40-point third keys McComb over Vanlue

MCCOMB 83VANLUE 59VANLUE– Luke Kern dominated for McComb in an 83-59 road BVC victory over Vanlue on Friday evening. The Panthers sophomore put up a scorching 31 points in Friday's win, hitting a pair of 3s along with 10 twos and just five free throws. In what was a pretty evenly-matched game in three quarters, McComb scored a whopping 40 points in the third quarter to blow the game wide open and secure a BVC win. Zaiden Gonzales finished with 17 points, while Madden Halker ended with 16. Casen Stateler added 11. Brady Hamilton paced the Wildcats with a double-double, pouring in 22 points, 10 rebounds, and two long-range makes. Owen Roszman tacked on 15 points and five assists. Leon Rock had eight points, and Landon Shulaw scored seven. The Panthers, now 8-14 and 2-8 in BVC games, host Cory-Rawson at 6 on Thursday in an opening playoff contest. The Wildcats will take on a familiar foe in their playoff opener, traveling to BVC opponent Arlington on Thursday at 6.MCCOMBKern 12-5–31, Gonzales 8-1–17, Halker 7-1–16, Stateler 3-5–11, Hendren 2-1–5, Schroeder 1-0–3. TOTALS: 33-13–83.VANLUEHamilton 9-2–22, Roszman 5-4–15, Rock 3-0–8, Shulaw 3-1–7, Reed 1-1–3, Saltzman 0-2–2, Desgranges 1-0–2. TOTALS: 22-10–59.McComb 12 19 40 12–83Vanlue 12 16 19 12–59THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: McComb 4 (Kern 2); Vanlue 5 (Hamilton, Rock 2). L-BENTON 55ELMWOOD 38FINDLAY– Thirty-six combined points from Lincoln Holler and Reid Irwin helped Liberty-Benton to a 55-38 BVC win over Elmwood on Friday.Holler led the Eagles with 19 points, while Irwin poured in 17, including a trio of three-pointers. Cooper Conaway added 12 points.Elmwood's Landry Seedorf finished with 11 points. Owen Traxler ended with nine, while Kason Hammer added seven. The 14-7 Eagles, who ended at 8-2 in the BVC, travel to Willard next Friday at 7 in postseason play. The Royals (5-17, 3-7 BVC) will start their postseason on the road against Patrick Henry next Friday at 6.ELMWOODSeedorf 4-2–11, Traxler 3-2–9, Hammer 2-1–7, Plouck 1-2–5, Simon 2-0–4, Savage 0-2–2. TOTALS: 12-9–38.L-BENTONHoller 6-6–19, Irwin 7-0–17, Conaway 6-0–12, Thomas 2-0–5, Latta 1-0–2. TOTALS: 22-6–55.Elmwood 10 7 7 14–38L-Benton 17 14 18 6–55THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Elmwood 5 (Hammer 2); L-Benton 5 (Irwin 3). ADA 71LEIPSIC 37LEIPSIC– Zack Zimmerman gave a standout performance, and Ada routed Leipsic 71-37 Friday, notching its sixth Blanchard Valley Conference victory. Zimmerman knocked down four three-pointers, scoring 25 for the Bulldogs. Gavin Oldfield poured in 14 points. Blake Zoladz added 11. Kash Walther and Tyson Beckman scored eight apiece for the Vikings. Ada (15-7, 6-4 BVC) travels to Carey on Friday, opening its postseason on the road against the Blue Devils. Now 4-18, including 1-9 in the BVC, the Vikings travel to Pandora-Gilboa -- a team which has beaten it twice in the regular season -- Thursday at 6 for a postseason matchup. ADAZimmerman 10-1–25, Oldfield 7-0–14, Zoladz 5-0–11, McKeen 2-1–5, Stauffer 2-0–4, Hickman 2-0–4, Conley 1-0–2, Allen 1-0–2, Henson 1-0–2, Baumgartner 1-0–2. TOTALS: 32-2–71.LEIPSICWalther 4-0–8, Beckman 2-4–8, Miller 3-0–6, Bryan 2-1–5, Lammers 2-0–4, Carrillo 1-0–2, Eagleson 1-0–2, Garcia 1-0–2. TOTALS: 16-5–37.Ada 24 18 14 15–71Leipsic 10 6 13 8–37THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Ada 5 (Zimmerman 4); Leipsic 0. CAREY 46B. CENTRAL 27CAREY– Carey's defense keyed its 12th Northern-10 Athletic Conference victory on Friday, as the Blue Devils cruised to a 46-27 win over Buckeye Central at home.Carey led 21-7 at the half, holding the Bucks scoreless in the second quarter. The Blue Devils forced 23 turnovers as well.Chase Stone recorded 10 points and 16 boards for the Blue Devils. Tripp Phoenix finished with seven points and three steals. Brayden Kitzler tacked on six points, four assists, and three steals. Madden Alt paced the Bucks with nine. Jeremiah Fishpaw added seven points and eight rebounds.Now 12-2 in the N10 and 13-9 overall, Carey hosts the Ada Bulldogs on Friday at 6 in a playoff meeting. B. CENTRALAlt 3-1–9, Fishpaw 3-0–7, Metzger 2-0–5, L. Caudill 2-0–4, H. Caudill 1-0–2. TOTALS: 11-1–27.CAREYStone 3-4–10, Phoenix 3-0–7, Kitzler 2-2–6, Boes 2-0–5, Roberts 2-1–5, Sherman 2-0–4, Mullholand 1-0–3, Bame 1-0–3, Ritter 0-3–3. TOTALS: 16-10–46.B. Central 7 0 7 13–27Carey 12 9 17 8–46THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: B. Central 4 (Alt 2); Carey 4 (Phoenix, Boes, Mullholand, Bame).REBOUNDS: B. Central 21 (Fishpaw 8); Carey 34 (Stone 16).TURNOVERS: B. Central 23, Carey 7. P-GILBOA 48RIVERDALE 38MOUNT BLANCHARD– Pandora-Gilboa's 20-point third quarter was the difference in a 10-point BVC victory over Riverdale, 48-38, Friday. Camden Verhoff finished with 21 points to lead the Rockets. Adam Buell scored 11. Cory Gerten and Chase Meyer each tacked on seven. Grady Haley poured in 21 points for the Falcons, tallying three jumpers from beyond the arc. Cale Young added seven points. The Rockets improved to 10-12 and and finished 5-5 in the BVC after the win, and host Leipsic Thursday at 6 for a postseason matchup. The Falcons (13-8, 5-5 BVC) have one more regular season game, hosting USV today at 7:30, before traveling to Columbus Grove next Friday at 6 p.m. in a playoff game. P-GILBOAVerhoff 8-5–21, A. Buell 3-4–11, Gerten 3-0–7, Meyer 3-1–7, J. Buell 1-0–2. TOTALS: 18-10–48.RIVERDALEHaley 8-2–21, Young 3-0–7, Inbody 2-0–4, Scott 2-0–4, Flowers-Barger 1-0–2. TOTALS: 16-2–38.P-Gilboa 7 13 20 8–48Riverdale 7 13 8 10–38THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: P-Gilboa 2 (A. Buell, Gerten); Riverdale 4 (Haley 3). PAULDING 49BLUFFTON 36BLUFFTON– Paulding defeated Bluffton 49-36 on the road Friday in a non-conference contest.Paulding outscored Bluffton 16-2 in the final quarter to snag a victory ahead of the playoffs. Tyson Manz scored 11 for the Panthers. Jordan Manz and Blake Rhonehouse each tacked on 10.Parker Lovell paced the Pirates with 11 points. Bean Ginther knocked down two triples, notching eight points. Both Brody Donley and Lane Ginther added six. The Pirates fell to 9-11, and look ahead to a matchup with Ottawa Hills on Friday in postseason action. PAULDING T. Manz 5-0–11, Jo. Manz 5-0–10, Rhonehouse 4-0–10, Kuckuck 4-0–9, Ja. Manz 2-0–4, Parrett 1-0–3, Barton 1-0–2. TOTALS: 22-0–49.BLUFFTONLovell 4-2–11, B. Ginther 3-0–8, Donley 2-1–6, L. Ginther 2-1–6, Taylor 2-0–5. TOTALS: 13-4–36.Paulding 9 14 10 16–49Bluffton 10 11 13 2–36THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Paulding 5 (Rhonehouse 2); Bluffton 6 (B. Ginther 2). U. SANDUSKY 52BUCYRUS 48UPPER SANDUSKY– Upper Sandusky squeaked past N10 foe Bucyrus 52-48 on Friday night. Matt Schoenberger connected on two 3-pointers, scoring 13 to lead the Rams. Josh Heilman finished with 12 points. Luke Schoenberger ended with 10, while Wyatt Taylor added seven. Dylan Coppler had 17 for the Redmen. Carson Witten tacked on 13. The Rams, now 8-14 and 7-7 in the N10, travel to Galion on Thursday at 6 to open postseason play. BUCYRUSCoppler 7-3–17, Witten 5-3–13, Randall 3-0–6, Ross 1-1–4, Blizzard 1-0–3, Chapman 1-0–3, Casey 0-2–2. TOTALS: 18-9–48.U. SANDUSKYM. Schoenberger 4-3–13, Heilman 5-2–12, L. Schoenberger 4-1–10, Taylor 3-0–7, Clark 2-0–5, Romich 1-1–4, Hoffbauer 0-1–1. TOTALS: 19-8–52.Bucyrus 13 11 8 16–48U. Sandusky 14 12 12 14–52THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Bucyrus 3 (Ross, Blizzard, Chapman); U. Sandusky 6 (M. Schoenberger 2).TURNOVERS: Bucyrus 17, U. Sandusky 7. COL. GROVE 54ALLEN EAST 40HARROD– Columbus Grove notched a 14-point win over Allen East on Friday, winning 54-40 in a boys NWC clash.Gage Sautter led all scorers with 17 for the Bulldogs. Landon Best and Brady Basinger both poured in 13 points.The Bulldogs (16-6, 5-2 NWC) host the Riverdale Falcons in a playoff collision on Friday at 6 p.m. LIMA SHAWNEE 50O-GLANDORF 47LIMA– Lima Shawnee took home an outright Western Buckeye League crown with a narrow 50-47 victory over Ottawa-Glandorf on Friday evening. Things were all knotted at 13 after the first quarter, and the Titans took a halftime lead, 22-20. The Indians led by five after three quarters, and held on through the fourth to secure the win. O-G (15-6, 5-4 WBL) hosts St. Marys on Thursday at 6 p.m. USV 55 H. NORTHERN 41MCGUFFEY– Upper Scioto Valley won a share of the NWCC crown with a 55-41 home win over conference opponent Hardin Northern on Friday. USV's Beay Sanders finished with 26 points. Riley Newton paced the Polar Bears with nine. Alex Gatchel had eight, and Luke Price added seven. Hardin Northern, now 7-15 and 4-5 in the NWCC, has quite the matchup waiting for them on Thursday at 6 p.m. The Rams will travel to 22-0 Delphos St. Johns, taking on one of the most dynamic players in the state in six-foot-two, Div. I Furman University commit Cam Elwer, who notched a school record 53 points in the Blue Jays' final regular season game. P. HENRY 56SWANTON 36SWANTON– Patrick Henry clinched a share of the NWOAL championship with a 20-point win over Swanton, 56-36. Patrick Henry outscored the Bulldogs 27-11 in the first half, coasting to a big win. Mack Hieber (25 pts) and Reid Creager (20 pts) combined for 45 of the Patriots' 56, each hitting three shots from long range. The Patriots improved to 18-4, including 6-1 in NWOAL contests, and will host the Elmwood Royals in opening round playoff competition on Friday at 6 p.m. OTSEGO 86FOSTORIA 41TONTOGANY– Otsego made short work of Fostoria on Friday, easily defeating the Redmen 86-41 at home. Fostoria, now 2-20 and 1-12 in the NBC, travels to Clear Fork on Wednesday at 6:15 for a playoff meeting. RIDGEMONT 81C-RAWSON 40RAWSON– Ridgemont trounced NWCC foe Cory-Rawson 81-40 on Friday. The Hornets fell to 3-19 overall, and finished the regular season just 2-7 in NWCC contests. They will be back in action on Thursday, traveling to McComb to take on the Panthers in postseason play at 6 p.m.