Another Division Win for Lady Lions

The Lady Lions Girls Basketball team won their second consecutive SBAAC-American Division game Saturday Night vs. Goshen 51-46. Limited by foul trouble the girls led only by 3 at half-time and quickly went down by 8 early in the 3rd quarter. Late in the 3rd quarter and early in the 4th quarter the girls went on strong run fueled by a clutch 3 from Sarah Shoemaker, a strong drive by Courtney Grogan, two scores off out of bounds plays by Josie Buckingham and several free throws by Reno Frayne. After this strong run the Lions quickly went on top by 10. Inconsistent ball handling and stagnant offensive motion allowed Goshen to keep it close to the end. The Lady lions got outstanding performances from Reno Frayne who scored 13 including 7/10 from the free throw line, Lindsey Blankenship who scored 12 and brought down 14 rebounds, and Josie Buckingham added 10. It was a hard-fought team win which allowed NR to improve to 3-1 in the league and 3-3 overall. Next @ Norwood Monday 12/20.

Lions Basketball vs Bethel Tate

The Lions traveled to take on the defending SBC champs Bethel Tate on Friday night. The lions started off slow, and went down 40-20 at the half. The lions refused to quit and battled back and tied the score at 51-51 with 1 minute left in the game. The lions were able to hold off a last second attempt to win by Bethel and the game went into overtime. Bethel Tate scored on its first two possessions in overtime and went up by four, and the lions were unable to make up that deficit falling by a score of 56-55. It was a great overall effort by the lions, especially on the defensive end where they only gave 11 points in the second half. Zak Ritter had 18 points, Joey McCabe had 14 points, 15 rebounds, and four steals, and Chris Turner had 14 points. Derrick Dillow came off the bench and played some great defense on their starting point guard, giving up 0 points in the second half. The Lions JV lost to Bethel moving their record to 2-4. The Freshman won 52-47 improving their record to 4-1. The JV team went to Batavia on Saturday night and won 42-32 improving their record to 3-4.

Rescheduled Events

Girls Basketball at Norwood December 20, 2010 6/7:30pm
Girls Basketball at Western Brown January 8, 2011 10:30/12/1:30pm

Thursday December 16, 2010 Events Cancelled

All events scheduled for today including practices have been cancelled. Make up dates will be scheduled and placed on the web site.

New Richmond Basketball v Norwood

The Varsity Boys basketball team lost a tough matchup Tuesday night against Norwood 46-37. The lions improved tremenendously from the previous three games and were playing under control and confident. Leading the way for the Lions were Chris Turner with 10 points and a career high 9 rebounds, Tanner Wolfe with 10, and Zak Ritter with 9. The JV team won 45-41 after being down 22-8 at halftime. The freshman won 52-47. The Lions travel to Bethel Tate Friday night.

Monday, December 13, 2010 Events Cancelled

All events scheduled for today have been cancelled. Please check the website for make up dates.

The Lions skip school to attack the Trojans!

In a rare in-school dual the Lions wrestled Glen Este @ 1pm Friday. The Lions knew the battle was going to be fierce. GE is ranked in the top ten D1 wrestling teams this year.
The wrestling started @ 112 lbs with a GE win over N. Rostetter, then is was Skagzy's turn to show them what Lion wrestling is all about, handing the GE wrestler a loss! Anderson and Loyd kept it close but just fell a little short. Muse gave it his all but was a little over matched, Lemar was victorious in typical Lion fashion! Zawacki, Hoskins, Martin and Dixon battled tough but lost in the end. English was the shinning star of the day pinning his opponent early. Reid won a close one in the end! JR lost a triple overtime match that reminded me of Lions battling Trojans in the Roman Coliseum. Finally J. Hooks lost a close one. Final score GE 48 Lions 15. The Lions are at the Coaches Classic next Saturday and Sunday, WE ARE NR!