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Division III

Lisbon 38, Columbiana 37

SALEM

Josh Craig scored all of his team-high 11 points in the second half as the Blue Devils (10-13) rallied from a 21-17 halftime deficit. Austin Rutecki added 10 points for Lisbon which now faces second-seeded Akron Manchester Friday in a sectional final. Craig and Rutecki grabbed eight rebounds apiece and Avery Andric and Josh Liberati each had four assists. Columbiana’s Jake DeJong led all scorers with 15 points and Kyle Bryan added 11 points for the Clippers (4-18) who lost a 46-30 decision to Lisbon last week in the regular-season finale.

Canton Central Catholic 70, East Palestine 52

SALEM

Austen Reiser’s 25-point, 16-rebound, six-assist performance was a bright spot for the Bulldogs (11-11). Steve Parker added 10 points and 10 rebounds for East Palestine and Nate Keylor had four assists. The Crusaders (6-17) led 26-19 at halftime then put the game away with a 21-11 edge in the third quarter. Canton Central Catholic faces fourth-seeded Crestview Friday in a sectional final.

Pymatuning Valley 68, Cardinal 61

HOWLAND

Tim Cross and Austin Nowakowski each scored 24 points for the Lakers. Pymatuning Valley now faces third-seeded Ursuline on Friday in a sectional final.

Division IV

Western Reserve 53, Heartland Christian 43

STRUTHERS

Behind 12-3 after one quarter, Western Reserve (9-14) pulled back to within 35-33 after three quarters then won it with a 20-8 fourth quarter. Nolan Snyder scored 17 points and Dalton Korda added 15 for the Blue Devils who now play top-seeded Wellsville on Saturday in a sectional final. Heartland Christian (18-5) was paced by Kyle Burgess with 15 points.

Lake Center Christian 53, Leetonia 34

STRUTHERS

Leetonia (8-15) was outscored 28-13 in the second half after trailing by just four, 25-21, at halftime. Ian Sevenich led the Bears with 11 points. Lake Center Christian (10-12) faces third-seeded Lowellville on Saturday in a sectional final.

Bristol 65, Bloomfield 15

WARREN

Chad Oliver and Zack Dibell each scored 10 points for the top-seeded Panthers (23-0). Bristol now faces Jackson-Milton on Saturday in a sectional final.

Staff report