DELPHOS — The Allen East Mustangs galloped into Jefferson Middle School on Friday night to take on the Wildcats in Northwest conference play.

It was a very exciting Friday night at The Stage as the Wildcats won by a score of 69-66 over the Mustangs.

Allen East got on the board quickly with baskets from Logan Rex and Tanner Richardson. Richardson also knocked down a free throw to give the Mustangs a 5-0 lead. Jefferson got a 3-point play from Austin Jettinghoff to make the score 5-3. The Wildcats used good foul shooting all night to keep the game close; they went 9-9 from the line in the first quarter. The Mustangs were too much for Jefferson in the first period as Richardson added four more points and Bryden Davis knock down a basket to make the score 14-11, Allen East, at the end of the first stanza.