It was a bittersweet win for Bowling Green coach Aaron Beth. On one hand, Beths team advanced to tonights Fords Furniture Holiday Classic championship game with a 56-41 win over University Heights. On the other hand, the victory came at the expense of mentor and former high school coach Jeff Jackson. I wish we could have tied and neither one of us had to lose, Beth said. Coach Jackson is a great guy. Ive known him for a long time. I respect him as a coach. Ive learned a lot from him. Its tough to go against somebody you know so well, but fortunately we were able to come out with the win. Bowling Green used its height advantage in the post and a strong defense to pull away in the final period. Neither team came out strong out of the gate, with only 12 points scored in the opening quarter, but the Purples ended the half on a 5-0 run to take a 23-17 halftime lead. Dewalt and Ray led Bowling Green with 15 points each, while Drew Krutza added six points, six rebounds and five assists. Josh Mack led the Blazers with 16 points. UHA will play Graves County in the consolation game at 7 p.m. Bowling Green (5-1) will play Warren Central in tonights championship at 8:30 p.m.University Heights 6 11 12 12 – 41Bowling Green 6 17 12 21 – 56UHA (41) Isom 8, Jackson 5, Mack 16, Catlett 10, Chestnut 2.BGHS (56) Burch 2, Ray 15, Vincent 9, Krutza 6, Dewalt 15, Gatewood 9.Trinity and Lucasville Valley (Ohio) winLouisville Trinity used a 23-6 second quarter to win convincingly over Somerset in the first game of the day 75-40.Chris McCoy led the Shamrocks with 31 points. In the second game, Lucasville Valley (Ohio) held off a tough challenge from Ryle and pulled away in the final quarter with a 59-49 victory. Evan Yates paced Valley with 20 points. Justin Doellman led Ryle with 25 points. Ryle (3-3) will play Somerset (2-4) in the seventh place game at 4 p.m. today, while Lucasville (5-1) will play Trinity in the fifth-place game at 5:30 p.m.Trinity 14 23 18 20 – 75Somerset 16 6 9 9 – 40Trinity (75) McCoy 31, Noe 2, Walsh 2, Nix 13, Sexton 4, Sinnard 3, Brohm 5, Saxton 7, Hope 6, Durbin 2.Somerset (40) Randall 7, Thompson 8, Bray 8, Jamison 7, Tucker 4, McGargel 2, Gill 2, Cole 2Ryle 7 13 13 16 – 49Lucasville 11 17 9 22 – 59Ryle (49) Doellman 25, Beil 4, LaFranchi 2, Rechtin 6, Steele 10, Gagnon 2.Valley (59) Spradlin 6, Mains 9, Yates 20, Phipps 7, Holbrook 2, Nardrum 2, Horton 13.