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By Matt M. Stutz

In the opening round of OHSAA Division VII Region 26 football playoffs, the #8 Pandora-Gilboa Rockets hosted #9 Leipsic. P-G got a little revenge as they used a strong second half to pull away from the Vikings 33-24 on Friday, October 27.  

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By Cort Reynolds

It was a pleasant night weather-wise but not otherwise for Paulding football as they came to Bluffton’s Harmon Field Friday night for a first round Div. VI, Region 22 playoff bout against their former Northwest Conference foe and got defeated soundly.

Host Bluffton scored on all seven of its first-half possessions and went on to crush the Panthers 63-6 on an unseasonably warm 70-degree evening.

Bluffton improved to 10-1 with the lopsided victory.  

The #2 seed Pirates will next host 10th-seeded Bucyrus Wynford in the regional quarterfinals next Friday. Wynford rallied to upset Defiance Tinora 31-28 on the road in overtime Friday.

Fifteen seed Paulding finishes its season 6-5 after the convincing defeat.

“Our offense did a great job of extending drives and executing at a high level,” said Pirate head coach Jeff Richards. “Defensively, we did a good job of communicating and swarming to the football.”

SCOREBOARD
    1   2   3   4   F
  PAU     0     0     0     6   6
  BLU   21   28   14     0   63

 

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Regional football playoffs are at Bluffton's Harmon Field vs Paulding at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 27.  Presale tickets are $12 Adult, $9 Student or $15 at the gate. Children 5 and under do not need a ticket. From the athletic director: "No passes will be accepted tonight. Everyone must have a ticket or purchase a ticket to get into the game. Because it is a playoff game: No reserved seating. All seats are General Admission. No student tunnel to start the game. No powered noise makers including wireless speakers air horns or whistles."

Pirate Levi Fenzl competes in the regional high school cross country meet in Tiffin on Saturday at 10:45 a.m. 

The Girls Soccer District Championship is 1:00 p.m. at Bluffton's Steinmetz Field vs. Riverdale.

Presale tickets online at www.ohsaa.org/tickets for all three events. 

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton girls soccer team scored a pair of dagger first-half goals and made them stand up in a 2-0 win over visiting local rival Allen East in Div. III district semifinal action Tuesday night at Steinmetz Field.

On an unseasonably warm night in front of a big crowd, the Pirates tallied the first goal with 13:12 left in the first half. The hosts then added a deflating goal just 5.1 ticks before intermission to take a commanding two-goal lead into halftime.

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Worcester NWC Defensive Player of the Year

By Cort Reynolds

The second-place Bluffton High School football team placed nine players on the All-Northwest Conference first team in voting conducted Sunday, October 22, by the league coaches.

In all, 16 positions on the all-league first and second teams were filled by Pirates.

Bluffton junior linebacker Landen Worcester was voted NWC Defensive Player of the Year, and was also voted first team All-NWC at running back. He rushed for 1,288 yards and 19 touchdowns on 164 carries this season.

Senior Braeden Jordan was named first team all-league at receiver. He grabbed 16 passes for 391 yards (24.4 yards per catch) and hauled in six TD aerials.

Senior linemen Jacob Granger and Daniel Friedritz were named first team All-NWC on the offensive line.

Place-kicker Kyle Basil was the first team offense specialist. He scored 53 points on point after kicks and field goals this regular season.

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Bluffton High School Football will be hosting Paulding in the first round of the OHSAA playoffs this Friday, October 27, at 7:00 p.m. at Harmon Field

Tickets may be purchased online at www.ohsaa.org/tickets/

Adult $12, Student $9 or a the gate for $15 cash.

Bluffton All Sports Pass, Season pass, Reserved Seat Pass, and 10 game passes are NOT Valid. NO PASSES of any kind will be honored at the gate.

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