BOTKINS — Botkins’ girls basketball team cruised to a 56-14 win over Ansonia on Monday.
Boston Paul hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter to lead a 24-4 scoring advantage, then the squad followed with a 21-7 scoring edge in the second to take a 45-11 halftime lead. Botkins finished with a 6-3 scoring edge in the third and 5-0 edge in the fourth of the running-clock win.
Carmen Heuker led Botkins (7-0) with 15 points while Paul scored 13 and Camdyn Paul scored eight.
• Boys basketball
Indian Lake 89, Riverside 72
The Pirates lost a nonconference game on Monday at the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, Indiana.
Indian Lake built a 16-12 lead by the end of the first quarter, then followed with a 34-14 scoring advantage in the second to take a 50-26 halftime lead. Riverside trimmed the final gap with a 22-19 edge in the third and 24-20 edge in the fourth.
Ayden Clary led Riverside (0-6) with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Gavin Osborne scored 16 points, Myles Platfoot scored 11 points and had five assists and Landon Stewart scored 13 points and had four steals.