NWOAL BATTLE … Archbold’s Maddox Pinter puts up a jumper in the first half at Patrick Henry.

UNDER PRESSURE … Wyatt Gericke looks to make a pass after being double teamed by the Patriots’ defense.

Patrick Henry 65, Archbold 26

HAMLER – The scoring duo of Reid Creager and Mack Hieber combined for 54 points leading Patrick Henry to a decisive 65-26 Northwest Ohio Athletic League triumph over Archbold in the “House of Heat.”

Creager poured in 29 points including seven trifectas and Hieber canned 25 points and three trifectas as Patrick Henry (17-3, 5-1 NWOAL) kept its league title hopes alive.

Tripp Langenderfer and Harrison Wyse led Archbold (13-7, 4-2 NWOAL) with five points each. Patrick Henry visits Swanton on Friday night as the Patriots look to lock up a share of the NWOAL title.

ARCHBOLD (26) – Short 3; Krieger 4; Pinter 0; Rufenacht 2; Langenderfer 5; Harris 3; Gericke 4; Cline 0; Wyse 5; Totals: 9-1-5 – 26
PATRICK HENRY (65) – Creager 29; Holloway 0; Hieber 25; Punches 3; Rosebrook 8; Schroeder 0; Johnson 0; Scherdt 0; Totals: 9-13-8 – 65

AHS     7  10  6  3 – 26
PHHS 22 16 24 3 – 65