Van Buren stays perfect in BVC, tops Falcons

VAN BUREN 33RIVERDALE 20VAN BUREN– Van Buren surged back from a five-point first-quarter deficit, defeating Riverdale 33-20 for its 12th straight victory on Friday. Cole Bishop netted a pair of triples, finishing with a team-high 10 points for the Black Knights. Alex Homas and Will Rampe each tacked on six points. The game was close for three quarters, with Van Buren nursing a 22-17 lead heading to the final eight minutes. But an 11-3 VB surge in the fourth put the game away.Riverdale's Grady Haley scored eight points, while Hayden Scott added five.The 12-1 Black Knights improved to 7-0 in BVC games ahead of a non-conference road meeting with Kenton today at 6:15. Riverdale (9-5, 3-3 BVC) hosts Upper Sandusky today at 5. VAN BURENBishop 3-2–10, Homan 2-1–6, Rampe 3-0–6, Miller 2-0–4, Ortega 1-0–3, Lance 1-0–2, Martin 1-0–2. TOTALS: 13-3–33.RIVERDALEHaley 3-1–8, Scott 2-1–5, Alge 1-0–3, Inbody 1-0–2, Young 1-0–2. TOTALS: 8-2–20. Van Buren 5 8 9 11–33Riverdale 10 5 2 3–20THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Van Buren 4 (Bishop 2); Riverdale 2 (Haley, Alge). ARLINGTON 58P-GILBOA 30PANDORA– Three double-digit scorers helped Arlington to a 58-30 victory over BVC foe Pandora-Gilboa on Friday. The Red Devils grabbed an 18-8 lead after one quarter and never looked back.Trenton Heacock was the top scorer for the Red Devils, knocking down four shots from long range and finishing with 18 points. Ayden Cavinee netted five triples for 15 points. Six-foot-ten forward Calvin Willow ended with 12. P-G's Camden Verhoff scored a team-high 11 points, while Cory Gerten tacked on five. The Red Devils are now 13-3 and 5-1 in BVC contests, and host the Ada Bulldogs on Friday at 7 in a BVC matchup. The Rockets fell to 7-6 and 4-2 in conference contests, looking to break a two-game losing streak today at Bluffton, starting at 7 p.m.ARLINGTONHeacock 6-2–18, Cavinee 5-0–15, Willow 5-2–12, Steffan 2-0–4, Metzger 1-0–3, McIlroy 1-1–3, Rausch 1-0–3. TOTALS: 21-5–58.P-GILBOAVerhoff 5-0–11, Gerten 2-0–5, Meyer 1-1–3, Kempf 1-0–3, Benroth 1-0–3, A. Buell 1-0–3, J. Buell 0-2–2. TOTALS: 11-3–30.Arlington 18 15 10 15–58P-Gilboa 8 7 6 9–30THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Arlington 11 (Cavinee 5); P-Gilboa 5 (Verhoff, Gerten, Kempf, Benroth, A. Buell). MAUMEE 64 FOSTORIA 55 MAUMEE — Maumee ignited its offense in the third quarter Friday to pull away en route to dropping Northern Buckeye Conference foe Fostoria 64-55.The Panthers (9-6, 4-3 NBC) led just 29-27 at intermission before racing past FHS 29-15 in the third quarter.Owen Kennedy led that surge, hitting three 3-pointers and scoring 13 of hits game-high 21 points in the period.Elid Dodson added all eight of his points in the same quarter for Maumee and Ben Kubicz tallied six of his eventual 15.Will Kubicz finished with nine points for the Panthers and Dome Poellnitz tossed in eight.Julius Smith and Jayceon Tucker each scored 19 points for the Redmen (1-11, 0-7) and Boston Trent had 10. ARCADIA 63LEIPSIC 50ARCADIA– Tripp Brubaker and Isaac Stoner combined for 37 points as Arcadia defeated BVC opponent Leipsic 63-50 on Friday. Brubaker hit a pair of triples for the Redskins, racking up 22 points. Stoner poured in 15 points. Lamarion Tucker scored nine, and Blayne Colman tacked on eight. The Redskins led just 33-32 at the break, but outscored Leipsic 30-18 the rest of the way.Calvin Miller paced the Vikings with 16 points, netting three jumpers from beyond the arc. Kash Walther ended with eight points. Both Grady Bryan and Blake Eagleson notched six.Arcadia, now 9-4 and 5-2 in the BVC, is scheduled to travel to Rossford at 4 p.m. today. Leipsic, down to 2-11 and 0-6 in BVC games, hosts Kalida at 7:05 today. LEIPSICMiller 6-1–16, Walther 4-0–8, Bryan 3-0–6, Eagleson 2-1–6, Hernandez 2-0–5, Beckman 2-0–5, Carrillo 0-2–2, Lammers 1-0–2. TOTALS: 20-4–50.ARCADIABrubaker 9-2–22, Stoner 3-9–15, Tucker 3-1–9, Colman 3-1–8, Green 3-0–6, Rickard 1-0–3. TOTALS: 20-13–63.Leipsic 17 15 11 7–50Arcadia 13 20 16 14–63THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Leipsic 6 (Miller 3); Arcadia 6 (Brubaker, Tucker 2). ELMWOOD 56VANLUE 28VANLUE– A 20-6 opening quarter helped Elmwood to a 56-28 trouncing of Vanlue on Friday in boys BVC play.Landry Seedorf led the Royals, scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Owen Traxler finished with 13 points, eight assists, six rebounds, and five steals. Kason Hammer tacked on eight points, connecting on two three-pointers.Owen Roszman paced the Wildcats with 18 points. Brady Hamilton poured in six points and 11 rebounds. The Royals (3-13, 3-3 BVC) host Cory-Rawson at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Vanlue (0-13, 0-6 BVC) hosts Lima Temple Christian today at 2:45. ELMWOODSeedorf 5-8–18, Traxler 6-0–13, Hammer 3-0–8, A. Plouck 2-1–5, Simon 2-0–4, Mendoza 2-0–4, Savage 1-0–2, Meyer 1-0–2. TOTALS: 22-9–56.VANLUERoszman 5-8–18, Hamilton 2-2–6, Saltzman 2-0–4. TOTALS: 9-10–28. Elmwood 20 3 15 17–56Vanlue 6 7 7 8–28THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Elmwood 3 (Hammer 2); Vanlue 0. CAREY 52U. SANDUSKY 44UPPER SANDUSKY– A 20-7 third quarter helped Carey to a Northern-10 Athletic Conference victory, defeating rival Upper Sandusky 52-44 on Friday night. Kyler Boes scored a team-high 11 points for the Blue Devils, along with 10 rebounds and three assists. Chase Stone recorded seven points and 13 rebounds. Bekkem Sherman finished with seven points, 10 rebounds, and four steals. Josh Heilman led all scorers with 13 points for the Rams. Jacob Romich ended with 11 points, knocking down a trio of long-range jumpers. Matt Schoenberger added seven points and five boards. The Blue Devils outrebounded the Rams 54-20, a key reason for their victory. Now up to 5-6 and 5-1 in N10 matchups, Carey hosts Wynford at 5 p.m. today. The Rams (6-8, 5-3 N10) travel to Riverdale at 5 p.m. today.CAREYBoes 5-0–11, Stone 2-3–7, Sherman 3-1–7, Bame 2-0–6, Roberts 3-0–6, Kinn 2-1–5, Phoenix 2-1–5, Kitzler 0-3–3, Williams 1-0–2. TOTALS: 20-9–52.U. SANDUSKYHeilman 6-1–13, Romich 4-0–11, M. Schoenberger 2-1–7, L. Schoenberger 2-1–5, Clark 1-2–4, Taylor 2-0–4. TOTALS: 17-5–44.Carey 12 9 20 11–52U. Sandusky 9 15 7 13–44THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Carey 3 (Bame 2); U. Sandusky 5 (Romich 3).REBOUNDS: Carey 54 (Stone 13); U. Sandusky 20 (M. Schoenberger 5).TURNOVERS: Carey 11, U. Sandusky 9. C-RAWSON 86MARION ELGIN 68RAWSON– Carson Reese erupted for 37 points as Cory-Rawson defeated NWCC foe Marion Elgin 86-68 on Friday. Austin Inbody netted five three-pointers, scoring 26 for the Hornets. Logan Inbody tacked on 11 points.The Hornets captured just their third win of the season, now up to 3-11 and 2-3 in NWCC meetings. Cory-Rawson travels to Elmwood on Tuesday, taking on the Royals at 7 p.m. ADA 56MCCOMB 54CLEVELAND– Ada narrowly defeated BVC opponent McComb 56-54 on Friday, in a game held at the Cleveland Cavaliers' Rocket Arena.Zack Zimmerman scored 18 for the Bulldogs. Carson Conley tallied 17 points. Luke Kern ended with a game-high 31 for the Panthers. The Bulldogs improved to 11-5 and 4-3 in BVC contests ahead of a BVC road matchup with Arlington on Friday at 7 p.m. McComb (4-11, 0-6 BVC) hosts Liberty-Benton on Friday at 7 in a BVC collision. O-GLANDORFST. MARYSST. MARYS– Ottawa-Glandorf jumped out to a 17-2 lead in a dominant 57-31 win over St. Marys in WBL boys basketball action. The Titans led 32-12 at the halftime break, and 43-24 after three quarters.O-G improved to 9-3 overall, including 4-1 in WBL meetings, and travels to Findlay High today at 5 p.m. in a non-conference clash with the Trojans. COL. GROVE 52S-VILLE 49SPENCERVILLE– Columbus Grove notched its eighth win of the season, and third in a row, squeaking past NWC opponent Spencerville 52-49. Gage Sautter paced the Bulldogs, scoring 15 in the victory. Trevon Baxter finished with 13. Jude Stemen led all scorers with 24 for the Bearcats.The Bulldogs (8-5, 2-2 NWC) travel to Ottoville today at 5 p.m. to take on the Big Green. W-GOSHEN 53N. BALTIMORE 51NORTH BALTIMORE– Bentley Barnes notched a put-back buzzer-beater as Waynesfield-Goshen edged out NWCC opponent North Baltimore 53-51 on Friday evening.Barnes scored 16 for Waynesfield-Goshen. Turner Thompson had 15, and Jayden Michael added 10. North Baltimore (4-13, 1-5 NWCC) travels to Lima Perry on Friday at 7:30, taking on the Commodores in another NWCC matchup. L-VIEW 80BLUFFTON 66VAN WERT– Lincolnview improved to 4-0 in the Northwest Conference with an 80-66 win over Bluffton at home on Friday. The Pirates, now 4-9 and 0-4 in the NWC, host the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets today at 7.