BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP | Tuesday’s other games
West Branch 51,
East Liverpool 44
BELOIT
Scott Muckleroy scored 11 points and West Branch (6-4) rallied in the fourth quarter to hand East Liverpool, ranked No. 4 in Division II, its first loss. The Warriors trailed 30-20 at halftime and 39-33 entering the fourth quarter. Christian Kyle led the Potters (11-1) with 13 points and Marky Thompkins added 10.
Alliance 89,
Canfield 55
ALLIANCE
Alliance remained unbeaten (13-0) behind Vern Martin, who scored 26 points. J.J. Kukura added 17 points for the third-ranked (Div. II) Aviators, who led 42-32 at halftime. Matt Yourstowsky led Canfield (5-7) with 14 points, while Kaymaun Alexander added 12 and Kyle Brown 11.
Salem 61,
Niles 45
NILES
Ryan Bush had a game-high 27 points and drained six 3-pointers for Salem (5-6, 2-5 NBC). Trent Kenreigh added 15 points for the Quakers.Ray Russ had 18 points for Niles (1-10, 1-4 AAC) as James Tate chipped in 11. A 26-point first quarter paced the Quakers.
Lakeview 74,
Grand Valley 60
CORTLAND
Louie Novakovich led Lakeview (8-3, 4-3 AAC) with with 26 points. Zach McDivitt and Kyle Ames each hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 and 11 points, respectively. The Bulldogs created 19 assists and Brandon Bensing led with five. Mitchell Lake had 14 points for Grand Valley (6-3, 3-1 NAC).
Akron Hoban 68,
Cardinal Mooney 43
YOUNGSTOWN
DeAllen Jackson led Hoban (9-2) with 18 points. Doug Caputo had 10 points and P.J. Quinn added eight for the Cardinals (2-9). Anthony Filo hit three 3-pointers for nine points.
Newton Falls 62,
St. Thomas 40
NEWTON FALLS
Cody Dillon had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead Newton Falls (11-2) in a non-league game. Dale Kernen added 12 points and four assists for the Tigers, who led 31-21 at halftime. Matt Brazin finished with 11 points. Tyler Moeglin scored 13 points and Connor Guplin added 11 to lead St. Thomas (2-11).
East Palestine 72,
Leetonia 54
EAST PALESTINE
Austen Reiser paced East palestine (6-4, 5-2 ITCL) with 21 points. Zak Brockman added 17 and grabbed nine of the Bulldogs’ 41 rebounds. Jake DiCello had 16 points and seven of 11 team assists. Cody Stokes had a game-high 23 points for Leetonia (4-7, 2-6).
Crestview 55,
Lowellville 39
LOWELLVILLE
C.J. Collins scored 12 points, including 10 in the first half as Crestview (8-4) jumped out to a 36-18 lead. Nate Climp and Tom Oliver added 11 points each for the Rebels. Lowellville (7-5) was led by Dean Donatelli with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Southern 66,
Toronto 28
SALINEVILLE
Luke Griffith poured in 29 points to lead Southern (7-4) to a non-league victory. Dylan Ketchum added 11 points, while Kyler Woodward and Jared Sevek had 10 rebounds each for the Indians, who led 20-15 at halftime, but outscored Toronto 21-7 in the third quarter and 25-6 in the fourth. Brad Melville had 13 points to lead Toronto.
Staff report