Archive - Jan 20, 2012 - Sports Article
DEFIANCE — Nicole Brown and Tasha Helmstetter apparently found Defiance High School’s gymnasium to their liking.
The Wapakoneta Redskins guards lit up the Defiance Bulldogs for a combined 37 points on nine 3-pointers to lead the Redskins to a 58-48 win in a Western Buckeye League varsity girls basketball matchup on Thursday.
Brown, a junior, scored a team-high 20 points, connecting on 6 of 11 (54.5 percent) three-point attempts. Helmstetter, a senior, knocked down 3 of 5 attempts (60 percent) on her way to 17 points.
BOTKINS — Back-and-forth the pendulum swung.
And when the horn sounded, it was on Botkins’ side.
In a game of momentum swings, the Trojans ultimately came out on top, defeating the Russia Raiders 52-45 in overtime in a Shelby County League varsity girls basketball game Thursday at Botkins High School.
The Trojans scored all nine of the points in the overtime from the free throw line. They connected on 9 of 12 attempts in the period.
Russia managed just one field goal in the overtime — a Shana Meyer layup with 19 seconds left. By then it was too late.
WAYNESFIELD — The Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers crushed the Marion Catholic Fighting Irish 72-19 in a Northwest Central Conference varsity girls basketball game Thursday night in Waynesfield.
W-G is now 6-6 overall and 3-1 in the NWCC.
The Tigers came out with a great start with an 18-2 run in the first quarter of play.
