Perrysburg’s defense overwhelmed Wauseon early and the Yellow Jackets’ outside shooting all but buried the Indians in a 74-29 non-league win Monday.Perrysburg, which improved to 6-3 overall, opened the game with a full-court press that forced Wauseon into four turnovers in four minutes. The Indians had also missed a pair of shots in the paint during the early-game stretch as Perrysburg built a 9-0 lead.
It may no longer count in the league standings, but when the Perrysburg and Springfield girls basketball teams met Tuesday, both teams played with the same intensity.An up-and-down the floor game saw the Yellow Jackets prevail, 67-42, but through three quarters the Blue Devils were never out of striking distance.
In their season opener, Perrysburg girls basketball had a chance to defeat Division II perennial powerhouse Bellevue, if the Yellow Jackets could make a free throw.In the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets missed six straight free throws on their way to losing to the visiting Redmen, 55-49.Matter of fact, it was not just field goals, but the Yellow Jackets were 4-for-18 from the field (22%) in the final quarter with the game on the line.
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