BHS boys basketball loss to O-G, 63-33
Home opener is Saturday, Dec. 3
By Cort Reynolds
The visiting Bluffton High School boys basketball team fell behind big early and lost 63-33 at perennial power Ottawa-Glandorf Friday night, December 2.
The Pirates trailed 25-5 after the first period, and fell behind 36-12 with 3:46 left in the first half.
The Titans led 45-17 at halftime. The hosts stretched the lead to 56-24 heading to the final stanza.
Bluffton fell to 0-2 with the defeat, while O-G improved to 2-0 with the win.
Marek Donaldson was the only Pirate in double figures with 12 points. Wade Ginther added six markers on two treys.
O-G 6-5 junior Colin White led all scorers with 20 points. Theo Maag contributed 15 markers, while Caden Erford added 10 points with two triples.
The Pirates connected on 13 field goals, hitting on eight two-pointers and five trifectas. Bluffton converted two of its mere four free throw tries (50 percent).
O-G sank 28 field goals, with two from three-point territory, and 26 baskets inside the arc. The Titans converted five of nine attempts from the charity stripe (56 percent).
Bluffton committed 16 turnovers, while O-G made just five errors.
O-G 63 (2-0)
Schroeder 1 0-0 2, B. Maag 2 1-2 5, T. Maag 7 1-3 15, Unterbrink 3 1-1 7, Stechschulte 2 0-0 4, White 9 2-3 20, Erford 4 0-0 10.
Totals: 26-2/5-9/63. 3-pointers: Erford 2.
Bluffton 33 (0-2)
Soper 2 0-0 5, Donaldson 4 2-4 12, Ginther 2 0-0 6, Worcester 1 0-0 2, Boblitt 0, Lora 2 0-0 4, Yoder 1 0-0 2, Hilty 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 8-5/2-4/33. 3-pointers: Soper 1, Donaldson 2, Ginther 2.
1 2 3 4 F
O-G 25 20 11 7 63
Blf 5 12 7 9 33
Bluffton entertains always-tough Liberty-Benton (2-0) in the home opener Saturday, Dec. 3. L-B defeated Van Buren 56-41 Friday night.
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