PANDORA — In a Blanchard Valley Conference boys basketball matchup where points were at a premium, Pandora-Gilboa used a three-point advantage at the free-throw line to eke out a 30-27 victory over Arlington on Friday.
The win leaves the Rockets tied with Van Buren and North Baltimore atop the BVC standings at 4-0. P-G is 8-1 overall, while Arlington fell to 5-4, 2-2.
Arlington gained a 9-8 lead after one quarter before Pandora-Gilboa used a 13-8 edge in the second as a springboard to the victory. Neither team scored in double figures in the second half.
The teams had the same number of field goals (Arlington 11 of 33; P-G 11 of 33), but the Red Devils went 2 of 5 at the free-throw line with the Rockets converting 5 of 12.
Drew Johnson’s double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds led P-G. Jacob Russell scored eight points, Jaret Vermillion and Ivan Berry seven each and Russell and Caleb Price each grabbed three rebounds for Arlington.
arlington (5-4, 2-2 bvc)
Vermillion 2-1–7, Metzger 1-0–2, Russell 4-0–8, Price 1-0–3, Berry 3-1–7. TOTALS: 11-33 2-5–27.
pandora-gilboa (8-1, 4-0 bvc)
Breece 2-2–6, McCullough 1-0–3, Johnson 5-2–14, Larcom 2-1–5, Phillips 1-0–2. TOTALS: 11-32 5-12–30.
Arlington 9 8 9 3 — 27
Pandora-Gilboa 8 13 5 4 — 30
3-Point GOALS: Arlington 3-10 (Vermillion 2, Price 1); Pandora-Gilboa 3-16 (Johnson 2, McCullough 1).
rebounds: Arlington 11 (Russell & Price 3); Pandora-Gilboa 12 (Johnson 12).
turnovers: Arlington 5, Pandora-Gilboa 11.
junior varsity: Pandora-Gilboa, 30-26.
NORTH BALTIMORE 62
RIVERDALE 54
MOUNT BLANCHARD — Unbeaten North Baltimore used a seven-point edge in the third quarter to stay atop the Blanchard Valley Conference with a 62-54 victory over Riverdale
The Tigers, now 6-0 overall, are tied with Van Buren and Pandora-Gilboa atop the league at 4-0. Riverdale drops to 1-10, 0-4.
North Baltimore, which jumped ahead 43-30 after three quarters and withstood a 24-point Riverdale fourth quarter, had four double figure scorers.
Levi Gazarek and Tyler Durfey each had 13 points for the Tigers with Julian Hagemyer and Chase Naugle adding 10 apiece. Brady Rader had a team-high nine rebounds, Hagemyer grabbed eight and Adam Flores and Noah Cotterman recorded three assists apiece.
Riverdale’s scoring punch came from Coby Miller (17 points) and Brock Davis (16). Davis finished with 10 rebounds for a double-double. Miller recorded four steals and Gage Murphy three assists.
north baltimore (6-0, 4-0 bvc)
Gazarek 6-1–13, Hagemyer 5-0–10, Flores 1-3–5, Durfey 5-1–13, Rader 4-1–9, Naugle 3-3″”10. TOTALS: 25-55 8-13–62.
riverdale (1-10, 0-4 bvc)
Miller 6-1–17, Murphy 2-0–5, Morris 2-3–7, Loveridge 4-0–9, Davis 6-3–16. TOTALS: 20-51 7-11–54.
North Baltimore 12 15 16 19 — 62
Riverdale 7 14 9 24 — 54
3-Point GOALS: North Baltimore 4-11 (Durfey 2, Gazarek & Naugle); Riverdale 7-25 (Miller 4, Murphy, Loveridge & Davis).
rebounds: North Baltimore 33 (Rader 9, Hagemyer 8); Riverdale 27 (Davis 10).
turnovers: North Baltimore 18, Riverdale 19.
MCCOMB 46
CORY-RAWSON 26
MCCOMB — McComb held Cory-Rawson to single-digit scoring in all four quarters Friday as the Panthers defeated the Hornets 46-26 in a Blanchard Valley Conference game.
Tanner Schroeder paced McComb (3-6, 2-2 BVC) with a game-high 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Justin Wasson had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Koby Gustwiller scored eight points with seven rebounds.
Eric Ritter and Tommy Stauffer each scored eight points for Cory-Rawson (3-7, 2-2 BVC). The Hornets missed all 15 of their 3-point attempts.
Cory-Rawson (3-7, 2-2 BVC)
Ritter 3-2–8, Stauffer 4-0–8, Zuercher 2-0–4, Roth 0-2–2, Schultz 1-0–2, Stuckey 1-0–2. TOTALS: 11-42 4-5 — 26.
McComb (3-6, 2-2 BVC)
Schroeder 5-2–16, J. Wasson 5-1–11, Gustwiller 3-1–8, K. Wasson 1-3–5, Rider 1-1–3, Sherick 0-3–3. TOTALS: 15-58 11-17 — 46.
Cory-Rawson 8 6 8 4 — 26
McComb 7 16 10 13 — 46
3-Point GOALS: Cory-Rawson 0-15, McComb 5-14 (Schroeder 4, Gustwiller).
rebounds: Cory-Rawson 20 (Ritter 5); McComb 40 (J. Wasson 11).
turnovers: Cory-Rawson 14, McComb 10.
UPPER SANDUSKY 67
WYNFORD 54
BUCYRUS — Mason Vent knocked in 21 points as Upper Sandusky racked up a 67-54 Northern 10 Conference win over Wynford.
With the win, Upper Sandusky improved to 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the N10. Wynford fell to 4-6 and 3-5.
Trevor Clifford popped in 18 points and Jason Holly chipped in 12 for the Rams.
Josh Crall led a trio of Wynford players in double figures with 19 points. Caleb Rausch popped in 14 points and Kevan Hughett added 10 for the Royals.
UPPER SANDUSKY (9-2, 6-1 N10)
Malone 1-0–3, H. Sheaffer 0-0–0, Stover 0-0–0, Dible 2-3–7, Montgomery 0-0–0, Clifford 5-7–18, Ramos 0-0–0, Vent 8-0–21, Kurtz 3-0–6, Sowers 0-0–0, Holly 6-0–12. TOTALS: 27 5-10–67.
WYNFORD (4-6, 3-5 N10)
Smith 2-0–4, McBride 0-0–0, Coffman 0-0–0, Heinlen 1-1–3, Sterrett 0-0–0, Crall 7-2–19, Stevely 0-0–0, Leffler 1-0–2, Stone 1-0–2, Hughett 5-0_10, Rausch 4-6–14. TOTALS: 21 9-14–54.
Upper Sandusky 19 16 20 12 — 67
Wynford 7 11 17 19 — 54
3-Point GOALS: Upper Sandusky 8 (Vent 5, Clifford 2, Malone); Wynford 3 (Crall 3).
CAREY 76
BUCYRUS 67
CAREY — Bucyrus did not have an answer for the 6-foot-6 Hayden Stone on Friday as Carey topped the Redmen 76-67 in Northern 10 Conference play.
Stone bulled his way in the paint for a game-high 28 points and single-handedly outrebounded Bucyrus 15-14. Trey Bame also notched a double-double for the Blue Devils (9-2, 5-2 N10) with 10 points and 10 assists and Cody Luzader chipped in 17 points.
Ryan Evans popped in 19 points to lead the Redmen (1-9, 0-7). Kyle Hamm and Harley Robinson scored 15 apiece.
bucyrus (1-9, 0-7 N10)
Evans 8-2–19, Hamm 7-1–15, Robinson 6-0–15, Slagle 3-0–9, Dick 1-0–3, Heinlen 1-0–2, Kozinski 1-0–2, Goff 1-0–2. TOTALS: 28-59 3-4–67.
Carey (9-2, 5-2 N10)
Stone 12-4–28, Luzader 5-4–17, Bame 4-0–10, Summit 2-2–6, Smiley 2-0–5, Wentling 2-0–4, Crawford 2-0–4, Plott 1-0–2. TOTALS: 30-59 10-11–76.
Bucyrus 15 21 15 16 — 67
Carey 20 19 22 15 — 76
3-Point GOALS: Bucyrus 8-11 (Robinson & Slagle 3, Evans & Dick 1); Carey 6-17 (Luzader 3, Bame 2, Smiley 1).
rebounds: Bucyrus 14, Carey 34 (Stone 15).
turnovers: Bucyrus 10, Carey 10.
junior varsity: Carey, 63-48.
FREMONT ST. JOSEPH 77
HARDIN NORTHERN 45
DOLA — Fremont St. Joseph blitzed Hardin Northern with a 50-22 edge in the second and third quarters Friday en route to a 77-45 victory in a nonconference boys basketball game.
Spencer Harrison was 12 of 15 from the floor for a game-high 24 points for the Crimson Streaks (5-3). Chris Morrisette added 13 points and Tad Foster scored 12 points.
Nick Adams led Hardin Northern (0-9) with 15 points on 6 of 7 shooting from the floor. Lance Good had nine points and Brady Cramer added six points.
Fremont St. Joseph (5-3)
Wonderly 2-3–7, Filliater 1-1–3, Michael 1-0–2, Foster 6-0–12, Moore 1-0–2, S. Harrison 12-0–24, Black 1-3–5, Morrisette 6-1–13, Eberly 1-0–2, C. Harrison 3-1–7. TOTALS: 34-63 9-14–77.
Hardin Northern (0-9)
Cramer 2-0–6, Wilmoth 0-4–4, Wetherill 0-2–2, Adams 6-2–15, Wilson 1-0–3, Pees 1-0–2, Joliff 2-0–4, Good 4-1–9. TOTALS: 16-45 9-13–45.
Fremont St. Joseph 19 26 24 8 — 77
Hardin Northern 11 6 16 12 — 45
3-Point GOALS: Fremont St. Joseph 0-7, Hardin Northern 4-14 (Cramer 2, Adams & Wilson).
rebounds: Fremont St. Joseph 29 (Wonderly 4); Hardin Northern 21 (Wetherill & Adams 5).
turnovers: Fremont St. Joseph 18, Hardin Northern 31.
MOHAWK 67
RIDGEDALE 38
SYCAMORE — Mohawk blitzed Ridgedale 18-5 right out of the gate, led 38-19 at the half and rolled to a 67-38 win over the Rockets in a Northern 10 Conference boys basketball game Friday.
Zach Hayman scored 17 points and led a deep Mohawk attack. Ryan Lacey added 11 points Tyler and Austin Tusing both had eight, and Keith Jenkins, Kaiden Hammer and Kedryk Leeth all had six in helping the Warriors improve to 6-4 overall and 6-2 in the N10.
Ridgedale’s young team fell to 1-9 overall, 0-7 in the N10. Sophomore guard Clayton Lust led the Rockets with 13 points, freshman Adam Beard added eight and sophomore Sam Leach tossed in seven as the three underclassmen accounted for 28 of the team’s 38 total points.
RiDGEDALE (1-9, 0-7 N10)
Cl. Lust 5-2–13, Mattix 1-1–3, Leach 3-0–7, Beard 2-2–8, Co. Lust 1-0–2, Price 1-0–3, Lofton 1-0–2. TOTALS: 14-33 5-12–38.
MOHAWK (6-4, 6-2 N10)
Jenkins 3-0–6, Hammer 2-0–6, T. Tusing 4-0–8, A. Tusing 2-2–8, Stull 0-1–1, Heyman 6-3–17, Leeth 3-0–6, Lacey 4-0–11, Klopp 1-2–4. TOTALS: 25-58 8-13–67.
Ridgedale 5 14 9 10 — 38
Mohawk 18 20 17 12 — 67
3-Point GOALS: Ridgedale 5-15 (Cl. Lust, Leach, Beard 2, Price); Mohawk 9-27 (Hammer 2, Tusing 2, Heyman 2, Lacey 3).
OTTAWA-GLANDORF 61
LIMA BATH 46
LIMA — Owen Hiegel scored 18 points and Jay Kaufman added 15 to power unbeaten Ottawa-Glandorf to its ninth straight victory, a 61-46 Western Buckeye league decision against Lima Bath Friday night.
The victory leaves O-G 9-0 on the year and 2-0 in the WBL. Bath falls to 3-7, 0-2.
Ottawa-Glandorf also got 10 points from Ethan White and eight from Jake Dible.