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WLS grad Ledford leading first place Quakers
Tyler Ledford, a 5-foot-9, 160-pound West Liberty-Salem grad, is averaging 3.8 assists per game — tops in the Ohio Athletic Conference — for the Wilmington College (10-4, 6-1) men’s basketball team, which took over first place with a 78-71 victory at Ohio Northern on Jan. 7.
Ledford had a game-high 18 points and nailed eight straight free throws in the waning moments of the victory.
“It was a great win for us,” Ledford said. “It’s a road game you’ve got to win. We just came out and had a tough first half. We pulled through it and got a victory down the stretch.”
Ledford’s averaging 11.0 points per game and leads the squad in 3-point percentage (50 percent, 11-for-22), free throw percentage (88.5 pct., 23-for-26) and field goal percentage (62.5, 60-for-96).
He scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half to lead the Quakers to a 79-76 win over Mount Union on Jan. 9.
“Now our goal is to come out of the locker room every game in first place,” Ledford said. “We’re excited to be there and now we’re just trying to stay there.”
The Quakers haven’t won an OAC title since joining the league in 2000 — which makes winning a conference title the team’s top goal.
“(The league’s) definitely starting to respect us a little bit more,” Ledford said. ““If you don’t bring you A-game, it’s very easy to get beat (in the OAC). There are no sure wins. You have to come to play and take the win from them.”
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By Rodney Brugh
January 12, 2009 1:28 AM | Link to this
Fine young man, from an excellent family.