Boys Basketball Roundup: Stryker wins OT thriller, Hilltop victorious

Daniel Donovan buried five 3-pointers in his team-high 21-point outing for Stryker (7-7), which beat Edon 51-50 in overtime on Friday at Edon High School. Mateo Villanueva made three 3s with his 13-point performance.

Luke Harris dropped a game-high 28 points for Tinora (5-8).

Stryker 66, Tinora 61 (OT)

Stryker 18 12 4 18 14 — 66

Tinora 7 10 13 17 9 — 61

Stryker: D. Donovan 1 5 4-8 21, Villanueva 1 3 2-2 13, Barnum 3 1 2-2 11, Juillard 4 0 1-2 9, Cadwell 0 1 4-6 7, M. Donovan 1 0 3-3 5. Totals: 10 10 16-23 66.

Tinora: Harris 3 5 7-9 28, Plassman 1 3 2-4 13, Rittenhouse 5 1 0-0 13, Anders 2 0 0-0 4, Eckert 0 1 0-0 3, Ackerman 0 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11 10 9-15 61.

Junior Varsity: Stryker 36-32.

Hilltop wins

WEST UNITY — Hilltop’s boys basketball team scored a season-high 70 points and held on against Toledo Jones Leadership Academy for a 70-58 nonconference victory on Saturday at Hilltop High School.

Aiden Funkhouser tallied a team-high 20 points for the Cadets (4-7).

Tewon Terry dropped a game-high 29 points for Toledo Jones (0-4).

Hilltop 70, Toledo Jones Leadership Academy 58

Toledo Jones Leadership Academy 10 19 10 19 — 58

Hilltop 19 9 22 20 — 70

Toledo Jones Leadership Academy: Terry 6 5 2-3 29, Simpson 4 1 1-5 15, Cole 5 0 0-0 10, Lucas 1 0 0-0 2, Davis 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 17 6 3-8 58.

Hilltop: Funkhouser 7 1 3-4 20, Haynes 7 0 1-2 15, Kesler 1 2 5-8 13, Dempsey 1 2 1-2 9, Schlosser 2 1 2-4 9, Eckenrode 0 1 1-4 4. Totals: 18 7 13-24 70.

Bryan falters against Van Wert

VAN WERT — Bryan’s boys basketball team couldn’t keep up with Van Wert as the Cougars earned a 68-44 nonconference win on Saturday at Van Wert High School.

Jase Kepler tallied a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Bears (3-10), while Joe Watson scored a team-high 12 points and Evan Cox added nine. Bryan was 31 percent (15 of 49) shooting, including 29 percent (2 of 7) from beyond the arc.

Van Wert (8-4) shot 57 percent (27 of 47) from the floor, including 50 percent (7 of 14) from 3-point land.

Bryan (0-2 Northwest Ohio Athletic League) will try to end its four-game skid against Patrick Henry (12-1, 2-0 NWOAL) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Patrick Henry High School.

North Central loses to Hicksville

PIONEER — North Central’s boys basketball team only trailed by four points through one quarter, but Hicksville took a 36-20 halftime lead and never let up for a 55-43 nonleague victory on Saturday at North Central High School.

Joey Burt scored 11 of his team-high 14 points in the second half for the Eagles (6-7).

Brody Balser buried five 3-pointers for a game-high 15 points for the Aces (11-3).

Hicksville 55, North Central 43

Hicksville 15 21 6 13 — 55

North Central 11 9 11 12 — 43

Hicksville: Balser 0 5 0-0 15, Klima 5 1 0-0 13, Sheets 4 0 1-2 9, Rosalez 3 0 0-0 6, Sanders 0 2 0-0 6, Gordon 1 0 1-1 3, Langham 0 1 0-0 3. Totals: 13 9 2-3 55.

North Central: J. Burt 6 0 2-2 14, Pettit 1 1 2-2 7, Douglass 0 2 0-2 6, Meyers 1 0 4-6 6, Q. Burt 2 0 0-0 4, Turner 0 1 0-0 3, Beard 1 0 1-2 3, Kidston 0 0 0-1 0. Totals: 11 4 9-15 43.

Junior Varsity: North Central 33-32.

Fairview falls

DEFIANCE — Defiance’s boys basketball team defeated Fairview 70-27 in nonleague play on Saturday at Defiance High School.

Brody Retcher scored a team-high six points for the Apaches (1-11).

Cayden Zachrich dropped a game-high 22 points for the Bulldogs (12-1).

Defiance 70, Fairview 27

Fairview 6 6 6 9 — 27

Defiance 21 27 21 1 — 70

Fairview: Retcher 3 0 0-3 6, Salyers 2 0 1-2 5, Lashaway 1 1 0-0 5, Hastings 2 0 0-0 4, Kauffman 0 1 0-0 3, Zeedyk 1 0 0-1 2, Boland 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 10 2 1-6 27.

Defiance: Zachrich 3 4 4-6 22, Shaw 3 3 2-2 17, Ligon 3 1 2-2 11, Schlatter 2 1 0-0 7, Kiessling 2 0 0-0 4, Irvin 1 0 1-3 3, Jimenez 1 0 0-0 2, Lopez 1 0 0-0 2, Saldana 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 17 9 9-13 70.

Junior Varsity: Defiance 45-22.