high school BASKETBALL Tuesday’s other games

Ursuline 62, St. Thomas Aquinas 55

LOUISVILLE

Sophomore Greg Parella’s career-high 25 points included six 3-pointers. Paul Jackson scored 10 points for the Irish (11-5). For the Knights (5-9), Austin Hill scored 21 points and Ike Paul 11.

Niles 60, Liberty 55

LIBERTY

Marcus Hill scored 19 points and Justin Lopes added 11 points and 12 rebounds as the Red Dragons used a 16-6 advantage in the third quarter to build a 42-35 lead. James Tate added seven points and 12 rebounds and Cameron Kane scored eight points for Niles. Liberty was led by Lynn Bowden with 19 pionts and Asim Pleas with 18 points and nine rebounds.

Girard 68, Struthers 60

GIRARD

A big second quarter powered Girard. Dylan O’Hara scored 25 points and Evan Standohar recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Indians (13-2). Raquan Phifer scored a game-high 26 points for the Wildcats.

Hubbard 45, Lakeview 33

HUBBARD

The Eagles bolted to a 16-5 lead after one quarter and built a 41-20 advantage through three quarters. Alex Greathouse led Hubbard with 12 points and Darnell Tate added eight. Jake Pishotti scored 13 for Lakeview and Tommy Bell scored nine.

LaBrae 58, Brookfield 46

LEAVITTSBURG

Despite a slow start to the game for both teams, LaBrae was able to get past Brookfield. Peyton Aldridge scored 20 points and pulled down 17 rebounds for the Vikings. Caleb Hunkus had 17 for Brookfield.

Garrettsville Garfield 57, Champion 41

CHAMPION

The Golden Flashes were outscored 19-4 in the second quarter to fall behind 27-16 at halftime. Chris Miller led Champion with 14 points and Lucas Nastoni added eight. Anthony Workman poured in 25 points for the G-Men.

East 62, Spire Academy 60

GENEVA

The Panthers went on the road and upset Spire Academy with a two-point win. Rashawn Boykin had a team-high 21 points and added five steals for the Panthers (4-10). Zaryn Greene led all scorers with 24 points, but Spire Academy (10-3) was unable to complete the comeback in the fourth quarter.

South Range 55, United 49

BEAVER TOWNSHIP

Garrett Anderson scored 13 points and Mark Vennetti 11 to lead South Range. Vennetti and Nick Wiery each made three 3-pointers, For the Eagles, Jake Clark scored 16 points and Caleb Berdine 11. Noth made three 3-pointers.

Lisbon 58, East Palestine 54

EAST PALESTINE

Austin Rutecki scored 16 points and made three steals to lead the Blue Devils (15-2, 10-2 Inter Tri-County League Tier One). Avery Andric contributed 15 points and three steals while Josh Liberati had 12 points and five assists. Matt Spencer and Josh Craig each made nine rebounds. For the Bulldogs (4-11, 3-9), Billy Bibby scored 18 points and Steve Parker 13.

Springfield 57, Crestview 43

NEW MIDDLETOWN

Mark Schuler led all scorers with 16 points and helped Springfield escape Crestview. The Tigers were an efficient 15-17 from the free throw line in the win. Eric Lloyd led the Rebels with 13 points.

Mineral Ridge 58, Jackson-Milton 32

MINERAL RIDGE

The Rams (10-7) held Jackson-Milton to just two points in the first quarter on the way to a 30-12 halftime lead. Corey Phillips scored 19 points and Ryan Nutter had 15 to go with seven rebounds. The Bluejays, who did not attempt a free throw in the game, got 11 points each from Alex Thornburg and Jeremy Fitzpatrick.

Western Reserve 64, Sebring 63

SEBRING

Nolan Snyder led the Blue Devils with 24 points. Also scoring in double figures were Walker Marlowe with 14 and Lance Dezee with 10. For the Trojans, Josh Zumda led with 15 points. Eddie Kolisar scored 12 points and Logan Barnes 10.

McDonald 98, Leetonia 54

McDONALD

Matt Seitz continued to pour in the points for McDonald as he scored 32 in the Blue Devils’ win over Leetonia. Ken Greaver had 19 and Brad Woodley had 18 in McDonald’s offensive outburst. Josh Faulkner scored 14 to lead the Bears.

Southern 56, Columbiana 42

COLUMBIANA

Troy Holden scored 16 points and MJ Williams nine to lead the Indians. For the Clippers, Devin Rice scored 12 points and Dalton Miller nine.

Canton South 73, West Branch 39

CANTON

Josh Lyon and Mathias Nicoletti each scored 12 points as Canton South cruised to victory over West Branch. The Warriors fell behind 37-15 in the first half and were never able to recover. Matt Heffinger’s seven points led the Warriors (3-13).East Liverpool 79, Beaver Local 63

LISBON

The Potters outscored Beaver Local 57-30 in the middle two quarters and got 18 points each from Kade Reynolds and Hayden Cunningham. The Beavers were paced by Jared Lyder with 22 points.

Windham 64, Lordstown 59

LORDSTOWN

The Red Devils got balanced scoring but could not overcome a 22-10 deficit in the first quarter. Jimmy Cross scored 18 points, Jake Jones had 16 and Nick Johnson added 14, along with 13 rebounds, for Lordstown. Windham was paced by Jonah Konzen with 16 points and Parker Rickey with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Staff report