Stoner, Arcadia race past Tigers

POSTSEASON ARCADIA – Isaac Stoner was the leading scorer in the Blanchard Valley Conference this season, averaging better than 19 points a game. In Arcadia's first-round Division VII postseason game with North Baltimore, Stoner surpassed his average by plenty. In the first half. The Redskins senior had 18 points in the second quarter – 28 at the break – and finished with 32 as Arcadia raced past North Baltimore and into next week's district semifinal with a 73-25 win. Stoner hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter, while teammate Lamarion Tucker connected on three as the Redskins led 27-7 at the end of the first stop and never looked back. Tucker finished with 10 points for the Redskins, as did Tripp Brubaker. North Baltimore's Zander South scored 14 of the Tigers' 25 points. Isaiah Hyden added five. North Baltimore and Arcadia played Dec. 6, with the Redskins prevailing 70-43. The Tigers – who have no seniors on their roster-- finished 4-19 in Bailey Tear's first season as head coach. I think it showed that we didn't have seniors tonight," Tear told Scanner Media after Thursday's game. "(Arcadia has) four really good senior leaders, and they looked comfortable from the jump. We just never got into a comfortable rhythm." Tear said the Tigers played better this season than the final record may have shown. "We had some close games down the stretch that just didn't go our way," he said. "So, I feel like we're right there." Arcadia (15-8) advances to take on Pandora-Gilboa the second game of a doubleheader at Lima Senior next Thursday. The tip off – which will follow the Delphos St. John's/Waynesfield-Goshen game, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Rockets – who beat Leipsic 45-42 in a first-round game Thursday – and Redskins faced off in a Blanchard Valley Conference game in Pandora Jan. 16. Arcadia won, 54-43. NORTH BALTIMORE (4-19) Z. South 5-2—14; Hyden 2-1—5; Clark 1-2—4; J. South 1-0—2. TOTALS: 9—5-12—25. ARCADIA (15-8) Stoner 10-9—32; Green 3-0—6; Bronston 3-0—7; Allshouse 2-0—5; Brubaker 5-0—10; Tucker 4-0—10; Colman 1-1—3. TOTALS: 28—10-13—73. North Baltimore 7 9 6 3 – 25 Arcadia 27 28 13 5—73 3-POINT GOALS: North Baltimore 2 (Z. South 2); Arcadia 7 (Stoner 3, Tucker 2, Bronston, Allstown). ARLINGTON 62VANLUE 20ARLINGTON– Arlington jumped out to an early lead in a 62-20 Division VII first-round dismantling of Vanlue on Thursday night. Calvin Willow (23) and Ayden Cavinee (22) combined for 46 points for the Red Devils. Cavinee knocked down four shots from long range. Vanlue 1,000-point scorer Owen Roszman led with a team-high 10 points. Brady Hamilton added six points. Arlington improved to 20-3 with the win, advancing to take on McComb Thursday at 6 p.m. from Lima Senior. The Red Devils and Panthers met in a BVC game Jan. 2, with Arlington winning, 56-29. Vanlue wraps up its season with a 1-22 record. ARLINGTONWillow 10-3–23, Cavinee 9-0–22, Rausch 1-0-3, Cochensparger 1-0–3, Metzger 1-0–2, McIlroy 1-0–2, Heacock 1-0–2, Steffan 1-0–2. TOTALS: 26-3–62.VANLUE Roszman 3-3–10, Hamilton 1-4–6, Saltzman 1-0–2, Miller 1-0–2. TOTALS: 6-7–20. Vanlue 7 5 4 4–20Arlington 19 23 15 5–62THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Vanlue 1 (Roszman); Arlington 7 (Cavinee 4).REBOUNDS: Vanlue 10, Arlington 31.TURNOVERS: Vanlue 16, Arlington 6. O-GLANDORF 58ST. MARYS 49OTTAWA– Brody Fortman scored 20 points as Ottawa-Glandorf defeated St. Marys 58-49 in an opening round playoff matchup between a pair of WBL teams.O-G got to the free-throw line 26 times compared to just eight for the Roughriders, netting 21 of them. Despite St. Marys scoring just two points in the second quarter, it put up 25 in the fourth to attempt a late comeback. Fortman hit a trifecta of long-range shots for the Titans. Carson Yaeger finished with 14 points. Brayton Heitmeyer had seven, and Nolan Duling had six. Blake Dingledine and Cayden Geiger each poured in 11 for the Roughriders. Huck Hertenstein scored 10, while Aiden Meinerding tacked on nine. The Titans improved to 16-6 ahead of a second-round meeting with Lima Bath (15-8) on Tuesday at 7:30 in Paulding. ST. MARYSDingledine 4-2–11, Geiger 5-0–11, Hertenstein 4-0–10, Meinerding 4-0–9, Gross 2-1–6, Howell 1-0–2. TOTALS: 20-3–49.O-GLANDORFFortman 5-7–20, Yaeger 4-6–14, Heitmeyer 2-2–7, Duling 1-4–6, Maag 2-0–4, Pester 1-0–3, Miller 1-0–2, Schumaker 0-2–2. TOTALS: 16-21–58.St. Marys 13 2 9 25–49O-Glandorf 18 12 9 19–58THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: St. Marys 6 (Hertenstein 2); O-Glandorf 5 (Fortman 3). P-GILBOA 45LEIPSIC 42PANDORA– Pandora-Gilboa overcame a one-point deficit against Leipsic at the start of the fourth quarter, securing a 45-42 Division VII first-round victory at home on Tuesday.Matthew Benroth paced the Rockets with 11 points, hitting a trio of three-pointers. Adam Buell finished with 10 points. Cory Gerten had eight points, while Chase Meyer tacked on seven. Leipsic's Grady Bryan ended with a game-high 12 points, hitting a pair of threes. Tyson Beckman poured in 11 points, and Leo Carrillo added 10.The Rockets, now 10-12, will take on the Arcadia Redskins on Thursday at 7:30 in a second-round collision from Lima Senior High School. Leipsic's season comes to a close with a final record of 4-19. LEIPSICBryan 4-2–12, Beckman 3-4–11, Carrillo 3-3–10, Garcia 2-0–5, Miller 1-0–2, Walther 1-0–2. TOTALS: 14-9–42. P-GILBOABenroth 4-0–11, A. Buell 3-4–10, Gerten 4-0–8, Meyer 3-1–7, Kempf 1-2–5, Verhoff 1-2–4. TOTALS: 16-9–45. Leipsic 10 9 9 14–42P-Gilboa 7 10 10 18–45THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Leipsic 5 (Bryan 2); P-Gilboa 4 (Benroth 3). GALION 60U. SANDUSKY 57GALION– Galion squeaked past Upper Sandusky 60-57 in a Division IV first-round contest on Thursday. Parker Tinch paced the Tigers with 15 points, netting three triples. Dominic Capretta and Christian Bare both finished with 12 points. Colton Flynn knocked down two threes, tacking on 10 points. Ashton Clark (5 3-pointers) and Josh Heilman (3 3-pointers) each poured in 17 for the Rams. Luke Schoenberger added 12 points. Upper Sandusky bows out with a final record of 8-15. U. SANDUSKYClark 6-0–17. Heilman 7-0–17, L. Schoenberger 6-0–12, Smith 3-0–6, Arter 2-0–4, M. Schoenberger 0-1–1. TOTALS: 24-1–57.GALIONTinch 6-0–15, Capretta 4-3–12, Bare 5-1–12, Flynn 4-0–10, Smith 2-0–6, Glew 1-3–5. TOTALS: 22-7–60.U. Sandusky 6 20 14 17–57Galion 23 8 14 15–60THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: U. Sandusky 8 (Clark 5); Galion 9 (Tinch 3).TURNOVERS: U. Sandusky 16, Galion 11. MCCOMB 74C-RAWSON 47MCCOMB– McComb routed Cory-Rawson in a 74-47 home playoff victory on Friday. Casen Stateler led all scorers with 19 for the Panthers. Zaiden Gonzales finished with 15 points. Madden Halker ended with 11, Luke Kern had 10, and Aiden Hendren tacked on nine. Logan Inbody paced the Hornets with 13 points. Shyler Ludwig hit two three-pointers, putting up 10 points. Carson Reese added seven. The Hornets' season ends with a 3-20 record. The Panthers led 33-20 at the half. McComb (9-14) will take on the 20-3 Arlington Red Devils on Thursday at 6 at Lima Senior. C-RAWSONL. Inbody 6-0–13, Ludwig 4-0–10, A. Inbody 2-4–8, Ca. Reese 3-1–7, Co. Reese 1-3–5, Madelaine 1-0–2, Meeks 1-0–2. TOTALS: 18-8–47.MCCOMBStateler 9-0–19, Gonzales 6-2–15, Halker 5-0–11, Kern 4-2–10, Hendren 4-0–9, Schroeder 2-0–4, Like 2-0–4, Clark 0-2–2. TOTALS: 32-6–74.C-Rawson 10 10 9 18–47McComb 10 23 24 17–74THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: C-Rawson 3 (Ludwig 2); McComb 4 (Stateler, Gonzales, Halker, Hendren). DELPHOS ST. JOHN'S 87H. NORTHERN 32DELPHOS– Delphos St. John's made quick work of Hardin Northern on Thursday, opening up the postseason with an 87-32 win over the Polar Bears at home.The Bluejays improved to 23-0 with the win, as Furman commit Cam Elwer scored 11 points to sit just 27 points away from passing LeBron James on Ohio's all-time scoring list. Tyce McClain finished with 16 points.Sawyer Crossman had nine for the Polar Bears. Luke Price scored eight, and Jake Cook tacked on six. Hardin Northern finished its season with a record of 7-16. REGULAR SEASON MARION LOCAL 59 VAN BUREN 37 MARION -- Van Buren and Marion Local -- by virtue of their outstanding regular season records -- each received byes in the Division VI postseason, and will not play in the playoffs until next week. On Thursday, the two teams -- with 39 regular season victories between them -- matched up in a non-conference regular season contest. The Flyers -- behind three 3-pointers from Isaac Moeller -- jumped out to a 24-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, and cruised to a 59-37 win. Marion Local got 18 points from Kale Ahrens in improving to 21-1. Moeller finished with 12 points and Brennan Hess added 11. Marion Local will open its postseason run Tuesday in Wapakoneta, against either New Bremen or Rockford Parkway. Van Buren (19-3) was paced by Cole Bishop, who scored 11 points, and by Alex Homan, who scored seven. The Black Knights start their postseason Wednesday at Liberty-Benton, against either Columbus Grove or Riverdale. The Bulldogs and Falcons face off tonight in a first-round game. VAN BUREN (19-3) Bishop 4-0--11; Homan 2-2--7; Miller 1-0--2; Lance 1-0--2; Morey 1-0--2; Martin 2-0--4; Rampe 2-2--6; Kisseberth 14--5-8--39. MARION LOCAL (21-1) Hess 5-0--11; Moeller 4-0--12; Kremer 2-1--6; Everman 1-0--3; Evers 0-1--1; Ahrens 7-4--18; Mescher 3-1--7; Fleck 0-1--1. TOTALS: 22--8-14--59. Van Buren 7 4 10 16 -- 37 Marion Local 24 8 17 10 -- 59 3-POINT GOALS: Van Buren 4 (Bishop 3, Homan); Marion Local 7 (Moeller 4, Hess, Everman, Kremer).