PREP ROUNDUP | Recaps of this weekend’s high school games

SATURDAY

WRESTLING

WALSH IRONMAN

CANTON

Canfield senior Georgio Poullas won the 160-pound title at the Walsh Ironman 2016. The tournament brought in some of the top wrestling talent in the nation. Poullas adds the Ironman to his 152-pound state title he won back in March.

“It’s right up there with the state championship,” Poullas said. “If you ask some people, Ironman is the more difficult competition. I had more difficult matches here than I did at state. These were a lot closer.”

Poullas entered the tournament ranked No. 16 in the nation and to win the title, he beat the No. 10, No. 20 and No. 12 wrestlers in the nation after reaching the quarterfinals Friday. Poullas said he didn’t learn about their rankings until he had already defeated them.

As for Poullas’ teammates. Mason Giordano (285) started Saturday in the quarterfinals, but did not place. David Crawford (170) and Tyler Stein (195) did not place.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Springfield 49, Lowellville 40

STRUTHERS

The Tigers (2-0) got 32 points from Jake Ford while Brandon Walters added 11 markers to pace Springfield Local The Hope Foundation High School Basketball Showcase. Ford scored 16 of his points in the final frame as head coach Matt Olson’s Rockets (0-3) fought back from a 15-5, first quarter deficit to take a 29-28 lead just 50 seconds into the final stanza, their only lead of the game. Nate Solak had 16 points and Matt Hvisdak added 10 makers to pace the Rockets.

LaBrae 71, Bristol 51

STRUTHERS

The Vikings (2-0) placed three players in double figures en-route to a 71-51 victory over the Panthers. LaBrae was led by Tariq Drake, who hooped a game-high 19 points. Logan Kiser had 13 points and Aaron Iler added 11 points for the Vikings. Bristol (2-1) suffered their first loss of the season, also placing three players in double figures. Landon Slusher had 17 points for the Panthers, followed by Tommy Donadio with 15 points and Bryan Gabrielson with 11 markers.

Ursuline 54, Austintown Fitch 38

AUSTINTOWN

Urusline’s Trace Leonard hit two threes as he led the Irish with 12 points. Dakota Hobbs and Anise Algahmee put up 11 and 10 points, respectively. Dylan Beany was the lone Fitch player in double figures with 10 points.

United 75, Jackson-Milton 56

HANOVERTON

Jack Clark scored 18 points to lead United (1-2) to a home victory. Kaden Smith added 15 points while Parker Hydrick contributed 13 in a high-scoring game. Noah Laster scored 19 points to lead the Bluejays while Eric Ostrowski hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points in defeat.

Boardman 61, Poland 56

POLAND

The Spartans continued their impressive start to the season with a win over neighboring Poland. Mike Melewski scored 17 points while Holden Lipke added 13 points. John Ryan scored 11 while Travis Koontz finished with 10 points. Kyle Patterson scored 22 for Poland, connecting on six 3-pointers. Braeden O’Shaughnessy contributed 17 points.

LATE FRIDAY

Struthers 63, Hubbard 53

HUBBARD

Andrew Carbon paced Struthers with 20 points and Ryan Leonard added 12 points. Hubbard’s point total was divided among four players. Nick Ferrara scored 14 points, David Daniels had 13, Bashar Rasoul had 10 and Jared Southern rounded out the foursome with eight points.

Cardinal Mooney 58, Valley Christian 42

YOUNGSTOWN

Mooney made nine threes while winning its season-opener. Each of the Cardinals double-digit scorers took over at different points of the game. Pat Pelini scored half of his 14 points in the first quarter. Johnie Mikos scored all 12 of his points in the second quarter and Pete Haas scored 10 of 19 in the third quarter. Emmanuel Armour and Milan Square each scored 10 points for Valley Christian (1-2).

Lisbon 65, East Palestine 59

EAST PALESTINE

East Palestine (2-1) couldn’t overcome a five-point first quarter. Justin Sweeney led Lisbon (3-1) with 24 points and Seth Stokes and Branson Brownfield each scored 15. Parker Sherry led the Bulldogs with 17 points. Brandon Kemp and Dominic Posey put up 14 and 11 points, respectively.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Austintown Fitch 74, Ursuline 65

STRUTHERS

Sabria Hunter had 20 points, Mikaela Hibbs added 15 markers and Gina DiFrancesco 11 points to pace the Falcons (4-0) over the Fighting Irish in the Hope Foundation High School Basketball Showcase. Ursuline (3-1) raced to the early 18-13 lead, fell behind at the half, 36-29 and never regained the lead. Dayshanette Harris had a game-high 31 points for the Fighting Irish, canning five of her team’s six buckets from beyond the arc.

Jackson-Milton 50, Struthers 42

STRUTHERS

Twins Ashley and Kaitlyn Totani combined for 35 points and Michaelina Terranova added 11 points as the Blue Jays (5-0) remained undefeated with a 50-42 victory over the host Wildcats (1-1) in the Hope Foundation High School Basketball Showcase. Ashley had a game-high 20 points — she registered eight points in the final quarter — while sister Kaitlyn threw in 15 markers, including three of her teams’ six triples. Khaylah Brown had 13 points and Alexis Bury 11 for the Wildcats.

Girard 57, Campbell 23

GIRARD

Olivia Ciminero led the Indians (2-2, 1-0 All-American Blue) with 12 points while Makayla Trebella added 11 in the win. A smothering 16-3 second quarter sent Girard comfortably into the locker room up 28-12. Selena Lopez led Campbell (0-5, 0-1 All-American Blue) with 10 points.

Leetonia 32, Lowellville 16

LOWELLVILLE

Kristy Eckman paced the Bears (5-1) with nine points during a solid defensive effort that limited Lowellville to just a single point in both the first and fourth quarters. Maria Mangine led the Rockets with seven points, hitting two 3-pointers.

Warren Harding 67, Sharon 26

Kia Allen’s 23 points led the Raiders (3-1) to an easy victory over Sharon. Chardonnay Burke added 14 points while Joe’l Moss chipped in with 10. Sharon was led by Alaina Williams’ nine points.

Howland 54, Canfield 38

CANFIELD

Sara Price led all scorers with 29 points in a road victory for the Tigers, who pulled away in the final quarter. Brittany Coonce scored 11 to lead Canfield.

Brookfield 73, Liberty 32

BROOKFIELD

Brookfield (4-1) had two players record a double double. Bailey Drapola’s was 22 points and 10 rebounds and Tori Sheehan had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Maddie Bellis recorded 15 points, Kenzie Drapola had 12 and Dana Sydlowski had 10. Sharda Williamson led Liberty (1-4) with 13 points and China Tate added 11 points.

Valley Christian 61, Trinity 34

GARFIELD HEIGHTS

India Snyder led Valley Christian (2-2) with 19 points, seven rebounds and 10 steals and Imane Snyder had 11 points, three rebounds and seven steals. The Lions outscored Trinity 23-1 in the third quarter. Francis was Trinity’s top scorer with 10 points.

Poland 73, LaBrae 51

POLAND

Poland took a 27-6 lead in the first quarter. Bella Gajdos and Sarah Bury did the heavy lifting with 17 and 14 points, respectively. Marissa Roberts led LaBrae with 13 points. Morgan Meyer and Haylie Kiser each scored 12 points.

United 36, Mineral Ridge 28

HANOVERTON

United made just nine shots from the floor and went 9-for-35 at the free throw line, but it was enough to win. Cameron Pierson led the Eagles with 17 points. Taryn Kolesar led Mineral Ridge with 10 points.

Lisbon 76, Sebring 21

SEBRING

Lisbon led 57-10 at halftime. Karlee Pezzano led the Blue Devils with 20 points and Chloe Smith added 16 point. Oliva Reggi had a team-high eight points for Sebring.

Louisville 49, West Branch 48

LOUISVILLE

Abby Beaver carried Louisville (4-2, 2-0) with 22 points. Brenna Rito led West Branch (2-2, 1-1) with 13 points and Natalie Zuchowski added 11 points. Kayla Hovorka made two threes in a 10-point performance.

East Palestine 49, Wellsville 42

WELLSVILLE

East Palestine had three players in double figures. Brysten Trosky led the trio with 12 points. Sara Buskirk and Sadie Walker put up 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the winning side. Hunter Weekley and Sara Dalrymple each scored 10 points for Wellsville.

Staff report