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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Boys Basketball: Bluffton falls in 2 OT

BLUFFTON -- Kenton converted 11 of 16 free throws in two overtime periods and downed Bluffton Tuesday in a nonconference boys basketball matchup.

Down 35-22 in the fourth quarter the Pirates (7-8) scored 22 points to tie the game 44-44 at the end of regulation.

The two teams then each scored nine points in the first extra period before Kenton finally won it at the line. Bluffton hit just 2 of 9 free throws in the two extra periods.

Grant Sherman led the Wildcats (8-5) with 18 points while Colyn Blackford put up 14 points.

Levi Kistler paced Bluffton with 17 points while Austin Bricker and Michael Donley contributed 11 points apiece.

Kenton (8-5)

Sherman 6-6--18, Blackford 4-4--14, Furbushy 3-3--9, Halsey 2-4--8, Bahr 1-3--6, Downing 1-3--5. TOTALS: 17-24--61.

Bluffton(7-8)

Kistler 7-1--17, Bricker 4-3--11, Donley 3-3--11, N. Stratton 3-0--8, Ault 3-0--6, R. Stratton 1-2--4. TOTALS: 21-9--57.

Kenton 7 15 13 9 9 8 -- 61

Bluffton 7 10 5 22 9 4 -- 57

3-Point GOALS: Kenton 3 (Lautensdilager 2, Bahr 1); Bluffton 6 (N. Stratton 2, Kistler 2, Donley 2).

turnovers: Kenton 20, Bluffton 22.

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 65

GRAND LAKES CHR. 63

Lewis Larsen scored 26 points on Tuesday when Heritage Christian rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to knock off Grand Lake Christian 65-63 in a nonleague boys basketball contest.

Larsen, a 6-foot-7 sophomore center, also grabbed seven rebounds. Dillon Berry scored 17 points and Ethan Houdeshell had nine for Heritage Christian, which trailed 38-28 at the half but got back into it with a 20-11 surge in the third quarter.

Josiah Long handed out nine assists for the Minutemen (4-8).

Jacob Henry had a team-high 22 points for Grand Lakes Christian (10-10).

grand lakes christian (10-10)

Henry 8-4--22, Burckholter 7-0--18, Howell 4-3--11, Meyer 5-0--10, Powell 1-0--2. TOTALS: 24-62 7-15--63.

heritage christian (4-8)

S. Berry 2-1--5, Schultz 2-0--4, Long 1-2--4, Houdeshell 2-4--9, Larsen 13-0--26, D. Berry 6-3--17. TOTALS: 26-57 10-25--65.

Grand Lakes 19 19 11 14 -- 63

Heritage Christian 21 7 20 17 -- 65

3-Point GOALS: Grand Lakes 6-18 (Henry 2, Burckholter 4); Heritage 3 (Houdeshell, D. Berry 2).

rebounds: Grand Lakes 31 (Meyer 8); Heritage 26 (Larsen 7).

turnovers: Grand Lakes 11, Heritage 13.

LAKE 54

ELMWOOD 27

MILLBURY -- Lake set the tone in the first quarter with a 14-5 advantage as the Flyers defeated Elmwood 54-27 Tuesday night in a Northern Buckeye Conference boys basketball game.

The Flyers' (15-2, 7-2 NBC) defense was on top of their game allowing single-digit scoring in each quarter.

Marcus Pierce led the Fylers with 12 points. Jayce Vancena added 10 points.

Zach Foster was the leading scorer for the Royals (9-6, 4-5) with 10 points.

ELMWOOD (9-6, 4-5)

Robbins 0-2--2, Foster 3-4--10, Baxter 0-1--1, Arnold 2-0--5, Hoiles 1-0--2, Robinson 2-0--4, Chapman 0-0—0. TOTALS: 7 2-7--27.

LAKE (15-2, 7-2)

Witt 1-0--3, Rettig 2-0--5, Swartz 2-1--5, Landis 3-0-7, Bowen 4-4--12, Vancena 3-4--10, Pierce 6-0--12. TOTALS: 18 3-9--54.

Elmwood 5 8 5 9 -- 27

Lake 14 6 19 15 -- 54

junior varsity: Lake, 52-32.

ROSSFORD 59

FOSTORIA 46

ROSSFORD -- Fostoria fell behind early in the first quarter and never could catch up in a 59-46 loss to Rossford in Northern Buckeye Conference boys basketball on Tuesday.

Dominique Fuller scored 24 points for Fostoria (2-12, 1-8 NBC). No other Redmen player scored more than five points.

Derek Mack and Nathan Childress scored 12 points apiece and Brian Burks added 10 for Rossford (8-9, 6-4). The Bulldogs converted 23 of 29 free throws and outscored Fostoria 23-9 from the line.

FOSTORIA (2-12, 1-8)

Cook 1-1--3, Fuller 7-5--24, Mahan 1-0--2, Bemis 2-0--4, Mauricio 2-0--4, Martin 1-3—5, Stennett 2-0--4. TOTALS: 21-64 9-17--46.

ROSSFORD (8-9, 6-4)

Miller 2-2--6, Niese 2-2--8, Mack 3-5--12, Savage 1-0--3, Hotz 0-2--2, Aguire 1-2-4, Burks 4-2--10, Childress 2-8--12, Allen 1-0--2. TOTALS: 20-51 23-29--59.

Foster 7 13 10 16 -- 46

Rossford 13 15 15 16 -- 59

3-Point GOALS: Fostoria 5-16 (Fuller 5); Rossford 4-9 (Niese 2, Mack & Savage 1).

rebounds: Fostoria 19 (Abell 6); Rossford 25 (Childress 8).

turnovers: Fostoria 15, Rossford 14.

junior varsity: Rossford, 47-31.

WAYNE TRACE 61

CONTINENTAL 41

CONTINENTAL -- Wayne Trace blew the game open from the start with a 23-8 first quarter lead as the Raiders beat Continental 61-41 in a nonconference boys basketball game Tuesday night.

The game was mostly even for both teams, but the Raiders' (13-1) first-quarter explosion set the tone.

Dalton Sinn led the Raiders with 16 points. Grady Gudakunst added 13 points and Corbin Linder 11.

Tyler Rue led the Pirates (5-10), who have lost four straight and nine of their last 10, with 17 points and seven rebounds.

WAYNE TRACE (13-1)

Gerber 1-0--2, Gudakunst 2-4--13, Speice 1-1--2, Arend 2-0—4, Linder 4-0--11, Wenzlick 0-2--2, Sinn 6-4--16, McClain 1-2--4, Kortokrax 2-1--5. TOTALS: 20-47 14-26--61.

continental (5-10)

Dockery 1-2--7, Halliwill 2-1--6, Slattman 2-2--6, Rue 8-1--17, Prowant 0-1--1, Bradford 1-0--2, Schmidt 1-0--2. TOTALS: 17-44 5-14--41.

Wayne Trace 23 11 15 11 -- 61

Continental 8 10 12 11 -- 41

3-Point GOALS: Wayne Trace 6 (Linder & Gudakunst 3); Continental 2 (Dockery & Halliwill).

rebounds: Wayne Trace 33, Continental 22.

turnovers: Wayne Trace 13, Continental 15.

junior varsity: Wayne Trace, 33-24.

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