Norwalk used overtime to slip past Vermilion 52-48 for an Ohio boys basketball victory on Jan. 23.
Norwalk opened with a 7-4 advantage over Vermilion through the first quarter.
The Sailors tried to dig out of the hole by climbing within 20-18 at the intermission.
Both teams scored evenly in the third quarter to make it 26-24.
Nothing was decided in the fourth quarter, with the Truckers and the Sailors locked in a 40-40 stalemate.
Norwalk held on with a 12-8 scoring edge in the first overtime period.
In recent action on Jan. 18, Vermilion faced off against Willard and Norwalk took on Huron on Jan. 18 at Huron High School.
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