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FORT JENNINGS — Fort Jennings celebrated Senior Night for a trio of 12th-graders playing their final home games at The Fort, handing visiting Jefferson a 56-34 loss.
Senior Macy Schroeder turned in a strong all-around game: 13 points, seven assists, six steals and five boards. The other two seniors put in double-doubles: Gabbi German added a team-high 14 markers and 10 boards and Gina Stechschulte 11 and 11.

The Musketeers (8-12) also held the Lady Jeffcats (7-14) to 21.8-percent shooting: 12-of-55; in breaking a 4-game losing streak against the Lady ’Cats.

The lone Jefferson player in double digits in scoring was junior Rileigh Stockwell with 12. Junior Gabby Pimpas added nine.

The Wildcats had the better of the early proceedings against the Jennings’ man-to-man defense, building a 9-6 edge on two singles by Stockwell at the midway point of the first period. The Musketeers then had the better of the rest of the canto against Jefferson’s mix of zones but not by much, getting the lead for good at 13-11 on a fourth-chance putback by Stechschulte at the 24-second mark. When junior Katie Goergens hit the second of a pair of throws at 11.8 ticks, that made the first-period score 13-12, Fort Jennings.