NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Owen Hill had 24 points to guide Beaver Local to a 68-52 win over Oak Glen on Thursday in boys basketball action.

Beaver Local is 15-4 and should secure the second seed in the OVAC Class 4A tournament. The cutoff date was Thursday and pairings for next week’s games should be released today.

Oak Glen is 10-6 and was clinging to the fourth spot in Class 4A before Thursday’s game.

Luke Rettos added 12 points for the winners, while Matt Anderson had 11 points.

For Oak Glen, Gavin Geisse had 16 points.

Beaver Local won the jayvee game, 33-26. Jett Johnson had nine points for the Beavers. J.P. McElroy added seven points.

BL: 12-22-17-17–68

OG: 10-7-15-20–52

BEAVER LOCAL SCORING: Nicolas McKenzie 1-3-5, J.P. McElroy 0-0-0, Aiden Dray 3-0-8, Nathan Pusateri 0-0-0, Tucker McElroy 2-1-5, Jett Johnson 0-0-0, Owen Hill 9-5-24, Matt Anderson 4-2-11, Luke Rettos 3-6-12, Peyton Cowdery 1-0-3. TEAM TOTALS: 23, 17-19: 68.

OAK GLEN SCORING: Chase Hartung 3-0-8, Mason Kell 2-0-5, Elijah Knisley 4-0-9, Aidan Dawson 0-0-0, Noah Willey 0-0-0, Colt Hissam 0-0-0, Gavin Geisse 8-0-16, Tyler Evans 3-0-8, Camm Dittman 0-1-1, Brenden Ates 2-0-5, Kam Hebrock 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 23, 1-4: 52.

Three-point goals: Beaver Local 5 (Dray 2, Hill, Anderson, Cowdery), Oak Glen 7 (Hartung 2, Evans 2, Kell, Knisley, Ates).

GIRLS

Lisbon 40, Liberty 36

YOUNGSTOWN — Lisbon’s girls basketball team got an early start against Liberty on Thursday in a ‘Hoops at Noon’ game at Liberty High School.

Led by Eme Cook’s 15 points the Blue Devils pulled out a 40-36 win on Thursdsay. Lisbon is 12-9 and hosts Heartland on Wednesday to close out the regular season.

Jayden Smyth added 12 points for the winners, while Lylah Brown had 10 points.

Danelle Coleman had 10 points for Liberty, 3-16.

LS: 6-10-14-10–40

LB: 8-11-9-8–36

LISBON SCORING: Maddilynn Klein 0-2-2, Bridgett Newbold 1-2-4, Eme Cook 3-6-15, Lylah Brown 3-2-10, Sofia Brown 0-0-0, Aria Reckner 0-0-0, Ella Colon 0-0-0, Aubree 0-0-0, Delaney Pickens 0-2-2, Kadence 0-0-0, Ellie Burkholder 0-0-0, Cradyn Owens 0-0-0, Jayden Smyth 2-8-12. TEAM TOTALS: 9, 22-31: 45.

LIBERTY SCORING: Mackenzie Rhodes 1-0-2, Taven Johnson 4-0-8, Qumara Watson 2-0-4, Danelle Coleman 3-3-10, Melenan West 0-0-0, Tamia Lyons 1-0-2, Andra Reed 4-1-9. TEAM TOTALS: 15, 4-13: 35.

Three-point goals: Lisbon 5 (Cook 3, Lylah Brown 2), Liberty 1 (Coleman)

Beaver Local 45, Cambridge 41

CAMBRIDGE — Beaver Local’s girls basketball team scored a 45-41 win over Cambridge on Thursday in an OVAC consolation game.

Beaver Local (8-12) trailed by seven at half time only to take a six-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Mercedes McCullough led the Beavers with 11 points. Mallory Miller added 10 points.

Cambridge fell to 4-17. The Bobcats dressed just six players.

Beaver Local goes to Minerva on Saturday and will close out the regular season by hosting Salem on Wednesday.

BL: 8-11-18-8 –45

CA: 8-18-5-10–41

BEAVER LOCAL SCORING: Gianna Congrove 0-0-0, Mercedes McCullough 4-0-11, Jansen Ours 0-0-0, Macie Bourne 2-2-6, Bella McLevey 3-1-9, Mallory Miller 3-2-10, Madi Gaydos 0-0-0, Ally Wright 4-1-9. TEAM TOTALS: 16, 6-8: 45.

CAMBRIDGE SCORING: Cami Moore 6-5-21, Emene Boreman 0-0-0, Kadence Hanes 6-2-14, Brylee King 0-0-0, Kylie Titon 2-0-4, Allianna Arenas 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 15, 7-10: 41.

Three-point goals: Beaver Local 7 (McCullough 3, McLevey 2, Miller 2), Cambridge 4 (Moore

River 44, East Liverpool 35

HANNIBAL — East Liverpool’s girls basketball team went on the road for an OVAC consolation contest on Thursday and came up short 44-35 at River.

East Liverpool is 6-14, while River is 11-10.

The Potters , who are ranked ninth out of 16 teams in the OHSAA Div. IV East District RPI heading into Sunday’s draw, host Oak Glen on Wednesday. Of the 16 teams in the Div. IV East District only three have records over .500.