Boys basketball: Bellbrook closes out nail-biter, CJ awaits in D-III district semifinals

CENTERVILLE —Bellbrook couldn’t put away a feisty Belmont squad no matter how well it played. The Bison finally ran out of magic on their final attempt to extend the game. No. 5 Bellbrook outlasted No. 10 Belmont with a 64-59 win in a Division III district first round game on Friday night at Centerville High School. Belmont reduced its deficit to two in the final minute of the fourth quarter on a four-point play. Bison freshman Jamauri Benson hit a 3-pointer and senior Jamauri Holloway was fouled away from the play. He made the first of two free throws but missed on the second. After freshman Jack Howard made a pair of free throws for Bellbrook, senior Iverson Scott connected on an...