, 5-4 on 2/1 and travel up to Ironton to face the St.Joseph Flyers 11-3 on Saturday 2/2. The Panthers are at the Western Indians 13-4, 8-3 on 2/1 and host the South Webster Jeeps 8-8 in SOC2 on Saturday the 2nd.

Clay won the JV 2 quarter game 27-14.


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a_c_m wrote: Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:28 pm New Boston Glenwood 58
Clay 38

The Tigers made the short jaunt over Rosemount Hill tonight and spoiled the Panthers Homecoming. Tigers led after one at 16-6, at the half 36-17, after three 54-24 and the final 58-38.

Leading the Tigers in scoring was Junior Saunders with 16, followed by freshman McKinley 14, Sophomore Sexton 12, freshman Jackson 10, senior Cadwell 4, sophomore Truitt 2. Playing but not scoring were senior Branham, juniors Potts and Mays, sophomore Gosselin and freshman Comer.

New Boston improves to 11-5 and 8-2 in SOC1. Clay drops to 5-10 and 3-7.

The Tigers are on the road at Wellston tomorrow night to meet the Golden Rockets. Wellston is 2-11 on the year and 1-7 in the Ohio Division of the TVC. Next week they host the Green Bobcats 9-6, 5-4 on 2/1 and travel up to Ironton to face the St.Joseph Flyers 11-3 on Saturday 2/2. The Panthers are at the Western Indians 13-4, 8-3 on 2/1 and host the South Webster Jeeps 8-8 in SOC2 on Saturday the 2nd.

Clay won the JV 2 quarter game 27-14.
I forget Sexton is just a sophomore. Impressive player.

New Boston should handle Wellston.


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Talk about burg winning by 63 or sw winning by 51.


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Nb played starters 2.5 quarters tonight and clay did too.
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From the Southern Ohio Sports Authority:


New Boston’s Tyler Caldwell scores 1,000 points, sets school record with 10 3’s


Kevin Colley, Staff Writer

GLENWOOD — Calm, cool, and collected … and a body language that hardly ever changes in demeanor, despite the situation.


It’s only fitting that his last name — that being of New Boston senior Tyler Caldwell — begins with a C.


But while his demeanor certainly is one of the poised variety, it belies the competitiveness and fire the 6-foot-7 guard truly holds inside.

On Jan. 18, that competitive spirit was alive and well as Caldwell not only posted a 41-point outing, but did so while knocking down a school-record 10 three-point field goals in a 106-57 victory over East.

For Caldwell, the performance was just a further testimony to what his supporters told him would occur if he kept working as hard as he did.

New Boston’s Tyler Caldwell scored 41 points and hit 10 3-point field goals in a 106-57 win over East Jan. 18. He also scored his 1,000th career point in the victory. CREDIT: Derrick Webb/Portsmouth Daily Times

“It felt good to break the record,” Caldwell said. “It was held by my junior high coach, and him and I were pretty close. So I, of course, sent him a message and let him know that I surpassed him. As for the 1,000-point mark, it feels really good. I’ve put in a lot of time and effort into my school and basketball team, and it all paid off in the end like all my supporters have told me it would.”


As a promising youngster during his sophomore season, Caldwell was already a proficient scorer, averaging over 12 points per game.

Team success, however, didn’t come along with it.

In Caldwell’s first two seasons on the varsity roster, New Boston won a combined four games.


Enter Adam Cox.

A fiery, entertaining, and talkative head coach that acted as the yin to Caldwell’s yang. And as they say, opposites attract.


In Cox’s first season, New Boston improved drastically by improving its overall record from 3-18 to an astonishing 16-8 mark, as the Tigers swept archrival East, accomplished the same exact feat against defending SOC I champion Clay, and added in seven more conference wins before earning the school’s first berth to the Convo since 2000.


“Adam is a great coach and a great person who cares about his team,” Caldwell said. “He has completely changed New Boston basketball, and I couldn’t ask for a better coach over my last couple of years. As for my teammates, I love them, and couldn’t ask for a better group of guys. Last year, Kade Conley and Kyle McQuithy were on the team, and those guys are like my brothers. I grew up with them, and I couldn’t ask for better friends. On this year’s team, we had some new guys that I didn’t know really well, but I’ve learned to love those guys. They’re great friends and teammates that constantly show love to me.”


This season, the rapid, overnight improvement that last year’s campaign took on looks like it will only get better … or at the very least, sustain itself.


Despite the return of only Caldwell from last year’s starting lineup, the senior has helped make for a smooth transition as New Boston sits with a 11-4 overall record and an 8-2 SOC I mark through its first 15 games.

The Tigers have dropped four of their five games by six points or less and three by just two points apiece.

“It feels great,” Caldwell said. “The community has always had our back even when we had multiple losing seasons in a row. I couldn’t go out being any happier as a senior. New Boston basketball is back for years to come.”


A third-team all-district selection after averaging 16 points, six rebounds, and three assists in 2017-18, Caldwell could equal — or better — that production as a senior; especially with 41-point outings.


CREDIT: Derrick Webb/Portsmouth Daily Times

However, if there’s one thing that does top his production on the basketball court, it’s his performance in the classroom. Caldwell, a member of the National Honor Society at New Boston, holds an A-average and was named as the Wendy’s High School Heisman male representative from his school.

“I’m the Salutatorian as of right now,” Caldwell said. “My mom always told me that my grades are my first priority above basketball. So I’ve put in a lot of work in the classroom and have always tried my best to be a great role model for the little kids in order to show them that grades are just as important as playing ball.”


And with the ball in his hands?


Well, let’s just say Caldwell’s come pretty far in that area, too.


“I’ve put in a lot of time and hard work,” Caldwell said. “During the summer and at every practice, I always try my hardest and give my best effort so that I can improve my game, even if it is just a little bit. People say that hard work pays off, and I think that I proved that statement to be true [on Jan. 18].”


That, however, is just part of the ice-in-his-veins mentality that Tyler Caldwell has — and it’s one that could very well lift New Boston to heights it hasn’t seen in a nearly half a century.

“It’s been great so far,” Caldwell said. “We’ve lost some games that we should’ve won, but that happens. We’ve just got to keep our heads on straight, focus on the future, try to make it back to the Convo, and obtain a different outcome.”


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Really good story and rundown


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New Boston Glenwood 63
Wellston 51

New Boston improves their record to 12-5, 8-2 with the win tonight in Wellston. Wellston falls to 2-13.

The Tigers led at all stops 22-13 after one, 29-26 a the half, 45-38 after three and the final 63-51. The Rockets tied the score at 22 early in the second quarter and were within a couple of points at the end of the game before the Tigers pulled away.

Caldwell led the Tigers tonight with 22 points, followed by Sexton 19, McKinley and Saunders with 8 each, Jackson 4 and Potts 2.

The Tigers are off until 2/1 when they host the Green Bobcats 10-6, 6-4. Saturday 2/1 they travel up to Ironton to meet the Flyers of St.Joseph 12-3. Both games should be good ones! Wellston is at River Valley 2-12, 0-8 on 1/29 to face the Raiders. 1/30 the Rockets host the Trimble Tomcats 11-3.

Wellston won the two quarter JV game 17-7.


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a_c_m wrote: Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:25 pm From the Southern Ohio Sports Authority:


New Boston’s Tyler Caldwell scores 1,000 points, sets school record with 10 3’s


Kevin Colley, Staff Writer

GLENWOOD — Calm, cool, and collected … and a body language that hardly ever changes in demeanor, despite the situation.


It’s only fitting that his last name — that being of New Boston senior Tyler Caldwell — begins with a C.


But while his demeanor certainly is one of the poised variety, it belies the competitiveness and fire the 6-foot-7 guard truly holds inside.

On Jan. 18, that competitive spirit was alive and well as Caldwell not only posted a 41-point outing, but did so while knocking down a school-record 10 three-point field goals in a 106-57 victory over East.

For Caldwell, the performance was just a further testimony to what his supporters told him would occur if he kept working as hard as he did.

New Boston’s Tyler Caldwell scored 41 points and hit 10 3-point field goals in a 106-57 win over East Jan. 18. He also scored his 1,000th career point in the victory. CREDIT: Derrick Webb/Portsmouth Daily Times

“It felt good to break the record,” Caldwell said. “It was held by my junior high coach, and him and I were pretty close. So I, of course, sent him a message and let him know that I surpassed him. As for the 1,000-point mark, it feels really good. I’ve put in a lot of time and effort into my school and basketball team, and it all paid off in the end like all my supporters have told me it would.”


As a promising youngster during his sophomore season, Caldwell was already a proficient scorer, averaging over 12 points per game.

Team success, however, didn’t come along with it.

In Caldwell’s first two seasons on the varsity roster, New Boston won a combined four games.


Enter Adam Cox.

A fiery, entertaining, and talkative head coach that acted as the yin to Caldwell’s yang. And as they say, opposites attract.


In Cox’s first season, New Boston improved drastically by improving its overall record from 3-18 to an astonishing 16-8 mark, as the Tigers swept archrival East, accomplished the same exact feat against defending SOC I champion Clay, and added in seven more conference wins before earning the school’s first berth to the Convo since 2000.


“Adam is a great coach and a great person who cares about his team,” Caldwell said. “He has completely changed New Boston basketball, and I couldn’t ask for a better coach over my last couple of years. As for my teammates, I love them, and couldn’t ask for a better group of guys. Last year, Kade Conley and Kyle McQuithy were on the team, and those guys are like my brothers. I grew up with them, and I couldn’t ask for better friends. On this year’s team, we had some new guys that I didn’t know really well, but I’ve learned to love those guys. They’re great friends and teammates that constantly show love to me.”


This season, the rapid, overnight improvement that last year’s campaign took on looks like it will only get better … or at the very least, sustain itself.


Despite the return of only Caldwell from last year’s starting lineup, the senior has helped make for a smooth transition as New Boston sits with a 11-4 overall record and an 8-2 SOC I mark through its first 15 games.

The Tigers have dropped four of their five games by six points or less and three by just two points apiece.

“It feels great,” Caldwell said. “The community has always had our back even when we had multiple losing seasons in a row. I couldn’t go out being any happier as a senior. New Boston basketball is back for years to come.”


A third-team all-district selection after averaging 16 points, six rebounds, and three assists in 2017-18, Caldwell could equal — or better — that production as a senior; especially with 41-point outings.


CREDIT: Derrick Webb/Portsmouth Daily Times

However, if there’s one thing that does top his production on the basketball court, it’s his performance in the classroom. Caldwell, a member of the National Honor Society at New Boston, holds an A-average and was named as the Wendy’s High School Heisman male representative from his school.

“I’m the Salutatorian as of right now,” Caldwell said. “My mom always told me that my grades are my first priority above basketball. So I’ve put in a lot of work in the classroom and have always tried my best to be a great role model for the little kids in order to show them that grades are just as important as playing ball.”


And with the ball in his hands?


Well, let’s just say Caldwell’s come pretty far in that area, too.


“I’ve put in a lot of time and hard work,” Caldwell said. “During the summer and at every practice, I always try my hardest and give my best effort so that I can improve my game, even if it is just a little bit. People say that hard work pays off, and I think that I proved that statement to be true [on Jan. 18].”


That, however, is just part of the ice-in-his-veins mentality that Tyler Caldwell has — and it’s one that could very well lift New Boston to heights it hasn’t seen in a nearly half a century.

“It’s been great so far,” Caldwell said. “We’ve lost some games that we should’ve won, but that happens. We’ve just got to keep our heads on straight, focus on the future, try to make it back to the Convo, and obtain a different outcome.”

Congrats to Caldwell a great player best of luck at the next level.


I thought Kle Sexton was a starter last year ,and Grady Jackson maybe?


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Sexton did start last year.

Jackson is a freshman I believe.


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bbjunky81 wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:38 pm Sexton did start last year.

Jackson is a freshman I believe.


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a_c_m wrote: Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:25 pm From the Southern Ohio Sports Authority:


New Boston’s Tyler Caldwell scores 1,000 points, sets school record with 10 3’s


Kevin Colley, Staff Writer

GLENWOOD — Calm, cool, and collected … and a body language that hardly ever changes in demeanor, despite the situation.


It’s only fitting that his last name — that being of New Boston senior Tyler Caldwell — begins with a C.


But while his demeanor certainly is one of the poised variety, it belies the competitiveness and fire the 6-foot-7 guard truly holds inside.

On Jan. 18, that competitive spirit was alive and well as Caldwell not only posted a 41-point outing, but did so while knocking down a school-record 10 three-point field goals in a 106-57 victory over East.

For Caldwell, the performance was just a further testimony to what his supporters told him would occur if he kept working as hard as he did.

New Boston’s Tyler Caldwell scored 41 points and hit 10 3-point field goals in a 106-57 win over East Jan. 18. He also scored his 1,000th career point in the victory. CREDIT: Derrick Webb/Portsmouth Daily Times

“It felt good to break the record,” Caldwell said. “It was held by my junior high coach, and him and I were pretty close. So I, of course, sent him a message and let him know that I surpassed him. As for the 1,000-point mark, it feels really good. I’ve put in a lot of time and effort into my school and basketball team, and it all paid off in the end like all my supporters have told me it would.”


As a promising youngster during his sophomore season, Caldwell was already a proficient scorer, averaging over 12 points per game.

Team success, however, didn’t come along with it.

In Caldwell’s first two seasons on the varsity roster, New Boston won a combined four games.


Enter Adam Cox.

A fiery, entertaining, and talkative head coach that acted as the yin to Caldwell’s yang. And as they say, opposites attract.


In Cox’s first season, New Boston improved drastically by improving its overall record from 3-18 to an astonishing 16-8 mark, as the Tigers swept archrival East, accomplished the same exact feat against defending SOC I champion Clay, and added in seven more conference wins before earning the school’s first berth to the Convo since 2000.


“Adam is a great coach and a great person who cares about his team,” Caldwell said. “He has completely changed New Boston basketball, and I couldn’t ask for a better coach over my last couple of years. As for my teammates, I love them, and couldn’t ask for a better group of guys. Last year, Kade Conley and Kyle McQuithy were on the team, and those guys are like my brothers. I grew up with them, and I couldn’t ask for better friends. On this year’s team, we had some new guys that I didn’t know really well, but I’ve learned to love those guys. They’re great friends and teammates that constantly show love to me.”


This season, the rapid, overnight improvement that last year’s campaign took on looks like it will only get better … or at the very least, sustain itself.


Despite the return of only Caldwell from last year’s starting lineup, the senior has helped make for a smooth transition as New Boston sits with a 11-4 overall record and an 8-2 SOC I mark through its first 15 games.

The Tigers have dropped four of their five games by six points or less and three by just two points apiece.

“It feels great,” Caldwell said. “The community has always had our back even when we had multiple losing seasons in a row. I couldn’t go out being any happier as a senior. New Boston basketball is back for years to come.”


A third-team all-district selection after averaging 16 points, six rebounds, and three assists in 2017-18, Caldwell could equal — or better — that production as a senior; especially with 41-point outings.


CREDIT: Derrick Webb/Portsmouth Daily Times

However, if there’s one thing that does top his production on the basketball court, it’s his performance in the classroom. Caldwell, a member of the National Honor Society at New Boston, holds an A-average and was named as the Wendy’s High School Heisman male representative from his school.

“I’m the Salutatorian as of right now,” Caldwell said. “My mom always told me that my grades are my first priority above basketball. So I’ve put in a lot of work in the classroom and have always tried my best to be a great role model for the little kids in order to show them that grades are just as important as playing ball.”


And with the ball in his hands?


Well, let’s just say Caldwell’s come pretty far in that area, too.


“I’ve put in a lot of time and hard work,” Caldwell said. “During the summer and at every practice, I always try my hardest and give my best effort so that I can improve my game, even if it is just a little bit. People say that hard work pays off, and I think that I proved that statement to be true [on Jan. 18].”


That, however, is just part of the ice-in-his-veins mentality that Tyler Caldwell has — and it’s one that could very well lift New Boston to heights it hasn’t seen in a nearly half a century.

“It’s been great so far,” Caldwell said. “We’ve lost some games that we should’ve won, but that happens. We’ve just got to keep our heads on straight, focus on the future, try to make it back to the Convo, and obtain a different outcome.”


Sounds like this writer needs to do more research on what he writes.

Caldwell is not the only returning starter and trying to make it look like he is to make it look like a big surprise that they are doing so good is funny ,they should be undefeated with the talent they go with all the new additions the have on this team


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Caldwell is the only senior starter that was a starter as a Junior.


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The article reads Caldwell as the only "returning" starter from last year's lineup .

Big difference between only one starter to two esp the player that Sexton is , just saying that it's no surprise they are doing well especially with the other added players too


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The Green at New Boston Glenwood scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Tuesday 2/5.

The Tigers 12-5 go to Ironton tomorrow night to meet the St.Joseph Flyers 12-4. Good Luck Tigers!


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New Boston Glenwood 70
Ironton St.Joseph 63

Tigers victorious in their first trip to the "St.Joe Flyer Dome"!

St.Joe led after one at 19-18, New Boston led at the half 33-32, tied after three 47-47 and the final Tigers 70-63.

Scoring for the Tigers: Sexton 22, Jackson 16, Saunders 14, McKinley 11, Caldwell 4 and Potts 3.

New Boston improves to 13-5, while the Flyers slip to 12-5.

Next up for the Tigers are two home games next week, starting on Tuesday the Green Bobcats 11-6, 6-4 come to town in a makeup game from this past Friday. Friday the 8th, league leading Eastern Pike 17-1, 11-0 comes to the Den. All three teams are playing well and should be excellent games.

St.Joseph host River Valley Raiders from the TVC on 2/6 and the Ohio Valley Christian Defenders on 2/8.

The Flyers won the two quarter JV game 24-13. Scoring for the Tigers was Truitt with 6, Branham 3, Mays 2 and Comer 2.


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New Boston Glenwood 73
Green 63

The Tigers led at all stops, 26-14 after one, 41-33 at the half, 63-52 after three and the final 73-63.

New Boston improves to 14-5 overall and 9-2 in SOC1 play. Green slips to 12-7, 6-5.

Kimbler from Green led all scorers with 24. Other scoring for the Bobcats was Sampson 13, Carver 9, Zach Huffman 8,Ethan Huffman 6 and Blizzard 3. Scoring for the Tigers was Sexton 19, Caldwell 18, McKinley 15, Jackson 9, Saunders and Potts with 6 each.

Green won the JV four quarter game 44-33, led by Singleton's 18 points.

New Boston welcomes the Eastern Eagles 18-1, 11-0 to the Den on Friday the 8th. Green hosts the Western Indians 15-4, 9-3 that same evening.


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NB should be #1 seed Sunday


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Good job Tigers great win quality win. Great job coach Cox thanks for treating our kids with respect old and young.


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Wrapped up the #1 seed going into Sunday. Now they have to patiently wait and see how the seeding of the other sectional goes to anticipate what kind of matchups to expect at the Convo.


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From the Portsmouth Daily Times

Tigers excel in team win over Green

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New Boston freshman Grady Jackson finished with nine points in the Tigers home win over Green Tuesday night.

New Boston freshman Grady Jackson finished with nine points in the Tigers home win over Green Tuesday night.


Jacob Smith | Daily Times


NEW BOSTON – Hot start, incredible defense, and closing out a game at the free throw line: that’s what the New Boston Tigers rode to a 73-63 home SOC I win over Green Tuesday night to improve to 15-4 overall, and 9-2 in conference play, taking over the lone second spot in the conference.

“We emphasize drawing first blood,” said New Boston head coach Adam Cox following the Tigers ten point win Tuesday night, “I told the boys that’s lesson learned: you don’t let a good team come out and punch you in the mouth first. You want to be the aggressor from the start.”

What better sentiment to preach to your team going into a big game? And to no one’s surprise, as they have for the vast majority of the season, the Tigers responded well to their coach’s challenge.

Green started the game off up 4-0, all four of which were scored by Gage Sampson, but things quickly changed from there.

In a split second, the high flying, super speedy Tigers offense was out and running. New Boston used their momentum from forcing turnovers on the defensive end to hitting big shots on the offensive end to turn their four point deficit into a 12 point lead going into the second quarter, finishing the first on a 26-10 run.

The biggest reason for that and why the Tigers were able to hold a double digit lead for more than three quarter were two players that didn’t lead the Tigers in scoring but contributed in more ways that just in the scoring column: freshmen Jerome McKinley and Grady Jackson.

“My freshman guards, Jerome and Grady, they’re like freakin’ fire and ice,” said Cox when speaking on his young backcourt, “They pack a punch on defense that not a lot of people have seen. They’re relentless, they’re trapping the ball when the opponent’s turning and double teaming. You can’t ask for two better freshman to go up against seniors in Carver and Kimbler.”

Fire and ice, peanut butter and jelly, thunder and lightning: whatever two adjectives you’d like to use to describe the play of Jackson and McKinley, it fits.

Jackson and McKinley finished with a combined 24 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists, and nine steals. Yet despite those scary numbers for opponents to try and game plan against in the future, the young duo finished with a combined three turnovers. Three turnovers. If that isn’t impressive going against an upper-class led team in the Bobcats, it’s unclear what is.

“Me and ‘Rome, we knew coming in as freshman and underclassmen, that we were going to have to step it up and play like upperclassmen and we did our best tonight,” said Jackson when speaking of his and McKinley’s play.

“Being a freshman, I wanted to play with Kyle and Grady and the rest of my team,” said McKinley. “They’re my boys and I love them so much.”

New Boston held a double digit lead for much of the contest, except for two stretches: an insane run by Tanner Kimbler, who scored a team high 24 points, in which the sharpshooting senior scored Green’s first 15 points of the second half after scoring just five points in the first half, and the Bobcats run to close the game that ultimately fell short.

“We just had to weather the storm,” said New Boston sophomore Kyle Sexton following his 19 point, 13 rebound, and six assist performance. “We knew they’re too good not come back, we knew they were going to make a run. They’re too good of scorers, they score the ball, that’s who they are.”

This win likely gives New Boston a number one seed in the sectional brackets that will be released at week’s end. Going into Friday’s game with #10 Eastern (Division III), a rematch of the two’s game earlier this season which say the Eagles victorious in triple overtime, this win over county rival may give the Tigers the momentum they need to pull off a big home win over one of the state’s best.

“I want everybody here in red,” said Cox when asked what kind of fan showing he’d like to see from the Tiger faithful. “I want to try and get the whole gym packed with red, and I want everybody to know that we’re playing a top ten team in the state. And when you have a top ten team in the state, you need to have everybody in the public show up. Friday, be here at 5:30, wear your red.”

BOX SCORE

New Boston: 26-15-22-10 – 73

Green: 14-19-19-11 – 63

New Boston: 28 FG, 5 3PT (Sexton 2), 12/19 FT. Scoring: Sexton 19, Caldwell 18, McKinley 15, Jackson 9, Potts 6, Saunders 6

Green: 25 FG, 6 3PT (Kimbler 4), 7/10 FT. Scoring: Kimbler 24, Sampson 13, Carver 9, Z. Huffman 8, E. Huffman 6, Blizzard 3


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