L-B remains unbeaten in BVC

BOYS BASKETBALL ADA -- Liberty-Benton got past Ada in a matchup of BVC unbeatens, knocking off the Bulldogs, 48-26. The Eagles won their third consecutive game and improved to 10-1, 5-0 in the BVC. They will host Allen East on Saturday. Ada (9-4, 4-1 BVC) will host Upper Scioto Valley Saturday. VAN BUREN 58 LEIPSIC 44 VAN BUREN – Lucas Harrington connected on 10 field goals, scored 21 points, and led Van Buren to an impressive 58-44 win over Leipsic. Seth Gregory added 14 points for Van Buren, which outscored the Vikings 20-8 in the third quarter. Leipsic's Avery Paris and Jayce Brecht each scored 10. LEIPSIC (6-5, 2-2 BVC) Paris 3-2—10; Brecht 5-0—10; Miller 2-0—5; Brandt 1-0—3; N. Schroeder 3-1—8; Lammers 1-0—2; Bejarano 2-0—6. TOTALS: 17—3-9—44. VAN BUREN (5-5, 3-2 BVC) Gregory 4-3—14; Homan 2-1—7; Lance 2-2—6; Harrington 10-0—21; Martin 1-2—4; Busey 1-3—6. TOTALS: 20—11-12—58. Leipsic 12 7 8 17 – 44 Van Buren 18 9 20 11 -- 58 UF GAMESWOMENFINDLAY 71T. MORE 58CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY– The University of Findlay women's basketball team continued its winning streak on Thursday, picking up its eighth straight victory in a 71-58 road win over Thomas More University.MacKenzie Schulz paced the Oilers with 17 points and 5 rebounds off the bench, connecting three times fron downtown. Kate Ellis finished with 14 points. Chloe Callahan was 4-of-8 from three-point range, ending with 12 points. Addisyn Freeman had 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals off of the bench. Janae Hoying notched 5 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals. Allie Stockton added 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. The Oilers (13-3, 6-1 G-MAC) recorded 13 steals in Thursday's victory. On Saturday, UF will host Ursuline at 1 p.m. FINDLAYSchulz 7-0–17, Ellis 3-7–14, Callahan 4-0–12, Freeman 4-0–10, Hoying 1-3–5, Stockton 2-0–4, Mescher 2-0–4, Ziehler 1-1–3, Stanley 1-0–2. TOTALS: 25-11–71. T. MORETurner 5-1–12, Keeney 4-0–9, Baker 4-0–9, Drakeford 1-4–6, Webb 3-0–6, Tandy 3-0–6, M. Hunt 2-0–4, Noel 1-0–3, C. Hunt 1-0–3. TOTALS: 24-5–58.FINDLAY 17 22 20 12–71T. MORE 15 12 16 15–583-POINT FIELD GOALS: Findlay 10-28 (Callahan 4); T. More 5-20 (Turner, Keeney, Baker, Noel, C. Hunt).REBOUNDS: Findlay 34 (Freeman 8); T. More 32 (Turner 7).TURNOVERS: Findlay 10, T. More 19. MENFINDLAY 69T. MORE 58CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY. – Jagger Landers tallied 19 points and 8 rebounds as The University of Findlay men's basketball team defeated G-MAC opponent Thomas More University 69-58.Freshman Ian Ioppolo, who was inserted into the starting lineup Thursday evening, recorded 12 points and 5 rebounds. FHS alum Jake Bishop had 9 points and 5 rebounds. Leipsic grad Mason Brandt notched 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. Josh Thorbahn had 6 points and 5 rebounds. Findlay High's Max Roth added 6 points and 4 rebounds. The Saints were led by Kai Simpson, who recorded 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Mitchell Rylee had a double-double, with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jack McCune added 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. The Oilers secured their ninth straight W with Thursday's road victory. With a record of 13-1 and an undefeated 6-0 in G-MAC games, the Oilers host G-MAC rival Northwood on Saturday at 3 p.m.FINDLAYLanders 8-1–19, Ioppolo 5-0–12, Bishop 3-3–9, Brandt 1-5–7, Thorbahn 2-0–6, Roth 2-2–6, Johnson 1-3–5, Kendall 1-0–3, Meister 1-0–2. TOTALS: 24-14–69.T. MORESimpson 4-6–15, Rylee 6-1–13, McCune 3-3–10, George 3-1–7, Crowe 3-0–7, Vieth 1-3–6. TOTALS: 20-14–58.HALFTIME SCORE: T. More, 31-24.3-POINT FIELD GOALS: Findlay 7-23 (Landers, Ioppolo, Thorbahn 2); T. More 4-21 (Simpson, McCune, Crowe, Vieth).REBOUNDS: Findlay 40 (Landers 8); T. More 39 (Ryle 11).TURNOVERS: Findlay 4, T. More 11. Friday's January 10 Events BOYS BASKETBALLArcadia at Elmwood (BVC)Arlington vs. Riverdale (BVC)McComb at Pandora-Gilboa (BVC)Upper Sandusky at Carey (N10)Cory-Rawson at North Baltimore (NWCC)Convoy Crestview at Bluffton (NWC)Lima Central Catholic at Columbus Grove (NWC)Ottawa-Glandorf at Elida (WBL)Fostoria at Otsego (NBC) GIRLS BASKETBALLVan Buren at Leipsic (BVC)