Ottawa-Glandorf’s Carlie Brinkman drives through traffic while defended by Kenton’s Brylee Bostelman (23), and Kyla Bostater (1), Thursday night in Ottawa.
Nate Reynolds | The Lima News
OTTAWA — It was an uncharacteristic start but a familiar finish for Ottawa-Glandorf in its 60-43 girls basketball win over Kenton on Thursday night.
O-G had nine turnovers in the first quarter and fell behind in the early going. But once it got the lead later in that quarter it never let it go on the way to its fourth win without a loss this season and its second win in the Western Buckeye League.
Karsyn Erford scored 19 points to lead four double-figure scorers for Ottawa-Glandorf. Alivia Grothause scored 11 points, Kaitlyn Kimmet had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Megan Horstman had 10 points.
Kyla Bostater, Sidney Payne and Brylee Bostelman each had nine points for Kenton.
“There were a lot of unforced turnovers. They threw something at us that nobody else has, a soft, spongey 1-2-2 (press) and we didn’t really know how to react to it. When we did break it, we threw it out of bounds. I thought the girls played a little more composed in the second half,” Ottawa-Glandorf coach Troy Yant said.
“I thought we took a pretty good hit from them. They were able to stay right with us. We weren’t able to get any fast break points, we weren’t able to get up and down the floor and run, which makes our game easier.
“For a while, it was a very physical game. I thought our girls responded to that. As it got a little more physical I think we played well. I thought the girls did a decent job of handling it in the third quarter, especially after things didn’t really go our way in the first half.
“Obviously, we need our seniors, we need our big three— Karsyn, Kaitlyn and Carlie — to step up and kind of guide us. We do have experience but we’re also young,” he said.
Ottoville picks up first PCL win
OTTOVILLE – Ottoville wants its defensive pressure to jump-start its offense.
In Thursday’s Putnam County League girls basketball game against visiting Miller City, Ottoville’s defensive pressure ignited the offense as the Big Green jumped out quickly on Miller City and never looked back, en route to a 54-29 victory over the Wildcats at L.W. Heckman Gymnasium.
Ottoville improved to 6-1 overall and 1-0 in the PCL. Miller City slipped to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in league play.
Ottoville led 13-6 at the end of the first quarter, then pulled out to a commanding 31-8 lead by the half. Miller City never fully recovered from Ottoville’s fast start.
“(Playing) defense is where we are going to hang our hats all year,” Ottoville coach Vaughn Horstman said. “We have shooters, but we need to force the pressure. To get the ball to the shooters, we have to press, press, press. … And the girls did a great job tonight.”
Brooklyn Koester led the Big Green with 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field, including two 3-pointers. Koester also came away with three steals. Carly Thorbahn scored 12 points, including three 3-pointers. Thorbahn also had six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Kendall Schnipke added 10 points, four boards and two blocks. Erica Thorbahn added eight points for Ottoville.
“The girls are playing well,” Horstman said. “They are unselfish with each other. We’re getting the ball to where we need to. Kendall (Schnipke) could score for us. Then it might be Carly (Thorbahn), Erica (Thorbahn), or it might be Paige (Turnwald, two points), who is working her way back from an injury. Hopefully, it will get to the point where we’re playing 10 people. … We’re going to have to.”
Lou Michel was the lone Miller City player to score in double figures on Thursday with 13 points and five rebounds.
Ottoville shot 56 percent from the field, while Miller City connected on 26 percent of its field goal attempts.
“We were trying to contest the outside shot early, and then we tried to keep them out of the paint (as the game progressed),” Miller City coach Ross Heuerman said. “They hit a couple outside shots, and we had to go away from our game plan. We had a couple critical turnovers, and their lead went to 11 within the first couple of minutes (of the second quarter). We tried to claw back, but the pressure got to us. Then we had to switch up our defense. The way they move the ball, attack and hit the open shooters – it’s a lot to handle. It was a little bit too much for us in the first half.”
Fort Jennings flies by Leipsic
LEIPSIC – Fort Jennings girls basketball coach Sean O’Connor wanted his team to get out to a fast start in Tuesday’s Putnam County League matchup against Leipsic.
The Musketeers did just that.
Fort Jennings opened Tuesday’s game with a 15-2 run and never trailed, en route to a 47-41 victory at Leipsic.
“We wanted to start fast,” O’Connor said. “We knew our best offense was going to be our best defense. So, we wanted to start fast and press them. We wanted to force them to make mistakes, push the tempo and see what we could get out of it. I was really happy with how we started.”
Fort Jennings led 23-8 at the end of the first quarter, 30-20 at the half and 39-26 by the third stop.
Leipsic battled back in the fourth quarter but could not quite overcome the Musketeers’ fast start.
Senior Maggie Pothast, a 6-foot center for Fort Jennings (3-2, 1-1 PCL), led all scorers with 23 points. Pothast, an Ohio Northern University commit, also came away with 16 rebounds and four blocks. Autumn Calvelage scored 10 points, including three 3-pointers. Morgan Siefker had eight points, seven rebounds and four steals for the Musketeers.
“Maggie (Pothast) is the best big out there. That’s what we’ve been telling her,” O’Connor said. “She’s had a couple rough games. She’s a senior. She’s had a target on her in every game. We made some adjustments the last couple days of practice, so she could just unleash her will and make people get out of the way. It worked out really well for us today.”
Brooklyn Cunningham led Leipsic with 13 points. Jazelle Perez had 12 points, 11 rebounds and a block. Peyton Schroeder added nine points, five boards, five assists and five steals for the Vikings.
Big scorers
Several area girls basketball players topped the 15-point plateau in recent games:
• Isabella Rowlison’s 31-point outing led Defiance past Ayersville.
• Kortney Fullenkamp scored a game-high 30 points in Wapakoneta’s overtime loss to New Bremen.
• Lauryn Auchmuty tallied 29 points for Columbus Grove in a 59-13 win over Delphos St. John’s, the Bulldogs’ fifth straight victory.
• Khaliah Luster netted a season-high 29 points in Lima Senior’s 53-47 win over Wayne Trace. She added 26 points in a 66-29 win over St. Ursula.
• Ellie Kline’s 25-point outing led Crestview past Spencerville, 48-37.
• Keira Breese dropped a game-high 25 points for Lincolnview in a 64-40 NWC win over LCC.
• Rilynn Jones guided Allen East to a 44-36 win over Shawnee with 24 points. She also scored 24 points in a 49-46 win over St. Marys.
• Addilyn Huber netted 23 points and grabbed four rebounds for Kalida in a 22-point victory over Delphos Jefferson.
• Layla Hunsicker had 22 points for Upper Scioto Valley in a 43-31 win over Cory-Rawson.
• Aubrey Frankhouser notched a team-high 21 points for LCC in a 64-40 loss to Lincolnview.
• Raegan Hutchison of Waynesfield-Goshen scored 21 points in a 52-45 win over Pandora-Gilboa. She added 16 points in a 54-46 loss to Lincolnview.
• Oliveah Sanders dropped 21 points to help Elida squeak out a two-point win over Kalida. She also scored 16 points in a 52-30 win over Shawnee.
• Lainey Thomas scored 20 points for Hardin Northern in a 51-36 win over North Baltimore.
• Briley Cook’s career-high 20 points guided Spencerville past Van Wert, 45-33.
• Kamryn Morris scored 19 points for Shawnee in a 69-54 win over New Knoxville.
• Karsyn Erford scored 17 points for Ottawa-Glandorf in a 71-34 win over Liberty-Benton.
• Tatelyn Faraglia had 17 points in Waynesfield-Goshen’s 52-45 win over Pandora-Gilboa.
• Lilly Sifrit had 17 points for Elida in a 52-30 win over Shawnee.
• Keira Breese paced Lincolnview with 17 points in a 54-46 win over Waynesfield-Goshen.
• Kaitlyn Kimmet of Ottawa-Glandorf scored 17 points in a 71-34 win over Liberty-Benton.
• Meredith Bockrath had 16 points and five rebounds for Kalida in a 48-46 loss to Elida.
• Elizabeth Erford netted 16 points for Miller City in a 66-37 win over Antwerp.
• Shawnee’s Ava Gadson scored 16 points in a 69-24 win over New Knoxville.
• Emerson Walker of Lincolnview scored 15 points in a 54-46 win over Waynesfield-Goshen.
• Crestview’s Kaci Gregory had 15 points in a 48-37 win over Spencerville.
GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE
`WBL`ALL
Ottawa-Glandorf`2-0`4-0
Bath`2-0`2-3
Elida`2-1`5-3
Celina`2-1`2-4
Kenton`1-1`3-2
Wapakoneta`1-1`2-3
St. Marys`1-2`2-5
Defiance`1-2`2-6
Shawnee`0-2`2-5
Van Wert`0-2`1-4
MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
`MAC`ALL
St. Henry`3-0`5-0
Minster`2-0`5-0
Marion Local`2-0`4-0
Parkway`1-1`2-2
Coldwater`1-1`2-3
New Bremen`1-1`2-3
Versilles`1-2`2-3
Fort Recovery`0-2`2-5
New Knoxville`0-2`1-5
Delphos St. John’s`0-2`0-7
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
`NWC`ALL
Crestview`2-0`5-1
Columbus Grove`1-0`5-0
Lincolnview`1-0`3-3
Spencerville`1-1`4-2
Delphos Jefferson`1-1`3-3
Allen East`0-1`5-1
Bluffton`0-1`3-3
Lima Central Catholic`0-2`1-6
NORTHWEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE
`NWCC`ALL
Hardin Northern`2-0`4-1
Waynesfield-Goshen`1-0`4-2
North Baltimore`1-1`4-3
Elgin`1-1`4-3
Upper Scioto Valley`1-1`3-4
Ridgedale`0-1`1-2
Ridgemont`0-1`1-3
Cory-Rawson`0-1`1-5
PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE
`PCL`ALL
Columbus Grove`1-0`5-0
Ottoville`1-0`6-1
Miller City`2-1`5-2
Fort Jennings`1-1`3-2
Pandora – Gilboa`1-1`2-3
Kalida`0-0`4-1
Continental`0-1`1-6
Leipsic`0-2`1-3
BLANCHARD VALLEY CONFERENCE
`BVC`ALL
Arcadia`3-1`5-1
Liberty-Benton`3-0`5-2
McComb`3-0`4-1
Riverdale`2-0`42
Arlington`1-1`3-3
Leipsic`1-1`1-3
Pandora-Gilboa`1-1`2-3
Vanlue`1-3`3-3
Van Buren`0-2`2-4
Elmwood`0-3`1-5
Ada`0-3`0-6
TOLEDO CITY ATHLETIC LEAGUE
`TCAL`ALL
Start`3-0`7-0
Bowsher`2-0`4-1
Lima Senior`2-1`6-1
Rogers`1-1`2-3
Woodward`1-1`1-2
Scott`0-3`1-3
Waite`0-3`0-3
RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Saturday, Dec. 7
Lima Senior 66, St. Ursula 29
Miller City 49, Pandora-Gilboa 30
St. Henry 55, Celina 29
Elida 48, Kalida 46
Allen East 44, Shawnee 26
Lincolnview 54, Waynesfield-Goshen 46
Ottawa-Glandorf 62, Fairview 30
Crestview 58, Delphos St. John’s 26
Fort Recovery 59, Jay County 32
Arlington 52, Ridgemont 39
Monday, Dec. 9
Miller City 66, Antwerp 37
Lima Senior 67, Woodward 7
Marion Local 50, Bath 28
Tinora 55, Defiance 31
Cory-Rawson 38, Ada 20
LCC 31, Northwood 21
Tuesday, Dec. 10
Fort Jennings 47, Leipsic 41
Columbus Grove 59, Delphos St. John’s 13
Lima Senior 53, Wayne Trace 47
Defiance 62, Ayersville 35
Ottawa-Glandorf 71, Liberty-Benton 34
Allen East 49, St. Marys 36
Spencerville 45, Van Wert 33
Kalida 53, Delphos Jefferson 31
Vanlue 28, Hardin Northern 26
Shawnee 69, New Knoxville 54
Waynesfield-Goshen 52, Pandora-Gilboa 45
New Bremen 54, Wapakoneta 53 F/OT
Elida 44, Lincolnview 40
Thursday, Dec. 12
Ottawa-Glandorf 60, Kenton 43
Ottoville 54, Miller City 29
Elida 52, Shawnee 30
Bath 53, Van Wert 23
Celina 46, St. Marys 39
Wapakoneta 33, Defiance 28
Delphos Jefferson 44, Bluffton 28
Crestview 48, Spencerville 37
Lincolnview 64, LCC 40
Continental 27, Holgate 25
Coldwater 59, New Knoxville 39
Marion Local 41, Fort Recovery 26
St. Henry 55, New Bremen 15
Versailles 58, Parkway 37
Riverdale 56, Ada 21
Liberty-Benton 55, Leipsic 19
Upper Scioto Valley 43, Cory-Rawson 31
Hardin Northern 51, North Baltimore 36
Minster 45, Delphos St. John’s 7
Today
Celina at Jackson Center, 1:30 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Marion Local, 1:30 p.m.
Minster at Fort Loramie, 1:30 p.m.
New Bremen at Bluffton, 12:30 p.m.
Parkway at Antwerp, 1:30 p.m.
Anna at St. Henry, 2:30 p.m.
Russia at Versailles, 12:30 p.m.
Carey at Columbus Grove, 1:30 p.m.
Wayne Trace at Crestview, 1:30 p.m.
Continental at North Baltimore, 3 p.m.
Kalida at Fort Jennings, 1:30 p.m.
Holgate at Miller City, 1:30 p.m.
Arlington at Hardin Northern, 1:30 p.m.
McComb at Waynesfield-Goshen, 1:30 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Upper Scioto Valley, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 16
Lima Senior at Start, 7:30 p.m.
Bath at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.
Parkway at Celina, 6 p.m.
Patrick Henry at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m.
New Knoxville at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Crestview at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Wayne Trace at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m.
Ridgemont at Upper Scioto Valley, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Defiance at Bryan, 7:30 p.m.
Kenton at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Recovery at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m.
Van Wert at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.
Marion Local at Spencerville, 7 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Van Buren at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Kaldia, 7:30 p.m.
Miller City at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 18
Findlay at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 19
Bath at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m.
Van Wert at Celina, 7:30 p.m.
St. Marys at Defiance, 7:30 p.m.
Elida at Kenton, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Recovery at Parkway, 7:30 p.m.
Marion Local at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m.
St. Henry at Minster, 7:30 p.m.
Versailles at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.
Crestview at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m.
LCC at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m.
Miller City at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m.
Wayne Trace at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m.
Elmwood at Ada, 7:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m.
Upper Scioto Valley at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m.
Cory-Rawson at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21
Bath at Wauseon, 2:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Kenton, 12:30 p.m.
Findlay at St. Marys, 12:30 p.m.
St. Henry at Wapakoneta, 12:30 p.m.
Anna at Minster, 2:30 p.m.
New Bremen at Russia, 1:30 p.m.
Jackson Center at New Knoxville, 1:30 p.m.
Parkway at Botkins, 1:30 p.m.
Fort Loramie at Versailles, 1:30 p.m.
Kalida at Crestview, 1:30 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Leipsic, 1:30 p.m.
Ada at Continental, 2:30 p.m.
Fort Jennings at McComb, 1:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Wayne Trace, 1:30 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Pandora-Gilboa, 1:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Fairlawn, 1:30 p.m.
