River Valley boys basketball
RIVER VALLEY BOYS
Last year’s record: 13-10 overall, 7-7 Mid Ohio Athletic Conference (fourth in Red Division)
Key losses: Wes Rengert; Avery Meadows
Key returnees: Senior Danyon Hempy (24.9 points per game to lead MOAC, 1.7 blocks per game, honorable mention All-Ohio); senior Carson Parsell; senior Jax Harville; junior Tommy Poorman; junior Hayden Wallace; junior Dustin Johns; junior Trent Waddell
Other key athletes: Sophomore Josh Ellwood; sophomore A.J. Issler; sophomore Gage Fogle
Keys to success: “We will need to stay healthy, and we will need to have the ability to play strong team defense. We are not a big team, and we have smaller post players.” -- Head coach Steve Comstock (eighth season at River Valley, 75-79; 32nd season overall).
RIVER VALLEY BOYS SCHEDULE
Nov. 28 at Highland
Dec. 3 at Marion Harding
Dec. 7 at North Union
Dec. 12 at Pleasant
Dec. 15 Centerburg
Dec. 19 at Buckeye Valley
Dec. 23 Cardington-Lincoln
Dec. 29 at Jonathan Alder
Jan. 2 at Marion County Holiday Shootout (Elgin)
Jan. 7 Fairbanks
Jan. 9 at Galion
Jan. 12 Northmor
Jan. 15 Marion Harding
Jan. 19 Elgin
Jan. 22 North Union
Jan. 26 Pleasant
Jan. 29 Buckeye Valley
Feb. 1 at Whitehall-Yearling
Feb. 5 Jonathan Alder
Feb. 9 Galion
Feb. 12 at Fairbanks
Feb. 16 at Wynford