Tribe beats NKHS in OT

NEW KNOXVILLE, Ohio — The Indians couldn’t hold on to their lead in the fourth quarter.

They did just enough in overtime to fight off their hosts.

Fort Recovery High School’s boys basketball team eked out a 56-55 road victory after four extra minutes of play Friday night to stay in the top third of the Midwest Athletic Conference standings.

Up by one at the half, the Indians (10-6, 4-2 MAC) grabbed control of the game with an 18-point third quarter. New Knoxville fought back, limiting the visitors to six fourth-quarter points as it rallied to force the extra session.

Fort Recovery was able to pick up the win as Hudson Overman tallied half of its 10 overtime points.

Overman’s overtime effort, which included a 3-pointer, capped a team-high 16-point evening. He did all of his scoring after the intermission.

Breaker Jutte added 14 points, and Brody Barga also reached double figures with 12.

The win kept Fort Recovery tied for third in the MAC with Versailles. Undefeated St. John’s leads the conference, with Marion Local next at 12-1 overall and 5-1 in the league.

Parker Jones of the Rangers (7-9, 0-6) led all scorers with 15 points. Connor Hoge followed with 12 points, and Evan Fledderjohann added 10 points.