Pirate girls dominate P-G, 67-30
The Bluffton High School girls basketball team swamped local non-conference rival Pandora-Gilboa 67-30 on the road Saturday afternoon, January 15.
The Lady Pirates improved to 12-4 overall with the win, while P-G fell to 7-7 with the loss.
Senior point guard Sami Scoles tallied 14 points to lead the victors.
Senior wing Kylie Monday scored 13 points, while classmate post Kylie Stackhose netted a dozen markers.
Freshman 6-2 post Ayla Grandey and junior guard Kendal Giesige each tallied 11 points.
Lacie Fenstermaker, a 5-11 senior guard, led P-G with 21 of their 30 points. She canned three treys among her seven field goals, and added four of four foul shots. Fenstermaker also pulled down nine rebounds.
The Pirate defense limited the Rocket girls to just 10 of 30 field goal accuracy (33 percent). P-G hit just five of 19 two-point attempts (26 percent), and made five of 11 triple tries (45 percent).
P-G converted five of eight free throws (63 percent).
Bluffton helped force P-G into 15 turnovers.
P-G 30 (7-7)
Diller 0, Rutschilling 1 0-0 2, Fenstermaker 7 4-4 21, Miller 0, Duling 1 0-0 3, Wise 0 1-2 1, Draper 1 0-0 3.
Totals: 10-30/5-8/30. 3-pointers (5-11): Fenstermaker 3-6, Duling 1-1, Draper 1-2.
Bluffton 67 (12-4)
Busch 0, Eachus 0, Stackhouse 12, Giesige 11, Scoles 14, Monday 13, Grandey 11.
Bluffton (2-2 NWC) hosts slumping Lincolnview (5-10, 1-3 NWC) Thursday, Jan. 20 in a league matchup.
The Pirate girls then entertain non-league foe Riverdale (7-8) Saturday, Jan. 22.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Dennis G. Marquart worked at Bluffton Community Hospital
- Obituary for Marjorie Janice Thomas
- Pirate girls basketball defeats Shawnee
- Rockets boys basketball loses to Miller City
- Planning Commission sees first draft of proposed triplex development
- McDonald joins Pandora branch of First National Bank
- Chamber gives "A Major Award" to Samuel W. Diller Co. law offices
- Question for the Icon: Is there a fee for this?
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Parks & Recreation committee to meet January 9
- Red Cross Blood drive to be held at Bluffton High School
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society business meeting on January 8
- Bluffton Schools delayed 2 hours
- Letter: 2024 Annual Report for Bluffton Fire Department calls for service
- Chamber breakfast details announced for January 10