(PHOTOS BY JACOB KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
SECTIONAL FINAL … Archbold junior Miley Gericke puts up a jumper in the second half of the Bluestreaks sectional final loss to Paulding. Gericke led Archbold with 12 points.
DRAWING CONTACT … Makena Thiel tries to go up for a bucket with a Paulding player defending from behind.
Paulding 53, Archbold 40
ARCHBOLD – Paulding led 28-27 at halftime and pulled away with a 25-13 second half to defeat the Bluestreaks in a Division V sectional final.
Miley Gericke fronted Archbold with 12 points as the Streaks finished the season at 16.7
No. 4 seed Paulding (18-5) will face No. 2 Delta (19-2) in the district semifinals at Defiance on Wednesday, February 19th at 7:30 p.m.
PAULDING (53) – A. Pease 10; Bermejo 2; Bakle 6; T. Schlatter 3; M. Manz 0; M. Carr 0; A. Carr 0; E. Pease 10; B. Schlatter 5; Li. Breier 0; Shull 0; Dunham 17; K. Manz 0; Lu. Breier 0; Mead 0; Totals: 13-4-15 – 53
ARCHBOLD (40) – Pedraza 8; Forward 9; Kinsman 3; Thiel 0; Gericke 12; Wendt 8; Meyer 0; Hurst 0; Bowers 0; Martz 0; Frey 0; Kern 0; Totals: 12-3-7 – 40
PHS 16 12 10 15 – 53
AHS 15 12 5 8 – 40