BOYS BASKETBALL
Allen East 65, Ada 45
ADA — Allen East outscored Ada by at least five points in each of the first three quarters in a lopsided win.
Carson Clum paced Allen East (6-4, 2-0 Northwest Conference) with 20 points. The Mustangs remains atop the NWC standings with Bluffton and Spencerville. Brady Brooks added 13, and Ethan Young tallied 12.
For Ada (2-9, 0-3 NWC), Zack Zimmerman had the hot hand with 16 points, including three 3-pointers.
Lima Senior 81, Waite 14
LIMA — Lima Senior trounced winless Waite at the Spartans’ abode.
Lima Senior is now 7-4, 5-1 in the Toledo City Athletic League. The Spartans led 59-12 by halftime.
Waite falls to 0-13, 0-5 in the TCAL.
Shawnee 67, Defiance 43
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Beckett Bertke had 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead Shawnee to a Western Buckeye League victory.
Trevick Bertke added 17 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for the Indians (8-4, 3-0 WBL). Nick Pasion added 14 points.
Defiance (4-7, 1-2 WBL) didn’t have a player with double-digit scoring.
Elida 50, Bath 32
ELIDA — A’mari Wash scored 18 points for Elida, which rallied from a three-point halftime deficit with a 31-10 edge in the second half.
Elida is now 9-2, 2-1 in the Western Buckeye League.
Bath (0-10, 0-3 WBL) saw an 11-point night from senior Trey Crawford.
Leipsic 61, Columbus Grove 59
LEIPSIC — Leipsic used an 18-9 run in the second quarter to battle back from an early deficit and then held off Columbus Grove at the end.
Tyler Lammers paced the Vikings (6-5, 2-1 NWC) with 20 points. Jayce Brecht added 19 points, and Tavis Bejarano had 10.
Columbus Grove (5-4, 1-2 NWC) looked to Kyle Hopkins for a team-high 18 points, while Trenton Barraza and Landon Best each scored 11.
Kalida 59, Fort Jennings 56
KALIDA — Kalida earned its first victory of the year with a balanced scoring attack of six players gathering at least eight points.
Logan Kerner led the Wildcats (1-11, 1-1 Putnam County League) with 11 points, while Jaxon Hoffman, Jacob Siebeneck and Braylon Smith each had 10 points.
Fort Jennings (3-8, 0-3 PCL) looked to Jarron Swick for a team-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers. Calvin Menke had 15.
Miller City 63, Continental 29
MILLER CITY — Miller City outscored Continental 39-12 in the middle two quarters to turn a one-point game into a blowout.
Three Wildcats (9-3, 3-1 Putnam County League) players scored 10 points, including Brendan Barlage, Ethan Barlage and Jude Otto.
Continental (1-13, 0-3 PCL) looked to Mason Rayle for a game-high 14 points.
Spencerville 67, Lincolnview 42
MIDDLE POINT — Spencerville improved to 8-3, 4-0 in the Northwest Conference with a road victory.
Lincolnview fell to 4-7, 0-3 NWC.
Ottoville 63, Delphos Jefferson 43
DELPHOS — Ottoville improved to 11-2 with a nonconference win on the road.
Delphos Jefferson looked to Karder Agner for 23 points.
Ottoville’s top scorers were not submitted Friday night.
Pandora-Gilboa 60, Vanlue 21
VANLUE — Pandora-Gilboa remained undefeated at 12-0 with a win at Vanlue.
Celina 79, Kenton 77, 3OT
St. Henry 62, Minster 57
Coldwater 46, New Bremen 42
Marion Local 62, New Knoxville 33
POSTPONEMENTS
Several games were postponed due the wintry mix falling Friday afternoon, including Fort Recovery-Delphos St. John’s; Perry-Hardin Northern; Ridgemont-Temple Christian; and Waynesfield-Goshen-North Baltimore.
Also, Elida’s game against Bryan on Saturday has been postponed.
