The Bellmont Braves have moved to within one game of the outright NE8 title and the Bluffton Tigers finished off their unbeaten ACAC regular season crown with an 86-point effort at home against lowly Heritage.
It all leads up to the final week of the regular season and Sunday’s draw by the IHSAA to set the local sectional fields.
ACAC SCORES
Saturday
Bluffton 86 Heritage 22
Note: No stats were provided by Heritage after the game.
Jay County 52 Southern Wells 34
Woodlan 63 South Adams 16
-Lucy Schwartz and Ana Lehman led the Stars in scoring with five points apiece.
Final Standings
1st-Bluffton (6-0); 2nd-Woodlan (5-1); 3rd-Jay County (4-2); 4th-Southern Wells (3-3); 5th-Adams Central (2-4); 6th-South Adams (1-5); 7th-Heritage (0-6)
NE8 SCORES
Friday
Bellmont 32 Huntington North 28
-Bellmont’s only real scoring contributions came from Ashley and Emily Bleke, but it was still enough for the Braves to grind out a really tough game at Huntington North Friday night.
Freshman Ashley Bleke had buckets in all four quarters to lead the Braves with 16, while sister and senior Emily Bleke scored in all four to finish with eleven.
Mary Bleke was the only other player on the team with a field goal. She finished with four points. Gwen Laurent knocked down two fourth-quarter free throws for the only other points on the team.
Columbia City 69 DeKalb 51
East Noble 46 Leo 42
Norwell 83 New Haven 25
Current Standings
1st-Bellmont (6-0); 2nd-Columbia City (5-1); 3rd-Norwell (3-2); T-4th: DeKalb & Huntington North (3-3); 6th-East Noble (2-4); 7th-Leo (1-4); 8th-New Haven (0-6)
Friday, January 31st Matchups
Huntington North at DeKalb
Leo at Bellmont
New Haven at Columbia City
Norwell at East Noble
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