Local Sports: Pudlowski fuels fourth-quarter surge for Bedford
SYLVANIA, Ohio – Payton Pudlowski scored just 2 points through the first three quarters for Bedford’s girls basketball team Saturday.
But with her team leading Sylvania Southview by a single point heading into the final period, Pudlowski picked up the pace.
The junior guard hit a pair of 3-pointers and pumped in 8 points down the stretch to help the Mules dominate the fourth quarter 21-7 and pull away for a 54-39 victory.
Coach Bill Ryan said that kind of display was nothing new for Pudlowski.
“She kind of waits for her moment and doesn’t chase her points,” he said. “She lets the game come to her and picks her spots.”
Ava Gray did something similar for Bedford in the second quarter, hitting a pair of 3-pointers to keep the Mules afloat when they were battling foul trouble.
“Ava Gray hit two really big 3s,” Ryan said. “She’s a sniper for us. She’s a great 3-point shooter.”
Pudlowski and Victoria Gray scored 10 points each as Bedford pushed its record to 2-0.
“I am really proud of the composure they showed today,” Ryan said of his players. “It was a very physical game … We found out little bit about ourselves today.”
Bedford | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | – | 54 |
S. Southview | 10 | 9 | 13 | 7 | – | 39 |
BEDFORD: Fulop 1 2-3 4, A. Gray 2 (2) 0-0 6, Pudlowski 4 (2) 0-0 10, Hensley 3 (1) 1-1 8, Behnke 3 (1) 1-2 8, V. Gray 4 2-3 10, Mullins 4 0-0 8. Totals 21 (6) 6-9 54.
SYLYVANIA SOUTHVIEW: DuPree 3 (2) 0-0 8, Bourbeau 2 (2) 2-2 8, Brown 3 2-7 8, Filas 1 (1) 0-0 3, Protsman 1 0-0 2, Schramm 2 0-0 4, Williams 2 (2) 0-0 6. Totals 14 (7) 4-9 39.
PREP SWIMMING
Dundee starts fast
RIVERVIEW – Drew Bylow hit a state-qualifying time in the individual medley and Dundee recorded 25 personal-best times in taking second in the Riverivew Rockin Relays Saturday.
Riverview won the event with 390 points. Dundee was second with 352, Milan third with 264, Erie Mason fifth with 246, and Flat Rock seventh with 130.
Dundee took first in the 200 Mixed Freestyle Relay with Jack Brunner, TK Westbrook, Jacob Gerweck and Trevor Schroeder, the Over-Under Relay with John Swisher, Noah Nieman, Bylow and Schroeder, and the 400 Mixed Freestyle Relay with Bylow and Swisher.
Milan won the 200 medley relay with Zach Heikka, Elias Hobbs, Gavin Kruise and Ben Heikka, the 200 freestyle relay with Sam Kennedy, Hobbs, Matthew Johnson and Kruise, and the 200 Mixed Relay with Kruise, Ben Heikka, Zach Heikka and Kennedy.
Erie Mason’s team of Lucas Moore, Garrett Wall, Mason Reynolds, Cameron Tross and Bowie Jacobs ruled the Mixed 500 Freestyle Relay.
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