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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Girls Basketball: Miller City's Michel reaches 1,000-point plateau in win

MILLER CITY -- Miller City's Missy Michel needed just three points Tuesday to reach 1,000 for her career.

She got that and more, finishing with 18 points as the Wildcats hung on for a 51-47 win over Paulding in nonconference girls basketball action.

Michel dispensed with any drama early, scoring her 1,000th point on a free throw with 4:37 left to play in the first quarter. She also led Miller City (3-15) with 10 rebounds. Brandi Gerschutz added 17 points, 12 of which came on four 3-pointers.

Led by Brooke Combs' 15 points, Paulding (4-12) led by a field goal after the first quarter, but couldn't sustain that momentum as Miller City went on a 16-7 run to go ahead 28-21 at the half.

PAULDING (4-12)

Edwards 2-0--4, McCullough 2-2--6, Bland 2-0--4, Combs 6-0--15, Pease 3-1--7, Reinhart 2-1--5, Nardon 2-2--6. TOTALS: 19-30 6-12--47.

MILLER CITY (3-15)

Gerschutz 6-1--17, Klear 0-2--2, Simon 2-0--4, Michel 6-6--18, Lammers 1-0-2, Neise 3-2--8. TOTALS: 38-18 11-17--47.

Paulding 14 7 15 11 -- 47

Miller City 12 16 13 10 -- 51

3-Point GOALS: Paulding 3-5 (Combs 3); Miller City 4-13 (Gerschutz 4).

rebounds: Paulding 14, Miller city 26.

turnovers: Paulding 18, Miller City 21.

junior varsity: Miller City, 37-31.

OTTOVILLE 62

ELIDA 42

ELIDA -- Ottoville's defense dominated the first quarter and its offense dominated the second as the No. 1-ranked Big Green jumped ahead early and cruised to a 62-42 nonleague girls basketball win over Elida.

Six-three senior center Abby Siefker, a Bowling Green State University signee, scored 23 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, had a team-high four assists and blocked two shots.

Rachel Beining scored 14 points and Taylor Mangas added 10 as Ottoville, ranked No. 1 among Ohio's Division IV schools, improved to 18-0.

The Big Green have won 42 consecutive regular season games.

Ottoville limited Elida to just four points in the first quarter. Ottoville's offense then fired up in a 25-10 second-quarter burst that gave the Big Breen a 40-14 lead at the half.

Osha Owens led Elida (7-11) with 15 points.

ottoville (18-0)

Siefker 9-5--23, Beining 7-0--14, Mangas 4-0--10, Vorst 2-1--6, Turnwald 1-2--5, Eickholt 1-0--2, Lindeman 1-0--2. TOTALS: 25-59 8-14--62.

elida (7-11)

Owens 5-2--15, Slusher 4-0--8, Kline 3-0--7, McAdams 2-0--4, Lowry 1-0--2, Downton 1-0--2, Smith 1-0--2, Pauff 1-0--2. TOTALS: 18-49 2-3--42.

Ottoville 15 25 11 11 -- 62

Elida 5 10 12 16 -- 42

3-Point GOALS: Ottoville 4-16 (Mangas 2, Vorst, Turnwald); Elida 4-17 (Owens 3, Kline).

rebounds: Ottoville 40 (Siefker 16, Beining 7, Mangas 7); Elida 25 (McAdams 7, Downton 6).

turnovers: Ottoville 15, Elida 20.

OTTAWA-GLANDORF 49

NAPOLEON 38

OTTAWA -- Ottawa-Glandorf's second quarter advvantage powered the Titans to a 49-38 victory over Napoleon Tuesday night in a nonconference girls basketball game.

The Titans (12-6) allowed just two points in the second quarter to expand their lead to 28-14.

The victory was the Titans' ninth win in their last 10 games and their fourth straight win at home.

Kristen Miller led the Titans with 14 points. Elissa Ellerbrock scored nine points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.

Courtney Smith led Napoleon (3-14) with eight points and seven rebounds.

NAPOLEON (3-14)

Lawson 3-0--7, Homan 0-0--0, Smith 4-0--8, Rausch 2-1--5, Sonnenberg 3-0—6, Ferguson 2-2--6, Gerken 2-2--6. TOTALS: 14 4-6--38.

OTTAWA-GLANDORF (12-6)

Maag 1-0--2, D. Ellerbrock 1-0--3, E. Ellerbrock 4-1--9, Miller 5-2--14, Bellman 0-2--2, Basinger 1-0--2, Schroeder 1-0—2, Hempfling 0-0--0, Closson 2-0—4, Koch 0-1--1, Stechshulte 1-1--3. TOTALS: 16 8-15--49.

Napoleon 10 2 13 13 -- 38

Ottawa-Glandorf 12 16 8 13 -- 49

3-Point GOALS: Napoleon 2 (Lawson & Rausch; Ottawa-Glandorf 3 (Miller 2, D. Ellerbrock)

rebounds: Napoleon 18 (Smith 7); Ottawa-Glandorf 22 (E. Ellerbrock 8).

turnovers: Napoleon 18, Ottawa-Glandorf 17.

KALIDA 61

SPENCERVILLE 38

KALIDA -- After a slow start Tuesday, Kalida finally found a rhythm in the second period en route to a 61-38 win over Spencerville in nonconference girls basketball.

A total of 12 players scored for Kalida (11-5), which was led by Jackie Gardner's 14 points.

With the score tied 10-10 after the first quarter, Kalida went on a 19-8 run for a 29-18 halftime lead and extended that advantage to 45-28 heading into the final period.

Schylar Miller finished with 16 points for Spencerville (2-15).

spencerville (2-15)

S. Miller 7-0--16, Grigsby 4-0--8, Freewalt 2-1--5, Mulholland 1-1--4, Purdy 1-0--3, Propst 1-0--2. TOTALS: 16-48 2-6--38.

kalida (11-5)

Gardner 5-4--14, N. Recker 2-0--4, Holtkamp 2-0--4, K. Recker 1-0--3, Ky. Siebeneck 0-1--1, Smith 3-1--7, Turnwald 3-1--7, Honigfort 2-0--6, Vorst 1-0—2, Osterhage 2-0--4, Kahle 2-2--7, Ka. Siebeneck 0-2--2. TOTALS: 23-55 11-17--61.

Spencerville 10 8 10 10 -- 38

Kalida 10 19 16 16 -- 61

3-Point GOALS: Spencerville 4-16 (Miller 2, Mulholland & Purdy 1); Kalida 4-14 (Honigfort 2, Kahle & K. Recker 1).

rebounds: Spencerville 25, Kalida 36.

turnovers: Spencerville 25, Kalida 20.

junior varsity: Kalida, 27-19.

AYERSVILLE 54

FORT JENNINGS 26

FORT JENNINGS -- Ayersville exploded with a 19-4 advantage in the third quarter to pull away from Fort Jennings 54-26 Tuesday night in nonconference girls basketball action.

The Pilots (10-7) committed 25 turnovers, but made 22 of 30 shots (73 percent) from the field.

Megan Schubert scored 15 points to lead Ayersville, while Emily Cromer added 12.

Macy Schroeder and Gabbi German scored six points apiece for Fort Jennings (7-12), which made only one of 17 3-pointers and shot a frigid 18 percent (9 of 49) from the floor.

ayersville (10-7)

Balley 0-2--2, Cromer 5-1--12, Hammersmith 4-0--8, Schubert 7-1--15, Church 1-0--2, Addington 4-2--11, Moore 1-0--2, Schroeder 0-2--2. TOTALS: 22-30 8-19--54.

fort jennings (7-12)

Calvelage 2-0--4, Schroeder 2-1--6, Clay 1-0--2, Gable 0-1--1, German 2-2--6, Osting 2-1--5, Kehres 0-2--2. TOTALS: 9-49 7-17--26.

Ayersville 8 11 19 16 -- 54

Fort Jennings 2 10 4 10 -- 26

3-Point GOALS: Ayersville 2-3 (Cromer & Addington); Fort Jennings 1-17 (Schroeder 1).

rebounds: Ayersville 19, Fort Jennings 15.

turnovers: Ayersville 25, Fort Jennings 16.

junior varsity: Ayersville, 42-41.

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