With their 57-43 win over Wickliffe on Friday night, Berkshire won a share of the CVC Valley Division boys’ basketball title. It is the team’s first championship since 2012.
Other than for the first minute of the game, the Badgers led the entire time. It was an exciting game, as Berkshire would go up by ten only for Wickliffe to go on a run to tighten the game right back up. Berkshire led by five after the first quarter, and led by only two heading into the fourth quarter. Berkshire then went on to outscore the Blue Devils 17-5 in the final period to secure the victory and the CVC title.
Jarett Smetana had another huge game for the Badgers, as he led all scorers with 20 points. He also tallied 13 rebounds – good enough for his 6th double-double on the season.
Right on Smetana’s heels was Sam Fisher, who added 19 points, respectively. Emil Hess and Aaron Pawlak each had seven points, followed by Nick Guarnera and Mitch Freeman with two each.
The Badgers will now head into the OHSAA Tournament play where they are seeded #7 in the Warren Harding district. Their first game will be Friday, and the Badgers will either travel to #5 seed LaBrae or host #8 seed Liberty. Game time will be 7:00 p.m.
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