For Cade Crawford of the Carey boys basketball team, the look for a game winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer was there. With the Blue Devils trailing by one point with 7.6 seconds remaining in their first matchup with Upper Sandusky, Crawford received an inbounds pass and dribbled near the key, where he launched a desperation 3-pointer.

NORTH ROBINSON — Mohawk’s offense had plenty of chances to put away a big win, but it ultimately had to turn to its defense to get the job done Saturday night. Mohawk got four stops of Colonel Crawford in the final 45 seconds and held on for a 49-48 victory in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball game.

Saturday night at the Kenton High School gymnasium belonged to Jaron Sharp. The Kenton High School senior not only reached 1,000 points for his prep career with his 16th point of the game, but he also set a school record for points in a game with 47 as the Wildcats smashed Riverdale 89-52 in the battle of area rivals.

Upper Sandusky’s seniors have carried them so far this season and they did so again Friday night. Alexis Fogle, Maddie McLaughlin and Alivia Oney all scored in double figures as the Rams pulled away from Ridgedale to remain unbeaten in Northern 10 Athletic Conference girls basketball play with a 49-28 victory.

CAREY — It took seven games, but it finally happened. Senior Hannah Lonsway scored 13 points, Alaina Tiell and Sadie Arend each scored 9 points and Avarie Stewart added 5 points as the Carey girls basketball team got its first victory and snapped its season opening six-game losing streak with a 38-26 victory over Mohawk on Friday at Carey.

Dr. Robert Cope (right) of the Animal Clinic of Upper Sandusky recently donated items to the Upper Sandusky Fire Department to be used in order to save the lives of pets involved in a home fire. Items included stretchers and oxygen masks of various sizes, leashes and instructions for the use of the items.

CAREY — With Carey filling it up from the outside, it had it all going on Thursday night. Griffin Summit began the game with a pair of 3-pointers and scored 21 points, while Jordan Dasher connected four times from downtown and scored 15 points as Carey ran away from Colonel Crawford 49-34.

BUCYRUS — Even on a night when his 3-point shot wasn’t falling, Wynford junior guard Josh Crall still found a way to score almost 40 points. And this time, it was not only against the Wynford boys basketball team’s cross-town rival, but in a game in which the Royals’ were seeking their first victory.

The Upper Sandusky Police Department helped spread Christmas cheer to area youth Wednesday evening at Walmart with its 2018 “Shop with a Cop” program. Twenty-three children were selected to participate in the evening, which allows the children to pick out gifts while accompanied by an Upper Sandusky police officer.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale’s wrestling team lost to Van Buren 54-12 and topped McComb 30-23 in a Blanchard Valley Conference wrestling super quad Wednesday at Riverdale. The Falcons got only two victories against the Black Knights.