Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Tigers, Raiders split
in MS girls’ basketball action
The Bluffton and Southern Wells middle school girls’ basketball teams battled to a split in Allen County Athletic Conference action Monday evening. The Bluffton 7th-grade Tigers downed the Raiders 15-13 on a last-second shot. In the 8th-grade contest, Southern Wells raced to a 23-11 victory.
Shannon Penrod led the 7th-grade Tigers with 8 points. Whitney Green tossed in 5 and Cheyenne Penrod added 2. The Tigers are 5-3 overall and 3-0 in league games.
Arianne Forbis scored 6 points for the 7th-grade Raiders (1-1 ACAC). Michaela Smith added 4 points and Tori Wiese 3.
Southern Wells’ 8th-graders were paced by Lela Knowles with 9 points. Savannah Deakyne and Kiara Leas each scored 4 points. Molly Stoffel contributed 3, Jordyn Sills 2 and Shelby Skidmore 1. The Raiders are 2-0 in ACAC games.
Erin McKinley netted 9 points for the Tigers (5-3, 2-1) and Emma Thompson finished with 2.

Bluffton MS boys sweep Raiders
The Bluffton Middle School boy’s basketball teams improved to 3-0 in Allen County Athletic Conference action Monday evening with wins over their rivals from Southern Wells.
The 7th-grade Tigers won 39-33, while the 8th-grade Bengals edged Southern Wells 42-38.
Grant Prible and Aaron Sturgeon each scored 10 points to pace the 7th-grade Tigers. Trey Collins added 4, Collin Barker 3, Dwayne Eskridge 8 and Jacob Ehle 4. No results were reported for the Raiders (1-1).
Kevin Moser tallied 12 points and Kohl Buskirk 10 to power the 8th-grade Tigers. Noah Antrim and Javon Morgan each had 6 points. James Spera, Dane Hoffman, Jay Brickley and Collin Mechling rounded out the scoring with 2 apiece. No results were reported for the Raiders (1-1).

7th-grade Crusader boys romp
The Norwell Middle School boys’ basketball teams rolled over Huntington Riverview in two games Monday evening. The 7th-grade Crusaders won 42-18 and the 8th-grade Crusaders won 40-27.
Piercen Harnish netted 20 points to lead the 8th-grade Crusaders. Andrew Oakes added 13 and Garrett Mohler 7.
The 7th-grade Crusaders were topped in scoring by Derek Macon with 13 and Bray Wilson with 11 points. Carson Lockwood and Brody Myers each added 5 points. Kaleb Johnson, Grant Hiday, Hunter Ingle and Jaron Stoppenhagen each had 2 points.

7th-grade Crusader girls
beat Riverview
The Norwell 7th-grade girls’ basketball team beat Huntington Riverview 33-18 on Monday.
Quinn Shelton scored 14 points to lead the Crusaders (5-1). Stephanie Conrad added 6 points, Kaycee Strunk 5, Mackenzie Sawyer 4, while Madison Dunnuck and Kristen Bales each had with 2 points.

7th-grade Crusader girls net win
The Norwell 7th-grade girls’ basketball team lost 35-27 last Thursday to New Haven.
Mackenzie Saywer led the Crusaders with 13 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Stephanie Conrad added 4 points and 6 rebounds. Quinn Shelton also tallied 4 points, while Kaycee Strunk, Ally Smith and Kristen Bales each added 2 points.

Boys’ basketball league to start
The Wells County Boys’ Basketball League for grades 5-8 is taking registrations on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 3-5 p.m. at the Bluffton City Gym, 128 E. Market St. Cost is $25 for one child, $20 for a second child, $15 for a third child, etc. Games will start Dec. 18. Any questions call Barry Crosbie at 824-5910 from 4-7 p.m. or 824-4399.