In a blink of an eye it was 10-2. The Rocky Grove Orioles soared ahead stealing  and scoring at will.

​The Groves Noah Baughman and Aiden Focht  seemed to have everything they threw up drop. Connor Ritchie even drilled one from a bit behind the arc as they took a 26-8 lead after the first stanza. 

They scored even more in the second quarter and set up the running clock for the entire second half.

​It was the most points the Orioles have scored all season besting by one their win against Cambridge Springs with an 87-50 trouncing.
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Baughman led with 29 points. Landen Carter, this season's leading scorer had 14 and Focht dropped 12.
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This team seems for real, now 4-0 in Region 2 and 8-4 overall. Cochranton drops to 1-2 in the region 4-5 overall.

Inside was the place to be Wednesday night and the organizers of the annual First Night Oil City had plenty of places for folks to stay warm.

Getting there, however, was another story. 

The crowds were understandably small. The snow covered roads and sidewalks were no fun to traverse. But the smell of sauerkraut upon entering Trinity United Methodist Church immediately warmed you up. And there was plenty to do even if that was the only place you went.

Clowns making balloon hats and painting faces, magic and storytelling as well as the popular family bluegrass band Echo Valley were all under one roof along with some pretty good-looking pies and the traditional kraut mixed with pulled pork and sides of nacho chips and cheese sauce.

But for those willing to brave the winds and snowflakes and venture out for more, there was a variety of music to be enjoyed on both sides of town.