PREP BASKETBALL Friday’s other games
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cardinal Mooney 58, Canton Central Catholic 56
YOUNGSTOWN
Joe Cunningham made seven 3-pointers on the way to a 35-point performance to lead the Cardinals (8-5). He was supported by Andrew Armstrong with 13 points as the Cardinals took a 49-43 lead into the final quarter and held on. Central Catholic (6-9) was led by Christian Creamer with 23 points.
Girard 56, Lakeview 33
GIRARD
Jimmy Standohar scored 15 points and made five assists to lead the Indians (12-2, 6-1 All-American Conference National Division). Evan Standohar scored 11 points and made 12 rebounds while Chaston Williams scored 11 points. For the Bulldogs (3-14), Jake Pishotti led with eight points.
Jefferson 85, Liberty 78
JEFFERSON
Liberty scored 54 points in the second half but could not make up a 46-24 halftime deficit. Asim Pleas scored 36 points and had four steals for the Leopards. Cameron Clark added 17 points and eight rebounds and Lynn Bowden scored 13 points.
Hoover 52, Boardman 29
NORTH CANTON
A two-point second quarter for Boardman led to a 24-9 halftime deficit. Preston Stitt led the Spartans with 12 points.
Lisbon 65, South Range 44
BEAVER TOWNSHIP
Avery Andric scored 27 points and Austin Rutecki scored 19 for Lisbon, which jumped out to a 23-2 lead in the first quarter. Josh Craig added 10 points and 10 rebounds. For South Range, Garrett Anderson scored 12 points.
Crestview 62, United 51
HANOVERTON
Josh McDade scored 20 points to lead the Rebels. Also scoring in double figures were Eric Lloyd with 11 and Dylan Hart with 10. For the Eagles, Caleb Berdine scored 21 points and Jake Clark 15.
McDonald 75, Sebring 69
SEBRING
A 27-13 fourth quarter was decisive for the Blue Devils who trailed 18-12 after one quarter, 36-28 at halftime and 56-48 after three quarters. Anthony Pugh scored 10 of his 11 points and Jake Reckard had nine of his team-high 20 for McDonald. Matt Seitz added 19 points and Brad Woodley had 12. Sebring’s upset bid was keyed by Joe Davis who scored 23 points. Dylan Mick added 12, Eddie Kolisar had 11 and Logan Barnes scored 10.
Lowellville 51, Jackson-Milton 33
NORTH JACKSON
The Rockets limited the Bluejays to just five points in the second half. Nick Ballone scored 22 points and Alex Harklerode 10 for the Rockets. Nick Woloshak scored 10 points to lead the Bluejays.
Mineral Ridge 42, Western Reserve 39
MINERAL RIDGE
Corey Phillips scored 19 points and Zac Hay had 13 points and six rebounds for Mineral Ridge (9-6, 5-6 ITCL Tier Two), which scored all 10 of its points from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, going 10 of 11. Nick Tobin scored 17 to lead Reserve, which outscored the Rams 18-10 over the final eight minutes.
Brookfield 57, Youngstown Christian 46
YOUNGSTOWN
Seth Wallace and Davon Sims led the Warriors with 19 and 12 points, respectively. For the Eagles, Ryan Houston scored 15 points and Darien Townsend 11.
Marlington 63, West Branch 37
BELOIT
West Branch (3-11, 1-8 Northeastern Buckeye), which trailed 32-12 at halftime, was paced by Kip DeShields who scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Maplewood 62, Badger 35
MECCA
Ethan Obradovich scored 13 points to lead four Rockets in double figures and Maplewood outscored Badger 37-18 in the second half to pull away. Luke Urchek added 12 points and Nate Spitler and Luke Evan each added 10 for the Rockets (11-4, 8-1 Northeastern Athletic Conference). For Badger, Brandon Bates scored 11 points.
Windham 104, Mathews 58
WINDHAM
Dillon Blewitt scored 27 points while Parker Richey netted 21 for the Bombers (10-5, 7-2 NAC). Also scoring in double figures were Jared taylor with 15 and Bradley Kowalski with 11. For the Mustangs, Wyatt Ford led with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Beaver Local 76, Toronto 57
TORONTO
Jared Lyder scored 26 points with 10 rebounds and three assists for Beaver Local, which jumped out to an 18-6 lead after the first quarter. Chase Hilliard added 17 points. Blaze Glenn led Toronto with 20 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Mathews 54, Windham 43
WINDHAM
Maddie Williams scored 16 of her 20 points in the second half to lead the Mustangs (7-11) in Thursday’s game. Dayna Ellis scored 15 points and Natalie Halavick nine. Jessica Isler and Brittany Knight led the Bombers with 17 and 14 points, respectively.
ICE HOCKEY
Twinsburg 5, Canfield 2
BOARDMAN
Trailing 2-0 early, the Cardinals (2-12) rallied to tie the game on goals by TJ Sakkas and Danny Drotleff. Sakkas, Nick Crescimmanno and Pete Crescimmanno had assists. Goalie Patrick Byrne stopped 33 shots.
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