BEAVERTON — River found itself with a five-point lead at Frontier Saturday in a Division IV tournament game, but the Pilots were held without a field goal in the final chapter and the Cougars posted the hard-earned victory.

The loss was the second to Frontier in less than two weeks and third this season. All told, River finished the campaign at 8-12.

The Pilots were led by talented freshman Kelsey Harlan’s 16. Rylie Knight finished with 10.

Frontier was led by Logan Haught’s 10.

The Cougars return to the court Thursday at top-seeded Shadyside.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Union Local 53, Beaver Local 46

ROGERS — Union Local made the trip to Beaver Local a worthwhile one by capturing its 17th win in 21 outings Saturday night.

The Jets received balanced scoring once again with three players in double figures. Seniors Luke Merritt (16), Nathan Meyer (13) and Andrew Martin (12) led the way.

Beaver was paced by Nathan Barber’s 16 and Skylar Pappas’ 14.

Monroe Central 57, Harrison Central 53

WOODSFIELD — Monroe Central put forth a strong defensive effort on Huskies senior Kobe Mitchell and posted a key victory before entering tourney play on Tuesday.

The Seminoles (15-6) received a brilliant performance from junior Malachi Rose-Burton, who went for 23 points. Auston Hogue added 14 and Luke Burkhart finished with nine.

Mitchell — the all-time leading scorer in Harrison Central history — was limited to 17, which is 14 below his average. Cabot Arbaugh added 15 and junior Jonathan Vermillion went for 10.

The Huskies, who host Buckeye Trail Tuesday night in Division III tourney play, finish the regular season at 13-9.

Jefferson Co. Christian 68, Beallsville 45

BEALLSVILLE — It wasn’t the outcome the Blue Devils had hoped for, but it was a night that senior Adam Baker will long remember.

Baker poured in six, 3-pointers to put him over the 1,000 career point mark.

His scoring was complemented by Brandon Louden’s 17.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Division IV

(At Beaverton)

Frontier 46, River 41

RIVER (31) — Harlan 6, 3-7 16; Piatt 1, 0-0 3; Prim 0, 0-0 0; Smith 3, 0-0 8; Raper 1, 2-4 4; Knight 3, 4-6 10; Totals: 14, 9-17 31. FRONTIER (46) — Lamm 4, 0-0 9; Ramsey 3, 0-0 7; Knowlton 2, 2-3 7; Cisler 4, 0-0 8; Kirkpatrick 1, 2-2 5; Haught 3, 4-6 10; Totals: 17, 8-11 46.

3-point goals: R — Harlan, Piatt, Smith (2). F — Lamm, Ramsey, Knowlton, Kirkpatrick.

BOYS BASKETBALL

(Regular Season)

St. Clairsville 85, Caldwell 44

CALDWELL (44) — Wheeler 0, 0-2 0; Parks 0, 3-4 3; B. Lori 2, 8-8 12; Dudley 0, 0-0 0; J. Lori 4, 6-6 15; Kowalsky 4, 0-0 10; Clark 0, 0-2 0; King 1, 0-0 3; Peachey 0, 1-2 1; Totals: 11, 18-22 44. ST. CLAIRSVILLE (85) — McCort 8, 1-1 19; Oberdick 2, 2-2 7; W. Balgo 3, 1-2 8; Sefsick 7, 9-9 24; Henry 8, 3-5 19; Woodford 1, 0-0 2; Thoburn 0, 0-0 0; Schmidt 1, 0-0 2; Roski 0, 1-2 1; J. Balgo 1, 0-0 3; Crist 0, 0-0 0; Totals: 31, 17-20 85.

3-point goals: C — J. Lori, Kowalsky (2), King. StC — McCort (2), Oberdick, W. Balgo, J. Balgo, Sefsick.

Union Local 53, Beaver Local 46

UNION LOCAL (53) — Merritt 6, 0-0 16; Meyer 5, 2-2 13; Martin 6, 0-0 12; Vinskovich 3, 0-0 6; Bateman 2, 0-0 6; Butts 0, 0-0 0; Totals: 22, 2-2 53. BEAVER LOCAL (46) — Barber 6, 4-5 16; Pappas 5, 0-0 14; Blissenbach 4, 0-0 8; Stephenson 2, 0-0 4; Smith 1, 0-0 2; Cunningham 1, 0-0 2; Agnew 0, 0-0 0; Totals: 19, 4-5 46.

3-point goals: UL — Merritt (4), Meyer, Bateman (2). B — Pappas (4).

Jefferson Co. Christian 68, Beallsville 45

JCC (68) — Young 1, 0-0 2; Richardson 3, 3-6 9; McMastus 2, 1-4 5; Wineberg 7, 0-0 15; Kaczmarck 5, 0-0 11; Young 1, 0-0 2; Gump 3, 0-0 7; D. McMastus 3, 1-3 7; Cum 5, 0-0 10; Totals: 30, 5-13 68. BEALLSVILLE (45) — Hughes 1, 1-2 4; Louden 8, 0-2 17; Falkenstein 1, 0-0 2; Tr. English 1, 1-2 4; Perkins 0, 0-0 0; Osborne 0, 0-0 0; Baker 6, 0-0 18; Otto 0, 0-0 0; Totals: 17, 2-6 45.

3-point goals: JCC — Wineberg, Kaczmarck, Gump. B — Baker (6), Hughes, Louden.

Monroe Central 57, Harrison Central 53

HARRISON CENTRAL (53) — Mitchell 7, 3-5 17; Mazeroski 1, 0-0 3; Vermillion 3, 4-4 10; Cassidy 1, 0-0 3; Arbaugh 6, 3-5 15; Santille 2, 0-0 5; Totals: 20, 10-14 53. MONROE CENTRAL (57) — Rose-Burton 8, 7-10 23; Lincoln 1, 1-2 3; Hogue 6, 0-6 14; Thompson 0, 0-0 0; Burkhart 3, 0-0 9; Swisher 0, 0-0 0; Kroll 2, 0-0 6; Cramer 1, 0-0 2; Totals: 21, 8-18 57.

3-point goals: HC — Mazeroski, Cassidy, Santille. MC — Hogue (2), Kroll (2), Burkhart (3).