Archbold 44, Ayersville 29
DEFIANCE – Archbold (6-0) forced 29 Ayersville (1-5) turnovers and shook off a slow start for the win in the semifinals of the Defiance Physical Therapy Classic.
Freshman Klaire Kern hit five triples to pace the Streaks, who meet Tinora tonight in the finals, with 17 points.
AYERSVILLE (29) – Greve 4; Waldron 10; Eldridge 0; Gerken 2; Knuven 10; Booher 1; Ensign 2; Totals: 11-7 – 29ARCHBOLD (44) – Pedraza 2; Forward 2; Kinsman 2; Thiel 7; Wendt 0; Meyer 4; Hurst 0; Bowers 3; Martz 0; Frey 0; Kern 17; Gericke 7; Totals: 10-6-6 – 44
AHS 5 8 10 6 – 29
AHS 8 12 12 12 – 44
Junior Varsity: Archbold, 49-16
Hilltop 58, Hicksville 38
WEST UNITY – Hilltop exploded for a 23-7 third quarter to put the game away as they improved to 6-0 after a 58-38 win over Hicksville (1-4).
Libbie Baker hit for 24 points to lead the scoring for the Cadets and Molly Dickinson joined her in double figures with a dozen.
HICKSVILLE (38) – Adams 9; Baird 2; Rice 2; Steury 2; Spencer 3; Baldwin 2; Mull 18; Totals: 8-5-7 – 38HILLTOP (58) – Dickinson 12; Routt 3; Baker 24; Higgins 0; Smith 0; VanArsdalen 6; Bailey 5; Connolly 2; Crossgrove 6; Totals: 19-4-8 – 58
HHS 10 9 7 12 – 38
HHS 12 15 23 8 – 58
Stryker 28, North Central 13
PIONEER – The Panthers (3-2) defense stymied North Central (2-3) in the second half, holding them to just one field goal and three points in a 28-13 nonconference win.
Stryker’s Grace Froelich and Aubrey Clemens were each in double digits with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
STRYKER (28) – Froelich 12; Oberlin 0; Donovan 2; Creighton 3; Clemens 11; Fulk 0; Totals: 5-4-6 – 28
NORTH CENTRAL (13) – Myers 0; Burt 0; Zimmerman 6; Groves 0; Reyome 3; Turner 2; Lawson 0; Hollstein 0; Burger 0; Hickman 2; Wright 0; Totals: 2-3 – 13
SHS 5 7 14 2 – 28
NCHS 5 5 3 0 – 13
Wauseon 45, Fairview 31
WAUSEON – The Indians held a 14-1 advantage at the free throw line to help them move to 4-1 on the season with a 45-31 win.
Mack Stasa led all scorers with 15 points while Johanna Tester and Sophia Rupp each had nine.
FAIRVIEW (31) – McDaniel 4; K. Mavis 6; S. Mavis 4; Sharp 2; Panico 4; A. Zeedyk 0; Coolman 2; Hammer 9; Hull 0; Totals: 9-4-1 – 31
WAUSEON (45) – Stasa 15; Tester 9; Leatherman 6; Coronado 4; Hamilton 0; Rupp 9; Tule 0; Oyer 0; Reyes 2; Kissel 0; Totals: 11-3-14 – 45
FHS 7 12 5 7 – 31
WHS 17 6 9 13 – 45
Junior Varsity: Fairview 11-9 (2 quarters)
Edgerton 48, Bryan 45
EDGERTON – The Bulldogs led most of the night before having to stave off the Golden Bears (3-3) in the fourth quarter for a48-45 victory.
Alivia Farnham fronted Edgerton (1-5) with 18, including going 6/8 at the foul line in the final frame, and Casey Everetts knocked down three from long range on her way to a 13-point night.
Bryan’s Josey Arnold drilled six triples and totaled a game-high 22 points with Averyann Fisher adding 10.
EDGERTON (48) – Huard 3; Burke 4; Saul 0; Romero 0; Farnham 18; Swank 4; Keppeler 6; Everetts 13; Totals: 9-5-15 – 48
BRYAN (45) – Mason 0; Zimmerman 2; Langham 3; Mossburg 1; Hanna 3; Fisher 10; Arnold 22; Vollmer 4; Totals: 7-7-10 – 45
BHS 6 10 9 20 – 45
EHS 15 9 9 15 – 48
