January 7, 2017 at 6:40 a.m.
Tribe defense key vs. ’Skins
FR forces 16 turnovers after the intermission
Tribe defense key vs. ’Skins
FORT RECOVERY — The Redskins had a lead for 2 minutes, 14 seconds.
The Indians never trailed again.
Fort Recovery High School’s boys basketball team forced 16 second-half turnovers in a 51-46 victory against Midwest Athletic Conference rival St. Henry on Friday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
The Indians (5-1, 2-0 MAC) led 24-23 at halftime, but that’s when the struggles started for the visiting Redskins (4-5, 0-2 MAC). Fort Recovery scored the first nine points of the second half to lead 32-23. Meanwhile, the Redskins committed seven turnovers in the third period as the Indians led by as many as 10 points late in the quarter.
Ryan Bruening made two bonus free throws to get St. Henry as close as two points with 5:48 to play in the game, but Fort Recovery was able to do just enough to keep its closest conference rival at bay.
FRHS senior Matt Bihn was 5-for-6 from the field and made all four of his free throws to finish with a game-high 14 points. He also had six assists.
Schlarman recorded a game-high nine rebounds, with Luttmer contributing seven.
Junior varsity
St. Henry scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to hand Fort Recovery a 48-42 defeat.
The Indians led 9-4 after one quarter before the advantage shrunk to 22-21 at halftime. A 15-9 margin in the third quarter gave the home team a 37-30 lead heading into the fourth quarter, during which the Redskins took the lead and held off any chance at a FRHS rally.
Ian Homan made two 3-pointers on his way to a team-high 10 points for Fort Recovery. Trevor Vaughn followed with eight points while Grant Knapke and Reese Rogers chipped in six points each.
Jay Knapke led St. Henry with 14 points, and Ethan Thieman added 10.
The Indians never trailed again.
Fort Recovery High School’s boys basketball team forced 16 second-half turnovers in a 51-46 victory against Midwest Athletic Conference rival St. Henry on Friday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
The Indians (5-1, 2-0 MAC) led 24-23 at halftime, but that’s when the struggles started for the visiting Redskins (4-5, 0-2 MAC). Fort Recovery scored the first nine points of the second half to lead 32-23. Meanwhile, the Redskins committed seven turnovers in the third period as the Indians led by as many as 10 points late in the quarter.
Ryan Bruening made two bonus free throws to get St. Henry as close as two points with 5:48 to play in the game, but Fort Recovery was able to do just enough to keep its closest conference rival at bay.
FRHS senior Matt Bihn was 5-for-6 from the field and made all four of his free throws to finish with a game-high 14 points. He also had six assists.
Caleb Martin, another Tribe senior, was 5-for-8 and 2-of-3 from the stripe as he scored eight points. Martin also shared the team high of six rebounds with Micaiah Cox, who tied Travis Sutter for third on the team with seven points.
Tyler Schlarman and Luttmer had 13 and 12 points respectively for the Redskins, who also got seven points off the bench from Parker Link.Schlarman recorded a game-high nine rebounds, with Luttmer contributing seven.
Junior varsity
St. Henry scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to hand Fort Recovery a 48-42 defeat.
The Indians led 9-4 after one quarter before the advantage shrunk to 22-21 at halftime. A 15-9 margin in the third quarter gave the home team a 37-30 lead heading into the fourth quarter, during which the Redskins took the lead and held off any chance at a FRHS rally.
Ian Homan made two 3-pointers on his way to a team-high 10 points for Fort Recovery. Trevor Vaughn followed with eight points while Grant Knapke and Reese Rogers chipped in six points each.
Jay Knapke led St. Henry with 14 points, and Ethan Thieman added 10.
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