New Boston holds off Vikings, 54-49

Published 12:32 am Monday, January 16, 2017

Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

NEW BOSTON — Turnovers continue to be the Symmes Valley Vikings worst enemy.
The Vikings had 20 turnovers including six in the fourth quarter as they lost 53-49 to the New Boston Tigers in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Saturday.
“We just shot ourselves in the foot,” said Vikings’ coach Donnie Saunders. “We didn’t shoot the ball very well and we turned it over too many times in the fourth quarter when we were trying to come back.”
Jarod Sheppard had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Vikings (4-6, 1-4). Laykin Gothard had 12 points while Chayden Renfroe grabbed eight rebounds and Hunter Adams had four assists.
The Vikings were just 18-of-61 from the field for 34 percent including 4-of-20 from the 3-point line and just 9-of-19 at the foul line.
Tyler Caldwell scored 20 points and Kade Conley had 17 to lead New Boston.
Conley and Caldwell combined to give New Boston a 10-9 first quarter lead.
Gothard scored eight in the second quarter and it the Vikings were down 25-24 at the half.
Sheppard got going with seven points in the third quarter but Caldwell scored 10 points including a pair of 3-pointers as the Tigers went up 41-38 after three quarters.
Renfro had five points with a trifecta and Adams scored all four of his points but the Vikings were guilty of six turnovers.
Conley went 4-of-5 and Drake Truitt 2-of-2 at the foul line down the stretch to preserve the win for New Boston.
The Vikings host Portsmouth Clay on Tuesday.
Sym. Valley    9    15    14    11    =    49
New Boston    10    15    16    12    =    54
SYMMES VALLEY (4-6, 1-4): Levi Cade 1 0 0-0 2, Chayden Renfroe 1 1 2-4 7, Payton Hayes 0 2 0-0 6, Laykin Gothard 4 1 1-4 12, Hunter Adams 2 0 2-2 6, Jarod Sheppard 5 0 4-9 14, Brock Carpenter 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 18-61 9-19 49. 3-point goals: 4-20. Rebounds: 44 (Sheppard 16, Renfroe 8). Assists: 13 (Adams 4). Turnovers: 20. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.
NEW BOSTON (NA): R.J. Hayes 1 1 0-0 5, Kade Conley 5 1 4-5 17, Drake Truitt 1 0 3-4 5, Logan Crum 1 0 0-0 2, Tim Hobbs 0 0 0-0 0, Isaac Erks 0 0 0-0 0, Tyler Caldwell 7 2 0-0 20, Kyle McQuithy 2 0 0-0 4. Totals: 17 4 7-9 53. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: None.

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