High School Sports

HARROD – You couldn’t ask much more from a timeout than the one Allen East called early in the fourth quarter of its 56-47 win over Coldwater in a Division III girls basketball sectional championship game on Saturday night.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

OTTAWA — For Ottawa-Glandorf’s girls basketball team, the defense provided a winning formula on Saturday.

DELPHOS — Delphos St. John’s could have used last year’s late-season loss to Marion Local as motivation for Friday night’s MAC finale, but they didn’t need to.

ELIDA — Shawnee came back from 17 points down to beat Elida the first time they met this season in the Tip-Off Classic and the sequel was similar when the Indians rallied from seven points behind in the fourth quarter for a 54-51 boys basketball win at the Elida Fieldhouse on Friday night.

Paulding 70, Bluffton 66

OTTOVILLE – Ottoville junior Landon Horstman said he has dreamed of making a free throw with the game on the line and time running out.

OTTAWA — Ottawa-Glandorf’s seniors wrapped up an incredible regular-season run Friday night by doing what they’ve grown accustomed to doing.

LEIPSIC – When Leipsic senior Ava Henry got ahold of the basketball in the final seconds of Wednesday’s Division IV sectional semifinal game against visiting Delphos St. John’s, there was no doubt in her mind what she was going to do.

Avae Unrast of Marion Local was named the Midwest Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year after leading the Flyers to an overall record of 16-7 and a four-way split for the conference title.