HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

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DIVISION II

Ursuline 74, Hubbard 42

YOUNGSTOWN

Ursuline (16-7) defeated Hubbard (6-16) In a sectional semifinal game. The Irish were led by senior Greg Parella’s 18-point effort, while the Eagles were led by Nick Furman, who scored eight points. The Irish advance to play the Lakeview Bulldogs Friday at 7 p.m.

Girard 71, Southeast 39

GIRARD

Anthony Graziano and Mike Guyer each scored 15 points and Mark Standohar piled on 10 more as Girard (14-9) rolled. Reed Myers led Southeast with nine points. Girard travels to Canfield on Friday at 7 p.m.

Salem 77, Struthers 63

SALEM

D.J. Pullie and Jon Gerace paced Salem (16-7) with 25 and 22 points, respectively. Andrew Carbon made six threes in a 26-point performance and Justin Myers and Kevin Traylor each put up 12 points for Struthers (10-13). Salem will travel to Cardinal Mooney on Friday at 7 p.m.

DIVISION III

Garrettsville Garfield 58, Liberty 50

GARRETTSVILLE

Liberty was eliminated by Garrettsville Garfield in a Division III sectional semifinal. Andre Bowers led the Leopards with 19 points, while Daniel Banks added 18 points.

St. Thomas Aquinas 94, Crestview 34

LOUISVILLE

St. Thomas Aquinas had a 30 point lead at halftime. Michael Sommers led Aquinas with 19 points, Logan Newmad had 16 points and Gino Pelegreene and Jacob Paul put up 11 and 10 points, respectively. Aaron Muntean led Creastview (2-21) with 15 points and Eli McCallum added 11 points. St. Thomas Aquinas will host East Palestine on Friday at 7p.m.

DIVISION IV

Lisbon 81, Jackson-Milton 40

LISBON

Five different Lisbon (22-1) players reached double figures to ensure there wouldn’t be a first-round upset. Josh Craig had a team-high 14 points. Branson Brownfield had 13 points, Josh Liberati and Avery Andric both scored 12 points and Austin Andric added 10 points for Lisbon. Mike Assion led Jackson-Milton (0-21) with 13 points. Top-seeded Lisbon will host No. 11 seed Heartland Christian on Friday at 7 p.m.

McDonald 107, Heritage Christian 37

MCDONALD

The Blue Devils cruised to a sectional-semifinal win over the Conquerors. Braedon Poole led McDonald with 19 points while Jake Reckard had 15, Lucas Garland and 14, Matthew Beedle had 12, Dylan Portolex had 11 and Zack Fedyski added 10. Caleb Moody led Heritage Christian with 11 points. McDonald plays East Canton at home on Friday at 7 p.m. in their sectional final.

Maplewood 53, Lordstown 48

MECCA

Maplewood (13-10) dug itself out of an 11-point hole in the first quarter. Zach Dawson led Maplewood with 18 points and Dillon Dixon wasn’t far behind with 16 points. Michon Peterson and Dakota Bingham put up 17 and 15 points, respectively, for Lordstown. Maplewood travels to Mathews on Friday at 7 p.m.

Bristol 81, Fairport 36

BRISTOLVILLE

Tommy Donadio led Bristol (21-2) with 21 points and Alex Jones piled on 17 more in the blowout win. Verlin Williams was the lone player in double figures for Fairport with 12 points. Bristol hosts Windham on Friday at 7 p.m.

Warren JFK 68, Badger 48

WARREN

Nate Woods scored 23 points, Justin Bofenkamp had 20 points and Antonio McQueen added 18 more as Warren JFK (6-16) outscored Badger 23-6 in the fourth quarter. Garrett Kellogg led Badger with 20 points. JFK will host Southington on Friday at 7 p.m.

Staff reports