BIDWELL, Ohio — A 29-point output in the final period by the River Valley boys basketball team was not enough to catch South Point Tuesday evening in Gallia County. The Pointers held on to win 65-62, and kept the Raiders winless in the Ohio Valley Conference.

The Raiders (3-16, 0-10 OVC) struggled on offense in the first period, only scoring eight points on 4-of-14 (29 percent) from the field. South Point (10-10, 5-5) hit five three-pointers in the first period on their way to a 20 point quarter.RVHS trailed by 12 headed into the second period.

The Pointers started the second period with a 2:30 9-1 run, but the Raiders flipped the script going on a 9-3 run to end the period. South Point led at half 32-18.

Austin Lewis had 11 of the RVHS 15 points in the third canto, but South Point managed to score 17 and took a 49-33 lead into the finale.

The Raiders offense picked up the pace in the fourth quarter scoring 29 points putting themselves back in contention to win. South Point would however score 16 points in the quarter, to take the 65-62 victory.

RVHS was led by Austin Lewis with 21 points and 15 rebounds, followed by Ethan Dovenbarger with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Derek Flint had nine points for the Raiders while both Trey Noble and Aaron Harrison finished with seven. Kyle Bays rounded out the River Valley scoring with two points.

South Point had three players score in double figures, led by Brandon Barnes with 21 points, followed by Austin Jeffreys with 19, and Kurt Adams with 12.

River Valley starts the sectional tournament Tuesday at Athens High School against Crooksville. The contest is scheduled for a 6:15 tip.

South Point 65, River Valley 62

SP 20-12-17-16 — 65

RV 8-10-15-29 — 62

SOUTH POINT (10-10, 5-5 OVC): Austin Jeffreys 6 2-6 19, John Johnson 0 1-3 1, Tre Campbell 1 2-4 4, Austin Majher 0 0-0 0, Alex Whitt 0 0-0 0, Jamse Leonard 0 0-0 0, Josh Payne 4 0-4 8, Brandon Barnes 7 2-5 21, Kurt Adams 3 3-4 12, Brandon Boggs 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 10-26 65. Three-point goals: 13 (Jeffreys 5, Barnes 5, Adams 3). Rebounds: 27. Turnovers: 8.

RIVER VALLEY (3-16, 0-10 OVC): Austin Whobrey 0 0-0 0, Derek Filnt 2 4-4 9, Kyle Bays 1 0-0 2, Chris Clemente 0 0-0 0, Trey Noble 1 4-5 7, Joseph Loyd 0 0-0 0, Aaron Harrison 2 2-2 7, Austin Lewis 10 1-1 21, Ethan Dovenbarger 6 4-7 16, Aaron Rupe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 15-19 62. Three-point goals: 3 (Flint, Noble, Harrison). Field goals: 22-66 (.333). Rebounds: 47. Turnovers: 16.