Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Special night for Raider gridders
The Southern Wells 11-3 sectional and regional championship football team will be recognized Friday night at the boys’ basketball games against Bluffton. The team will be honored between the junior varsity and varsity games.

Norwell freshmen defeat Harding
Josh VanMeter and Evan Brown led the Norwell Knights’ freshman boys’ basketball team to a 48-41 victory over the Harding Hawks on Wednesday night at Fort Wayne.
VanMeter scored 16 points and Brown 15, while Cale Schumm added six and Austin Dettmer five. Jacob Meyer, Joe Rasdorf and Briar Bolinger rounded out the Knights’ scoring with two points apiece.

SW jayvee girls cage Lions
Kayona Benefiel and Kaylie McCammon helped the Southern Wells Raiders’ junior varsity girls’ basketball team defeat the Marion Lakeview Christian Lions 30-25 on Tuesday night at Marion.
Benefiel had eight points and McCammon seven. Josie Rhodes added six, Tylar Sanford five, Brittney Morton two and Samantha Rhodes two. Lakeview Christian was led by Emily Blinn with 10.

Crusader boys rout Adams Central
The Norwell Middle School boys’ basketball teams swept two games against Adams Central Tuesday at Monroe. The 8th-grade Crusaders won 60-48, while the 7th-graders won 44-15.
David Vogel was 8 of 9 from the field for 23 points to lead the 8th-grade Crusaders. Jonah Patten added 14 points, Cal Clouser eight, Brent Bales seven, Drew Shively seven and Logan Dettmer one.
Brandon Burch made a trio of three-pointers to help account for his 11 points for the Norwell 7th-graders. Adam Nahrwold, Reggie Hayes and Joseph Friend each had six, Andrew Oakes four, Piercen Harnish four, Alex Hunter three, Garrett Mohler two and Nathan Allison two.