Allen East tops Bluffton in McDonald's tourney

GIRLS BASKETBALL MCDONALD'S TOURNAMENT ALLEN EAST 40BLUFFTON 28BLUFFTON – Allen East got 23 points from tournament MVP Rilynn Jones and beat Bluffton 40-28 on Saturday in the championship game of the McDonald's Holiday Tournament.Jones made one basket every quarter but had a career day at the foul line. The senior guard converted 15-of-17 free throws, including 9-of-10 in the third and fourth quarters.Aylay Grandey led Bluffton with 10 points, Maelee Miller scored six and both made the all-tournament team, along with Arlington's Jada Smith and Cory-Rawson's Morgan McVetta.BLUFFTON (1-1)Miller 2-2—6, Dearth 1-0—2, Warren 1-0—3, Schaadt 1-0—2, Utendorf 2-0—5, Grandey 4-1—10. TOTALS: 11-3—28.ALLEN EAST (2-0)Jordan 0-1—1, Payne 2-0—5, Lehman 2-0—5, Jones 4-15—23, Miller 11-1—4, Taylor 1-0—2. TOTALS: 10-17—40.Bluffton 4 8 9 7—28Allen East 12 9 11 8—403-POINT GOALS: Allen East 3 (Payne, Lehman, Diller). Bluffton 3 (Watten, Utendorf, Grandey). ARLINGTON 53CORY-RAWSON 41BLUFFTON – Arlington built a 39-25 lead through three quarters and converted key free throws down the stretch in beating Cory-Rawson 53-41 in the consolation game of the McDonald's Holiday Tournament in Bluffton.Jada Smith scored 14 points and Madeline Hartman and Madison Ernst added 10 each to lead Arlington. The Red Devils converted 8-of-9 free throws in the fourth quarter and 13-of-20 for the game.Morgan McVetta led a balanced Cory-Rawson offense with 11 points.CORY-RAWSON (0-2)Price 2-3—7, Kempf 2-0—4, Duffman 2-3—7, Stuckey 2-2—6, McVetta 4-1—11, Sparks 3-0—6. TOTALS: 15-9—41.ARLINGTON (1-1)Alexander 1-3—6, Hartman 3-3—10, Greiser 2-0—4, Settlage 2-2—7, Ernst 3-2—10, Smith 5-3—14, Glick 1-0—2. TOTALS: 17-13—53.C-Rawson 5 11 9 16—41Arlington 14 12 13 14—533-POINT GOALS: Cory-Rawson 2 (McVetta 2). Arlington 6 (Alexander, Hartman, Settlage, Ernst 2, Smith). VANLUE 31USV 27McGUFFEY – Vanlue built enough of a lead to withstand Upper Scioto Valley's comeback in the Wildcats' 31-27 win over the Rams.Adrienne Phillips scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Vanlue's season opener. Olivia Secord had 10 points, five assists and five steals.Candace Saltzman (4 points) pulled down 11 boards for Vanlue, which outrebounded Upper Scioto Valley 35-16.Chloe Cunningham led USV (1-1) with 11 points.VANLUE (1-0)Phillips 4-5—13, Secord 4-2—10, A. Brooks 0-2—2, Saltzman 2-0—4, M. Brooks 1-0—2. TOtALS: 11-33 9-16—31.USV (1-1)Lawrence 2-2—7, Risner 0-1—1, Cunningham 4-2—11, Titus 1-0—2, Gonzalez 0-3—3, Castle 1-0—3. TOTALS: 8-46 8-14—27.Vanlue 9 10 8 4—31USV 8 5 6 8—273-POINT GOALS: Vanlue 0; Upper Scioto Valley 3-18 (Lawrence, Cunningham, Castle).REBOUNDS: Vanlue 35 (Saltzman 11, Phillips 9); Upper Scioto Valley 16 (Lawrence 4).TURNOVERS: Vanlue 29, Upper Scioto Valley 13. L-BENTON 42S. PERKINS 40FINDLAY – Liberty-Benton and Sandusky Perkins went basket for basket on Saturday, but the Eagles' one-point edge in the third and fourth quarters earned them a 42-40 win over the Pirates.Corra Dehart was 7-of-10 from the line and led L-B with 14 points. Avery Knepper, Megan Gerken and Kylie Modd all added seven points, with Gerken grabbing nine rebounds as well.Camryn VanVlerah and Elizabeth Green led Perkins, VanVlerah with 17 points and Green with 10.PERKINS (0-1)A. Bruner 1-0—2, Lipsey 0-3—3, J. Brunner 1-1—4, H. Brunner 0-1—1, Jones 1-0—3, VanVlerah 7-2—17, Green 3-4—10. TOTALS: 13-49 11-18—40.L-BENTON (1-0)Ferris 2-1—5, Knepper 3-1—7, Gerken 2-2—7, Modd 1-5—7, Rioch 1-0—2, Dehart 3-7—14. TOTALS: 12-31 16-23—42.Perkins 10 8 11 11—40L-Benton 10 8 12 12—423-POINT GOALS: Sandusky Perkins 3-17 (J. Bruner, Jones, VanVlerah); Liberty-Benton 2-6 (Gerken, Dehart).REBOUNDS: Sandusky Perkins 27; Liberty-Benton 25 (Gerken 9).TURNOVERS: Sandusky Perkins 24; Liberty-Benton 32.JUNIOR VARSITY: Liberty-Benton 33-23. COL. GROVE 60SHAWNEE 10COLUMBUS GROVE – Lauryn Auchmuty, who knocked down a school-record 10 3-pointers in a game last season, connected on seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points in leading Columbus Grove to a 60-10 romp over Lima Shawnee in Saturday's girls basketball season opener for both teams.Nicole Nesby added 14 points for Grove. The Bulldogs led 17-4 after one period of play and 34-7 at the half.LIMA SHAWNEE (0-1)Betts 2-1–5, Potts 0-1–1, Patterson 1-0–2, Wilson 0-2–2. TOTALS: 3-4–10.COL. GROVE (1-0)Auchmuty 10-2—29, Fortman 2-2–7, Thompson 2-0–4, Palte 1-1–3, Nesby 4-6–14, Schroeder 1-1–3. TOTALS: 20-47 12-22—60.Shawnee 4 3 2 1—10Col. Grove 17 17 14 12—603-POINT FIELD GOALS: Lima Shawnee 0; Columbus Grove 8-23 (Auchmuty 7, Fortman).REBOUNDS: Columbus Grove 31 (Schroeder 9).TURNOVERS: Columbus Grove 11.JUNIOR VARSITY: Columbus Grove, 33-13.