By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School girls basketball team led throughout and defeated visiting Ben Logan 62-42 in a non-league contest Wednesday night, November 27.
The Pirates improved to 2-1 with the convincing win, while BL fell to 1-1 after the defeat.
Bluffton captured a 15-10 edge after the first period as Ayla Grandey tallied eight markers. The hosts extended the lead to 32-24 at halftime behind eight more Grandey second-stanza points.
Six Pirates scored in a big Bluffton 15-5 third period that put the game out of reach, 47-29. The Pirates put 15 more points up in the fourth quarter for the third quarter in the game to win by 20.
Senior 6-3 post Grandey scored 16 of her game-high 18 points in the first half. In the 17-14 second period alone, she canned six of seven foul shots. Overall, she converted 10 of 11 free throws, and she also made four baskets.
Junior 5-9 wing Blair Utendorf tallied seven of her 10 points in the final period.
Freshman guard Maelee Miller and 6-0 freshman Lainey Grandey each scored eight points. ▶︎
