JR. HIGH SPORTS DIGEST

Archbold 8th Grade Boys Basketball

Archbold traveled to Swanton, Thursday, Jan. 3, and came home with a 38-16 victory. The Streaks opened with a 15-0 run led by Nate Rodriguez, who scored seven. Dylan Reisser and Dusty Lucas came off the bench in the second and combined for all 10 of the Streak points as the visitors opened a 25-7 halftime lead.

A sloppy second half began as Swanton cut the lead to 29-12 at the end of three. The Streaks only got two baskets, one each from T.J. Gerken and Luke Kammeyer. The Streaks outscored the Bulldogs 9-4 in the final quarter to improve to 5-1.

"We struggled offensively tonight after having a long holiday break, we couldn't sustain any flow in the game," said Brian Ziegler, coach. Kammeyer led the Streaks with 8 points and 10 rebounds. Nate Rodriguez added 7; Reisser and Lucas chipped in with 6 each.

Archbold hosted Defiance, Monday, Jan. 7 and avenged last year's overtime loss with a 40-22 victory. The Streaks led 9-6 after one as Gerken and Kammeyer combined for all 9 points. Archbold took a 19-14 lead to the locker room.

The third quarter proved to be the difference as the Streaks gave a strong defensive performance and shut out the Bulldogs 9-0 to open a 28-14 lead. The Streaks had a 12-8 advantage in the fourth for the victory. Kammeyer, Wyse, Hayden Stamm, Travis Pennington, Arrin Short, and Gerken all scored in the quarter.

"This was a nice win over a good team. I thought it was one of our better defensive games and we rebounded really well," said Brian Ziegler, coach. Leading the way was Kammeyer with 17 points, 13 rebounds.

Archbold 7th Grade Boys Basketball

Archbold upped its record to 8-1 after three hard-fought victories last week. Defiance invaded AMS, Monday, Jan. 7. After a close first half, the Streaks headed into the locker room with an 18-15 lead. Zeb Frank bucketed 10 of his game-high 18 points in the first half.

The third quarter proved to be the difference as Archbold outscored the Bulldogs 10-4 to build a nine-point lead. The two teams played an even fourth quarter as Archbold won 37-28. Stuart Wyse and Taylor Price combined to score 11 points. David Bontrager, Josiah McQuillin, Dylan Lantz and Tyson Dietrich also hit the scoring column.

The Streaks hit the road to battle Tinora, Tuesday, Jan. 8. Archbold came out on fire and its defensive pressure got it off to a 13-3 lead after one. The second quarter was a different story as the Streaks were outscored 12-0 to find themselves down by two at the half. Archbold found its groove in the second half, outscoring the Rams 21-7 to post a 34-22 victory. Price led the way with 15. Frank and Dietrich combined for 13; Bontrager bucketed a three.

Patrick Henry came to town, Thursday, Jan. 10. The Streaks struggled through three quarters and were down by two. Picking up the defensive pressure, Archbold outscored the Patriots 17-2 in the fourth to post a 38-25 win.

"We have to learn to play the way we did in the fourth the entire game. Once we can do that, we will be a pretty good team," said Ben Gericke, coach. Dietrich led the way with 11. Wyse and Frank combined to score 14.