Royals Eliminate Bucks

By Todd Enders


The Wynford Royals and the Buckeye Central Bucks squared in their third meeting of the season in the sectional championship game. The Royals caged the Bucks by maintaining controlled of entire game, winning 67-58, for the sectional title.


Wynford played extremely well as a team to get the victory. Defensively the Royals frustrated the Bucks offense holding Grant Loy to only 10 points. A very aggressive defense forced Buckeye Central out of their game plan as they trailed most of the game. It was Jacob Shade's effort that kept the Bucks in the game leading all scores on the evening with 27 points.

Offensively for the Royals, they put four players in double figures. Alex Crall had a team high 16 points while Braxton Tea added 14, Jack Reed dropped 11, and Nate Sparks muscled in 10. Coach Jason Engel said, "A great team effort was the key to defeating the Bucks tonight."

The Royals improve to 15-9 and advance on to face the No.2 seed Mansfield St Peter's in the district semifinals at Willard High School with a game time of 8 p.m.

Royals Improve to 2-0.

Double Overtime Victory

By: Kalyn Heinle, “Royal Times”

The Wynford varsity and junior varsity played Ridgedale on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at W.R. Donnenwirth Gymnasium. The “House of Thrills” held up to its name. The varsity got off to a rocky start during the first half trailing the Rockets at halftime by seven points. The Royals made a strong comeback after having a pep talk during half time. The Rockets still maintained an eight point lead over the Royals but during the fourth quarter Wynford was determined to win. The Rockets and Royals battled back and forth during the fourth quarter. When the final buzzer sounded the score was tied at 69 all. Overtime started and neither team was willing to give up. Each team traded baskets during the first four minutes of overtime with the game still remaining tied at 80. During the second overtime, the Royals remained determined to win. The Royals handled the Rockets pressure and were able to make each possession count. Ridgedale was forced to foul in the overtime periods due to the ball control of the Royals. The Royals were 28 of 33 from the foul line for an impressive 85 percent. In the end, the Royals were triumphant winning 94-87. The leading scorers for the Royals were Alex Crall with 27 points, Braxton Tea with 19 points, and Hunter Miller with 15. 

The junior varsity played very well on Saturday night as well dominating the Rockets, 55-36. The junior varsity leading scorers were Micheal Barber and Jordan Creel with 12 points and Thad Hensel with 8 points. At the end of the game, German foreign exchange student, Janne Becker, contributed to the Royals total by making his first shot in a basketball game. The Wynford crowd cheered with excitement and support. The Royals will be playing their first away game on Friday, December 19th at Colonel Crawford.