BLUESTREAK LEADING SCORER … Leah McQuade heads to hoop for a layup on her way to a game-high 23 points. (PHOTO BY LINDSAY PHILLIPS, STAFF)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Archbold 57 Delta 41
DELTA – Archbold (12-6, 3-2 NWOAL) took command early by taking a 25-8 lead after one quarter and cruised to a 57-41 win at Delta.
Leah McQuade had 10 buckets and three free throws for 23 points to lead all scorers and Addi Ziegler added 11 for Archbold.
Khloe Weber paced the Delta (3-14, 1-4 NWOAL) attack with 14.
ARCHBOLD 25 10 14 8 – 57
DELTA 8 10 11 12 – 41
JUNIOR VARSITY: Archbold, 43-19
Bryan 57 Patrick Henry 29
HAMLER – Bryan (14-3, 5-0 NWOAL) connected on five of their eight triples as a team in the first half as they remained perfect in the NWOAL.
Delilah Taylor made six three-pointers and added a two-point bucket to total 20 points on the night.
BRYAN 19 11 18 9 – 57
P. HENRY 4 9 8 8 – 29
JUNIOR VARSITY: Bryan, 35-22
Liberty Center 54 Swanton 15
SWANTON – The Tigers (10-8, 3-2 NWOAL) put up 21 points in the opening quarter as they rolled to the convincing win at Swanton (8-9, 0-5 NWOAL) 54-15. Alaina Pelland topped the scoring for the Bulldogs with six points.
L. CENTER 21 15 10 8 – 54
SWANTON 3 5 2 5 – 15
JUNIOR VARSITY: Liberty Center, 36-15
Wauseon 62 Evergreen 49
METAMORA- With the game deadlocked 24-24, Wauseon (14-3, 4-1 NWOAL) went on a 17-0 run to end the first half to get the road win.
Marisa Seiler paced Wauseon with 32 points while Autumn Pelok added 15. Bekah Bowser knocked down four long balls for Evergreen as she finished with 20 points and Macy Chamberlin had 15.
WAUSEON 19 22 8 13 – 62
EVERGREEN 17 7 12 13 – 49
JUNIOR VARSITY: Wauseon, 26-24
Ayersville 47 Edgerton 26
EDGERTON – The Bulldogs led 11-10 after the first quarter, but it was all Ayersville (15-3, 4-1 GMC) after that as they outscored Edgerton (2-15, 0-5 GMC) 37-15 the rest of the way for a 47-26 win.
Taylor Smith had four treys to top Edgerton with 12 points on the night.
A’VILLE 10 22 10 5 – 47
EDGERTON 11 3 9 6 – 26
JUNIOR VARSITY: Edgerton won
North Central 53 Fayette 15
FAYETTE – Madison Brown dropped 22 of her game-high 28 points in the second half as North Central (10-7, 4-1 BBC) stayed in contention in the BBC with a 53-15 triumph.
Isabelle Burnett was also in double figures for North Central as she made two triples and was 5/6 at the foul line for 11 points.
Gracee Bingman and Nevaeh Powers led the Fayette (0-17, 0-5 BBC) offense with five points each.
N. CENTRAL 8 9 25 11 – 53
FAYETTE 3 2 5 5 – 15
JUNIOR VARSITY: Fayette, 10-7 (2 quarters)
Edon 55 Pettisville 42
EDON – The Bombers (4-14, 1-4 BBC) put three players in double figures as they defeated Pettisville 55-42 for their first BBC win of the season.
Jaycea Craven and Carlie Kiess led Edon with 12 points apiece and Natalie Wofford had 10.
Ellie Grieser fronted the Blackbirds (3-15, 1-4 BBC) with 11 and Amanda Grimm had 10.
P’VILLE 7 8 5 22 – 42
EDON 8 17 13 17 – 55
JUNIOR VARSITY: Pettisville, 30-18
Holgate 42 Stryker 35
STRYKER – Holgate (7-12, 3-2 BBC) was able to overcome a 7/19 effort at the foul line in the fourth quarter to hold off the Panthers 42-35.
Carissa Meyer led Holgate with 11 points while Sage Woolace and Alexia Wickerham topped Stryker (9-9, 2-3 BBC) with nine points each.
HOLGATE 19 7 11 7 – 42
STRYKER 6 4 9 16 – 35
JUNIOR VARSITY: Holgate, 15-6 (2 quarters)