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Eagles topple Toppers

Rob Lafary
Staff Writer
Published in the Osgood Journal, December 16, 2025


Jac-Cen-Del boys basketball once again watched its offense flourish and the defense did quite a number in the final three quarters as the Eagles bashed Shawe Memorial 76-40 at home on Friday night in an Ohio River Valley Conference game.

The Eagles have won back-to-back games for the first time this season, both of which saw opponents held to under 50 points.

Shawe (2-4, 0-2 ORVC) hung around early but Jac-Cen-Del broke free of a slim two-point lead with a 19-6 run in the second quarter and a 27-11 blitz to open the second half. The Eagles finished the night with 12 points in the fourth frame to only add to a blowout lead.

While the defense only continued to improve this season, Jac-Cen-Del’s offense once again put up impressive numbers, shooting 63 percent overall from the field and 55 percent from the three-point line. That included a 10-of-10 performance from Darian Grieshop who led all scorers and posted a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds. He was three assists shy of a triple-double and also picked up four steals.

Will Meyer added 12 points and seven rebounds. Senior Lane Simon totaled a stat line of eight points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals and Blake Wagner contributed nine points.

Loren Stiver led the Hilltoppers with 18 points. Leo Garcia-Nonato added nine points.

Jac-Cen-Del (2-3, 2-0 ORVC) visits Class 2A No. 22 Southwestern (Hanover) on Friday night in an ORVC clash.

FRIDAY’S BOYS BASKETBALL GAME at JCD
JAC-CEN-DEL 76, SHAWE MEMORIAL 40

SHAWE – 16. 6. 11. 7. – 40
JCD – 18. 19. 27. 12. – 76

SHAWE (2-4, 0-2 ORVC) – Loren Stiver 18, Leo Garcia-Nonato 9, Cavaan Hambrick, Aiden Edmunson 3, Nate Fewell 0, Conner Kahn 0.

JCD (2-3, 2-0 ORVC) – Darian Grieshop 24, Will Meyer 12, Blake Wagner 9, Lane Simon 8, Neil Sullivan 7, Parker Pindell 7, Brody Huff 6, Beckham Comer 3, Conner Yeggy 0.

3-Point Goals – SM 6 (Stiver 3, Garcia-Nonato 2, Edmunson 1), JCD 6 (Grieshop 4, Wagner 1, Pindell 1). Total Fouls – SM 13, JCD 10. Free Throws – SM 6-8, JCD 8-13. Fouled Out – SM: Edmunson.