BLUESTREAK GUARD … Archbold’s Noah Gomez drives the middle of the floor with Bryan’s AJ Martinez close by. (PHOTO BY RICH HARDING, STAFF)
By: Nate Calvin
BRYAN, OHIO-Archbold held Bryan without a field goal in the second and fourth quarter as they rolled to a 52-20 NWOAL win.
Bryan got on the board first with a Decota Shaw bucket inside, but it didn’t take long for Archbold to answer back.
Trey Theobald had two field goals and Alex Roth added a triple as the Bluestreaks closed the quarter on a 11-2 run, aided by seven turnovers in the quarter by Bryan.
The Archbold onslaught continued in the second quarter with another triple by Roth, Noah Gomez added a three-pointer, and Ashton Kammeyer scored twice as Archbold surged to a 25-4 lead at halftime.
The Golden Bears were 0/7 from the field in the second quarter and finished the half just 2/12.
The Bryan (2-9, 0-2 in NWOAL) offense got on track in the third quarter with six points from Titus Rohrer and they were 4/9 shooting with a pair of triples, but the Bluestreaks still had a comfortable 35-16 entering the final quarter.
Archbold closed out the game with a 17-4 fourth quarter as Roth had two buckets while Trey Theobald and Brady Johns each added a three-pointer.
The Archbold defense continued to be the story by forcing three turnovers and limiting Bryan to 0/6 from the floor in the quarter.
For the game, the Golden Bears finished 6/27 (22%) shooting with 11 turnovers while Archbold was 21/42 (50%) on the night and committed just four turnovers.
Roth led the scoring for Archbold (9-3, 2-0) with 14 points and Theobald added 10.
Rohrer was the only Golden Bear to reach double figures with 10.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Archbold 11 14 10 17 52
Bryan 4 0 12 4 20
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