Ottawa Hills boys defeat Toledo Christian 56-33 to get 10th straight win

2/7/2014

Ottawa Hills bolted out to a 26-10 lead at the half over host Toledo Christian tonight and the Green Bears rolled to a 56-33 victory in boys basketball.

The Green Bears, who forced nine turnovers in the first half, led 12-6 after the first quarter. Senior forward Geoff Beans scored eight of his game-high 16 points in the first half.

Fellow seniors R.J. Coil and Ben Silverman each chipped in with 11 points for Ottawa Hills (13-1 overall). The Green Bears also solidified their position atop the Toledo Area Athletic Conference as they improved to 9-0.

Ottawa Hills, which also defeated Toledo Christian 41-33 on Jan. 4, has now won 10 straight games.

The Eagles (11-7) fell to 8-3 in the TAAC.

Senior Garshawn Paynther paced Toledo Christian with 10 points and Kyle Kempton added eight.