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Jefferson 52, Lakeview 38
CORTLAND
James Jackson had 12 points, Sam Hitchcock added 10 points and the Falcons used a second-half surge to pull away. The Falcons (3-0) allowed just 13 points in the third and fourth quarter. Tommy Bell had 13 points and Brandon Keller added eight points for the Bulldogs (1-1).
Struthers 69, Niles 65
NILES
Ray Phifer scored 24 points, Austin Yemma added 14 to lift Struthers. Cameron Kane had 29 points to lead Niles.
Girard 71, Champion 58
CHAMPION
Girard had four players in double-digit points and used a 20-11 third quarter to escape. Deonte Brown had 18 points, Christian Bello scored 14 and Dylan O’Hara added 12 for the Indians (3-0). Chris Miller had a game-high 21 points and Michael Turner added 12 for the Flashes (0-3).
Brookfield 83, Liberty 61
BROOKFIELD
Nate Johnson scored 25 points, Brian Hiner added 19 and Davon Sims had 15 for the Warriors. The Warriors used a 28-15 second quarter to pull away. Liberty’s Lynn Bowden had 16 points, Ben Phillips had 12 and JaShaun Whitman added 10.
Louisville 86, West Branch 69
LOUISVILLE
Jerian Thomas had 22 points for West Branch but it was not enough to down Louisville. Kyle Zeigler added 11 points for the Warriors (2-1). Balke Hoover had 25 points for Louisville (2-0).
South Range 64, Crestview 41
NEW WATERFORD
Rob Matos and Garrett Anderson paced the Raiders with 18 and 15 points, respectively. Eric Lloyd led the Rebels (0-3, 0-1 ITCL Tier One), with 13 points and Aaron Muntean had 11.
Springfield 73, Lisbon 66
LISBON
Graham Mincher made 10 baskets and 10 free throws for 30 points to lead the Tigers. Hunter Snyder scored 12 points while Mark Schuler and Jordon Peterson each scored 10. Avery Andric’s 19 points included five 3-pointers for the Blue Devils. Josh Craig added 18 points and 10 rebounds. Austen Rutecki contributed 14 points and eight rebounds while Josh Liberati made 12 assists and scored 10 points.
East Palestine 60, Jackson-Milton 56
NORTH JACKSON
G. Wagner scored 17 points to lead the Bulldogs. C. Reidy and B. Murray each scored 10. Eric Ostrowski led the Bluejays with 15 points and Mike Assion scored 13.
McDonald 80, Mineral Ridge 42
MINERAL RIDGE
Brad Woodley led the Blue Devils (1-1, 1-0 ITCL Tier Two) with 29 points. Anthony Pugh scored 25 and Jake Reckard 10. For the Rams (0-2, 0-1), mac White, Christian DiRando and Austin Reese each scored seven points.
Lowellville 59, Southern 49
LOWELLVILLE
Paolo DePasquale scored 24 points and had six rebounds, Cole Beatty added 14 points and five steals to lead the Lowellville Rockets. Troy Holden scored 19 points and Aron Sevek had 10 for the Indians. Western Reserve 70, Wellsville 63
WELLSVILLE
Nolan Snyder scored 31 points to lead the Blue Devils in their opener. Joe Falasca scored 12 points and had nine rebounds. Nigel Spann scored 20 points for the Tigers. Also scoring in double figures were Branzen Grodnaus (15) and Tyshaun Franklin (11).
Youngstown Christian 62, Heatland Christian 56
COLUMBIANA
Ryan Houston scored 31 points to lead the Eagles to victory. Glen Hoffman scored 33 points and Nathan Sommers 11 for the Lions.
Maplewood 71, Windham 42
WINDHAM
Nate Spitler scored 22 points and made four assists for the Rockets. Derek Morrison scored 16 points and Dan Denman 12. Dakota Harmotta scored 13 points and Eric Park 10 for the Bombers (0-4, 0-2 NAC).
Columbiana 63, United 53
HANOVERTON
Devin Rice scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Columbiana. Burdette Baker added 14 points for the Clippers, who outscored the Eagles 33-21 in the second half.
Bristol 74, Lordstown 49
LORDSTOWN
Bristol connected on 10 3-pointers, including four from Jack Mitton, to cruised past Lordstown. Mitton finished with 15 points. Alex Jones scored a team-high 21 points for the Panthers.
Mathews 61, Grand Valley 49
VIENNA
Tom Sharp and Clay O’Dell each scored 18 points and Mathews (2-0, 2-0 NAC) used a 20-7 second-quarter run to win a battle of Mustangs. Noah Glavickas led GV (1-2, 1-1) with 15 points and Matt Larned added 12.
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