WARSAW - With her college signing in the past, senior Kari Daugherty and her River View teammates look primed to make another run at greatness.
At Maysville, Melanie Poorman poured in 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Katie Sidwell posted a double-double of 22 and 12 as the Lady Panthers improved to 2-0 in the MVL and 2-1 on the season.
At McConnelsville, Melanie Poorman scored 10 of her 20 points in sparking the Lady Panthers to a 21-9 first-quarter advantage as they cruised to an MVL road win.
At Maysville, the Lady Panthers overcame poor shooting by holding the Lady Ceramics to 10 field goals Saturday night in the Panther Pound.
At Maysville, the hosts forced 26 turnovers and were never challenged in rolling up a 47-14 halftime lead.
DRESDEN - Tri-Valley led from start to finish in a 41-33 decision over Maysville in a pre-Christmas Muskingum Valley League girls basketball showdown Saturday afternoon.
At Maysville, the Lady Panthers used 30 second-quarter points to put away the visiting Colts Saturday night.
Katie Sidwell pumps in 18 points, 13 rebounds to lead winners
At New Concord, the Lady Panthers used a 25-9 second-quarter blitz to lead 36-13, and never looked back behind Haley Vallee's career-high 20-point effort.
NEWTON TOWNSHIP - In a hotly-contested game between two of the Muskingum Valley League's best, it came down to big plays in the Panther Pound Saturday night.
DUNCAN FALLS - Katie Sidwell picked a good time to have her best game.Sidwell, a senior post player, scored a career-high 31 points to lead three players in double figures, as visiting Maysville rolled to a 70-50 Muskingum Valley League win over Philo Saturday.
In the Panther Pound, five Lady Panthers hit double figures as Maysville rode a hot start to an easy win that kept them in MVL title contention.
At the Kiln, Katie Sidwell totaled 20 points, six rebounds, six steals and three assists as the Lady Panthers improved to 10-1 in the MVL and 13-2 overall.
ZANESVILLE - Maybe Tri-Valley really is that good.The unbeaten Scotties, behind their stifling man-to-man defense, showed again why they're ranked fifth in the Division I state rankings, building a 28-point second half lead in 68-47 demolition of host Maysville Saturday night.
COSHOCTON - A field that includes several regional-quality teams will be whittled down to two at the Division II sectional girls basketball tournament to be played at Coshocton High School.Topping that list are River View and Maysville, which earned the top two seeds during Sunday afternoon's drawing, conducted in the CHS library.
At New Lexington, Melanie Poorman and Katie Sidwell combined for 21 first-half points and the visitors pulled away down the stretch for an MVL win.
At Maysville, the Panthers were a sizzling 25-of-45 from the field (56 percent) and outscored the visitors 24-11 in the fourth quarter to break the game open.
At West, the Lady Panthers used the first two quarters to jump out on the Tornadoes, who never quite recovered.
THORNVILLE - Maysville and Sheridan needed all 32 minutes to decide another battle Wednesday night.
COSHOCTON - West Holmes did everything in its power to try and give Maysville the Division II sectional championship Friday night at Coshocton High School.
Just as it was during the regular season, Tri-Valley was dominant when it came to picking the 2008-09 All-Muskingum Valley League girls basketball team announced Wednesday.