The Pandora-Gilboa High School boy’s basketball team stretched their winning streak to three games on December 14, as they easily doubled up on Cory-Rawson, winning 63-31 in non-league action. The Hornets (0-5) are still looking for their first win of the young season.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team hammered visiting Delphos Jefferson 84-50 in their football-delayed season and Northwest Conference opener Friday night.
Blake Sommers tossed in a career-high 31 points to pace the Pirates. He canned seven deuces and splashed five trifectas, plus two foul shots.
Bluffton raced to a 26-6 lead after the first period and never looked back.
Guard Marek Donaldson drained three of his five three-pointers in the first quarter. Sommers tallied 10 early points on two treys and a pair of deuces.
Donaldson contributed 21 markers on the strength of five triples. He also hit all four free throws he attempted.
DELPHOS – A rough second quarter cost the Bluffton High School girls basketball team in a 44-28 loss at Delphos Jefferson in the Pirate Northwest Conference opener Thursday, December 12.
Bluffton was outscored 27-15 over the middle quarters and fell to 3-3 and 0-1 in the NWC after the defeat.
The Pirates and Wildcats were tied 6-6 after the opening quarter. But Delphos Jeff broke the game open with a 13-4 second stanza to build a 19-10 lead at halftime.
DJ won the third period 14-11 to build a 33-21 margin heading to the final quarter. The Wildcats staved off any thoughts of a Pirate rally with an 11-7 fourth period to win by 16.
Delphos Jeff improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in NWC action with the decisive win.
Senior post Ayla Grandey scored a game-high 13 points for Bluffton. She canned five field goals and netted three of four foul shots.
Pirate junior Blair Utendorf and Macy Schaadt each tallied six points.
OTTAWA- The Bluffton High School girls swim team dove into its season with a three-match sweep in a four-team meet at the Putnam County YMCA Thursday evening in Ottawa.
In its closest combined team result, Bluffton beat Ada 72-59. The Pirates stomped McComb 90-8, and defeated Bath 92-39 to go 3-0 in combined meet scoring.
The Bluffton girls went 3-0 on the evening. They beat the Ada Bulldogs, 53-28. The Pirate girls also shut out McComb 69-0, and whipped Bath 69-10.
