Bulldogs win NWC for first time since 2020

COL. GROVE 58BLUFFTON 30COLUMBUS GROVE– Columbus Grove broke the game open with a 17-5 second quarter to secure a 58-30 NWC win over Bluffton on Thursday. With the victory, the Bulldogs finished an undefeated run through the Northwest Conference to clinch their first league title since 2020.Aubrey Schroeder notched 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the Bulldogs. University of Findlay commit Lauryn Auchmuty recorded 12 points, six rebounds and seven steals. Nichole Nesby had nine points, while Kendal Palte scored seven. Bluffton's Ayla Grandey finished with nine points. Macy Schaadt added seven. Columbus Grove, 20-2 and 7-0 in the NWC, takes on Ada on February 15 in tournament action. Bluffton (12-9, 4-3 NWC) travels to Lima Bath on Saturday at noon.COL. GROVESchroeder 6-3–15, Auchmuty 3-6–12, Nesby 4-1–9, Palte 3-1–7, Fortman 2-0–6, Myers 2-0–4. TOTALS: 22-11–58.BLUFFTONGrandey 2-4–9, Schaadt 2-1–7, Warren 1-3–5, Utendorf 2-0–4, Meyers 1-0–3, Miller 1-0–2. TOTALS: 9-8–30.Col. Grove 8 17 15 18–58Bluffton 7 5 12 6–303-POINT FIELD GOALS: Col. Grove 3 (Fortman 2); Bluffton 4 (Schaadt 2).REBOUNDS: Col. Grove 29, Bluffton 29.TURNOVERS: Col. Grove 8, Bluffton 25. CAREY 52ARCADIA 40ARCADIA– Carey outscored Arcadia 16-4 in the fourth quarter to secure a 52-40 non-conference victory over the Redskins Thursday evening.Riley Yost paced the Blue Devils with 14 points. Emily Brodman finished with 12 points. Raigan Kessler added 11 points, and Rylie Stoops had five. Jade Johnson scored 15 points for Arcadia. Liberty Voges had nine and Ryleigh Bostic recorded seven. Carey, 14-6, hosts N10 opponent Bucyrus on Saturday at noon. Arcadia, at 14-7, hosts Cory-Rawson on Saturday at 2:30.CAREYYost 6-2–14, Brodman 5-1–12, Kessler 4-0–11, Stoops 1-3–5, Phoenix 1-2–4, Reinhart 1-0–3, Kessler 1-1–3. TOTALS: 19-9–52.ARCADIAJohnson 4-7–15, Voges 4-0–9, Bostic 3-0–7, Seem 2-0–4, Colman 1-0–3, Keefe 1-0–2. TOTALS: 15-7–40.3-POINT FIELD GOALS: Carey 5 (Kessler 3); Arcadia 3 (Voges, Bostic, Colman). P-GILBOA 61ADA 40ADA– Pandora-Gilboa dispatched BVC foe Ada 61-40 on the road Thursday.Ava Huffman dominated for the Rockets, finishing with 28 points. Savannah Knueven added 10 points. Ada's Anna Conley led with 11 points. Ashley Hevlin ended with 10 points, while Kenley Poling hit three from downtown for nine points. P-G moved to 12-10 and 5-5 in the BVC following the win, ahead of a matchup with Ridgemont February 15 in tournament play. The Bulldogs (4-17, 0-10 BVC) host North Baltimore on Saturday at 6:30.P-GILBOAHuffman 12-2–28, Knueven 4-0–10, Rutschilling 3-0–6, Wise 2-0–5, Tenders 2-0–4, Draper 2-0–4, Alverado 1-0–2, Miller 1-0–2. TOTALS: 27-2–61.ADAConley 5-1–11, Hevlin 5-0–10, K. Poling 3-0–9, L. Poling 2-0–4, Gibson 2-0–4, Andreasen 1-0–2. TOTALS: 18-1–40.P-Gilboa 22 9 14 16–61Ada 8 11 12 9–403-POINT FIELD GOALS: P-Gilboa 5 (Huffman, Knueven 2); Ada 3 (K. Poling 3).TURNOVERS: P-Gilboa 8, Ada 27. MCCOMB 44LEIPSIC 21MCCOMB– McComb trounced BVC opponent Leipsic 44-21 on Thursday.Kacey Like led the Panthers with 11 points and four steals. Rylee Scheff had 10 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals, hitting two 3-pointers. Sarah Rider added eight points. Leipsic was led by Jazelle Perez, who had 13 points. Kylee Schroeder knocked down two triples for six points.McComb (17-5, 7-2 BVC) will host Holgate on February 15 at noon in a first-round matchup. The Vikings, now 4-15 and 2-7 in the BVC, host Kalida on Saturday at 1:30.MCCOMBLike 5-1–11, R. Scheff 4-0–10, Rider 4-0–8, Jenkins 2-0–5, J. Scheff 1-0–3, Sherick 1-0–3, Hassman 1-0–2, Bryan 1-0–2. TOTALS: 19-1–44.LEIPSICPerez 4-4–13, Schroeder 2-0–6, Cunningham 0-2–2. TOTALS: 6-6–21.McComb 15 8 15 6–44Leipsic 6 5 5 5–213-POINT FIELD GOALS: McComb 5 (R. Scheff 2); Leipsic 3 (Schroeder 2).REBOUNDS: McComb 25, Leipsic 17.TURNOVERS: McComb 11, Leipsic 24. ELMWOOD 50ARLINGTON 24BLOOMDALE– After trailing 8-7 after the first quarter, Elmwood held Arlington to just 16 points in the following three to notch a 50-24 BVC victory.Molly Barringer and Selina Deal each poured in 15 points for the Royals. Grace Morgart and Aubrey Johnson both finished with eight. Arlington's Jada Smith had a team-high 11 points. Raeleigh Bower added five. Elmwood moved to 7-13 and 3-4 in BVC games, and will host Mohawk on Monday at 7:30 in non-conference play. The Red Devils (7-13, 2-6 BVC) travel to Cory-Rawson on Monday at 6. ELMWOODBarringer 7-1–15, Deal 5-3–15, Morgart 4-0–8, Johnson 3-1–8, Evans 1-0-2-, Lee 1-0–2. TOTALS: 21-5–50.ARLINGTONSmith 4-2–11, Bower 2-0–5, Alexander 1-0–3, Ernst 1-1–3, Settlage 1-0–2. TOTALS: 9-3–24.Elmwood 7 16 13 14–50Arlington 8 5 7 4–243-POINT FIELD GOALS: Elmwood 3 (Deal 2); Arlington 3 (Smith, Bower, Alexander). VANLUE 57V. BUREN 43VANLUE– Vanlue defeated BVC rival Van Buren 57-43 Thursday evening. Olivia Secord notched 18 points, nine steals, and 4 assists to lead the Wildcats. Adrienne Phillips finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists. Candace Saltzman had 13 points and six rebounds, and Madison Brooks added six points and five rebounds. Gracie Webster and Maddie Hudok each scored nine for the Black Knights. Lilli Wilson ended with eight. Vanlue moved to 9-13 and 2-8 in the BVC, and will host Mohawk in tournament play on February 15 at noon. Van Buren, now 6-14 overall and 4-6 in the BVC, travels to Miller City on Saturday at 1 p.m. N. BALTIMORE 40RIDGEMONT 27MOUNT VICTORY– North Baltimore notched an NWCC victory over Ridgemont on the road 40-27 on Thursday night.The Tigers were led by five-foot-seven freshman Lacie Allison, who scored 24 points and connected on five shots from downtown. Kaylee Allison hit two more threes, finishing with nine points. Ridgemont's Riley Hites had 11 points. Kylie Shreve added seven. The Tigers will travel to Ada on Saturday, taking on the Bulldogs at 6:30 in non-conference play. N. BALTIMORE (13-7, 4-3 NWCC)L. Allison 8-3–24, K. Allison 3-1–9, Cotterman 1-0–3, Paynter 1-0–2, DeWitt 1-0–2. TOTALS: 14-4–40.RIDGEMONTHites 3-3–11, Shreve 2-2–7, Winfield 1-3–5, Eckstein 2-0–4. TOTALS: 8-8–27.N. Baltimore 11 6 14 9–40Ridgemont 11 2 7 7–273-POINT FIELD GOALS: N. Baltimore 8 (L. Allison 5); Ridgemont 3 (Hites 2).REBOUNDS: N. Baltimore 32, Ridgemont 27.TURNOVERS: N. Baltimore 20, Ridgemont 12. FOSTORIA 55OTSEGO 23TONTOGANY– Fostoria's Alycia Middlebrooks poured in 20 points as the Lady Red defeated Otsego 55-23 in girl's NBC action.Middlebrooks made a trio of three-pointers, notching six rebounds and six assists as well. Amijah Poole recorded 13 points. Lyrique Johnson scored 10 points and grabbed 7 boards. Fostoria finds itself above .500 for the first time this season, ahead of a road contest at 1 p.m. on Saturday, taking on Toledo Christian. O-GLANDORF 59CELINA 19OTTAWA– Ottawa-Glandorf easily defeated WBL foe Celina 59-19 on Thursday at home. Karsyn Erford had 17 points for the Titans. Kaelyn Grothause added 13 points. The Titans wrap up their regular season with a perfect 20-0 record, including a 9-0 sweep in the WBL. C-RAWSON 52RIDGEDALE 40MORRAL– Morgan McVetta hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 points as Cory-Rawson defeated Ridgedale 52-40 in NWCC action.McVetta broke Cory-Rawson's single-season record for made 3-pointers in the Hornets' win, after breaking the single-game 3-point record in Tuesday's loss to Marion Elgin with seven triples. Allison Stuckey finished with 10 points, and Libby Kempf added 9. The Hornets are now 6-14 and 2-4 in conference matchups ahead of a road game against familiar foe Arcadia on Saturday at 2:30. H-LOUDON 50FREM. ST. JOE 30BASCOM– Hopewell-Loudon won all four quarters on Thursday, easily defeating SBC opponent Fremont St. Joe 50-30 at home. Olivia Bishop paced the Chieftains with 22 points. Karsyn Snyder finished with 11. Sidney Brickner added six points. Kayla Hessick led the Crimson Streaks with 15 points. Emma Kelbley ended with nine points.The Chieftains, 8-13 and 6-11 in conference play, travel to St. Mary Central Catholic on Saturday at 1 p.m. H. NORTHERN 48CALVARY CHRISTIAN 10DOLA– Heidi Trachsel notched 14 points as Hardin Northern decimated Calvary Christian 48-10 on Thursday evening. Baylie Bacon added 10 for the Polar Bears. Now at 13-8 and 5-1 in the NWCC, Hardin Northern travels to Upper Scioto Valley on Saturday at noon for a conference battle with the Rams.