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CONVOY — Thursday was a great night for Crestview girls basketball. Not only did the Lady Knights pick up a big NWC win over Bluffton 55-32, but junior Ca ....
By Cort Reynolds FINDLAY - Liberty-Benton outscored the visiting Bluffton girls basketball team by 25 points in the second half to pull away and post a lopsided 59-25 non-league victory Tuesday night. The Lady Pirates trailed 21-12 at halftime, but L-B went on a tear after intermission where they outscored Bluffton 38-13. Eagle 5-11 freshman Lauren Gerken poured in a game-high 29 points to pace the victors. She scored 12 points in the fourth period, and netted all nine of L-B s markers in the first stanza. The Pirate girls trailed 9-4 after the opening quarter and stayed in striking distance at intermission after a 12-8 second period deficit. ....
By Cort Reynolds ARCADIA - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team earned a big early lead and went on to whip Arcadia soundly 59-39 in a non-league contest Saturday afternoon. The Lady Pirates raced to a 21-9 edge after one period of play as Sami Scoles scored seven points and Riley Eachus buried two three-point goals. The Pirate girls extended the lead to 36-21 at intermission as Eachus drained two more triples and Kylie Stackhouse netted five second quarter points. Bluffton put the game away with a 16-7 third period that extended the cushion to 52-28. Kylie Monday canned three baskets in the third stanza. ....
By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls basketball team raced to a big early lead and convincingly defeated North Baltimore 50-33 in non-conference action Tuesday night. The Lady Pirates jumped to a 20-6 first period lead and held a 30-18 cushion at intermission. They extended the margin to 39-22 after three periods and cruised to the victory. Bluffton improved its record to 4-3 overall with the win. The Tiger girls dropped to 3-2 with the defeat. Sami Scoles led the victors with 13 points. Junior post Kylie Stackhouse tallied 11 points. Laykin Garmatter and Kylie Monday each contributed seven points. ....
Photos by Marvin Foster BLUFFTON - The balanced Bluffton girls basketball team rode a huge second period to a 64-28 victory over visiting local rival Ada in Northwest Conference action Thursday night. The Lady Bulldogs trailed just 10-7 after the first period. But then the Lady Pirates blew it open with a 23-8 second stanza as seven players scored. Bluffton then extended its lead to 31 points at 53-22 with a 20-7 third quarter. Four Pirate girls scored in double figures, and 10 Bluffton players hit the scoring column in all. The purple and gold dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat. Bluffton evened its record at 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the NWC with the win. ....