PREP ROUNDUP | Wednesday’s games

BOYS BASKETBALL

Poland 86, East 64

POLAND

Matt Baker led Poland (12-1) with 23 points while Mike Gajdos, Jacob Burns, Nick Buccieri and Jared Burkert each scored 15, 14 and 13 and 11, respectively to push past East (0-9).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Boardman 68, Lakeside 20

SAYBROOK

Krista Johnson led Boardman (11-5, 5-4 All-Anerican Conference) with 20 points. For Lakeside (4-12), Mariah Morton had six points and eight rebounds.

Jefferson 62, Niles 59

NILES

Emily Smock led Jefferson (5-9) with 21 points. For Niles (4-11), Amanda Blank had a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Poland 68, Hubbard 25

POLAND

Bella Gajdos scored a game-high 24 points as Poland (13-2) routed Hubbard behind a 36-8 first-half advantage. Athena Smith scored seven points for Hubbard (2-11).

Rootstown 54, Heartland Christian 25

COLUMBIANA

Bri Ryan and Tawnie Vair led Rootstown (3-12) with 21 points each as the Rovers blew out Heartland Christian (0-14). Avery Pennington and Mackenzie Harrington each had nine points for the Lions.

Girard 58, Campbell 19

GIRARD

Ali Ciminero led Girard (4-6) with 14 points. Eleven Indians scored in the game. Selena Lopez led Campbell with nine points.

LaBrae 56, Liberty 50

LIBERTY

Lauren Rutherford notched 30 points and Morgan Meyers scored another 14 points for LaBrae (4-6) to help the Vikings edge Liberty. The Leopards (1-9) were paced by Brayleona Woods’ game-high 32 points.

Howland 56, Warren Harding 34

HOWLAND

Howland (11-5) was led by Victoria Rappach’s 25 points, while Sarah Price added 17 points and eight rebounds. Kia Allen led Harding (6-9) with 10 points.

Austintown Fitch 84, East 37

YOUNGSTOWN

Sabria Hunter led Fitch (9-7) with 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Natalie Lynn added 15 points as the Falcons downed East (1-10). Allexis Sallee also scored 12 points for Fitch, while Rachel DiFrancesco had 11 points. Marrow finished with 30 points for East.

John F. Kennedy 55, Lordstown 33

LORDSTOWN

JFK (4-7) was led by Antonella LaMonica, who netted 31 points, including six 3-pointers, while Taejah Burney chipped in 12. Kaylynn Higinbotham led Lordstown (7-6) with nine points.

Newton Falls 35, Brookfield 20

NEWTON FALLS

Gabby Kline scored 15 points to lead Newton Falls (15-1) in a low-scoring contest. For Brookfield (13-3), Tori Sheehan had a team-high eight points.

Champion 40, Maplewood 38

CHAMPION

Abby White had 11 points to lead Champion (10-6). Jordyn Patterson carried Maplewood (6-9) with 21 points in defeat.

Valley Christian 62, Badger 33

KINSMAN

Imane Snyder and India Snyder put up 20 and 16 points, respectively, for Valley Christian (9-2) and Arlivian Cheirs added another 10 points. Emma Hunkus and Chloe Flowers each scored seven points for Badger (3-12).

Staff reports