FHS girls top Ashland in regular season finale

ASHLAND — Katelyn Stechschulte and Aleksyss Arredondo poured in 19 points each in powering Findlay High's girls basketball team to a 65-43 win over Ashland. And after starting the season 1-5, the Trojans have a 13-9 record and have won 12 of their last 16.Bri Nichols scored 13 points and Sophia Meyer snared eight rebounds in the regular-season finale for the Trojans. Ashland's Makaree Chapman scored a game-high 23 points. Findlay, seeded 10th for the OHSAA sectional/district tournament will next face No. 13-seeded Sylvania Southview at 7 p.m. Thursday at Rossford.The winner of that matchup advances to Saturday's 5:30 game at Rossford against No. 6-seeded Toledo Bowsher. FINDLAY (13-9) Hucke 1-0—2, Dittman 1-0—2, Mangas 1-2—4, Myers 1-0—2, K. Stechschulte 6-2—19, Huffman 1-0—2, Shindeldecker 1-0—2, Arrendondo 5-5—19, Nichols 5-3—13. TOTALS: 22-12—65. ASHLAND Paramore 2-0—5, Chapman 8-5—23, Green 1-0—3, Li.Pool 1-0—2, McBride 3-0—8, Miller 1-0—2. TOTALS: 16-5—43. FINDLAY &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;20 &emsp;&emsp;19 &emsp;&emsp;14—65 ASHLAND &emsp;&emsp;5 &emsp;&emsp;15 &emsp;&emsp;9 &emsp;&emsp;14—43 3-POINT GOALS: Findlay 9 (K. Stechschulte 5); Ashland 6 (Chapman 2, McBride 2). REBOUNDS: Findlay 32 (Myers 8). TURNOVERS: Findlay 19. JUNIOR VARSITY: Findlay, 46-29. LIBERTY-BENTON 53TIFFIN COLUMBIAN 13TIFFIN — Liberty-Benton's girls basketball team started the 2021-22 season 0-1.Twenty-one games later, that number in the loss column has not changed.Playing dominating defense, Liberty-Benton limited Tiffin Columbian to one basket in the first quarter and two free throws in the second in powering to a 34-4 lead at the half and rolling to a 53-13 win over the Tornadoes.Sophomore standout Lauren Gerken scored 27 points — all in just three quarters of playing time — to lead L-B. Riley Irwin and Brooke Deeter added eight points each as the Eagles, ranked No. 5 in the Division III state polls, prepped for tournament play this week by posting their 21st straight win. The No. 1-seeded team in the Division III field at Bluffton High School, L-B will face 13th-seeded Lima Perry Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. That winner advances to Saturday's 1 p.m. sectional final against Riverdale.LIBERTY-BENTON (21-1)Recker 1-1—3, Irwin 3-0—8, Spiess 1-0—2, Deeter 3-1—8, Hiegel 1-0—3, Gerken 12-2—27, May 1-0—2. TOTALS: 22-47 4-13—53.TIFFIN COLUMBIAN (4-17)Davis 1-1—3, Chester 0-1—1, Rice 0-4—4, Damm 1-0—2, Poll 1-1—3. TOTALS: 3-27 7-16—13.Liberty-Benton 19 15 17 2—53Tiffin Columbian 2 2 6 3—133-Point GOALS: Liberty-Benton 5-15 (Irwin 2, Deeter, Hiegel, Gerken); Tiffin Columbian 0-7.REBOUNDS: Liberty-Benton 35 (Recker 8); Tiffin Columbian 13.TURNOVERS: Liberty-Benton 7, Tiffin Columbian 12.JUNIOR VARSITY: Liberty-Benton, 42-28. COL. GROVE 73PANDORA-GILBOA 28PANDORA — Columbus Grove completely dominated the middle two quarters and displayed a blistering 3-point shooting attack on Saturday when the Bulldogs locked up a share of the Putnam County League girls basketball championship with a 73-28 romp over Pandora-Gilboa.Kenzie King poured in 24 points, Lauryn Auchmuty had 15, and Koryn Halker added 12 as Grove, 15-6 overall, finished 6-1 in PCL play to earn a share of the crown with Miller City. King drilled seven 3-pointers, Auchmuty five and Halker four. For the game, the Bulldogs, who outscored P-G 40-9 during the second and third quarters, connected on 17-of-38 3-point attempts.Pandora-Gilboa (8-14, 2-5 PCL) got a game-high 16 points and 16 rebounds from Lacie Fenstermaker, who also set the school career rebounding (993) record heading into OHSAA tournament play this week. The old record was held by Sherri Hall, who set it with 980 in 1988PANDORA-GILBOA (8-14, 2-5 PCL)Fenstermaker 6-2—16, Ruthschilling 1-0—2, Duling 1-0—3, Wise 2-0—4, Draper 1-0—3. TOTALS: 11-36 2-4—28.COLUMBUS GROVE (15-6, 6-1 PCL)Auchmuty 5-0—15, Sautter 4-0—8, Fortman 1-0—2, Halker 4-0—12, Clement 1-0—3, Schroeder 2-0—4, King 8-1—24, Ridenour 1-0—2, Siefker 0-1—1, Dotson 1-0—2. TOTALS: 27-60 2-4—73.Pandora-Gilboa 10 4 5 9—28Col. Grove 19 20 20 14—733-Point GOALS: Pandora-Gilboa 4-14 (Fenstermaker 2, Duling, Draper); Columbus Grove 17 (King7, Auchmuty 5, Halker 4, Clement).REBOUNDS: Pandora-Gilboa 28; Columbus Grove 23.TURNOVERS: Pandora-Gilboa 26, Columbus Grove 3.JUNIOR VARSITY: Columbus Grove, 40-9. ELMWOOD 41GENOA 32BLOOMDALE — Elmwood took a slight lead into the fourth quarter, then locked it down with a 10-6 edge over the final eight minutes to beat Genoa 41-32 and claim a share of the Northern Buckeye Conference girls basketball championship.Brooklyn Thrash scored 19 points and had three steals and three assists for Elmwood. Anne Meyer scored eight points and Anna Barber had eight points and 10 rebounds.Now 18-3 overall, Elmwood went 11-3 in BVC play to tie Lake atop the league standings. Genoa finished 11-11 overall, 4-8 in the NBCGENOA (11-11, 4-8 NBC)Goodman 4-1—11, Richards 0-2—2, Frias 4-3—12, Hartford 3-1—7. TOTALS: 11-7—32.ELMWOOD (18-3, 11-3 NBC)Meyer 3-0—8, Thrash 7-4—19, Johnson 2-0—5, Keiffer 0-1—1, Barber 3-2—8. TOTALS: 15-47 7-12—41.Genoa 8 6 12 6—32Elmwood 11 9 10 10—413-Point GOALS: Genoa 3 (Goodman 2, Frias); Elmwood 4-15 (Meyer 2, Thrash, Johnson).REBOUNDS: Elmwood 22 (Barber 10).TURNOVERS: Elmwood 6. GIBSONBURG 46ARCADIA 38ARCADIA — Arcadia won the second half but could not overcome a 14-point deficit in the first in ending the girls regular season with a 46--38 loss to Gibsonburg on Saturday.Jenna Bloomfield had a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double for Gibsonburg (6-16). London Karrick had 13 points and five rebounds and Emily Rank added 10 points and three steals for Arcadia (2-20).GIBSONBURG (6-16)Jividen 1-0—3, Gamble 1-0—2, Krotzer 0-4—4, Stout 2-0—6, Paul 1-0—3, Bloomfield 5-2—12, Deininger 3-0—7, Simmons 2-0—5, Morant 2-0—4. TOTALS: 17-49 6-12—46.ARCADIA (2-20)Rank 4-2—10, Karrick 4-2—13, Keefe 1-0—3, Best 0-2—2, Johnson 1-0—2, Burnett 0-1—1, Mundy 2-1—7. TOTALS: 12-56 6-12—38.Gibsonburg 6 18 14 8—46Arcadia 3 7 19 9—383-Point GOALS: Gibsonburg 6-15 (Jividen, Stout 2, Paul, Deininger, Simmons); Arcadia 6-26 (Karrick 3, Keefe, Mundy 2).REBOUNDS: Gibsonburg 39 (Bloomfield 10, Morant 10); Arcadia 28 (Johnson 6, Karrick 5).TURNOVERs: Gibsonburg 17, Arcadia 20. CORY-RAWSON 56LIMA PERRY 22LIMA — Cory-Rawson prepped for tournament play with a strong defensive effort on Saturday in a 56-22 nonleague win over Lima Perry.Makayla Gillfillan led Cory-Rawson with 14 points and Morgan McVetta had 12. Octavia Hassan knocked down three 3-pointers and added nine points for the Hornets (14-7), who face Holgate Thursday at 5:30 in the first of two Division IV girls tournament games being played at Van Buren.CORY-RAWSON (14-7)Hassan 3-0—9, Kempf 2-0—5, Welte 2-0—4, Reese 3-0—7, C. McVetta 2-0—4, M. McVetta 5-2—12, Bacon 0-1—1, Gillfillan 7-0—14. TOTALS: 23-1—56.LIMA PERRYJames 3-0—7, Hall 2-2—6, Dalton 0-2—2, Gordan 1-0—3, Burgen 1-0—2, Perrell 0-2—2. TOTALS: 7-6—22.Cory-Rawson 16 11 14 14—56Lima Perry 4 7 5 6—223-Point GOALS: Cory-Rawson 7 (Hassan 3, Kempf, Reese, M. McVetta 2); Lima Perry 1 (James). H-LOUDON 56FRE. ST. JOE 21BASCOM — Hopewell-Loudon outscored Fremont St. Joseph 31-12 in the first half and 20-2 from the foul line on Saturday in posting a 56-21 win over the Streaks.The Chieftains converted 20-of-24 attempts from the line in the win. N. BALTIMORE 32MCCOMB 29MCCOMB — Only three players scored for North Baltimore on Saturday, but that was just enough for the Tigers to outscore McComb 13-4 in the fourth quarter and chalk up a 32-29 win in a Blanchard Valley Conference girls basketball game.Grace Hagemyer scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as North Baltimore wrapped up the regular season and BVC play at 14-8 overall, 7-2 in the league. Hailey Lennard had nine points, six steals and two assists and Halie Inbody had eight points and five boards.Eliza Dehart led McComb with 10 points.N. BALTIMORE (14-8, 7-2 BVC)Lennard 3-1—9, Hagemeyer 5-5—15, Inbody 2-2—8. TOTALS: 10-39 8-18—32.McCOMBMad. Schroeder 2-0—4, Bryan 3-0—6, I. Schorsch 1-0—2, E. Dehart 3-2—10, L. Dehart 2-3—7. TOTALS: 11-40 5-8—29.N. Baltimore 7 8 4 13—32McComb 7 12 6 4—293-Point GOALS: North Baltimore 4-15 (Lennard 2, Inbody 2); McComb 2-9 (E. Dehart 2).REBOUNDS: North Baltimore 26 (Hagemeyer 11, Inbody 5); McComb 30.turnovers: North Baltimore 18; McComb 20.junior varsity: McComb 43-7. MOHAWK 39CAREY 18SYCAMORE — Mohawk raced to a 30-8 halftime lead and cruised to a 39-18 win over Carey in Northern 10 Conference girls basketball action.Bailey Sheets scored 12 points and Joleign Hamilton had 10. Logan Wenzinger had four points and seven rebounds for Carey.CAREYRow 0-1—1, Plott 1-0—3, Yost 0-1—1, Ritter 0-1—1, Stewart 1-2—5, Phillips 0-3—3. Wenzinger 2-0—4. TOTALS: 4-28 8-12—18.MOHAWKGranata 1-0—3, Cleveland 2-0—5, Sheets 5-2—12, Klopp 2-0—4, Miller 1-0—2, Chevalier 1-0—3, Hamilton 4-1—10. TOTALS: 16-48 3-5—390.Carey 2 6 5 5—18Mohawk 13 17 4 5—393-Point GOALS: Carey 2-14 (Plott, Stewart); Mohawk 4-15 (Granata, Cleveland, Chevalier, Hamilton).