The Bluffton and Ada Icons will post a 2021 national championship college football contest on Tuesday. There will be one Bluffton Icon winner and one Ada Icon winner.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basketball team lost to hot-shooting Arlington 87-71 Wednesday night in the de facto finals of their annual Christmas break holiday tournament.
The Red Devils drained 13 three-point goals to overcome an early deficit and win going away over the Pirates.
It was Bluffton's second game in as many nights after beating Continental 68-40 Tuesday in what normally would have been the tourney semifinals.
Icon sports writer, Cort Reynolds, recently had an article publilshed on the Boston Celtics blog.
The article is about ex-Boston player and coach, K.C.Jones. He won eight titles as a Celtic defensive ace guard, and two more as Boston head coach in the mid-1980s. Jones died Christmas Day at age 88.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basketball team outscored Continental 29-10 Tuesday night en route to a convincing 68-40 win.
The non-league game was scheduled after Continental was set to compete in the annual four-team Bluffton McDonald's Holiday Tournament, which was cancelled.
The host Pirates led just 19-18 after a high-scoring first period behind Kyler Kinn's eight points. Bluffton extended the margin to 39-30 at intermisson as Trenton Donley drained two second-quarter triples.
By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team dominated the middle quarters and rallied to defeat Kenton 56-47 in a non-league battle Monday night.
The Lady Pirates trailed 19-13 after one period of play as the Wildcat girls drained three trifectas.
But Bluffton came back with a 15-8 second quarter to grab a 28-27 edge at halftime. The victors extended the margin to nine points heading to the final stanza with a 13-5 third period.
