Fort Recovery bounces back with big win

FORT RECOVERY — After back-to-back games against final-four teams, the Indians needed a break.

The Panthers provided a bit of a reprieve on Thursday.

Fort Recovery High School’s girls basketball team bounced back from consecutive losses with a 68-19 thrashing of the Parkway Panthers at Fort Site Fieldhouse.

The Indians (2-3, 1-1 Midwest Athletic Conference), who had lost to defending Division IV state champion Versailles on Dec. 6 and 2018 Division III state semifinalist Ottawa-Glandorf on Saturday, took out their frustrations on the Panthers (2-3, 0-2 MAC) early. The Tribe scored 20 and 21 points respectively in the first two quarters Thursday while holding Parkway to just eight points over the same span. 

Fort Recovery ran up the score to 56-13 with one quarter to play.

Val Muhlenkamp had a season-high 18 points for Fort Recovery, which had four players reach double figures. Alli Vaughn and Brooke Kahlig totaled 13 and 12 points, respectively, and Paige Fortkamp chipped in 11 points as well.

Kierra Wendel led the Tribe with 10 rebounds, and Kahlig hauled in six boards.

Stars fall to Knights

OSSIAN — The South Adams swim teams both lost to the host Norwell Knights on Thursday.

The Starfire girls lost 121-44 despite grabbing first place in five events. The SAHS boys fell 128-47.

Ashley LeFever and Isabella Bailey had two wins each for the Starfire girls. LeFever won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes, 19.85 seconds, and took the top spot in the 100 freestyle in 55.98 seconds.

Bailey was first in the 50 freestyle in 27.86 seconds and the 100 breaststroke in 1:17.98. Hannah Neuenschwander was also victorious in the 100 butterfly in 1:12.85.

Kam Yoder had the only win for the SAHS boys, doing so in the 100 butterfly with his time of 58.99 seconds.

Chiefs beat Raiders

A dozen players scored for the East Jay Middle School eighth grade boys basketball team as it routed the Southern Wells Raiders, 56-31 on Thursday.

The EJMS seventh graders also won, 33-26.

Josh Dowlen led the Chief eighth graders (8-1, 4-0 Allen County Athletic Conference) with 11 points. Carter Link followed with nine points as Blake Bogenschutz and Brady Davis had seven points apiece. Bennett Weitzel and Alan Davis both scored six points.

Zach McAbee led the EJMS seventh graders (6-3, 4-1 ACAC) with 15 points, and Sam Myers tallied 10 points. Justin DeHoff and Abraham Dirksen finished with four and three points respectively.

Rally falls short

LYNN — The South Adams eighth grade boys basketball team had its rally fall short on Thursday with a 33-30 loss to Randolph Southern on Thursday. 

The Starfires (3-3) and Rebels were tied after one quarter but fell behind 17-13 at halftime. They were able to trim the margin to three points heading into the final period but could not complete the rally.

Brock Bander scored a dozen points for the Starfires, and Brady Beall was second with seven points. Josh Amstutz finished with four points, and Kyle Minger tallied three points.