The Chillicothe Hornets Basketball team built a big lead and held onto beat St Pius X 61 to 52 in a conference game.
Chillicothe led by ten points at the end of the first quarter and led by 20 points in the 3rd quarter before Pius started making a come back.
Coach Tim Cool said his team came ready to play.
Cool said early treys by Griff Bonderer and Landon Winder helped build the early lead.
The Hornets were led by Griff Bonderer with 19 points. Landon Winder with 16, James Mathew with 12, Wyatt Brandsgaard with 8 and Jackson Trout with 6.
With the win, the Hornets improve to 12-5. St Pius won the JV game 45 to 20.
