btzweber@bright.net

OTTOVILLE – Tuesday night, the Fort Jennings Musketeers traveled down State Route 189 to take on the Big Green of Ottoville in their annual Putnam County League boys basketball contest.

The game was a very low-scoring, defensive battle with the Big Green sneaking out a thrilling 29-28 win over the Musketeers.

The Musketeers, directed by veteran head coach John Von Sossan, came into the game this evening after winning a non-league matchup earlier in the season over the Big Green back on Dec. 14 at Ft. Jennings.

The first quarter, as was the case with each quarter of play, was very low-scoring on both sides. The Big Green scored first at the 6:20 mark when senior Derek Schimmoeller drove the lane and connected on a short jumper. It would be the only two points for the Big Green in the quarter. The Musketeers, on the other hand, scored eight unanswered points to take an 8-2 lead after one quarter of play.

Senior Kurt Warnecke had four points, sophomore Nick Von Sossan had a 3-ball and senior Brandon Kohli rounded out the scoring, going 1-of-2 from the stripe.