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LCC 54 ARLINGTON 42 LIMA – Lima Central Catholic used a 19-9 surge in the second quarter to pull away from Arlington, beating the Red Devils 54-42. It was the regular-season finale for the Red Devils, who are 16-6. Billy Bourk just missed a double-double for the Thunderbirds, with 13 points and nine boards, both team highs. Carson Parker registered 12 points and six rebounds for LCC, while Jacob Lauck put up 11 points. For the Red Devils, Jake Vermillion was the only player to score in double figures, with 15 points. Jace Vermillion notched eight points, while Caden Russell had a team-high seven rebounds. ARLINGTON (16-6) Jake Vermillion 4-5—15; Jace Vermillion 2-3—8; Metzger 2-2—7; Essinger 3-0—6; Russell 2-0—4; M. Cavinee 1-0—2. TOTALS: 14-39—10-12—42. LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC (8-11) Bourk 5-3—13; Parker 5-1—12; Lauck 5-1—11; Judy 3-0—6; Quatman 2-0—5; Foster 1-2—4; Taflinger 1-0—3. TOTALS: 22-46—7-10—54. Arlington &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;9 &emsp;&emsp;8 &emsp;&emsp;13 – 42 Lima Central Catholic 14 &emsp;&emsp;19 &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;10 – 54 3-POINT FIELD GOALS: Arlington 4-12 (Jake Vermillion 2, Jace Vermillion, Metzger); Lima Central Catholic 3-6 (Parker, Quatman, Taflinger) REBOUNDS: Arlington 24 (Russell 7); Lima Central Catholic 27 (Bourk 9) TURNOVERS: Arlington 14, Lima Central Catholic 12. JUNIOR VARSITY: Arlington, 60-36 FT. JENNINGS 58 LEIPSIC 36 FORT JENNINGS – Ian Howbert made things tough on Leipsic Friday, connecting on six field goals, going 10 of 12 from the foul line, and scoring 22 points as Fort Jennings defeated the Vikings 58-36. The Musketeers led 13-7 at the first stop, 28-17 at the break and rolled from there to pick up their first Putnam County League win of the season. Jarron Swick scored 15 points for Fort Jennings, which improved to 4-17, 1-6 in the PCL. Leipsic (7-15, 0-7 PCL) got 10 points from Jayce Brecht and eight points from Paul Maag. LEIPSIC (7-15, 0-7 PCL) Brecht 4-1—10; Q. Schroeder 1-0—3; Ellerbrock 1-1—3; Brandt 1-2—5; Maag 2-4—8; Scheckelhoff 1-0—2; Lammers 1-3—5. TOTALS: 11-11—36. FORT JENNINGS (4-17, 1-6 PCL) Menke 2-0—5; Calvelage 2-0—6; Swick 6-1—15; Neidert 2-0—4; Howbert 6-10—22; Hoersten 3-0—6. TOTALS 21-11—58. Leipsic 8 &emsp;&emsp;7 &emsp;&emsp;10 &emsp;&emsp;11 – 36 Fort Jennings 13 &emsp;&emsp;15 &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;19 – 58 3-POINT GOALS: Leipsic 3 (Brecht, Schroeder, Brandt); Fort Jennings 5 (Calvelage 2, Swick 2, Menke) COL. CRAWFORD 52 U. SANDUSKY 36 UPPER SANDUSKY – Colonel Crawford scored more points in the first quarter than Upper Sandusky did in the first half, and the Eagles topped the Rams, 52-36. Braxton Baker made three 3s, three 2s, and went 3 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with a game-high 18 points for Colonel Crawford, which led 17-5 after one and 29-14 at the break. Derek Horsely registered 11 points for the Eagles, who moved to 14-7, 9-4 in the Northern 10 Athletic Conference. Uooer Sandusky (3-18, 3-11 N10) received 15 points from Brock Montgomery and seven from Holden Daris. COLONEL CRAWFORD (14-7, 9-4 N10) Thew 3-2—8; Vogt 2-1—5; Horsley 4-0—11; Baker 6-3—18; Maddy 3-2—8; Degray 1-0—2. TOTALS: 19-8—52. UPPER SANDUSKY (3-18, 3-11 N10) Daris 2-3—7; Justin Heilman 1-0—2; Frey 1-0—3; Montgomery 6-0—15; Iles 1-2—4; Kessler 2-0—5. TOTALS: 13-5—36. Colonel Crawford &emsp;&emsp;17 &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;11 – 52 Upper Sandusky &emsp;&emsp;5 &emsp;&emsp;9 &emsp;&emsp;7 &emsp;&emsp;15 –36 3-POINT FIELD GOALS: Colonel Crawford 6 (Horsley 3, Baker 3); Upper Sandusky 5 (Montgomery 3, Frey, Kessler) JUNIOR VARSITY: Colonel Crawford 40-29. LTC 70 N. BALTIMORE 32 LIMA – Landon Callahan nearly outscored North Baltimore by himself, and Lima Temple Christian had no problem with the Tigers, winning 70-32. Callahan finished with 30 points and three assists for LTC, which led 20-5 after one quarter and never looked back. Dawson Clay had 13 points and six rebounds for the Pioneers, who improved to 10-12. Owen Clark had team bests in points (15) and rebounds (9) for North Baltimore. Brody Walter scored eight and had three rebounds, while Rowan Tackett-Spangenberg recorded seven points. North Baltimore (2-20) shot 12 of 42 from the floor. NORTH BALTIMORE (2-20) O. Clark 6-0—15; Walter 3-1—8; Tackett-Spangenberg 2-3—7; C. Clark 1-0—2. TOTALS: 12-43—4-6—32. LIMA TEMPLE CHRISTIAN (10-12) Dupree 3-2—9; Draper 1-0—3; Callahan 13-1—30; McCleese 3-0—6; Menke 2-0—4; Kiser 1-0—2; Wright 0-1—1; Clay 6-1—13; T. Kiser 1-0—2. TOTALS: 30-57—5-11—70. North Baltimore &emsp;&emsp;5 &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;4 &emsp;&emsp;11 – 32 Lima Temple Christian 20 &emsp;&emsp;32 &emsp;&emsp;13 &emsp;&emsp;5 – 70 3-POINT GOALS: North Baltimore 4-15 (O. Clark 3, Walter); Lima Temple Christian 5-15 (Callahan 3, Draper, Dupree). OTSEGO 59 FOSTORIA 54 TONTOGANY – Fostoria battled Friday, but was unable to overcome Otsego's big rebounding advantage, as well as its own struggles at the foul line in a 59-54 loss. Jack Simpson scored a team-high 17 points for the Knights, who trailed 12-11 after one quarter before taking control by outscoring Fostoria 21-12 in the second quarter. Owen Weaver added 10 points for Otsego, which owned a 31-20 edge on the glass. The Knights also went 11 of 19 from the stripe; Fostoria was 5 of 16 on free throws. Fostoria's Machi Johnson connected on six 3-pointers and a game-high 22 points. Jordan Ferguson added 18 points and nine rebounds, while Kristian Carter-Stokes recorded five assists. Both teams ended the regular season at 9-13, 6-8 in the NBC. FOSTORIA (9-13, 6-8 NBC) M. Johnson 8-0—22; O'Neal 1-0—3; G. Miller 1-0—3; Stokes 1-3—6; Tucker 1-0—2; Ferguson 8-2—18. TOTALS: 20-49—5-16—54. OTSEGO (9-13, 6-8 NBC) Simpson 6-0—17; Weaver 4-3—12; Atkinson 2-5—10; Balusik 4-1—9; Lampe 1-0—2; Hutton 4-0—9. TOTALS: 21-49--11-19—59. Fostoria &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;13 &emsp;&emsp;17 – 54 Otsego 11 &emsp;&emsp;21 &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;16 – 59 3-POINT GOALS: Fostoria 9-19 (M. Johnson 6, O'Neal, G. Miller, Stokes); Otsego 6-16 (Simpson 3, Weaver, Atkinson, Hutton) REBOUNDS: Fostoria 20 (Ferguson 5); Otsego 31. TURNOVERS: Fostoria 11; Otsego 19. JUNIOR VARSITY: Otsego 60-47. FRESHMAN: Otsego 37-30. LINCOLNVIEW 53 ADA 52 VAN WERT – Austin Bockrath scored a team-high 16 points, and a big fourth quarter rally pushed Lincolnview past Ada, 53-52. The Bulldogs led 44-31 going to the fourth quarter, but were outscored 22-8 in the final frame. Spencer Wall scored 18 for the Bullldogs, while Carter Conley added 13. ADA (8-12, 0-9 NWC) Bankston 2-0—4; Conley 3-4—13; Wall 8-0—18; Leal 2-0—4; Murphy 2-0—5; Sutherly 1-0—2; Jones 2-0—6. TOTALS: 21-4—52. LINCOLNVIEW (2-20, 1-7) Tow 2-0—5; Evans 4-0—10; Bockrath 7-1—16; Price 1-0—2; Overholt 2-0—4;Cox 2-1—7; Jesse 4-0—8; Friedrich 0-1—1. TOTAL: 22-5—53. 3-POINT GOALS: Ada 6 (Wall 2, Jones 2, Murphy, Conley); Lincolnview 6 (Evans 2, Overholt 2, Tow, Bockrath). COL. GROVE 40 ALLEN EAST 36 COLUMBUS GROVE – In a game where the offenses struggled, Columbus Grove managed to outscore Allen East 16-11 in the third quarter, and hang on for a 40-36 win. Landon Best connected on four 3-pointers for 15 points, while Trenton Barraza added 10 for the Bulldogs. The Mustangs were paced by Keaton Lehman, who scored 14. ALLEN EAST (13-8, 3-5 NWC) Herschberger 4-0—8; Clum 3-0—6; Lehman 5-0—14; Shea 1-0—2; Young 1-0—2; Miller 1-1—4. TOTALSL 15-1—36. COLUMBUS GROVE (7-14, 4-4 NWC) Birnesser 1-0—3; Barraza 4-2—10; Sautter 1-0—3; Koch 1-2—4; Best 5-1—15; Hopkins 2-0-5. TOTALS: 14-5—40. Allen East &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;8 &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;6 – 36 Columbus Grove &emsp;&emsp;12 &emsp;&emsp;6 &emsp;&emsp;16 &emsp;&emsp;6 – 40. 3-POINT GOALS: Allen East 5 (Lehman 4, Miller); Columbus Grove 7 (Best 4, Hopkins, Sautter, Birnesser). ELMWOOD 54 LAKE 47 MILLBURY – Kade Lentz had 17 points and four assists, and Elmwood outscored Lake 25-14 in the second half to force overtime and prevail with a 54-47 win. The Royals outscored Lake 8-1 in overtime. Hayden Wickard had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Elmwood. Zach May added seven boards. ELMWOOD (6-16, 2-12 NBC) Seedorf 1-0—2; Harrison 2-3—7; Lentz 3-10—17; Wickard 5-4—14; Sterling 1-0—2; Childress 4-0—8; May 1-2—4. TOTALS: 17-19—54. LAKE (2-20, 1-13) D. Wiley 5-2—12; Perry 2-1—6; Tobias 4-5—13; Snyder 1-3—5; Lowe 3-1—7; Caughorn 1-2—4. TOTALS: 16-14—47. Elmwood &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;10 &emsp;&emsp;10 &emsp;&emsp;15 &emsp;&emsp;8 – 54 Lake 11 &emsp;&emsp;21 &emsp;&emsp;4 &emsp;&emsp;10 &emsp;&emsp;1 – 47 CONTINENTAL 55 McCOMB 50 CONTINENTAL – McComb gopt off to a great start, limiting Continental to just five points in the first half and no points in the second quarter. McComb led 18-5 at the half. But Continental rallied. Mason Rayle made six 3-pointers, finished with 19 points and the Pirates beat the Panthers in overtime, 55-50. McComb's Blake Wittenmyer had 18 points, while Preston Rodriguez scored 13. McCOMB (8-13) Wittenmyer 7-2—16; Rodriguez 4-3—13; Dishong 3-2—9; Glaser 3-0—6; Holman 1-0—2; Miehls 1-0—2. 19-38—7-17—50. CONTINENTAL (9-12) Rayle 6-1—19; Knipp-Williams 4-5—13; Armey 3-4—12; J. Etter 2-2—8; C. Etter 1-0—3. TOTALS: 16-38—12-12—55. McComb &emsp;&emsp;14 &emsp;&emsp;4 &emsp;&emsp;13 &emsp;&emsp;11 &emsp;&emsp;8 – 50 Continental 5 &emsp;&emsp;0 &emsp;&emsp;18 &emsp;&emsp;19 &emsp;&emsp;13 --55 3-POINT GOALS: McComb 5-14 (Wittemyer 2, Rodriguez 2, Dishong); Continental 11-29 (Rayle 6, Armey 2, J. Etter 2, C. Etter) REBOUNDS: McComb 23; Continental 15. TURNOVERS: McComb 10, Continental 7