By Cort Reynolds
At the end of three quarters, the defending league champion Bluffton High School boys basketball team was tied with first-place Spencerville in a Northwest Conference showdown on Friday night, January 27. But the Bearcats outscored Bluffton 23-12 in the final quarter and posted a 58-47 win.
Bluffton led 13-9 after one quarter before 6-5 junior Carter Sudhoff scored eight points in the second stanza to lead the hosts to a 16-5 period and a 25-19 halftime lead.
The Pirates overcame a seven-point deficit to forge a 35-35 knot heading to the final stanza.
Pirate sophomore Marek Donaldson netted eight of his 13 points in the third quarter.
Bluffton fell to 8-6 overall and 4-2 in the NWC with the defeat. First-place Spencerville improved to 15-1 overall and 5-0 in the NWC after the win.
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