Saturday’s Prep basketball roundup

BOYS

Springfield 50, East Palestine 48

NEW MIDDLETOWN

Ronnie Rogers had 15 points, while Nick Russell added 13 for Springfield (8-4, 6-2 ITCL). East Palestine was led by Adam Robb with 13 points and Brett Foreman’s 12.

St. Thomas Aquinas 55, East 51

YOUNGSTOWN

Antonio Woods scored 19 points for East in the loss. The Panthers (2-9) also got 14 points from Lee Johnson and 12 more from Kejuan Thomas. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-9) was paced by Kyle Dureska, who had a game-high 20 points.

GIRLS

LaBrae 51, Hubbard 37

HUBBARD

Courtney Aldridge sparked the Vikings (7-6) with 19 points. Also reaching double figures were Brittani Hill with 12 and Danielle Webber with 10. For the Eagles (4-10), Krista Julian’s 21 points included five 3-pointers.

Chaney 62, Cleve. St. Martin de Porres 25

YOUNGSTOWN

Juniors Zatona Yancey and Mylesia Cotton had 14 and 12 points, respectively, while senior Laniece McRae and sophomore Chmick Kennedy had 11 points apiece for Chaney (8-5). Of their team’s 41 rebounds, Yancey and Marissa Dotson had eight apiece. Kennedy also had seven of Chaney’s 18 assists.

West Branch 44, Louisville 43

BELOIT

The Warriors (10-4, 8-2 Northeastern Buckeye Conference) handed the Leopards (13-1, 8-10) their first loss despite having Brandi Snyder and Rebekah Zets foul out. Snyder led the Warriors with 17 points including four 3-pointers. Zets had seven points while Andrea Wingett pulled down seven of 30 rebounds. For the Leopards, Alyssa Jones scored 14 points while Bri Libertore contributed 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Campbell Memorial 45, Youngstown Christian 42

YOUNGSTOWN

Of the game’s 32 minutes, Campbell trailed for over 30. Youngstown Christian’s 21-12 halftime lead evaporated as Campbell made 9 of 13 free throws in the fourth period. Of the Red Devils’ 17 fourth-quarter points, Tiera Graves accounted for 11. Graves finished with a game-high 18. Caylin Hayes had 15 points for Youngstown Christian, which converted just 3 of 6 free throws in the fourth. The Eagles are 4-9.

Brookfield 47, Niles 42

NILES

Brookfield scored a 3-pointer by Tori Thompson and sank four free throws over the final final 1:22 to pull away from a 40-40 tie. Thompson finished with 16 points for the Warriors (6-9), while Lauren Hawley added 12. Shannon Show finished with five rebounds. Katie Hitchings led Niles (1-12) with 18 points, while Rachel Sussman scored 11.

Cleveland Heights 59, Warren Harding 56

CLEVELAND

Kourtney Williams scored 17 points, had six rebounds and three blocks, while Anita Brown had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Raiders, who made 20 of 26 free throws. R. Walton’s 18 points paced Heights, which sank 14 of 21 foul shots.

Twinsburg 62, Ursuline 24

TWINSBURG

The No. 2 Div. I team in the state shot out to a 35-6 halftime lead and coasted for its 14th straight win. Juniors Malina Howard had 16 points, sophomore Nicole Carman scored 11 and junior Char’dell Dunnigan had 10 points for the Lady Tigers. Courtney Powell’s 12 points paced Ursuline, which had a five-game winning streak snapped. The Irish (7-3) scored only five points in the opening quarter, then added just one more before halftime.

Staff report