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Friday, February 15, 2013

Girls basketball: Beining leads top-ranked Big Green past McComb
OTTOVILLE -- Rachel Beining scored 10 of her game-high 16 points in the final quarter Thursday night as top-ranked Ottoville finished off its second straight unbeaten regular season with a 60-45 nonconference girls basketball victory over McComb.

The Big Green, who claimed their second straight Associated Press Division IV poll title on Tuesday, are now 21-0 and extended their consecutive regular-season win streak to 46.

McComb, which finishes its regular season with a 15-7 record, trailed 39-31 after the third quarter.

Beining then hit four field goals and a pair of free throws to key a 21-point fourth quarter by the Big Green to wrap it up.

Rachel Turnwald added 12 points for Ottoville with Nicole Vorst and Abby Siefker contributing to the balanced attack with nine points apiece.

Emily Clymer was McComb's lone double-figure scorer with 19 points, hitting 11 of 13 free-throw attempts.

Both team shot well from the free-throw line, Ottoville converting 17 of 26 and McComb 20 of 25.



mccomb (15-7)

Reed 2-0--4, Herr 1-0--2, Dee 2-3--8, Huffman 3-2--8, Beverly 0-0--0, Sudlow 0-0--0, Clymer 4-11--19, Buck 0-4--4. TOTALS: 12 20-25--45.

ottoville (21-0)

Turnwald 2-7--12, Mangas 1-0--3, Vorst 3-3--9, Landwehr 1-0--3, Lindeman 3-0--6, Beining 7-2--16, Le. Wannemacher 1-0--2, Siefker 2-5--9. TOTALS: 20 17-26--60.

McComb 7 13 11 14 -- 45

Ottoville 10 12 17 21 -- 60

3-Point GOALS: McComb 1 (Dee); Ottoville 3 (Turnwald, Mangas, Landwehr).



LEIPSIC 52

HARDIN NORTHERN 30

DOLA -- Leipsic used a 26-10 edge in the middle two quarters to pull away for a 52-30 Blanchard Valley Conference girls basketball win Thursday night over Hardin Northern in the regular season finale for both teams.

Amber Gerdeman scored 10 points as all 13 players who played for Leipsic (14-8, 7-2 BVC) scored.

Michaela Curtis scored eight points for the Polar Bears (2-20, 0-9).



LEIPSIC (14-8, 7-2)

Kreinbrink 2-1--5, Sickemiller 0-1--1, Ellerbrock 1-0--2, Scheckelhoff 2-0--4, Morman 2-0--5, Gerdeman 5-0--10, Nadler 3-0--6, H. Gerten 3-0--7, Steffan 1-0--2, A. Schroeder 1-0-2, K. Gerten 2-0--4, B. Schroeder 1-0-2, Kaufman 1-0--2. TOTALS: 24-55 2-4--52.

Hardin Northern (2-20, 0-9)

Campbell 1-0--2, Curtis 3-0--8, S. Schlatter 2-0--6, Watts 1-0--2, Delong 2-0--6, Madison 0-0--0, Roth 0-0-0, Ferkins 0-0-0, K. Schlatter 1-0--2, Hooker 2-0--4. TOTALS: 12-41 0-2--30.

Leipsic 17 14 12 9 -- 52

Hardin Northern 11 4 6 9 -- 30

3-Point GOALS: Leipsic 2-7 (Morman & H. Gerten); Hardin Northern 6-20 (Curtis, S. Schlatter & Delong 2).

rebounds: Leipsic 37, Hardin Northern 20.

turnovers: Hardin Northern 13, Leipsic 7.



ARCADIA 75

UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY 73

ARCADIA -- Arcadia weathered a ferocious Upper Scioto Valley comeback and bounced back in two overtimes to nip the Rams 75-73 in its final regular season game.

The Redskins end the season at 19-3 and have won 13 consecutive games going into the sectional tournament. Upper Scioto Valley fell to 12-9 on the season.

Arcadia led 34-23 by halftime, but the Rams hit an off-balance shot at the regulation buzzer to force overtime.

The Redskins made enough free throws in the second overtime to pull out the win, their second overtime victory in three days. Courtney Cramer led Arcadia with 21 points and Miranda Palmer chipped in with 20. Molly Glick had 18 points and Regina Fox 10.

Glick added seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Palmer (five assists) and Cramer (four assists) also distributed the ball.

Aspen Rose led all scorers with 25 points for Upper Scioto Valley.



upper scioto valley (12-9)

Holbrook 0-0--0, Goldsmith 7-2--17, Yaussy 0-0--0, Carroll 1-0--3, Rose 9-7--25, Mullins 8-2--18, Griesheimer 3-4--10. TOTALS: 28-49 15-20--73.

arcadia (19-3)

Fox 4-0--10, Palmer 6-6--20, Mock 0-0--0, Kirian 3-0--6, Glick 8-0--18, Cramer 7-6--21, Dauterman 0-0--0. TOTALS: 28-59 12-17--75.

Upper Scioto Valley 12 11 17 18 10 5 -- 73

Arcadia 17 17 12 12 10 7 -- 75

3-Point GOALS: Upper Scioto Valley 2-5 (Goldsmith & Carroll 1); Arcadia 7-16 (Fox, Palmer & Glick 2, Cramer 1).

rebounds: Upper Scioto Valley 27; Arcadia 22 (Kirian 8, Glick 7).

turnovers: Upper Scioto Valley 18, Arcadia 12.

junior varsity: Upper Scioto Valley, 37-31.

LIMA PERRY 48

VANLUE 36

VANLUE -- Abbie Patton and Alexis Young combined for 31 points and 18 rebounds as Lima Perry went on a second-half run to outlast Vanlue on Thursday in girls nonconference basketball.

Patton finished with 19 points and Young added 12, and both pulled down nine rebounds to lead the way for Perry (7-15).

Perry led 26-23 at halftime, but outscored Vanlue (5-16) 22-13 in the second half.

Logan Frey had 15 points and Katie Thomas finished with 13 rebounds for Vanlue.



LIMA PERRY (7-15)

Davis 2-5--9, King 1-0-2, Patton 5-5--19, Young 4-4--12, Trent 1-0--2, Cox 2-0-4. TOTALS: 15-44 14-22--48.

vanlue (5-16)

Frey 4-5--15, Bonham 4-0--8, Thomas 3-1--7, Gerschutz 1-0--2, Clymer 0-1--1, T. Kloepfer 1-0-2, Kromer 0-1--1. TOTALS: 13-56 8-18--37.

Lima Perry 14 12 10 12 -- 48

Vanlue 9 14 6 7 -- 36

3-Point GOALS: Lima Perry 4-14 (Patton 4), Vanlue 2-13 (Frey 2).

rebounds: Lima Perry 29 (Patton & Young 9), Vanlue 37 (Thomas 13).

turnovers: Lima Perry 15, Vanlue 22.

junior varsity: Vanlue 38-35.


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