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Top-ranked Ottoville at Minster GBB rescheduled for Feb. 18

January 23, 2012

The Ottoville at Minster girls basketball game, which was postponed on Saturday, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m.

Ottoville is the No. 1 -ranked team in the state of Ohio in Division IV.

Saturday Girls Basketball Round-Up: New Knoxville beats Jackson Center, Riders fall to Coldwater

January 23, 2012

NEW KNOXVILLE 57, JACKSON CENTER 42

JACKSON CENTER —  New Knoxville’s balanced scoring proved to be more potent than the one-woman show that was Jackson Center’s Brooke Richard.

A trio of Rangers scored in double figures in New Knoxville’s 57-42 win over Jackson Center on Saturday afternoon.

Paige Lehman led the way with 18 points, Meg Reineke added 13 points and Haley Horstman had 12 points in the win.

BOYS BASKETBALL: New Bremen fends off St. Henry, 53-49

January 21, 2012

NEW BREMEN — The New Bremen Cardinals basketball team recovered from a poor third quarter and with the help of rebounds and just enough free throws  down the stretch they held on to defeat the St. Henry Redskins 53-49 Friday evening in a MAC contest at New Bremen.

“We made it a lot tougher than it needed to be down the stretch,” Cardinals head coach Adam Dougherty said.

BOYS BASKETBALL: New Knoxville pulls away from Parkway

January 21, 2012

ROCKFORD — The New Knoxville boys basketball team broke away from a feisty Parkway squad, 57-44, to earn its first Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season on Friday night.

The Rangers (6-6, 1-2 MAC) went to the half tied at 23-23 with the Panthers, who entered the night at 1-11 with a five-game losing streak in tow.

But a 21-point night from Derek Luth kept the Panthers close before the Rangers outscored Parkway 14-10 in the third quarter and 18-11 in the fourth quarter to pick up the double-digit win.