AMS Red shatters two school records

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Neighbors | Submitted.The AMS eighth-grade girls basketball team completed the school's first undefeated regular season in 20 years. Team members are, from left, (front) Gabbie Figueroa, Latrice Nelson, Alex Coe, Christian Roberts; (back) assistant coach Mike Cook, Samantha Swoger, Kierra Lawrence, Maura Bianco, Megan Sefcik, Sydney Greenwood, A.J. Corradi, Gabbie Butcher, head coach Jeff Wilson, Sarah Melfe and Hannah Guidosh.

The Austintown Middle School eighth grade girls basketball Red team completed the first undefeated regular season in 20 years by defeating Boardman Center 58-22 on Feb. 8.

Sarah Melfe led the Falcons with 17 points. Megan Sefcik had 16 points and became the all-time leading scorer in AMS history by breaking a 20-year-old school record with 266 points in one season.

The team beat Howland 43-26 on Feb. 4. Sefcik scored 25 points to lead the team. Melfe had eight points; Gabbie Butcher, six points; and Maura Bianco added four points.