By Cort Reynolds
PANDORA - Visiting Bluffton whipped local rival Pandora-Gilboa 57-34 in non-conference girls basketball play Saturday afternoon.

Bluffton raced to a 23-8 margin after one period as senior post Libby Schaadt scored 12 points. The Lady Pirates led 36-13 at halftime and cruised to the blowout victory. 

The lopsided win improved the Pirate girls record to 11-3 overall. Struggling P-G dropped to 1-12 with the defeat.

Schaadt topped the victors with 16 points. Laykin Garmatter and Kylie Monday each netted eight markers as 11 players scored for well-balanced Bluffton.

Lacie Fenstermaker led the Rocket girls with a game-high 19 points. But no other P-G player scored more than four. 

The Bluffton girls canned 22 baskets, including 18 two-pointers and four goals from three-point range. The Pirate girls converted nine of 17 from the charity stripe (53 percent).

The Rocket girls sank 14 field goals, all from inside the arc. P-G converted six of 13 from the foul line (46 percent). 

P-G 34 (1-12)
Augsburger 1 1-4 3, Russell 2 0-0 4, Kinsinger 1 2-2 4, Miller 1 0-1 2, Neuenschwander 1 0-2 2, Fenstermaker 8 3-4 19.
Totals: 14/6-13/38. 3-pointers: none.

Bluffton 57 (11-3)
Bischoff 2 0-1 4, B. Garmatter 1 0-0 2, L. Garmatter 2 3-4 8, White 0 1-2 1, Stackhouse 2 0-0 4, Eachus 1 0-0 2, Busch 2 1-2 6, Monday 2 2-2 8, Bricker 2 0-0 4, Scoles 0 2-2 2, Schaadt 8 0-4 16.  Totals: 22/9-17/57. 3-pointers: Monday 2, L. Garmatter 1, Busch 1.
 
    1    2    3    4    F
P-G    8    5    8    13    34
Bluf    23    13    11    10    57    

Bluffton (4-1 road, 4-1 NWC) visits league rival Spencerville (8-6, 2-2 NWC) Thursday, January 23.