BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost a defensive battle 40-32 to visiting non-conference foe Paulding on January 11.
Bluffton fell to 8-6 overall after suffering their second defeat in three days. Paulding improved to 11-2 with the road win.
The Pirates led 6-5 after a low-scoring opening quarter.
But Paulding took control with a 14-6 second stanza to forge ahead 19-12 at halftime. Panther Tori Schlatter drained two triples and a two-pointer to tally eight points in the momentum-changing second period.
Bluffton rebounded to take the third quarter 12-9 and inch within 28-24 heading into the final period. But the Panthers captured the fourth stanza 12-8 to win by eight.
Junior Blair Utendorf led the Pirates with eight points on four baskets. Pirate senior post Ayla Grandey contributed seven markers.
BLUFFTON – Playing at home, the Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost 70-64 to Northwest Conference foe Crestview in a key league game on Friday, January 10.
The Pirates dropped to 8-2 overall and 1-1 in the NWC with the loss. Crestview improved to 9-3 overall and 2-1 in NWC play after the road win.
Guard Marek Donaldson led three Pirates in double figures with 17 points. Kain Wright tallied 16 markers, while Bean Ginther contributed 14 points.
Bluffton senior Terron Boblitt added nine points on three triples.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School boy’s basketball team hosted McComb for a late afternoon Blanchard Valley Conference game on January 10. P-G flew out to an early lead, and then had to fend off the Panthers for a 48-36 win.
In the opening stanza, the Rockets took control with an 11-4 advantage. McComb (1-10, 0-5 BVC) battled back and tied the game at fourteen midway through the second quarter; as P-G led just 19-16 at halftime.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School girls basketball team stymied visiting non-conference foe Shawnee in the second half to post a 47-25 victory Tuesday, January 7.
The Bluffton defense held the Indians to just nine second-half points. The hosts outscored Shawnee 27-9 after intermission to win going away.
Pirate senior post Ayla Grandey led all players with 17 points.
Bluffton improved to 8-4 overall after the decisive win. Shawnee dropped to 4-8 after the road defeat.
