Roundup: Shawnee edges Delphos Jefferson to stay unbeaten in girls basketball

DELPHOS — Shawnee sophomore Grace Freiberger saved her best for the final moments.

Freiberger first hit a 3-pointer to start the final quarter.

Then, to finish it off, Freiberger hit a turnaround 7-footer with 10 seconds left to give Shawnee a 28-27 victory over Delphos Jefferson in a non-league girls basketball game Tuesday at Delphos Jefferson.

Freiberger was under the weather, but played nearly the entire game.

“I’m pushing through it,” Freiberger said. “I was very tired, but I had to push through for my team.’’

In the battle of unbeatens, Shawnee is 14-0. Delphos Jefferson is 13-1.

“Every possession counted,” Shawnee coach Rachel Rumbaugh said. “We focused on shutting down the Lindemans (sisters) and we did a good job in the first half. They got loose a couple times in the second half, but it was a big defensive game.’’

Zoe Best led the Indians with 15 points. Freiberger scored seven.

Shawnee’s Kelly Cooper had 10 rebounds with her two points. Hailee Conrad had five blocks and four points.

Ania Pearson had five rebounds, including a couple big offensive boards in the final two minutes.

Lvy Lindeman paced Jefferson with 13 points. Her sister, Alycia Lindeman, scored six.

Lauren French had four points and seven rebounds.

Lyv Lindeman scored on a driving layup to give Jefferson a 27-26 lead with 19 seconds to go.

Best pushed the ball up the floor for Shawnee and dumped the ball to Freiberger on the right block.

Freiberger then spun and canned a 7-foot turnaround to give Shawnee the lead 28-27 with 10 seconds left.

“Zoe came down on the fastbreak and dished it to me,” Freiberger said. “I was ready to put it up.’’

In the final two seconds, Lindeman drove the right side of the lane, but her shot was partially blocked by Pearson just before the final horn.

“I’ll take Lyv every day of the week getting my last-second shot,” Jefferson coach Denise Lindeman said. “I give my girls a lot of credit. They gave me everything they had. We just came up one point short.’’

Shawnee led 23-22 after three quarters. Best scored six points in the third to keep Shawnee in front.

Freiberger’s 3-pointer pushed the Indians’ lead to 26-23 with 5:50 to go.

“That was a big shot,” Rumbaugh said.

Both teams played sticky defense, mostly man, the entire game.

“There was great pressure,” Lindeman said. “They played great defense on us and the shots didn’t fall for us tonight. Give them credit. They’re a good team.’’

Both defenses reflected the low-shooting numbers.

“I think our defense was a big part of our game tonight,” Freiberger said. “They were tough and they were all over me.’’

Shawnee’s Best played most of the second half with three fouls. So Best was relieved of defensive duty on Lyv Lindeman by Zoe Smith and Tessa Stahler.

Shawnee led 7-4 after the first quarter and 15-11 at the half.

Jefferson shot 26 percent from the field and was 0 of 8 on 3-pointers. The Wildcats hit only 3 of 21 in the first half.

Shawnee shot 33 percent from the field and was 1 of 3 on 3-pointers.

Shawnee had 21 turnovers. Jefferson had 12 turnovers.

Shawnee won the boards, 31-22.

“It was a fun game and the crowd was into it,” Rumbaugh said. “And Delphos Jefferson is a very quality basketball team so it was a good win for us.’’

State rankings

Ottawa-Glandorf is ninth and Delphos Jefferson is 12th in Division III in the latest Associated Press Ohio high school girls basketball poll.

In D-IV, New Knoxville is ninth and Crestview is 11th.

Ottoville 58,

Pandora-Gilboa 30

OTTOVILLE — Carly Thorbahn had 18 points and Erica Thorbahn scored 16 for the Big Green (7-8, 3-2 Putnam County League). Lacie Fenstermaker had 16 points and Taelor Miller scored six for P-G (6-6, 1-3 PCL).

Patrick Henry 34,

Continental 24

CONTINENTAL — Jensen Armey had 14 points and Bryn Tegenkamp scored five for the host Pirates (2-9).

Miller City 57,

McComb 27

MCCOMB — Abi Lammers had 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals, Ava Ruck scored 12 and Grace Pfau contributed six assists for the Wildcats (10-2).

Coldwater 65,

Crestview 55

COLDWATER — Riley Rismiller had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Emma May scored 13, Jenna Leugers finished with 10 points, Madison Wendel contributed nine points and four assists, Becca Wenning had eight points and five assists and Claire Steinke contributed seven rebounds and four assists for the host Cavaliers. Crestview’s individual scoring was not reported by deadline.

Bluffton 49

Elida 47

BLUFFTON — The Pirates outscored the Bulldogs 17-4 in the fourth quarter to earn the victory. Sami Scoles had 15 points and Riley Eachus scored 14 for Bluffton (11-3). Elli Mitchell had 14 points and Addisyn Freeman scored 11 for Elida (4-9).

New Knoxville 54,

Spencerville 28

NEW KNOXVILLE — Carsyn Henschen (16), Avery Henschen (12) and Ellie Gabel (12) each scored in double digits for the Rangers (12-1). Gabi Croft had 11 points and Heidi Keller scored six for the Bearcats (8-5).

St. Marys 49,

New Bremen 38

ST. MARYS — Kendall Dieringer had 18 points and Noey Ruane scored 12 for the host Roughriders (10-3). Kaylee Freund had 15 points and Chloe Bornhorst scored 11 for the Cardinals (7-5).

Van Wert 74,

Paulding 58

VAN WERT — Sofi Houg had 37 points and Kyra Welch scored 15 for the host Cougars (9-4). Claire Schweller had 29 points and Janae Pease scored 15 for the Panthers (2-9).

Kalida 50,

Delphos St. John’s 32

DELPHOS — Brooke Erhart had 21 points and Camille Hovest scored eight for the visiting Wildcats (5-8). Abby Kerner had 11 points and Emma Will scored 10 for DSJ (1-13).

Leipsic 53,

Cory-Rawson 37

LEIPSIC — Whitney Langhals had 13 points and Leah Kirkendall scored nine for the host Vikings (8-4). Paige McVetta had 10 points and Chelcie McVetta scored nine for C-R (8-5).

Boys basketball

Lima Senior 96,

Fremont Ross 57

FREMONT — Jareon Mayo (19), Shalom Stout (16), Khalil Luster (14) and Camren Miles (10) each scored in double digits for the Spartans, who had 11 players in the scoring column and improved to 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference.

Wrestling

Bath 39, Bluffton 18

BLUFFTON — Bath’s Nolan Deppe (165) and Bluffton’s Thayne Kleman (113) and Kaden Basil (190) recorded pins. Bath’s Ezekial Burkholder (150) and Bluffton’s Jett Blackburn (138) and Isaiah Mikesell (175) won by decision. Other points were the result of forfeits.

Boys bowling

Celina 3,093, Elida 2,885

LIMA — Britt Hole had the high game (246) and two-game series (484) for Celina at Westgate Entertainment Center. Matt Adcock had the high game 268 and series (455) for Elida.

Minster 2,768, Kenton 2,506

KENTON — Zane Rogers had the high game (222) and two-game series (383) for Kenton.

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