July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.

No. 5 Fort Recovery edges Redskins

FRHS boys basketball

FORT RECOVERY - Monday evening the Indians picked up another couple of spots in the state poll. A couple of hours later they clawed back for a victory against their nearest rival.

After trailing for almost the entire second half, Greg Kahlig gave the Division IV No. 5 Fort Recovery High School boys basketball team the lead with just 28 seconds left as it knocked off the St. Henry Redskins 48-46.

The Tribe (14-1), which was ranked seventh last week, fell behind on a Jordan Post 3-pointer on the final play of the opening half and was behind for the first 15:32 of the second half. But Kahlig's baseline jumper with 28 seconds on the clock put the Indians up 47-46.

Freshman Wade Gelhaus came up with a steal on the ensuing possession, and Craig Tobe split a pair of free throws with seven seconds. A 3-point attempt by Jason Westgerdes at the buzzer missed the mark as Fort Recovery stayed unbeaten in the Midwest Athletic Conference at 6-0.

The teams traded dominating quarters Monday, with St. Henry (9-5, 2-4 MAC) taking a 17-8 lead in the first period before the Indians pushed ahead by as many as four in the second. The Redskins pushed back to a six-point lead at the end of the third quarter, but Fort Recovery scored the first five points of the fourth.

St. Henry extended back to a four-point lead, and was up 46-43 after a pair of Post free throws with 1:22 to go. Gelhaus scored with 1:06 left to cut the Tribe's deficit to one before Kahlig gave the home team the lead for good.

Kahlig, Fort Recovery's all-time leading scorer, turned in a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. He also had a pair of steals and a block.

Cody Fiely and Craig Tobe, both seniors, joined him in double figures with 14 and 13 points respectively. Gelhaus grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Indians to a 34-18 advantage on the glass.

The Indians earned 122 points in the AP poll this week, six more than sixth-ranked Dayton Jefferson (12-3).

Post led St. Henry Monday with 17 points, including a 5-of-10 effort from 3-point range. Jason Westgerdes added 11 points and three assists, and Zach Fishbaugh had nine points.

Junior varsity

Fort Recovery struggled over the course of the final three quarters in a 65-33 loss to the Redskins.

Jared Kahlig, Ryan Schoen and Jacob Schoen all scored eight points for the Indians, who led 14-13 after the first quarter. Trent Kaiser added six rebounds and two assists.[[In-content Ad]]
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