BOYS BASKETBALL
Bluffton 81, Van Buren 54
BLUFFTON — Marek Donaldson broke a school record with nine triples on his way to a 36-point evening for the Pirates.
Bluffton improved to 8-1 with the victory.
For Van Buren, Parker Bellharz led the way with 18. Seth Gregory tallied 12.
Spencerville 51, Kalida 28
SPENCERVILLE — Spencerville held Kalida to 12 first-half points and pulled away for their sixth win of the season.
Kalida’s loss is their 11th straight to open the year.
Spencerville’s top three scorers were Carter Sudhoff with 13 points, Evan Osting with 12, and Will Sensabaugh at nine.
Ottawa-Glandorf 76, Liberty Center 45
LIBERTY CENTER — Colin White scored 26 points to pace the Titans in their ninth win of the season.
Landen Kruse was Liberty Center’s leading scorer with 18 points.
LCC 54, Defiance 41
DEFIANCE — The T-Birds stayed perfect with a 13-point victory over Defiance.
Kahlil Ligon and Tone Lopez each had 11 points for the Bulldogs.
Allen East 73, North Baltimore 40
NORTH BALTIMORE — The Mustangs earned a weekend sweep behind Carson Clum’s 30-point evening.
Clum added nine rebounds, seven assists, and seven steals to complete his stat line.
Elida 44, Coldwater 42
COLDWATER — Elida led 38-30 after three quarters and hung on against Coldwater down the stretch in a tightly contested matchup.
Zori Island scored 16 points for the Bulldogs. Amari Wash added 11.
The Cavs were led by Brady Lefeld with 10 points.
Elida improves to 8-2, while Coldwater falls to 7-2.
Ottoville 67, Minster 60
MINSTER — Keaton Schnipke scored 20 and Michael Turnwald added 16 in Ottoville’s seven-point victory over Minster.
Brogan Stephey scored 25 points for the Tigers in a losing effort.
Columbus Grove 63 Fort Jennings 51
FORT JENNINGS — Bo Birnesser led the way with 17 points for the Bulldogs, who also received a pair of 12-point performances from Landon Best and Kyle Hopkins in a win over Fort Jennings.
The Musketeers also had a trio of double-digit scorers. Jarron Swick paced the home team with 14, followed by Owen Cavelage with 13 and Calvin Menke with 12.
St. Marys 66, Versailles 40
VERSAILLES — The Roughriders finished the night with three players in double figures, led by Evan Angstmann’s 21-point performance.
Jace Turner added 13 and Alex Hoenie chipped in with 11, giving St. Marys their sixth win in the past seven games.
Kenton 62, Liberty-Benton 52
KENTON — Kenton knocked off Liberty-Benton in non-league action behind a 22-point outing from Gavin Payne.
Van Wert 63, Lincolnview 48
VAN WERT — Colin Haggerty put together a strong first half and paced the Cougars with 19 points in a win over Lincolnview.
Keaton Welch finished the night with 18 and Kaden Shaffer added 12 for the Cougars.
The Lancers got nine points from Kreston Tow and eight from Cal Evans.
Waynesfield-Goshen 65, Vanlue 36
Celina 65, Delphos Jefferson 44
Antwerp 48, Crestview 43
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Spencerville 59, Fort Jennings 32
FORT JENNINGS — Spencerville (6-4) outscored Fort Jennings (1-11) 38-10 in the first half of a 27-point victory.
Briley Cook set a new career high with 16 points for the Bearcats. Clara Goecke added 15, including a pair of triples.
Fort Jennings looked to Maggie Pothast for 11 points.
Botkins 35, Elida 34
BOTKINS — Delana Pitts scored 12 points, leading Botkins to a one-point victory over Elida.
The Bulldogs were up 21-20 at halftime.
Arcadia 42, Ada 25
ARCADIA — Arcadia led by seven at the break and pulled away for a 17-point win over Ada.
Addy Colman scored 12 points and Ryleigh Bostic put up 10 to lead Redskins.
For Ada, Autumn Andreasen had nine and Olivia Burkhart scored eight points.
Fairlawn 52, Waynesfield-Goshen 44
WAYNESFIELD — A pair of 14-point performances from Cassie Heath and Avery North helped Fairlawn get past Waynesfield-Goshen.
Tatelyn Faraglia had a game-high 28 points for the Tigers.
