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BOYS

East 78, Ursuline 76

YOUNGSTOWN

Rashawn Boykin scored 16 points with nine rebounds, four assists, four blocks and two steals to lead East (2-7), which trailed 36-30 at halftime but rallied to take a 53-51 lead entering the fourth quarter. Terrell McClain added 13 points, four rebounds, three blocks and two steals, Anthony Reid had 11 points, four rebounds and three steals and Daryl Anderson had 10 points, three rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Ursuline (7-4) was led by Dave Collins, who had 18 points, six rebounds and two steals. Greg Parella had 18 points, three steals and two rebounds, Mark Hughes had 16 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists and Desmond McElroy had 13 points, six steals, six assists and four rebounds.

W. Reserve 47, Rootstown 46

ROOTSTOWN

Tristan Bova scored eight of his 14 points in the third quarter as Western Reserve trimmed a 29-17 halftime deficit to one point, 34-33. Then Nick Tobin scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils pulled out the victory. Joe Falasca scored 12 of his 13 points in the second half to provide support in the comeback.

Liberty 70, Howland 56

LIBERTY

Cameron Clark scored a game-high 21 points and Asim Pleas added 18 points and six rebounds to lead the Leopards (6-4). Lynn Bowden added 12 points, six rebounds and five assists. Tommy Carnifax led the Tigers with 14 points, Reece Bogan had 13 and Connor Antinone added 11.

Cardinal Mooney 81, Cleveland Benedictine 63

YOUNGSTOWN

Andrew Armstrong scored 21 points and Cardinal Mooney (3-5) steadily pulled away from Cleveland Benedictine (3-8). The Cardinals led 15-10 after one quarter and stretched the lead to 37-27 at halftime and 55-38 after three quarters. Joe Cunningham added 13 points for Mooney and Antonio Bruno and Timmy Durkin scored 12 apiece.

Girls

Windham 61, South Range 44

WINDHAM

The Bombers jumped out to a 17-7 lead after one quarter and used 23 points and six steals from Jessica Isler to knockoff previously unbeaten South Range (10-1). Brittany Knight recorded a double-double for Windham (9-2) with 14 points and 14 rebounds. The Raiders’ scoring was led by a pair of 10-point outputs from Sharp and Petrella.

Springfield 45, Girard 37

NEW MIDDLETOWN

Springfield shut down Girard in the second half limiting the Indians to just 11 points. Callie Ford scored 16 points and Kennedy Richey had 15 for the Tigers (9-2). Bree Bishop was the Indians’ leading scorer with 14.

Massillon Perry 59, Boardman 45

BOARDMAN

Massillon Perry used a balanced scoring attack and efficient shooting to take down Boardman. Airelle Sibley scored 16 points, Karlee Pirev 12, and Kimmie Borck 11 to lead the Panthers. They were also 15-of-20 from the free-throw line. The Spartans’ Kelly Tomsanyi scored a game-high 21 points in the loss.

West Branch 52, Louisville 31

LOUISVILLE

Melinda Trimmer and Pavin Heath combined for 36 of West Branch’s 52 points in its easy win over Louisville. The Warriors (11-1, 7-1) held the Leopards to 15 first-half points as they jumped out to a big lead and never looked back. Rachael Zeller led Louisville (4-9, 4-4) with nine points.

Brookfield 49, Jefferson 29

BROOKFIELD

Danielle DiCristofaro connected on three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points for Brookfield (10-3, 2-0). The Warriors also got six points and four assists from Lauren Hawley. Jefferson (2-9, 1-4), which struggled offensively, was led by Jessica Becker and Emily Smock.

Warren Harding 41, Lorain 35

LORAIN

Maya Bell scored 11 points with 17 rebounds for Harding, which outscored Lorain 12-5 in the fourth quarter. Chelsea Diapolo, Garianna Berchini and Patrai Murray each added eight points.

Magnificat 64, Ursuline 20

ROCKY RIVER

The Blue Streaks (8-3) limited the Irish (3-7) to just six points in the first half, building a 44-7 lead at the break on their way to an easy victory. Twelve players scored for Magnificat, which was led by Phoebe Sterba’s 10 points. Megan Ross made two 3-pointers and led Ursuline with six points.

Mineral Ridge 69, Southington 34

MINERAL RIDGE

Alyssa Harkins scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to guide Mineral Ridge past Southington. The Rams, which had five girls in double figures, also got 17 points and six assists from Peyton Allen. Rachel Wilson scored a team-high 12 points for the Wildcats.

Staff reports