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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Girls Basketball Roundup: Findlay falls in Bath tourney final

LIMA -- Findlay High School's girls basketball team struggled offensively in the final three quarters and Lima Bath did just enough to knock off the Trojans 27-24 in a nonconference game on Saturday night.

The Trojans led 12-10 at the end of the opening quarter but found points hard to come by the rest of the way, shooting 10-of-33 from the floor.

Findlay (7-2) wasn't bad on defense and led 16-15 at the half. It forced the Wildkittens to shoot 11-of-39 from the field, including a 1-of-14 effort from beyond the arc.

Nicole Muehl led Findlay with 9 points while Christina McQueen and Taylor Stanfield clicked for 4 points apiece. Stanfield also pulled down 10 of the Trojans' 21 rebounds. Bath racked up 28 rebounds in the win.

Findlay

Muehl 4-0--9, McQueen 2-0--4, Stanfield 1-2--4, Swisher 1-0--3, Bendt 1-0--2, Hardesty 1-0--2. TOTALS: 10-33 2-5 --24

Lima Bath

Ruhe 5-1--11, T. Dackin 3-0--6, Manley 1-2--5, Best 1-0--3, M. Danckin 1-0--2. TOTALS: 11-39 4-5 --27

Findlay 12 4 3 5 -- 24

Bath 10 5 8 4 -- 27

3-Point GOALS: Findlay 2-7 (Muehl, Swisher); Bath 1-14 (Manley).

rebounds: Findlay 21, Bath 28.

junior varsity: Bath, 38-37.

UPPER SANDUSKY 48

WYNFORD 41

BUCYRUS -- Upper Sandusky made its seven-point halftime lead stand up in the second half for a 48-41 North Central Conference girls basketball win over Wynford.

The win gives Upper Sandusky sole possession of first place atop the NCC Black Division at 10-1 overall and 5-0 in the NCC. Wynford fell to 7-3 and 5-1 with the loss.

Upper Sandusky's Taylor Graboski was 10 of 20 from the field and 2 of 2 from the line for 22 points. She also added six rebounds and three blocked shots.

Savannah Piecha added 12 points and dished out five assists for the Rams.

Paige Brady tossed in 15 points for the Royals.

UPPER SANDUSKY (10-1, 5-0)

Piecha 3-4—12, Cox 2-0--5, Snyder 1-3--5, Cameron 0-0--0, Born 2-0--4, Johnson 0-0--0, Graboski 10-2--22, Kinley 0-0--0. TOTALS: 18-48 9-11--48.

WYnford (7-3, 5-1)

Stuckman 0-0--0, Miller 2-0--4, Richmond 0-0--0, Schiefer 2-2--6, Harrer 2-0--6, Lilly 1-0--2, Delong 0-0--0, Brady 4-7--15, Quinn 3-2--8. TOTALS: 14 11-14--41.

Upper Sandusky 14 10 11 13 -- 48

Wynford 6 11 13 11 -- 41

3-Point GOALS: Upper Sandusky 3-9 (Piecha 2, Cox); Wynford 2 (Harrer 2).

rebounds: Upper Sandusky 20 (Graboski & Born 6).

turnovers: Wynford 25, Upper Sandusky 21.

junior varsity: Upper Sandusky, 42-39.

NEW RIEGEL 50

BUCKEYE CENTRAL 32

NEW WASHINGTON -- New Riegel's girls basketball team used a balanced attack and a solid defensive effort to roll to a 50-32 nonconference win over Buckeye Central on Saturday night.

Four players scored in double figures for the Blue Jackets, with Taylor Arbogast pouring in 13 points to lead the way. Taylor Kirian, Kara Scherger and Lauren Ladd dropped in 10 points apiece for New Riegel, which shot 22-of-47 from the field while holding the Bucks to 15-of-37 shooting.

The Blue Jackets (10-1) held a 23-18 edge on the boards, with Ladd pulling down seven rebounds and Kirian grabbing five.

New Riegel forced 17 turnovers and Arbogast helped lead the defensive effort by coming up with three steals. She also dished out three assists.

New Riegel

Arbogast 5-3--13, Kirian 5-0--10, Scherger 5-0--10, Ladd 5-0--10, Noftz 1-2--4, Cassidy 1-0--3. TOTALS: 22-47 5-10 -- 50.

Buckeye Central

Marcum 5-0--10, Karl 4-0--8, Weitherman 3-0--6, Delarber 1-2--4, Hildebrand 1-0--2, Hanes 1-0--2. TOTALS: 15-37 2-7 -- 32.

New Riegel 10 18 12 10 -- 50

Buckeye Central 6 12 6 8 -- 32

3-Point GOALS: New Riegel 1-3 (Cassidy); Buckeye Central None.

rebounds: New Riegel 23, Buckeye Central 18.

turnovers: New Riegel 12, Buckeye Central 17.

junior varsity: New Riegel, 41-16.

ST. WENDELIN 64

LAKE 46

FOSTORIA -- Colleen Fondessy led three Fostoria St. Wendelin players in double-digits as the Mohawks rolled to a 64-46 nonconference girls basketball win over Lake on Saturday night.

It was an interesting night at the foul line.

Lake was whistled for 22 fouls and St. Wendelin hit 19 of 33 from the line. The Mohawks committed just seven fouls and Lake never went to the line.

Fondessy popped in 19 points and added five rebounds with two assists and two steals. Ali Mowery scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Heather Saalman scored 13 points for the Mohawks (5-5).

Jordyn Taylor had 19 points with six assists and Sara Dabney scored 10 points with six rebounds for the Flyers (3-8).

Lake (3-8)

Taylor 9-0--19, Dabney 5-0--10, Shaffer 3-0--8, Woodruff 2-0--6, Phalen 1-0--3, Henneman 0-0--0, Swartz 0-0--0, Hansen 0-0--0, Brittenham 0-0--0, Marchetto 0-0--0. TOTALS: 20-57 0-0--46.

Fostoria St. Wendelin (5-5)

Fondessy 7-5--19, A. Mowrey 4-6--14, Saalman 3-7--13, Kamryn 4-1--9, McAfee 2-1--5, Rutter 1-0--2, Hay 1-0--2, Williams 0-0--0, Birkmire 0-0—0, E. Mowrey 0-0—0, Leiter 0-0--0. TOTALS: 22-46 19-33--64.

Lake 8 14 9 15 -- 46

Fostoria St. Wendelin 15 11 18 20 -- 64

3-Point GOALS: Fostoria St. Wendelin 1-5 (McAfee); Lake 6-26 (Shaffer & Woodruff 2, Phalen & Taylor).

rebounds: Fostoria St. Wendelin 29 (A. Mowrey 8, McAfee 6); Lake 24 (Dabney 6).

turnovers: Lake 25, Fostoria St. Wendelin 22.

junior varsity: Lake, 36-26.

RIVERDALE 62

LUCAS 28

MOUNT BLANCHARD -- Jordan Wright scored 24 points Saturday as Riverdale defeated Lucas 62-28 in a North Central Conference girls game.

Wright also led the Falcons (6-4, 4-1 NCC) with five assists and had four steals. Tiffany Wright scored 12 points and had eight rebounds.

Riverdale broke open a close game by outscoring the Cubs (1-7, 1-4) 20-7 in the second quarter and put it away with a 23-7 edge in the third.

Jackie Sauder and Jaime Robinson each scored 10 points for Lucas.

Lucas (1-7, 1-4 NCC)

Murphy 2-1--5, Robinson 3-3--10, Sauder 4-2--10, Blanton 1-0--2, Fife 0-1--1. TOTALS: 10-47 7-14 28.

Riverdale (6-4, 4-1 NCC)

Farrow 1-0—2, T. Wright 4-4--12, Parish 2-0--4, J. Wright 9-3--24, Evans 4-1--9, Frey 2-0--5, Walter 0-0--0, Kuenzli 1-0--2, Manns 0-2--2, Hill 1-0--2. TOTALS: 23-56 10-13 62.

Lucas 8 7 7 6 -- 28

Riverdale 8 20 23 11 -- 62

3-Point GOALS: Lucas 2-16 (Sauder, Robinson); Riverdale 4-11 (J. Wright 3, Frey).

rebounds: Lucas 29 (Smollen 7); Riverdale 36 (T. Wright 8).

turnovers: Lucas 21, Riverdale 14.

junior varsity: Riverdale, 37-7.

ADA 60

HARDIN NORTHERN 14

ADA -- A first-quarter shutout put the game out of reach as Ada manhandled Hardin Northern 60-14 Saturday night in a nonconference girls basketball game.

Lindsay Walden led the Redskins (6-4) with 16 points with help from Alexis Amburgey and Morgan Rouch, who scored 10 points apiece.

Micheala Curtis and Chelsey Delong each had a team-high 3 points for the Polar Bears (1-9). Each hit a 3-pointer.

HARDIN NORTHERN (1-9)

Campbell 0-0--0, Curtis 1-0--3, Schlatter 1-0--2, Watts 1-0--2, Delong 1-0--3, Kota 0-0--0, Ferkins 0-0--0, Schlatter 1-0--2, Hooker 0-0--0, Madison 0-2--2, Cook 0-0--0. TOTALS: 5-39 2-2--14.

ADA (6-4)

Gonzaga 1-0--2, Linnon 0-0--0, Rouch 4-2--10, Price 0-0--0, Amburgey 5-0--10, Willeke 4-0--9, Wildman 2-0--4 Walden 5-6--16, Guagenti 0-2--2, Wyss 3-1--7. TOTALS: 24-74 11-22--60.

Hardin Northern 0 6 2 6 -- 14

Ada 18 19 15 8 -- 60

3-Point GOALS: Ada (Willeke); Hardin Northern 2 (Curtis & DeLong).

rebounds: Hardin Northern 27; Ada 37.

turnovers: Hardin Northern 22; Ada 10.

junior varsity: Ada, 33-17.

PATRICK HENRY 33

NAPOLEON 22

NAPOLEON -- Patrick Henry's girls basketball team will head into the new year on a roll.

The Patriots rolled to their 10th straight win with a 33-22 nonconference win over Henry County rival Napoleon on Saturday.

It was certainly a different kind of win for the Patriots (10-0).

Only three players scored for Patrick Henry as Kelsey Tietje tossed in 23 points, Kristin Bostelman netted nine and Kayla Fintel scored one point. The Patriots also got 17 of the 33 points from the foul line.

Mia Rausch was the top scorer for Napoleon (2-10) with seven points.

PATRICK HENRY (10-0)

Bostelman 3-3--9, Fintel 0-1--1, Tietje 5-13--23. TOTALS: 6 17--33.

NAPOLEON (2-10)

Lawson 1-0--2, Rausch 3-0--7, Sonnenberg 2-0--4, Amberly Miller 1-1--3, Ferguson 1-2--4, Gerken 1-0--2. TOTALS: 9 3--22.

Patrick Henry 4 13 11 5 -- 33

Napoleon 1 4 9 8 -- 22

3-Point GOALS: Napoleon 1 (Rausch); Patrick Henry none.

CAREY 48

ARCADIA 46

CAREY -- Carey built a 25-18 lead at halftime and needed every bit of that advantage to hold off an Arcadia comeback Saturday as the Blue Devils won a 48-46 girls nonconference game.

Aly Rymer (11 rebounds) led three Carey (8-1) players in double figures with 15 points. Hannah Tong (nine rebounds) had 11 points and Sydney Wentling 10.

Miranda Palmer had a game-high 21 points for Arcadia (6-3). Palmer had four assists and six steals, and Molly Glick added 12 points and seven rebounds. Rebecca Kirian had 12 rebounds.

Arcadia (6-3)

Fox 2-0--4, Palmer 9-1--21, Kirian 1-0--2, Glick 5-1--12, Cramer 2-1--5, Pina 1-0--2, Dauterman 0-0--0. TOTALS: 20-53 3-9 46.

CAREY (8-1)

Tong 4-3—11, S. Wentling 3-2--10, M. Wentling 1-0--2, Hoepf 1-0--3, Rymer 7-0--15, Johnson 1-2--4, G. Wentling 0-1--1, Draper 1-0--2. TOTALS: 18-46 8-14 48.

Arcadia 9 9 14 14 -- 46

Carey 8 17 12 11 -- 48

3-Point GOALS: Arcadia 3-12 (Palmer 2, Glick); Carey 4-9 (S. Wentling 2, Hoepf, Rymer).

rebounds: Arcadia 30 (Kirian 12); Carey 29 (Rymer 11).

turnovers: Arcadia 11, Carey 15.

junior varsity: Carey, 38-18.

NORTH BALTIMORE 40

VANLUE 19

VANLUE -- North Baltimore used an 11-2 advantage in the second quarter Saturday to pull away from Vanlue in a nonconference girls basketball game.

Ricci Emahiser had game highs of 11 points, seven rebounds and seven steals for North Baltimore (5-5). Megan Wright had 10 points for the Tigers and Morgan Schloemp nine. North Baltimore committed 11 turnovers and forced 30.

Katie Thomas (five steals) led Vanlue (4-6) with eight points. Kayla Cornette had six rebounds and five steals.

NORTH BALTIMORE (5-5)

Davis 0-0--0, Stewart 0-0--0, Schloemp 3-1--9, Fleckner 1-0--2, Bretz 0-1--1, Trumbull 0-0--0, Gazarek 0-0--0, Wright 5-0--10, Emahiser 5-1--11. TOTALS: 17-44 4-13 40.

Vanlue (4-6)

Cornette 1-1--4, H. Gerschutz 0-0--0, Frey 0-1--1, Ross 0-0--0, Bonham 1-1--3, C. Gerschutz 0-0--0, Thomas 3-2--8, Clymer 1-0--3, J. Kloepfer 0-0--0, T. Kloepfer 0-0--0, Kramer 0-0--0. TOTALS: 6-29 5-9 19.

North Baltimore 13 11 6 10 -- 40

Vanlue 7 2 4 6 -- 19

3-Point GOALS: North Baltimore 2-11 (Schloemp 2); Vanlue 2-6 (Cornette, Clymer).

rebounds: North Baltimore 26 (Emahiser 7); Vanlue 24 (Cornette 6).

turnovers: North Baltimore 11, Vanlue 30.

junior varsity: North Baltimore, 32-14.

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