LEAGUE LEADERS … Joey Burt looks to finish at the rim for North Central in their BBC tilt against Fayette. The North Central win combined with Edon’s loss at Pettisville leaves the Eagles as the only unbeaten in the BBC. (PHOTO BY RICH HARDING, STAFF)
BOYS BASKETBALL
North Central 70 Fayette 59
PIONEER – Zach Hayes scored ten points in the first quarter and finished with a game-high 24 points as North Central (9-5, 5-0 BBC) got the win at home over Fayette.
Joey Burt was next for North Central with 19 and Ben Petit added 14. Quinn Mitchell had 18 to lead three Fayette (10-6, 3-2 BBC) players in double figures with Xander Dunnett tallying 17, and Elijah Lerma added 10.
FAYETTE 11 12 11 25 – 59
N. CENTRAL 18 21 10 21 – 70
JUNIOR VARSITY: North Central, 39-22
Hilltop 59 Montpelier 55
WEST UNITY – Carson Jennings had 19 points and Ian Hoffman registered 18 to lead the Cadets (2-10, 1-3 BBC) to their first BBC win of the season.
Montpelier (2-13, 0-5 BBC) was topped by 14 each from Garrett Walz and Jamison Grime while Trent Thorp had 10.
HILLTOP 18 15 14 12 – 59
M’PELIER 16 14 11 14 – 55
JUNIOR VARSITY: Hilltop, 38-32
Stryker 41 Holgate 38
HOLGATE – The Tigers fought back from a 33-20 deficit after three quarters with four triples in the fourth quarter to close the gap before Stryker (7-10, 2-3 BBC) held on for a 41-38 win.
Jacob Cadwell fronted Stryker with 10 while Abe Kelly led Holgate (4-11, 1-4 BBC) with five three-pointers to total 15 points.
STRYKER 6 13 14 8 – 41
HOLGATE 6 9 5 18 – 38
JUNIOR VARSITY: Holgate, 39-36 (OT)
Ayersville 72 Edgerton 48
DEFIANCE – The Pilots (12-3, 4-1 GMC) used a 32-17 second half to pull away for a 74-48 win at home over the visitors from Edgerton.
Corey Everetts led the scoring for the Bulldogs (3-13, 0-5 GMC) with 18 and Cole Meyer had 14.
EDGERTON 11 20 7 10 – 48
AYERSVILLE 22 18 13 19 – 72
JUNIOR VARSITY: Ayersville, 36-25
Archbold 52 Delta 21
ARCHBOLD – The Bluestreaks raced out to a 30-9 lead at halftime and cruised to a 52-21 win.
Archbold (11-5, 3-1 NWOAL) made nine trifectas as a team, led by four from Alex Roth as he ended the night with 15 points.
James Ruple had two field goals and a free throw for five points to lead Delta (6-8, 1-3 NWOAL).
DELTA 6 3 5 7 – 21
ARCHBOLD 20 10 14 8 – 52
JUNIOR VARSITY: Archbold, 46-16
Wauseon 48 Evergreen 34
WAUSEON – Wauseon’s Jonas Tester had eight buckets and two free throws for a game-high 18 points as Wauseon (9-7, 2-1 NWOAL) got the NWOAL win over Evergreen (6-8, 2-2 NWOAL) 48-34.
Eli Keifer and Ethan Loeffler each scored eight for the Vikings.
EVERGREEN 4 7 10 13 – 34
WAUSEON 11 14 7 16 – 48
JUNIOR VARSITY: Wauseon, 35-29
FRESHMAN: Wauseon, 21-15
Swanton 52 Liberty Center 43
LIBERTY CENTER – Swanton (15-2, 4-0 NWOAL led 27-21 at halftime and then outscored Liberty Center (5-9, 1-3 NWOAL) 11-4 in the third to take control and remain undefeated in the NWOAL.
The Bulldogs, who held a 19-3 advantage at the free throw line, were paced in scoring by Nic Borojevich with 18 and his brother Luc had 17.
SWANTON 12 15 11 14 – 52
L. CENTER 9 12 4 18 – 43
JUNIOR VARSITY: Liberty Center, 54-19
FRESHMAN: Liberty Center, 36-11
Patrick Henry 42 Bryan 28
BRYAN – The underdog Golden Bears (1-12, 0-3 NWOAL) led 21-18 at halftime, but Patrick Henry (11-5, 2-2 NWOAL) responded with a 24-7 second half to pick up the win.
Craig Jackson was 6/10 from the field to garner a team-high 13 points for Bryan.
P. HENRY 10 8 10 14 – 42
BRYAN 12 9 4 3 – 28
JUNIOR VARSITY: Patrick Henry, 41-22
BOYS BOWLING
Wauseon 2,173 Evergreen 2,163
NAPOLEON – Parker Black posted a 187 in the opening game and followed that with a 247 to lead Wauseon (2-8, 2-6 NWOAL) past Evergreen.
Wauseon’s Kage Little complimented the 434 series by Black with a 380 (202, 178). Derek Cobb led Evergreen (1-9, 1-8 NWOAL) with games of 166 and 200 in the loss.
Bryan 2,495 Tinora 2,128
BRYAN – Three Bryan (9-1) bowlers combined for four games of 200+ as they defeated Tinora 2,495-2,128.
Dakota Brandeberry rolled the high series for Bryan with a 460 (263, 197), Matt Meade had a 435 (203, 232), and LeLyn Boothman added a 404 (207, 197).
Liberty Center 2,418 Swanton 2,359
SWANTON – Liberty Center led by just two pins (1870-1868) following match play but used a 548-491 win in the Baker Games to pull away from the Bulldogs.
Conner Williams fronted a balanced effort form Swanton with a 392 (163, 229), Marty Mosher fired a 390 (179, 211), and Seth Sweet tallied a 383 (232, 151).
Delta 2,425 Patrick Henry 2,262
SWANTON – Gabe Syverson rolled a 448 (212, 236) and Brody Waugh had a 383 (174, 209) to lead Delta (4-7, 3-7 NWOAL) over Patrick Henry (7-4, 6-3 NWOAL) 2,425-2,262.
GIRLS BOWLING
Wauseon 2,006 Evergreen 2,002
NAPOLEON – After the Vikings (3-6, 2-6 NWOAL) won game one (855-814) of match play the Indians rallied to take game two (789-727) and they were able to hold on for a four-pin victory.
Danielle Carr topped Wauseon (3-4, 2-4 NWOAL) with games of 212 and 216 for a 428 series and Jayde Ramos added a 395 (183, 212).
Keigan Schuster and Carly Kanneman rolled a 339 series and a 336 series, respectively, to pace Evergreen.
Bryan 2,208 Tinora 1,106
BRYAN – The Golden Bears took command with 910-343 lead after game one of match play as they rolled to the non-league win over a short-handed Tinora squad.
Faith Harding tallied the high games (203, 224) for Bryan (9-1) to give her the high series (427) in the match.
Patrick Henry 1,996 Delta 1,891
SWANTON – Delta’s (2-7, 1-7 NWOAL) Ciarra Flickinger posted a game of 179 followed by a 203 for a 382 series as they fell to Patrick Henry (7-2, 5-2 NWOAL) 1996-1,891.
WRESTLING
Wauseon 42 Delta 25
106lbs: Mattin (D) d. LaFountain, 9-1; 113lbs: Collin Twigg (W) d. R. Hanefeld, 12-2; 120lbs: Martinez (W) d. E. Hanefeld, 9-1; 126lbs: Moreno (W) d. Chiesa, 8-3; 132lbs: Nofziger (W) d. Kruger, fall 3:00; 138lbs: Grime (W) d. Hernandez, fall 4:31; 144lbs: Torres (W) d. Haven, 12-4; 150lbs: D. Sintobin (D) d. Gante, fall 3:47; 157lbs: Connor Twigg (W) d. Lantz, fall 0:35; 165lbs: Perry (D) d. Nagel, 6-3; 175lbs: Kessler (W) d. C. Sintobin, fall 1:54; 190lbs: Duncan (W) d. Schlatter, 10-6; 215lbs: Robinson (D) d. Hernandez, fall 0:33; 285lbs: Kohlhofer (D), forfeit
