Tuesday was a very good night for Crawford County boys basketball teams as Buckeye Central, Colonel Crawford and Bucyrus all posted non-conference wins.
The Bucks ran their record to a perfect 5-0 with a 68-51 win over Old Fort in a make-up game. The Bucks trailed at the first quarter break by a point and forged ahead by halftime, 27-25. But Buckeye Central broke the game open in the second half and pulled away for the 17-point win.
The Bucks were just shy of 50 percent from the field at 26 of 54 with three 3-pointers. They dominated the glass with a 25-15 edge, 11 of the caroms came at the offensive end.
Austin Wurm led the Bucks with 28 points and was 11 of 15 from the line. Cade Kaple was in double figures with 12 and so was Seth Ollis with 11.
Like Buckeye Central, Colonel Crawford stayed unbeaten with a hard-fought 78-70 road win over Ridgedale. The Eagles, now 6-0, led from opening tip to the final buzzer, but the Rockets refused to go away on the strength of 12 3-pointers.
Todd Entenmann paced the Colonel Crawford offense with 28 points, 18 of those in the first half. Nate Klingenberger backed that up with 15, Connor McCreary had 13 and Logan Sager 10.
The Bucyrus defense led the way by forcing 27 turnovers Tuesday in the Redmen’s 75-42 win over Seneca East. The Redmen are now 4-1 on the season. Bucyrus rebounders owned the backboards by outrebounding their hosts 40-19.
Greg Patrick was high man for the Redmen with 21 points. Austin Williams added 16 and Brian Snouffer was also in double figures with 14.
On the girls side, Wynford defeated Shelby, 62-51. The Lady Royals are now 5-2 and extended their winning streak to three straight. Galion lost to Clear Fork, 63-22, and there was no report on the Crestline-Kingsway Christian contest.