during Wednesday’s game. (EXAMINER PHOTO | TONY BARRETT)
Bellefontaine’s girls basketball team fell behind early and could not recover en route to a 66-55 loss to visiting Tecumseh in a Central Buckeye Conference game Wednesday night.
The Chiefs are now 11-8 overall and 2-4 in the CBC. The Arrows improve to 14-4, 6-0.
Bellefontaine trailed by eight points (19-11) after the first quarter and the Chiefs found themselves down by 12 points (38-26) at halftime.
It was a 10-point cushion for the Arrows (48-38) after three quarters.
Lexi Robinson led the Chiefs with 20 points. Alexza Clifton had 16 points and Tiffany Boop added 12 points.
Gabrielle Russell scored a game-high 21 points to lead Tecumseh.
In the junior varsity game, Bellefontaine lost 38-21. Gabbe Hoon led the Chiefs with 11 points.
Bellefontaine is back in action next Wednesday at Jonathan Alder.
TECUMSEH 66, BELLEFONTAINE 55
TECUMSEH (14-4, 6-0)
Kottmyer 0 3-4 3; S. Russell 6 2-2 17; Allen 1 0-0 2; Gander 5 0-1 11; G. Russell 9 3-5 21; Moore 6 0-0 12. Totals: 27 8-12 66.
BELLEFONTAINE (11-8, 2-4)
Robinson 7 6-9 20; Boop 4 2-4 12; Clifton 6 4-8 16; Comstock 1 0-0 3; Penhorwood 2 0-1 4.
Totals: 20 12-22 55.
Arrows 19 19 10 18 — 66
Chiefs 11 15 12 17 — 55
Three pointers: Tecumseh 4 (S. Russell 3, Gander); Bellefontaine 3 (Boop 2, Comstock).
Team fouls: Tecumseh 13; Bellefontaine 14.