Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

SCIOTOVILLE — The two key numbers were 23 and zero.
The Symmes Valley Vikings had 23 turnovers and shot no foul shots in an 88-68 Southern Ohio Conference loss to the Sciotoville East Tartans on Friday.
“Turnovers and not getting to the foul line were the difference,” said Vikings’ coach Donnie Saunders. “We have got to take better care of the ball.”
The Vikings (4-5, 1-3) shot 31-of-66 from the field for 47 percent including 6-of-16 from behind the 3-point arc.
Jarod Sheppard scored 16 points for the Vikings. Hunter Adams had his best all-around game of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Chaden Renfroe scored 13 points and Brock Carpenter grabbed eight rebounds.
East had four players in double figures. Akia Brown scored 23, Will Shope 20, Drew Lowe 13 and Blaine Scott 12.
Shope had six points in the first quarter as East led 12-8.
East erupted for 35 points in the second quarter as Brown knocked down 13 points and Lowe added five to make it 47-24.
Levi Cade and Adams scored six each for the Vikings and Renfroe added four in the quarter.
Symmes Valley came back strong in the third quarter and outscored East 28-16 as Sheppard scored 12 points and Payton Hayes hit a pair of 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 63-52.
But East got eight points from Brown including a pair of 3-pointers and Scott had six points as the Tartans outscored the Vikings 25-16.
Renfroe and Laykin Gothard combined for nine points in the quarter.
After playing at New Boston on Saturday, the Vikings host Portsmouth Clay on Tuesday.
Sym. Valley    8    16    28    16    =    68
Sciotoville    12    35    16    25    =    88
SYMMES VALLEY (4-5, 1-3): Levi Cade 4 0 0-0 8, Chayden Renfroe 5 1 0-0 13, Payton Hayes 0 3 0-0 9, Laykin Gothard 3 0 0-0 6, Austin Mannon 0 0 0-0 0, Hunter Adams 7 0 0-0 14, Jarod Sheppard 5 2 0-0 16, Brock Carpenter 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 31-66 0-0 68. 3-point goals: 6-16. Rebounds: 37 (Adams 10, Carpenter 8). Turnovers: 23. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: Gothard.
SCIOTOVILLE EAST (NA): Kyle Flannery 1 0 2-2 4, Will Shope 5 2 4-4 20, Drew Lowe 4 1 2-2 13, Brady Douthat 3 1 0-0 9, Deshaun Martin 0 0 2-2 2, Akia Brown 4 4 3-5 23, Kanyon Bruton 0 0 0-0 0, J.D. Hatcher 2 0 1-2 5, Blaine Scott 5 0 2-2 12. Totals: 24 8 16-19 88. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None.