Prep Scoreboard Feb. 16: Northwestern beats Hillsdale in up-and-down WCAL game

Friday, Feb. 16

Northwestern 82, Hillsdale 74

Northwestern picked up its second straight WCAL win, giving the Huskies some positive momentum with playoffs on the horizon.

Brandon Barnette scored 18 of his 21 in the first half and dished out seven assists to hand Hillsdale its third straight league loss.

Northwestern: Brandon Barnette 21, Owen Ferriman 18, Jacob Ward 14, Wahied Fasihi 12, Cade St. Clair 8 ... Barnette 7 assists, Ward 8 rebounds, St. Clair 8 rebounds

Hillsdale: Braylen Jarvis 28, Bradey Krichbaum 15, Troy Bennett 13, Gabe Stack 9

Norwayne 56, Waynedale 49

Norwayne wrapped up the outright WCAL title last week but took a step closer to an undefeated league season with a hard-fought win over Waynedale.

The Golden Bears made it tough, slowing the Bobcats down much more than the first meeting when Norwayne scored 79 points, but couldn't do quite enough to pull off the upset.

Norwayne: Beau Polen 12, Braylon Arnold 10, Parker Metsker 8, Connor Preattle 8

Waynedale: Zuercher 15, Yoder 11

Chippewa 59, Rittman 43

Dalton 58, Smithville 41

New Philadelphia 41, Wooster 31

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Prep Scoreboard Feb. 16: Barnette leads Northwestern past Hillsdale