high school roundup | Saturday’s games
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lakeview 54, Struthers 51, OT
STRUTHERS
Addie Becker scored 30 points to leas the Bulldogs (13-1, 7-0 All-American Conference White Tier). Annie PAvlansky scored 10 points. For the Wildcats (6-6, 4-3), Caitlin Kane led with 19 points. Also scoring in double figures were Alexis Bury with 11 and Kahylah Brown with 10.
Warren Harding 31, Boardman 22
WARREN
Shymara Dykes 15 points 11 rebounds gave Warren Harding (6-6) an edge in a low-scoring contest. Krista Johnson had half of Boardman’s (7-6) points with 11.
Brookfield 47, Champion 38
BROOKFIELD
McKenzie Drapola had 11 points and four steals while Tori Sheehan had nine points and four assists for the Warriors. Alisha Quinlan also scored nine points. For the Golden Flashes, Molly Williams scored 17 points.
Poland 70, Niles 40
NILES
Sarah Bury scored 21 points to lead the Bulldogs. Also scoring in double figures were Bella Gajdos with 15 and Maggie Sebest with 10. For the Red Dragons, M. Butler scored 11 points and S. Werden 10.
Hubbard 52, Campbell 18
HUBBARD
Logan Nitsche scored 21 points and Athena Smith 20 for the Eagles.
Girard 59, Liberty 40
YOUNGSTOWN
Camille Stoffick had a double double for Girard (8-4, 5-1) with 14 points and 19 rebounds while Alexia Page-Boyd was the high-scorer with 16 points. Marcy Dykes led Liberty (1-7) with 14 points and Brayleona Woods added 11 points.
Cardinal Mooney 59, Valley Christian 51
YOUNGSTOWN
Taylor Martin scored 20 points and Maggie Monahan 14 to lead the Cardinals. For the Eagles, India Snyder scored 20 and Imone Snyder 17.
East Palestine 29, Lowellville 25
LOWELLVILLE
Brysten Trosky scored 11 points to lead the Bulldogs. For the Rockets, Lydia Masburn scored six points.
Columbiana 44, Jackson-Milton 38
NORTH JACKSON
Kennedy Fullum led Columbiana with 15 points and Alexis Cross added 11 points as the Clippers edged Jackson-Milton. The Blue Jays were paced by Kaitlyn Totani’s 12 points, but Columbiana shut them out, 9-0, in the third quarter.
Western Reserve 44, Lordstown 33
LORDSTOWN
A 14-4 run in the fourth quarter let the Blue Devils run away with the win. Sydney Miller and Alexis Hughes each scored 11 points to lead Reserve (5-7). Erica Knox led Lordstown (5-6) with 16 points.
West Branch 63, Minerva 54
MINERVA
Breanna Rito put up 18 points and Natalie Zuchowski scored 13 and grabbed 20 rebounds as West Branch (7-6, 5-3) triumphed. Madi Pearson and Bri Gassman scored 16 and 15 points, respectively, for Minerva (8-5, 5-3).
Bristol 42, Heartland Christian 21
COLUMBIANA
Hailee Elza scored 12 points as Bristol (2-5) kept Heartland Christian (0-10) winless in 10 games. Avery Pennington scored 10 points to lead Heartland Christian.
Wellsville 40, McDonald 30
WELLSVILLE
Abbie Matig led the Blue Devils with 13 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Garfield Heights 77, Ursuline 67
GARFIELD HEIGHTS
Willie Jackson scored 30 points and made eight of nine foul shots in the fourth quarter as Garfield Heights (11-1) held off Ursuline (7-5). The Irish cut the deficit to five late in the fourth quarter, but got no closer. Armon Nasseri led Ursuline with 21 points, Greg Parella had 20 and Mikey Hughes had 19, including four 3-pointers.
Cardinal Mooney 56, Hubbard 29
HUBBARD
Trell Thomas led the Cardinals (6-2) with 16 points and five steals, while Patrick Brennan added another 10 points. Jared Southern led Hubbard (0-6) with seven points.
Columbiana 81, Jackson-Milton 33
COLUMBIANA
Matt Roncone scored 20 points as one of six Clippers (4-7) players to finish in double figures. Mike Assion and John Voland each scored eight points for Jackson-Milton (0-7).
Howland 77, Girard 66
GIRARD
Lucianco Romeo led with 24 points and Kyle Fenton and Connor Tamarkin each scored 12 points to pace Howland (4-5). Anthony Graziano scored 13 points and Mark Standohar added 11 for Girard (6-6).
Warren Harding 79, Cleveland Heights 78
CLEVELAND
Gabe Simpson scored a team-high 24 points for Harding and Derek Culver added 22 points as the Raiders hung on to beat Cleveland Heights. Shakem Johnson also added 17 points for Harding, which was keyed by a 26-14 second quarter.
McDonald 89, Wellsville 54
WELLSVILLE
Braedan Poole and Dylan Portolese each scored 18 points for the Blue Devils. Evan Magill scored 16 points and Jake Reckard netted 12. For the Tigers, Justin Miller scored 19 points and Jake Green 12.
Salem 66, Struthers 53
STRUTHERS
D.J. Pullie scored 15 points and made five assists to lead the Quakers. Also scoring in double figures were Nick Rusyn with 13, Trey Toothman with 11, Danny Laut with 11 and Jon Gerace with 10, Rusyn also made eight rebounds. For the Wildcats, Andrew Carbon netted 25 points.
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