Landen Angel scored 13 points, while Cody Geers and Cooper Shields both had 8, for the winners. Ross jumped out to a 19-6 lead, fell behind briefly near the end of the third quarter, then limited Badin to 6 points in the last period.
It was the first Ross-Badin matchup since BHS recorded a 36-33 victory on Dec. 4, 2010, and it was the first win for Ross since a 42-41 triumph on Dec. 28, 2004. The two squads only squared off three times in the intervening years (Badin wins in 2008-09, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011).
Jakob Tipton (11) and Daunte DeCello (9) led the scoring for Badin, which shot just 30 percent from the floor, made 2 of 17 shots from beyond the arc and converted 13 of 23 free throws.
Both teams are back at it Tuesday. Ross (11-7) will visit Talawanda, while Badin (9-9) travels to Northwest.
Ross 19-9-8-10—46
Badin 11-11-13-6—41
ROSS (11-7): Dylan Zimmerman 2 2 7, Ben Yeager 1 0 3, Landen Angel 3 7 13, Cody Geers 2 2 8, Joe Valentine 2 0 4, Cooper Shields 3 0 8, Sean Lange 1 0 3. Totals: 14-11-46
BADIN (9-9): Daunte DeCello 2 5 9, Jordan Flaig 1 0 2, Kyle Young 1 2 4, Caleb Meyer 1 2 4, Jakob Tipton 5 1 11, Joseph Walsh 1 0 3, Nathan Hegemann 2 0 5, Zach Switzer 0 3 3. Totals: 13-13-41
3-pointers: R 7 (Shields 2, Geers 2, Lange, Zimmerman, Yeager), B 2 (Walsh, Hegemann)