The Blanchester seventh grade boys basketball team was defeated by unbeaten Mt. Orab 48-27 Monday night.

Blanchester (3-2 on the year) was led in scoring by Brayden Sipple, who had 13 points, a team-high 5 rebounds and a team-high 8 blocked shots. He also had 3 steals.

Trenton Czaika had 5 points and Colton Wilson added 4. Bryce Highlander and Nolan Gray had 2 points each. Matt Holland rounded out the scoring with a free throw. Highlander and Czaika had 3 steals each.