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WAPAKONETA — The Spencerville Bearcats and the Parkway Panthers traveled to Wapakoneta High School on Wednesday night for the first game of Division III lower-bracket sectional and the Bearcats won the matchup 72-44.

Parkway jumped out to a 4-0 lead with baskets from Matt Heindel and Tanner Bates. The Bearcats then got a 3-pointer from Ben Bowers and a 3-point play from Derek Goecke. The Panthers tied the game with a layup from Cody Schmitt but Spencerville answered with a 15-4 run to end the first period. The Bearcats got two 3-pointers from Bowers and one from Devon Cook during that run to make the score 21-10.

Parkway managed to score just 10 points in the second period and six came from Brant Barna. Spencerville got seven points from Zach Goecke and six from Dominick Corso to increase its lead to 41-20 to end the first half.