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Saturday, 03 January 2009

VAN WERT -- All the scores/stats from games played Friday night in the VW-Area are listed below. Boys Basketball: Ada 67, Allen East 42 Kalida 62, Wayne Trace 38 Ottoville 72, McComb 56 Temple Christian 41, Fairbanks 31 Riverdale 83, Hardin Northern 52 Versailles 77, Parkway 59 Fort Recovery 70, St. Marys 50 Coldwater 63, Van Wert 60 St. Henry 42, Fort Loramie 23 ----- Girls Basketball: Delphos Jefferson 84, Perry 46 ********************************* ********************************* Coldwater 63, Van Wert 60 COLDWATER – The Van Wert Cougars traveled to Coldwater Friday night and were sent home with a three-point setback by the count of 63-60. With the win, Coldwater improves to 4-2, while the Cougars fall to a respectable 3-3 on the season. The Cavaliers led much of the contest, but the Cougars made a move in the final few minutes of action to make it a game. With just over five minutes left, the VW hardwood men took a one-point 50-49 lead. After Coldwater momentarily knotted the score at 50, VW went up by three on a tri-fecta by Jake Bagley. Unfortunately for the Cougars, the Cavaliers made one last move to outlast them for the “W”. Three straight possessions at the charity stripe, plus the inside work of 6-7 MAC first team player Eric Lefeld gave the Cavaliers the needed cushion to pull out the victory. Coldwater had taken a one-point, 14-13 advantage after the first quarter of action, and then increased that to a 32-26 halftime advantage. The Cougars started to make their move in the second half, out-pointing the Cavaliers 17-13 in the third stanza to cut their deficit to only two points at 45-43 with one period to play. Unfortunately for VW, it was a case of too little, too late as the Cavaliers ended the contest winning the final quarter of action 18-17. Stats-wise, Coldwater went to the charity stripe 32 times, connecting on 17 for 53 percent, while the Cougars only visited the foul line 14 times, connecting on 13 of those for a sizzling 93 percent. From the field, VW recorded a 48 percent shooting night (20 of 42), while Coldwater came in at 41 percent (20 of 49). The Cougars won the glass wars 27-19. The one big stat that basically tells the tale of this game was in the turnover battle. Coldwater committed only six miscues, while VW had troubles taking care of the ball with 16 turnovers, 11 of those coming in the first half. Scoring-wise, Jacob Bagley led the VW charge with 24 points, while sophomore guard Cory Clifton poured in 12 points. Evan Hammons, Tyler Putman, and Cory Mohr contributed 8, 7, and 6 markers, while Jake Olson added three points. For Coldwater, four players made the double-digit scoring column. Wenning, Lefeld, Seifring, and Thomas tallied 17, 15, 12, and 12 points for the Cavaliers. The VW junior varsity team remained undefeated at 6-0 with a hard-fought 51-48 win. Jacob Hood led the Cougars with 17 points, while Donny Sites and Brandt Taylor each chipped in with 11 markers. *The Cougars are back in action tonight as they travel to Delphos for a battle with the Blue Jays. Score by Quarters: Van Wert 13 13 17 17 - 60 Coldwater 14 18 13 18 - 63 Box Score: Van Wert (60): Bagley 24, Clifton 12, Hammons 8, Putman 7, Mohr 6, Olson 3; Cooldwater (63): Wenning 17, Lefeld 15, Siefring 12, Thomas 12; **************************************** Kalida 62, Wayne Trace 38 KALIDA – The Kalida Wildcats and their veteran roster handed Wayne Trace a 62-38 setback Friday night in non-conference action at “The Palace”. With the win, Kalida improves to 5-2, while the Raiders (0-6) remain winless on the season. This game was a mismatch for the get-go, as Kalida, behind the scoring performance from Jordan Basinger raced out to big first half leads and never looked back. Basinger finished the night with 25 points for the Wildcats, while teammates Kristopher Osterhage added 14 markers and Justin Kahle chipped in 10 points. Besides the Wildcats scoring barrage, another factor adding to the Wayne Trace loss was the turnover margin. The Raiders committed 15 turnovers on the night while the Wildcats had only four. Caleb Davis scored 14 points to lead Wayne Trace, while teammate Tevin Hale added in 10 markers. Kalida led 23-6 after one stop and 41-23 at the break. A 10-3 run in the third stanza sealed the deal for the Wildcats. In the junior varsity contest, Kalida posted a 41-24 win over the Raiders. Cole Rosswurm scored 10 points for Wayne Trace. Drew Stechschulte had eight for the Wildcats. Wayne Trace will return to action Saturday night as the Raiders host an opponent from across the state line in Indiana’s Woodlan High School. Score by Quarters: Wayne Trace 6 17 3 12 - 38 Kalida 23 18 10 11 - 62 Box Score: Wayne Trace (38): Davis 14, Hale 10, Beckman 4, Baska 4, Sherry 3, Akerman 2, Gordon 1: Kalida (63): Basinger 25, Osterhage 14, Kahle 10, Schnipke 6, Warnecke 5, Recker 2; ************************ Versailles 77, Parkway 59 ROCKFORD – Despite 30 points from Josh Fisher, the Parkway Panthers fell to MAC-foe Versailles by a 77-59 count Friday night. The Panthers led the entire first half, bolting to leads of 16-13 and 32-18. Unfortunately, the Panthers could not maintain their offensive prowess, as Versailles made their move in the third stanza, holding Parkway to a mere seven points while recording 23 markers on their side of the scoreboard. The Tigers completed their second half dominance by winning the final quarter of action 26-20. Leading the Versailles’ charge was Clayton Nieport, who poured in 27 points to help offset Fisher’s big night. Pat Niekamp and Pat Mescher each added 10 markers for Versailles. Zach bates and Levon Archer chipped in with nine and eight points for the Panthers’ cause. No records or JV score was reported. Score by Quarters: Parkway 16 16 7 20 - 59 Versailles 13 5 23 26 - 77 Box Score: Parkway (59): Fisher 30, Bates 9, Archer 8, Hunter 4, Dills 2, Long 2, Luginbill 2, Steinbrunner 2; Versailles (77): Nieport 27, Niekamp 10, Mescher 10, Lagenkamp 7, Dress 7, Wormier 7, Barlage 5, Kindell 4; ***************************** Delphos Jefferson 84, Perry 46 DELPHOS – The Delphos Jefferson Lady Wildcats handled Perry Friday night by an 84-46 count in girl’s varsity basketball action. Jefferson placed three players in the double-digit scoring column, as Ashley Watkins led the way with 18 points. Teammates Bridget Culp and Kristin Klausing added 13 and 12 points, respectively. Jefferson settled this one early, racing out to first half leads of 31-8 and 50-16. The Lady D-Cats are now a perfect 7-0 on the season. SCORE BY QUARTERS: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Jefferson 31 19 21 13 84 Perry 8 8 13 17 46