Bath’s Claire Foust eyes the basket as Ottawa-Glandorf’s Katie Kaufman defends Thursday night in Ottawa.
Nate Reynolds | The Lima News
OTTAWA — It took a little longer for Ottawa-Glandorf’s game plan to take effect in Thursday night’s win against Bath in a matchup of the two top teams in the Western Buckeye League standings.
O-G (14-1, 5-0 WBL) was behind 23-22 to visiting Bath (9-4, 4-1 WBL) at halftime before a dominant third quarter turned the game completely in its direction.
The Titans, ranked No. 2 in this week’s state Division III poll, outscored Bath 22-8 in the third quarter to take a 44-31 lead into the final quarter. They were a different team defensively and offensively after halftime.
“We basically did in the third quarter what I’d hoped we would do in the first quarter,” Ottawa-Glandorf coach Troy Yant said.
“There was a lot of energy in the first quarter, but there was a lot of wasted energy. We had a lot of empty trips up and down the floor. It was a game where we really needed to challenge them at halftime, and I thought they responded well in the second half,” he said.
Karsyn Erford scored 17 points to lead four O-G players in double figures. Carlie Brinkman had 11 points, and Myka Aldrich and Kaitlyn Kimmet scored 10 points.
“We knew going into the game this was one of the biggest games for the WBL,” said Erford, who also scored 15 points in the Titans’ 32-25 win against Smithville on Sunday in the Classic in the Country Challenge tournament at Berlin Hiland High School. “”We were both undefeated (in league games), and one of us was going to come out on top. We worked really hard to get that job done because we want that title for the WBL.”
Anne Oliver’s 17 points led Bath, and Izzy McDermott got 11 points.
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Finding their roles
One of Shawnee coach Rachel Rumbaugh’s goals was to get her young players more involved in the offensive production.
Senior Grace Freiberger has been the main scorer for Shawnee throughout her high school career.
In Thursday’s Western Buckeye League girls basketball matchup between Shawnee and Wapakoneta at Lappin Gymnasium, Freiberger stepped up once again as the leading scorer for the Indians as she tossed in a game-high 24 points.
However, six other Shawnee players made contributions at the offensive end on Thursday night, as Shawnee pulled away early en route to a convincing 50-27 victory over Wapakoneta.
Kamryn Morris and Morgan Betts chipped in seven points each for Shawnee. Betts had five steals and two assists. Morris came away with three steals.
“We talk about everybody chipping in, and every girl chipped in on the scoreboard and on the defensive end,” Rumbaugh said. “So, we’re happy at the way the girls played tonight.
“We had several girls step up and hit shots. Kam (Kamryn Morris) hit one (3-pointer). Heaven (Watkins) hit one (3-pointer). We had a lot of different girls help out on the scoreboard tonight, which was the difference for our young team.”
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Building something
It’s been a work in progress for Bluffton girls basketball coach Adam Burris in his first year, as he only had one varsity player — 6-foot-2 post Ayla Grandey — back from last season.
More of the Pirates stepped up Tuesday in the Pirates’ 49-37 win against Elida.
“Ayla is our only varsity player back (from last year),” Burris said. “So, we are young and inexperienced. We had four starters graduate. There’s been a learning curve, but they have responded well.”
Along with Grandey’s solid performance on Tuesday, Macy Schaadt scored 14 points, including two 3-pointers. Schaadt also had three boards and three steals. Blair Utendorf added eight points and five rebounds for the Pirates.
“I felt like we held our own (inside the paint),” Burris said. “It makes things a little easier when you have 6-2 (Grandey) in the middle. Even our guards were battling down in the post. I was happy. “
Grandey added 11 points and six rebounds in Bluffton’s 51-38 loss to Leipsic on Thursday.
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Earning that first PCL win
Both Pandora-Gilboa and Fort Jennings looked for their first Putnam County League victory on Saturday afternoon. The Rockets cashed in at the free-throw line, especially in the fourth quarter, to pick up a 55-49 victory.
“It feels good,” P-G coach Cody Pelton said. “Every team in the PCL is competitive. They all play hard, and they’re tough to beat. So, every one of them (PCL victories) feels good.”
For the game, P-G was 22 of 31 shooting from the charity stripe for 71 percent.
P-G sophomore Ava Huffman was 14 of 17 from the free-throw line on Saturday.
“She (Huffman) is a terrific free-throw shooter,” Pelton said. “She’s very good (going) downhill and getting to the free-throw line.
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Big scorers
Several area girls basketball players topped the 15-point plateau in recent games:
• Shawnee’s Grace Freiberger scored 25 points and pulled down nine rebounds in Shawnee’s 42-32 loss to Delphos Jefferson.
• Columbus Grove’s Lauryn Auchmuty scored 24 points in a 43-30 win against Lincolnview on Thursday.
• Perry’s Zy Scott scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, as the Commodores topped North Baltimore, 56-35. Perry remains tied atop the Northwest Central Conference standings.
• Waynesfield-Goshen’s Tatelyn Faraglia had 20 points Thursday against Cory-Rawson and 18 points Tuesday against Jackson Center. Both of those games turned into W-G losses.
• Delphos Jefferson’s Lyv Lindeman scored 19 points, including eight in the second quarter, of the Wildcats’ 52-20 win at Ada on Thursday. Jefferson is ranked No. 10 in this week’s AP Division III poll.
• Miller City’s Maddie Erford had 19 points as Miller City beat Elmwood, 45-31, on Thursday.
• Clara Goecke scored 19 points, including four 3-pointers, in Spencerville’s 59-30 win against New Knoxville on Tuesday.
• Ayla Grandey had 19 points in Bluffton’s 46-33 loss to Paulding on Saturday.
• Pandora-Gilboa’s Ava Huffman picked up 18 points in a losing effort at Arlington on Thursday.
• Fort Jennings’ Maggie Pothast had 17 points in the Musketeers’ 45-23 win against Continental on Thursday.
• Delphos St. John’s Abby Kerner tallied 17 points in a 53-31 loss to Parkway on Thursday.
• Carly Thorbahn scored 15 points in Ottoville’s 61-27 win against Pandora-Gilboa on Tuesday.
GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Western Buckeye League
`WBL`All
Ottawa-Glandorf `5-0 `14-1
Bath `4-1 `9-3
Shawnee `4-1 `6-7
Wapakoneta `3-2 `6-9
St. Marys `3-2 `7-6
Van Wert `2-3 `4-11
Kenton `2-3 `6-8
Celina `1-4 `5-9
Elida `1-4 `4-11
Defiance `0-5 `0-14
Midwest Athletic League
Marion Local `4-1 `11-3
Minster `3-1 `10-4
Versailles `3-2 `7-5
Ft. Recovery `2-2 `5-8
New Bremen `2-2 `6-7
Parkway `2-2 `9-3
St. Henry `2-2 `8-4
Coldwater `1-3 `4-9
New Knoxville `1-3 `2-13
Delphos St. John’s `1-3 `4-10
Northwest Conference
Delphos Jefferson `4-0 `13-1
Crestview `4-1 `13-2
Columbus Grove `4-1 `10-4
Lincolnview `3-1 `8-6
Allen East `2-2 `10-2
Bluffton `1-3 `6-8
Spencerville `1-3 `7-6
Leipsic `1-4 `6-6
Ada `0-5 `5-10
Northwest Central Conference
Ridgedale `4-0 `7-6
Perry `4-0 `9-4
Cory-Rawson `4-1 `6-8
Waynesfield-Goshen `3-1 `7-7
Elgin `3-1 `11-1
Hardin Northern `1-4 `2-10
Upper Scioto Valley `1-4 `5-10
Ridgemont `0-4 `1-11
North Baltimore `0-5 `1-11
Putnam County League
Ottoville `4-1 `12-3
Miller City-New Cleveland `3-1 `11-3
Columbus Grove `3-1 `10-4
Kalida `2-1 `8-5
Leipsic `2-2 `7-7
Pandora-Gilboa `1-3 `4-9
Fort Jennings `1-3 `3-13
Continental `0-4 `0-13
Toledo City Athletic League
Start `4-1 `5-8
Rogers `4-1 `9-5
Scott `3-2 `9-5
Lima Senior `3-2 `9-8
Bowsher `2-2 `7-8
Woodward `2-4 `2-7
Waite `0-6 `1-9
Independents
Lima Central Catholic `2-14
RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Jan. 16
Games ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more at Limascores.com
Bluffton 49, Elida 37
Delphos Jefferson 42, Shawnee 32
Kalida 70, Delphos St. John’s 34
Jackson Center 59, Waynesfield-Goshen 42
Miller City 54, McComb 44
Ottoville 61, Pandora-Gilboa 27
Perry 45, Continental 8
Spencerville 59, New Knoxville 30
Upper Scioto Valley 36, Lima Central Catholic 33
Wednesday, Jan. 17
Scott 40, Lima Senior 29
Thursday, Jan. 18
Allen East 45, Crestview 40
Arlington 43, Pandora-Gilboa 37
Columbus Grove 43, Lincolnview 30
Cory-Rawson 55, Waynesfield-Goshen 46
Delphos Jefferson 52, Ada 20
Elida 32, Celina 26
Fort Jennings 45, Continental 23
Leipsic 51, Bluffton 38
Miller City 45, Elmwood 31
Ottawa-Glandorf 61, Bath 46
Parkway 53, Delphos St. John’s 31
Perry 56, North Baltimore 35
Shawnee 50, Wapakoneta 27
Saturday, Jan. 20
Bluffton at Pandora-Gilboa, 1:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Miller City, 2 p.m.
Kalida at Holgate, 1:30 p.m.
Lima Central Catholic at Celina , 12 p.m.
Marion Harding at Lima Senior, 1:15 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Ottoville, 1 p.m.
Spencerville at Riverdale, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 22
Botkins at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m.
Celina at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Lima Senior at Shawnee, 7 p.m.
Ridgemont at Ada, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Allen East at Tinora, 7:30 p.m.
Ayersville at Kalida, 7:30 p.m.
Bath at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m.
Bellefontaine at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.
Cory-Rawson at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:15 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m.
Sidney Lehman at Perry, 7:30 p.m.
Spencerville at Lima Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 25
Celina at Bath, 7:30 p.m.
Cory-Rawson at Perry, 7:30 p.m.
Crestview at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.
Defiance at Elida, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Versailles, 7 p.m.
Elgin at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m.
Elmwood at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:15 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m.
Kenton at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Lincolnview at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m.
Shawnee at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m.
Spencerville at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 27
Bath at Fort Loramie, 1:30 p.m.
Bryan at Elida, 1:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Spencerville, noon
Delphos Jefferson at Ottoville, 12:30 p.m.
Miller City at Kalida, 1:30 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Continental, noon
Riverdale at Bluffton, 1:30 p.m.
Toledo Central Catholic at Ottawa-Glandorf, 12:30 p.m.
Vanlue at Waynesfield-Goshen, 12:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Friday, Jan. 19
Games ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more at Limascores.com
Ada at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.
Arlington at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:15 p.m.
Celina at Elida, 7:30 p.m.
Cory-Rawson at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m.
Crestview at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Parkway, 7 p.m.
Elgin at Temple Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Continental, 7:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m.
Lima Central Catholic at Spencerville, 7:15 p.m.
Lincolnview at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m.
Miller City at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m.
North Baltimore at Perry, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Bath, 7:30 p.m.
Shawnee at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 20
Bluffton at Liberty-Benton, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Kalida, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Ada, 7:30 p.m.
Lima Central Catholic at Elida, 4:30 p.m.
Lima Senior at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m.
McComb at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Ottoville at St. Henry, 6:15 p.m.
Paulding at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.
Spencerville at Arlington, 6:30 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Jackson Center, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Arlington at Ada, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Bath, 7:30 p.m.
Shawnee at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m.
Riverdale at Wayensfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 26
Allen East at Leipsic, 7 p.m.
Bath at Celina, 7:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Cresview, 7:30 p.m.
Elida at Defiance, 7:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Elmwood, 7:30 p.m.
Perry at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m.
Rogers at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m.
St. Marys at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.
Upper Scioto Valley at Temple Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Van Wert at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m.
Versailles at Delphos St. John’s, 7 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Kenton, 7:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Elgin, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 27
Ayersville at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.
Berlin Hiland at Ottawa-Glandorf, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Liberty-Benton, 6:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Spencerville, 6 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Kalida at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m.
Miller City at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m.
New Knoxville at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Temple Christian at Vanlue, 6:30 p.m.
Wapakoneta at St. Henry, 6:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Minster, 7:30 p.m.
