Lyv Lindeman of Delphos Jefferson shoots a layup against Taylor Nickles of Allen East during Thursday’s game at Delphos Jefferson High School.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
DELPHOS — When Delphos Jefferson senior standout Lyv Lindeman drives into the lane, there’s a good chance she will come away with points.
In Thursday’s key Northwest Conference girls basketball matchup against Allen East, Lindeman scored a school-record 40 points, including 20 of 22 shooting from the free-throw line, to help lead Delphos Jefferson to a convincing 57-41 victory over Allen East.
Lindeman’s 40 points surpassed her mother’s school record of 38 points. Her mother is Delphos Jefferson head coach Denise (Blockberger) Lindeman, a former basketball standout at Delphos Jefferson.
With the win, Delphos Jefferson improved to 9-1 overall and remained undefeated in the NWC with a 3-0 mark. Allen East slipped to 7-2 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
On Dec. 30, Lyv Lindeman became the all-time leading scorer in program history, when she eclipsed the 1,400-point barrier in Jefferson’s 71-42 win over Van Wert.
Lindeman was nearly automatic at the charity stripe on Thursday.
“Every single day after practice, I shoot foul shots for 10 minutes,” Lindeman said. “If I miss one, I go down and back (on the basketball court). I hold myself accountable for those (misses).”
The Tiffin University-bound Lindeman ended the night with two 3-pointers. Overall, she was 9 of 12 shooting from the field.
Second half surge
CONVOY — In a clash between two of the top players in the Northwest Conference, Cali Gregory led Crestview over Lauren Auchmuty and Columbus Grove, 52-39, on Thursday night.
Auchmuty outscored Gregory 24-23, but Crestview (10-1) limited Grove (8-2) to just four points in the third quarter and 18 total in the second half.
“She (Auchmuty) is a nice player that plays well in their system. I’m proud of our girls for doing a nice job collectively on her,” said Crestview coach Mark Gregory. “She still got 24 points, but that’s what good players do. Together we did enough on defense to make good things happen.”
Auchmuty’s 24 points came on 18 shots, including six threes, most of which were highly contested. She was held scoreless from the 3:42 mark of the first quarter until a third-quarter layup with three seconds left. During that stretch, Crestview outscored Grove 27-12.
“They guarded her hard,” Columbus Grove coach Brian Schroeder said of Auchmuty. “They were physical with her off the ball and helped off on her. That’s a really good team that executed their game plan.”
Gregory had 18 fourth-quarter points, including a deep triple midway through the frame, answering two-straight threes from Auchmuty at the other end.
“Cali had a nice game when we needed her to,” said Gregory. “She hit a big three in the second half when Grove started gaining momentum. We needed every one of those shots that she hit.”
Fourth quarter comeback
DELPHOS – It took all four quarters Saturday morning for Delphos St. John’s to secure its third win of the season.
Fort Jennings led after the first three quarters before the Blue Jays dialed up their three-point shooting to surpass the Musketeers 55-51 in non-conference action.
“Eventually our pressure wore on them a little bit. We sped them up and created some turnovers,” said Delphos St. John’s coach Ian Finn. “Hats off to Fort Jennings, they played hard, and Maggie (Pothast) gave us everything we could handle.”
Maggie Pothast led all Musketeers in scoring 22 points, including seven points in the first half and hauled in four rebounds.
“Maggie (Pothast) did exactly what we needed her to do today. Anything from inside the paint and three feet away, that is her job to rebound and score. She did great,” Fort Jennings coach Sean O’ Connor said.
Fort Jennings led through eaach of the first three quarters. St. John’s outscored the visitors 18-6 in the fourth.
Abby Kerner drained a pair of threes right out of the third quarter break, Will hit one as well, and then it was Will’s free throw with 4:06 remaining that gave the Jays the 49-48 lead. Kerner finished the afternoon with 20 points.
Ava Hershey extended that lead when she hit a wide-open three from the corner to seal the St. John’s come-from-behind victory.
Big scorers
• Lauren Auchmuty of Columbus Grove had 30 points in a win over Cory-Rawson.
• Tatelyn Faraglia of Waynesfield-Goshen scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a three-point win over Indian Lake. Faraglia also scored 25 points and grabbed 10 boards, leading the Tigers past Hardin Northern 57-25.
• Ava Huffman of Pandora-Gilboa had a team-high 22 points in an eight-point win over Van Buren.
• Emma Will led St. John’s to a 55-44 win over New Bremen with 21 points.
• Ava Henry tallied 20 points, pacing Leipsic in a 43-36 win over Swanton.
• Hardin Northern’s Taryann Vorhes scored 20 points in a loss to Waynesfield-Goshen.
• Karsyn Erford of Ottawa-Glandorf totaled 20 points in a 55-52 loss to Fort Loramie.
• Bath’s Anne Oliver scored 19 points, including 7 of 9 shooting inside of the arc in a 59-30 win over Kenton.
• Grace Freiberger scored 18 points and had seven steals in Shawnee’s home win against Celina.
• Maddey Burris of Jefferson scored 18 points in a 29-point victory over Van Wert.
• Katie Kaufman of Ottawa-Glandorf scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a loss to Fort Loramie.
• Claire Foust of Bath recorded a 17-point, 17-rebound double double in a win over Kenton.
• Clara Goecke of Spencerville had 16 points in an 11-point victory over Leipsic.
• Faith Cross of Delphos St. John’s scored 15 points in a win over New Bremen.
• Nevaeh Lowry of Upper Scioto Valley tallied 16 points in a loss to Perry.
• Perry’s Lexenna Lee scored 15 points in a 57-39 win over Upper Scioto Valley.
GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Western Buckeye League
`WBL`All
Ottawa-Glandorf`3-0`11-1
Bath`3-0`8-2
St. Marys`2-1`5-5
Wapakoneta`2-1`5-6
Shawnee`2-1`4-6
Van Wert`2-1`3-7
Kenton`1-2`4-6
Celina`0-3`4-7
Elida`0-3`2-8
Defiance`0-3`0-11
Northwest Conference
`NWC`All
Crestview`3-0`10-1
Delphos Jefferson`3-0`9-1
Lincolnview`2-0`5-4
Columbus Grove`2-1`8-2
Bluffton`1-1`5-5
Spencerville`1-2`5-4
Allen East`0-2`7-2
Leipsic`0-3`5-4
Ada`0-3`4-7
Northwest Central Conference
`NWCC`All
Cory-Rawson`3-0`5-7
Perry`2-0`7-3
Waynesfield-Goshen`2-0`5-4
Ridgedale`2-0`5-5
Elgin`2-1`8-1
Hardin Northern`1-2`2-7
Upper Scioto Valley`0-3`3-7
North Baltimore`0-3`1-6
Ridgemont`0-3`0-8
Putnam County League
`PCL`All
Columbus Grove`2-0`8-2
Miller City`2-1`7-3
Leipsic`2-1`6-5
Kalida`2-1`6-4
Ottoville`1-1`8-3
Continental`0-1`0-9
Pandora – Gilboa`0-2`2-7
Fort Jennings`0-2`1-10
Toledo City Athletic League
`TCAL`All
Rogers`3-1`7-5
Start`3-1`4-6
Bowsher`2-1`5-6
Scott`2-2`5-5
Lima Senior`2-2`6-7
Woodward`1-2`1-5
Waite 0-4`1-6
GIRLS BASKETBALL RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday
Waynesfield-Goshen 53, Indian Lake 50
Wednesday
Columbus Grove 62, Cory-Rawson 25
Thursday
Convoy Crestview 52, Columbus Grove 39
Delphos Jefferson 57, Harrod Allen E. 41
Delphos St. John’s 55, New Bremen 44
Kalida 30, Ottoville 28
Lima Bath 59, Kenton 30
Lima Perry 57, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 39
Ottawa-Glandorf 52, Elida 20
Wapakoneta 33, St Marys 28
Waynesfield-Goshen 57, Dola Hardin Northern 25
Today
Fairlawn at Waynesfield-Goshen, 1:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Pandora-Gilboa, 1:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Columbus Grove, 1:30 p.m.
Spencerville at Fort Jennings, 1:30 p.m.
Ada at Arcadia, 2:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 8
Delphos Jefferson at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.
Waite at Lima Senior, 6 p.m.
Perry at Kenton, 7:30 p.m
Tuesday, Jan 9
LCC at Ada, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Ayersville, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Paulding, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Elida, 7:30 p.m.
Kalida at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m.
Spencerville at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.
Bath at Ottville, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 11
Delphos St. John’s at Fort Recovery, 7 p.m.
Ottoville at Continental, 7:15 p.m.
Vanlue at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:15 p.m.
Ada at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Crestview at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m.
LCC at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.
St. Marys at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Perry, 7:30 p.m.
Shawnee at Defiance, 7:30 p.m.
Lincolnview at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m.
North Baltimore at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 13
Bluffton at Paulding, 1 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Findlay, 1 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Pandora-Gilboa, 1:30 p.m.
Liberty-Benton at Kalida, 1:30 p.m.
Sylvania Southview at Lima Senior, 2 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday
Ada 60, Arcadia 40
Ottoville 54, Columbus Grove 49
Leipsic 61, Continental 59
Wednesday
Emmanuel Christian 64, Allen East 61
Thursday
Hamler Patrick Henry 53, Continental 18
Friday
Games ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more on LimaScores.com.
Van Buren at Pandorda-Gilboa, 7:15 p.m
Ada at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Kenton at Bath, 7:30 p.m
Crestview at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m.
Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m.
Kalida at LCC, 7:30 p.m.
Start at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m.
Perry at Upper Scioto Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Shawnee at Celina, 7:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m.
Temple Christian at Ridgedale, 7:30 p.m.
Wapakoneta at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 13
Perry at LCC, 4 p.m.
Bryan at Elida, 5:30 p.m.
Calvary Christian at Temple Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Spencerville at Bath, 6 p.m.
Lincolnview at Miller City, 7 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Findlay, 7 p.m.
Ada at Upper Scioto Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Liberty-Benton at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Tinora at Kalida, 7:30 p.m.
Mansfield Senior at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m.
