LOCAL ROUNDUP

Published:  Friday, February 1, 2008 (6 months, 1 week ago)
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Jeffcat matmen
roll by Bulldogs
COLUMBUS GROVE — Jefferson’s wrestling team got the benefit of five voided weight classes by Columbus Grove (to only 1 for the Widlcats, with another defaulted) and took four of the seven matches in belting the Bulldogs 53-26 in a dual match Wednesday at Grove.
Registering wins by forfeit for the Wildcats were Austin Teeters (103), John Duel (112), Mike West (135), Jacob Leach (145) and 285-pounder Kody Boggs.
Winning matches for the visitors were Murry Etzkorn recording a 15-0 technical fall over Goedde at 119; 130-pounder Jay Siefker pinning Cress at 1:01; once-beaten 189-pounder Stuart pinning Tyler Oney (1:52); and Greg Adams pinning Brinkman (3:43).
Victors for the home team were Nichols, beating 125-pounder Nate Staples 9-6; Sisson pinning Anson Hunnel (1:49); Travis Tourjee (152) by default over Braytan Kruse; Clay Windau (160) by forfeit; and Eric Harshman tech-falling 171-pound foe Adam Wollenhaupt (20-4);
Next up for Jefferson is the Northwest Conference meet Feb. 9.

Elida boys beats
St. John’s 7th-graders

DELPHOS — Elida’s seventh-grade boys basketball team beat its counterpart from St. John’s 46-42 Wednesday night in Delphos.
Next game for the Jays is 10 a.m. Saturday at Celina.
Mark Boggs scored 15 (9 boards), Seth Bockey 13 and Curtis Geise 10 (4 steals) for the Jays.

Rebounds-Assists-Steals-Points: Aaron Miller 0-0-0-0, Andrew Metzger 4-0-3-0, Ben Youngpeter 0-0-0-0, Brett Schwinnen 3-0-1-0, Clay Courtney 0-0-0-0, Cole Fischbach 0-1-1-0, Curtis Geise 4-2-4-10, Jake Hays 1-0-1-0, Mark Boggs 9-0-1-15, Nick Kuhlman 1-0-1-0, Ryan Buescher 2-0-1-4, Seth Bockey 4-0-2-13, Troy Warnecke 1-0-0-0. Totals 29-3-15-42.

Yellow Jackets
torch Bluffton men 90-71

DEFIANCE — Defiance raced out to a 29-9 lead and never looked back, picking up a 90-71 win against Bluffton and notching its first men’s season sweep over the Beavers since the 2000-2001 campaign.
Defiance sank 12 of its first 15 attempts from the floor and piled up 29 points in the opening nine minutes of play, building up a 29-9 lead by the 11:00 mark of the first half. The rally was fueled by a 20-2 spurt from the Jackets in response to a BU hoop to open the game.
Bluffton trimmed the margin to 13 points at 22-9 but DC continued its onslaught by netting the game’s next nine points and opening up a 31-9 edge before pushing the spread to a game-high of 24 points at 35-11 on Anthony Pettaway’s sixth hoop in as many tries.
Pettaway would go on to connect on his first eight shots of the night, as he racked up 17 points and six boards in the opening stanza to lead Defiance to a commanding 47-30 edge at the break.
An Anthony Jackson trey started the second stanza and gave the Jackets a 50-30 cushion. The spread would hover around 20 points for the remainder of the game, with the Beavers never getting any closer than 14 points for the entire second half.
It looked as if BU might try to mount one last rally in the closing minutes, pulling within 17 points with 1:56 showing on the clock, but Pettaway provided a resounding answer by throwing down a hard dunk to push the lead back to 19 and end any BU comeback hopes.
Defiance hammered the ball inside all night long, relentlessly pounding Bluffton for 54 points in the paint. DC also capitalized on 18 BU turnovers, converting them into 27 points.
Pettaway was a force from the opening tip to the final buzzer as he continually made the Beavers pay for their efforts to slow down C.J. Johnson. Pettaway scored a career high 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting and rounded out his fifth double-double of the year with 10 boards, three steals and a pair of blocks.
Mike Floyd also posted a season-high of 16 points and dished out six helpers to pace the DC offense, while Johnson tacked on 14 and Nate Helton added 10. Jackson also had a solid showing, as he hit a pair of treys to end the night with eight points and four assists.
Defiance took advantage of its ability to score inside by shooting over 58 percent in both halves and ending the night with a sizzling 58.5-percent clip from the floor.
The Yellow Jackets (14-5, 9-1 HCAC) will be going for their season best, fifth-straight win when they play at Mount St. Joseph (8-11, 2-8 HCAC)  Saturday.
Topping the Beavers (11-8, 5-5 HCAC) were Aaron Taylor with 21 markers and Nate Overmyer 20. Josh Eicher had nine points and 10 boards.

VISITORS: Bluffton 11-8, 5-5 HCAC
TOT-FG 3-PT FT PTS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
Aaron Taylor 7-9 2-2 5-7 21, Zach Kraus 1-1 1-1 0-2 3, Justin Rufenacht 0-1 0-0 1-2 1, Josh Eichar 4-7 0-1 1-2 9, Colt Cunningham 1-4 1-1 0-0 3, Joel Miller 0-0 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Shindeldecker 0-0 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Pothast 1-3 0-0 0-0 2, Nate Overmyer 7-14 4-8 2-2 20, Chris Singleton 0-1 0-1 0-0 0, Rob Luderman 1-1 0-0 0-0 2, Nick Wilson 1-2 0-1 2-2 4, Cam Saylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0, P.J. Juenger 2-5 0-2 2-2 6. TEAM 2 2. Totals 25-48 8-17 13-19 71.
TOTAL FG% - 52.1%; 3-Pt. FG% - 47.1%; FT % - 68.4%.
HOME TEAM: Defiance College 14-5, 9-1 HCAC
TOT-FG 3-PT FT PTS
Bryan Post 1-2 1-2 0-0 3, Anthony Pettaway 13-18 0-0 2-5 28, C.J. Johnson 5-6 1-1 3-3 14, Anthony Jackson 3-5 2-4 0-0 8, Mike Floyd 7-12 1-4 1-1 16, Deon Thompson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0, Eric Stolly 0-2 0-2 0-0 0, Heath Armstrong 1-6 0-4 0-0 2, Kasey Bodenbender 0-1 0-1 0-0 0, Nate Helton 4-6 2-3 0-0 10, Nathan Schmidt 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Joe Nowak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Sales 3-5 0-0 1-1 7, Josh Stuckey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0, Nate Conley 1-1 0-0 0-0 2. TEAM 1 2 3. Totals 38-65 7-21 7-10 90.
TOTAL FG% - 58.5%; 3-Pt. FG% - 33.3%; FT % - 70.0%.
Officials: Kincaid, Langsdorf, Unruh. Technical fouls: none. Attendance: 1,757
Score by Periods
Bluffton    30    41 - 71
Defiance    47    43 - 90
Points in the paint-BU 28, DC 54. Points off turnovers-BU 11, DC 27. 2nd-chance points-BU 2, DC 12. Fast-break points-BU 8, DC 12. Bench points-BU 34, DC 21. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG: BU 2nd-1:05, DC 2nd-:28. Largest lead-BU by 2 1st-19:23, DC by 24 1st-9:26.
Rebounds: BU 27/5 off. (Eichar 10); DC 29/8 off. (Pettaway 10). Assists: BU 17 (Eichar 6); DC 18 (Floyd 6). Steals: BU 6 (Overmyer 2); DC 12 (Pettaway 3). Blocks: BU 3 (Taylor/Kraus/Eichar 1); DC 3 (Pettaway 2). Fouls: BU 13; DC 22. Turnovers: BU 18; DC 10.

Lady Jackets unable
to hold off Bluffton

BLUFFTON — Defiance shot just 52 percent from the free-throw line, falling 80-77 to rival Bluffton University. The Jackets fall to 2-8 in the HCAC this season after dropping their fifth consecutive contest.
DC opened up a 10-point lead midway through the first half behind the scoring of Sarah Bird. Bird’s trifecta at the 10:27 mark broke a 15-15 tie, jumpstarting DC’s 11-1 run over the next three minutes of the first half. Amber Bailey and Mandy White  each scored before Bird capped off the run with a layup to give Defiance a 26-16 advantage with 7:28 remaining. The Beavers would go on to a use a run of their own at the end of the half to go into the locker room with a 34-33 lead.
The second half proved to be an exciting one as the two teams saw 16 different lead changes in the period. The Jackets pulled out to a three-point lead early in the second half after Holly Stein connected on both of her attempts from the charity stripe to put DC up 43-40. Two baskets from Kim Miller (St. John’s) and an Angie Lee 3-pointer put the Beavers back up 47-45 before Elisa Hickman stopped the bleeding for Defiance with a trey to give DC a 48-47 advantage with 14 minutes remaining in the contest.
Bluffton responded with a 21-12 spurt over the next seven minutes, grabbing its largest lead of the game when Miller’s jumper put the Beavers up 68-60. Defiance’s inside game took control over the next minute and a half as Bailey and White combined for the Jacket’s next eight points, helping DC knot the game at 68 with 5:38 remaining.
Two possessions later, White knocked down a 3-pointer to give DC a 1-point advantage, 71-70. Tasha Stucke’s layup at the 2:40 mark pushed the Defiance lead to three, 75-72; however, two consecutive jumpers by Miller put Bluffton back on top 76-75. Bailey responded with two free throws to give DC a 77-76 advantage but the Beavers would score the last four points of the game to pull out the victory.
Defiance shot 44.1 percent from the field, while also knocking down six shots from beyond the arc. The team also recorded a season-high nine blocks on the game.
White led Defiance with a game-high 23 points as four Lady Jackets reached double figures on the night. Bailey recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds to go along with her career-high eight blocked shots. Bird and Stucke were the other two Lady Jackets to reach double figures as Bird scored 11 of her 16 in the first half, while Stucke finished the game with 12 points and five assists.
Miller led BU (8-11, 2-8 HCAC) with 20 markers and six dimes; Ginny Buckingham added 16 counters and 12 boards, Amanda Bell 16 points and Lindsay Bush 11. Lee scored her 1,000th career point in her 15-point effort.
Defiance (6-11) returns to action on Saturday when it hosts HCAC foe Mount St. Joseph. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.

VISITORS: Defiance Col. 6-11, 2-8 HCAC
TOT-FG 3-PT FT PTS
Kim Zura 0-3 0-0 0-0 0, Mandy White 9-13 1-1 4-7 23, Amber Bailey 6-9 0-0 3-9 15, Tasha Stucke 6-10 0-2 0-1 12, Sarah Bird 6-21 4-9 0-0 16, Holly Bateman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0, Courtney Schmersal 2-4 0-1 0-0 4, Elisa Hickman 1-3 1-2 0-0 3, Sarah Grime 0-2 0-0 2-2 2, Holly Stein 0-3 0-2 2-2 2, Katie Carunchia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0. TEAM 5 3 8. Totals 30-68 6-17 11-21 77.
TOTAL FG% - 44.1%; 3-Pt. FG% - 35.3%; FT % - 52.4% 3
HOME TEAM: Bluffton Uni. 8-11, 2-8 HCAC
TOT-FG 3-PT FT PTS
Ginny Buckingham 6-8 0-0 4-4 16, Kim Miller 9-15 0-0 2-2 20, Lindsay Bush 4-9 0-0 3-4 11, Amanda Bell 3-8 2-4 8-12 16, Katie Lord 0-2 0-0 0-0 0, Amanda Hoctor 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Lindsay Ebbeskotte 1-4 0-2 0-0 2, Angie Lee 5-16 2-8 3-4 15. TEAM 3 2 5 2. Totals 28-63 4-14 20-26 80.
TOTAL FG% - 44.4%; 3-Pt. FG% - 28.6%; FT % - 76.9%.
Officials: Bob Childers, Tim Carr, Ken Smoker. Technical fouls: none. Attendance: 450
Score by Periods:
Defiance    33    44 - 77
Bluffton    34    46 - 80
Points in the paint-DC 36, BU 36. Points off turnovers-DC 21, BU 14. 2nd-chance points-DC 14, BU 14. Fast-break points-DC 0, BU 0. Bench points-DC 11, BU 17. Score tied-11 times. Lead changed-19 times. Last FG-DC 2nd-2:40, BU 2nd-:55. Largest lead-DC by 10 1st-7:28, BU by 8 2nd-7:00.
Rebounds: DC 40/15 off. (Bailey 10); BU 42/12 off. (Buckingham 12). Assists: DC 13 (Stucke 5); BU 16 (Miller 6). Steals: DC 7 (Stucke 5); BU 5 (Bush 2). Blocks: DC 9 (Bailey 8); BU 3 (Bush 3). Fouls: DC 22; BU 20. Turnovers: DC 17; BU 17.

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