Tag: Boys Basketball

STOLLER DRAINS 3-POINTER FOR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer NAPOLEON – Junior Kyle Stoller was at the right place at the right time when the Raider junior let go of a long-range three-pointer with just 2.7 showing on the clock. The “shot”, probably the biggest in his career, stunned the crowed as Wayne Trace captured the Division III District…

QUICK START LEADS RAIDERS TO A 28-POINT BLOW OUT

By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – A good first quarter start followed by an even better second quarter propelled Wayne Trace past Lincolnview last Saturday. Played at the Palace the Raiders posted an easy 60-32 win over their Van Wert County nemesis.  The Raiders darted out to a 16-5 first quarter advantage and went…

Jagger Landers Scores 1000th Point!

At Monday night’s Route 49 Tournament game (12/27) against Edgerton (74-29) Jagger Landers scored his 1000th point! This is a major feat for the Archer senior’s athletic career! Antwerp Boys Basketball is a powerhouse of talent and teamwork this season. Monday night’s match up played witness to this description perfectly. The Archers dominated the court…

Raiders Win Home Opener Over Bryan

By Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – After a somewhat slow start the Wayne Trace Raiders kicked it in high gear midway through the first quarter to soundly defeat Bryan 64-29.  With the score knotted at six a piece in the early going, the Raiders delivered a 7-0 run to lead 13-6: a lead they…

Archers Roil in Season Opener

Antwerp started its 2021-2022 boys high school basketball season Friday night and the Archers rolled to a 65-37 win over visiting Delphos St. John’s in Paulding County. The blue and white seized control in the opening stanza, scoring 26 points in the opening eight minutes to grab an early 26-5 lead. Both teams struggled to…

Paulding Crumbles to a High Power

On March 8, the Panthers travelled down to Lima to take on Ottawa Glandorf in the District Semi-Final match. Paulding was out matched from the very beginning, only posting 10 points in the first quarter. That doesn’t sound too bad until you see the Titans plastered 31 points on their side of the scoreboard. Jay…

Rough Start Dooms Antwerp

VAN WERT – A bad start proved to be too much to overcome for the Antwerp boys basketball team on Wednesday night as the Archers dropped a 59-53 decision to Parkway in Division IV sectional action at Van Wert High School. The Panthers jumped out to an 18-6 lead at the end of 8 minutes…

Panthers Win Sectional Championship

MILLER CITY – The Paulding Panthers posted victories over Bluffton and Tinora to win a Division III boys basketball sectional championship at Miller City High School last week. Coach Miller stated, “This is the first time in three years the Panthers have picked up this title victory.” The Panthers advanced to the district tournament with…

Aces Take Sectional Match in Tough Game

The Hicksville Aces snatched a difficult victory from Ayersville in the first game of sectionals that took place this week at Paulding High School 46-41. The game was very close at the beginning. Aces’ Parker Thiel topped the scoring chart for the team with 16 points plus 3. By the end of the first period…

Defensive Effort Pushes Hornets Past Woodlan

NEW HAVEN – Angola came into Tuesday’s boys sectional basketball game with Woodlan as the second ranked team in the state, giving up 37.95 points per game. The Hornets showed why as Angola outscored Woodlan in every quarter in posting a 55-41 victory at New Haven High School. Angola led 12-10 at the end of…

Lancers pull away from Paulding for NWC win

PAULDING – After watching host Paulding trim its deficit to one point at the end of three quarters, Lincolnview responded to outscore the Panthers 20-10 in the fourth quarter as the Lancers posted a 65-54 victory. The Lancers led at every stop in the contest, including a 16-12 advantage after 8 minutes of action. Lincolnview…

Warriors Hold Senior Night

WOODBURN – The game at Woodlan on Saturday, February 17 started with senior night for the boys basketball team and the cheerleaders. Those honored were the following: Cheerleader, Cassidy Schneider, daughter of Jennifer and Richard Schneider. Her activities involved at Woodlan include soccer, softball, NHS, cheerleading and student council. She plans to attend Ball State…