ARCHBOLD WEATHER

PHS Girls Remain Winless


The Pettisville girls basketball team dropped to 0-9, 0-5 in the Buckeye Border Conference with two league losses last week.

The Birds traveled to North Central, Monday, Jan. 11, and came home with a 46-32 loss.

Pettisville was back on the road Tuesday, Jan. 11, to Ayersville. The Pilots (4- 7) led 17-9 at the half on the way to a 37-23 victory.

Montpelier visited the Bird Cage, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 16, and improved to 8-1, 4-0 BBC with a 52-30 victory over the Birds.

NC 46, PHS 32

The Birds led 10-8 after one quarter, but the Eagles (5-4, 3-3 BBC) took control in the second and went into the locker room leading 15-12.

NC outscored Pettisville 31-20 in the second half for the 14-point win.

NC’s Madison Brown led all scorers with 20 points. Lauren Balser was also in double figures, with 13.

Ellie Grieser scored 13 points and Alli King scored 10 to lead Pettisville.

North Central grabbed 25 rebounds to 20 for the Birds.

Ayersville 37, PHS 23

The Pilots hit twice as many deuces from the field and 10 more foul shots on their way to a non-league victory.

Pettisville was 5-24 in field goals plus four three-pointers, while Ayersville was 10-28 in field goals plus two treys.

The Birds were 1-6 at the foul line; the Pilots were 11- 24.

Grieser led PHS with 11 points. Ally Schindler led AHS with 17.

Montpelier 52, PHS 30

Pettisville was down only 15-10 after one quarter and 21-17 at the half, but the third quarter doomed the Birds.

The Locos outscored PHS 19-3 to take a 40-20 lead into the final eight minutes.

Grieser was the only Bird in double figures, with 10 points.

Emily Fritsch scored 16 points and Ariel Page had 10 to lead Montpelier.

The Birds won the rebounding battle 33-29, but committed 20 turnovers to seven for the Locos.

BOX SCORES
PETTISVILLE (32) – Grieser 13,
Hartzler 5, Klopfenstein 2, King 10,
Beck 2. Totals 13-1-32.
NORTH CENTRAL (46) – Brown
20, Balser 13, Burnett 3, Hickman 2,
Bonney 6, Hollstein 2. Totals 17-6-
46.
PHS 10 2 12 8 – 32

NCHS 871615-46
JV: Pettisville won.

PETTISVILLE (23) – Grieser 11,
King 7, Beck 2, Crawford 3. Totals
9-1-23.
AYERSVILLE (37) – Sheets 3,
Martin 3, Dockery 6, Froelich 8,
Schindler 17. Totals 12-11-37.
PHS 6377-23
AHS 107713-37
JV: Pettisville 18-15 (2 quarters).

PETTISVILLE (30) – Grieser 10,
Hartzler 4, Strauss 1, Plank 3, King
6, Beck 2, Crawford 4. Totals 10-6-
30.
MONTPELIER (52) – Bumb
4, Bexten 2, Fritsch 16, Engels 2,
McCord 7, Somner 3, Richmire 3,
Page 10, Repp 5. Totals 21-3-52.
PHS 107310-30
MHS 15 6 19 12 – 52
JV: Montpelier 11-8.