Bellefontaine’s girls basketball team fell behind early Monday and could not mount a rally in a 46-28 loss to visiting London in a Central Buckeye Conference game.
The Chiefs drop to 3-15 overall and 3-6 in the CBC, while the Red Raiders improve to 11-6, 6-4.
London emerged from the first quarter with a 10-6 lead and stretched its advantage to 16 points (30-14) at halftime.
The Red Raiders went on to lead 41-19 after three periods of play and they kept the momentum on their side in the final quarter.
Tayteum Vigansky was the lone Chieftain to score in double figures with 13 points.
Carmen Shumaker contributed eight points for Bellefontaine.
In the junior varsity game, Bellefontaine won 28-17.
The Chiefs return to action tonight at home against Benjamin Logan.
LONDON 46, BELLEFONTAINE 28
LONDON (11-6, 6-4)
Zablondil 5 0-0 10; A. Mitchell 3 0-0 7; Homan 3 1-2 7; Trimble 3 0-0 8; Scott 4 1-2 9; R. Mitchell 1 2-2 5. Totals: 19 4-6 40.
BELLEFONTAINE (3-15, 3-6)
Fullerton 1 0-0 2; Vigansky 2 8-8 13; Shumaker 2 4-8 8; Hudson 1 0-0 2; Varner 0 0-2 0; Fullerton 0 1-2 1. Totals: 7 13-20 28.
Red Raiders 10 20 11 5 — 46
Chieftains 6 8 5 9 — 28
Three pointers: London 4 (Trimble 2, A. Mitchell, R. Mitchell); Bellefontaine 1 (Vigansky). Team fouls: London 15; Bellefontaine 6.