Slow first half costs Indians

FORT RECOVERY — The Indians exploded offensively in the second half.

Despite scoring 37 second-half points, it wasn’t enough to cover the deficit created in the first half.

The Fort Recovery boys basketball team’s offense struggled to get going, scoring just six points in the first two quarters as the Botkins Trojans took advantage for a 58-43 on Saturday.

Troy Homan had a pair of baskets to score four points in the first quarter. Rylyn Paul hit one shot and hit 2-of-4 free throws in the first quarter for Botkins (8-1) to keep the game tied at 4-4.

The engine started for the Trojans in the second, as four 3-pointer fell to develop a 18-6 lead at the break as the Indians (4-8) only managed one basket also coming from Homan.

Fort Recovery started to find some flow offensively in the third quarter with Rex Leverette scoring six, Briggs Overman five and Gavin Faller four points. The offensive effort was countered with a barrage of threes from the Trojans, four of which were scored by Collin Doseck.

Fort Recovery won the fourth quarter 20-15, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit developed in the second quarter.

Doseck led all scorers with 24 points, 21 of which came from beyond the arc.

Overman led FRHS in scoring with 11, hitting his first field goals in the fourth quarter and adding five free throws in the third.

Still perfect

NEW BREMEN — The Fort Recovery girls bowling team remained undefeated as it took out Coldwater at Speedway Lanes on Saturday morning 2,448-2,260.

Kayla Heitkamp led the way with a 172.5 average pinfall, while Deanna Brown recorded the highest game of 187 pins. Emily Lauber, Brooklyn Wyerick and Brown all tied for second with an average pinfall of 165.5.

Brittany Burden of Coldwater averaged 192.5 pins, but it wasn’t enough as the depth of the Indians and 54-pin margin in the baker games carried Fort Recovery (4-0, 4-0 Midwest Athletic Conference) to victory.

Acheson leads

NEW BREMEN — The Fort Recovery boys bowling team dropped its second conference game as the Coldwater Cavaliers came out on top 3,017-2,743 at Speedway Lanes on Saturday.

Lucas Acheson (219) and Riley Grieshop (216.5) both averaged over 200 pins a game, but it wasn’t enough as Coldwater’s Caleb Wedel (225) and Nick Wehrman (207) matched them.

Acheson rolled the best game of 228 for Fort Recovery (5-2, 3.2 MAC).

Baker play did the boys team in as they fell short by 82 pins.