High school basketball roundup
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cardinal Mooney 81, Ashtabula Lakeside 65
ASHTABULA
Cardinal Mooney had five players in double figures, including 22 points and 10 rebounds from Andrew Armstrong, in a win over Ashtabula Lakeside. Antonio Bruno added 15 points and seven assists, while Nick Koken scored 13 and grabbed 10 boards for the Cardinals (8-3). Jaden Jones led Lakeside (0-9) with 16 points.
Girard 56, Champion 46
GIRARD
Dylan O’Hara scored 15 points in Girard’s win over Champion. DeOnte Brown and Chaston Williams each added 13 points for the Indians (11-2, 8-0). Chris Miller and Lucas Nasonti led Champion with 16 points.
Niles 61, Struthers 59
STRUTHERS
Cameron Kane led the Red Dragons with 18 points. Garrett Pitts’ 16 points included four 3-pointers. For the Wildcats, Ray Phifer led with 20 points. Also scoring in double figures were Austin Yemma with 15 and Andrew Carbon with 11.
LaBrae 47, Campbell 44
CAMPBELL
Caelan Hyland and Carlton Brown each scored 13 points to lead the Vikings. For the Red Devils, George Billiris scored 14 points and Edgar Toledo 11.
Brookfield 61, Liberty 49
LIBERTY
Jacob Jackson scored 12 points and Brian Hiner added 11 to lead Brookfield, which took a 53-30 lead entering the fourth quarter. Lynn Bowden scored 15 and Ja’Shaun Whitman had 11 for the Leopards.
Edgewood 40, Hubbard 37
HUBBARD
Derek Kopanic scored 12 points for Hubbard in a loss to Edgewood. BJ Fronzaglio added nine for the Eagles, who were outscored 9-4 in the final quarter. Matt Didonato had a team-high 13 points for Edgewood.
Newton Falls 65, Garfield 33
GARRETTSVILLE
Jaden Walton scored 21 points and Adam Czerniak added 19 points for the Tigers (8-5). Nick Jurcevic had 14 points to lead the G-Men.
Leetonia 77, Columbiana 58
COLUMBIANA
Trent Ferry scored a game-high 30 points as Leetonia topped Columbiana. The Clippers couldn’t overcome 17 first-half turnovers, despite 18 points from Cooper Smith.
Lisbon 50, Youngstown Christian 46
YOUNGSTOWN
Austin Rutecki scored 14 points and Avery Andric had 14 for the Blue Devils (8-3). Ryan Houston had 18 points for the Eagles (4-5).
McDonald 66, South Range 64
BEAVER TWP.
Brad Woodley scored 27 points and Jake Reckard added 15 for the Blue Devils (9-2). Brandon Youngs scored 23 for the Raiders.
Southern 62, Heartland Christian 46
SALINEVILLE
Troy Holden had 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Indians (6-7). Glen Hoffman scored 20 points for the Lions.
Springfield 76, Mineral Ridge 45
MINERAL RIDGE
Graham Mincher scored 24 points and Brandon Chamberlain added 21 for the Tigers (11-0). Albert Alli had 15 points for the Rams (1-11).
Ursuline 95, East Palestine 27
YOUNGSTOWN
Anise Algahmee scored 15 points and Vince Venzeio added 13 for the Irish (12-1). Nick Monteleone had six for the Bulldogs (2-11).
Maplewood 60, Lordstown 39
CORTLAND
Nate Spitler scored 18 points to lead the Rockets. Dan Denman scored 13 points and Jake Hall 11. For the Red Devils, Mike Rendzinak scored nine points and Alex Applegate eight.
Mathews 84, Bloomfield 54
VIENNA
Bryan Oatridge scored 28 points and Tom Sharp had 25 in Mathews’ big win over Bloomfield. Mike Kennedy added eight for the Mustangs (8-3).
Staff report