Clay HS Boys' Basketball 2022-23
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Level | Location | Time | Result |
| 11/5/22 |
Chesapeake scimmage |
JV/V | Chesapeake | 10:00 | |
| 11/11/22 |
Eastern scrimmage |
JV/V | Clay | 6:00 | |
| 11/15/22 |
Rock Hill scrimmage |
JV/V | Rock Hill | 6:00 | |
| 11/18/22 |
Eastern Meigs scrimmage |
JV/V | Clay | 6:00 | |
| 11/22/22 |
Rose Hill scrimmage |
JV/V | Rose Hill | 3:00 | |
| 11/26/22 | Manchester | Varsity | Clay | 7:00 | V L 41-53 (0-1, 0-0) |
| 11/29/22 | Northwest | JV/V | Northwest | 6:00 |
JV L 28-36 (0-1, 0-0) V L 25-56 (0-2, 0-0) |
| 12/3/22 | Southern | Varsity | Southern | 6:00 | V L 40-50 (0-3, 0-0) |
| 12/6/22 | Notre Dame * | JV/V | Clay | 6:00 |
JV L 14-49 (0-2, 0-1) V L 36-57 (0-4, 0-1) |
| 12/9/22 | Glenwood * | JV/V | N Boston | 6:00 |
JV L 18-33 (0-3, 0-2) V L 28-63 (0-5, 0-2) |
| 12/13/22 | Green * | JV/V | Clay | 6:00 |
JV L 34-38 (0-4, 0-3) V L 48-71 (0-6, 0-3) |
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| 12/28/22 | Southeastern | JV/V | Clay | 6:00 |
JV L (0-5, 0-3) V L 41-56 (0-7, 0-3) |
| 12/30/22 | South Webster | JV/V | Clay | 6:00 |
JV L 6-49 (0-6, 0-3) V L 12-71 (0-8, 0-3) |
| 1/3/23 | East * | JV/V | Clay | 6:00 |
JV L 17-23 (0-7, 0-3) V L 29-43 (0-9, 0-4) |
| 1/6/23 |
Western * Homecoming |
JV/V | Clay | 6:00 |
JV W 27-20 (1-7, 1-3) V L 32-61 (0-10, 0-5) |
| 1/10/23 | Symmes Valley * | JV/V | S Valley | 6:00 |
JV L (1-8, 1-4) V L 39-63 (0-11, 0-6) |
| 1/13/23 | Notre Dame * | JV/V | N Dame | 6:00 |
JV L (1-9, 1-5) V L 33-58 (0-12, 0-7) |
| 1/14/23 |
West Union Dave Young Classic |
Varsity | North Adams | 10:00 | V L 51-54 (0-13, 0-7) |
| 1/17/23 | Glenwood * | JV/V | Clay | 6:00 |
JV L 27-40 (1-10, 1-6) V L 34-55 (0-14, 0-8) |
| 1/20/23 | Green * | JV/V | Green | 6:00 |
JV L (1-11, 1-7) V L 58-83 (0-15, 0-9) |
| 1/24/23 | St. Joe * | Varsity | Clay | 6:00 | V L 39-57 (0-16, 0-10) |
| 1/27/23 | East * | JV/V | East | 6:00 |
JV W V L 37-47 (0-17, 0-11) |
| 1/28/23 | L-Fairfield | JV/V | Clay | 5:00 |
JV W 16-15 V L 13-63 (0-18, 0-11) |
| 1/31/23 | Western * | JV/V | Western | 5:30 |
JV L V L (0-19, 0-12) |
| 2/3/23 |
Symmes Valley * Senior Night |
JV/V | Clay | 6:00 |
JV L 17-26 V L 38-62 (0-20, 0-13) |
| 2/7/23 | St. Joe * | JV/V | Ironton | 6:00 |
JV L V L 59-73 (0-21, 0-14) |
| 2/11/23 | Huntington | JV/V | @ Waverly | 6:00 |
JV L V L 41-71 (0-22, 0-14) |
| 2/20/23 |
Sectional Tournament St. Joe |
V | St. Joe | 7:00 | V L 51-62 (0-23, 0-14) |
Roster
| Number | Position | Player | Grade |
| 2 | G | Brandon Malone | 11 |
| 3 | C | Kenny Fowler | 11 |
| 4 | F | Quinten Demorest | 10 |
| 5 | F | Isaiah Whitt | 10 |
| 10 | G | Zane Ball | 9 |
| 12 | G | Aiden Ball | 9 |
| 14 | F | Tristan Large | 10 |
| 15 | G | Malachi Loper | 10 |
| 20 | F | AJ Rigdon | 10 |
| 24 | F | Xavier VanBibber | 10 |
| 30 | F | Ryan McCullough | 9 |
| 33 | G | Wade Bailey | 9 |
| Coach - Bobby Blanton | |||
| JV Coach - Tim Loper | |||
| Assistant - Corey Demorest |
Individual & Team Awards
Offensive Award - Malachi Loper
Defensive Award - Kenny Fowler
Most Improved Player Award - Tristan Large
MVP Award - Malachi Loper
Hustle Award - Brandon Malone
Coaches' Award - Quinten Demorest
SOC, First Team - Malachi Loper
SOC, Second Team - Kenny Fowler
District, Third Team - Malachi Loper
District, Honorable Mention - Kenny Fowler
District Sports Writers, Honorable Mention - Malachi Loper
Clay HS Boys' Basketball 2021-22
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Level | Location | TIme | Result |
| 11/13/21 |
West Union Scrimmage |
JV/Var | Clay | 10:00 | |
| 11/19/21 |
Southern Ohio Conference Preview v. Valley |
Varsity | Northwest | 5:00 | |
| 11/20/21 |
Eastern Meigs Scrimmage |
JV/Var | Eastern | 10:00 | |
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| 11/26/21 |
Paint Valley No JV |
Varsity | Clay | 6:00 | V L 32-61 (0-1, 0-0) |
| 11/27/21 | Manchester | Varsity | Manchester | 7:30 | V L 29-47 (0-2, 0-0) |
| 11/30/21 |
Northwest |
JV/Var | Clay | 6:00 |
JV-2 quarters V L 30-57 (0-3, 0-0) |
| 12/03/21 |
Notre Dame * |
Varsity | Notre Dame | 6:00 | V L 30-75 (0-4, 0-1) |
| 12/04/21 | Southern | Varsity | Clay | 6:00 | V L 53-66 (0-5, 0-1) |
| 12/07/21 | Glenwood * | JV/Var | Clay | 6:00 |
JV-2 quarters (19-12) V L 40-74 (0-6, 0-2) |
| 12/10/21 | Green * | JV/Var | Green | 6:00 |
JV-2 quarters (13-20) V L 52-67 (0-7, 0-3) |
| 12/13/21 | East | JV | East | 5:00 | JV L 28-38 |
| 12/14/21 | Ironton St. Joseph * | Varsity | Clay | 6:00 | V L 45-60 (0-8, 0-4) |
| 12/17/21 |
East * NO JV/will play after GBK |
Varsity | East | 7:30 | V L 52-68 (0-9, 0-5) |
| 12/18/21 |
Belpre Alumni Night |
Varsity | Clay | 6:00 | V L 53-56 (0-10, 0-5) |
| 12/21/21 | Western * | Varsity | Western | 6:00 | V L 14-60 (0-11, 0-6) |
| 12/29/21 | Oak Hill | Varsity | Oak Hill | 6:00 | V L 24-51 (0-12, 0-6) |
| 1/04/22 | Symmes Valley * | Varsity | Clay | 6:30 | V L 27-61 (0-13, 0-7) |
| 1/08/22 | Notre Dame * | Varsity | Clay | 6:00 | V L 34-63 (0-14, 0-8) |
| 1/11/22 | Glenwood * | Varsity | NB | 6:00 | V L 32-68 (0-15, 0-9) |
| 1/14/22 |
Green * Homecoming |
Varsity | Clay | 6:00 | V L 42-71 (0-16, 0-10) |
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| 1/28/22 | East * | JV/Var | Clay | 6:00 | V W 61-60 (1-16, 1-10) |
| 1/29/22 | South Webster | JV/Var | South Webster | 7:00 |
JV-2 qtrs (14-22) V L 25-65 (1-17, 1-10) |
| 2/1/22 | Huntingtion | Varsity | Clay | 6:00 | V L 30-59 (1-18,1-10) |
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| 2/5/22 | St. Joe * | JV/Varsity | St. Joe | 4:00 |
JV-2 qtrs 17-27 V L 40-55 (1-19, 1-11) |
| 2/8/22 |
Western * Senior Night |
JV/Varsity | Clay | 6:00 |
JV-2 qtrs 23-6 |
| 2/11/22 | Symmes Valley * | JV/Var | Symmes Valley | 6:00 | V L 42-65 (1-21, 1-13) |
| 2/15/22 |
Peebles Sectional Tournament |
Varsity | Peebles | 7:00 | L 40-72 (1-22, 1-13) |
Roster
| Number | Player | Grade |
| 1 | Keegen Newman | 10 |
| 2 | Brandon Malone | 10 |
| 3 | Isaiah Whitt | 9 |
| 4 | Gavin Cayton | 12 |
| 5 | Evan Balestra | 10 |
| 10 | Jack Holbrook | 10 |
| 11 | Cullen Payne | 10 |
| 12 | Kenny Fowler | 10 |
| 15 | Malachi Loper | 9 |
| 20 | Mitchell King | 12 |
| 22 | Ethan Carter | 11 |
| 33 | Bobby Deal | 12 |
| 35 | Quinton Demorest | 9 |
| Coach - Bobby Blanton | ||
| JV Coach - Chase Porter | ||
| Assistants - Jim Pack & Tim Loper |
Senior Night
Individual & Team Awards
Panther Award - Gavin Cayton
Offensive Award - Malachi Loper
Defensive Award - Gavin Cayton
Most Imporved Award - Jack Holbrook
Reboudning Award - Evan Balestra
SOC, First Team - Malachi Loper
SOC, Second Team - Gavin Cayton
District, Honorable Mention - Malachi Loper
Garrett Beegan signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Eastern University, a NCAA Division III school located just outside Philadephia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.
Portsmouth Daily Times article 