FRHS rallies past Jets

ARCANUM, Ohio — The Indians were struggling in the first half.

They only had 15 points at the break and trailed by as many as 11 late in the second quarter.

A second-half rally, especially in the final eight minutes, helped them halt a potential three-game losing streak.

Fort Recovery High School’s girls basketball team outscored the Jets 34-20 in the second half for a 49-44 win over host Franklin Monroe on Tuesday.

The Indians, who had lost their previous two games, improve to 7-9 on the year.

Fort Recovery trailed 16-9 after the first quarter and went into the locker room behind 24-15. But an 8-2 run to start the third quarter, including four points from Val Muhlenkamp, helped the Indians get within one possession, 26-23. 

The Tribe was behind by the same margin, 37-34, to start the fourth, and used a stretch of 12 straight points to take a commanding 46-39 advantage.

Muhlenkamp led all players with 21 points, and was second on the team with seven rebounds. Olivia Patch scored 10 points to go with her game-high nine boards. Kierra Wendel and Alli Vaughn chipped in eight and seven points respectively.

Fort falls to Flyers

MARIA STEIN, Ohio — Fort Recovery Middle School’s seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams both came up short against the host Marion Local Flyers on Tuesday.

The eighth graders dropped a 20-11 score while the seventh grade team fell 26-18.

Madison Guggenbiller led the FRMS eighth graders with four points, as Audra Bubp and Elizabeth Alig had two points each. Lindsey Wendel tossed in one free throw.

In the seventh grade contest, Mara Pearson finished with 10 points for the Indians. Cali Wendel tallied six points and Teigen Fortkamp had a pair of points.