The Whiteoak Wildcats kept the game close, but the one-loss Peebles Indians kept their top spot in Division II of the Southern Hills League with a 61-57 win at WHS.

High School boys and girls basketball standings for the Southern Hills League and South Central Ohio League

Senior Dylan Noll scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs to a 77-67 win over the North Adams  Green Devils. In a game highlighted by free throws, the Mustangs overcame a 10-point first half deficit to defeat North Adams for the second time this season.

Senior Dylan Noll scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs to a 77-67 win over the North Adams  Green Devils. In a game highlighted by free throws, the Mustangs overcame a 10-point first half deficit to defeat North Adams for the second time this season.

This past weekend the Hillsboro split recent games, defeating the Washington Blue Lions, 62-55 for a Southern Hills League win Friday night but falling to the Goshen Warriors, 63-49 on Saturday.

Though the Hillsboro Lady Indians went even with the Miami Trace Lady Panthers after the first quarter Saturday afternoon, that wasn't quite enough to take down the defending South Central Ohio League champions

Scoring 31 points in the first half, the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs didn't hold back Monday night, defeating Southern Hills League foe West Union, 61-21 at WUHS.

The following are the team standings as of Jan. 27, 2011 for Miller's Auto Hospital - Highland Lanes.

On Monday night at Washington Senior High School, the McClain Lady Tigers shot their way to another South Central Ohio League win. Shooting 79-percent from the field, MHS, behind three players who scored in double figures, defeated the Washington Lady Blue Lions 54-35 for the season sweep.

Behind another 20-plus point output by Joe Michael, along with double-figure scoring from Doc Seip and Gage Carraher, the Whiteoak Wildcats gained a Southern Hills League win over the Manchester Greyhounds, 57-43.

The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs broke their recent two-game slide Saturday afternoon with a 46-26 Southern Hills League win over Highland County rival Fairfield.

The Eastern Warriors defeated North Adams, 53-43, in SHL action Friday, Jan. 28.

Friday night, in Leesburg, there were two victories to be had. The most important win will be saved for last. First, there was a basketball game to be played, and in that game the host Fairfield Lions came away victorious against their cross-county visitors, Lynchburg-Clay, 69-63.

For the first time this season, the McClain Tigers are winners in the South Central Ohio League. The improving Tigers, who now have won two straight varsity games, dominated the fourth frame Friday night en route to a 46-44 win at MPHS.

Fairfield Lady Lions head coach Matt Hodson said his team played their best all-around game Thursday night against the Peebles Lady Indians. Though the improving Lady Lions played their best game of the year, PHS defended their home court with a 59-38 win over FHS.