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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Girls Basketball: Liberty-Benton rallies to top Kalida, 49-38

Rachel Myers and Katie Simon combined for 38 points Monday as Liberty-Benton rallied past Kalida to post a 49-38 victory in a nonleague girls basketball game.

Simon had a game-high 20 points for the Eagles (12-3). Myers had 18 points, six steals and four assists, and Lauren Kotey grabbed 10 rebounds.

Jackie Gardner led Kalida (9-5) with 16 points. The Wildcats led 18-15 at halftime but were outscored 34-20 in the second half.

Kalida (9-5)

Gardner 6-2--16, Recker 2-0--5, Holtkamp 1-2--4, Smith 0-3--3, Turnwald 1-0--2, Honigfort 0-1--1, Osterhage 1-4--7. TOTALS: 11-38 12-15 -- 38.

Liberty-Benton (12-3)

Trevino 1-0--2, Kotey 1-0--2, Myers 6-5--18, Simon 7-4--20, Lishawa 1-0--2, Reynolds 2-0--5. TOTALS: 18-38 9-14 -- 49.

Kalida 11 7 6 14 -- 38

Liberty-Benton 6 9 17 17 -- 49

3-Point GOALS: Kalida 4-16 (Gardner 2, Recker, Osterhage); Liberty-Benton 4-10 (Simon 2, Reynolds, Myers).

rebounds: Kalida 18, Liberty-Benton 26 (Kotey 10).

turnovers: Kalida 8, Liberty-Benton 16.

junior varsity: Kalida, 38-28.

WYNFORD 46

CAREY 40

BUCYRUS -- Wynford's 20-11 advantage in the middle two quarters proved to be just enough to carry the Royals to a 46-40 nonleague girls basketball win over Carey on Monday.

Meghan Harrer hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points for Wynford. KarLee Schieffer added 10 points, seven of them coming from the line where Wynford (11-5) outscored Carey 15-9.

Hannah Tong and Sydney Wentling scored 11 points each and Ali Rymer added nine for Carey (12-3).

carey (12-3)

Tong 4-3--11, S. Wentling 4-0--11, M. Wentling 0-1--1, Hoepf 0-0--0, Rymer 4-1--9, Johnson 1-1--3, G. Wentling 0-0--0, Newell 0-0--0, Draper 1-3--5. TOTALS: 14-9--40.

wynford (11-5)

Stuckman 0-0--0, Miller 0-0--0, Richmond 0-2--2, Schieffer 1-7--10, Harrer 4-0--12, Lilly 2-3--7, DeLong 2-2--6, Brady 2-1--5, Quinn 2-0--4. TOTALS: 13-15--46.

Carey 9 4 9 18 -- 40

Wynford 8 8 12 18 -- 46

3-Point GOALS: Carey 3 (S. Wentling); Wynford 5 (Harrer 4, Schieffer).

JUNIOR VARSITY: Carey, 40-38.

FORT JENNINGS 35

COLUMBUS GROVE 31

COLUMBUS GROVE -- Fort Jennings snapped a 26-26 tie after three quarters Monday by outscoring Columbus Grove 9-5 in the fourth quarter for a 35-31 victory in a Putnam County League girls basketball game.

Macy Schroeder led the Musketeers (7-10, 2-4 PCL) with 17 points, including three 3-pointers. Schroeder also had six rebounds and three assists. Gabbi German added six points.

Sydney McCluer paced Columbus Grove (4-12, 1-5 PCL) with eight pints. Meghan Verhoff scored seven points for the Bulldogs.

Fort Jennings (7-10, 2-4 PCL)

Schroeder 7-0--17, Gable 1-0--2, Lindeman 1-1--3, German 2-2--6, Kehres 1-3--5, G. Stechschulte 1-0--2. TOTALS: 13-36 6-12 -- 35.

Columbus Grove (4-12, 1-5 PCL)

McCluer 2-4--8, Yinger 1-0--2, Verhoff 0-7--7, S. Stechschulte 1-2--5, Schumacher 1-0--3, Karhoff 2-2--6. TOTALS: 7-33 15-21 -- 31.

Fort Jennings 11 3 12 9 -- 35

Columbus Grove 7 10 9 5 -- 31

3-Point GOALS: Fort Jennings 3-15 (Schroeder 3); Columbus Grove 2-16 (Stechschulte, Schumacher).

rebounds: Fort Jennings 17 (Schroeder 6); Columbus Grove 31 (Karhoff 7).

turnovers: Fort Jennings 11, Columbus Grove 16.

junior varsity: Columbus Grove, 41-16.

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