PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
BOYS
McDonald 93, Leetonia 45
LEETONIA
The Blue Devils’ Matt Seitz scored 25 points and passed the 1,000-point milestone in McDonald’s one-sided victory. Brad Woodley added 15 points and Anthony Pugh had 13 for the Blue Devils. Trent Ferry scored 14 points for the Bears.
South Range 62, United 42
BEAVER TOWNSHIP
The Raiders had four players in double figures, led by Garrett Anderson with 21 points, and cruised past the visiting Golden Eagles. Greg Dunham had 13, Mark Vennetti had 12 and Jonah Wilson had 11 points for South Range. For United, Jake Clark led the way with 13 points, 9 coming from behind the arc.
GIRLS
South Range 54, United 49, OT
HANOVERTON
Sierra Petrella scored 17 points and Morgan Czopur added 11 for South Range, which outscored United 9-4 in overtime. MacKenzie Gatchell scored 18 to lead United (6-4, 3-3 Inter Tri-County League Tier One), while Kenzie Firth had 13.
Liberty 55, Hubbard 35
LIBERTY
Leah Leshnack scored 13 of her 25 points in the second quarter to help Liberty take control. Marcy Dykes scored nine points in the win. For Hubbard, Logan Nitsche had nine points.
West Branch 50, Minerva 32
BELOIT
Pavin Heath scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for West Branch (10-1, 6-1), which outscored Minerva 26-12 in the second half. Melinda Trimmer had 14 points and Erica Johnson had 10 rebounds and six blocks. For Minerva (6-6, 2-5), Morgan Preston had seven points.
Windham 51, Grand Valley 48
ORWELL
The Bombers withstood a late rally and, thanks in large part to three players in double figures, left Grand Valley with a win. Jessica Isler had 18, Dari Heller had 15 and Brittany Knight had 13 in the win.
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