Gerken's big first quarter carries Eagles past Arcadia

GIRLS BASKETBALL L-BENTON &emsp;&emsp;84 ARCADIA &emsp;&emsp;19 By the end of the first quarter, it was 'how much' instead 'if' Liberty-Benton will win on Tuesday. It was 32-14 Eagles after the first eight minutes Behind Lauren Gerken's 14 first-quarter points and game-high 23, the Eagles move to 13-1 (6-0 BVC) after beating Arcadia, 84-19. Brooke Deeter threw in 11 points for L-B. Kylie Recker finished with 10 points and grabbed six boards. London Karrick and Lili Mundy each scored a team-high seven points for Arcadia. ARCADIA (1-14, 0-6 BVC) Karrick 2-2—7, Keefe 0-1—1, Best 0-1—1, Johnson 0-1—1, Burnett 0-2—2, Mundy 3-0—7. TOTALS: 5-7—19. LIBERTY-BENTON (13-1, 6-0 BVC) L. May 0-2—2, Barbara 1-0—2, Recker 5-0—10, Irwin 3-0—8, Hooper 1-0—2, Deeter 5-0—11, Hiegel 3-0—8, Gerken 9-3—23, Crow 3-0—9, C. May 4-1—9. TOTALS: 34-6—84. Arcadia &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;2 &emsp;&emsp;2 &emsp;&emsp;1—19 L-Benton &emsp;&emsp;32 26 &emsp;&emsp;16 &emsp;&emsp;10—84 3-POINT GOALS: Arcadia 2; Liberty-Benton 10 (Crow 3, Hiegel 2, Gerken 2, Irwin 2). REBOUNDS: Arcadia 6; Liberty-Benton 24 (Gerken 6, Recker 6, C. May 6). TURNOVERS: Arcadia 24; Liberty-Benton 4. CALVERT &emsp;&emsp; 29 H-LOUDON 23 BASCOM — Kelsey Shiley and Selah Moyer each finished with seven points for Tiffin Calvert as it left Hopewell-Loudon with a win, beating the Chieftains 29-23 on Tuesday. Frannie Webb scored five points, grabbed ten boards and stole four for the Senecas. Ashley Daniel led the way for H-L, scoring a game-high seven points and bringing in five boards, which was also the team-high. Taryn Hampton scored five points. CALVERT Shiler 3-0—7, Moyer 3-1—7, Webb 2-0—5, Lanicek 2-0—4, Rishty 1-0—3, Kancler 1-0—3. TOTALS: 12-1—29. HOPEWELL-LOUDON As. Daniel 2-2—7, Hampton 2-0—5, Milligan 1-1—3, Ab. Daniel 1-0—2, I. Beidelschies 1-0—2, A. Beidelschies 1-0—2, Kreais 1-0—2. TOTALS: 9-3—23. Calvert &emsp;&emsp;3 &emsp;&emsp;4 &emsp;&emsp;15 &emsp;&emsp;7—29 H-Loudon &emsp;&emsp;7 &emsp;&emsp;1 &emsp;&emsp;10 &emsp;&emsp;5—23 3-POINT GOALS: Calvert 4; Hopewell-Loudon 2. REBOUNDS: Calvert 26 (Webb 10); Hopwell-Loudon 30 (As. Daniel 5, Ab. Daniel 5). TURNOVERS: Calvert 13; H-Loudon 13. VAN BUREN 61 GENOA &emsp;&emsp;25 GENOA — Ali Bishop knocked down seven 3s and scored a game-high 21 points for Van Buren in its 61-25 non-league win over Genoa on Tuesday. Sophia Reineke scored a dozen points and had eight boards for the 14-3 Black Knights. Sasha Busey scored ten. Lacy Frias finished with a team-high 11 points for Genoa. VAN BUREN (14-3) Smith 2-0—4, Reineke 6-0—12, Durliat 3-0—7, Bishop 7-0—21, Fruth 2-3—7, Busey 5-0—10. TOTALS: 25-3—61. GENOA Goodman 1-5—8, Richards 1-0—3, Frias 4-3—11, Lopez 0-1—1, Mollehauer 0-2—2. TOTALS: 6-11—25. Van Buren &emsp;&emsp;17 &emsp;&emsp;15 &emsp;&emsp;19 &emsp;&emsp;10—61 Genoa &emsp;&emsp;3 &emsp;&emsp;8 &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;3—25 3-POINT GOALS: Van Buren 8 (Bishop 7); Genoa 2. REBOUNDS: Van Buren 28 (Reineke 8). TURNOVERS: Van Buren 9. JUNIOR VARSITY: Van Buren, 36-16. TOL. CHRISTIAN &emsp;&emsp;52 O-GLANDORF &emsp;&emsp;38 OTTAWA — Kendal Braden finished with a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double for Toledo Christian in its 14-point, non-league win over Ottawa-Glandorf Tuesday, 52-38. Kaylona Butler scored a dozen for the Eagles, while Mackenzie Royal-Davis scored 11 points and roped in six boards. A depleted Ottawa-Glandorf team—that was without Chloee Glenn, Kaelyn Grothouse and Katie Kaufman—was paced by Erin Kaufman, who finished with 13 points and ten rebounds. Myka Aldrich had eight points and a half-dozen boards. TOLEDO CHRISTIAN Braden 10-2—25, Butler 5-2—12, Davis 3-5—11, Wensink 1-1—3, Neitzke 0-1—1. TOTALS: 19-11—52. OTTAWA-GLANDORF E. Kaufman 5-3—13, Aldrich 4-0—8, Kimmet 2-0—4, C. Brinkman 2-0—4, E. Brinkman 1-0—3, Schroeder 1-0—3, Haselman 1-0—3. TOTALS: 16-3—38. Tol. Christian 16 &emsp;&emsp;10 &emsp;&emsp;14 &emsp;&emsp;12—52 O-Glandorf 11 &emsp;&emsp;13 &emsp;&emsp;7 &emsp;&emsp;7—38 3-POINT GOALS: Toledo Christian 3 (Braden 3); Ottawa-Glandorf 3. REBOUNDS: Toledo Christian 25 (Braden 10); Ottawa-Glandorf 27 (E. Kaufman 10). TURNOVERS: Toledo Christian 12; Ottawa-Glandorf 17. COL. GROVE 69 McCOMB &emsp;&emsp;29 COLUMBUS GROVE — Kenzie King knocked down five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 17 points for Columbus Grove in its 40-point blowout of McComb, 69-29, on Tuesday. As a team, the Bulldogs finished with a dozen 3's made. Freshman Lauryn Auchmuty scored 16 points and finished with a half-dozen steals for Grove. Jaylen Sautter had eight points, five boards and four assists. Lydia Dehart paced the Panthers with seven points. McCOMB (6-10) Jenkins 1-0—3, Like 2-1—5, Schroeder 1-2—4, Wells 1-1—3, Cassidy 1-0—3, Scorsch 1-2—4, L. Dehart 3-1—7. TOTALS: 10-7—29. COLUMBUS GROVE (13-5) Auchmuty 7-0—16, Sautter 3-2—8, Fortman 3-0—7, Halker 2-0—4, Clement 2-0—6, King 6-0—17, Stechschulte 1-0—3, Ridenour 3-1—8. TOTALS: 27-3—69. McComb &emsp;&emsp;10 &emsp;&emsp;7 5 &emsp;&emsp;7—29 Col. Grove &emsp;&emsp;25 &emsp;&emsp;17 &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;16—69 3-POINT GOALS: McComb 2; Columbus Grove 12 (King 5). REBOUNDS: McComb 25; Columbus Grove 25 (Sautter 5). TURNOVERS: McComb 31; Columbus Grove 11. JUNIOR VARSITY: Columbus Grove, 26-14. LEIPSIC &emsp;&emsp;61 P-GILBOA &emsp;&emsp;41 LEIPSIC — Whitney Langhals scored 21 points and grabbed eight boards for Leipsic in its 61-41 PCL league win over Pandora-Gilboa on Tuesday. Krysten Martinez knocked down a pair of 3s and finished with 14 points for the Vikings, as well as eight rebounds. Ava Henry threw in a dozen points. Lacie Fenstermaker connected on three 3-pointers and matched the game-high with 21 points for the Rockets. Taelor Miller scored seven points. PANDORA-GILBOA Diller 1-1—3, Ruttschilling 3-0—6, Miller 3-1—7, Duling 1-0—2, Fenstermaker 8-2—21, Draper 1-0—2. TOTALS: 17-4—41. LEIPSIC (13-4) Langhals 8-3—21, Martinez 4-4—14, Henry 5-0—12, J. Hermiller 2-1—6, A. Kirkendall 2-0—5, L. Kirkendall 0-2—2, Schroeder 1-0—2. TOTALS: 22-10—61. P-Gilboa &emsp;&emsp;4 &emsp;&emsp;10 &emsp;&emsp;17 &emsp;&emsp;10—41 Leipsic &emsp;&emsp;16 &emsp;&emsp;20 &emsp;&emsp;14 &emsp;&emsp;11—61 3-POINT GOALS: Pandora-Gilboa 3 (Fenstermaker 3); Leipsic 7 (Langhals 2). REBOUNDS: Pandora-Gilboa 26; Leipsic 44 (Langhals 8, Martinez 8). TURNOVERS: Pandora-Gilboa 17; Leipsic 13. JUNIOR VARSITY: Leipsic, 34-18. N. BALTIMORE 51 H.NORTHERN 22 DOLA — Grace Hagemeyer outscored Hardin Northern by herself, finishing with 23 points as well as ten rebounds in North Baltimore's 51-22 win over Hardin Northern Tuesday. Gabby Estrada scored nine for NB. Hailey Lennard and Lydia Feehan each scored a half-dozen. Bella Wilson hit a pair of threes and scored a team-high eight points for HN. Emma Martin scored five points and had five boards. NORTH BALTIMORE (12-6) Lennard 1-4—6, Feehan 3-0—6, Cotterman 1-0—2, Andrich 1-2—4, Hagemeyer 9-5—23, Estrada 4-0—9, Trout 0-1—1. TOTALS: 19-12—51. HARDIN NORTHERN (3-13) Clemm 1-0—2, Martin 1-3—5, Eibling 0-1—1, Wilson 2-2—8, Trachsel 1-0—2, Good 2-0—4. TOTAL: 7-6—22. N. Baltimore 12 &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;13 &emsp;&emsp;15—51 H. Northern 2 &emsp;&emsp;6 &emsp;&emsp;7 &emsp;&emsp;7—22 3-POINT GOALS: North Baltimore 1 (Estrada); Hardin Northern 2 (Wilson 2). REBOUNDS: North Baltimore 24 (Hagemeyer 10); Hardin Northern 26 (Martin 5). TURNOVERS: North Baltimore 12; Hardin Northern 21 JUNIOR VARSITY: North Baltimore, 21-19. W-GOSHEN 60 ARLINGTON 53 ARLINGTON — Chloe Bawmgarder scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Waynesfield-Goshen in its 7-point, 60-53 win over Arlington on the road Tuesday. Taylor Spencer had ten points for the Tigers. While Kyleigh Bigelow and Zoe Schlegal each nine points Kylie Jolliff led all scorers with 24 points for the Red Devils as well as seven boards. Cami Settlage had nine points. WAYNESFIELD-GOSHEN Bawmgarder 4-4—12, Spencer 4-2—10, Schlegal 3-3—9, Bigelow 4-0—9, Zecgman 2-4—8, Wilson 2-0—4, Werner 1-3—4, Deleon 1-0—2. TOTALS: 21-16—60. ARLINGTON Jolliff 7-7—24, Settlage 4-0—9, Smith 1-5—7, Russell 2-0—5, Durliat 2-0—5, Agapiou 1-0—2, Bateson 0-1—1. TOTALS: 17-13—53. W-Goshen&emsp;&emsp;17 &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;15 &emsp;&emsp;16—60 Arlington &emsp;&emsp;15 &emsp;&emsp;9 14 &emsp;&emsp;15—53 3-POINT GOALS: Waynesfield-Goshen 2; Arlington 6 (Jolliff 3). REBOUNDS: Waynesfield-Goshen 41 (Bawmgarder 8); Arlington 24 (Jolliff 7, Russell 7). TURNOVERS: Waynesfield-Goshen 20; Arlington 19.