Staff report
Tecumseh came into the game against Sidney Thursday night with a 7-1 record and two players averaging over 22 points per game.
And the Lady Arrows lived up to their billing, whipping the Lady Jackets 56-35 in non-league girls basketball action at the high school.
The loss leaves Sidney at 6-4 on the season and snaps the Lady Jackets’ five-game winning streak. They will try to start another one Wednesday when West Carrollton comes to the Sidney gym.
Tecumseh’s Corrine Thomas was scoring 24.3 points per game and teammate Presley Griffits was at 22.5. And when Thursday’s game was over, the two had combined for 48 of the Lady Arrows’ 56 points.
The Lady Jackets led 10-7 after a quarter, but it was all Tecumseh after that. The Lady Arrowhead outscored Sidney 18-11 in the second quarter for a 25-21 halftime lead, then outscored the Lady Jackets 19-4 in the third quarter to put the verdict in the books. That gave the visitors a 44-25 lead after three quarters.
For Sidney, Celena Taborn was held well below her average with 14 points, and Alina Kindle added 11.
“We had a great first half being patient with their press, but their full court pressure coming back from half was just too much for us. We made bad decisions and did not take care of the ball,” said Sidney coach Megan Mummey.
Tecumseh (56) — Berner 2, Nartker 6, Thomas 25, Griffits 23.
Sidney (35) — Nuss 2, Kindle 11, Wiford 4, Lee 2, Taborn 14.
Score by quarters:
Tecumseh`7`25`44`56
Sidney`10`21`25`35
Three-pointers: Tecumseh 5 (Thomas 4, Griffits); Sidney 2 (Kindle 2).
Records: Sidney 6-4, Tecumseh 8-1.
Reserve score: Tecumseh 44, Sidney 37.
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Loramie 43, Versailles 39
FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie handed Versailles its first loss of the season Thursday, beating the Lady Tigers 43-39 in non-league girls action at Loramie.
The Lady Redskins go to 6-3 on the season and host St. Henry Monday.
Versailles is now 10-1 and plays at home against Parkway next Thursday.
“The girls left everything on the floor,” said Loramie coach Carla Siegel. “This was our biggest win of the season and the defensive effort was second to none in keeping Versailles below 40 points.
Versailles took one of its few leads in the game when Danielle Winner converted a three-point play for a 33-32 lead. But Loramie’s Sara Stang scored five straight points on a two and a three to five Loramie a 37-33 lead, and Taylor Ratermann followed with a bucket to make it 39-33. Loramie would not relinquish the lead again.
Stang had 12 and Ratermann eight for Loramie.
Elizabeth Ording had 14 for Versailles.
Versailles (39) — McEldowney 6, K. Ording 3, Schmitmeyer 4, Peters 3, E. Ording 14, Winner 9.
Loramie (43) — Frey 7, Luebke 5, s. Stang 12, Ratermann 8, C. Stang 2, Meyer 5, Raterman 4.
Score by quarters:
Versailles`9`19`27`39
Loramie`11`21`28`43
Three-pointers: Versailles 2 (K. Ording, Peters); Loramie 2 (Frey, S. Stang).
Records: Loramie 6-3, Versailles 10-1.
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Ben Logan 48, Riverside 22
ZANESFIELD — Riverside fell behind 14-2 after a quarter and never recovered in losing 48-22 to Ben Logan in non-league girls basketball action Thursday.
The Lady Pirates drop to 1-8 with the loss and hosts Lehman on Thursday.
Marissa Davis had 10 for Riverside.
Riverside (22) — Davis 10, Kreglow 8, Kelsey 4.
Ben Logan (48) — Plikerd 4, Current 6, Boysel 2, Kelly 2, Pavoni 11, Rockhold 16, Roose 7.
Score by quarters:
Riverside`2`10`19`22
Ben Logan`14`29`38`48
Three-pointers: Riverside 0, BL 4 (Rockhold 4).
Records: Riverside 1-8, Ben Logan 7-4.
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WEDNESDAY
Versailles 62, Anna 46
VERSAILLES — The Versailles Lady Tigers remained unbeaten on the year with a 62-46 victory over Anna in non-league girls basketball action Wednesday night at Versailles, in a prelim to the boys game between the two schools.
The Lady Tigers controlled the action from the start, sprinting to a 23-10 lead after one quarter and withstanding several Anna rallies.
The win put Versailles at 10-0 on the season heading into last night’s game at Fort Loramie.
Anna dropped to 3-5 overall and will be back in action on Tuesday at Bellefontaine.
After Versailles took the 13-point lead after one quarter, the Lady Rockets came out in the second period and scored the first seven points to cut it to 23-17. But the Lady Tigers responded with the next four to push the lead back to double digits at 10, and with 1:20 remaining in the first half, the lead had ballooned to 37-19.
It was 39-23 at the half, and the closest the Lady Rockets got after that was at 56-44.
Kami McEldowney started fast for the Lady Tigers, scoring 11 points in the opening quarter on her way to 22 for the game. Elizabeth Ording and Danielle Winner both added 10 points apiece.
For Anna, Macey Huelskamp finished with 10 points.
Anna (46) — Kauffman 9, Scully 4, Kuck 8, Huelskamp 10, Gaydosh 5, Aufderhaar 6, Spicer 4.
Versailles (62) — McEldowney 22, Watren 3, Blakeley 2, Langenkamp 2, Schmitmeyer 6, Peters 3, Ording 10, D. Winner 10, L. Winner 4.
Score by quarters:
Anna`10`23`37`46
Versailles`23`39`54`62
Three-pointers: Versailles 1 (McEldowney), Anna 4 (Kuck 2, Scully, Gaydosh).
Records: Anna 3-5, Versailles 10-0.
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Minster 54, Bellevue 50
LIMA — Minster was outscored 26-12 in the final period by Bellevue, but the Lady Wildcats had built up a big enough lead to that point that they survived 54-50 to remain unbeaten on the year Wednesday night.
The game came in the first round of the Lima Bath Holiday Tournament and put Minster into tonight’s championship game against Lima Catholic. Minster takes a 7-0 record into the game, and Lima Catholic is 4-5.
Rosie Westerbeck was unstoppable for her team, pouring in 29 points. She had seven in the first quarter to help Minster to a 12-4 lead, then scored 14 points in the second quarter, sparking the Lady Wildcats to a 29-12 bulge at the half.
It was still 42-24 after three periods before Bellevue hit three threes in the final period to lead a rally that made the final score close.
In addition to Westerbeck, Minster got 11 points from Lindsay Roetgerman.
Minster (54) — Fischer 5, Roetgerman 11, Thobe 2, Westerbeck 29, Borgerding 2, Kogge 3, Prenger 2.
Bellevue (50) — Vogel 8, Santoro 16, Turner 8, Carlson 2, Strayer 11, Baptista 5.
Score by quarters:
Minster`12`29`42`54
Bellevue`4`12`24`50
Three-pointers: Minster 2 (Fischer, Roetgerman); Bellevue 5 (Santoro 3, Strayer, Baptista).
Records: Minster 7-0, Bellevue 7-2
