Staff report
WEST CARROLLTON — The Sidney Yellow Jackets let West Carrollton stay in the game for a half, but came out in the third quarter and dominated on their way to a 75-47 victory in boys basketball action Friday night on the road.
The victory put the Yellow Jackets at 8-1 on the season and they will be back in action Tuesday at home against the Xenia Buccaneers.
West Carrollton drops to 0-9.
Sophomore Andre Gordon had 27 points by the end of the third quarter as he led the Yellow Jackets on the night.
Sidney was ready to run away with it in the first quarter, sprinting to a 24-11 lead after one. But West Carrollton would not go without a fight and scored the first seven points of the second quarter to close the gap to 24-19.
The Jackets responded, however, and pulled out to a 36-22 lead with a minute left in the half, but then let the Pirates score six of the last seven points of the second quarter to cut the lead to 37-28 at the break.
The third quarter was the difference, though. Sidney came out and scored the first 15 points to open up a 52-28 bulge, and it was 57-31 after three periods.
“We played in spurts in the first half,” said Sidney coach John Willoughby. “We got the lead then did some bad things with the ball and didn’t rebound. But we had a sense that if we buckled down, we’d be okay, and we went out in the third quarter and didn’t allow them a point until they banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer.”
Gordon finished with 29 points to lead the Jackets, and Ratez Roberts added 10.
Sidney (75) — Bowser 2, Stockton 6, Roberts 10, An. Gordon 29, Al. Gordon 9, Rogers 9, Lee 2, Heins 8.
West Carrollton (47) — Joseph 6, Evans 4, Van Scyoc 5, Matthews 16, Sanders 8, King 3, Wright 3, Taylor 2.
Score by quarters:
Sidney`24`37`57`75
West Carr.111`28`31`47
Three-pointers: Sidney 6 (An. Gordon 4, Heins, Roberts); West Carrollton 6 (Sanders 2, Van Scyoc, Matthews, King, Wright).
Records: Sidney 8-1, WC 0-9.
Reserve score: Sidney 71, WC 42.
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JC 39, Houston 21
JACKSON CENTER — Houston decided to come out in a delay Friday night at Jackson Center and it kept the Wildcats in the game for a half.
But the Tigers pulled out to a good lead in the third quarter and went on to a 39-21 victory in County play.
The Tigers are now 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the league. Houston is 1-8 and 1-5.
Jackson is at Waynesfield and Houston is at Lehman, both tonight.
“They held the ball from the get-go,” said JC coach Scott Elchert. “Luckily we were efficient in the few possessions we had in the first half and were able to get the lead.”
Trent Platfoot and Bryce Sosby had 11 each for Jackson and Brady Wildermuth added 10.
Houston (21) — Shoemaker 2, Ludwig 4, Arnold 6, Bryant 3, Hensley 6.
JC (39) — Platfoot 11, Booser 1, Sosby 11, Wildermuth 10, Winner 6.
Score by quarters:
Houston`6`8`10`21
Jackson`9`13`26`39
Three-pointers: JC 6 (Platfoot 3, Winner 2, Sosby); Houston 1 (Bryant).
Records: JC 4-3, Houston 1-8.
Reserve score: JC 31, Houston 25.
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Lehman 66, Waynesfield 45
WAYNESFIELD — Lehman rolled to its second win of the season and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 66-45 rout of visiting Waynesfield in Northwest Central Conference action Friday at Waynesfield.
The win puts the Cavs at 1-1 in the league and 2-6 overall with Houston coming to the Cavalier gym tonight.
The Cavs wasted no time taking control, leading 15-7 after one quarter. It was 25-15 at the half, and the Cavs were still up just 11 after three. But they erupted for 26 points in the final period to turn it into a rout.
Kam Lee had 19 to lead Lehman, Jared Rourke 16 and Dylan Arnold 14. Rourke had 12 of his points in the fourth quarter, including 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
“We played a good game from start to finish,” said Lehman coach Tim Gleason. “I was very pleased with our floor game. We finished with 23 assists as a team. And we had great balance. I was pleased with every aspect of the game, except we still missed shots inside.”
Lehman (66) — Gilardi 2, Magoteaux 4, Sargent 2, Rourke 16, Richard 1, Rodgers 9, Arnold 14, Lee 19.
Waynesfield (45) — Elliott 11, Wicker 11, Bly 4, Searson 3, Kaufman 1, Maxwell 6, Waitman 2, Spencer 7.
Score by quarters:
Lehman`15`25`41`66
Waynesfield`7`15`30`45
Three-pointers: Lehman 6 (Lee 3, Rourke, Rodgers, Arnold); Waynesfield 7 (Maxwell 2, Wicker 2, Elliott, Searson, Spencer).
Records: Lehman 2-6, Waynesfield 1-7.
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Coldwater 54, NK 43
NEW KNOXVILLE — The New Knoxville Rangers couldn’t get untracked until the final period and by that time it was too late in a 54-43 loss to Coldwater in Midwest Athletic Conference play Friday night.
The loss left the Rangers at 3-4 on the year with Ada coming to town tonight.
Nathan Tinnerman tossed in 19 for Knoxville and Jonah Lageman added 11.
Coldwater (54) — Bruns 2, Wolters 1, Broering 12, Thobe 11, Grunden 3, Balster 5, Dippold 2, Albers 2, Frilling 12, Wenning 4.
Knoxville (43) — Lammers 9, Lageman 11, Tinnerman 19, Poppe 4.
Score by quarters:
Coldwater`15`29`45`54
Knoxville`7`16`25`43
Three-pointers: Coldwater 7 (Thobe 3, Broering 2, Grunden, Balster); NK 6 (Lammers 2, Lageman 2, Tinnerman 2).
Records: Both teams 3-4.
Reserve score: Coldwater 64, NK 23.
