Thursday’s other prep basketball games

GIRLS

Lowellville 60, McDonald 23

LOWELLVILLE

Rachel Durbin scored 14 points with eight rebounds, Taylor Hvisdak scored 13 points with seven steals and Maddie Opritza had 11 points for the Rockets (19-0, 14-0), who finished an undefeated season in the Inter Tri-County League’s Tier Two. Emily Carlson had six steals and eight assists in the win. For McDonald (8-10, 7-6), Dani Novak had 12 points.

Champion 45, Brookfield 30

CHAMPION

Senior Briana Lewis had seven of Champion’s 33 rebounds in the non-league game. The Golden Flashes are 15-4. Amy Rasoul had a game-high 11 points for Brookfield (7-12), which had 27 rebounds.

Columbiana 51, Crestview 48

COLUMBIANA

Khylea Fullum scored 20 points with nine rebounds for Columbiana (6-12, 3-8 ITCL Tier One), which outscored Crestview 27-21 in the second half to rally for the upset win. Hayley Goist added 10 points, six steals and two assists. For Crestview (13-7, 9-5), Chelsea Caudill scored 15 points and Geri Stickle had 10 points with seven rebounds.

Fitch 53, Struthers 44

STRUTHERS

Erica Braxton and Megan Sefcik each scored six points in the second quarter as Fitch outscored Struthers 18-7 to take a 23-20 halftime lead. Mariah Snowden and Anissa Hill each finished with 14, Braxton had 12 and Sefcik 10 for the Falcons (10-7). For Struthers (14-4), Katelyn Ardale scored 16.

Liberty 62, Lakeview 44

LIBERTY

Vakeyla Merriweather and Mindy Dykes had 16 points apiece as Liberty captured a share of the AAC White tier title with Struthers. Five-seven senior Candace Coward had 15 of Liberty’s 45 rebounds. Ali Gagne’s 15 points paced Lakeview, which had 27 turnovers. Liberty shares the White crown with Struthers, a team the Leopards beat, 61-50, at home, but lost to at Struthers, 50-38.

Mentor Lake Catholic 49, Ursuline 41

YOUNGSTOWN

Kaitlyn Spakar scored six of her 13 points in the fourth quarter as Lake Catholic (16-2) outscored Ursuline 17-8 down the stretch to win. Coliette Hounshell added 18 for the Cougars. For Ursuline, Courtney Powell scored 14 points with 16 rebounds and Sydney Beasley had 13. The Irish had 37 turnovers and also shot just 11 free throws, compared to 32 for Lake Catholic.

Warren JFK 73, Maplewood 54

MECCA

Paige Klaric and Erin McBride had 24 points apiece and McBride had 10 of her team’s 23 steals in a game that included 15 3-pointers. McBride’s point total was her season high in the game in which JFK trailed at halftime, 32-30. With three regulars not playing due to illness, JFK resorted to more pressure in the third quarter that troubled Maplewood. Lauren Lee added 12 points and four rebounds and Klaric had six of the Eagles’ nine assists. Allison Bell had 20 points and Brooke Dawson added 15 for the Rockets (5-12).

Poland 44, Salem 19

SALEM

Abbie Frank scored 11 points to lead a balanced attack and the Bulldogs (11-7, 4-4 AAC Red) outscored the Quakers 29-7 in the second half. Maura Bobby added nine for Poland. Salem is 4-13, 2-6.

Hubbard 48, Beaver Local 33

LISBON

Allie DeLuco scored 18 points and Hubbard (6-13, 1-7 AAC) outscored Beaver Local 25-14 in the second half to pull away. Courtney Sargent scored 15 points and Krista Julian added 10 points for the Eagles. For Beaver Local (4-15, 2-6), Tennelle Hoppel scored 11.

LaBrae 75, Campbell Memorial 31

LEAVITTSBURG

Seniors Danielle Webber and Courtney Aldridge had 19 points apiece, while sophomore Ashlee Stubbs had 11 points and 11 of LaBrae’s 36 rebounds. Tiera Graves had 14 points for Campbell, which was beaten by the Vikings earlier, 72-54.

Newton Falls 65, Girard 40

NEWTON FALLS

Destiny Prusky had 25 points and Jenn Bjlec added 17 more for Newton Falls. Miranda Boyle had 13 for the Indians and Vree Bishop added nine.

United 77, East Palestine 22

HANOVERTON

Rachel Sell scored a game-high 16 points and brought down two rebounds for the Eagles, while teammate Crystal Richards had 10 points. Sierra Parks had five steals and Josie McKinley had eight rebounds for the Eagles. Logan Gatchel scored six points for the Bulldogs.

BOYS

East Liverpool 80, Chaney 52

YOUNGSTOWN

Derek Thompson had 18 points for the Potters while Phillip Hudson scored 19 for the Cowboys.

Staff report