The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team put three players in double figures to defeat Elida 45-39 in a non-league contest Tuesday evening, January 10.
Bluffton improved to 9-4 with their second road victory. The Bulldog girls dropped to .500 at 7-7 with the defeat.
The Pirate girls held a narrow 16-14 lead after the first period. Elida led 12-11 before Sami Scoles canned a triple and fed Julia Mehaffie nicely for a layup.
The visitors stretched the margin to 29-21 at halftime.
The Bluffton University women dominated quarters two and four en route to a 61-53 victory over MIAA-power Albion College (9-4) on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. In a game that was made possible thanks to Mother Nature, as the Britons were unable to fly to California for their games at Christmas, the Sommer Center faithful was treated to an outstanding non-conference tussle between Albion and Bluffton.
Freshman Kyla Columber (Marion/Pleasant) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week in basketball after helping lead the Beavers to victories over Defiance College on Wednesday and Albion College on Saturday.
The host Bluffton High School girls basketball team defeated Paulding 44-31 in a non-league outing Saturday afternoon, January 7.
The Pirate girls used tough defense to hold the Panthers to just seven combined points over the first and third periods.
Bluffton ran out to a 14-2 lead after the first quarter as Riley Eachus nailed two triples. Ayla Grandey also netted six points in the opening stanza.
Paulding rallied within 23-17 at halftime behind a 17-9 second quarter.
Bluffton spurted back in front by 15 after responding with a 14-5 third quarter run. Paulding narrowly won the fourth period 9-7 but it was far too little, too late.
Bluffton improved to 8-4 with the win against their former NWC foe. The struggling Panther girls dropped to 1-10 with the loss.
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team pulled way late to joust upset-minded Ft. Jennings 57-41 in a home non-conference bout Saturday night, January 7.
The Pirates led 12-7 after the first period, but winless FJ hung within 27-21 at halftime. The Musketeers stayed in striking distance down just 38-32 heading to the final period.
But in the final stanza, the Pirates hit 10 of 14 foul shots to pull away and win by 16.
Wade Ginther canned six of eight free tosses down the stretch to finish with 11 points. Landen Worcester also scored a season-high 11 points.
Pirate sophomore Marek Donaldson tallied a game-high 15 points. Kerry Wright hit a trey and a two-pointer in the fourth period for his five points. John-Paul Yoder added six markers.
Bluffton improved to 6-4 with the non-league win. FJ fell to 0-11 with the defeat.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball team traveled to Ottoville for a highly anticipated Putnam County League match-up Saturday evening, January 7. The shots weren’t falling for the Rockets and the Big Green didn’t miss many–the Rockets were grounded with a final of 52-35.
