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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Boys basketball: Leipsic tops Patrick Henry
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LEIPSIC -- Leipsic knocked down five 3-pointers and outscored Patrick Henry 8-3 from the line in holding off the Patriots 47-44 in a non-league boys basketball matchup Monday.

Derrick Schroeder scored 10 of his team-high 12 points in the second half for Leipsic. Liam Nadler added 11 points and Derek Mangas nine as the Vikings (8-8) reached the .500 mark by winning their third straight and notching their fourth win in five games.

Patrick Henry's Kent Tietje led all scorers with 20 points. Shane Bostelman added nine points for the Patriots (2-13).



patrick henry (44)

George 3-0--6, Imbrock 3-0--7, Christman 1-0--2, Tietje 9-2--20, Bostelman 4-1--9. TOTALS: 20-3--44.

leipisc (47)

D. Schroeder 3-4--12, J. Maag 1-2--4, Nadler 5-1--11, Ellerbrock 2-0--6, Mangas 4-0--9, T. Maag 2-1--5. TOTALS: 17-8--47.

Patrick Henry 10 13 14 7 -- 44

Leipsic 16 13 12 6 -- 47

3-Point GOALS: Patrick Henry 1 (Imbrock); Leipsic 5 (D. Schroeder 2, Ellerbrock 2, Mangas).



BELLEVUE 68

UPPER SANDUSKY 51

UPPER SANDUSKY -- Bellevue broke a close game open with an 18-8 barrage in the second quarter and remained tied for the Northern Ohio League lead with a 68-51 win over Upper Sandusky Monday.

Curt Watson led a balanced Bellevue attack with 16 points. Jeff Roth added 15 points and Cody Ruhlman 14 for the Redmen, who won their fourth straight to improve to 8-2 in NOL play and 11-4 overall.

Cole Johnson had a game-high 18 points and a team-high eight rebounds for Upper Sandusky (2-12, 0-9). The Rams were a chilly 16 of 60 (27 percent) from the field.



bellevue (68)

Santoro 0-1--1, Sears 3-0--6, Ruhlman 6-2--14, Watson 7-2--16, Haynes 3-2--8, Roth 5-1--15, Schlattag 2-2--6, Herman 0-2--2. TOTALS: 26-51 12-22--68.

upper sandusky (51)

McKee 0-2--2, Logsdon 4-0--8, Johnson 6-3--18, Howard 3-1--7, Frey 1-2--4, Boes 0-2--2, Young 0-4--4, Cheney 2-2--6. TOTALS: 16-60 16-22--51.

Bellevue 13 18 18 19 -- 68

Upper Sandusky 11 8 12 20 -- 51

3-Point GOALS: Bellevue 4-10 (Roth 4); Upper Sandusky 3-15 (Johnson 3).

rebounds: Upper Sandusky 28 (Johnson 8); Bellevue 28.

turnovers: Bellevue 22, Upper Sandusky 12.

junior varsity: Bellevue, 45-38.


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