PAULDING – Visiting Defiance limited Paulding to five points in the final stanza as the Bulldogs recorded a 50-37 win over the Panthers in boys non-conference basketball action Friday night at the ‘Jungle.’
Defiance scored a dozen points in the opening period while limiting the maroon and white to nine as the Bulldogs recorded a three-point advantage after eight minutes of action.
Defiance then expanded the margin to 20-16 at the intermission before the Bulldogs widened the lead again in the third quarter, outscoring Paulding 17-16 for a 37-32 margin entering the final period.
Cayden Zachrich led the way for the Bulldogs with 16 markers while Braydn Shaw posted 15 points.
Other scorers for the Bulldogs were Isaac Schlatter (seven), Tyler Frederick (four), Aidan Kiessling (three), David Jimenez (three) and Xavier Irvin (two).
Luke Zartman topped the Panther effort with 13 markers and Casey Agler scored eight points.
Others finding the scoring column for the maroon and white were Kane Jones (five), Isaac Reeb (four), Peyton Adams (three), Ethan Foltz (two) and Nick Manz (two).
