P-G holds off Fort Jennings

PANDORA — Colin Harris scored a team-high nine points as Pandora-Gilboa defeated Fort Jennings on Saturday, 44-40. P-G was down 17-11 after one quarter but used an 11-0 run in the second period to take the lead and never give it up after that. Will Huffman and Bryce Basinger both scored eight points for the Rockets. Fort Jennings were paced by Evan Hoerston's 14 points, a high in the game. Jon Grote scored 11 points and Nick Trentman had nine. FORT JENNINGS (6-12) Trentman 2-4—9, Horstman 1-0—2, Hoerston 6-2—14, Schulte 2-0—4, Grote 5-1—11. TOTALS: 16-7—40. PANDORA-GILBOA (10-10) Huffman 3-1—8, A. Harris 0-2—2, C. Harris 2-3—9, Krohn 2-0—5, E.Huffman 2-0—5, Steiner 0-5—5, Basinger 3-2—8, Biery 1-0—2. TOTALS: 13-13—44. Fort Jennings&emsp;&emsp;17&emsp;&emsp;0&emsp;&emsp;13&emsp;&emsp;10—40 P-Gilboa&emsp;&emsp;11&emsp;&emsp;11&emsp;&emsp;9&emsp;&emsp;13—44 3-POINT GOALS: Fort Jennings 1 (Trentman); Pandora-Gilboa 5 (C. Harris 2). FOSTORIA &emsp;&emsp;66 ELMWOOD &emsp;&emsp;59 FOSTORIA — Fostoria erupted for 24 points in the second quarter and used that edge to earn a 66-59 Northern Buckeye Conference win over Elmwood. Dion Springer pumped in 24 points and Lakai Robinson had 16 for the Redmen (10-8, 5-7 NBC). Bryce Reynolds led Elmwood (10-10, 4-8 NBC) with 28 points and eight rebounds. Kade Lentz added 12 points and six assists and Stefano Amicabile had 11 points for the Royals, who matched Fostoria nearly point for point in every quarter but the second, when they were outscored 24-15. ELMWOOD (10-10, 4-8 NBC) Amicabile 4-0—11, Lentz 4-3—12, Heiserman1-0—2, Ziegler 1-0—2, Wickard 2-0—4, Reynolds 12-1—28. TOTALS: 24-4—59. FOSTORIA (10-8, 5-7 NBC) Settles 3-1—8, Robinson 8-0—16, Ward 3-0—6, Springer 12-2—24, Ferguson 0-1—1, Johnson 3-1—9. TOTALS: 29-5—66. Elmwood &emsp;&emsp;14 15 15 15 — 59 Fostoria &emsp;&emsp;13 24 15 14 — 66 3-Point GOALS: Elmwood 7 (Amicabile 3, Lentz, Reynolds 3); Fostoria 3 (Settles, Johnson 2). CAREY &emsp;&emsp;55 BU. CENTRAL &emsp;&emsp;38 CAREY — Carey shut down Buckeye Central in the second half in rolling to a 55-38 Northern 10 Conference win over the Bucks. Ian Yeater scored 12 points and Hayden Nash had 11 to spearhead a balanced Carey offense. The Blue Devils (14-5, 11-4 N10) got it done defensively as well, holding Buckeye Central (6-13, 4-10 N10) to just 13 points in the second half. Aidan Douglas led the Bucks with 12 points. BUCKEYE CENTRAL (6-13, 4-10 N10) McDougal 4-1—12, Niese 1-0—2, Kanney 3-1—7, Sorenson 3-1—7, Kreischner 4-0—8, Dean 1-0—2. TOTALS: 16-39 3-8—38. CAREY (14-5, 11-4 N10) Nash 3-2—11, Lonsway 1-4—7, Conti 4-0—8, Bell 1-2-—4, Kemerley 1-3—5, Crawford 3-0—6, Yeater 5-2—12, Putnam 1-0—2. TOTALS: 19-46 13-19—55. Buckeye Central &emsp;&emsp;11 16 6 5 — 38 Carey &emsp;&emsp;16 17 9 13 — 55 3-Point GOALS: Buckeye Central 3-11 (McDougal 3); Carey 4-14 (Nash 3, Lonsway). REBOUNDS: Buckeye Central 22; Carey 24 (Crawford 8). TURNOVERS: Buckeye Central 17, Carey 9. JUNIOR VARSITY: Carey, 68-18. VAN BUREN &emsp;&emsp;45 KALIDA &emsp;&emsp;35 KALIDA — Van Buren has but two wins this season. But the Black Knights chalked up an impressive one on Saturday when they traveled to Kalida and knocked off the 16-4 Wildcats 45-35. Only three Van Buren players scored but Andrew Schroeder (16), Landon Miller (13) and Parker Beilharz (11) accounted for 40 of the Knights 45 points. Van Buren started strong, but needed a 16-6 edge in the fourth quarter to earn its second win in 20 games. Luke Erhart scored 14 points and Brandon Miller had 12 for Kalida. VAN BUREN (2-18) Schroeder 7-2—16, Miller 3-4—13, Beilharz 4-0—11, Reichley 2-0—5. TOTALS: 16-27 6-8—45. KALIDA (16-5) Erhart 4-5—14, Miller 4-0—12, Horstman 1-1—3, Warnecke 1-0—2, Vorst 1-0—2, Siefker 1-0—2. TOTALS: 12-44 6-8—35. Van Buren &emsp;&emsp;11 8 10 16 — 45 Kalida &emsp;&emsp;5 12 12 6 — 35 3-Point GOALS: Van Buren 7-13 (Miller 3, Beilharz 3, Reichley); Kalida 5-29 (Miller 4, Erhart). REBOUNDS: Van Buren 15 (Schroeder 4, Miller 4); Kalida 18 (Miller 6, Erhart 5). RIVERDALE &emsp;&emsp;59 H-LOUDON &emsp;&emsp;38 BASCOM — Riverdale outscored Hopewell-Loudon 16-8 in the second quarter and 16-9 in the fourth in coming away with a 59-38 win over the Chieftains. Nolan Courtney led Riverdale (12-8) with 14 points, Isaac Holland tossed in 13 and Drew Frey added 11. Caleb Simonis had a game-high 16 points for Hopewell-Loudon (11-9). RIVERDALE (12-8) Miller 2-0—6, J. Clark 2-0—5, Frey 3-4—11, N. Courtney 4-3—14, Kuenzli 1-0—2, Frysinger 1-0—2, Taylor 1-3—5, Holland 6-1—13, O'Flaherty 0-1—1. TOTALS: 20-41 12-18—59. hoPeWELL-LOUDON (11-9) Suter 1-0—2, Welly 1-0—2, Jameson 4-0—9, Lommerse 4-0—9, Simonis 6-1—16. TOTALS: 16-36 1-2—38. Riverdale &emsp;&emsp;12 16 15 16 — 59 H-Loudon &emsp;&emsp;10 8 11 9 — 38 3-Point GOALS: Riverdale 7-14 (N. Courtney 3, Frey, Miller 2, J. Clark); Hopewell-Loudon 5-13 (Simonis 3, Jameson, Lommerse). REBOUNDS: Riverdale 22 (Frey 6); Hopewell-Loudon 19 (Jameson 6). TURNOVERS: Riverdale 13, Hopewell-Loudon 19. JUNIOR VARSITY: Riverdale, 39-34, OT. L-BENTON &emsp;&emsp;49 PAT. HENRY &emsp;&emsp;47 HAMLER — Liberty-Benton overcame a slow start and rallied to get past Patrick Henry 49-47 in a nonleague boys basketball matchup. Ben Spiess led L-B (10-9) with 13 points. The Eagles trailed 12-8 after the first quarter, but outscored Patrick Henry 26-18 over the second and third periods. Braden Hall had a game-high 20 points for the Patriots (7-15) L-BENTON (10-9) Reindel 1-0—3, K. Garlock 3-2—8, Eckford 3-1—7, Doolittle 3-1—7, Spiess 3-5—13, Dillon 1-0—2, Hanni-Wells 1-0—2, Rath 1-0—2, Gerken 2-0—5. TOTALS: 18-39 9-19—49. PATRICK HENRY (7-15) Feehan 1-0—2, Seedorf 3-1—7, Seeman 2-3—8, Crossland 1-1—3, Rosengarten 2-1—7, Hall 7-2—20. TOTALS: 16-39 8-14—47. L-Benton &emsp;&emsp;8 10 16 15 — 49 Patrick Henry &emsp;&emsp;12 6 11 18 — 47 3-Point GOALS: Liberty-Benton 4-11 (Spiess 2, Reindel, Gerken); Patrick Henry 7-15 (Seeman, Hall 4, Rosengarten 2). REBOUNDS: Liberty-Benton 25 (K. Garlock 4); Patrick Henry 21 (Crossland 8). TURNOVERS: Liberty-Benton 9, Patrick Henry 8. JUNIOR VARSITY: Liberty-Benton, 54-41. BLUFFTON &emsp;&emsp;64 KENTON &emsp;&emsp;56 BLUFFTON — Bluffton, which tied a state record by making 25 3-pointers in a game earlier this season, knocked down 11 treys on Saturday in shooting past Kenton, 64-56. Trey Boblitt bombed in six 3's and led Bluffton (8-12) with 26 points. Carson Soper added 16 points and Trenton Donley, who nailed a school-record nine 3's in Bluffton's earlier record-breaking barrage, had 10 points. Jayden Cornell pumped in 23 points and Jake Eversole added 15 for Kenton (0-15). KENTON (0-15) Cornell 8-4—23, West 0-2—2, Eversole 7-0—15, Bolling 1-0—3, Jolliff 1-3—5, Johnston 2-0—6, Payne 1-0—2. TOTALS: 20-9—56. BLUFFTON (8-12) Donley 4-0—10, Kinn 3-1—76, Boblitt 7-6—26, Schaadt 2-0—5, Soper 5-4-—16. TOTALS: 21-11—64. Kenton &emsp;&emsp;21 10 12 13 — 56 Bluffton &emsp;&emsp;23 12 13 16 — 64 3-Point GOALS: Kenton 7 (Cornell 3, Eversole, Bolling, Johnston 2); Bluffton 11 (Donley 2, Boblitt 6, Schaadt, Soper 2). LINCOLNVIEW 62 ARLINGTON 60 ARLINGTON — Collin Overton scored 19 points and dished out eight assists in Lincolnview's 62-60 thriller over Arlington on Saturday. Creed Jessee scored 17 points for the Lancers. Jake Bowersock scored five points and had 10 rebounds. Arlington was led by Brandon Hull's near triple-double. Hull scored 18 points, brought in 11 rebounds, and dished out eight assists. Bryce Gast also scored 18 points, while Zavier Thornton had 11. LINCOLNVIEW (15-5) Overholt 7-0—19, Jessee 6-1—17, Leeth 2-1—6, Cavinder 2-0—6, Bowersock 2-1—5, Hatfield 2-0—4, Richardson 1-1—3, Price 1-0—2. TOTALS: 23-4—62. ARLINGTON (11-8) Hull 7-4—18, Gast 6-3—18, Thornton 4-0—11, Frysinger 4-0—10, Price 1-0—2, Lafferty 0-1—1. TOTALS: 22-8—60. Lincolnview 11&emsp;&emsp;17&emsp;&emsp;15&emsp;&emsp;19—62 Arlington&emsp;&emsp;11&emsp;&emsp;22&emsp;&emsp;13&emsp;&emsp;14—60 3-POINT GOALS: Lincolnview 12 (Overholt 5); Arlington 8 (Thornton 3, Gast 3). REBOUNDS: Lincolnview 25 (Bowersock 10); Arlington 27 (Hull 8). TURNOVERS: Lincolnview 8; Arlington 6. OTTOVILLE &emsp;&emsp;65 LEIPSIC &emsp;&emsp;40 LEIPSIC — Josh Thorbahn scored a game-high 22 points and brought in six rebounds as Ottoville completed a 7-0 run through the Putnam County League with a 65-40 thrashing of Leipsic. Will Miller scored 16 points and had five rebounds for the Big Green, 7-0 in the PCL, 18-2 overall and ranked No. 4 in the Division IV state polls. Mason Brandt paced the Vikings (13-7) with 12 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Jaden Siefker scored 12 points, nine of which came via the 3-pointer. OTTOVILLE (18-2) Thorbahn 8-0—22, Miller 7-1—16, Suever 3-0—6, K. Schlagbaum 2-0—4, Edelbrock 2-0—4, Langhals 2-0—4, Hanneman 1-1—3, Manns 1-0—2, T. Schlagbaum 1-0—2, Kortokrax 1-0—2. TOTALS: 28-2—65. LEIPSIC (13-7) Brandt 6-0—12, Siefker 4-1—12, Maag 1-3—5, Sickmiller 1-0—3, Gillespie 1-0—2, Walther 1-0—2, Niese 1-0-2, Schroeder 1-0—2. TOTALS: 16-4—40. Ottoville&emsp;&emsp;17&emsp;&emsp;24&emsp;&emsp;15&emsp;&emsp;9—65 Leipsic&emsp;&emsp;4&emsp;&emsp;14&emsp;&emsp;10&emsp;&emsp;12—40 3-POINT GOALS: Ottoville 7 (Thorbahn 6); Leipsic 4 (Siefker 3). REBOUNDS: Ottoville 24 (Thorbahn 5); Leipsic 29 (Brandt 9). TURNOVERS: Ottoville 7; Leipsic 16. H. NORTHERN &emsp;&emsp;51 CORY-RAWSON &emsp;&emsp;42 DOLA — Luke Wilson scored 17 points in Hardin Northern's 51-42 win over Cory-Rawson on Saturday. Thanks to a 20-8 first quarter by the Polar Bears, they were able to withstand Cory-Rawson outscoring them 34-31 the rest of the game. Nevin Robson scored 16 points and brought in eight boards for the Polar Bears. Owen Wetherill had nine points. Grant Bacon had a game-high 19 points in the loss for the Hornets. CORY-RAWSON (10-7) White 2-0—4, Skulina 2-0—4, Lee 1-0—2, Miracle 2-2—7, Kisseberth 2-0—6, Bacon 9-1—19. TOTALS: 18-3—42. HARDIN NORTHERN (13-9) Morris 2-1—5, Wetherill 3-0—9, Robson 4-7—16, Wilson 4-5—17, Good 2-0—4. TOTALS: 15-13—51. Cory-Rawson 8&emsp;&emsp;9&emsp;&emsp;16&emsp;&emsp;9—42 H.Northern 20&emsp;&emsp;5&emsp;&emsp;9&emsp;&emsp;17—51 3-POINT GOALS: Cory-Rawson 3 (Kisseberth 2); Hardin Northern 8 (Wilson 4). REBOUNDS: Cory-Rawson 23; Hardin Northern 21 (Robson 8) TURNOVERS: Cory-Rawson 9; Hardin Northern 7. JUNIOR VARSITY: Cory-Rawson, 20-18. VAN WERT 54 OTTAWA-GLANDORF 53 VAN WERT — Owen Treece scored a game-high 24 points for Van Wert in its nail-biting one-point overtime victory over Ottawa-Glandorf on Saturday, 54-53. Aidan Pratt scored 16 points and Ethan Brown had 10 for the Cougares, who outscoreed O-G 1-0 in the overtime period. O-G was paced by Owen Nichols, who finished with a team-high 17 points. Eli Schmenk scored nine in the loss. Ottawa-Glandorf&emsp;&emsp;16&emsp;&emsp;17&emsp;&emsp;10&emsp;&emsp;10&emsp;&emsp;0—53 Van Wert &emsp;&emsp;17&emsp;&emsp;16&emsp;&emsp;12&emsp;&emsp;8&emsp;&emsp;1—54 3-POINT GOALS: Ottawa-Glandorf 3 (Schmenk 2); Van Wert 3 (Treece 3).