Wapakoneta, sporting a 16-1 mark, has jumped into the top 10 in the Division II Associated Press boys basketball poll released Monday.
The Redskins, currently riding a 12-game winning streak, was ranked No. 9 in Division II. Western Buckeye League rivals Ottawa-Glandorf remained at No. 7. The two teams will square off Feb. 11.
In Division III, Versailles is ranked No. 4 and Wayne Trace is right behind them at No. 5.
Fort Loramie dropped one spot to No. 7 in Division IV.
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls basketball
Perry 44, Cory-Rawson 35
Cory-Rawson jumped out to an 11-2 lead after one period but Perry rallied to cut the lead to 19-14 by halftime. In the second half the Commodores outscored Cory-Rawson 30-17 to secure the victory.
Perry’s Kyazia Healey scored 19 points to lead Perry.
Perry improves to 2-16 and Cory-Rawson falls to 0-18.
COLLEGE
Men’s Basketball
Bluffton University 77, Franklin College 64
Bluffton’s Austin Rohde hit four 3-pointers to net a game-high 30 points to lead the Beavers to a 77-64 win over Franklin College. Kevin Christie added 15 points and Jared Wentling grabbed 1o rebounds.
Bluffton improves to 11-8 overall and 4-8 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletice Conference. Franklin College falls to 6-13 and 3-9 in the HCAC.
Richards honored
ADA — Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) has been named the Women’s Indoor Ohio Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 23-28.
The junior led the Polar Bears (16-6 overall) at Grand Valley State (Mich.) Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
Richards broke a school record for the second consecutive week as she broke her own school record in the 800-meter run and won the race in 2:09.46.
Her time in the event currently ranks first nationally and was the 10th fastest time in Division III history in the event.
Spencerville grad honored
ADA — Senior Lucas Shumate (Wapakoneta/Spencerville) garnered his first Men’s Indoor Ohio Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week honor of the season for the week of Jan. 23-28.
Shumate led the men’s track & field team Saturday afternoon as they competed at the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Invitational.
The senior broke his own previous school record from 2015 in the weight throw with a toss of 59’ 5.00”.
His throw currently ranks fourth best in the nation.
Buckeys to appear at Lima Mall
Five Ohio State players will be signing autographs at the Lima Mall at 1 p.m. Saturday. The players at the session are Kato Mitchell, James Cotton, Thad Gibson, Marcus Hall and Donald Washington.
This is a ticket only event. To pre-purchase VIP Packages and tickets please visit www.buckicon.com/store. All proceeds will benefit Buck-Icon’s Community Outreach Services: Football Camp for Kids with Special Needs and Underprivileged Youth. The VIP package for all players autographs is $70 and single player autographs are $15.
For more information, call (419) 331-6255 or visit www.limamall.com.
