Roundup: Auchmuty’s 31 paces Columbus Grove past Elida

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Columbus Grove 68, Elida 47

ELIDA — Columbus Grove opened its season with a strong start, outscoring Elida by 18 points in the first half.

Lauryn Auchmuty tallied 31 points, five assists and five steals for Columbus Grove (1-0). Nicole Nesby hadded 10 points.

Elida (0-2) looked to Oliveah Sanders for a team-high 11 points.

Miller City 51, Bluffton 43

BLUFFTON — Miller City broke the game open with a 19-10 run in the fourth quarter.

Jordan Schnipke had a team-high 13 points for Miller City, including 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. Ava Ruck added 11 points. Hailey Warnimont had 10 rebounds.

Bluffton looked to Ayla Grandey for a team-high 22 points.

Allen East 55, Kenton 36

HARROD — Savanna Brooks scored 21 points and Rilynn Jones and Ella Miller each added 10 as Allen East knocked off Kenton.

Kenton looked to Macee Heckathorn for 15 points.

Delphos Jefferson 47, Kalida 37

KALIDA — Lyv Lindeman scored 17 points and Lauren French added 13 as Delphos Jefferson improved to 3-0 on the season.

Celina 50, Perry 33

CELINA — Perry fell on the road.

Celina looked to Brooke Baucher for 13 points, while Brinley Korte had 12.

Tyaneh Gordon finished with a team-high nine points for the Commodores.

Ottawa-Glandorf 63, Van Buren 35

OTTAWA — The Titans rallied back from a 10-9 deficit in the first quarter to a convincing lead, thanks to outscoring Van Buren 38-17 in the middle two quarters.

Lima Senior 49, Cory-Rawson 38

Ada 45, Upper Scioto Valley 32