By Cort Reynolds
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team built a 10-point halftime lead and rolled to a 76-58 win at Delphos Jefferson in the Northwest Conference opener Friday night, December 15.
Four Pirates scored in double figures to pace the victory. The well-balanced Pirates improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the convincing win.
DJ fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in NWC play after the loss.
Bluffton led just 15-14 after the first period as Karder Agner scored 12 of the Wildcat points.Marek Donaldson splashed four triples in the second period to lead the Pirates to a 39-29 halftime lead.
Blake Sommers netted seven of his 17 points in the third quarter as the Pirates extended their lead to 57-42. Two Terron Boblitt treys in the final stanza helped the Pirates win by 18.