Gerken scores 23, L-B tops Wildcats to stay unbeaten

L-BENTON 69VANLUE 33VANLUE– Twenty-three points from Jake Gerken helped Liberty-Benton to a 69-33 trampling of Vanlue on Friday. Lincoln Holler tallied 16 for the Eagles. Luke Gerken notched 12 points. Both Brody Thomas and Tyler Grose finished with six.Vanlue's Owen Roszman had a team-high 17 points. Landon Saltzman added four points, four rebounds, and three assists. The Eagles (6-0, 3-0 BVC) host Van Buren on January 3 at 7 p.m., while the Wildcats (1-6, 0-3 BVC) travel to Crestline today at 7:30.L-BENTONJ. Gerken 10-2–23, Holler 7-2–16, L. Gerken 5-0–12, Thomas 2-0–6, Grose 3-0–6, Leatherman 1-1–3, Irwin 1-0–2, Conaway 0-1–1. TOTALS: 29-6–69.VANLUE Roszman 7-2–17, Saltzman 2-0–4, Spears 1-1–4, King 1-0–3, Young 1-0–3, Hamilton 1-0–2. TOTALS: 13-3–33. L-Benton 19 28 18 4–69Vanlue 11 7 5 10–333-POINT FIELD GOALS: L-Benton 5 (L. Gerken Thomas 2); Vanlue 4 (Roszman, Spears, King, Young).REBOUNDS: L-Benton 24, Vanlue 10. ADA 45ELMWOOD 33BLOOMDALE– After being up just 18-17 after two quarters, Ada pulled away in the second half to defeat Elmwood 45-33 in boys BVC action.Ada outscored Elmwood 27-16 in the second half to secure the win. Carson Conley finished with 15 to lead the Bulldogs in Friday's victory. Kayleb Hickman scored 11 points, hitting two triples.. Zack Zimmerman added nine. Elmwood's Owen Traxler notched 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. Landry Seedorf ended with 13 points and four assists, and Evan Barringer had five points. Ada (5-2, 3-0 BVC) hosts Cory-Rawson today at 5:30 p.m. The Royals (1-3, 1-2 BVC) travel to Gibsonburg next Friday at 6:30.ADAConley 5-5–15, Hickman 4-1–11, Zimmerman 4-1–9, Green 3-0–6, Dysert 1-0–2, Gossman 1-0–2. TOTALS: 18-7–45.ELMWOODTraxler 5-4–14, Seedorf 6-0–13, Barringer 1-2–5, Gross 0-1–1. TOTALS: 12-7–33. Ada 11 7 14 13–45Elmwood 9 8 8 8–333-POINT FIELD GOALS: Ada 2 (Hickman 2); Elmwood 2 (Seedorf, Barringer). ARLINGTON 50V. BUREN 36 ARLINGTON– Arlington defeated Van Buren 50-36 at home on Friday in boys BVC play.Jase Vermillion notched 17 for Arlington, drilling five 3-pointers. Six-foot-10 Calvin Willow finished with an impressive double-double, tallying 13 points and 13 blocks. Drew Metzger ended with seven points. The Black Knights were down by just one point at halftime, before the Red Devils took control. Van Buren's Lucas Harrington led with eight points. Cole Bishop and Seth Gregory each added six. The Red Devils now stand at 7-0 and 2-0 in BVC games, as they look ahead to the Bluffton McDonald's Holiday Tournament on Friday. Van Buren (3-2, 2-1 BVC) travels to Otsego next Friday at 7 p.m.ARLINGTONVermillion 6-0–17, Willow 5-3–13, Metzger 3-0–7, Cavinee 2-1–5, Griggs 1-2–4, Heacock 1-2–4. TOTALS: 18-8–50.V. BURENHarrington 4-0–8, Bishop 1-3–6, Gregory 2-0–6, Lance 2-0–4, Rampe 2-0–4, Busey 1-0–2, Martin 1-0–2. TOTALS: 13-3–32.Arlington 8 9 15 18–50V. Buren 7 9 8 8–323-POINT FIELD GOALS: Arlington 6 (Vermillion 5); V. Buren 3 (Gregory 2). REBOUNDS: Arlington 31, V. Buren 25.TURNOVERS: Arlington 23, V. Buren 21. BLUFFTON 73RIVERDALE 52BLUFFTON– Bluffton's Kaine Wright and Blake Sommers combined for 48 points as Bluffton easily defeated Riverdale at home, winning 73-52.Wright ended with a game-high 26 points for the Pirates. Sommers swished four from downtown for 22 points. Terron Boblitt added 12 points, hitting three triples. Evan Reiter scored 20 points to lead the Falcons. Grant Inbody had nine points, while Cody Flowers-Barger added seven. Bluffton (4-0) takes on Emmanuel Christian on Friday at 7:15 p.m. Riverdale (3-5) hosts Wynford on December 28 at 7. BLUFFTONWright 9-6–26, Bl. Sommers 9-0–22, Boblitt 4-1–12, Donaldson 1-2–5, Ginther 2-1–5, Lovell 1-0–2, Br. Sommers 0-1–1. TOTALS: 26-11–73.RIVERDALEReiter 7-5–20, Inbody 4-1–9, Flowers-Barger 2-2–7, Dusseau 2-0–5, Haley 0-5–5, Hagerty 2-0–4, Rothlisburger 1-0–2. TOTALS: 18-13–52.Bluffton 14 24 19 16–73Riverdale 13 21 6 12–523-POINT FIELD GOALS: Bluffton 10 (B. Sommers 4); Riverdale 3 (Reiter, Flowers-Barger, Dusseau). COL. CRAWFORD 72CAREY 49CAREY– Colonel Crawford scored 17-plus in all four quarters to demolish Carey 72-49 in N10 boys basketball.Payne DeGray (24 points) and Brayden Holt (23 points) combined for 47 points for the Eagles. Kaden Bruner scored 10, while John DeGray added seven. Carey was led by Kyler Boes, who notched 13 points and hit three 3-pointers. Carter Bame finished with 10. Chase Mullholand, Tripp Phoenix, and Landon Roberts each poured in five points. The Blue Devils (1-5, 1-2 N10) travel to New Riegel at 6:30 p.m. today.COL. CRAWFORD P. DeGray 8-8–24, Holt 9-2–23, Bruner 3-2–10, J. DeGray 2-3–7, Goddard 1-0–3, Foy 1-0–3, Dean 1-0–2. TOTALS: 25-15–72.CAREYBoes 5-0–13, Bame 3-2–10, Mullholand 1-2–5, Phoenix 2-0–5, Roberts 2-1–5, Steen 2-0–4, Kitzler 1-0–2, Penwell 1-0–2, Stone 1-0–2, Puckett 0-1–1. TOTALS: 18-6–49.Col. Crawford 17 17 20 18–72Carey 9 7 18 15–493-POINT FIELD GOALS: Col. Crawford 7 (Holt 3); Carey 7 (Boes 3).REBOUNDS: Col. Crawford 21, Carey 26.TURNOVERS: Col. Crawford 10, Care 11. N. BALTIMORE 56MARION ELGIN 52NORTH BALTIMORE– North Baltimore's 22-point fourth quarter propelled it to a narrow 56-52 victory over Marion Elgin on Friday.Zander Ferdinandsen recorded 22 points to lead the Tigers. Jayce Ferdinandsen scored nine points. Jack Clark and Brody Walter each finished with eight. Elgin was led by Nate Freshour, who ended with a game-high 25 points. Now at 2-5 and 1-1 in NWCC games, the Tigers travel to Allen East today at 5:30 to take on the Mustangs. N. BALTIMOREZ. Ferdinandsen 7-7–22, J. Ferdinandsen 3-3–9, Clark 3-2–8, Walter 4-0–8, Long 2-1–5, Hyden 2-0–4. TOTALS: 21-13–56.MARION ELGINFreshour 9-7–25, Williams 3-1–7, Lust 2-1–6, Zempter 2-0–6, French 3-0–6, Helms 1-0–3, Askew 1-0–1. TOTALS: 19-8–52.N. Baltimore 10 11 13 22–56Marion Elgin 7 15 13 17–523-POINT FIELD GOALS: N. Baltimore 1 (Z. Ferdinandsen); Marion Elgin 6 (Freshour, Zempter 2).REBOUNDS: 30, Marion Elgin 27.TURNOVERS: N. Baltimore 14, Marion Elgin 16. EASTWOOD 65FOSTORIA 55PEMBERVILLE– Eastwood secured a 10-point win over NBC foe Fostoria 65-55 on Friday. After being down 8-4 following the first quarter, Eastwood outscored Fostoria 24-18 in the second, 16-14 in the third, and 21-15 in the fourth to defeat the Redmen at home. Drew Luidhardt had 20 points to lead the Eagles. Cam Schumaker finished with 14. Brayden Luidhardt scored 10. Andre Lewis had 9, while Drew Kachmarik added 8. Trent Smith notched 15 to lead the Redmen, connecting on four triples. Anthony Armstrong finished with 13. Taevyn Talley ended with 11, and Traivon Cousin had 8.The Redmen are now 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the NBC, ahead of a road matchup against Perkins today at 6 p.m.EASTWOODD. Luidhardt 6-4–20, Schumaker 6-2–14, B. Luidhardt 4-0–10, Lewis 4-1–9, Kachmarik 3-0–8, Oliver 1-0–3, Donnell 0-1–1. TOTALS: 24-8–65.FOSTORIAT. Smith 5-1–15, Armstrong 6-1–13, Talley 5-1–11, Cousin 3-2–8, Miller 2-1–5, J. Smith 1-0–3. TOTALS: 22-6–55. Eastwood 4 24 16 21–65Fostoria 8 18 14 15–553-POINT FIELD GOALS: Eastwood 9 (D. Luidhardt 4); Fostoria 5 (T. Smith 4).REBOUNDS: Eastwood 19, Fostoria 21.TURNOVERS: Eastwood 7, Fostoria 9. WAPAKONETA 52O-GLANDORF 43OTTAWA– Ottawa-Glandorf had its 29-game Western Buckeye League win streak snapped, as it fell to Wapakoneta 52-43 at home.The Titans fell to 1-3.Ryan Richardson paced the Redskins with 27 points. Wapakoneta was up 29-22 at the half, and held on to defeat the Titans on the road.O-G will be back in action today, travelling to Spencerville at 4:45. H. NORTHERN 54C-RAWSON 37RAWSON– Xander Wilson scored 22 points as Hardin Northern defeated Cory-Rawson in Northwest Central Conference action. Christian Rostorfer finished with 10 for the Polar Bears. Mason Stewart added 9. Ashton Montgomery's 12 points led the Hornets. Preston Stumpp scored 10 points. Carson Reese and Colin Sons each added 5. The Polar Bears, now 3-2 and 3-0 in NWCC contests, hosts Arcadia today at 4:15. The Hornets (0-6, 0-2 NWCC) travel to Ada today at 4:30. CON. CRESTVIEW 63COL. GROVE 41CONVOY– Eighteen points from Wren Sheets gave Convoy Crestview a 63-41 NWC win over Columbus Grove.Hayden Perrott scored 15 for the Knights, as they improved to 5-3 and 1-1 in conference play.The Bulldogs (0-2, 0-1 NWC) were led by multi-sport athlete Trent Barraza, who finished with 12 points. Grove will travel to Leipsic next Friday at 7:30 for a matchup with the Vikings. ARCADIA 60MCCOMB 46MCCOMB– Arcadia defeated BVC opponent McComb 60-46 on Friday evening. The Redskins, now 3-2, are travelling to Dola to take on Hardin Northern today at 4:15. McComb (0-5) travels to Miller City at 1:45 this afternoon to take on the Wildcats.