The Portsmouth junior high boys and girls teams are doing well at the midseason point. To date, the 7th grade boys have lost only 1 game to Wheelersburg and are undefeated in OVC play. The 8th grade boys have won 3 games, and are doing much better than last year when as 7th graders they didn't win a game.
The Portsmouth junior high Lady Trojans have only 1 team with 7th and 8th graders combined which is normal for girls basketball at that level. To date, these girls have lost only 1 game overall, and that was to Gallia Academy.
The Portsmouth Junior High 7th grade team remained undefeated on 1/22/26 with a 57-35 win over Ironton @IHS. Sabe Brown had 31 points to lead the Junior Trojans, while Josiah Greene had 18. Xander Purdy helped out with 6 points. The team is in 1st place in the OVC, with about 4-5 games remaining. After the regular season has concluded, there will be an OVC tournament, site TBD.
The Portsmouth Junior High Lady Trojans continue to have only 1 loss on the season, and play at home vs. Gallia Academy on Monday. Gallia is the only team that has beaten the PJHS Lady Trojans.
The Junior High boys defeated Fairland 38-14 on Wednesday, and are still in 1st in the OVC. Ironton is in 2nd place, with their only loss was to Portsmouth.
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