Serving Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood Counties
This roundup includes games played Dec. 15-21.
Gibsonburg (4-2, 3-1 SBC) added a pair of wins over Hopewell-Loudon (53-33) and Northwood (83-33) last week.
Reece Walby (22) and Aiden Morant (14) combined for 36 points in the victory over Hopewell-Loudon, while Luke Foster added seven. Xander Zimmerman pulled down a team-best seven rebounds and swiped four steals, while Walby also contributed five rebounds, three steals, two assists, and one block in addition to his scoring output. Morant also had a solid all-around performance with five rebounds, three steals, two assists, and one block. Foster tied Zimmerman for the team-high in steals with four.
The Golden Bears got a balanced performance in the win over Northwood as Walby and Morant led the team with 16 points apiece, while Zimmerman (14) and Foster (13) totaled 27 combined. Aiden Senters, Kayden Havens, and Jesus Rodriguez had six apiece. As a team, Gibsonburg made 13-of-25 from long distance, led by four apiece from Morant and Zimmerman. On the glass, Rodriguez (9) and Walby (7) combined for 16 boards, and Walby even flirted with a quadruple double by adding 10 steals and nine assists – in just 20 minutes. Morant dished out six assists, while he and Grant Smith also had four steals.
Woodmore (4-2, 3-0 SBC) split a pair of games, falling to Ottawa Hills (54-34) before defeating St. Joseph CC (79-24).
In the matchup against Ottawa Hills, Woodmore fell behind 22-10 early before trailing 42-21 with 2:04 left in the third. Ultimately, Gavin Donley had 12 points to lead the Wildcats.
In the win over St. Joseph, the Wildcats reversed their start from earlier in the week by jumping out to an 18-3 lead in the first four minutes before taking a 30-7 lead after one. They even led 58-13 at the half. Carson Slates had a team-best 17 points, while Caden Hilt (12) and Donley (11) combined for 23.
Lake (5-1, 2-1 NBC) split a pair of games on the week, knocking off Ottawa Hills (67-48) in non-league action before dropping a heartbreaker in overtime to Otsego (68-65) in a battle of NBC unbeatens.
Carter Behlmer drilled five from long distance en route to a game-high 22 points in his team’s win over Ottawa Hills. Jace Ayers (14), Xavier Scott (12), and Preston Snyder (11) each added double-figures, while Jack Sobczak (6) and Jaxson Rymers (2) added eight.
Ayers added a team-best 18 points against Otsego, which included 13 in the fourth quarter and overtime alone. Sobczak (14) and Scott (12) totaled 26, while Snyder and Behlmer added 11 each.
Genoa (4-0, 2-0 NBC) picked up two more wins on its young campaign over Wauseon (54-39) and Oak Harbor (59-41).
Ryan Routson led the Comets with 14 points in the victory over Wauseon, while Walter Plantz tacked on 13 and Myles Mollenhauer had 10. Jacob Woollard (8) and Ty Asman (7) added 15 combined. Genoa made six 3-pointers in the contest, including four from Routson.
In the win over Oak Harbor, Plantz had a game-best 24 points, which included an 8-of-9 performance from the foul line. Routson added 16, and Woollard had eight.
Eastwood (3-2, 1-2 NBC) dropped a tough decision to Maumee (65-60) in its lone game of the week. Brayden Luidhardt poured in a season-high 29 points while adding six rebounds, three assists, and two blocks. Cam Schumaker added 20 points along with eight rebounds, including four of the team’s seven offensive boards. Logan Miesmer finished third in scoring with seven.
Clay (5-1, 3-0 NLL) kept rolling to start its season with two more wins, knocking off Springfield (58-32) and Fremont Ross (58-41).
Antwoine Mister had a team-best 14 points against Springfield, while Quimari Buffaloe and Carson Vincent had 10 apiece. Aiden Berryman nearly joined them in double figures with nine as 10 different players scored.
Zee Usrey-Martin poured in 18 points to lead the Eagles over Fremont Ross. Mister added 12 more, including a pair of triples, while Berryman also had two from long distance on the way to eight points. Vincent and Grant Oberdick chipped in five apiece.
Oak Harbor (1-4, 1-2 NBC) dropped a pair of games to Genoa (59-41) and Port Clinton (55-43).
Zach Hallett led the Rockets in scoring against Genoa with 10 points on five field goals. Tyler Stewart (6), Brayden Ayres (5), Matthew Hubans (5), and Carson Steinbrick (5) also scored at least five each.
Hallett poured in 22 points for Oak Harbor in the week’s finale, which included six points from long distance and four from the charity stripe. Braxtin Witt (8) and Steinbrick (7) added 15 combined.
Cardinal Stritch (2-4, 1-1 TAAC) produced a 63-41 win over Emmanuel Christian in its lone game of the week. Erick Graham delivered a game-high 24 points, while Dennis Clark (19) and Xavier Blackman (18) added 37 combined. Simon Ross and Rasean Gordon added six apiece.
Northwood (2-6, 1-3 SBC) lost a trio of games during the week to Rossford (60-38), Lakota (80-56), and Gibsonburg (83-33). Stats weren’t reported.
Waite (0-7, 0-3 City League) dropped matchups against Maumee (82-59), Scott (73-43), and Toledo Christian (60-48) last week. Stats weren’t reported.
