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FOOTBALL: Bluffton rolls to 45-7 win at Anderson
The Beavers received a dominant performance from defense en route to a 45-7 victory at Anderson on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Bluffton improved to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the Heartland Conference, while Anderson stayed winless at 0-8 and 0-5 in the HCAC.

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By Cort Reynolds

For the second straight season, Riverdale and Bluffton met in the Div. III girls soccer district finals at Steinmetz Field on a sunny Saturday afternoon. 

And once again the underdog Falcons frustrated the Pirates on their home pitch, edging the hosts 1-0 to again claim the district crown by a single goal.

A year ago, the Falcon girls rallied late to stun the top-seeded Pirates 2-1 in a dramatic overtime battle, ending their 10-match win streak and dashing their tournament dreams.

This time, Riverdale scored just over seven minutes into the game and made it hold up to post a physical, conservative win.

Second-seeded Bluffton finished with a record of 11-7-2 after the defeat.

Riverdale improved to 10-5-5 with the hard-fought victory. Usually playing close and low-scoring games, the Falcons have allowed just 11 goals all season while scoring 29.

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By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton junior Levi Fenzl competed well in the Div. III Region 10 cross country meet Saturday morning, October 28, at Tiffin’s Hedges-Boyer Park.

Fenzl crossed the finish line 30th in a regional field of 178 runners with a time of 17:04.0. His time was 17.52 seconds better than his district time the previous week.

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By Matt M. Stutz

In the opening round of OHSAA Division VII Region 26 football playoffs, the #8 Pandora-Gilboa Rockets hosted #9 Leipsic. P-G got a little revenge as they used a strong second half to pull away from the Vikings 33-24 on Friday, October 27.  

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By Cort Reynolds

It was a pleasant night weather-wise but not otherwise for Paulding football as they came to Bluffton’s Harmon Field Friday night for a first round Div. VI, Region 22 playoff bout against their former Northwest Conference foe and got defeated soundly.

Host Bluffton scored on all seven of its first-half possessions and went on to crush the Panthers 63-6 on an unseasonably warm 70-degree evening.

Bluffton improved to 10-1 with the lopsided victory.  

The #2 seed Pirates will next host 10th-seeded Bucyrus Wynford in the regional quarterfinals next Friday. Wynford rallied to upset Defiance Tinora 31-28 on the road in overtime Friday.

Fifteen seed Paulding finishes its season 6-5 after the convincing defeat.

“Our offense did a great job of extending drives and executing at a high level,” said Pirate head coach Jeff Richards. “Defensively, we did a good job of communicating and swarming to the football.”

SCOREBOARD
    1   2   3   4   F
  PAU     0     0     0     6   6
  BLU   21   28   14     0   63

 

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Regional football playoffs are at Bluffton's Harmon Field vs Paulding at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 27.  Presale tickets are $12 Adult, $9 Student or $15 at the gate. Children 5 and under do not need a ticket. From the athletic director: "No passes will be accepted tonight. Everyone must have a ticket or purchase a ticket to get into the game. Because it is a playoff game: No reserved seating. All seats are General Admission. No student tunnel to start the game. No powered noise makers including wireless speakers air horns or whistles."

Pirate Levi Fenzl competes in the regional high school cross country meet in Tiffin on Saturday at 10:45 a.m. 

The Girls Soccer District Championship is 1:00 p.m. at Bluffton's Steinmetz Field vs. Riverdale.

Presale tickets online at www.ohsaa.org/tickets for all three events. 

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