The host Bluffton High School girls basketball team defeated Paulding 44-31 in a non-league outing Saturday afternoon, January 7.
The Pirate girls used tough defense to hold the Panthers to just seven combined points over the first and third periods.
Bluffton ran out to a 14-2 lead after the first quarter as Riley Eachus nailed two triples. Ayla Grandey also netted six points in the opening stanza.
Paulding rallied within 23-17 at halftime behind a 17-9 second quarter.
Bluffton spurted back in front by 15 after responding with a 14-5 third quarter run. Paulding narrowly won the fourth period 9-7 but it was far too little, too late.
Bluffton improved to 8-4 with the win against their former NWC foe. The struggling Panther girls dropped to 1-10 with the loss.
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team pulled way late to joust upset-minded Ft. Jennings 57-41 in a home non-conference bout Saturday night, January 7.
The Pirates led 12-7 after the first period, but winless FJ hung within 27-21 at halftime. The Musketeers stayed in striking distance down just 38-32 heading to the final period.
But in the final stanza, the Pirates hit 10 of 14 foul shots to pull away and win by 16.
Wade Ginther canned six of eight free tosses down the stretch to finish with 11 points. Landen Worcester also scored a season-high 11 points.
Pirate sophomore Marek Donaldson tallied a game-high 15 points. Kerry Wright hit a trey and a two-pointer in the fourth period for his five points. John-Paul Yoder added six markers.
Bluffton improved to 6-4 with the non-league win. FJ fell to 0-11 with the defeat.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball team traveled to Ottoville for a highly anticipated Putnam County League match-up Saturday evening, January 7. The shots weren’t falling for the Rockets and the Big Green didn’t miss many–the Rockets were grounded with a final of 52-35.
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team pulled way late to joust upset-minded Ft. Jennings 57-41 in a home non-conference bout Saturday night, January 7.
The Pirates led 12-7 after the first period, but winless FJ hung within 27-21 at halftime. The Musketeers stayed in striking distance down just 38-32 heading to the final period.
But in the final stanza, the Pirates hit 10 of 14 foul shots to pull away and win by 16.
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team went cold in the second half and lost 55-45 to Crestview in a Northwest Conference battle Friday night, January 6.
The Pirates trailed 18-11 after the first period, but rallied to lead 30-29 behind a big second quarter.
Carson Soper tallied eight of his 11 points in the second stanza on two treys to pace Bluffton to a 19-11 advantage.
But in the second half, the Knight defense clamped down and held the Pirates to just 15 points.
VAN BUREN–The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball team picked up win number nine on Friday January 6. P-G defeated Van Buren 57-41 in Blanchard Valley Conference boy’s basketball action; outscoring the Black Knights in three of the four quarters.
Following a high-scoring first eight minutes of play between the two teams, P-G held a slim one-point advantage at 17-16.
