The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team beat Lancaster 50-44 in overtime in a tightly contested game in which neither team could pull ahead by more than 7 the entire night.  This was the 3rd consecutive overtime game for the Vikings.  The Vikings gained momentum early in the 4th quarter and built a 6 point lead, but poor free throw shooting by the Vikings allowed Lancaster to put the game into overtime.  The Vikings outscored Lancaster 9-3 in overtime to seal the victory.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 3, Coe 5, Race 8, Zwayer 4, Ell 9, Anderson 11, Freeman 3, Trego 7.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball Team opened up the 2008-09 season with a 51-45 road victory at Dublin Jerome.  The Vikings took an early lead in the first quarter and were able to maintain the lead throughout the game.  The third quarter was the difference in the game as the Vikings posted 15 points and held the Celtics to only 5.  Even though the Vikings struggled in the fourth quarter with turnovers, they were able to hit enough free throws to seal the victory.  Scoring for the Vikings: Coe 4, Race 20, Zwayer 4, Ell 2, Anderson 8, Freeman 6, Trego 7.  Next up for the Vikings is Canal Winchester.

Teays Valley got off to a slow start against Canal and fell behind by 10 points in the first quarter.  The Vikings were never able to cut into the lead the entire night.  Scoring for the Vikings: Coe 1, Bowling 7, Race 8, Anderson 15, Freeman 4, Trego 2, Priest 4.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team lost a hard fought game vs. Logan Elm on the road.  I feel that it was the best effort that we have put forth all year.  The Vikings hung tough throughout the entire game, but the second quarter proved to be the difference as Logan Elm outscored the Vikings by 9 points in the quarter.  The Vikings closed to within 5 in the fourth quarter, but missed some key free throws in the fourth quarter that could have made the game much closer than the final score.  Scoring for the Vikings: Coe 2, Bowling 5, Race 24, Zwayer 3, Anderson 16, Freeman 2, Trego 6.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball team went to Bloom Carroll and earned a tough 56-41 victory over the Bulldogs.  Teays Valley maintained a slim lead for the majority of the night, but the 4th quarter proved to be the difference as the Vikings outscored Bloom 17-4.  Scoring for the Vikings: Coe 2, Race 18, Zwayer 3, Ell 2, Anderson 18, Freeman 6, Trego 7.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball team lost to Gahanna 59-64 in overtime.  The Vikings lead for the majority of the game, but were never able to put Gahanna away.  Gahanna scored with 2 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime.  The Vikings were outscored 11-6 in the extra session.  Scoring for the Vikings: Coe 8, Bowling 6, Race 14, Ell 4, Anderson 15, Freeman 4, Trego 8.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball were able to pull out a 68-58 overtime win at Westfall.  The Vikings started out sluggish and fell behind at halftime.  A solid 3rd quarter effort put the Vikings up by 4 heading into the final period of play.  Teays Valley built a comfortable 8 point lead with 4 minutes remaining, but turnovers and poor free throw shooting allowed the Mustangs to tie the game and send it into overtime.  The Vikings took control in the overtime and outscored the Mustangs 13-3 to seal the victory.  Scoring for the Vikings: Coe 3, Bowling 2, Race 28, Zwayer 4, Anderson 18, Freeman 4, Trego 10.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team battled Lancaster in overtime to a 50-44 victory.  This was the third consecutive overtime game played by the Vikings.  Teays Valley opened up a 6 point lead in the 4th quarter, but poor free throw shooting allowed Lancaster to hang around and put the game in overtime.  The Vikings took control in the overtime by outscoring the Golden Gales 9-3.  This puts the Vikings at 4-3 overall on the year.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 3, Coe 5, Race 8, Zwayer 4, Ell 9, Anderson 11, Freeman 3, Trego 7.

The Viking Boys Varsity Basketball team got off to a great start in the first quarter against Amanda Clearcreek and built a 24-11 lead.  The Vikings lost focus in the middle two quarters as Amanda closed the gap to 48-41 after three quarters of action.  The Vikings put forth their best defensive effort in the fourth quarter as they held Amanda to 9 points and finished with a 65-50 victory.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 3, Coe 5, Race 9, Zwayer 7, Ell 23, Anderson 14, Freeman 4.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team played one of their best games to date vs. Hamilton and came away with a 78-56 victory.  It was the first time this season that the Vikings won all four quarters of the game.  The Vikings did a very good job of passing the ball for good looks at the basket as 3 players recorded 5 or more assists on the evening.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 2, Coe 10, Bowling 9, Race 25, Zwayer 2, Ell 6, Anderson 16, Freeman 4, Trego 4.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball team ran into a hot shooting Circleville squad Saturday night, but were able to turn up the defensive pressure in the second half to come away with a 59-52 victory.  This puts the Vikings at 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the league.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 3, Coe 7, Bowling 5, Race 10, Zwayer 8, Ell 4, Anderson 15, Freeman 5, Trego 2.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball team lost a physical league contest to Fairfield Union 63-56.  Teays Valley played a good first half and lead by three and halftime.  The third quarter was the difference in the game as the Falcons outscored the Vikings 20-9.  The Vikings were never able to put together a sustained run in the fourth quarter.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 2, Coe 16, Race 14, Ell 1, Anderson 17, Freeman 4, Trego 2.

The Vikings rebounded from a tough league loss with a good performance against Briggs in a 74-50 victory.  The Vikings took control early outscoring Briggs by 13 in the first and 9 in the second to take a 47-25 halftime lead.  The Vikings remained solid in the second half playing good defense and limiting Briggs to 25 second half points.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 4, Coe 9, Race 26, Zwayer 8, Ell 2, Anderson 18, Freeman 2, Trego 2, Koah 3.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team posted a 70-60 win over Canal Winchester  Tuesday evening.  Canal came into the game a perfect 8-0 in league play.  The Vikings got off to a good start and lead by 6 after one quarter and 14 at the half.  The Vikings were able to extend the lead to 22 points in the third, but the Indians were able to fight back and cut the lead to as low as 8 points in the last quarter.  The Vikings stayed tough down the stretch and hit 11 of 14  free throws to seal the victory.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 2, Coe 4, Bowling 3, Race 23, Zwayer 4, Ell 17, Anderson 14, Freeman 3.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball team lost a physical contest to Bloom Carroll.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 3, Race 9, Zwayer 2, Ell 9, Anderson 10, Trego 4.

The Teays Valley Boys lost a hard fought battle against Logan Elm 58-44.  The Vikings got off to a slow start offensively and fell behind 17-9 after one.  The game remained close throughout, but the Vikings were never able to put together a run to close the gap.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 2, Coe 3, Race 5, Zwayer 1, Ell 4, Anderson 17, Freeman 8, Trego 4.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball Team went on the road to Amanda and came away with a 50-29 victory.  The Vikings were able to apply very good defensive pressure and hold Amanda to 11 field goals for the game.  Scoring for the Vikings: Coe 1, Bowling 4, Race 12, Ell 16, Anderson 6, Trego 10, Dresbach 1.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball team won a league contest at Hamilton 64-55 Saturday afternoon.  The Vikings got off to a good start and built a 17-10 first quarter lead.  The Vikings were able to shoot well from the free throw line throughout the game to keep the lead and put the Rangers away.  Scoring for the Vikings:  Brady 5, Bowling 4, Race 14, Ell 8, Anderson 11, Freeman 8, Trego 14.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball team sent the Seniors out on a positive note with an 82-49 victory over Circleville on Senior night.  The Vikings got off to a fast start and built a 44-25 halftime lead and never looked back.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 2, Coe 14, Race 19, Ell 13, Anderson 8, Tavenner 4, Freeman 6, Trego 8, Koah 2, Priest 6.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity team got off to a fast start again and built a 21-5 first quarter lead on the way to a 69-43 victory over Watkins Memorial.  Scoring for the Vikings:  Brady 5, Coe 2, Bowling 1, Race 22, Ell 4, Anderson 18, Freeman 4, Trego 8, Koah 3, Dresbach 2.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Team played their third game in four days and once again put forth a solid effort in defeating Fairfield Union 72-49.  The Vikings built a 9 point first quarter lead and extended the lead to 21 points at the half.  The Vikings never let the lead get below 16 in the second half.  This puts the Vikings at 9-5 overall in the Mid State League for a third place finish and 14-6 overall.  Scoring for the Vikings:  Brady 4, Coe 3, Race 29, Ell 10, Anderson 12, Freeman 6, Trego 4, Priest 2, Dresbach 2.

The Teays Valley Boys Basketball Team defeated Tri Valley 60-44 in the first round of tournament action.  The Vikings played a very good defensive game and had a balanced scoring attack to come away with a solid victory.  Scoring for the Vikings: Bowling 12, Race 21, Ell 4, Anderson 11, Freeman 8, Trego 4.

The Teays Valley Boys Basketball team came up on the short end of a hard fought sectional final battle against Gahanna Lincoln 54-43.  The Vikings fell behind by 10 points at halftime, but were able to regroup and battle back in the second half.  The Vikings were able to cut the lead to 2 points with under 3 minutes to play, but were never able to take the lead.  This ends a very good 15-7 season for the Vikings.  A special thanks for the leadership and effort displayed by our 7 seniors this year.  Scoring for the Vikings: Brady 5, Bowling 2, Race 7, Zwayer 2, Ell 11, Anderson 14, Freeman 2.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys got off to a 1-0 start with a home win over Dublin Jerome Friday evening in front of an enthusiastic crowd.  Both teams played aggressive defense and scoring was hard to come by the entire night.  The Vikings were able to finish the evening off by hitting 6 of their last 8 free throws to seal the victory.  Great win to start the season!  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 4, Koah 12, Anderson 12, Bowling 7, Cowles 2, Priest 3, Poole 2, Tavenner 2.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team traveled to Lancaster for their first road game of the season Saturday night.  The Vikings got off to a good start and built a 14-11 first quarter.  The lead grew to double figures during the second quarter, but Lancaster was able to score at the buzzer to cut the deficit to 9 going into halftime.  The Vikings came out hot in the third quarter and scored 22 points in the quarter to push the lead to 50-29.  A solid 4th quarter allowed the Vikings to come away with the victory.  Teays Valley did a good job of finding the open man tonight and played extremely unselfish.  The Vikings are off until next Saturday when they travel to Bloom Carroll to open up league play.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 5, Koah 16, Anderson 16, Bowling 2, Cowles 4, Priest 6, Poole 11, Tavenner 3, Graves 1.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball team traveled to Mifflin and competed well for the first three quarters, but Mifflin was able to outscore the Vikings by 13 in the final quarter to hand Teays Valley their first loss of the season.  Scoring for the Vikings:  Dresbach 4, Koah 3, Anderson 13, Bowling 9, Hodge 10, Priest 4, Poole 4, Tavenner 8.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball team opened league play with a loss to Bloom Carroll 49-42.  The game was very close throughout the first three quarters as neither team was able to lead by more than 4 points.  The Bulldogs were able to pull away in the last 4 minutes of the game and hit free throws down the stretch to seal the win.  Scoring for the Vikings:  Dresbach 2, Koah 2, Anderson 20, Bowling 3, Cowles 7, Priest 5, Poole 1, Tavenner 2.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team got off to a fast start and never looked back on their way to a 63-36 win over the Circleville Tigers Friday evening.  The Vikings did a very good job of applying pressure on the defensive end and took advantage of their size on the offensive end to get many close range baskets.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 8, Anderson 17, Bowling 9, Cowles 5, Betts 2, Priest 6, Poole 6, Tavenner 8, Graves 2.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team put together a solid four quarter effort against the visiting Rangers of Hamilton Township to post a 61-52 victory in Mid State League action.   The Vikings moved the ball well on offense and hit their free throws down the stretch to secure the victiory and move to 2-1 in league play and 4-2 overall.  Scoring for the Vikings: Koah 5, Anderson 15, Bowling 17, Cowles 11, Poole 9, Tavenner 4.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team got off to a fast start and never looked back on their way to a 59-36 victory over the visiting Westfall Mustangs in a game played at Ohio Christian University.  Pressure defense and balanced scoring were the keys to the Viking victory.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 7, Koah 8, Anderson 19, Bowling 7, Hodge 5, Cowles 5, Betts 2, Poole 2, Tavenner 2, Graves 2.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball team was defeated by Logan Elm at Ohio Christian University 53-48.  Logan Elm shot the ball very well in the second and third quarters to build a 15 point lead.  Teays Valley was able to put together a good fourth quarter to cut into the lead, but could never get any closer than the final margin.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 3, Koah 10, Anderson 14, Bowling 5, Hodge 2, Cowles 10, Priest 4.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball Team came away with a tough road win at Amanda Clearcreek by the final score of 48-39.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 1, Koah 6, Anderson 18, Bowling 12, Cowles 4, Priest 7.

Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team came up on the short end of a Mid State League contest against Canal Winchester by the final score of 56-50.  The Vikings played extremely well in the first half and took a 12 point lead into the locker room.  Teays Valley struggled to put the ball in the basket in the second half and the Indians took advantage.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 2, Koah 3, Anderson 16, Bowling 12, Cowles 11, Priest 6.

The Vikings Boys Basketball Team played solid defense which lead to easy scores as they converted turnovers into fastbreak opportunities against Watkins Memorial.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 5, Koah 17, Anderson 6, Bowling 14, Hodge 6, Cowles 4, Betts 3, Priest 11, Tavenner 17, Graves 2, Glick 3.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys put together a good first and last quarter to earn a victory over Fairfield Union 53-50.  Scoring for the Vikings:  Dresbach 6, Koah 12, Anderson 23, Bowling 4, Cowles 1, Tavenner 7.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball team struggled offensively against Bloom Carroll and were defeated by a final score of 35-30.  Scoring for the Vikings:  Koah 7, Anderson 14, Bowling 9.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team was able to open up the newly renovated main gym with a 50-34 victory over the visting Tigers of Circleville.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 3, Koah 16, Anderson 10, Bowling 7, Cowles 9, Priest 3, Tavenner 2.

The Teays Valley Boys Varsity Basketball Team got off to a 16-0 start, but let the lead slip away and had to battle back and win the game in the final minute by the score of 44-42.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 3, Koah 9, Anderson 21, Bowling 4, Cowles 2, Priest 5.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team struggled offensively and lost at Logan Elm 42-35.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 4, Koah 7, Anderson 6, Bowling 8, Cowles 2, Priest 8.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team won a physical contest agains Amanda Clearcreek at home by a final score of 55-47.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 3, Koah 11, Anderson 18, Bowling 11, Cowles 1, Priest 10, Tavenner 1.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball team battled to 55-52 overtime victory over visiting Fairfield Union.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 5, Koah 8, Anderson 17, Bowling 17, Cowles 7, Priest 1.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team ran out of gas midway through the fourth quarter as they completed their 3rd game in 3 days.  The Indians began the fourth quarter with a one point lead, but were able to outscore the Vikings 22-12 in the final quarter to gain the win.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 11, Koah 11, Hite 3, Anderson 20, Bowling 4, Cowles 3, Priest 7, Tavenner 2.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team was able to come away with a hard fought two point win against New Albany in the first round of tournament play.  The game was close throughout as neither team was able to get on track offensively and both teams played extremely well defensively.  Scoring for the Vikings: Dresbach 3, Koah 6, Anderson 15, Bowling 7, Cowles 3, Priest 3.

The Teays Valley Varsity Boys Basketball Team earned their way to the Districts with a come from behind win over Independence by the final score of 46-40.  The Vikings struggled offensively in the first half and were only able to put 9 points on the scoreboard, but were able to keep the score within striking distance by playing good half court defense and holding Independence to 22 first half points.  The Vikings came out hot in the third quarter and outscored Independence 19-2 to take a 4 point lead heading into the final quarter.  The Vikings finished the fourth quarter by outscoring Independence 18-16 and hitting 10-12 free throws in the final stanza.  Scoring for the Vikings: Koah 12, Anderson 16, Bowling 12, Cowles 4, Priest 2.