Serving Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood Counties
This roundup includes games played Dec. 8-14.
Gibsonburg (2-2, 1-1 SBC) improved its record to .500 with a 2-1 week that included wins on the road over Danbury (75-40) and Elmwood (57-42), along with a home loss to St. Mary Central Catholic (71-65).
Reece Walby had 25 points to lead nearly five players in double-figure scoring against Danbury. Xander Zimmerman (13), Aiden Morant (12), and Hunter Wasserman (10) were also among that group, while Aiden Senters had nine points. Despite a 2-for-16 performance from long distance as a team, the Golden Bears produced the win in part due to a game-best 14 rebounds from Jesus Rodriguez, while Wasserman finished off a double-double with 13 rebounds. Both of them had nine offensive boards. Morant added team-bests in assists (4) and steals (3).
Morant exploded for a game-high 31 points on 10-of-19 shooting in his team’s loss to St. Mary Central Catholic. Walby and Wasserman added 11 points apiece, while Rodriguez led the team with seven rebounds.
Walby had a team-best 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting in Gibsonburg’s win over Elmwood. Kayden Havens (11) and Morant (10) combined to add 21 points, while Senters had eight. The Golden Bears shot a season-best 9-of-19 from long distance, including three made apiece from Walby and Havens. Rodriguez had nine more rebounds, while Zimmerman had four steals.
Eastwood (3-1, 1-1 NBC) took down Rossford 57-38 in its lone matchup of the week, stretching a nine-point halftime lead into a 49-27 advantage after three. Cam Schumaker, Drew Luidhardt, and Brayden Luidhardt had 14 points apiece to lead the Eagles, while Logan Miesmer had 10. Brayden Luidhardt (7) and Schumaker (6) combined for 13 rebounds. Ben Buehler added four points and a team-best four assists, while Drew Luidhardt (5), Miesmer (4), and Brayden Luidhardt (3) combined for 12 steals.
Lake (4-0, 2-0 NBC) remained undefeated behind home victories over Swanton (76-51) and Oak Harbor (52-43), the latter of which came in NBC play.
In the non-league win over Swanton, Preston Snyder had a game-high 20 points, while Xavier Scott (13), Jack Sobczak (11), and Jace Ayers (10) added 34 points combined. Snyder scored nine of his points in a 24-point second quarter as Lake opened up a 39-17 lead.
The trio of Carter Behlmer (18), Snyder (16), and Ayers (15) combined for 49 of Lake’s 52 points in the win over Oak Harbor. Snyder scored 14 of his 16 in the second half, while Lake overcame an 11-of-22 finish from the foul line behind a defense that forced 22 turnovers.
Oak Harbor (1-2, 1-1 NBC) dropped a pair of tough games on the road to Lake (52-43) and Margaretta (59-42).
Zach Hallett (15) and Brayden Ayres (13) combined for 28 points against Lake, in which a 15-7 first quarter deficit set the tone as multiple Oak Harbor comebacks were stifled.
Oak Harbor was hurt by a game-high 34 points from Margaretta’s University of Dayton-bound senior Julian Washington in their week’s finale. Carson Steinbrick (15) and Hallett (10) combined for 25 points for the Rockets, who also got nine from Ayres. Steinbrick produced all his points from long distance, while the host Polar Bears used a 15-4 advantage in the second quarter to break the game open.
Woodmore (3-1, 1-1 SBC) ran its winning streak to three behind home wins over Northwood (64-26) and Danbury (66-49).
Gavin Donley scored Woodmore’s first 10 points against Northwood before finishing with a team-best 15. Carson Slates added 12 points as the Wildcats had 10 different players reach the scoring column. Overall, they scored the game’s first 12 points and led 33-13 at the half.
A 24-point outburst in the third quarter against Danbury provided some separation as Woodmore got 18 points from Slates, which included 13 in the second half, while Bradley Fetzer and Caden Hilt had 10 points each. The Wildcats finished the game strong defensively, allowing just seven points in the fourth quarter.
Genoa (2-0, 1-0 NBC) opened its season with wins on the road over Delta (76-51) and Fostoria (83-43).
Walter Plantz led Genoa with a game-high 23 points against Delta, which included 19 of his team’s 36 points in the first half. Ryan Routson (13), Myles Mollenhauer (12), and Jacob Woollard (11) each added double-digit scores.
Plantz tallied 21 points in the win over Fostoria, including 19 in the first half. Mollenhauer added 17 points, while Routson (13), Jax Magnone (11), and Woollard (10) combined for 34 points. The Comets exploded for 28 points in each of the first two quarters before cruising to the win.
Clay (3-1, 1-0 NLL) split a pair of games last week, falling 42-41 in a heartbreaker to St. John’s before opening league play with a 56-52 win over Whitmer. Antwoine Mister led the Eagles against St. John’s with 14 points, while Zalieya Usrey-Martin added 11 and Aiden Berryman had nine. Mister added a game-high 23 points in the win over Whitmer, while Quimari Buffaloe added 17. Grant Oberdick was third in scoring with seven.
Cardinal Stritch (1-4, 0-1 TAAC) split a pair of games last week, producing its first win of the season over Scott (39-37) before falling to Maumee Valley (91-51).
The Cardinals used a 25-15 second half advantage to produce the thrilling win over Scott. Dennis Clark had a team-best 15 points, while Xavier Blackman had nine points. JoVon Burton and Rasean Gordon added seven each.
Clark had another big game against Maumee Valley, tallying 16 of his team-best 20 points in the second half. Burton added 10 points, while King Wilson Jr. had eight.
Waite (0-5, 0-2 City League) dropped a pair of games to Lima Senior (94-17) and Maumee (82-59) last week. Stats weren’t reported.
Northwood (2-3, 1-1 SBC) split a pair of games last week in SBC play, falling to Woodmore (64-26) before responding with a win over SJCC (66-28). Stats weren’t reported.
