ALBANY, Ohio — Alexander outscored the Raiders by 12 in the second half of Tuesday night’s non-conference boys basketball showdown at ‘The Alley’. The Spartans handed River Valley their eighth straight loss, 43-32.

The first period was was led by Alexander’s Jake Gray who had six of his team’s 13 points. RVHS found themselves down 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, thanks to an 8-0 run by the Spartans.

The Raiders stepped up their defense in the second quarter only allowing seven points. The guests scoring also picked up in the second, as they had five players with points in the period. RVHS senior Derek Flint had 11 points in the first half of action and had his club on top 21-20.

After halftime the scoring pace slowed down with only 12 combined points in the third quarter. Alexander would have the edge going into the final quarter of play, 27-26.

AHS held strong to their lead all through the quarter, even finishing with a 10-2 run. It had seemed that while Alexander was able to find the answer to shutting down Flint, who had just two points in the second half, RVHS could not find a way to stop Jake Gray. The Spartans claim victory, 43-32.

RVHS scoring was led by Derek Flint who finished the game with 13 points. Ethan Dovenbarger was also a big part of the Raider’s attack with seven points and 10 rebounds. Kyle Bays and Trey Noble each ended the game with four points, while Joseph Loyd and Austin Lewis each had two.

Alexander’s attack was led by Jake Gray who scored a game high 18 points. Jordan Moseley was second in scoring for the Spartans with seven points.

River Valley will return home for a non-conference battle with the Eastern Eagles on Friday.

Alexander 43, River Valley 32

River Valley 7-14-5-6 — 32

Alexander 13-7-7-16 — 43

RIVER VALLEY (1-10): Austin Whobrey 0 0-0 0, Derek Flint 4 4-4 13, Kyle Bays 2 0-0 4, Chris Clemente 0 0-0 0, Trey Noble 1 2-2 4, Aaron Harrison 0 0-0 0, Austin Lewis 1 0-2 2, Ethan Dovenbarger 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 12 7-10 32. Three-point goals: One (Derek Flint). Field goals: 12-42 (.286). Rebounds: 27. Turnovers: 21.

ALEXANDER (4-7): Chris Wingett 2 0-2 4, Jake Gray 7 2-3 18, Zach Weffler 2 2-2 6, Jared Jeffers 0 0-0 0, Tanner Carsey 1 0-0 2, Braden Jones 2 2-2 6, Tim Smith 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 9-14 43. Three-point goals: two (Jake Gray 2). Field goals: 16-48 (.333). Rebounds: 38. Turnovers: 22.