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AREA ROUNDUP

Pandora-Gilboa wins BVC divison title outright

By Mike Purdy Ada 41, Allen East 0
4-6 overall while Clay (3-4 passes this season and
mpurdy@limanews.com TRAC) closed out 2017
ADA — The Bulldogs teammat Logan Lease
5-5. Lima Senior’s Xavier
(7-3, 5-2 Northwest Con- broke the school record
PANDORA — The Nichols had 142 yards on
ference) kept their playoff with 38 catches this sea-
host Rockets secured the 32 carries. hopes alive with the win son.
outright Blanchard Valley against the Mustangs (2-8,
Conference Valley Divi- Kenton 49, Bath 0 1-6 NWC). Seth Conley Waynesfield-Goshen 40,
sion championship with a KENTON — Kenton threw two touchdown Ridgemont 8
54-12 victory Friday night finished the regular season passes to Chase Sumner WAYNESFIELD — The
against Cory-Rawson. P-G 5-5 and 5-4 in the WBL. and another to Aaron host Tigers end the year
finished the season with a Bath concluded 2017 1-9 Everhart. Everhart, who 1-9 (1-6 NWCC) while
6-2 conference record. (0-9 WBL). finished with 116 yards on Ridgemont finished 0-10
The Rockets head to the Jaron Sharp had five 10 carries, also had a pair (0-7 NWCC).
postseason 8-2 while the TD passes and ran for two of TD runs and Conley,
Hornets (2-6 BVC) fin- more scores and Clinton who had 127 yards on 13 Minster 20, Anna 7
ished the year 2-8. Kitchen had a TD run. carries, also ran 93 yards ANNA — The visiting
Jared Breece had three for a score. Wildcats (6-4, 4-4 MAC)
TD passes, Peyton Traxler Celina 49, Shawnee 7 secured a postseason with Todd B. Acker | The Lima News
Wapakoneta’s Brady Erb (10) hands off to Rob Gerstner during Friday
ran for a pair of scores SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP Bluffton 28, the win against playoff-
night’s game against St. Marys in Wapakoneta.
and Ryan Lee had a touch- — Celina (7-3) closed Columbus Grove 27 bound Anna (7-3, 5-3).
down run for P-G. out its WBL schedule
7-2 while Shawnee (4-6)
COLUMBUS GROVE
— The visiting Pirates Fort Recovery 28, St. Marys out the scoring.
Zach Miller led Wapako-
Delphos St. John’s 12, finished league play 3-6. finished their season 4-6 St. Henry 16 neta with 77 rushing yards
Coldwater 7 Brett Schwieterman ran overall and 3-4 in the FORT RECOVERY — From page 1C on 16 touches. Quarterback
DELPHOS — All the 17 times for 195 yards and NWC while the Bulldogs The host Indians (6-4, 5-3 Brady Erb was 11 of 20
game’s points were scored two touchdowns and also closed their season 2-8 MAC) likely secured a undefeated Western Buck- passing for 80 yards but
in the second quarter as threw a TD pass to Bran- (2-5 NWC). playoff spot while dimin- eye League champs.” had two interceptions.
the playoff-bound Blue sen Miller. Kole Murlin Dakota Bricker had two ishing the chances of the St. Marys got on the After starting the season
Jays were able to even had a pair of TD runs and TD runs and Kaleb Jeffer- Redskins (6-4, 4-4 MAC) scoreboard quickly against with a loss to Sidney, the
their record in the Mid- teammate Kyle Zizleman son had another for Bluff- making the postseason. the Wapakoneta defense. Roughriders have now
west Athletic Conference had 116 yards and a score ton. The Pirates’ Gavin On its second possession reeled off nine consecutive
(4-4) and regular season on 19 carries. Shawnee’s Conrad returned a fumble Marion Local 39, Parkway 0 of the game, the Roughrid- wins. St. Marys will host a
(5-5) while Coldwater (6-2 Johnny Caprella had a TD for another score. Blake MARIA STEIN — The ers went 44 yards in six playoff game next Friday in
MAC) heads to the post- throw to Jayvion Daniels. Reynolds had two TD runs host Flyers (10-0) head to plays to score their only the first round of the post-
season with a 7-3 record. and a touchdown pass to the playoffs as the MAC TD on the night. Sean season.
Jared Wurst had both of Van Wert 48, Defiance 7 Caleb Barrientes, who had champion, finishing 7-0 in Perry (28 carries, 152 “Frankly, when we came
DSJ’s touchdowns on runs DEFIANCE — Van West four catches for 128 yards. conference games. yards) capped off the scor- into the season there were
of 3 and 1 yard respective- (5-5) finished with a 4-5 Brady Hauenstein also had ing drive with a 13-yard so many question marks,
ly. Coldwater’s TD came WBL record while Defi- a TD run for Grove. Versailles 21, New Bremen 6 run. With the extra point and I think that really
on a 6-yard run by Ben ance (1-9) ended up 1-8 in VERSAILLES — The by Gabe Vandever, St. drives the team,” Frye said.
Wenning. the league games. Crestview 36, Paulding 22 host Tigers (3-5 MAC) fin- Marys had the early 7-0 “We knew every day, when
CONVOY — The host ished the season 4-6 while lead. we came to practice, that
Arlington 12, Leipsic 6, OT Elida 17, Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Knights (6-1 NWC) head New Bremen (1-7 MAC) Midway through the we needed to get better.
LEIPSIC — The host ELIDA — The Bulldogs to the postseason with a closed out its campaign third quarter, Vandever There was no option at that
Vikings (7-3, 5-3 BVC) (8-2, 7-2 WBL) likely 9-1 record while the Pan- 3-7. capped off a 13-play drive point.”
endangered their chances clinched a playoff berth thers (0-7 NWC) finished by the Roughriders with a The Lima News sports department
of making the postseason. with the victory against their season 1-9. Indian Lake 14, 19-yard field goal to round can be reached at 567-242-0451.
Arlington closed out the O-G (3-7, 3-6 WBL). Benjamin Logan 6
regular season 5-5 (5-3 Isaac McAdams had Upper Scioto Valley 38, BELLEFONTAINE —
BVC) a touchdown run, Billy Hardin Northern 12 The visiting Lakers (7-3)
Jahnz had an interception MCGUFFEY — USV won the Mad River divi-
Clay 20, Lima Senior 7 return for a score and finished its season 4-6 sion of Central Buckeye
OREGON — Adrine Noah Adcock connected (3-4 Northwest Central Conference outright at
Mitchell scored Lima on a 36-yard field and Conference) while Hardin 4-0. Benjamin Logan fin-
Senior’s touchdown on a converted both extra-point Northern ended up 3-7 ished its season at 5-5 (2-2
1-yard run as the visiting kicks for Elida. Jasper (2-5 NWCC). CBC).
Spartans finished their Scarberry, who ran 18 Owen Wetherill broke
season 2-5 in the Three times for 103 yards, had a the Hardin Northern Mike Purdy can be reached at 567-
Rivers Conference and TD run for O-G. record with 18 touchdown 242-0451.

Perry
From page 1C
ago when he was an assis-
tant coach. “We knew the
talent we had coming in,
and if we brought some
discipline and brought
our system in, we knew it
would work — discipline
and hard work.”
With just over a minute
left in the contest, Elgin
took over on downs after
stuffing Perry at its own
48-yard line on fourth
down. On the second play
of the drive, Comet quar-
terback Evan Bakensto
looked to the connect on
a short pass to Danyal
Minton coming out of the
backfield.
However, White stepped
between quarterback and
running back, snatched
the ball out of the air and
promptly raced 48 yards
for the insurance touch-
down.
White’s interception
highlighted a strong sec-
ond half defensive effort
by the Commodores’
defense that shut out the
Comets in the final two
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“Our defense has
stepped up the entire
year,” Taviano said. “We
had a couple of blips, and
that is football, but they
did a fabulous job. That
is a heck of running game
Elgin has there, and for us
to hold them scoreless in
the second half was amaz-
ing.”
Offensively, Perry run-
ning back Shane Overly
was the main force behind
the Commodores’ scores
after the junior tailback
rushed for 178 yards on
26 carries with two touch-
downs. Overly scored
on a 10-yard run in the
first half. His second
touchdown, in the fourth
quarter, gave Perry a 20-14
advantage with 11:49 left
Photos by Jose Nogueras | The Lima News
score came in the first half
when Perry quarterback
Perry
quarterback
Louis
Hoersten
fires a pass
downfield Richard Parrish | The Lima News
during Friday Delphos Jefferson’s Tanner Mathewson rushes for yards against
night’s game Spencerville during Friday night’s game at Memorial Field in
against Elgin Spencerville.
at Bob Lee
Bearcats
block as well as they did, I
Stadium. The
have to push myself as well
Commodores
clinched as I can,” Picker said.
a winning From page 1C Picker then had two
record and TDs runs of 4 yards each
likely a play which set up a key in the final quarter. That
playoff spot score. expanded the Bearcats’ lead
with the On the fourth play of the to 32-6.
victory.
third quarter, Kale Lee hit Spencerville’s Cannan
Joel Lotz out of the back- Johnson ran for 55 yards
field for a 41-yard comple- on 11 carries with one TD.
tion down field to take the Lotz rushed for 40 yards on
ball to the Jefferson 3. seven carries.
“That surprised me too,” Jefferson’s top rusher,
Sommers said with a laugh. Brenen Auer, was held to
“But Kale has gotten better 60 yards on 19 carries with
Perry each week, and I’m really one TD.
receiver proud of him.’’ With the rain, teams are
Luke Picker ran it over from run happy. And that’s what
Floyd
(13) looks
the 3, and the Spencerville both did from the start.
downfield lead went to 14-6. Spencerville went 70
for some Picker bounced back yards in 10 plays for a score
open from losing a fumble at the the first time it touched the
space Jefferson 3 at the end of the ball. Picker banged ahead
during first half on a cold, rainy, for 38 yards on five car-
Friday muddy night. ries on the drive. Johnson
night’s
game “I told myself that mis- swept the right side for a
against takes happen, and you have 5-yard TD. That gave the
Elgin at to let it go,” Picker said. Bearcats a 7-0 lead with
Bob Lee On the third play of the 6:09 in the first quarter.
Stadium. next drive, Picker looked Jefferson took the ball on
like he was stopped at the the next kickoff and ground
line. Then, he suddenly out an impressive 17-play,
popped out, hit a jet stream 65-yard drive. Auer swept
and ran for a 37-yard TD.
That gave Spencerville a
the left side for a 6-yard
TD, but a botched snap
20-6 lead with 7:01 left in prevented the point after.
the third. With 9:44 left in the first
Often Picker was half, Spencerville was on
slammed at the line, only top 7-6.
55-yard touchdown pass. to keep churning for eight

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