Valley Falls and Jefferson County North split a Friday night doubleheader with both games close and entertaining. 

Girls: Valley Falls 39, Jefferson County North 44

The Chargers controlled the pace of the game early and had to hold off the Dragons late rally in the fourth quarter to get the win. 

JCN built an eight point halftime lead at 28-20 as they outscored Valley Falls 15-8 in the second quarter. 

They held a 10 point lead going into the fourth quarter but the Dragons fought back and made it close but it wasn't enough to pull out the win on the road. 

Abby Laird led JCN and was the KNZA player of the game as she finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds while Claire Jobbins led the Chargers with 11 points. 

Korie Kirkwood led the Dragons with 18 points and eight rebounds while Lauren Brown added 14 points including four three's in the second half. 

JCN improves to 13-6 overall with the win and 11-4 in NEKL play while Valley Falls drops to 7-11 overall and 6-8 in NEKL play. 

Boys: Valley Falls 52, Jefferson County North 51

This game was expected to be close and it lived up to the hype plus some. It went back and forth the entire game with the Dragons stealing one at the buzzer with Zac Evans hitting the game winning lay up as time expired. 

The Dragons had some late turnovers and missed free throws down the stretch that kept JCN in the game. 

Andrew Baker posted a monster second half for the Chargers and made a shot with 11 seconds left to give JCN the late lead before Evans won it at the buzzer. 

Baker finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds while Connor Keirns added 11 points for JCN. 

Evans finished with 20 points for Valley Falls and was the KNZA player of the game while Hayden Kearney added 12 points. 

Valley Falls improves to 9-8 overall and 8-6 in NEKL play while the Chargers fall to 12-7 overall and 10-5 in NEKL play. 

Up next for both, JCN will wrap up the regular season on Tuesday against ACCHS while Valley Falls will travel to Pleasant Ridge.