GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delphos St. John’s 42, Van Wert 36
VAN WERT — Delphos St. John’s Emma Will scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half as the Blue Jays (2-6) won on the road.
Van Wert (2-6) looked to Jordanne Blythe for a team-high 15 points.
Delphos St John’s 13 4 8 17- 42
Van Wert 7 5 9 15- 36
Delphos St. John’s leaders: Emma Will 20, Abby Kerner 9, Faith Cross 9. Totals: 15-10-42
Van Wert leaders: Jordanne Blythe 15. Totals: 14-7-36
Delphos Jefferson 54, Paulding 28
PAULDING — Lyv Lindeman scored 25 points, as Delphos Jefferson jumped out to an eight-point first-quarter lead and never looked back.
The Wildcats are now 7-1.
Paulding (3-4) was led by Addison Pease’s nine points.
Delphos Jefferson 16 8 13 17- 54
Paulding 8 4 11 5- 28
Delphos Jefferson leaders: Liv Lindeman 25
Paulding leaders: Addison Pease 9, Kayleigh Dunham 7
Ottawa-Glandorf 53, Napoleon 16
NAPOLEON — The Titans had three players in double-figures on their way to a big win.
Carlie Brinkman led the way for Ottawa-Glandorf (9-0) with 13 points. Katie Kaufman contributed 12, and Karsyn Erford had 10. The Titans, who were only up by three points in the first quarter before Kaitlyn Kimmet’s 3-pointer at the buzzer, didn t give up a second-quarter basket to pull away.
Ottawa-Glandorf 13 9 25 6 — 53
Napoleon 7 0 5 4 — 16
Ottawa-Glandorf
Brinkman 13, Erford 12, Grothause 4, Horstman 3, Kaufman 10, Kimmet 9, Lammers 0. Totals 20-3-4 — 53.
Napoleon
Lily Kruse 1, Makayla Kruse 4, Chloe Cicero 7, Ava Good 2, Gracie Butler 2. Totals 4-2-2 — 16.
Miller City 66, Lincolnview 34
MILLER CITY — Miller City outscored Lincolnview 39-13 in the second and third quarters to break open a close game.
The Wildcats (6-3) actually trailed by three going into the second quarter before the offense got hot. Belle Reyna led Miller City with 16 points, while Jordan Schnipke scored 15. Andrea Pfau added a team-high nine rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Breese paced Lincolnview (1-4) with 12 points.
Lincolnview 14 4 9 7- 34
Miller City 11 16 23 16- 66
Lincolnview leaders: Keira Breese 12, Ashlyn Price 9. Totals: 11-12-34
Miller City leaders: Isabel Reyna 16, Jordan Schnipke 15. Totals: 25-10-66
Hardin Northern 42, Pandora-Gilboa 38
DOLA — Hardin Northern rallied from a 16-9 halftime deficit with strong play in the third and fourth quarters to beat Pandora-Gilboa.
Lainey Thomas scored 21 points and pulled down five rebounds for the Polar Bears (2-5).
Savannah Knueven led the Rockets (1-7) with 15 points and six rebounds. Maddie Rutschilling added 10 points and two steals.
Hardin Northern 5 4 18 15- 42
Pandora-Gilboa 12 4 13 9- 38
Hardin Northern leaders: Lainey Thomas 21, Emmah Boose 9. Totals: 16-6-42
Pandora-Gilboa leaders: Savannah Knueven 15, Maddie Rutschilling 10. Totals: 13-9-38
Wayne Trace 37, Fort Jennings 30
HAVILAND — Careen Winans scored 12 points, had five rebounds and three assists as Wayne Trace held off Fort Jennings.
Lexi Moore had 14 rebounds for the Raiders (6-2).
Fort Jennings (1-7) looked to Autumn Cavelage for a game-high 17 points. Maggie Pothast added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Wayne Trace 9 10 9 9- 37
Fort Jennings 8 5 3 14- 30
Wayne Trace leaders: Careen Winans 12, Lexi Moore 8. Totals: 12-7-37
Fort Jennings leaders: Autumn Calvelage 17, Maggie Pothast 11. Totals: 11-3-30
St. Henry 56, Spencerville 44
ST. HENRY — Leah Lefeld scored 18 points to lead the Redskins (6-1) at home. Molly Wendel chipped in 12.
Spencerville (4-4) relied on Heidi Keller’s 15 points to lead the way.
Van Buren 37, Bluffton 33
VAN BUREN — Van Buren rallied back from one point down in the fourth quarter and pulled away with the win.
Brooklyn Wilkin scored 12 of her 22 points in the pivotal fourth quarter, accounting for all but two of her team’s points in the final eight minutes for the Black Knights.
Bluffton (3-5), which led by five a the half, didn’t have any players reach double-figures.
Bluffton 10 9 5 9 — 33
Van Buren 7 7 9 14 —37
Bluffton
Burkholder 0, Hobensack 2, Cross 0, Fleece 2, Dearth 0, Schweingruber 2, Warren 2, Schaadt 7, Utendorf 7, Bassett 2, Grandey 9. Totals 11-1-8 —33.
Van Buren
Bowman 0, Webster 0, Hudoff 3, Durliat 8, Wymer 0, Deitrick 0, Wilkin 22, Penn 4. Totals 14-1-6 —37.
Celina 35, New Knoxville 34
Celina 35, New Knoxville 34
Celina 3 10 8 14- 35
New Knoxville 12 7 4 11- 34
Celina leaders: Rachel Rammel 15, Brinley Korte 8. Totals: 13-8-35
New Knoxville leaders: Addi Albers 19. Totals: 12-9-34
Antwerp 61, Hicksville 32
Antwerp 11 19 18 13- 61
Hicksville 6 10 3 13- 32
Antwerp leaders: Aewyn McMichael 22, Caroline Rohrs 17. Totals: 25-5-61
Hicksville leaders: Kennedy Adams 7. Totals: 12-7-32
Liberty-Benton 55, Eastwood 34
Parkway 49, Lehman Catholic 25
Parkway 12 17 8 12- 49
Lehman Catholic 5 10 6 4- 25
Parkway leaders: Paige Williamson 19, Megan Hughes 10. Totals: 19-7-49
Lehman Catholic leaders: Mara O Leary 18. Totals: 9-4-25
BOYS BASKETBALL
Ridgemont 66, Leipsic 54
MT. VICTORY — Four Gophers scored in double figures as Ridgemont got off to a fast start at home, leading 35-26 at the half.
Xavier Stuck scored 15 points for the Gophers (4-2). Connor Manns and Kolton Manns each tallied 14, while Harrison Reppart scored 11.
Leipsic (4-2) looked to Jayce Brecht for 15 points. Ty Lammers and Tavis Bejerano each scored 13.
Leipsic 15 11 17 11- 54
Ridgemont 17 18 20 11- 66
Leipsic leaders: Jayce Brecht 15, Ty Lammers 13, Tavis Bejarano 13
Ridgemont leaders: Xavier Stuck 15, Connor Manns 14, Kolton Manns 14
