The Kenton Wildcats traveled to Wapakoneta Friday night. Both doubles teams came out swinging Cale Harshfield/Braylon Smith won their 1st doubles match 6-1 6-0 and Tate Ketcham/Ethan McNamara won their 2nd doubles match 6-3 and Brian Rogers pushed the Redskins in each match but couldn’t get a 3rd match win as Kenton lost to Wapakoneta 2-3 1st Singles: Wyatt Campbell lost to Brayden Hooker 2-6 2nd Singles: Seth Spencer lost to Riley Szelagowski 3-6 3rd Singles: Brian Rogers lost to Kami Jauert 4-6 1st Doubles: Cale Harshfield/Braylon Smith defeated Reese Schadl/Olivia Lewis 6-1 2nd Doubles: Tate Ketcham/Ethan McNamara defeated Kambree Lighty/Marly Webb 6-3.6-0 The Wildcats host Ottawa Glandorf Monday night @ 4:30 pm Written by: bbyrne WKTN is a locally owned and operated radio station broadcasting from Kenton Our broadcast covers Hardin County and into Allen and Wyandot Counties including a majority of communities within 2025Dylan HefflingerPrep Baseball Ohio Editor in Chief/Advanced Scout Follow on Twitter- @PrepBaseballOH Follow on Twitter- @PrepBaseOHScout Follow on Instagram- @prepbaseballohio Prep Baseball Ohio is eagerly anticipating bringing the Buckeye state the best high school coverage that can be found anywhere in 2025 we began releasing team previews for squads across the state we will have Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings coming your way To view the full list of 2025 Team Previews that we have already completed, please click here If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2025 Team Preview, click here Interested in attending a Prep Baseball Ohio event? Check out our schedule by clicking here Team Name: Wapakoneta RedskinsHead Coach: Jason BrandtDivision: III2024 Record: 14-62024 Tourney Finish: Sectional Finals loss to LexingtonReturning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3 Coach Outlook: "We have been fortunate to win the WBL the past two seasons but have graduated almost all of our innings pitched on those two teams We have to find a way to replace those arms We do however return Grant Jolly who was limited in innings last year but was league and district player of the year in 2023 If we can find a couple other guys to step up and throw consistently we have a chance to be near the top of the league once again." 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Teams To view the 2021 Ohio Spring Scout Blog To view each of the parts to the No 'Last Dance' Series To view the 2020 Team Previews, click here To view the 2020 Preseason All-State Teams, click here To view the 2020 Virtual Ohio High School State Tournament/Preseason Team Rankings, click here To view the Ohio High School All-Decade Team 2010-2019, click here To view the 2019 Team Previews, click here To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup To view the 2019 All-State Teams To view the 2019 Preseason All-State Teams To view the 2018 Team Previews, click here To view the OHSAA Baseball Tournament Roundup To view the 2018 All-State Teams To view the 2018 Preseason All-State Teams To view the 2017 Team Previews, click here To view the 2017 Preseason All-State Teams Wapakoneta’s Caleb Adams scores in the final two minutes to help the Redskins to a 44-41 win Saturday win over Jackson Center Wapakoneta overcame a halftime deficit and some hometown emotions to win the final six minutes OH – At the top of the bleachers in Wapakoneta Saturday night Jackson Center Athletic Director Scott Elchert sat with a baseball cap pulled down over his eyes the former coach of the Tigers had a rooting interest Jackson Center entered the boys basketball game with Wapakoneta with an 10-2 record and a seven-game win streak The Minster Bank proudly sponsors your favorite sports stories on Press Pros Magazine Publisher Sonny Fulks writes OHSAA and Ohio State sports for Press Pros Magazine.com two of Elchert’s former players were the head coaches of the respective rosters – Aaron Klopfenstein Elchert’s former protege’ and assistant coach at Jackson Center and now the man in charge…and his son Trey who’s in his fourth year as head coach at Wapakoneta “It’s not the most comfortable situation,” Elchert expressed the competitive instinct still very much alive after his retirement from coaching following the 2023 season He won 430 games during his acclaimed career…370 at Jackson Center as Jackson Center lost a slim halftime lead in the second half who’s had some ups and downs this season behind 6’6″ post man Reed Platfoot scored 27 of its 41 points from three-point range “If you live by the three-point shot you’ll die by the three-point shot,” It became manifest again as their reliance on outside shooting would haunt them over the final sixteen minutes of the game but only because guard Lucas Heitkamp banked in a three-pointer from the top of the key as the horn sounded Jackson Center’s Reed Platfoot hit an opening three-pointer they opened up a six point advantage in the first four minutes of the third quarter only to see Wapakoneta’s full court pressure cost them turnovers and empty possessions while the Redskins outscored them 11-8 for the quarter and take a 32-31 lead entering the fourth In the final eight minutes Jackson Center would cash in on three-pointers from Platfoot and Heitkamp But Wapakoneta’s Trent Lisi answered with a three-pointer of his own while teammates Caleb Moyer and Caleb Adams effectively put the game away at the foul line…the Redskins hitting 7 of 10 to creep out to a 44-41 lead With three seconds left on the clock and the ball out of bounds Reed Platfoot’s 60-foot heave and prayer for a tie came up short is a proud supporter of Shelby County League sports on Press Pros One for the fact of his coach and his team being on the losing end of the score for the fact of there being a family ‘feud’ quality to the game itself Both Klopfenstein and Trey Elchert played high school basketball for him at Jackson Center – one a fraternal son “We knew that Coach Elchert was going to put a good scouting report together and game plan against us,” said Klopfenstein “Obviously their plan was that there would be nothing too easy inside It forced us to take some three-point shots and they weren’t falling for us tonight like they have on other nights “We had some shots we missed in the first half Sometimes they ball bounces the way you want it to and sometimes it doesn’t There were eighty other plays that if you get a stop here or there it can turn out to be a different ballgame.” Trey Elchert would manage a winning smile while appreciating the awkwardness – the pain – within the fraternal circle of Jackson Center basketball “A lot times as a coach you immediately go to how the other coach feelswhen there’s such a close relationship Now the last couple of years it’s been Aaron (Klopfenstein) He’s one of my best friends and you feel for him in the other locker room.” – Trey Elchert “The game plan was to make them shoot the threes and obviously you have to find a way to slow down Platfoot,” he said but for the most part our kids executed what we needed to do against him but from the second quarter on we rebounded the ball well and executed our defense “We were able to have multiple people score tonight and that’s something we’ve been looking for We’ve had those nights ourselves when we only had a couple of guys putting the ball through the hoop And that makes it different to win basketball games.” Preston Serr (11 pts) and Lucas Heitkamp (10) accounted for 36 of Jackson Center’s 41 points but four other Redskins accounted for the remaining 28 of their 44 points “You know that Aaron (Kopfenstein) is one of my best friends,” Elchert smiled as he reflected on the irony of playing against family “There’s good and bad with playing against them The good is when you come out a winner because you’re a competitor and you want to win the game Dublin and Jackson Center to help your athlete become elite “But a lot times as a coach you immediately go to how the other coach feels especially when there’s such a close relationship Now the last couple of years it’s been Aaron He’s one of my best friends and you feel for him in the other locker room “We knew that Coach Elchert was going to put a good scouting report together and game plan against us,” – Aaron Klopfenstein Before he left the gym the paternal figure in all this took the time to share his own thoughts about the game and what amounted to being – literally – a family feud in shorts and sneakers these two guys really helped to get things going for us…years ago “And I’m just glad tonight’s over with “It was kinda’ cool for a couple of years when I was still coaching when I was out and it was Aaron and Trey coaching against each other that was horrible.’ Only out of obligation were we here tonight because we really didn’t want to watch the game It’s been the toughest part of me being out of coaching Now I feel their pain every time something doesn’t go right for them…both of them but I think they’re two very fine coaches in their own right They’re easy for me to pull for.” supports the Shelby County League on Press Pros © PressProsMagazine.com, All Rights Reserved. | Site Map | Terms of Use | Website Designed by Marketing Essentials.