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nior, added 16 points to the Pettisville collective, powered by 3 successful shots from
beyond the arc. Josh Liechty hit a pair of
threes on his own, as he contributed 12
points to the victory as well.
The Cadets followed the lead of senior
Jalen Towers as he scored 14 points, also
bringing in 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Erik
Stipe made a couple of three-pointers on
his way to 10 points. Quinn Smith, a sophomore, lead the team in assists with 3.
Rebounding proved to be a disadvantage
for the Hilltop boys. Pettisville pulled down
32 boards, while the Cadets only managed
to get 18. Some of this discrepancy comes
from the high number of shots the Blackbirds made throughout the course of the
game. Yet Hilltop needed to rebound the
ball better offensively if they were to have a
chance against such a hot shooting team.
Every possession had to be maximized or
else they'd get left behind.
An impressive win for the Blackbirds,
it will be interesting to see if they can replicate this same level of play when they
travel to West Unity later on in the season.
(December 18th, 2014) MONTPELIER: Hosting the Blue Streaks of Archbold on Thursday night, the Locomotives
got a bit more than they bargained for.
The North Western Ohio Athletic League
foe is among the best in the conference,
and they showed Montpelier exactly that.
The Blue Streaks took down the Locos
63-36.
Despite having a sizable depth advantage, it was Archbold that had better production on the court. The Blue Streaks'
top two scorers, with 18 and 14 points
respectively, had more points than Jacob Leung, who was Montpelier's leading
scorer.
Leung had 10 points in the contest, hitting a pair of threes along the way. Kyrin
Schuman also connected on 2 three-pointers for 6 total points. Alex Matzinger made
a three-point attempt as well, putting up 5
points overall.
Michael Blake, normally a standout
performer for the Locos, was held to just a
single field goal for 2 points by Archbold.
The Blue Streak defense, for the most
part, shut down the Montpelier offense all
night long.
This will be a tough loss for the Locomotives to swallow. A 27 point loss at home
is difficult to recover from, but there's still
a lot of basketball to be played this year.
BEHIND THE BACK ... Colin Sabins (32) passes to a Cadet teammate behind the back
of Pettisvilles Tate Kauffman (23).
PUT THE SHOT UP ... Senior Loco Cody Caudill (12) elevates for a better view as he
throws up a shot over a duo of Archbold defenders.
YOU CANT HAVE IT! ... Blackbird junior Josh Liechty shields the ball from Hilltops
Kelby Grime, who is determine to take it for himself.
FIGHTING FOR THE REBOUND ... Jared Shoup attempts to pull down a rebound for
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A FOOTRACE TO THE RIM ... Hilltops Tyler Suboski (14) and Pettisvilles Aaron Bontrager (2) sprint to the basket, but for very different reasons; Suboski to score, and
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GOING BACK UP WITH IT ... After reigning in an offensive rebound, Montpelier junior
Aubrey Pirtle (32) puts up a second attempt at points for the Lady Locos.
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This win came down to scoring ability,
pure and simple. Taylor Haines stepped up
in a big way for the girls of Stryker. The
sophomore produced a team-leading 12
points in a strong showing. Junior Audra
Rupp did her part as well, putting up 11
points. But it was senior Maddie Uribes,
who's struggled to get her season going,
who made the difference with her 8 points.
This is significant because that total is
more than she's scored in any game this
season. Having her be a solid source of
scoring adds a dimension to the Stryker
offense.
Only two of Edon's three primary scorers had big games, which doesn't bode well
for the Bombers given their lack of depth.
Kaitlin Chrisman, an Edon senior, led all
scorers in the game with 14, spreading her
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field goals out through the game. Fellow ANOTHER TIME, PERHAPS ... Brianna Coblentz (25) has no time to spend on the Lady
senior Alex Kiess gained most of her twelve Bulldog trying to guard her. Shes much too busy attempting to add points to the
points from the free throw line, typical her Wauseon collective score.
slashing style of play. Kaitlyn Sonneberger
had difficulty finding the basket, however,
contributing just 6 points from 1 field goal.
The victory was an important one for
Stryker. Fresh off of a blowout loss to
Wauseon, the youthful Lady Panthers
bounced back to beat a solid Edon team.
That resiliency will continue to serve them
well throughout the year.
HARD WORK PAYS OFF ... Kallie Strauss (31) fights through uncalled fouls as she
keeps her eyes up toward the basket, where she fully intends to put the ball once she
elevates past the two Swanton girls harassing her.
UNCONTESTED LAYUP ... Haley Doehrmann (23), a freshman for the Lady Panthers,
finds a part of the floor undefended by the Bombers, which just so happens to be right
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The Lady Eagles from Pioneer struggled mightily against their Fayette counterparts, losing the game 34-18.
Tristen Tomblin lead North Central
in scoring with 5 points in the contest.
Freshman Emma Zenz was close behind
with 4 points in the loss.
BEYOND YOUR REACH ... Nichole Foor (21) uses her height to get a good look at the
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out the Evergreen girls in the final quarter of play. This gave their offense the opportunity to pull ahead, which they did on
their way to a 24-20 win.
Mikayla Graber produced a third of the
Lady Blackbird points, scoring 8 in the victory. Ryeana Klopfenstein nearly matched
that feat, earning 7 points against the Viking defense.
The eighth grade incarnation of the
Lady Blackbirds had a bit of an easier time
handling Evergreen. After a close first period that saw Pettisville take a 12-11 lead,
they increased their defensive intensity.
Over the course of the last three quarters
in the game, the Lady Vikings were allowed
to score just 7 points in total. The final
score of the contest was 36-18 in favor of
Pettisville.
Morgan Leppelmeier and Anya Kauffman split the role of top scorer for the
Blackbirds. Each girl provided their team
with 11 points in the victory.
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