Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Jr. High Raider girls sweep SA
The Southern Wells Junior High School girls’ basketball teams swept South Adams on Monday. The 8th-grade Raiders won 32-7 and the 7th-grade Raiders won 21-10.
Meghan Yencer, Brooke Penrod and Lela Knowles each scored four points to lead the 7th-grade Raiders. Savannah Deakyne added three. Kiarra Leas, Jordan Sills and Megan Lefebvre each had two points.
Carissa Carter and Ashton Prible both netted 12 points to lead the 8th-grade Raiders. Olivia Mossburg added six and Hillary Paxson two.

Bluffton MS boys beat Jets
The Bluffton Middle School boys’ basketball teams downed the Adams Central Jets Monday. The 7th-grade Tigers won 45-27 and the 8th-grade Tigers won 32-30.
Kevin Moser scored 11 points and Noah Antrim 10 to lead the 7th-grade Tigers. Kohl Buskirk added nine, Ethan Kitt four and Dane Hoffman three. Collin Mechling, Josh Moriarity, Drew Hunter and James Spera all added two points.
Mike Pearson led the 8th-graders with 12. Josh Streveler and Austin Brigner each added six. Jake Garrett tossed in five and Darren Gillum three.

MS Tiger girls split at AC
The Bluffton Middle School 7th-grade girls’ basketball team defeated Adams Central 37-16 at Monroe, while Adams Central won the 8th-grade game 28-18.
Erin McKinley led the 7th-grade Tigers (2-0) with 11 points. Emma Thompson added eight. Kennedy Johnson and Lauren Brinneman each had four points. Hannah Vandentop, Morgan Corle, Catie Neuenschwander, Lauren Stauffer and Mackenzie Park all added two points.
Taeler Meadows and Laura Stroud each had six points for the 8th-grade Tigers (1-1). Sierra Steffen added four and Mandy Davis two.

Crusaders top East Jay
The Norwell Crusaders boys’ basketball teams defeated East Jay Monday night at Portland. The 8th-grade Crusaders won 39-37 and the 7th-graders won 40-24.
Jonah Patten scored 13 points to lead the 8th-grade Crusaders. David Vogel added eight. Brent Bales, Cal Clouser and Brett Wilson each scored six.
Andrew Oakes led the 7th-grade Crusaders with 11 points. Brandon Burch had nine and Piercen Harnish eight. Adam Nahrwold added four, Reggie Hayes three, Nathan Allison two, Chandler Shady two and Ashton McCune one.

Register for Norwell Little Squires
Northern Wells Community School district boys and girls in grades K-2 may still register for the Norwell Little Squires Basketball League by Monday, Nov. 30.
Registration forms have been distributed to all schools. The league begins Dec. 3, with sessions running from 6-7:15 p.m. in the Norwell Auxiliary Gym. Cost is $25 for the five-week league. Players will work on skills for 30 minutes and then play a 32-minute game on 8-foot goals with no score being kept. Teams will be coached by Norwell varsity players. For further information, please call 543-2213 for boys’ varsity coach Randy Hawkins (ext. 7319) or girls’ varsity coach Eric Thornton (ext. 7233).