Saginaw Valley Lutheran dropped its first game of the season Saturday night 70-66 to Nouvel Catholic Central. Valley Lutheran, 8-1, was up 18-12 after the first quarter, 41-33 at halftime and 51-48 after the third quarter. Nouvel had a 22-15 scoring edge in the final eight minutes to take the win.
Rylan Appold scored 28 points for Valley Lutheran while Josh Appold netted 20 points.