The Hillsboro Lady Indians won for the third straight game on Saturday afternoon, this time controlling the pace and allowing very few points in the first half with a win over the visiting Batavia Lady Bulldogs by a 45-27 score.

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 third quarter was the difference for the Hillsboro Lady Indians. Actually, it was the final two minutes of that frame against the Jackson Ironladies that sent the Lady Indians from a one-point deficit all the way to a 22-point Frontier Athletic Conference victory Wednesday night for a 69-47 win.

The third quarter was the difference for the Hillsboro Lady Indians. Actually, it was the final two minutes of that frame against the Jackson Ironladies that sent the Lady Indians from a one-point deficit all the way to a 22-point Frontier Athletic Conference victory Wednesday night for a 69-47 win.

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 Hillsboro Indians boys eighth grade basketball team won their first game of the season by defeating the Washington Blue Lions, 37-28.

The Hillsboro Indians went away from Highland County on Tuesday night and came back home with their third straight victory to start the season by defeating the Georgetown G-Men by a 53-48 score in non-conference play.

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.

Surrounded by the best of the best at Columbus Palace Lanes Saturday, Dec. 2, the Hillsboro Lady Indians made their presence felt at their first real test of the season. The kickoff tournament is the largest tournament of the year, as teams have to be a district qualifier or have won a conference to earn an invite to the event.

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.

In the final game of the Ohio Valley Hoops Classic that didn’t end until around 11:30 p.m., the Hillsboro Indians pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Highland County rival McClain by a 56-36 score at the Southern State Patriot Center.

The following are the results of area high school football games for the 2017 fall season. Please send scores or corrections to sforsha@gmail.com. Schedules and scores compiled by The Highland County Press.

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.

Defense is what propelled the Hillsboro Indians to a season-opening victory on Thursday night against the Eastern Brown Warriors, with the Indians fending off the visitors, 60-54 at Hillsboro High School.

Defense is what propelled the Hillsboro Indians to a season-opening victory on Thursday night against the Eastern Brown Warriors, with the Indians fending off the visitors, 60-54 at Hillsboro High School.