Despite opening their season Monday, November 25 at the 17th annual Edinburg Wildcat Turkey Classic with a  61-44 win over Waverly, the Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team dropped their next four games.

Facing Kincaid South Fork the next day, OV fell 50-64. Devon Still led the team with 17 points, while Joe Jeffers raked in 16 rebounds and five assists.

OV then dropped a close contest with Morrisonville, 55-54. Still, once again, led the team, this time with 29 points and eight rebounds.

In their fourth game of the tournament, OV fell to Sangamon Valley Saturday, 69-44 and then on Monday, the Timberwolves concluded their tournament play with a 58-45 loss to Edinburg, thanks to a 26 point fourth quarter for the host team.

OV will open the season at home against Shelbyville Friday at Okaw Valley Middle School in Findlay. They will then host Central A&M Saturday at 5 p.m.

Stats for OV vs. Waverly: C. Sroka 0-1-1; G. Sparks 1-1-3; P. Hagerman 10-2-27; G. Walker 0-2-2; D. Still 8-2-18, 13 rebounds, 6 steals; T.J. Pieschalski 3-0-6, 5 assists; J. Jeffer 1-0-2; J. Johnson 1-0-2.

Stats for OV vs. Kincaid: G. Sparks 0-1-1; P. Hagerman 4-4-13; D. Still 8-1-17; T.J. Pieschalski 3-0-6; J. Jeffers 6-1-13.

Stats for OV vs. Morrisonville: G. Sparks 2-0-4; P. Hagerman 2-0-6; G. Walker 1-0-2; D. Still 9-11-29, 8 rebounds; T.J. Pieschalski 1-2-4; J. Jeffers 3-3-9, 4 assists.

Stats for OV vs. Sangamon Valley: C. Sroka 2-0-4; P. Hagerman 6-1-15; G. Walker 3-2-8; T.J. Pieschalski 2-1-5; J. Vander Burg 1-0-2; J. Jeffers 4-0-8, 5 assists, 6 steals, 8 rebounds; J. Johnson 1-0-2.

Stats for OV vs. Edinburg: C. Sroka 3-0-6; G. Sparks 2-1-5; P. Hagerman 7-4-20, 4 assists; G. Walker 0-1-1, 4 steals; D. Still 1-1-3; J. Jeffers 5-0-10, 11 rebounds.