By JIM WALKER

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

PORTSMOUTH — Get some stick ‘em spray.

The Symmes Valley Vikings took a halftime lead but lost their grip and couldn’t hold on as they lost 48-41 to the Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans on Friday.

The game was 7-all after the first quarter only to have the Vikings go up 21-16 at the half.

But the Titans scored 9 unanswered points to begin the second half and went out to a 33-29 lead.

Notre Dame outscored the Vikings 15-12 in the final quarter to clinch the win.

Cody Metzler scored 15 points and Landon Barbarits 10 for the Titans (1-1).

Ayden Taylor led the Vikings with 15 points. Jacob Cade pulled down 11 rebounds while Ethan Smith had 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals for the Vikings (2-2).

The Vikings shot 16-of-48 from the field for 33 percent including just 4-of-21 from behind the arc for 19 percent.

Symmes Valley shot 5-of-11 from the foul line to the Titans’ 4-fo-6.

Sym. Valley 7 14 8 12 = 41

Notre Dame    7 9 17 15 = 48

SYMMES VALLEY (2-2): Jacob Cade 3 0 1-1 7, Logan Simpkins 2 1 1-2 8, Ethan Smith 2 0 1-2 5, Tanner Corn 0 0 0-0 0, Will Jones 2 0 2-6 6, Ayden Taylor 3 3 0-0 15, Levi Owens 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16-48 5-11 41. 3-pt goals: 4-21. Rebounds: 8-O, 25-D = 33 (Cade 11, Smith 7, Jones 6). Assists: 12 (Smith 7, Simpkins 3). Steals: 6 (Smith 3). Blocks: 3 (Cade, Simpkins, Jones). Turnovers: 21. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None.

PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME (1-1): Landon Barbarits 2 2 0-0 10, Connie Thomas 2 1 0-0 7, Aaryn Bradford 1 1 1-1 6, Cody Metzler 4 1 3-3 15, Marcellus Woods 1 0 0-2 2, Myles Phillips 1 2 0-0 8. Totals: 11 7 4-6 48.