December 3, 2014 at 6:25 p.m.
Fort Recovery defense stops Trojans
Local roundup
ARCANUM, Ohio — The Indians raced out to an early lead Tuesday.
Then they shut the Trojans down in the second half.
Fort Recovery High School’s girls basketball team scored 17 points in the opening quarter and held Arcanum scoreless in the third en route to a 44-29 victory.
Kendra Siefring and Tori Lennartz led the Indians with 16 and 13 points respectively to reach double figures in consecutive games. They both grabbed seven rebounds each and combined to go 13-of-21 from the field as the Tribe (2-0) shot 45.2 percent for the game.
The Trojan offense struggled, shooting just 28 percent for the game including going 5-of-19 after intermission.
Grace Thien added nine points for the Indians. Cassidy Rammel, Jocelyn Kaiser and Whitney Will each had two points.
Stevie Johnting led the Trojan effort with 17 points.
Fort Recovery’s junior varsity team dominated the Trojans, 60-26.
Carley Stone had a game-high 14 points, with Sydney Dues and Kiah Wendel contributing 12 and 10 points respectively.
Stars stumble
MUNCIE — South Adams’ boys basketball team had a comfortable 12-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Burris got hot at just the right time.
The visiting Starfires were outscored 19-4 in the final frame Tuesday, dropping their season opener to the Owls, 56-53.
Cole Myers led the Starfire scoring effort with 14 points, including nine from 3-point range. Derek Wanner joined him in double figures with 11 points.
Jared Grabau tallied nine points, and Conner Sealscott had six. Marco Vasquez also added six points while notching team highs in rebounds (five) and assists (six).
Ryan Morey of Burris led all scorers with 21 points, 12 of which came from behind the 3-point line.
Eagles fall to Tigers
BLUFFTON — The West Jay Middle School seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams fell to the Bluffton Tigers on Tuesday.
The West Jay eighth graders lost 20-13, and the seventh graders were beat 13-8.
Dawn Minnick and Calli Crosby both scored four points for the eighth grade Eagles. Rhegan Shimp and Kameron Edwards followed with two points each, and Kendal Garringer had one point.
Randi Ferguson and Shimp grabbed seven rebounds apiece.
For the West Jay seventh graders, Hallie Fields scored five points and added three steals. Allison Jobe chipped in with two points and Kymia Hankins added one.
WJ eighth falls
DUNKIRK — West Jay’s eighth grade boys basketball team lost a close game at home Tuesday to the visiting Bluffton Tigers, 32-28.
Wyatt Geesaman scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Eagles. Gabe Faulkner tallied 11 points to join Geesaman in double figures.
Noah Harris contributed three points and six rebounds.
Then they shut the Trojans down in the second half.
Fort Recovery High School’s girls basketball team scored 17 points in the opening quarter and held Arcanum scoreless in the third en route to a 44-29 victory.
Kendra Siefring and Tori Lennartz led the Indians with 16 and 13 points respectively to reach double figures in consecutive games. They both grabbed seven rebounds each and combined to go 13-of-21 from the field as the Tribe (2-0) shot 45.2 percent for the game.
The Trojan offense struggled, shooting just 28 percent for the game including going 5-of-19 after intermission.
Grace Thien added nine points for the Indians. Cassidy Rammel, Jocelyn Kaiser and Whitney Will each had two points.
Stevie Johnting led the Trojan effort with 17 points.
Fort Recovery’s junior varsity team dominated the Trojans, 60-26.
Carley Stone had a game-high 14 points, with Sydney Dues and Kiah Wendel contributing 12 and 10 points respectively.
Stars stumble
MUNCIE — South Adams’ boys basketball team had a comfortable 12-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Burris got hot at just the right time.
The visiting Starfires were outscored 19-4 in the final frame Tuesday, dropping their season opener to the Owls, 56-53.
Cole Myers led the Starfire scoring effort with 14 points, including nine from 3-point range. Derek Wanner joined him in double figures with 11 points.
Jared Grabau tallied nine points, and Conner Sealscott had six. Marco Vasquez also added six points while notching team highs in rebounds (five) and assists (six).
Ryan Morey of Burris led all scorers with 21 points, 12 of which came from behind the 3-point line.
Eagles fall to Tigers
BLUFFTON — The West Jay Middle School seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams fell to the Bluffton Tigers on Tuesday.
The West Jay eighth graders lost 20-13, and the seventh graders were beat 13-8.
Dawn Minnick and Calli Crosby both scored four points for the eighth grade Eagles. Rhegan Shimp and Kameron Edwards followed with two points each, and Kendal Garringer had one point.
Randi Ferguson and Shimp grabbed seven rebounds apiece.
For the West Jay seventh graders, Hallie Fields scored five points and added three steals. Allison Jobe chipped in with two points and Kymia Hankins added one.
WJ eighth falls
DUNKIRK — West Jay’s eighth grade boys basketball team lost a close game at home Tuesday to the visiting Bluffton Tigers, 32-28.
Wyatt Geesaman scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Eagles. Gabe Faulkner tallied 11 points to join Geesaman in double figures.
Noah Harris contributed three points and six rebounds.
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