CENTENARY — A new chapter of Gallia County boys basketball was ushered in Tuesday night when Gallia Academy hosted River Valley for the first time in their home gymnasium.

The ending, however, was very similar to most of the previous contests at the University of Rio Grande, as the Blue Devils won their 10th straight decision over RVHS during a 46-35 victory at Gallia Academy High School.

The Blue Devils (2-0) doubled up the Raiders (0-2) over the opening eight minutes for an 8-4 advantage, then added to that lead with a small 11-9 run in the second for a 19-13 intermission advantage.

The hosts gradually padded that lead, going on a 13-11 run in the third for a 32-24 cushion before closing regulation with a 14-11 run to wrap up the 11-point outcome.

The Blue and White had six players reach the scoring column, including a game-high 14 points from John Troester. Nick Mitchell was next with 13 points, followed by Ethan Moore with eight and Chuck Calvert with six markers. Corey Eberhard and Jordan Cornwell rounded out the scoring with three and two points, respectively.

Cody McAvena led the Silver and Black with 12 points, followed by Cody Smith with eight and Aaron Harrison with six. Dominique Peck chipped in five markers, with Trey Noble and Parker Hollingsworth rounding things out with two points apiece.

River Valley last defeated the Blue Devils on December 30, 2004, at the University of Rio Grande by a 43-32 margin. Before then, it had been since the 1998-99 campaign that the Raiders won this matchup. Gallia Academy is currently 18-1 in this contest since the 1998-99 season.

Gallia Academy claimed an evening sweep in the tripleheader after posting wins of 50-19 in the junior varsity contest and 35-21 triumph in the freshmen contest.

GAHS returns to action Saturday when it travels to Athens for a non-league tripleheader at 5 p.m. RVHS will host Federal Hocking on Saturday in a non-conference matchup at 6 p.m.

Gallia Academy 46, River Valley 35

R Valley 4 9 11 11 — 35

Gallipolis 8 11 13 14 — 46

RIVER VALLEY (0-2): Trey Noble 1 0-0 2, Keith Skidmore 0 0-0 0, Cody McAvena 4 0-0 12, Parker Hollingsworth 1 0-0 2, Aaron Harrison 3 0-0 6, Dominique Peck 2 0-0 5, Cody Smith 3 1-2 8. TOTALS: 14 1-2 35. Three-point goals: 6 (McAvena 4, Peck, Smith).

GALLIPOLIS (2-0): Corey Eberhard, 1 0-2 3, Jordan Cornwell 0 2-2 2, Ethan Moore 2 3-4 8, Nick Mitchell 6 0-0 13, Chuck Calvert 3 0-0 6, Jared Golden 0 0-2 0, John Troester 5 4-4 14. TOTALS: 17 9-14 46. Three-point goals: 3 (Eberhard, Moore, Mitchell).