OTTAWA — St. Marys won its first Western Buckeye League game of the season in a big way, upsetting host Ottawa-Glandorf 49-48 on Friday.
Garet Fledderjohann sunk four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 26 points for St. Marys (6-12, 1-6) and Austin James scored 17 points. Alex Westerick had 14 points for the Titans (15-3, 5-2) while both Matthew Kaufman and Michael Rosebrock had 9 points.
Delphos Jefferson 69 Allen East 66
DELPHOS — Trey Smith turned in a strong night to lead the Wildcats to a Northwest Conference victory at home. Smith scored 29 points to lead all scorers while Austin Jettinghoff drilled four 3-pointers and scored 18 points for Jefferson (4-13, 2-5) while Ross Thompson had 8 points. Clay Plaugher netted 23 points for Allen East (2-15, 0-7) and Tanner Richardson added 21 points while Matt Shuey had 9 points.
Crestview 75, Bluffton 36
BLUFFTON — Tyson Bolenbaugh’s 24 points paced the Knights to the NWC win at Bluffton. Damian Helm scored 12 points and had 5 boards for Crestview (16-2, 5-2). The Knights’ defense forced 26 turnovers while they committed just 7. Michael Donley had 11 points for Bluffton (8-10, 2-5) while Noah Stratton had 10 points.
The Knights made 27-of-44 shots from the field while Bluffton made 10-of-32. Bluffton did have the rebounding edge at 22-12.
Lincolnview 63, Paulding 50
PAULDING — Kyle Williams rolled to a 26-point effort to help the Lancers win the NWC game. Kade Carey and Justice Dowdy each scored 14 points for Lincolnview (8-11, 4-3). Lance Foor had 14 points for Paulding (13-5, 4-3), Neil Roehrig had 11 points and Julian Salinas scored 10 points.
Wapakoneta 44, Van Wert 39
VAN WERT — Jake Buzzard led Wapakoneta with 14 points in a WBL win at Van Wert. Alex Greve had 10 points for the Redskins (11-8, 4-3) and Travis Bertram added 9 points. Connor Holliday had 11 points for Van Wert (9-9, 2-5) and Matt Bidlack scored 10 points.
Celina 64, Kenton 54
CELINA — Matt Buschur led all scorers with 21 points and Celina improved to 9-9 overall and 4-3 in the WBL. Ryan Hoyng scored 17 points for the Bulldogs, who made 13-of-14 free throws, and Aric Fickert scored 14 points. Matt Bahr had 16 points for Kenton (11-7, 2-5), Noah Furbush had 15 points and Colyn Blackford had 11 points.
Defiance 75, Shawnee 49
DEFIANCE — Trey Guilliam nailed four 3-pointers and scored 21 points as Defiance beat visiting Shawnee in WBL action.
Jay Thomas had 11 points for Shawnee (2-16, 0-7). Defiance improves to 13-5 overall and 4-3 in the WBL.
Kalida 61, Miller City 60
MILLER CITY — Four Kalida players reached double figures to help the team knock off host Miller City in a PCL nail-biter. Adam Langhals scored 16 points for Kalida (7-11, 4-2), Cody Mathew had 14 points, Austin Horstman had 13 points and Devin Kortokrax scored 10 points. Adam Niese had 17 points for Miller City (13-5, 4-2) while Austin Lammers had 11 points.
Ottoville 37, Continental 28
OTTOVILLE — The Big Green finished the PCL game by outscoring the Pirates 10-2 in the fourth for the win. Ryan Honigford scored 10 points, Derek Schimmoeller had 8 points and Austin Honigford had 7 rebounds for Ottoville (8-11, 3-3). Chaz Slattman had 13 points and Tyler Dockery had 8 points for Continental (5-14, 0-5).
Waynesfield-Goshen 61 Riverside 48
RIVERSIDE — Dylan Little scored 22 points, hitting four treys, and the Tigers won the Northwest Central Conference game. Lee Turner added 20 points for W-G (7-11, 4-3).
Leipsic 60, Arlington 36
ARLINGTON — Austin Brown scored 19 points for the Vikings, who moved into a tie for second place in the BVC with the win. Leipsic is 15-3 overall, 6-2 in the conference while Arlington is 15-3, 6-2. Devon Mangas had 14 points for Leipsic and Zach Kuhlman had 10 points.
Vanlue 55, Pandora-Gilboa 27
PANDORA — Vanlue outscored P-G 24-2 in the fourth quarter and won the BVC contest. Brian Shcneck had 8 points for the Rockets. P-G is 4-15 overall and 2-6 in the BVC while Vanlue is 13-5, 5-3.
USV 70, Riverdale 66
McGUFFEY — Lane Hurley lit it up for 25 points and the Rams won at Riverdale. Shane Rofe and Austin Howard both scored 14 points for USV (11-4) and Dylan Hunsicker scored 9 points.
Delphos St. John’s 56 Versailles 37
VERSAILLES — The Blue Jays improved to 13-4 overall and 6-1 in the MAC contest. Curtis Geise finished with 21 points for the Blue Jays, Ryan Buescher had 14 points and Seth Bockey had 10 points.
New Knoxville 65 Fort Recovery 62
FORT RECOVERY — New Knoxville jumped out to a 25-8 lead after one quarter and held on as Fort Recovery outscored its MAC visitor 30-17 in the fourth. Jake Allen had 25 points for New Knoxville (10-8, 3-4) and Andrew Arnett had 13 points. Elijah Kahlig scored 23 for Fort Recovery (15-3, 4-3).
Coldwater 53, Minster 51
COLDWATER — Austin Bruns had 17 points, 7 boards and 2 assists for Coldwater (7-9, 2-4) in the MAC win. Derek Thobe and Mitch Schoenherr each had 11 points for Coldwater. Devon Poeppelman had 17 points for Minster (11-8, 2-5) and Ethan Wolf had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
St. Henry 61, Parkway 35
ROCKFORD — Kyle Stahl’s 20 points paced St. Henry to the MAC win while Ryan Mikesell added 19 points. St. Henry is 16-3 overall and 6-1 in the MAC while Parkway is 1-17, 0-7.
New Bremen 54, Marion Local 46
MARIA STEIN — Carson Manger scored 14 points for New Bremen, which went to 16-3 overall and 7-1 in the MAC. Luke Schwieterman and Parker Manger both had 11 for New Bremen. Dustin Rethman and Luke Knapke had 12 each for Marion Local (6-11, 0-6).
