Harrison Hills City School District News Article

Boys’ Basketball Falls in Championship

On Saturday, February, 10 the varsity boys’ basketball team played in the OVAC Championship. They played against the St. Clairsville Red Devils and unfortunately fell short, 78-57.

- Randee Hennis

Wrestling Buckeye 8 Championships

The wrestling team traveled to Cambridge for the Buckeye 8 Championships on Saturday, February 10. The team had two champions, 285 Landen Thomas and 215 Lucas Thomas. Lucas also received Most Valuable Wrestler, broke the school all-time career record of 147 wins, as he currently has 151 wins, and broke the school all-time career record of 106 falls, currently having 109 Falls. Other placers were: 106 Andrew Alberts 3rd, 132 Andrew Cox 3rd, 157 Bryce Wallace 4th, 175 Vitto Parziale 4th, 190 Caden Hendricks 3rd and RJ Hendershot 4th.

Boys’ Basketball Defeats Barnesville

On Tuesday, February 13, the boys' basketball team played Barnesville at home. The junior varsity game went into overtime and ended with a score of 49-47,with Barnesville taking the win. The varsity team won with a score of 82-63. This win brings their record up to 16-4.

- Amelia Puskarich

Boys’ Bowling Moving to Districts

The boys’ bowling team traveled to St. Clairsville for the Sectional Tournament on Tuesday, February 13. They placed third, with a score of 3430, which allows them to move on to the District Tournament.

- Trenten Allison

Wrestling Splits with Zeps and Jets

The wrestling team hosted the Shenandoah Zeps and Union Local Jets on Wednesday, February 14. The Huskies split the night, beating the Zeps 48-30 and falling to the Jets 48-33. There were eight contested matches in the two duals. The Huskies won 6 of the 8, with all 6 coming by fall. Picking up wins were: Andrew Alberts with 2 wins, Andrew Cox, Bryce Wallace, Vitto Parziale with 2 wins, Hunter Bittinger with 2 wins, Rj Hendershot with 2 wins, and Lucas and Landen Thomas with two wins.

- Mayghyn Keffer

Girls’ Bowling Falls Short in Sectional

The girls’ bowling team traveled to Boulevard Lanes on Wednesday, February 14, for the Sectional Tournament. Unfortunately, the girls placed 11th, with a score of 2710, which finishes their season.

Boys’ 8th Grade Basketball Takes on Barnesville

On Thursday, February 15, the 8th grade boys’ basketball team faced off against Barnesville, in the end-of-season tournament. Unfortunately, they ended up falling short with a score of 33-18.

- Parker Hutton

Girls’ Basketball Falls to Minerva

On Thursday, February 15, the girls’ basketball team played against Minerva. Both teams were unfortunately defeated. The junior varsity was defeated 31-20, while the varsity team lost 41-28.

- Mykel Quito

Academic Challenge Defeats St. Clairsville

The academic challenge team competed against St. Clairsville on Thursday, February 15. The team was victorious, winning two of the three rounds. Scores of each round were:
Round 1: HC 43-St. C 21, Round 2: St. C 30-HC 28, and Round 3: HC 42-ST. C 16.

Ohio University Visits Music Department

The Ohio University Jazz Ensemble visited the Harrison Central Music Department. They played a short concert for our students and their director, Dr. Matt James, conducted a master class with the Harrison Central Stage Band, teaching jazz performance concepts. The Ohio University students also played alongside our Harrison Central students.

Positive Behavior

Congratulations to Gia White for being recognized with positive behavior, by engaging in learning.

-Briana Williamson

Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 22
Boys Varsity Bowling: OHSAA D2 District Away 12:00pm (Legacy Lanes, Coshocton)
Boys Varsity Basketball: St. Clairsville Home 6:00pm
JV Boys Basketball: St. Clairsville Home 6:00pm

Saturday, February 24
Wrestling: OHSAA D3 Sectional Tournament Away 10:00am (Sandy Valley HS)
Girls Varsity Basketball: OHSAA D3 Sectional Final Dover Away 1:00pm

Valentine’s Day Fun!

Here are some snaps from Valentine’s parties, sweet presents, and other love themed activities!

AR Superstar!

Karysa hit her 50 point AR goal! She has read 114 books and 40,242 words this year!

Positive Behavior Shoutouts!

Shoutout to those students who received shoutouts for being responsible, respectful, and ready to learn at school!

It’s Chick Time!

4-H educator Caity Romshak presented to the 4th grade starting their Chick Quest project. She will come back next week to continue. Stay tuned for their chicks to hatch!

“Rock” on Third Grade!

Third grade is learning about rocks. Students brought in a rock and completed stations about different properties of their rocks, such as color, texture, luster, density, streak, and hardness. How fun!