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Monday, January 5th, 2009

College basketball: Oilers have to dig out from an early deficit
Lee Roberts was stunned.

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Women's basketball: Lady Oilers unable to dial long distance
For a moment, it looked as if the 3-point shots were going to start falling against Hillsdale.

Prep boys basketball: Findlay lets one slip away
DEFIANCE — Defiance's Alex Nofziger fired a second-chance basket, a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds on the clock, and the Bulldogs dodged one last bullet to stun Findlay 43-42 in a non-league game Saturday.

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Local Sports College basketball: Oilers have to dig out from an early deficit
By BRIAN LESTER

STAFF WRITER

Lee Roberts was stunned.

Shocked that a team could come into Croy Gymnasium and make the University of Findlay play horrible basketball at the start of a game.

The No.1-ranked Oilers were down by 15 points midway through the first half, unable to do anything right against an inspired Hillsdale team in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tilt.

"It was shocking, especially at home," Roberts said. "I can't remember us ever being down like that here."

The shock was short-lived, however.

UF turned to its trademark defense and turned back the Chargers with a 71-48 victory Saturday, extending their regular-season home win streak to 64 games.

The Oilers (10-0, 6-0 GLIAC) trailed 21-6 after 10 minutes of play as Hillsdale attacked the basket at will for layups and prevented UF from getting good looks.

Momentum soon shifted when Josh Bostic blanketed freshman guard Tyler Gerber, stole the ball, raced down the floor, soared into the lane for a one-hand dunk as the Oilers trimmed the deficit to 21-14.

"Defense wins championships," said Bostic, who scored only 7 points but stepped up defensively with 6 steals. "We knew we had to pick up our intensity if we were going to get back in the game."

Bostic's play energized the Oilers, ninth in the nation in points allowed (58.9), as they forced the Chargers to take tough shots, got solid inside play from Roberts and huge 3-pointers from Nathan Hyde and Aaron Laflin during the thrilling comeback.

Hyde's trey capped a 15-5 run that cut Hillsdale's lead to 23-20.

The most dramatic moment of the half, though, came in the final seconds. With the Oilers trailing 30-27, Tyler Sparks grabbed a rebound and launched a 3-pointer.

His off-balance shot swished through the net. The basket was initially waived off as the clock at one end of the gym showed no time left. However, the other clock still had two-tenths of a second showing. After a short officials' discussion, the bucket was allowed to produce a 30-30 halftime tie.

"It gave us momentum," UF coach Ron Niekamp said. "I think our players felt like they had gotten off the hook a little after a tough start. Those first 10 minutes were ugly. Hillsdale deserves credit for that."

The second half was a different story as UF dominated on its way to its 22nd consecutive regular-season win. The Oilers opened with Bostic making a layup and drawing a foul. He hit the ensuing free throw and UF had its first lead, 33-30, with 18:42 to play.

It was the start of a backbreaking 19-4 run, capped by a putback from Roberts to put the Oilers in front 49-34.

Roberts finished with a game-high 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed 6 rebounds. Morgan Lewis added 12 points.

Aaron Laflin, in his second game back from an ankle injury, played a pivotal role at point guard as starter Marcus Parker played only 14 minutes because of foul trouble. The senior scored 8 points and tallied 3 rebounds.

"We gave a good effort once we started playing better," Niekamp said. "I think part of our problem early was that we had already beaten them once easily and so maybe we were expecting an easy game. There are no automatic wins in the GLIAC. We learned that we have not arrived as a team yet."

The Chargers managed only 18 second-half points.

"Hillsdale has a great team and it says a lot about our defense that we were able to hold them down like we did," Bostic said.

hillsdale (48)

Guinane 3-4 0-1—6, Worst 4-8 1-2—9, Gugino 3-12 2-2—9, Steward 0-0 0-0—0, MacKenzie 4-12 0-0—9, Caruso 1-4 0-0 2, Laser 0-2 0-0 0, Brand 0-1 0-0 0, Gerber 3-5 3-4—9, Clarke 0-0—0, Bagge 0-0—0, Meinert 0-1 0-0—0, Skaggs 2-2 0-2—4, Robinet 0-0 0-0—0. TOTALS: 20-51 6-11—48.

Findlay (71)

Lewis 5-6 1-1—12, Bostic 3-12 1-1—7, Roberts 6-7 3-4—15, Hyde 2-8 2-2—8, Parker 2-5 0-0—5, Coon 0-0 0-0—0, Laflin 2-5 2-2—8, Sparks 3-5 1-2—9, Schomaeker 0-0 0-0—0, Evans 1-6 0-0—3, Wehri 0-0 2-2—2, Wilhite 0-0 0-0—0, Agunga 0-0 2-2—2. TOTALS: 24-54 14-16—71.

HALFTIME: Tied, 30-30.

3-Point GOALS: Hillsdale 2-19 (Gugino 1-4, MacKenzie 1-7, Guinane, Worst, Brand & Meinert 0-1, Caruso & Laser 0-2); Findlay 9-28 (Sparks 2-2, Laflin 2-5, Hyde 2-7, Lewis 1-1, Parker 1-3, Evans 1-6, Roberts 0-1, Bostic 0-3).

rebounds: Hillsdale 26 (Gugino 6); Findlay 39 (Sparks 8, Lewis & Roberts 6).

ASSISTS: Hillsdale 9 (MacKenzie 3); Findlay 12 (Bostic 4).

STEALS: Hillsdale 3 (Gugino, MacKenzie & Laser); Findlay 7 (Bostic 6)

BLOCKS: Hillsdale 0; Findlay 2 (Roberts & Hyde).

TURNOVERS: Hillsdale 13, Findlay 13.

TOTAL FOULS: Hillsdale 18, Findlay 12.

FOULED OUT: None.

On the Net: www.findlay.edu/athletics

Lester: 419-422-5151,

brianlester@thecourier.com

MAL girls basketball: Blue Jackets bury Tigers
NORTH BALTIMORE — New Riegel held North Baltimore to single-digit scoring in every quarter to defeat the Tigers 79-31 Saturday in a Midland Athletic League contest.

Jami Wagner knocked in 14 points and recorded 7 steals for the Blue Jackets (8-1, 3-1 MAL). Rachelle Lucius scored 12 points and grabbed 5 rebounds while Paula Kelbley had 11 points. Stacy Wank and Lauren Hutton each added 10 points and Kaiti Hughes dished out 5 assists.

Rachel Flores scored a team-high 5 points for North Baltimore (2-6, 1-3). Ariel Cohen pulled down 5 rebounds and dished out 3 assists.

new riegel (79)

S. Scherger 0-0—0, Wagner 6-0—14, Metzger 1-2—4, Hughes 2-0—4, A. Wank 3-0—6, Mathias 2-2—6, B. Scherger 1-0—2, Kelbley 5-0—11, Lucius 6-0—12, S. Wank 2-6—10, Hutton 5-0—10. TOTALS: 33-64 10-19—79.

north baltimore (31)

Hamlin 1-0—2, Tellez 2-0—4, Casey 0-0—0, Rayle 1-1—3, Lincoln 0-1—1, Rensch 0-2—2, Boyer 0-0—0, Euler 1-2—4, Frost 2-0—4, Flores 2-0—5, Cohen 2-0—4, Potter 1-0—2. TOTALS: 12-35 6-10—31.

New Riegel 29 14 23 13 — 79

North Baltimore 8 9 6 8 — 31

3-Point GOALS: New Riegel 3-6 (Wagner 2, Kelbley); North Baltimore 1-5 (Flores).

rebounds: New Riegel 30 (Lucius 5); North Baltimore 18 (Cohen 5).

turnovers: New Riegel 10, North Baltimore 26.

junior varsity: New Riegel, 44-22.

ST. WENDELIN 52

TIFFIN CALVERT 24

FOSTORIA — St. Wendelin doubled up previously unbeaten Tiffin Calvert by the end of the third quarter and posted a 52-24 Midland Athletic League victory over the Senecas Saturday.

The Mohawks (6-2, 2-1 MAL) forced Calvert (7-1, 3-1 MAL) into 32 turnovers for the game compared to just 10 for St. Wendelin.

Lauren Geroski led a balanced St. Wendelin attack with 13 points with Francena Tate adding 11. Katelyn Schiefer had a team-leading 7 rebounds, and Geroski and Tate each had 3 assists. Tate recorded 5 steals.

Ali Mass led Calvert with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

TIFFIN CALVERT (24)

Bowers 3-0—6, Sikora 1-0—2, Mass 7-1—16. TOTALS: 11-30 1-5—24.

ST. WENDELIN (52)

Tate 5-0—11, Papenfus 2-0—4, Lucio 0-0—0, Berry 2-0—4, Gase 0-0—0, Geroski 6-0—13, Rutter 4-0—9, Marugg 1-0—2, Souder 0-0—0, Schiefer 2-2—6, Weis 0-1—1, St. Clair 1-0—2. TOTALS: 23-65 3-7—52.

Tiffin Calvert 7 6 2 9 — 24

St. Wendelin 10 12 8 22 — 52

3-Point GOALS: Tiffin Calvert 1-1 (Mass); St. Wendelin 3-14 (Tate, Geroski, Rutter).

rebounds: Tiffin Calvert 25 (Mass 1, Smith 6); St. Wendelin 27 (Schiefer 7).

turnovers: Tiffin Calvert 32, St. Wendelin 10.

junior varsity: St. Wendelin, 32-24.

CAREY 71

SENECA EAST 47

ATTICA — Carey outscored Seneca East by 23 points in the first half and cruised to a 71-47 Midland Athletic League victory over the Tigers Saturday.

Karrah Windau led the Blue Devils with 19 points. Brooke Distel chipped in 12 and Alexa Spurlock added 11 for Carey (8-1, 3-0 MAL). Healy Batton grabbed 6 rebounds and Courtney Holsinger dished out 5 assists.

Tresa Shaade scored 19 points for the Tigers (3-5, 2-1) and Erica Cramer added 12.

Carey forced Seneca East into 24 turnovers, while only committing 12.

CAREY (71)

Windau 7-4—19, Wentling 2-0—4, Vaughn 2-0—5, Batton 1-1—3, Spurlock 5-1—11, Draper 0-2—2, Holsinger 3-1—7, Distel 5-2—12, Crawford 0-0—0, HIll 2-2—6, Team 1-0—2. TOTALS: 27-65 13-25—71.

seneca east (47)

Reesman 0-0—0, Phillips 2-1—7, Kidwell 1-2—4, Downs 0-0—0, Cramer 4-3—12, Shaade 6-4—19, Hay 2-0—4, Weller 0-1—1, Bumb 0-0—0, Miller 0-0—0. TOTALS: 15-43 11-21—47.

Carey 23 20 14 14 — 71

Seneca East 12 8 17 10 — 47

3-Point GOALS: Carey 2-4 (Windau & Vaughn); Seneca East 4-12 (Phillips 2, Cramer & Shaade).

rebounds: Carey 34 (Batton 6); Seneca East 30.

turnovers: Carey 12, Seneca East 24.

junior varsity: Carey, 40-20.

HOPEWELL-LOUDON 60

BETTSVILLE 14

BASCOM — Brittany Egbert recorded a double-double for Hopewell-Loudon as the Chieftains ripped Bettsville 60-14 in a Midland Athletic League game Saturday.

The Chieftains (2-6, 1-2 MAL) held the Bobcats (0-6, 0-3) to just one basket in both the first and second quarters.

Egbert, one of only three returning letterwinners from a year ago, netted 29 points while pulling down 13 rebounds. Adrienne Hohman scored 9 points with 8 rebounds.

Bettsville (14)

Kunz 1-0—2, Koch 1-0—2, B. Twigg 2-0—4, Dymond 2-0—4, Twigg 1-0—2, Kipps 0-0—0. TOTALS: 7-41 0-4—14.

Hopewell-Loudon (60)

A. Bishop 1-0—2, Saldusky 0-0—0, T. Bishop 2-0—4, Otte 3-0—6, Salem 1-2—4, Egbert 14-1—29, Hohman 4-1—9, Scherger 3-0—6, White 0-0—0, Siegel 0-0—0. TOTALS: 28-53 4-5—60.

Bettsville 2 2 6 4 — 14

Hopewell-Loudon 18 14 16 12 — 60

3-Point GOALS: Hopewell-Loudon 0-3, Bettsville 0-3.

rebounds: Hopewell-Loudon 35 (Egbert 13); Bettsville 15.

turnovers: Bettsville 18, Hopewell-Loudon 15.

Girls basketball: Findlay suffers 52-50 overtime loss to Elks
CENTERVILLE — Centerville scored 6 of its 8 points from the free-throw line in overtime to hold off Findlay 52-50 in a non-conference game Saturday.

In the fourth period, Centerville's Emily Craycraft hit a 3-pointer to draw the Elks within 44-43 and converted a put-back after a pair of Findlay free throws to send the game into overtime.

Centerville got a 4-point lead in the extra period and salted away the victory at the free-throw line.

Andrea Mitchell led the Trojans with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 2 steals. Ashley Miller added 10 points. Megan Lammers dished out 4 assists.

Craycraft knocked down 12 points for Centerville. Erin Anderson and Ainsleigh Krause each had 10 points.

findlay (50)

Butte 1-6—8, Miller 4-0—10, Mitchell 3-6—12, Chester 1-2—5, Sallisbury 3-0—7, Lammers 2-4—8, Mills 0-0—0, Wohl 0-0—0, Kutschbach 0-0—0. TOTALS: 14-49 18-30—50.

centerville (52)

Kenney 1-0—2, Bruggeman 2-5—9, Krause 4-2—10, Craycraft 5-1—12, Von Maluski 1-2—4, Anderson 3-4—10, Kemper 2-0—5. TOTALS: 18-52 14-27—52.

Findlay 8 16 9 11 6 — 50

Centerville 13 15 7 9 8 — 52

3-Point GOALS: Findlay 4-15 (Miller 2, Chester, Sallisbury); Centerville 2-11 (Craycraft, Kemper).

rebounds: Findlay 42 (Mitchell 13); Centerville 44 (Von Maluski 11).

turnovers: Findlay 8, Centerville 16.

junior varsity: Centerville, 29-14.

RIVERDALE 64

BUCYRUS 54

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Kayla Brown had another big day and Riverdale recorded a huge North Central Conference victory 64-54 over Bucyrus Saturday.

Brown scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win.

Lacey Kessler also had a solid day with 15 points that included a 7-of-7 performance from the free-throw line. Kessler also notched 5 steals and 5 assists. Amy Fox chipped in 15 points for the Falcons (6-0, 5-0).

Bucyrus, who was previously unbeaten in the NCC, was led by JoBeth Roll's 17 points. Chelsea Hawkins and Kelsea Rehm each had 15 points.

Riverdale used a monstrous advantage at the free-throw line to secure the win. The Falcons made 23-of-26 shots, while Bucyrus (6-2, 5-1) made 8-of-9.

BUCYRUS (54)

Hawkins 6-0—15, Roll 6-2—17, Gregg 2-0—5, Rehm 4-6—15, Davis 1-0—2. TOTALS: 19-49 8-9—54.

riverdale (64)

Sheets 1-0—2, Ka. Brown 6-9—24, As. Fox 0-2—2, Am. Fox 4-5—15, Spiegel 2-0—4, Ky. Brown 1-0—2, Kessler 4-7—15, Walter 0-0—0. TOTALS: 18-39 23-26—64.

Bucyrus 11 11 13 19 — 54

Riverdale 13 11 18 22 — 64

3-Point GOALS: Bucyrus 8-18 (Hawkins & Roll 3, Gregg & Rehm); Riverdale 5-13 (Ka. Brown 3, Am. Fox 2).

rebounds: Bucyrus 18 (Rehm 5); Riverdale 24 (Ka. Brown 10).

turnovers: Bucyrus 22, Riverdale 25.

junior varsity: Riverdale, 37-30.

CONTINENTAL 50

MILLER CITY 32

CONTINENTAL — Continental stayed unbeaten in the Putnam County League by knocking off Miller City 50-32 Saturday.

Rachelle Ford scored 16 points and Jessica Brown added 12 to lead the way for Continental (7-1 overall, 2-0 PCL).

Miller City's (2-7, 0-3) Carrie Griggs scored 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

Miller City (32)

Wenzinger 2-0—6, Palte 0-0—0, Niese 0-0—0, Pester 1-0—2, Nienberg 1-0—3, Griggs 4-2—11, Kohls 3-2—8, Michel 1-0—2. TOTALS: 12-53 4-5—32.

Continental (50)

Tegenkamp 2-2—8, Brown 4-4—12, Ford 7-2—16, Doenges 1-4—6, Howard 1-0—2, Bradley 1-0—2, Donaldson 0-0—0, Holtsberry 1-0—2, Weisenburger 1-0—2. TOTALS: 18-52 12-18—50.

Miller City 5 9 7 11 — 32

Continental 12 12 7 19 — 50

3-Point GOALS: Miller City 4-21 (Wenzinger 2, Nienberg & Griggs); Continental 2-6 (Tegenkamp 2).

rebounds: Continental 33; Miller City 23 (Griggs 8, Kohls 7).

turnovers: Miller City 19, Continental 13

junior varsity: Miller City, 27-16.

OTTOVILLE 47

PATRICK HENRY 36

HAMLER — Ottoville continued to roll as the Big Green cruised to a 15-point halftime lead in beating Patrick Henry 47-36 in a non-conference game Saturday.

The Big Green (7-1) doubled up Patrick Henry 16-8 in the first quarter and 14-7 in the second on its way to a 30-15 halftime lead.

Ottoville's Kari Beining was the only player for either team to reach double digits with 13 points. Tasha Kaufman and Brittany Beining both chipped in 8 points.

Saige Meyer led the way for the Patriots (3-5) with 9 points.

Ottoville (47)

Mack 0-0—0, Koch 0-0—0, K. Beining 4-4—13, Ditto 3-0—6, Siefker 0-0—0, Modica 2-2—6, Becker 0-0—0, Kramer 1-0—3, Horstman 0-0—0, T. Kaufman 2-4—8, A. Hohlbein 0-0—0, B. Beining 3-0—8. TOTALS: 16-31 10-15—47.

Patrick Henry (36)

Christman 2-0—4, Seemann 1-0—3, Ehlers 1-0—2, Nickels 2-0—5, Hoffman 1-0—3, Meyer 4-1—9, Gebers 2-0—4, McGraw 3-0—6, Badenhop 0-0—0. TOTALS: 16-53 1-3—36.

Ottoville 16 14 7 10 — 47

Patrick Henry 8 7 10 11 — 36

3-Point GOALS: Ottoville 4-12 (B. Beining 2, K. Beining & Kramer); Patrick Henry 3-17 (Seemann, Nickels & Hoffman).

rebounds: Ottoville 29, Patrick Henry 19.

turnovers: Ottoville 18, Patrick Henry 12.

junior varsity: Ottoville, 41-27.

FOSTORIA 44

NORWALK 41

NORWALK — Fostoria gave up 25 second-half points but still held off Norwalk 44-41 Saturday in a Northern Ohio League game.

Aja Hall knocked down 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out 3 assists and recorded 4 steals for Fostoria (4-6, 3-4 NOL). Veronica Wonderly scored 14 points and had 3 steals.

Beth Jackson scored 11 points for Norwalk (3-6, 2-5 NOL).

Fostoria (44)

Roddy 0-0—0, Crowe 1-0—2, Manna 0-0—0, Jackson 0-0—0, A. Hall 7-2—16, Nye 0-0—0, Newlove 1-3—5, Depp 3-1—7, Wonderly 5-4—14, Bercaw 0-0—0, C. Hall 0-0—0, Meekins 0-0—0, Lee 0-0—0. TOTALS: 17-48 10-28—44.

Norwalk (41)

Patusky 3-1—7, Ross 1-2—4, May 2-3—7, Duncan 1-1—3, Smith 2-2—6, Jackson 5-1—11, Reamer 0-1—1, Zeimke 1-0—2. TOTALS: 15-43 11-28—41.

Fostoria 14 12 7 11 — 44

Norwalk 6 10 10 15 — 41

3-Point GOALS: Fostoria 0-7, Norwalk 0-5.

rebounds: Fostoria 27 (Hall 10); Norwalk 33.

turnovers: Fostoria 18, Norwalk 21.

junior varsity: Norwalk, 38-30.

OTSEGO 36

ELMWOOD 25

BLOOMDALE — Baley Bernthisel scored 19 points and Elmwood was held to single-digit scoring over the first three quarters as Otsego posted a 36-25 Suburban Lakes League victory.

Bernthisel added 5 rebounds and 3 steals for the Knights (7-3, 4-2 SLL).

Elmwood (2-7, 1-4) got 8 points each from Vanessa Schwind and Emily Reynolds.

otsego (36)

Dickey 3-2—8, J. Limes 1-0—2, E. Limes 2-0—4, Holzwart 0-1—1, Bernthisel 7-4—19, Hedges 1-0—2. TOTALS: 14-38 7-13—36.

elmwood (25)

Schwind 3-0—8, Auchmuty 1-0—2, Rosendale 1-0—3, Bockbrader 0-0—0, Briggs 0-0—0, Heller 0-1—1, Reynolds 3-2—8, Wink 0-0—0, George 0-3—3, Huff 0-0—0. TOTALS: 8-26 6-10—25.

Otsego 7 11 13 5 — 36

Elmwood 6 3 5 11 — 25

3-Point GOALS: Otsego 1-5 (Bernthisel); Elmwood 3-5 (Schwind 2, Rosendale).

rebounds: Otsego 15 (Bernthisel 5); Elmwood 21 (Schwind 5).

turnovers: Otsego 10, Elmwood 14.

junior varsity: Otsego, 26-19.

LIMA SHAWNEE 80

BLUFFTON 37

LIMA — Lima Shawnee forced 21 Bluffton turnovers in the first half and went on an 18-0 run to start the game in an 80-37 non-conference win over the Pirates Saturday.

Samantha Robison led a trio of Shawnee players in double figures with a game-high 21 points. Megan Ream and Hailey Griffo each tossed in 11 points.

Bluffton's Jonica Schmutz recorded a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Pirates (3-7).

Bluffton (37)

Lugibihl 2-0—4, Welch 0-0—0, Guagenti 1-1—3, Bassitt 1-0—2, Stratton 2-0—4, Schmutz 4-1—10, Harrod 1-0—3, L. Bassitt 1-0—2, Althaus 2-1—6, Amstutz 1-1—3. TOTALS: 15-55 4-15—37.

Lima Shawnee (80)

Ciminillo 2-0—4, Foster 2-2—4, Dervisevic 4-1—9, Griffo 4-2—11, Robison 8-3—21, Croft 1-0—3, Ream 4-3—11, Hiestan 3-1—8, Hawkins 0-0—0, Aller 2-0—6, Wright 0-0—0, Smith 0-2—2, Miller 0-0—0, Glenn 0-0—0, Evans 0-1—1. TOTALS: 30-70 13-22—37.

Bluffton 6 4 11 16 — 37

Lima Shawnee 27 10 20 23 — 80

3-Point GOALS: Lima Shawnee 7-18 (Allen & Robison 2, Griffo, Croft & Hiestan); Bluffton 3-16 (Schmutz, Althaus & Harrod).

rebounds: Lima Shawnee 44; Bluffton 40 (Schmutz 12).

turnovers: Bluffton 28, Lima Shawnee 11.

TIFFIN COLUMBIAN 63

UPPER SANDUSKY 43

UPPER SANDUSKY — Unbeaten Tiffin Columbian limited Upper Sandusky to 2 points in the first quarter in knocking off the Rams 64-43 in a Northern Ohio League game Saturday.

The Tornadoes (10-0, 7-0 NOL) got 23 points from Megan Miller while Jill Stein added 15 points with 4 assists and 3 steals. Teammate Lexi Rohrbach just missed a double-double as she netted 14 points and pulled down 9 rebounds.

Upper Sandusky's Alex Plott scored 11 points and Ashleigh Kline added 10 points. Katie Wetherell grabbed 9 rebounds.

Tiffin Columbian (63)

Zellner 0-0—0, Reamer 0-0—0, Brown 2-0—4, Shuff 1-0—2, Tiell 1-3—5, Stein 7-1—15, M. Miller 9-0—23, Rohrbach 6-2—14, Brimmer 0-0—0, E. Miller 0-0—0. TOTALS: 26-69 6-15—63.

Upper Sandusky (43)

Caudill 1-0—2, Kline 3-4—10, England 1-1—3, Jones 4-1—12, Schilling 1-1—3, Plott 4-0—11, Wetherell 1-0—2. TOTALS: 15-51 7-13—43.

Tiffin Columbian 11 25 10 17 — 63

Upper Sandusky 2 11 12 18 — 43

3-Point GOALS: Upper Sandusky 6-17 (Jones & Plott); Tiffin Columbian 5-18 (M. Miller 5).

rebounds: Tiffin Columbian 30 (Rohrbach 9); Upper Sandusky 25 (Wetherell 9).

turnovers: Upper Sandusky 20, Tiffin Columbian 8.

junior varsity: Tiffin Columbian, 55-20.

BVC girls basketball: Van Buren stuns Marion Harding, 56-50
VAN BUREN -- The defending Greater Buckeye Conference girls basketball champions came to Van Buren Saturday and Marion Harding made the long trek back home with a loss.

Madi Coldren registered a double-double and Van Buren outscored Marion Harding in every quarter but the first as the Black Knights stopped the Presidents 56-50 in a non-conference game.

Coldren scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Black Knights (6-3).

Laura Thornton popped in 12 points, Chelsi Faine scored 9 points and Catelen Ramsey tossed in 9 points to go along with 6 assists and 3 steals.

Shawnta' Dyer netted 18 points and Brenae Harris scored 13 for the Presidents (5-3), who were bottled up by Van Buren's zone defense.

Marion Harding (50)

Stone 1-0--2, Woodrum 2-0--4, Dyer 7-4--18, Petts 1-1--3, Baldwin 5-0--10, Harris 6-0--13. TOTALS: 22 5-8.

Van Buren (56)

Adolph 2-3--7, Thornton 4-0--12, Doxsey 3-2--9, Faine 2-4--9, Ramsey 1-2--5, Grant 2-0--4, Coldren 4-2--10. TOTALS: 18 13-15--56.

Marion Harding 12 8 14 16 -- 50

Van Buren 11 12 15 18 -- 56

3-Point GOALS: Van Buren 7 (Thornton 4, Doxsey, Faine & Ramsey); Marion Hardin 1 (Harris).

rebounds: Van Buren 27 (Coldren 10, Doxsey 5); Marion Harding 14.

turnovers: Van Buren 6.

ARCADIA 38

OLD FORT 23

OLD FORT -- Arcadia held Old Fort to single-digit scoring in each quarter to post a 38-23 non-conference victory over Old Fort Saturday.

Logan Holman scored a game-high 13 points, recorded 3 steals, and grabbed 5 rebounds for Arcadia (4-5). Kendal Moses added 9 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Courtney Garcia recorded 6 assists and 4 steals.

Paige Polyak scored 8 points for Old Fort (2-8).

arcadia (38)

Fleegle 2-0--4, Herod 2-0--4, Garcia 1-1--4, Ridenour 0-0--0, Glick 0-0--0, Palmer 2-0--4, Mock 0-0--0, Holman 4-4--13, Moses 4-0--9. TOTALS: 15-42 5-8--38.

old fort (23)

Koebel 1-0--2, Stultz 0-0--0, Gillett 0-0--0, Kramer 0-0--0, Conn 1-1--3, Heck 0-0--0, Polyak 3-1--8, Miller 0-0--0, Stultz 2-0--4, Hill 0-1--1, Adelsperger 2-1--5. TOTALS: 9-44 4-11--23.

Arcadia 7 10 14 7 -- 38

Old Fort 9 3 9 2 -- 23

3-Point GOALS: Arcadia 3-6 (Garcia, Holman, Moses); Old Fort 1-7 (Polyak).

rebounds: Arcadia 29 (Moses 11, Holman 5, Palmer 4); Old Fort 26 (Polyak 7, Conn 6, Stultz 5).

junior varsity: Old Fort, 20-13.

KENTON 49

HARDIN NORTHERN 30

DOLA -- Hardin Northern managed just one quarter of double-digit scoring as the Polar Bears fell 49-30 to Kenton in a non-conference game Saturday.

Sarah Flinn had 16 points for Hardin Northern (2-4) with Molly Hipsher grabbing a team-leading 5 rebounds.

McKenzie Butterman's 14 points led Kenton (2-7).

kenton (49)

Butterman 6-0--14, Conkle 2-1--7, Martell 3-0--8, S. Cooper 2-3--7, Ju. Stalder 5-11--11, Ja. Stalder 1-0--2. TOTALS: 19 5-10--49.

HARDIN NORTHERN (30)

Hipsher 1-0--2, Flinn 7-1--16, Morris 2-0--4, Motter 1-3--6, Spearman 1-0--2, Hooker 0-0--0, Steiner 0-0--0, Stump 0-0--0, Joseph 0-0--0, Smith 0-0--0. TOTALS: 12 4-21--30.

Kenton 12 12 12 13 -- 49

Hardin Northern 2 7 12 9 -- 30

3-Point GOALS: Kenton 6 (Butterman, Conkle & Martell 2); Hardin Northern 2 (Flinn, Motter).

rebounds: Hardin Northern 21 (Hipsher 5).

turnovers: Kenton 14, Hardin Northern 13.

junior varsity: Kenton, 33-17.

Prep boys basketball: O-G remains unbeaten
OTTAWA -- Patrick Henry hit double figures in the first quarter but faltered with single-digit scoring from there in suffering a 72-28 loss to unbeaten Ottawa-Glandorf Saturday night in a non-conference game.

Jacob Moening led Ottawa-Glandorf (7-0) with 17 points and Taylor Kuhlman drained four 3-pointers en route to 16 points.

Patrick Henry got 7 points from Clay Maas.

PATRICK HENRY (28)

Tonjes 2-0--4, Kline 0-0--0, Spence 1-0--3, Maas 2-2--7, George 2-0--5, Kerr 1-0--2, Almanza 2-0--4, Tietje 0-1--1, Bower 1-0--2. TOTALS: 11 3-7--28.

ottawa-glandor (72)

Brickner 2-0--4, Everett 3-1--7, T. Kuhlman 5-2--16, Johnson 2-1--6, Moening 7-3--17, Rosebrook 3-0--6, B. Kuhlman 3-0--6, Kaufman 0-0--0, Schomaeker 1-0--2, Greve 1-0--2, Trenkamp 1-0--2, Laubenthal 2-0--4. TOTALS: 30 7-12--72.

Patrick Henry 10 4 9 5 -- 28

Ottawa-Glandorf 14 13 22 23 -- 72

3-Point GOALS: Patrick Henry 3 (Spence, Maas, George); Ottawa-Glandorf 5 (T. Kuhlman 4, Johnson).

CORY-RAWSON 58

ARCADIA 51

MOUNT BLANCHARD -- Cory-Rawson was able to nab their first victory behind a strong game from John Erford as the Hornets defeated Arcadia 58-51 Saturday in a Blanchard Valley Conference game.

Erford had a team-high 18 points for Cory-Rawson (1-7, 1-1 BVC). John Anderson and Lucas Horstman added 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Arcadia's (1-4, 0-2) Clay Baker scored 20 points and Julian Pina added 12.

arcadia (51)

Coward 0-0--0, Aurand 3-0--7, Duncan 1-1--3, C. Baker 8-2--20, Kummerer 1-0--2, Lo. Huntley 0-0--0, Lu. Huntley 0-0--0, G. Baker 0-0--0, Lynch 0-0--0, Fleegle 3-0--7, Baird 0-0--0, Pina 5-0--12. TOTALS: 21 3--51.

cory-rawson (58)

Radar 0-0--0, Curth 1-4--6, Horstman 6-0--13, Michel 0-0--0, Anderson 5-2--15, Rettig 0-0--0, Aslpach 0-0--0, Erford 7-2--18, Houck 0-0--0, Hector 2-3--7, Klay 0-0--0. TOTALS: 21 11--58.

Arcadia 14 9 12 16 -- 51

Cory-Rawson 17 9 19 13 -- 58

3-Point GOALS: Arcadia 6 (C. Baker 2, Pina 2, Aurand, Fleegle); Cory-Rawson 6 (Anderson 3, Erford 2, Horstman).

rebounds: Arcadia 18, Cory-Rawson 24.

junior varsity: Cory-Rawson, 31-27.

LIBERTY-BENTON 71

GENOA 45

Liberty-Benton outscored Genoa in every quarter as it rolled to a 71-45 victory Saturday night in non-conference action.

Aaron Craft led the Eagles (4-1) with 23 points and 8 assists.Jordan Benson drained seven 3-pointers for 21 points.

Genoa (4-2) was led by Josh Palmer and Jon Lester who scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.

genoa (45)

Nolan 2-0--4, Murphy 0-0--0, Bassitt 3-0--6, Vicars 1-0--3, Palmer 3-2--11, Newland 1-0--3, Auger 0-0--0, Lester 4-2--10, Wonnell 4-0--8, . TOTALS: 20-51 4-8--45.

liberty-benton (71)

Craft 9-3--23, Benson 7-0--21, Cramer 0-0--0, Jones 3-0--6, Pasche 3-0--6, Hyde 4-0--8, Recker 2-2--7, Linhart 0-0,--0, Darnall 0-0--0, Russell 0-0--0. TOTALS: 28-54 5-9--71.

Genoa 14 8 11 12 -- 45

Liberty-Benton 22 20 15 14 -- 71

3-Point GOALS: Genoa 5-21 (Palmer 3, Vicars & Newland); Liberty-Benton 10-20 (Benson 7, Craft 2 & Recker).

rebounds: Genoa 27 (Wonnell & Lester 5); Liberty-Benton 28.

turnovers: Genoa 23, Liberty-Benton 10.

junior varsity: Genoa, 35-33.

ADA 95

UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY 38

ADA -- Ada scored early and often Saturday night as the Bulldogs crushed Upper Scioto Valley 95-38 in non-conference action.

Konnor Baker led 5 Bulldogs (4-2) in double figures with 20 points. Mitchell Faine tossed in 17 points, Matt McBride chipped in 14, Brandon Dysert poured in 13 and Kyle Baker added 12.

The Bulldogs took advantage of the three-point line, nailing 10 treys to 4 for USV.

Steven LaRue led Upper Scioto Valley (2-4) with 16 points.

UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY (38)

Summa 2-2--7, LaRue 5-4--16, Rose 1-0--2, Krummery 1-1--3, Mullett 1-0--3, Prater 2-3--7. TOTALS: 12-10--38.

ada (95)

Ky. Baker 4-3--12, Cross 3-0--7, Dysert 5-2--13, Faine 7-0--17, McBride 6-2--14, Weber 2-0--5, Ko. Baker 6-5--20, Jackson 3-0--6, Jolliff 0-1--1. TOTALS: 36-13--95.

Upper Scioto Valley 8 11 8 11 -- 38

Ada 20 34 28 13 -- 95

3-Point GOALS: Upper Scioto Valley 4 (LaRus 2, Summa & Mullett); Ada 10 (Faine 3, Ko. Baker 3, Ky. Baker, Cross, Dysert, & Weber).

UPPER SANDUSKY 64

SHELBY 42

SHELBY -- Alex Falk knocked down 26 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and recorded 7 steals to help Upper Sandusky to a 64-42 victory over Shelby Saturday in a Northern Ohio League game.

Luke Boes added 10 points for the Rams (7-1, 4-1 NOL). Tony Jones recorded 6 rebounds.

Shelby's (3-4, 3-3) Andre Rohde and E.J. Fry each scored 8 points.

upper sandusky (64)

Falk 9-7--26, Boes 5-0--10, Gilliam 3-0--9, Walton 2-2--7, Cheney 2-2--6, Howard 1-0--2, Jones 1-0--2, Johnson 1-0--2, Vogel 0-0--0. TOTALS: 24-65 11-15--64.

shelby (42)

Moore 0-2--2, Hoover 2-0--4, Rolsten 2-0--4, Arnold 2-1--6, Spangler 1-0--2, Fry 4-0--8, Nelson 2-0--5, Rohde 3-2--8, Stima 1-0--3. TOTALS: 17-39 5-11--42.

Upper Sandusky 18 25 9 12 -- 64

Shelby 7 10 14 11 -- 42

3-Point GOALS: Upper Sandusky 5-19 (Gilliam 3, Falk, Walton); Shelby 3-13 (Arnold, Nelson, Stima).

rebounds: Upper Sandusky 29 (Falk 7, Jones 6); Shelby 24 (Moore 5).

turnovers: Upper Sandusky 13, Shelby 24.

BUCKEYE CENTRAL 60

RIVERDALE 57

MOUNT BLANCHARD -- Buckeye Central did just enough at the foul line in the fourth quarter to hold off Riverdale 60-57 in a North Central Conference game Saturday.

Buckeye Central (5-3, 3-1) led 47-34 going into the fourth quarter and hit 11-of-14 from the foul line to hold off the Falcons (5-2, 2-2).

Ryan Frey led three Riverdale players in double digits with a game-high 20 points. He also added 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Taylor Kin netted 16 and Ben Wetherill added 10.

Buckeye Central's Blaine Erwin netted 19 points. Elliott Kreim tossed in 15 points and Jared Wurm chipped in 10.

Buckeye Central (60)

Wurm 3-2--10, Kreim 6-2--15, N. Niese 1-1--3, B. Erwin 5-5--19, Kaple 1-2--4, Pifher 3-3--9, T. Erwin 0-0--0. TOTALS: 19 15-21--60.

Riverdale (57)

Wetherill 4-0--10, Kessler 2-3--7, Frey 6-5--20, Kin 8-0--16, Draper 0-0--0, Brown 0-0--0, Shark 0-0--0, Rose 2-0--4. TOTALS: 22 8-12--57.

Buckeye Central 19 13 15 14 -- 60

Riverdale 10 13 11 23 -- 57

3-Point GOALS: Buckeye Central 7 (B. Erwin 4, J. Wurm 2, Kreim); Riverdale 5 (Frey 3, Wetherill 2).

rebounds: Riverdale 19 (Frey & Draper 5).

turnovers: Riverdale 11.

junior varsity: Buckeye Central, 50-29.

GALION 61

FOSTORIA 52

GALION -- Fostoria built a 33-26 halftime lead but fell short in the second half as Galion defeated Fostoria 61-52 in a Northern Ohio League game Saturday.

Fostoria's (2-3, 2-2 NOL) Micah Hyde knocked down 18 points and Aaron Burrow added 17.

Justen Little scored 17 points for Galion (7-2, 4-1) while Jordyn Hatcher had 15.

fostoria (52)

Cousin 1-0--2, Cleveland 1-0--2, Hyde 7-2--18, Echelberry 3-0--8, Burrow 8-1--17, Grine 1-0--2, Cassidy 1-0--2, Tyson 0-1--1. TOTALS: 21-51 4-10--52.

galion (61)

Little 6-2--17, Nicholls 5-2--12, Stevens 1-4--7, Agin 5-0--10, Hatcher 5-5--15. TOTALS: 22-49 13-21--61.

Fostoria 14 19 5 14 -- 52

Galion 20 6 15 20 -- 61

3-Point GOALS: Fostoria 4 (Hyde 2, Echelberry 2); Galion 4 (Little 3, Stevens).

rebounds: Fostoria 25; Galion 35 (Hatcher 13).

turnovers: Fostoria 15, Galion 19.

junior varsity: Galion, 52-36.

LIMA SHAWNEE 65

BLUFFTON 38

BLUFFTON -- Lima Shawnee easily handled Bluffton, outscoring the Pirates 18-7 in the second quarter and 14-5 in the fourth to defeat Bluffton 65-38 in non-conference action Saturday night.

Cody Smith and Derek Warthem each poured in 18 points to lead Lima Shawnee (4-3).

Tyler Neal had another solid night for the Pirates (5-2) with 16 points. Levi Gleason had 10 points in the loss.

LIMA SHAWNEE (65)

Howard 3-0--8, Smith 6-3--18, Sayre 0-0--0, Warthem 9-0--18, Myers 1-0--2, Strawn 1-0--2, Rosenbruer 3-0--6, Wade 0-0--0, Lowe 5-1--11, Pohjala 0-0--0. TOTALS: 28 4-9--65.

bluffton (38)

Skilliter 0-0--0, Neal 5-4--16, Breidenbach 0-2--2, Devier 0-0--0, Gleason 4-2--10, Tuttle 1-4--6, Dulle 0-0--0, Gillett 0-0--0, Stratton 0-0--0, Siefker 0-0--0, Hilty 2-0--4. TOTALS: 12 12-17--38.

Lima Shawnee 17 18 16 14 -- 65

Bluffton 12 7 14 5 -- 38

3-Point GOALS: Lima Shawnee 5 (Smith 3, Howard 2); Bluffton 2 (Neal 2).

PCL boys basketball: Columbus Grove edges Arlington
ARLINGTON -- Columbus Grove led by 2 points heading into the fourth quarter and maintained the lead to slip past Arlington 38-34 Saturday in a non-conference game.

Eli Ricker scored 8 points for the Bulldogs (3-4).

Damin Oman knocked down 16 points for the Red Devils (3-2). Thayne Recker scored 8 points and pulled down 8 rebounds while

columbus grove (38)

Schroeder 3-0--7, Risser 0-0--0, Ricker 2-2--8, Meuleman 2-0--6, Barto 2-0--4, Verhoff 0-0--0, Blair 1-4--6, Kohls 2-2--6, King 0-0--0, Vogt 0-1--1. TOTALS: 12-28 9-13--38.

arlington (34)

Z. Leonard 0-0--0, Morehart 0-1--1, Oman 7-1--16, Brown 0-0--0, Williams 1-0--3, J. Leonard 0-0--0, Recker 2-4--8, Rogers 2-1--6. TOTALS: 12-30 7-12--34.

Columbus Grove 12 8 5 13 -- 38

Arlington 10 7 6 11 -- 34

3-Point GOALS: Columbus Grove 5-13 (Ricker 2, Meuleman 2, Schroeder); Arlington 3-13 (Oman, Williams, Rogers).

rebounds: Columbus Grove 16; Arlington 19 (Rogers 5, Recker 5).

turnovers: Columbus Grove 5, Arlington 8.

junior varsity: Columbus Grove, 41-22.

FORT JENNINGS 78

EDGERTON 47

FORT JENNINGS -- Fort Jennings rolled to a 27-point halftime lead in routing visiting Edgerton 78-47 in a non-conference game Saturday.

Trevor VonSossan led four Musketeers in double figures with 23 points. Troy Warnecke netted 19 points and Drew Mesker chipped in 13.

Jared Horstman had another solid all-around effort for Fort Jennings (4-3). He scored 18 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Ethan Schroeder had 23 points for Edgerton (1-5).

Edgerton (47)

Armstrong 2-0--4, Clark 0-0--0, Day 0-0--0, Adams 5-0--10, Blinzler 2-0--4, Schroeder 9-3--23, Franz 1-2--4, Zippay 1-0--2, Fouty 0-0--0. TOTALS: 20-49 5-6--47.

Fort Jennings (78)

Schimmoeller 0-0--0, Mesker 6-1--13, Norbeck 0-0--0, Kloeppel 1-0--3, VonSossan 10-2--23, C. Warnecke 0-0--0, Kohli 0-0--0, Horstman 7-3--18, Wagner 0-0--0, Cavelage 0-0--0, Osting 0-0--0, T. Warnecke 8-5--21. TOTALS: 32-60 11-12--78.

Edgerton 11 8 12 16 -- 47

Fort Jennings 25 21 22 10 -- 78

3-Point GOALS: Fort Jennings 3-14 (Kloeppel, VonSossan & Horstman); Edgerton 2-9 (Schroeder 2).

rebounds: Fort Jennings 29 (Horstman 8); Edgerton 23 (Franz 6).

turnovers: Edgerton 20, Fort Jennings 9.

junior varsity: Edgerton, 40-30.

MILLER CITY 72

CONVOY CRESTVIEW 63

MILLER CITY -- Cody Vennekotter recorded a double-double and Miller City withstood a big fourth quarter from Convoy Crestview to post a 72-63 non-conference victory over the Knights.

Vennekotter, a 6-foot-3 senior, scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Kyle Niese added 12 points for Miller City (6-1).

Tony Springer led the Knights' (1-5) assault with 28 points. Greg Rickard added 12 points and Andrew Gibson 11.

CONVOY CRESTVIEW (63)

Mengerink 1-0--2, Speaks 3-0--6, Springer 9-9--28, Rickard 2-6--12, Gibson 4-3--11, Ramey 2-0--4. TOTALS: 20-54 18-20--63.

miller city (72)

Vennekotter 9-3--21, R. Lammers 4-0--9, Wenzinger 1-5--7, K. Niese 4-4�12, S. Lammers 2-0--6, Brown 2-3--7, Konst 3-3--9, J. Niese 0-1--1. TOTALS: 25-48 19-32--72.

Convoy Crestview 13 10 12 28 -- 63

Miller City 20 7 27 18 -- 72

3-Point GOALS: Convoy Crestview 5-20 (Rickard & Gibson 2, Springer); Miller City 3-10 (S. Lammers 2, R. Lammers).

rebounds: Convoy Crestview 23; Miller City 40 (Vennekotter 15).

turnovers: Convoy Crestview 12, Miller City 17.

junior varsity: Miller City, 41-37.

OTTOVILLE 70

LINCOLNVIEW 61

OTTOVILLE -- Ottoville's Jacob Landin recorded a double-double as the Big Green took a 70-61 non-conference win over Lincolnview Saturday.

Landin knocked down 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Ottoville (7-1). Andrew Koch led the Big Green with 16 points and 5 assists. Nathan Turnwald added 11 points.

Jordan Simpson led Lincolnview (3-4) with 20 points. Ryan Frey and Kory Thatcher added 16 and 14 points, respectively.

Lincolnview (61)

J. Simpson 7-5--20, Thatcher 5-0--14, Frey 7-2--16, Profit 0-0--0, Morris 0-0--0, Lewis 1-0--2, A. Simpson 1-0--3, Walker 3-0--6, Kayser 0-0--0, Army 0-0--0. TOTALS: 24 7-9--61.

Ottoville (70)

Schimmoeller 1-2--5, Miller 1-1--4, Landin 3-3--10, Koch 5-5--16, N. Turnwald 3-4--11, S. Pohlman 2-2--7, K. Pohlman 4-0--9, B. Turnwald 2-2--7, Altenburger 0-1--1. TOTALS: 21 20-28--70.

Lincolnview 19 16 15 11 -- 61

Ottoville 10 17 25 18 -- 70

3-Point GOALS: Lincolnview 6 (Thatcher 4, J. Simpson, A. Simpson); Ottoville 8 (Schimmoeller, Miller, Landin, Koch, N. Turnwald, S. Pohlman, K. Pohlman, B. Turnwald).

junior varsity: Lincolnview, 52-42.

Women's basketball: Lady Oilers unable to dial long distance
By BRIAN LESTER

STAFF WRITER

For a moment, it looked as if the 3-point shots were going to start falling against Hillsdale.

Ashley Westenbarger hit back-to-back treys and pulled the University of Findlay women's basketball team within 7 points late in the second half of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.

A rally never materialized, however, and the Oilers fell 72-62 to the sixth-ranked Chargers Saturday at Croy Gymnasium.

UF came into the game as the fifth best 3-point shooting team in NCAA Division II, connecting on 43.2 percent of its shots. But Hillsdale defended the long-range shot to near perfection as the Oilers were a miserable 3-of-16 from beyond the arc.

"You have to give a lot of credit to them for the way they defended us," said third-year UF head coach Kate Cummings. "Their game plan was to take away our 3-point shot and they did a good job of that."

Combine a tough night from the 3-point line with the sensational play of reigning GLIAC player of the year Kate Cezat, and it was a recipe for trouble.

The senior all-American lit up UF for 33 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, excelling against UF (8-3, 3-3 GLIAC) much the way she did in the first meeting when she scored 34 points and pulled down 18 rebounds.

"She is a phenomenal player," Cummings said. "She makes things look easy."

Cezat, who was 11-of-18 from the field, was instrumental during a 13-0 second-half run that took the air out of UF's upset hopes.

The Oilers trailed only 43-42 after Audra Mihalic converted a 3-point play. Cezat made two layups during the run, though, and helped take away good looks at the basket.

Down 66-53, UF came to life as Westenbarger buried two treys to cut Hillsdale's lead to 66-59. That was as close as UF would get.

Katie Eckinger, who scored 15 points for Hillsdale, finished off the win with her fifth 3-pointer of the day. The Chargers out-rebounded UF 45-26 and scored 20 second-chance points.

Audra Mihalic led the Oilers with 21 points and Jessica Vorst added 16.

"I talked to the team after the game about improving our defensive intensity and communicating better," Cummings said. "The players know that when we play good defense, our offense comes a lot easier."

HILLSDALE (72)

Cezat 11-18 11-13 33, Eckinger 5-9 0-0 15, Miller 4-14 2-5 11, Knight 2-6 2-2 6, Aubrey 1-4 1-2 3, Harrison 0-5 2-2 2, Barczak 0-2 2-2 2, Whitmyer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-58 20-26—72.

FINDLAY (62)

Mihalic 8-14 4-4 21, Vorst 6-9 4-6 16, Westenbarger 3-7 0-0 8, Bardall 2-7 3-4 7, Gompers 2-9 2-3 6, Sellers 1-3 0-0 2, Nelson 1-1 0-0 2, Black 0-0 0-0 0, Ritchie 0-2 0-1 0. Totals: 23-52 13-18—62.

HALFTIME: Hillsdale, 27-26.

3-point goals: Hillsdale 6-16 (Eckinger 5-7, JMiller 1-3, Harrison 0-4, Barczak 0-1, Knight 0-1); Findlay 3-16 (Westenbarger 2-4, Mihalic 1-4, Bardall 0-1, Gompers 0-6, Ritchie 0-1).

Rebounds: Hillsdale 45 (Cezat 18); Findlay 26 (Sellers 6).

Assists: Hillsdale 15 (Miller, Knight, Harrison & Eckinger 3), Findlay 11 (Mihalic 5).

STEALS: Hillsdale 4 (Cezat, Eckinger, Aubry & Miller); Findlay 2 (Sellers 2).

BLOCKED SHOTS: Hillsdale 1 (Miller); Findlay 0.

Total fouls: Hillsdale 15, Findlay 18.

Fouled out: None.

On the Net: www.findlay.edu/athletics

Lester: 419-422-5151,

brianlester@thecourier.com

Prep boys basketball: Findlay lets one slip away
By DAVE HANNEMAN

Staff Writer

DEFIANCE — Defiance's Alex Nofziger fired a second-chance basket, a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds on the clock, and the Bulldogs dodged one last bullet to stun Findlay 43-42 in a non-league game Saturday.

"You've got to love the guy," said Defiance coach Kirk Lehman. "He's not afraid to take the game-winning shot. He's not going to be intimidated by failure."

Luke Kraus missed the front end of a one-and-one with 41 seconds to play and Findlay sitting on a 42-40 lead. Defiance rebounded, called a time out and set up the final play.

The Bulldogs worked the clock before Nofziger tried a jumper just past the foul line. He missed, but Alex Keel rebounded, fed it back to Nofziger and the junior guard drained a "3" from just outside the arc.

Kraus hurried the ball up court for Findlay and tried to draw a foul. None was called, but Clay Paul grabbed the loose ball and got off a long 3-pointer. It was right on target, but a tad long.

Defiance players rushed the court as if they'd just won a regional championship. There was no trophy on the line, but for a 3-3 team looking for a defining victory to validate its season, this might have been it.

"We needed a game like this to get over the hump competitively," Lehman said, "We've battled, but we've struggled. We were down one point to Ottawa-Glandorf (7-0) but couldn't pull it out. We've been close, but we couldn't take that next step."

Nofziger finished with 10 points, 8 of them coming in the fourth quarter. Keel converted 7-of-9 free throws and led Defiance with 17 points.

Findlay got a strong game from Kevin Krucki, who scored 7 of his 14 points during a foul-strapped second quarter by the Trojans.

"Kevin plays hard, he makes plays, he's a tough kid," said FHS coach Jim Rucki. "He gave us a great effort."

Kraus added 12 points for Findlay, now 5-2 on the season.

Krucki scored all of Findlay's points during a 7-4 second-quarter run that put the Trojans up 21-17. Brock Ammons tipped in an offensive rebound, Jeff Cole scored inside and Kraus, who spent the first 5:37 of the second period on the bench with two fouls, converted a 3-point play to boost the margin to 28-19.

Findlay upped its lead to 31-20 when Zach Bundy ended the second quarter with a 3-pointer, and led 32-22 when Krucki hit a free throw midway through the third period.

Slowly it began to unravel for the Trojans, however.

Taylor Keel's 3-pointer triggered a 7-0 run by Defiance and Nofziger's "3" and Alex Keel's free throw trimmed the deficit to 40-35 early in the fourth quarter.

Kraus scored on a nice back door feed from Krucki. Findlay got the ball back thanks to the possession arrow on a tie-up.

The Trojans spread the floor, looking to draw a foul or find openings to the basket. But four turnovers and a missed free throw kept Findlay from scoring over the final 4:07 of the game.

"We usually take better care of the ball, but tonight we paid for it," Rucki said. "We didn't play well. We spread things out, but we got nothing out of it.

"The big thing was we did not execute offensively and we turned the ball over."

Findlay's junior varsity improved to 6-1 with a 42-25 win. Freshmen C.J. Gettys (12) and DeVantae Blessett (8) combined for 20 of Findlay's 42 points.

FINDLAY (42)

Kraus 4-9 3-4—12, Bundy 3-4 0-0—7, Krucki 6-9 2-4—14, Strzempka 0-1 0-0—0, Cole 2-3 0-0—4, Ammons 2-2 0-0—5, Paul 0-3 0-0—0, Crawford 0-0 0-0—0, Lause 0-0 0-0—0. TOTALS: 17-31 5-8—42.

DEFIANCE (43)

T. Keel 2-2 0-0—5, Nofziger 4-8 0-0—10, A. Keel 5-1 7-9—17, Spitnale 0-0 0—2—0, Hammersmith 0-1 0-0—0, Parsons 0-2 0-0—0, Gutman 0-1 0-0—0, Burkhart 0-0 0-0—0, Kime 0-0 2-3—2, Stapleton 3-3 1-2—7, Beverly 1-3 0-1—2. TOTALS: 15-31 10-17—43.

Findlay 14 17 7 4 — 42

Defiance 11 9 12 11 — 43

3-POINT GOALS: Findlay 3-9 (Kraus 1-3, Bundy 1-3, Paul 0-2, Ammons 1-1); Defiance 3-6 (T. Keel 1-1, Nofziger 2-3, Parsons 0-2).

REBOUNDS: Findlay 22 (Kraus 6, Krucki 5, Cole 4, Ammons 4); Defiance 15 (Hammersmith 5).

TURNOVERS: Findlay 9; Defiance 11.

Hanneman: 419-427-8408,

davehanneman@thecourier.com

FHS athletics: Shaffer swims off with 100 breast title
FREMONT -- Findlay High's swimmers just completed one of their toughest stretches of the season and head coach Jeff Wobser was wondering where his Trojans stood in the big picture.

The third annual Little Giant Invitational at Fremont Ross proved to be the perfect testing ground.

�We're coming off hell weeks, our hardest two weeks of training for the season,� Wobser said. �Our swimmers are broken down and tired, plus we swam some off events to gain experience.

�With all that, I think we did very well. We saw where the strongest competition is going to be for the district championships in February, so this meet was a real eye opener as a team.�

First- and second-place efforts by Jonathan Shaffer and Kortney Mullen led the Trojans in the 22-team meet.

Shaffer had no trouble dominating the boys 100-yard breaststroke competition. The FHS junior won his preliminary in 1:03.08, then posted a 1:02.43 in the final, beating D.J. MacDonald of Toledo St. Francis (1:03.67) by over a second.

Mullen did not win the girls 100-yard backstroke, but she did win a heated race for second.

Eastwood's Amy Myers easily won the event with a time of 1:02.68. Mullen was second in 1:04.28.

Mullen was also seventh in the 200 free (2:05.4), Jess Braddock was seventh in the 50 free (26.7) and Sarah Puchta was seventh in diving (2951/2) for the Trojans, who were sixth in the girls meet with 253 points. Findlay boys were eighth (120) thanks to efforts of Shaffer and Blake Gilts, who was fourth in diving (326.6).

Two of the teams Findlay faced over the weekend -- Toledo St. John's and Toledo Notre Dame -- will be at the University of Findlay's Sink Natatorium for a dual meet Tuesday. The Trojans will return to Fremont for the Greater Buckeye Conference championships on Jan. 17.

Ottawa-Glandorf also competed in the Little Giant Invitational, with the girls finishing 11th (149) and the boys 14th (941/2).

GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

1, Lima Shawnee 456. 2, Sandusky Perkins 391. 3, Toledo Notre Dame 316. 4, Toledo St. Ursula 261. 5, Fremont Ross 260. 6, Findlay 253. 7, Oak Harbor 238. 8, Bowling Green 215. 9, Celina 184. 10, Perrysburg 160. 11, Ottawa-Glandorf 149. 12, Lewis Center Olentangy 141. 13, Sylvania Northview 103. 14, Anthony Wayne 100. 15, Sylvania Southview 98. 16, Van Wert 58. 17, Eastwood 54. 18, Tiffin Columbian 30. 19, Sandusky St. Mary's 13. 20, Maumee 8. 21, Fremont St. Joseph 4. 22, Oregon Clay 3.

FINDLAY GIRLS RESULTS

(Top 10 places)

200 MEDLEY RELAY -- 9, Findlay (Kortney Mullen, Anna Miller, Jess Bradock, Amy Zelinsky) 2:01.7. 200 FREE -- 7, Mullen 2:05.4. 50 FREE -- 7, Braddock 26.74; 8, A. Zelinsky 26.76. DIVING -- 7, Sarah Puchta 295.5. 100 FREE -- 7, Braddock 57.5. 500 FREE -- 10, A. Zelinsky 5:54.4. 100 BACKSTROKE -- 2, Mullen 1:04.2. 400 FREE RELAY -- 6, Findlay 'A' (Mullen, Braddock, Tiffany Gerken, A. Zelinsky) 3:56.3; 10, Findlay 'B' (Leah Zelinsky, Paige Madden, Tricia Wilkins, Maggie Malaney) 4:11.8.

OTTAWA-GLANDORF GIRLS RESULTS

(top 10 places)

200 MEDLEY RELAY -- 7, Ottawa-Glandorf (Breanne Rieman, Andrea Ellerbrock, Breanne Schroeder, Jessie Kreinbrink) 2:00.9. 200 IM � 9, Rieman 2:24.9. 100 BUTTERFLY -- 8, Schroeder 1:06.7. 200 FREE RELAY -- 8, Ottawa-Glandorf (Kreinbrink, Rieman, Schroeder, Ellerbrock). 100 BACKSTROKE -- 7, Rieman 1:05.7.

BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1, Toledo St. Francis 825. 2, Toledo St. John's 512. 3, Sandusky Perkins 338. 4, Fremont Ross 313. 5, Lima Shawnee 251. 6, Tiffin Columbian 160. 7, Sylvania Northview 133, 8, Findlay 120. 9, Sandusky St. Mary's 116�1D2. 10, Bowling Green 108. 11, Celina 104. 12, Van Wert 101. 13, Lewis Center Olentangy 99�1D2. 14, Ottawa-Glandorf 94�1D2. 15, Oak Harbor 68�1D2. 16, Sylvania Southview 65. 17, Eastwood 35. 18, Anthony Wayne 24. 19, Brush 23. 20, Maumee 3. 21. Maumee Valley Country Day 1.

FINDLAY BOYS RESULTS

(top 10 places)

200 MEDLEY RELAY -- 8, Findlay (Greg Shrader, Jonathan Shaffer, LOgan Benjamin, Nick Topel) 1:48.8. DIVING -- 4, Blake Gilts 326.3. 100 BREASTSTROKE -- 1, Shaffer 1:02.4.

OTTAWA-GLANDORF BOYS RESULTS

(top 10 places)

DIVING -- 5, Nick Gerdeman 325.7; 8, Matt Cheeseman 312.0; 9, David Langhals 291.7. 100 BUTTERFLY -- 9, Hayden Doepker 1:00.3.

Bendt wins all-around

SYLVANIA -- Findlay's Jillian Bendt won the all-around title in leading the Trojans' gymnastics team to a second-place finish in the Sylvania Southview Invitational Saturday.

Bendt placed first on bars (8.9) and balance beam (9.1) and took the all-around title with a total score of 35.25. Bendt, a freshman, was also third on floor (9.05) and fifth on vault (8.2).

Napoleon won the meet with a 133.525 total. Findlay (131.75) edged Patrick Henry (130.15) for second.

Seniors Kilee Hards (32.6) and Hannah Curlis (32.2) were eighth and ninth, respectively, in the all-around standings. Hards was fifth on bars (8.25) and tenth on floor (8.6). Curlis placed ninth on vault (7.9).

Alexis Moloney was seventh on beam (8.6) for the Trojans and Teresa Selhorst was ninth on floor (8.65).

TEAM STANDINGS -- 1, Napoleon 133.525. 2, Findlay 131.75. 3, Patrick Henry 130.15. 4, Sylvania Southview 123.85. 5, Toledo Whitmer 123.425. 6, Tinora 119.85. 7, Maumee 116.05. 8, Sylvania Northview 109.05. 9, Toledo Notre Dame 103.0. 10, Ottawa Hills 33.5. 11, Defiance 32.05.

FHS hockey defeated

SYLVANIA -- Findlay jumped out to an early 2-1 lead, but couldn't keep the momentum as Sylvania Southview scored the final 3 goals and beat the Trojans 4-2 Saturday in Northwest Hockey Conference action at Tam-O-Shanter Arena.

Justin Portillo had a hat trick in helping the Cougars (3-1-0 NWHC) remain in first place in the league standings. The junior forward scored the first goal of the game, put Southview up 3-2 with 2:40 remaining in the third period and added an empty net goal with one second on the clock.

Nolyn Croy put Findlay on the board with 4:54 remaining in the first period on an assist from Stephen Perkins.

Jo Jo Brigadoi put the Trojans on top later in the first period with a goal at the 2:05 mark assisted by Layne Martin.

Travis Friar stopped 18 shots in net for Findlay, 1-1-1 in NWHC play and 6-6-3 overall.

Prep wrestling: Elmwood runs dual meet record to 12-0 with two wins
BLOOMDALE — Elmwood's wrestling team improved its dual meet record to 12-0 with a non-conference triangular sweep of Carey and Wauseon Friday.

The Royals, who will compete in the Division III dual meet championships Jan. 11 at Evergreen, pinned a 65-6 loss on the Blue Devils and the Indians 36-18.

Wauseon gained a split by knocking off Carey 58-15.

Nick Goebel (112 pounds), Cody Alexander (145), Alex Betts (152), Tyler Baer (160), Jordan Ackley (171), Jake Baker (189) and Travis Tahy (215) were all -2-0 for Elmwood.

Hayden Schertzer (103), Aaron Higgins (112), Denzel Baker (189) and Trae Cusac (215) won matches for the Blue Devils.

College wrestling: Three Roughnecks finish 3rd
INDIANAPOLIS — Three University of Findlay wrestlers finished third over the weekend as the Roughnecks finished fifth in the team standings of the Midwest Classic in Indianapolis.

Hiram Smith went 5-1 and avenged an earlier loss to Gannon's Jacob Tazzi with a 3-2 victory in the consolation finals of the 184-pound division.

Justin Shannon went 4-1 to finish third at 165 and Michael Lybarger went 4-2 and placed third at 157.

Mike Periano (133), Jeff Havelka (174) and Andy Zalaiskalns (197) all went 4-2 in the tournament. Periano and Havelka both placed fourth. Zalaiskalns was fifth. Heavyweight Matt Clum went 1-2 in the event, and 125-pounder Dan Blair was 0-2.

TEAM STANDINGS — 1. Newberry 1491/2. 2, Wisconsin-Parkside 1181/2. 3, Ashland 951/2. 4, Adams State 90. 5, Findlay 871/2. 6, Central Missouri 801/2. 7, West Liberty State 761/2. 8, Augustana 621/2. 9, Gannon 61. 10, Mesa State 48. 11, North Carolina Pembroke 461/2. 12, King 451/2. 13, Indianapolis 401/2. 14. Ohio Northern 39. 15, Limestone 35. 16, Mt. St. Joseph 28. 17, Missouri Baptist 23. 18, Carson Newman 19. 19 Rose Hulman 111/2. 20 Wabash 91/2. 21. Heidelberg 6. 22, Manchester 21/2.

Scoreboard
PREP Boys Basketball

Saturday's Results

Blanchard Valley Conference

Cory-Rawson 58, Arcadia 51

North Central Conference

Buckeye Central 60, Riverdale 57

Bucyrus 73, Wynford 61

Colonel Crawford 42, Ontario 38

Lucas 68, Crestline 60

Northern Ohio League

Bellevue 55, Willard 43

Galion Senior 61, Fostoria Senior 52

Tiffin Columbian 57, Norwalk Senior 37

Upper Sandusky 64, Shelby 42

Ohio Cardinal Conference

Ashland Senior 57, Mansfield Madison 49

Lexington 54, Wooster Senior 45

Mansfield Senior 64, Orrville 62

West Holmes 45, Clear Fork 34

Sandusky Bay Conference

Huron 46, Oak Harbor 38

Milan Edison 55, Castalia Margaretta 48

Port Clinton 65, Sandusky St. Mary's 48

Sandusky Perkins 57, Clyde 56

Other NW Ohio Games

Ada 95, Upper Scioto Valley 38

Archbold 64, Fairview 52

Ayersville 74, Riverside 56

Celina 54, New Bremen 52

Columbus Grove 38, Arlington 34

Danbury 63, Fremont St. Joseph 55

Defiance 43, Findlay 42

Delphos Jefferson 69, Lima Temple Christian 34

Delphos St. John's 55, Van Wert 43

Elida 54, Coldwater 49

Fayette 49, Delta 46

Fort Jennings 78, Edgerton 47

Fort Recovery 63, Spencerville 62

Fredericktown 50, Mansfield Christian 44

Hilltop 73, Monclova Christian 64

Jackson Center 51, Waynesfield 25

Lake 45, Swanton 43

Lakewood St. Edward 69, Toledo St. John's 66

Liberty-Benton 71, Genoa 45

Lima Senior 89, Wapakoneta 36

Lima Shawnee 65, Bluffton 38

Mansfield St. Peter's 75, Kidron Cent. Christian 47

Marion Harding 64, Lima Bath 61

Miller City 72, Convoy Crestview 65

Minster 53, Botkins 40

Mount Gilead 63, Ridgemont 55

New Knoxville 70, Lima Perry 34

Ottawa-Glandorf 72, Patrick Henry 28

Ottoville 70, Lincolnview 61

Parkway 59, South Adams, Ind. 54

Perrysburg 85, Oregon Clay 70

Stryker 53, Liberty Center 48

Tinora 37, Holgate 35

Tol. Cent. Catholic 58, Bowling Green 44

Toledo St. Francis 66, Worthington Kilbourne 54

Wauseon 45, Evergreen 37

Wayne Trace 54, Woodlan, Ind. 36

Woodmore 57, Old Fort 41

Around Ohio

Akr. Manchester 50, Massillon Tuslaw 35

Anna 76, Houston 27

Apple Creek Waynedale 59, Chippewa 45

Atwater Waterloo 40, E. Can. 39

Berlin Hiland 60, Tol. Christian 55

Bethel-Tate 62, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 51

Beverly Ft. Frye 73, Vincent Warren 68

Brookville 49, Camden Preble Shawnee 47

Byesville Meadowbrook 40, Barnesville 38

Can. South 81, Carrollton 65

Can. Timken 66, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 60

Casstown Miami E. 55, W. Liberty-Salem 24

Chesapeake 90, Caledonia River Valley 64

Cin. Christian 68, Middletown Christian 60

Cin. Indian Hill 85, Cin. Purcell Marian 56

Coal Grove 64, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 52

Day. Belmont 57, Cin. Hughes 54

Day. Christian 47, Day. Carroll 46

Day. Northridge 70, Tri-County N. 65, OT

Day. Stivers 69, Sidney 66

Dresden Tri-Valley 46, Zanesville Maysville 45, OT

Gahanna Christian 47, Marion Cath. 43

Gahanna Cols. Academy 76, Fairfield Christian 44

Germantown Valley View 63, Midd. Fenwick 38

Girard 38, Kinsman Badger 37

Lake Center Christian 70, Kingsway Christian 37

Heartland Christian 54, Heritage Christian 45

Hebron Lakewood 54, Utica 45

John Marshall, W.Va. 62, St. Clairsville 41

Louisville Aquinas 57, Wintersville Indian Creek 50

Lucasville Valley 67, Portsmouth Clay 51

Marietta 64, Logan 52

Martins Ferry 57, Bellaire 55

Monroe 65, Hamilton Ross 43

Navarre Fairless 46, Indian Valley 45

New Albany 64, Cols. Centennial 52

New Lebanon Dixie 71, National Trail 45

New Lexington 80, McConnelsville Morgan 56

New Madison Tri-Village 47, Ansonia 36

New Philadelphia 68, E. Liverpool 37

Newark Cath. 62, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 46

Oak Hill 63, McDermott Scioto NW 42

Philo 51, New Concord John Glenn 47

Pickerington N. 60, Cols. Walnut Ridge 54, 2OT

Rayland Buckeye 56, Oak Glen, W.Va. 54

Richwood N. Union 47, Cols. Ready 45, OT

Sarahsville Shenandoah 50, Buckeye Trail 48

Shadyside 67, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 62

Smithville 62, Creston Norwayne 54

Spring. Emmanuel Christ. 49, Xenia Christian 46

St. Bernard 70, Villa Madonna, Ky. 65

Sunbury Big Walnut 73, Cols. Mifflin 61

Thomas Worthington 64, Cols. West 47

Tree of Life 74, Grove City Christian 42

Trotwood-Madison 93, Cols. Harvest Prep 48

Uniontown Lake 51, Walsh Jesuit 48

W. Salem NW 60, Dalton 41

Wheeling Park, W.Va. 71, Zanesville 47

Williamsport Westfall 66, Circleville 51

Wooster Triway 63, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 55

Xenia 62, Springfield 60

Zanes. Rosecrans 44, Strasburg-Franklin 41, OT

Zanesville W. Muskingum 51, Thorn. Sheridan 41

Monday's Games

NW Ohio Games

Fostoria Senior at Upper Sandusky

Kalida at Ada

Paulding at Hicksville

PREP Girls Basketball

Saturday's Results

Midland Athletic League

Carey 71, Seneca East 47

Hopewell-Loudon 60, Bettsville 14

Mohawk 66, Fremont St. Joseph 37

New Riegel 79, North Baltimore 31

St. Wendelin 52, Tiffin Calvert 24

North Central Conference

Buckeye Central 59, Ontario 43

Colonel Crawford 53, Crestline 33

Riverdale 64, Bucyrus 54

Wynford 54, Lucas 7

Northern Ohio League

Bellevue 43, Shelby 26

Fostoria Senior 45, Norwalk Senior 41

Tiffin Columbian 63, Upper Sandusky 43

Willard 58, Galion Senior 27

Putnam County League

Continental 50, Miller City 32

Suburban Lakes League

Genoa at Woodmore

Lake 55, Gibsonburg 41

Lakota at Eastwood

Otsego 36, Elmwood 25

Other NW Ohio Games

Arcadia 38, Old Fort 23

Archbold 46, Napoleon 35

Ashland Crestview 59, New London 42

Ashland Senior at Toledo Scott

Centerville 52, Findlay 50, OT

Coldwater 39, Ottawa-Glandorf 36

Kenton 49, Hardin Northern 30

Lexington 44, Mansfield St. Peter's 41

Lima Shawnee 80, Bluffton 37

Minster 43, Kalida 38

Norwalk St. Paul 68, South Central 31

Ottoville 47, Patrick Henry 36

Pettisville 44, Edgerton 30

Plymouth 58, Ashland Mapleton 48

St. Marys Memorial 51, Sidney Lehman 41

Van Buren 56, Marion Harding 50

Western Reserve 62, Monroeville 46

Ashland Crestview 59, New London 42

Ft. Recovery 71, Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 19

Plymouth 58, Ashland Mapleton 48

Around Ohio

Anna 50, Houston 41

Arcanum 54, Day. Christian 42

Batavia 51, New Richmond 27

Beloit W. Branch 49, Alliance 42

Berlin Hiland 47, Millersburg W. Holmes 36

Bishop Donahue, W.Va. 45, Conotton Valley 37

Caldwell 54, Bellaire St. John 40

Can. Cent. Cath. 59, Rittman 31

Can. McKinley 64, Massillon Jackson 23

Can. South 60, Alliance Marlington 33

Casstown Miami E. 66, Ansonia 42

Chillicothe Zane Trace 56, Westfall 27

Cin. Anderson 41, Milford 33

Cin. Glen Este 59, Harrison 33

Cin. Hughes 76, N. Bend Taylor 25

Cin. McNicholas 46, Cin. Mariemont 31

Cin. Oak Hills 72, Middletown 53

Cin. Princeton 60, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 40

Cin. Sycamore 64, Fairfield 40

Cin. Turpin 51, Batavia Amelia 31

Cin. Walnut Hills 51, Wilmington 21

Cin. Winton Woods 49, Loveland 39

Clayton Northmont 70, Sidney 57

Cols. DeSales 69, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 24

Continental 50, Miller City 32

Crown City S. Gallia 49, Pomeroy Meigs 41

Dover 44, Navarre Fairless 34

Dresden Tri-Valley 68, John Glenn 22

Dublin Scioto 70, New Albany 60

Fredericktown 41, Johnstown-Monroe 38

Gahanna Christian 43, Millersport 30

Georgetown 44, Bethel-Tate 35

Gilead Christian 79, Delaware Christian 15

Grove City Cent. Crossing 35, Teays Valley 29

Huber Hts. Wayne 51, Springfield 24

Hundred, W.Va. 41, Jefferson County Christian 22

Ironton 57, Gallipolis Gallia 35

Hillsdale 52, Kidron Cent. Christian 36

Kings Mills Kings 50, Morrow Little Miami 33

Lorain Southview 54, N. Olmsted 49

Lore City Buckeye Trail 40, Hannibal River 33

Loudonville 65, Centerburg 55

Louisville 52, Carrollton 44, OT

Macedonia Nordonia 57, Medina Highland 40

Madison 58, Hamilton Badin 48

Marietta 46, Logan 36

Marion Cath. 44, Cols. Horizon Science 36

Marysville 64, Marion Elgin 57

Mason 63, Hamilton 36

Massillon Perry 57, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 54

Massillon Washington 66, Cle. Lincoln W. 24

McConnelsville Morgan 57, Beverly Ft. Frye 48

Mentor Lake Cath. 33, Bedford Chanel 30

Milton-Union 52, Day. Northridge 47

Minerva 69, Canal Fulton Northwest 52

Mt. Orab Western Brown 81, Felicity-Franklin 41

Mt. Vernon 41, Coshocton 37

New Bremen 50, Covington 20

New Madison Tri-Village 45, National Trail 41

New Middletown Spring. 65, Youngs. Chaney 57

Newark 64, Cols. Linden McKinley 45

Oak Hill 61, S. Point 55

Orrville 56, Peninsula Woodridge 32

Oxford Talawanda 42, Hamilton Ross 38

Philo 47, Crooksville 14

Pickerington N. 40, Cols. Watterson 34

Russia 57, Jackson Center 51

Spring. Kenton Ridge 101, Tecumseh 25

St. Clairsville 48, Oak Glen, W.Va. 44

Steubenville Cath. Cent. 55, Linsly, W.Va. 44

Strasburg-Franklin 45, Tuscarawas Valley 42

Thornville Sheridan 46, New Lexington 37

Tipp City Bethel 43, Piqua 37

Tolsia, W.Va. 56, Chesapeake 42

Trenton Edgewood 32, Norwood 22

Trotwood-Madison 79, Day. Meadowdale 40

Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 83, Granville Christian 6

Uniontown Lake 56, Youngs. Austintown-Fitch 30

Ursuline Academy 54, Cin. Mercy 42

Utica 43, Johnstown Northridge 21

W. Chester Lakota W. 63, Cin. Colerain 52

W. Lafayette Ridgewood 40, Indian Valley 32

Warsaw River View 63, New Philadelphia 36

Waynesville 63, Monroe 34

Wheelersburg 42, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 40

Williamsburg 52, Batavia Clermont NE 46

Wooster Triway 56, Apple Creek Waynedale 33

Worthington Christian 34, Cols. Briggs 32

Youngs. Boardman 62, Can. GlenOak 48

Zanesville Maysville 50, W. Muskingum 36

Cols. Brookhaven 67, Copley 63

Cols. Marion-Franklin 49, Cle. Glenville 32

Garfield Hts. 40, Cols. Wellington 39

Seaman N. Adams 48, Manchester 39

Monday's Games

NW Ohio Games

Bettsville at Toledo Emmanuel Baptist

Danbury at Cardinal Stritch

Parkway at Celina

Swanton at Fayette

Wauseon at Toledo Notre Dame

Wayne Trace at Lima Cent. Cath.

LOCAL SPORTS

Saturday's Results

Junior High Boys Basketball

Otsego (8th) 49, Elmwood 28

Prep Boys Bowling

PATRICK HENRY 2,289

TINOrA 2,098

regular games

PATRICK HENRY -- Patrick Rosebrook 163, Nicholas Schwiebert 185, Brock Woods 175-178--353, Taylor Booth 190, Brent Cocke 174, Robert Suber 159, Jakob Caplinger 193-205--398, Adam Inbody 133. TOTALS: 886-869--1,755.

TINORA -- Kyle Smay 218-206--424, Dan Engel 123-102--225, Zac Bowling 124-128--252, Dylan Hall 200-148--348, Jeremy Hughes 178-200--378. TOTAL: 843-784--1,627.

Baker games

PATRICK HENRY 174-164-196--534

TINORA 176-155-140--471

RECORDS: Patrick Henry 3-2, Tinora 1-4.

Sunday's Events

College Athletics

WRESTLING -- Findlay at Midwest Classic, 10

Recreation Volleyball

CO-ED Sunday night league

Createc 25-25-9, Exploding Penguins 20-23-15

6Pack 24-25-15, Bacon Lovers 26-21-9

Abbott's 25-25-15, Underdogs 18-20-6

SCHEDULE

Monday's Events

Recreation Volleyball

CO-ED "A" League

At Glenwood Middle School

Nick's Lawn Service vs. Wine Merchant, 6:15

Heck vs. Blue Bombas, 7

Oil Diggers vs. Razor's Edge, 7:45

Duling Hauling vs. Beerco, 8:30

Prep Wrestling

Northwood & Stryker at Van Buren, 6

Prep Swimming

Lima Bath & Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7

LOCAL & AREA

Van Buren Athletic Boosters Meeting

VAN BUREN -- The Van Buren Athletic Booster will meet 7 p.m. Monday in the Community Room at Van Buren High School.

NB Softball Fundraiser

NORTH BALTIMORE -- North Baltimore's girls softball program will have a pasta dinner fundraiser at Olive Garden Jan. 10 from 4-6 p.m. The dinner will include pasta, salad, breadsticks, dessert and drink. Cost will be $8 for adults and $4 for children. For more information, contact softball coach Frank Hernandez at 419-257-3501.

UF Softball Clinic Scheduled

The University of Findlay will host a softball clinic, featuring advanced offensive skills for girls in grades 10, 11 and 12, on Saturday, Jan. 17. A detailed registration form is available by visiting www.findlay.edu then entering the athletics link and selecting �camps /clinics.� The softball office may be reached by calling 419-434-6544.

Curling Set At BGSU

BOWLING GREEN -- The Bowling Green Curling Club will be offering curling instruction for new curlers, from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9 and again 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20 at the Bowling Green State University Ice Arena. Cost is $10 per person. Additional information is available at the club website, www.aroundbg.com/sites/curling or by calling Mike at 419-262-1143.

Co-ed Volleyball Tournament Set

TIFFIN -- Tiffin University will hold a co-ed 4-on-4 volleyball tournament Sunday, Feb. 1 in the Gillmor Gym. Tourney limited to 8 teams. Cost is $40 per team. For more information, contact Keith Bales at baleskl@tiffin.edu or call 937-726-5182.

BOWLING

Sportsman Lanes

Mama's & Papa's League

High series: (men) Richard Rider 559; (women) Pam Oates 545. High game: (men) Dion Shoemaker 236; (women) Oates 207.

Prime Timers League

High series: (men) Carl Reichenbaugh 573; (women) Doris Hirsimaki & Patsy Woolley 525. High game: (men) Reichenbaugh 221; (women) Hirsimaki 202.

Bantam I League

High series: (boys) Hunter Baldridge 253; (girls) Marissa Roderick 230; (8-under boys) Zac Kilburn 218; (8-under girls) Emileigh Jo Allen 184. High game: (boys) Baldridge 142; (girls) Roderick 124; (8-under boys) Kilburn 122; (8-under girls) Allen 95.

Sporstmen Juniors League

High series: (boys) Austin Powell 546; (girls) Maeve Hocanson 545. High game: (boys) Powell 204; (girls) Hocanson 212.

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