Staff report
VANDALIA — Sidney again dominated second-half play in coming away with a 50-40 victory over Vandalia in Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division girls basketball action Saturday at Vandalia.
The win kept the Lady Jackets unbeaten on the year at 18-0, including 6-0 in the GWOC North. They have four regular-season games remaining, all of them in North play, starting with Wednesday at Piqua.
Sidney trailed by three after a quarter at 13-10, and was up just one at the half. But the Lady Jackets came out of the lockerroom and outscored the Lady Aviators 14-3 in the third quarter to take control of the game.
“We expected a game from Vandalia since they were only two games back in the North” said Sidney coach Megan Mummey. “They were able to hang around in the first half because of our shooting. Kaitlyn Davis was the only one to hit threes for us. The rest of the baskets came from ofensive rebounds and putbacks.
“We tried three different defenses in the first half and nothing seeming to be working,” she added. “After halftime, it seemed like we woke up and played much bettert on the defensive end. Carrie Nuss knocked down two shots and that gave us the spark wed needed.”
Sidney’s inside duo of Sylvia Hudson and Celena Taborn proved too much for Vandalia. Hudson had 18 and Taborn 14. Judson finished with a double-double, also pulling down 10 rebounds. Taborn added seven rebounds.
Hudson’s 18 points upped her career total to 1,397, just 346 away from breaking the career scoring record at Sidney.
Sidney (50) — Davis 8, Nuss 4, Egan 2, Miller 2, Rowland 2, Hudson 18, Taborn 14.
Vandalia (40) — Schoenherr 7, Moses 11, Petrosky 17, Rakestraw 2, Grooms 3.
Score by quarters:
Sidney—10 26 40 50
Vandalia—13 25 28 40
Three-pointers: Sidney 2 (Davis 2), Vandalia 4 (Moses 3, Schoenherr).
Records: Sidney 18-0, Vandalia 10-7.
GWOC North standings
Sidney 6-0 (18-0)
Trotwood 5-1 (9-9)
Troy 4-3 (8-9
Vandalia 3-3 (10-7)
Piqua 1-6 (3-15)
Greeville 0-6 (2-16)
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Anna 53, Midd. Madison 46
ANNA — The Anna Lady Rockets upped their record on the year to 16-1 with a 53-46 victory over visiting Middletown Madison in non-league girls basketball Saturday.
The Lady Rockets will be back in action Tuesday at New Knoxville.
It was a high-scoring opening period, with Anna leading 21-18. But the margin was just two at the half and also after three quarters.
Nicole Barhorst had 16 to lead Anna, Avery Bensman had 13 points and nine assists, and Sarah Bettinger added 10 points and seven rebounds. Macey Huelskamp pulled down 12 rebounds.
Madison (46) — Runnells 8, Kovscek 2, Whiteman 6, Hoskins 16, Dietz 2, Bush 12.
Anna (53) — Bettinger 10, Bensman 13, Barhorst 16, Huelskamp 6, Spicer 8.
Score by quarters:
Madison—18 23 38 46
Anna—21 25 40 53
Three-pointers: Madison 3 (Bush 2, Runnells); Russia 2 (Barhorst 2).
Records: Anna 16-1, Madison 9-8.
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Minster 53, Russia 32
RUSSIA — Russia managed just nine points over the first three quarters in a 53-32 loss to the Minster Lady Wildcats Saturday.
The Lady Raiders have now dropped two in a row since a seven-game winning streak and are 10-8 on the year with another big challenge Tuesday at home against Fort Loramie.
Minsteris now 15-3 and now turns its attention to the big Midwest Athletic Conference showdown Thursday at home against Fort Recovery. Both teams are unbeaten in MAC play.
Minster led 16-3 after a quarter, 31-9 at the half, then shut out the Lady Raiders in the third quarter to really open it up. Russia put up 23 points in the final quarter.
For Minster, LeAnn Huelsman and Rosie Westerbeck had 11 points apiece, and Marie Herron had 11 for Russia, nine on three-pointers in the final period.
Minster (53) — Fischer 6, Roetgerman 9, Huelsman 11, Baumer 5, Thobe 2, Westerbeck 11, Schmitmeyer 2, Borgerding 4, Kogge 2, Prenger 1.
Russia (32) — Poling 3, Monnin 2, Hatcher 7, Wilson 2, Herron 11, Pleiman 4, Sherman 3.
Score by quarters:
Minster—16 31 44 53
Russia—3 9 9 32
Three-pointers: Russia 5 (Herron 3, Hatcher, Pleiman); Minster 7 (Huelsman 3, Fischer 2, Westerbeck 2.
Records: Minster 15-3, Russia 10-8.
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Loramie 69, Miami East 38
FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie let Miami East stay close for a quarter, then pulled away to a 69-38 victory in non-league girls basketball action Saturday.
The win put the Lady Redskins at 12-4 on the year heading to Russia Tuesday.
The Lady Redskins led 15-14 after one quarter but held a nine-point lead at the half. They then outscored the Lady Vikings 40-18 over the final two periods.
Jess Boerger had 18, Holly Frey 16 and Reyan Frey 10. R. Frey also had five steals and Boerger added six assists.
Loramie was 29 for 52 from the field for 55 percent, with Boerger hitting 8 for 12, R. Frey 4 for 5 and H. Frey 5 for 8.
Miami East (38) — Miller 1, Thompson 2, Hellyer 4, Haney 15, Runner 6, Kinnison 4. Howard 4, Mahaney 2.
Loramie (69) — Gasson 3, R. Frey 10, Luebke 2, Brandewie 4, Meyer 4, Boerger 18, Holthaus 6, Hoying 6, Frey 16.
Score by quarters:
ME—14 20 27 38
FL—15 29 52 69
Three-pointers: FL 5 (R. Frey 2, Boerger 2, Gasson); ME 4 (Haney 3, Kinnison).
Records: FL 12-4, ME 11-8.
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Versailles 52, Jackson Center 37
VERSAILLES — Versailles dominated the second half to pull away from Jackson Center to a 52-37 victory in non-league girls basketball action Saturday.
Versailles is now 13-6 after its third straight win. Jackson is 10-6 and is at Botkins Tuesday.
Lauren Monnin had 14, Kami McEldowney 11 and Danielle Winner 10 for the V-Tigers.
Jackson Center got 16 points from Nicole Fogt.
Jackson Center (37) — Esser 9, C. Meyer 2, Elchert 3, Fogt 16, Clark 5, Ware 2.
Versailles (52) — McEldowney 11, Watren 2, Blakeley 2, Ording 2, Schmitmeyer 3, Peters 2, Shimp 6, Winner 10, Monnin 14.
Score by quarters:
Jackson—10 24 30 37
Versailles—10 28 39 52
Three-pointers: JC 4 (Fogt 2, Elchert, Esser); Versailles 3 (Shimp 2, McEldowney).
Records: Versailles 13-6, JC 10-6.
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St. Henry 54, Lehman 36
ST. HENRY — Lehman went on the road to face St. Henry and dropped a 54-37 verdict in non-league girls basketball Saturday.
The Lady Cavs fall to 7-10 on the year and host Piqua tonight.
St. Henry led just 14-8 after a quarter but outscored the Lady Cavs 18-4 in the second to open up a 20-point halftime bulge.
Brooke McIver led the Lady Cavs with 9.
Lehman (37) — Edwards 3, O’Leary 8, Monnin 8, McIver 9, Lee 2, Fogt 6.
St. Henry (54) — Stammen 14, Rose 6, Allison Siefring 1, Niekamp 2, Ontrop 3, Alyssa Siefring 6, B. Siefring 4, King 13, Lange 1, Keller 4.
Score by quarters:
Lehman—8 12 23 36
St. Henry—14 32 40 54
Three-pointers: Lehman 3 (McIver 3); St. Henry 4 (Stammen 3, B. Siefring).
Records: Lehman 7-10, St. Henry 4-13.
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Fairlawn 38, Riverside 36, ot
DEGRAFF — Fairlawn outscored Riverside 4-2 in overtime to come away with a 38-36 victory in non-league girls basketball action Saturday.
The win puts the Lady Jets at 3-14 on the year heading into a game at home against Houston Tuesday. Riverside is now 6-11 and hosts Cedarville tonight.
Audrey Francis, who had all four points in overtime, finished with 23 to lead the Lady Jets, and got a big helping hand from Lauren Dudgeon, who finished with 13.
For Riverside, Shelby Giles had 13 and Marissa Davis 10.
Fairlawn (38) — Roe 2, Francis 23, Dudgeon 13.
Riverside (36) — Stillings 6, Kreglow 2, Smith 5, Davis 10, Giles 13.
Score by quarters:
Fairlawn — 8 19 27 34 38
Riverside—7 16 26 34 36
Three-pointers: Fairlawn 0, Riverside, 2 (Giles 2).
Records: Fairlawn 3-14, Riverside 6-11.
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New Knoxville 46, Botkins 30
BOTKINS — New Knoxville led from start to finish in handing Botkins a 46-30 loss in girls non-league basketball Saturday.
The Lady Rangers are now 10-7 with Anna coming to town Tuesday. Botkins is 8-10 and has Jackson Center at home Tuesday.
Rachel Leffel had 15 and was 4 for 4 from the line for Knoxville. Jenna Schwieterman added 12 and Abby Lageman 10.
New Knoxville (46) — Miller 3, Schwieterman 12, Lammers 4, Lageman 10, Leffel 15, Doty 2.
Botkins (30) — Pits 3, Heuker 9, Bergman 7, Lane 5, Wendell 6.
Score by quarters:
NK—13 23 39 46
Botkins—9 12 23 30
Three-pointers: NK 2 (Miller, Leffel); Botkins 3 (Pits, Bergman, Lane).
Records: NK 10-7, Botkins 8-10.
