Though the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats played one of their best quarters and games of the season on Monday night, the Fayetteville Lady Rockets were too strong for them to overtake in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference game, losing by a 67-27 score.

One quarter was the difference between the Whiteoak Wildcats trailing by just two points and eventually falling to Glenwood New Boston by 14 points in a 68-54 loss Saturday night at WHS.

One quarter was the difference between the Whiteoak Wildcats trailing by just two points and eventually falling to Glenwood New Boston by 14 points in a 68-54 loss Saturday night at WHS.

The Whiteoak Wildcats were close to a Southern Hills Athletic Conference victory on Friday night, but came up just a few points short. They played the visiting Peebles Indians close, but eventually lost by a 42-38 score.

Friday night for Highland County basketball fans will be an excellent way to start the weekend as all five high school boys basketball teams will take the court, including three games being played at home.

This past weekend saw Lynchburg-Clay senior Eric McLaughlin earn his 1,000th career point, coming against Miami Trace Saturday night in a home non-conference game at LCHS. He did so by scoring his 1,000th point with a slam dunk.

It’s Friday night, and with the bitter winter cold all around us, it is time to sit in a warm gym and watch some boys basketball to begin the weekend. If you want to stay in Highland County, there are two games that can provide that comfort.

The schedule for Highland County sports contains just two games this evening, with both the McClain Lady Tigers and Hillsboro Lady Tigers at their home courts in Frontier Athletic Conference action.

The Whiteoak Wildcats took just two games this season to earn a victory, and they did so on Tuesday night by defending their home court for a 54-42 win over Felicity-Franklin, giving head coach Blake Kibler his first win as a high school varsity head coach.

This Tuesday is for boys basketball as three teams from Highland County are taking the court for non-conference games early into the season, with the Hillsboro Indians going on the road to face Georgetown. Next is Fairfield hosting the Paint Valley Bearcats, and the Whiteoak Wildcats are hosting Felicity-Franklin.

This past weekend saw the fourth annual Ohio Valley Hoops Classic take place for the second consecutive year at the Patriot Center on the campus of Southern State in Hillsboro.

The Whiteoak Wildcats may be working on various aspects of their program this season, but on Friday night they played a close game on the road for three quarters, but fell short in the final eight minutes as they lost in a Southern Hills Athletic Conference game to the Peebles Indians by a 65-50 score.

We’ve made it to Friday and the weekend, and to begin December, there is a lot of basketball on the schedule the next couple days, beginning with Friday night when the Ohio Valley Hoops Classic tips off. The very first game of the event involves Highland County’s own Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs facing the Ripley Blue Jays at 6 p.m. in Southern Hills Athletic Conference play at the Patriot Center in Hillsboro.

Today is the day many basketball fans have been waiting for all winter long with the start of the boys season taking place. The first boys team in Highland County to take the court will be the Hillsboro Indians with them hosting the Eastern Brown at HHS in a non-conference game.

An alumni basketball league was held at Whiteoak High School recently where teams of alumni played for the alumni championship trophy.