PIQUA – The No. 25 seed Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks gave the No. 3 seed Cedarville Indians all they wanted in dropping a 66-49 OHSAA DIV tournament game to Cedarville.
Mississinawa Valley got off to an early 6-5 lead at 4:34 in the opening period before Cedarville would use a 10-2 run to close out first-quarter play with a healthy 15-8 advantage.
The Indians took the second period by a double-digit 16-6 score sending the teams to the break with Cedarville holding a 17-point 31-14 lead.
The Blackhawks battled back with the teams playing to a 35-35 second-half score giving Cedarville a 17-point 66-49 tournament win.
Cedarville took the third quarter 18-16 with Mississinawa Valley senior Aron Hunt knocking down seven points including a 3-pointer and senior Bryson Gower adding six points for the Hawks.
Mississinawa Valley freshman, Cing Scott exploded for 17 fourth-quarter points draining three 3-pointers and four two-point baskets with the Blackhawks closing out the season winning the fourth and final quarter of the 2023-2024 season by an 18-16 score over the No. 3 seed Cedarville Indians.
MV seniors playing their final basketball game for the Blackhawks: No. 3, Bryson Gower; No. 22, Thomas Gower; No. 25, Tanner Liechty; No. 34, Aron Hunt.
Scott led Mississinawa Valley and all scorers with a game-high 23 points including a perfect 2-2 at the free throw line.
BOXSCORE:
CEDARVILLE – T. Cross 19, M. Johnson 16, B. Criswell 15, N. Nan Van Loo 11, J. Miller 5 – TOTALS 22 4-6 6 66
MISSISSINAWA VALLEY – C. Scott 23, A. Hunt 13, B. Gower 8, T. Gower 3, K. Wehrkamp 2 – TOTALS 16 2-2 5 49
3-POINTERS
Cedarville 6 (B. Criswell 2, T. Cross 2, J. Miller 1, N. Van Loo 1)
Mississinawa Valley 5 (C. Scott 3, T. Gower 1, A. Hunt 1)
SCORE by QUARTERS
15-16-18-17 66 Cedarville
08-06-16-19 49 Mississinawa Valley