Weekend basketball roundup: Strong 2nd half lifts Jackson Center over Botkins
BOTKINS — Jackson Center dominated the second half of a Shelby County Athletic League game on Friday, beating Botkins 46-38.
The Trojans built a 13-9 lead by the end of the first quarter after Carter Pleiman scored 11 points. The teams played to a 10-10 draw in the second quarter to hold the four-point lead into the third.
Jackson Center beat Botkins 15-6 in the third game to take a 34-29 lead, then ended up with a 12-9 lead in the fourth.
Jace Mullenhour led Jackson Center (4-1, 2-1 SCAL) with 16 points while Nolan Fark had 11, Bryson Roberts eight and Grant Elchert seven. The Tigers made 11 3-pointers.
Pleiman led Botkins (1-2, 0-1) with 19 points while Collin Doseck scored eight.
Sidney 53, Vandalia Butler 33
The Yellow Jackets dominated the previously undefeated Aviators in a Miami Valley League game Friday at Vandalia.
A’zon Stelle led by 14 points ahead of Sidney (3-1, 3-1 MVL Valley), while Julius Spradling had 12 points, seven assists and a team-best seven rebounds. Jayce Daniel scored 10 from the bench. Sam Reynolds scored eight points and had five rebounds and three steals.
Sidney shot 20 to 38 (52.6 percent) from the floor and 9 to 19 (47.4 percent) from the 3 point area. The squad had a 23-19 rebound advantage.
Russia 63, Houston 27
The Raiders dominated Houston in a SCAL game Friday in Russia.
Hayden Quinter led Russia (5-0, 3-0) with 17 points, while Braylon Cordonnier had 15 and Felix Francis had eight.
Dustin Strunk led Houston (1-4, 1-1) by eight points.
Anna 62, Fairlawn 23
The Rockets dominated a SCAL game in Anna on Friday.
Mason Carey led Anna (3-1, 1-1) with 20 points while Trey Heitkamp had 16.
Isaac Clayton led the Jets (1-5, 0-3) with eight points.
Miami East 59, Lehman Catholic 29
The Cavaliers couldn’t keep up with the undefeated Vikings in a Three Rivers Conference game in Sydney on Friday.
Justin Chapman led Lehman (2-3, 0-2) with 12 points and eight rebounds. Donovan O’Leary scored nine points and had four rebounds.
76 Dayton Northridge, 57 Riverside
The Pirates couldn’t keep up in a Three Rivers Conference game in Dayton on Friday.
Kaleb Schindelwolf led Riverside (3-1, 1-1 TRC) with 18 points while Myles Platfoot scored 11, grabbed seven rebounds and had six assists. Gavin Osborne scored eight points.
SATURDAY RESULTS
• Girls Basketball
Sydney 68, Xenia 28
The Yellow Jackets drove to a big win in the Miami Valley League in Xenia on Saturday.
Larkyn Vordemark led the Yellow Jackets (5-2, 5-0 MVL Valley Division) with 18 points, while Kelis McNeal had 14 and Allie Stockton and Regan Clark had 11 each.
Jackson Center 38, Lima Perry 32
The Tigers won a non-conference game at the Jackson Center on Saturday.
McKinley Reichert led Jackson Center (3-4) with 12 points while Macy Klopfenstein had 10 and Presley Reese had 8.
Covington 41, Lehman Catholic 28
The Cavaliers lost a Three Rivers Conference game in Sydney on Saturday.
Mara O’Leary led Lehman (1-6, 0-3 TRC) with 13 points while Layla Platfoot scored nine.
Miami East 47, Riverside 21
The Pirates lost to TRC leaders Miami East in Casstown on Saturday.
Ayva Stewart led Riverside (2-5, 2-3) with seven points.
• Boys Basketball
Jackson Center 60, Waynesfield-Goshen 19
The Tigers won a non-conference game at Waynesfield on Saturday.
No statistics were reported.
• Girls Basketball
New Knoxville 50, Houston 40
The Wildcats lost a non-conference game in New Knoxville on Saturday
Skyler Bowman led Houston with 17 points while Jeff Leist scored 10 and had 11 rebounds.
Franklin-Monroe 46, Fairlawn 29
The Jets lost a non-conference game in Pitsburg on Saturday.
No statistics were reported.
SUNDAY RESULTS
Springfield Shawnee 56, Botkins 52
The Trojans lost a non-conference game Sunday at Centerville High School.
Carter Pleiman led Botkins with 19 points while Jordan Herzog had 14 and JJ Meyer had nine.
Jordan Duke of Botkins shoots over Grant Elchert of the Jackson Center during a Shelby County Athletic League game Friday in Botkins.
Jackson Center’s Jace Mullenhour shoots over Botkins’ Colten Pleiman during a Shelby County Athletic League game Friday in Botkins. Mullenhour led the Tigers by 16 points.
