BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls basketball team rode a huge third period to a 45-35 victory over visiting Lincolnview in a Northwest Conference contest on Thursday, January 22.
The game was tied 7-7 after the first quarter, and Bluffton inched ahead 14-13 at halftime.
The Pirates then authored a 19-5 third stanza to build a 33-18 margin heading to the fourth quarter. Eight different Bluffton players sank a field goal in the decisive quarter, while holding the Lancers to just two baskets.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys basketball team authored a big second-half rally but came up short 64-57 to visiting Northwest Conference rival Lima Central Catholic on Friday, January 16.
The Pirates trailed by 13 at halftime, but rallied within five points heading into the final stanza.
The Pirates closed the gap to two points late in the game at 59-57, but got no closer.
The Thunderbirds took the fourth quarter 12-10, scoring the game’s last five points to win by a misleading seven-point margin.
LIMA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team raced to a huge early lead and cruised to a 52-11 win over Lima Central Catholic in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Thursday, January 15.
Junior Greta Myers poured in 10 first-period points behind a pair of three-pointers to pace the Pirates to a 15-3 lead.
Bluffton shut out LCC in the second stanza and scored 15 more points to build a commanding 30-3 margin at halftime.
OTTAWA__The Bluffton boys and girls swim teams each finished third at a six-team meet held in the Putnam County YMCA at Ottawa on Thursday evening, January 15.
St. Marys edged Ottawa-Glandorf 58-57 to finish first in the boys team standings.
The Pirate boys came in third with 35 points, followed by McComb in a distant fourth with eight points. Van Wert and Miller City tied for fifth with four points apiece.
