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Lisbon 77, Columbiana 45

COLUMBIANA

Austin Rutecki had a record-breaking night for Lisbon (18-1, 7-0), scoring 48 points, including five threes to set a new single-game school record while also surpassing the Blue Devils career-scoring record of 1,439 points. Lucien Smith held both previous records, including a high of 47 points in a single game. Rutecki now has 1,448 career points. Josh Liberati also went over the 1,000-point mark and scored 13 points for Lisbon, which clinched the ITCL White Tier title. Burdette Baker paced Columbiana (5-10) with 13 points.

Girard 63, Campbell Memorial 31

CAMPBELL

Durrel Richardson led Girard (10-6) with 13 points. Other high contributors were Anthony Backus with 12 and Julian Berry with 10. For Campbell, Paul White had eight points.

LaBrae 52, Brookfield 35

BROOKFIELD

Mike Eakins led LaBrae with 16 points and Caelan Hyland with 13. Hayden O’Brien led Brookfield with 10 points.

Boardman 63, Howland 50

BOARDMAN

John Ryan led the Spartans (6-11) with 12 points and Gannon Murray tacked on 10 points. Luciano Romeo led the Tigers (6-10) with game-high 19 points.

Hubbard 47, Lakeview 36

HUBBARD

Brenden Candella led the Eagles (2-14) with four shots from behind the arc for 12 points. Davion Daniels and Travis Kopanic each contributed 10 points. Jatise Garrison and Austin Shortreed led Lakeview (4-14) with 11 points each.

United 59, Leetonia 45

LEETONIA

Kaden Smith scored 24 points for United (5-9) and Jake Clarck tacked on 19 points. Isaac Stecker led Leetonia (4-15) with 12 points.

Toronto 68, Beaver Local 50

EAST LIVERPOOL

Blaze Glenn led Toronto (11-5) with 24 points, and Ty West added 16. For Local, Chase Wilcox scored 17 and Terry Adkins scored 10.

Salem 70, Marlington 62

SALEM

D.J. Pullie led Salem with 26 points including six threes, and Drew Adams contributed 17 points. Drew Adams led Marlington with 17 points, Brock Begue had 16, and Brock Himmelheber added 14 includng four threes.

South Range 80, East Palestine 30

EAST PALESTINE

Preston Stitt scored a game-high 18 points for the Raiders (13-5). Mitch Dolak, Brandon Youngs and Mark Vennetti each tacked on 11 points for South Range. Trevor Kimel led East Palestine (2-15) with seven points.

Bristol 104, Bloomfield 26

BRISTOLVILLE

Zach McMillion broke the Bristol (17-1) floor record for threes with 10. He scored a game-high 38 points and Alex Jones contributed 17 points. P.J. Baker led Bloomfield with 15 points and Coty Turner tacked on 11 points.

St. Thomas Aquinas 92, Valley Christian 31

LOUISVILLE

The Knights were in control throughout as Paul, Knott and Newman each scored in double figures with 27, 17 and 15 points respectively. Arthur Williams and Elijah Anderson each led Valley Christian with five points.

Springfield 95, Crestview 61

NEW MIDDLETOWN

Graham Mincher led a dominant Tiger team with 30 points. Jordan Capoullez added 23 while Grant Nezbeth and Jake Ford added 19 and 15 points apiece. Aaron Muntean led Crestview (5-10) with 23 points while Eli McCallum finished with 16. Jared Hayden and Chance Mustake each chipped in 10 points in defeat.

Mineral Ridge 71, Lowellville 70

MINERAL RIDGE

With two seconds left, Zane Rummel made a layup to give Mineral Ridge (9-8) a win over Lowellville. Rummel and Albert Alli each scored 17 points for the Rams. Tyler Barone and Cole Beatty led the Rockets (10-4) with 19 points each.

Austintown Fitch 67, Lakeside 45

AUSTINTOWN

Scott Duffy scored 14 points and Derek Gunter added 13 points as Fitch (12-6) downed Lakeside (3-11) to win five straight, which was paced by Matt Lunghoffer’s game-high 16 points.

Sebring 63, Jackson-Milton 26

NORTH JACKSON

Ty Wilson scored 11 points as Sebring downed Jackson-Milton. Mike Assion led Jackson-Milton with 11 points.

Mathews 50, Maplewood 41

MAPLEWOOD

Clay O’Dell scored 16 points for Mathews and Shawn McDivitt added 13 points. Zack Dawson paced Maplewood with 14 points.

VASJ 68, Warren JFK 40

WARREN

Justin Bofenkamp scored a team-high 13 points for Warren JFK, but the Eagles fell to VASJ, which was paced by Kevin Roberts’ 14 points.

Newton Falls 63, Liberty 54

LIBERTY

Jaden Walton’s team-high 27 points paced Newton Falls (12-6). Ben Simpson added 14 points for the winning side. Andre Bowers led Liberty with 19.

Staff reports