Marion Local showed again that you don't have to even score 50 to win a tough high school basketball game. Defense travels, they say. And Kurt Goettemoeller's Flyers (above) showed why. Read more in Saturday's Press Pros.
Senior shooter Grant Kremer found his stroke for a quintet of three-point bombs, and Marion Local blew out Fort Loramie with a third quarter sprint to the finish for their fifteenth win, 53-34.
Train wreck in Maria Stein...As big a surprise as any you'd expect in area Friday basketball, once-defeated Marion Local used its defense and a supportive home environment to hand a discouraging loss to rival St. Henry. Read more in Saturday's Press Pros.
They didn't lead until the final three seconds in the third quarter. But St. Henry (with Morgan Baumer, above) showed its resilience to remain unbeaten with a thrilling late comeback win over Marion Local.