PCA tops Ottawa Christian: Tuesday BCR roundup

Boys basketball

PCA 57, Ottawa Christian Academy 42: The Eagles rode a 31-17 halftime lead to a victory at Howard Hoffman Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday.

Julian Mucha scored 17 points, Andrew Gibson had 16 and Trustin Crew added 13 for the Princeton Christian Academy high school team.

The Eagles’ win avenged 2-point and 10-point losses to Ottawa.

Joseph Jameson led Ottawa Christian with 14 points and Brendyn Fuchs had 12.

Rockford Christian 90, St. Bede 55: Kaden Nauman led the Bruins with 14 points and Gino Ferrari added 11 in defeat at the Academy.

Elijah Daugherty (35) and Christian Cummings (20) combined for 55 points to power the No. 7-ranked Royal Lions (16-0).

Hall 56, E-P 45: The Red Devils built a 25-18 halftime lead on the way to a Three Rivers East victory in Erie.

Hiawatha 54, LaMoille 51: The Lions rallied from a 15-point deficit with a shot at the buzzer, but fell short on the road in Little Ten Conference play in Kirkland.

Brayden Klein led the Lions with 20 points and six rebounds while Tyler Billhorn had 10 points and six rebounds, Wyatt File had eight points with five rebounds and Braden Fischer and Jhett Cowser added five points each.

Girls basketball

Putnam County 71, Newark 30: The Panthers rode the 1-2 punch of Eme Bouxsein (25 points) and Maggie Spratt (23) to a nonconference victory at RM Germano Gymnasium in Granville.

Veronika Mack added nine points for PC.