PREP BOYS Harding falls to George Jr. for fourth loss

WARREN -- Brandon Stores scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as George Junior Academy defeated Warren Harding, 75-62, in a boys basketball game Wednesday.
Tyrae Denmark added 18 points for George Jr., which outscored Harding 26-15 in the first quarter.
Josh Johnson had 20 points and Mario Manningham added 15 for the Raiders (10-4). Terrin Brown grabbed nine rebounds.
Mineral Ridge 73, South Range 51
NORTH LIMA -- Jason Garland scored 20 points and Mineral Ridge used a 24-13 first quarter advantage to pull away in an Inter-County League game.
Vance Keirsey added 16 points for the Rams (6-8, 4-5), while Brandon Linert had 13.
Brian Crawford scored 13 points for South Range (2-12, 1-8).