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River Valley basketball responds to coach's challenge at Pleasant

Story byThe Marion StarRob McCurdy, Marion StarFri, January 16, 2026 at 5:09 AM UTC·3 min readMARION — River Valley can be as sudden as a twitch and as quick as a blink. And that combination can be as painful as a leg cramp for opponents. That was certainly the case Jan.

River Valley basketball responds to coach's challenge at Pleasant

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Key Highlights

  • 15 at Pleasant. Ahead by four points with less than four minutes left in the third period, the Vikings finished the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference boys basketball game with a rolling clock, beating the Spartans 65-30. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"They’re a good basketball team.
  • The pressure really wore on us," Pleasant coach Ben Snively said.
  • "They went on a run, and I attempted to call a timeout once, but by the time I tried to call the timeout, they had already stolen the ball."Pleasant was playing some of its best basketball of the season for the first 20-plus minutes, controlling the tempo and executing Snively's game plan."We know we’re not going to try to run up and down the floor, and for the most part up to that point, we were able to do that.
  • We were right there for a certain amount of time," Snively said.
  • "They make runs."With 3:45 in the third quarter, RV led just 25-21.
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