COSHOCTON — It was a tug-of-war on Feb. 3 between two teams with their eyes on the Class V East Tournament.
Then red-hot West Muskingum took down host Coshocton 70-57 at The Wigwam in Muskingum Valley League play against Small School.
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Coshocton (8-10, 4-8 MVL-Small) led by four points with a minute left before halftime, but West (14-4. 9-3) hit 12 of 23 from beyond the arc and scored 28 of the next 37 points to take a 52-37 lead heading into the final quarter.
Coshocton cut the lead to six points with 2:30 left in the game, but it didn’t shrink when Kyle Porter hit a clutch 3-pointer on a power play from the baseline to extend the lead and seal the victory.
Preston Farrell (center) competes for a rebound with Mason Williams (left) and Quinton Summers during the fourth quarter of West Muskingum’s 70-57 victory over host Coshocton on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at Wigwam Field. West improved his record to 14-4 and won nine games in a row.
Porter scored a game-high 21 points on 4 of 5 three-point shots, Tavon Bennett had 16 points and 6 assists, Noah Morrison had 15 points, 4 assists and 3 steals, and Carter Smith scored 12 points on 5 of 9 shots. They made 12 of 21 three-pointers – Morrison was 5 of 9 – and dished out 14 assists.
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Champ Haley had 20 points and seven rebounds, and JJ Herman added 16 points, six assists and four 3-pointers for Coshocton, which shot 48% from the field.
Zanesville 47, Johnstown 42: Ceejay Whitfield scored nine points in the second half as the host Blue Devils scored just 23 points through three quarters in a Licking County League crossover game at Winland Memorial Coliseum.
Zanesville (9-8, 5-5 LCL-Buckeye) also got eight points from Luca Wood and a 5-for-6 free throw performance from Quenelle Angler in the fourth quarter to take a 36-23 lead heading into the final frame.
Johnstown (12-3, 9-2 LCL-Cardinal) hit six 3-pointers in the second half, three of which came from Grayson Goodman.
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Rosecrans 58, Sugar Grover Berne Union 31: The Cardinals went 6-11 on the road and conquered the Mid-State League Cardinal Division on 13-for-50 shooting.
Tyler Burnett, who had 16 points and 14 rebounds, was 4-for-5 from the free throw line, while Brodie Booth and Keon Harris combined for four 3-pointers and added 10 points for Rosecrans (11-5, 9-1 MSL-Cardinal), who remained in the division lead.
Owen Lambert scored 8 points and Rosecrans led 45-20 after three quarters.
John Glenn 85, Meadowbrook 62: Cooper Briggs and Stehl Bates scored 19 points and combined for nine of the Muskies’ 17 3-pointers to help the MVL win at Corral Field.
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Brayden Davis scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and Ben Stam and C.J. Dolan added 14 for John Glenn (16-1, 12-1 MVL-Big), which led 59-39 after three quarters. Still one game ahead in the college standings.
Masyn Campbell scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Jake Burris added 15 points for Meadowbrook (5-12, 5-7 MVL-Small).
Philo 57, new Lex 54: The Panthers outscored the Electrics (8-9, 5-7 MVL-Small) 27-9 from beyond the arc, but that wasn’t enough in the MVL crossover game at the Power Plant.
Rusty Trout scored 6 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, Cole Cash and KJ Phillip added 11 points for Philo, which led 38-28 and New Lakes continued to lead with six 3-pointers in the final frame.
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Paul Stenson hit five 3-pointers in the second half, including three in the fourth quarter that included 20 points, while New Lakers’ Eli Stephens finished with 17 points and seven rebounds (3-14, 0-12 MVL-Small). Lane Ratliff had nine assists and Tanner Toth had six rebounds.
No. 69 Tam Coc, No. 39 River View: Ryan Lamonica continued his strong performance against the neighboring Black Bears in the MVL-Big School game in Dresden, finishing with 17 points and eight rebounds.
Colten Rolison and Oliver Baker scored 14 points, and Jack LaBoer scored 13 points on back-to-back three-pointers (11-8, 9-4). Tri-Valley led by 33 points and entered halftime with a 38-23 lead. Troy Patterson added 10 points, 6 assists and 4 steals.
Carter Wesney scored 17 points to lead Riverview (5-14, 4-8).
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Sheridan 52, Morgan 41: Tyce Whiteman scored 15 points and Colin Mallernee added 14 as the Generals earned a win in an MVL-Big School road game at McConnelsville.
Sheridan (11-6, 10-2 MVL-Big) trailed John Glenn by one in the division and led just 34-29 entering the fourth quarter after leading 22-18 at halftime. But sophomore Graham Anderson, who played more minutes on the varsity team with Logan Russell out injured, scored eight of his nine points in the final quarter, including two 3-pointers.
Luke Coleman and Gavin Shriver scored 12 points, and Carson Hack scored all eight points in the third quarter for Morgan (4-13, 2-10).
Maysville 82, Crooksville 51: The Panthers won on the road in McCluney, winning their 16th straight game and remaining undefeated in the MVL-Small.
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Highland 64, Ridgewood 25: The Generals lost to the mighty Eagles in an Inter Valley Conference and South Division game and finished with a 9-9 overall record and a 5-7 conference record.
February 3 results
women’s basketball
Maysville 42, Crooksville 39: Avery Daniels hit six 3-pointers for a game-high 22 points and the Panthers hit 8 of 11 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to help MVL-Small School win on the road in McLuney.
Miley Fulkerson went 4-for-4 from the field and Lilah Jones went 3-for-5 from the field in the fourth quarter to hold off the Ceramics offense after the Panthers led 29-19 through three quarters.
Crooksville’s Mylee Davis scored 16 points and Lexi Van Meter scored 15 points, hitting 8 of 18 free throws and leading 24-3 on three-pointers.
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Sangu 62, Morgan 49: Maddie Garber scored 19 of her season-high 27 points in the second half to help the Scots beat MVL-Big School at home.
Garber scored 12 points in the third quarter, outscoring the Raiders by himself in the period. She ended up making three 3-pointers.
Emma Smith added 10 points and Reagan Lamonica eight for Tri-Valley; Mylie Williams added nine of her 18 points in the fourth quarter and Gianna Myers added 11 for Morgan.
West M 53, Riverview 31: Lyla Johnson and Teriauna Brandford led all scorers with 15 points, and the Tornadoes maintained control of the MVL Small School Division with a win at Luther Stover Gymnasium.
Riverview’s Kortnee Mickle scored 13 points and Regan Foster added 12 points.
This article originally appeared in the Zanesville Times-Recorder: West M boys basketball team wins 9th straight, best performance Feb. 2-3
