Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

PEDRO — The Symmes Valley Vikings made the Rock Hill Redmen a deal. If we put you at the foul line and you make the shots, you win. If you miss them, we win.
Rock Hill made them.
The Redmen was 16-of-21 from the foul line including 15-of-19 in the fourth quarter as they held on to beat the Vikings 55-49 on Saturday.
“The boys did a great job of finding a way to close out the game with a win,” said Redmen coach Gordy Collins.
“We were 15 of 19 from the foul line in the fourth quarter. Logan (Hankins), Garrett (Miller), Caleb (Davis) and Braden (Stamper) were clutch at the line tonight.”
Brayden Stamper scored 21 points including 8-of-9 at the foul line to lead the Redmen (2-3). Logan Hankins added 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Jacob Schwab led the Redmen with 6 rebounds and Stamper grabbed 5.
The Redmen shot a season-best 17-of-34 form the field and the effort at the foul line was also the best this season.
Symmes Valley (2-2) was led by Jack Leith with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Logan Walsh had 12 points while Luke Leith grabbed 11 rebounds.
Stamper scored 7 points and Owen Hankins got 5 points with each hitting a 3-poiner as did Logan Hankins and it was 15-4 after the first quarter.
Josh Ferguson and Walsh had the lone baskets for the Vikings in the quarter.
Rock Hill extended the lead to 28-15 at the half as five different players scored in the quarter for the Redmen and five different players scored for the Vikings.
Jack Leith scored 6 points and Walsh hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter as the Vikings cut the deficit to 36-28. Rock Hill only managed 8 points in the quarter on four field goals.
But the Redmen got the job done at the foul line in the fourth quarter with Stamper going 7-for-7, Davis 2-for-2 and both Miller and Logan Hankins 3-for-5.
Stamper also had two baskets for 11 points in the quarter.
Drew Scherer had a trey and scored all 5 of his points, Walsh made 5-of-5 free throws and the Vikings were 9-of-11 at the foul line in the quarter.
On Tuesday, Rock Hill host Coal Grove and Symmes Valley entertains Portsmouth Notre Dame.
Sym. Valley 4 11 13 21 = 49
Rock Hill 15 13 8 19 = 55
SYMMES VALLEY (2-2): Caden Brammer 0 1 2-2 5, Luke Leith 2 0 2-5 6, Josh Ferguson 3 0 0-0 6, Jack Leith 5 0 3-3 13, Logan Walsh 1 1 7-7 12, Drew Scherer 1 1 0-2 5, Logan Justice 1 0 0-0 2, Tobey Smathers 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16-50 14-19 49. 3-pt goals: 3-16. Rebounds: 13-O, 13-D = 26 (L. Leith 11, J. Leith 6). Assists: 5 (Brammer 3). Steals: 7 (Walsh 2, Scherer 2). Blocks: 4 (J. Leith 3). Turnovers: 9. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: None.
ROCK HILL (2-3): Logan Hankins 1 2 3-5 11, Garrett Miller 1 0 3-5 5, Caleb Davis 0 1 2-2 5, Nick Blankenship 0 0 0-0 0, Braden Stamper 5 1 8-9 21, Owen Hankins 2 1 0-0 7, Brayden Malone 1 0 0-0 2, Jacob Schwab 2 0 0-0 4. Totals: 17-34 16-21 55. 3-pt goals: 5-12. Rebounds: 8-O, 19-D = 27 (Schwab 6, Stamper 5, L. Hankins 5). Assists: 5 (L. Hankins 2, Stamper 2). Steals: 3. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Malone, O. Hankins.