Van Buren caps perfect run through BVC for outright title

VAN BUREN 42ELMWOOD 32BLOOMDALE– Van Buren clinched an outright Blanchard Valley Conference title on Friday evening, defeating the Elmwood Royals 42-32 on the road. It's Van Buren's first BVC crown since the 2018-19 season. That team lost a BVC game. This year, the Black Knights ran the table in league games.Anikan Ortega led the way offensively for the Black Knights, finishing with a game-high 16 points. Brady Lance ended with 10 points. Finn Martin had seven, and Will Rampe tacked on five more. Van Buren's 11-3 third-quarter advantage was key in their important conference victory. Owen Traxler notched 12 points and three assists, hitting two triples for the Royals. Avery Plouck recorded nine, and Kason Hammer added seven.Van Buren improved to 18-2 overall with the victory. The Black Knights wrap up their BVC slate with a 10-0 record. They will be back in action Tuesday, hosting New Riegel in non-conference action.The Royals fell to 3-16, including 3-6 in BVC games, and will host Cory-Rawson today at 7.VAN BURENOrtega 6-3–16, Lance 3-4–10, Martin 3-1–7, Rampe 1-3–5, Homan 1-0–2, Bishop 0-1–1, Miller 0-1–1. TOTALS: 14-13–42.ELMWOODTraxler 2-6–12, Plouck 4-1–9, Hammer 3-0–7, Seedorf 1-0–3, Keiffer 0-1–1. TOTALS: 10-8–32.Van Buren 10 9 11 12–42Elmwood 5 10 3 14–32THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Van Buren 1 (Ortega); Elmwood 4 (Traxler 2). L-BENTON 48P-GILBOA 34PANDORA– Liberty-Benton recorded its fourth straight victory with a 48-34 road win over BVC rival Pandora-Gilboa Friday. Lincoln Holler splashed a pair of 3-pointers for the Eagles, as he scored a game-high 15 points. Reid Irwin finished with 12 points. Brody Thomas put up nine points, netting three shots from beyond the arc. Taden Troyer and Cooper Conaway both had six points. Camden Verhoff paced the Rockets with 12 points. Cory Gerten hit two three-pointers for eight points, while Chase Meyer added six. The Eagles now stand at 13-7 (7-2 BVC) as they travel to Patrick Henry today at 6:30 to square off with the 17-3 Patriots. P-G fell to 8-11 and 4-5 in BVC contests ahead of a road PCL meeting with Fort Jennings today at 7.L-BENTONHoller 5-3–15, Irwin 3-5–12, Thomas 3-0–9, Troyer 2-1–6, Conaway 2-2–6. TOTALS: 15-11–48.P-GILBOAVerhoff 4-4–12, Gerten 3-0–8, Meyer 3-0–6, A. Buell 1-3–5, Kempf 1-0–3. TOTALS: 12-7–34.L-Benton 17 8 13 10–48P-Gilboa 9 8 10 7–34THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: L-Benton 7 (Thomas 3); P-Gilboa 3 (Gerten 2). ARLINGTON 63LEIPSIC 12LEIPSIC– Arlington earned its 13th straight win with a 63-12 trouncing of Leipsic in BVC action on Friday.Ayden Cavinee netted five three-pointers, scoring a game-high 24 points for the Red Devils. Calvin Willow finished with 11 points. Trenton Heacock scored nine, and Hunter Rausch added seven.Leipsic's Calvin Miller led with five points. The Red Devils (17-3, 8-1 BVC) travel to Lincolnview today at 4:30. The Vikings, now 3-16 and 1-8 in the BVC, travel to Ottoville today at 7 p.m. for a PCL matchup. ARLINGTONCavinee 8-3–24, Willow 4-3–11, Heacock 4-0–9, Rausch 2-2–7, Steffan 2-0–4, Metzger 1-0–2, McIlroy 1-0–2, Sterrett 1-0–2, Wenner 1-0–2. TOTALS: 24-8–63.LEIPSICMiller 2-0–5, Hernandez 1-0–3, Walther 1-0–2, Bryan 1-0–2. TOTALS: 5-0–12.Arlington 18 24 13 8–63Leipsic 5 0 5 2–12THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Arlington 7 (Cavinee 5); Leipsic 2 (Miller, Hernandez). ARCADIA 67VANLUE 23VANLUE– Isaac Stoner knocked down four triples, scoring 20 points as Arcadia defeated BVC opponent Vanlue 67-23 on Friday night. The Redskins led 23-6 after the opening quarter, and outscored the Wildcats 31-7 in the second. Grady Bronston scored 12 points for the Redskins. Owen Green ended with eight points. Tripp Brubaker had seven, while Jayden Rickard and Lamarion Tucker each tacked on six. Owen Roszman paced the Wildcats with 12 points. Brady Hamilton poured in nine points and eight rebounds. The Redskins, now 13-7 and 7-2 in BVC contests, host Fostoria on Tuesday at 7. Vanlue (0-20, 0-9 BVC) travels to Fremont St. Joe today at 6:30. ARCADIAStoner 7-2–20, Bronston 5-1–12, Green 3-1–8, Brubaker 3-0–7, Rickard 2-0–6, Tucker 3-0–6, Grimshaw-Utz 1-0–3, Austria 1-0–2, Colman 0-2–2, Allshouse 0-1–1. TOTALS: 24-9–67.VANLUERoszman 4-4–12, Hamilton 2-5–9, Saltzman 1-0–2. TOTALS: 7-9–23.Arcadia 23 31 5 8–67Vanlue 6 7 4 6–23THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Arcadia 10 (Stoner 4); Vanlue 0. COL. GROVE 60D. JEFFERSON 37COLUMBUS GROVE– Columbus Grove moved one step closer to a Northwest Conference title with a 60-37 home victory over Delphos Jefferson on Friday. Brady Basinger finished with 21 points for the Bulldogs. Trevon Baxter tacked on 17. The Bulldogs, now 4-2 in the Northwest Conference and 14-6 overall, will travel to Miller City at 7 p.m. A win over the Wildcats will clinch the NWC crown for Columbus Grove. O-GLANDORF 58CELINA 53OTTAWA– Despite going down 10-0 early on, Ottawa-Glandorf held on for a 58-53 WBL victory at home on Friday night.Brody Fortman finished with 20 points for the Titans. Jordan Schumaker poured in 14. Landon Pester tacked on eight points. Celina's Gavin Wicker ended with a game-high 29 points, hitting three triples, while Parker Wynk added 10 points.The Titans, now 13-5 and 5-3 in the WBL, take on Archbold on the road today at 7:30. CELINAWicker 10-6–29, Wynk 3-4–10, Parker 1-2–5, Schlater 1-3–5, Grieshop 0-3–3, Harter 0-1–1. TOTALS: 15-19–53.O-GLANDORFFortman 7-6–20, Schumaker 5-4–14, Pester 3-0–8, Heitmeyer 2-0–5, Maag 1-0–3, Duling 1-1–3, Ellerbrock 1-0–3, Yaeger 0-2–2. TOTALS: 20-13–58.Celina 18 12 12 11–53O-Glandorf 12 10 24 12–58THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Celina 4 (Wicker 3); O-Glandorf 5 (Pester 2). BLUFFTON 52ALLEN EAST 44BLUFFTON– Bluffton notched its first Northwest Conference win of the season in a 52-44 win over Allen East at home on Friday.The Pirates were down 24-13 at the half, and outscored the Mustangs 39-20 in the second half.Brody Donley hit a trio of three-pointers, scoring 18 points for the Pirates. Bean Ginther and Lane Ginther both ended with 13 points. Parker Lovell tacked on eight. Brady Brooks led the Mustangs with 14 points. Keegan Jones finished with 13 points. Ethan Hershberger had seven, and Braxston Montgomery added six.Bluffton (9-12, 1-6 NWC) hosts Paulding on Friday at 7 p.m. in a non-conference collision. ALLEN EASTBrooks 6-1–14, Jones 3-5–13, Hershberger 3-1–7, Montgomery 1-3–6, Smith 2-0–4. TOTALS: 15-10–44.BLUFFTONDonley 6-3–18, B. Ginther 5-2–13, L. Ginther 3-7–13, Lovell 3-2–8. TOTALS: 17-14–52.Allen East 15 9 6 14–44Bluffton 8 5 17 22–52THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Allen East 4 (Jones 2); Bluffton 4 (Donley 3). RIVERDALE 53MCCOMB 32MOUNT BLANCHARD– Riverdale won the second half 35-18 in a 53-32 Blanchard Valley Conference win over McComb on Friday night.Hayden Scott led all scorers with 16 points for the Falcons. Grant Inbody finished with 12 points, while Grady Haley poured in 11. Sam Boucher tacked on six. McComb's Luke Kern ended with 12 points. Aiden Hendren added 11. The Falcons (12-7, 4-5 BVC) host the Kenton Wildcats on Wednesday at 7:30. The Panthers (7-13, 1-8 BVC) travel to Ridgemont today at 7:30.MCCOMBKern 4-4–12, Hendren 5-0–11, Stateler 2-0–4, Schroeder 1-0–3, Halker 1-0–2. TOTALS: 13-4–32.RIVERDALEScott 6-3–16, Inbody 6-0–12, Haley 4-3–11, Boucher 3-0–6, Young 2-1–5, Flowers-Barger 1-1–4. TOTALS: 22-8–53.McComb 6 8 8 10–32Riverdale 8 14 15 20–53THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: McComb 2 (Hendren, Schroeder); Riverdale 2 (Scott, Flowers-Barger). MOHAWK 40U. SANDUSKY 29SYCAMORE– Down by seven heading into the fourth quarter, Mohawk scored 23 points to Upper Sandusky's five, notching an N10 victory at home. Levi Tiell led all scorers with 20 points for the Warriors, with 12 of his points coming in Mohawk's big fourth-quarter stretch. Rhett Leeth scored eight, and Jack Sager added seven.Luke Schoenberger and Josh Heilman both tallied six points for the Rams. Ethan Smith had five.The Rams (7-13, 6-7 N10) host non-conference opponent Ottawa-Glandorf on Tuesday at 7:30. U. SANDUSKYL. Schoenberger 3-0–6, Heilman 2-1–6, Smith 2-1–5, M. Schoenberger 1-0–3, Taylor 1-0–3, Clark 1-0–2, King 1-0–2, Baldwin 1-0–2. TOTALS: 12-2–29.MOHAWKTiell 6-8–20, Leeth 3-1–8, Sager 3-0–7, Bright 1-0–3, Chevalier 1-0–2. TOTALS: 14-9–40.U. Sandusky 3 11 10 5–29Mohawk 6 7 4 23–40THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: U. Sandusky 3 (Heilman, M. Schoenberger, Taylor); Mohawk 3 (Leeth, Sager, Bright).TURNOVERS: U. Sandusky 12, Mohawk 10. P. HENRY 65ARCHBOLD 26HAMLER– Patrick Henry jumped out to a 22-7 lead after the first quarter, cruising to a 65-26 home victory against NWOAL opponent Archbold. Reid Creager finished with a game-high 29 points, netting seven long-range jumpers. Mack Hieber hit three triples, scoring 25 points. Tristen Rosebrook added two more shots from beyond the arc, tallying eight points. The Patriots improved to 17-3 and 5-1 in the NWOAL, and host the Liberty-Benton Eagles today at 6:30. ARCHBOLDShort 2-1–5, Langenderfer 2-0–5, Wyse 1-3–5, Gericke 2-0–4, Harris 1-1–3, Rufenacht 1-0–2, Krieger 1-0–2. TOTALS: 10-5–26.P. HENRYCreager 10-2–29, Hieber 8-6–25, Rosebrook 3-0–8, Punches 1-0–3. TOTALS: 22-8–65.Archbold 7 10 6 3–26P. Henry 22 16 24 3–65THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Archbold 1 (Langenderfer); P. Henry 13 (Creager 7). RIDGEMONT 62N. BALTIMORE 53MOUNT VICTORY– Ridgemont squeaked past NWCC opponent North Baltimore 62-53 in overtime on Friday evening.The Golden Gophers outscored North Baltimore 11-5 in overtime to clinch a conference victory. Harrison Reffart led with 27 points, knocking down four three-pointers. Mike Djordjevic finished with 13 points. Dawson Manns scored nine, and Mason Howard tacked on seven.North Baltimore's Zander South connected on two long-range jumpers, scoring 24 points. Isaiah Hyden and Jayce South each put up eight points. Gabe Patterson added six points on two triples.The Tigers moved to 4-17 overall, and 1-8 in the NWCC, and travel to NWCC foe Waynesfield-Goshen on February 21 at 7:30. N. BALTIMOREZ. South 9-1–24, Hyden 3-2–8, J. South 2-4–8, Patterson 2-0–6, Hagemeyer 2-0–5, Clark 0-2–2. TOTALS: 18-14–53.RIDGEMONTReffart 8-10–27, Djordjevic 4-3–13, Manns 4-0–9, Howard 2-3–7, Kiser 1-1–3, Olsen 1-1–3. TOTALS: 20-18–62.N. Baltimore 10 12 14 12 5–53Ridgemont 15 16 7 13 11–62THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: N. Baltimore 5 (Z. South, Patterson 2); Ridgemont 7 (Reffart 4). RIDGEDALE 73C-RAWSON 39MORRAL– Ridgedale made short work of Cory-Rawson, winning 73-39 on Friday in an NWCC matchup.Carson Reese and Austin Inbody put up nine points apiece for the Hornets. Logan Inbody scored eight points. Connor Reese had seven, while Shyler Ludwig added six. The Hornets fell to 3-16, including 2-6 in the NWCC, and travel to Elmwood today at 7 p.m. for a non-conference outing. LIMA TC 53H. NORTHERN 49DOLA– Lima Temple Christian edged out Hardin Northern 53-49 on Friday in a boys NWCC battle.The Pioneers led the fourth quarter 13-6 for a comeback victory on the road. Hardin Northern's Jake Cook scored 25 points. Riley Newton had eight, and Luke Price tacked on seven.The Polar Bears (7-14, 4-4 NWCC) travel to McGuffey to take on the Upper Scioto Valley Rams on Friday at 7:30 in an NWCC contest. LAKE 90FOSTORIA 68MILLBURY– Lake won the first quarter 24-10, and carried that momentum to a 90-68 victory over NBC foe Fostoria on Friday. The Redmen, now 2-17 and 1-11 in the NBC, travel to Rossford today for another NBC contest.