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Varsity boys defeat Howland
The Falcons boys varsity basketball team topped the Howland Tigers 63-43 to get their first win of the season on Jan. 8. The Falcons’ leading scorers were Todd Simons, Kris Brown and Lorenzo Russo with 17, 14 and 13 points, respectively, and Tommy Leskovac chipped in with 10 points.
Varsity boys fall to Canfield
The Austintown Fitch High School varsity boys basketball team fell to Canfield 58-46 on Jan. 11. The Falcons and Cardinals battled with each other throughout the game and the Cardinals pulled away little by little in the second half. The leading scorer for the Falcons was Todd Simons with 19 points and Kris Brown and Devin Chaney chipped in with eight and seven points, respectively.
Girls varsity basketball team beats Canfield
The Austintown Fitch High School girls varsity basketball team defeated Canfield 65-64 on Jan. 12. Leading scorers for the Lady Falcons were Hunter (27), Lazaro (14), Fronk (11) and Williams (10).
Neighbors wants winter sports news
Winter athletics will soon arrive and Neighbors wants to be there every step of the way. If you’re a sports coach or the parent of an athlete, we need your help. In order to get teams and players the recognition they deserve, we want to showcase them in our pages.
We can only do that if you commit to sending us game reports and photos each week. If you send it, it will get in.
You can email us at neighbors@vindy.com. You don’t have to be a writer — just send us the information and we’ll put it all together. When emailing pictures, send them as JPEG files and as large as possible.
Provide caption information and where people are located from left to right, front row to back. The sports news we’re looking for ranges from varsity high school teams down to middle school and even elementary and recreational leagues. We look forward to hearing about your teams successes.
Send Neighbors your news
If you’re a winter sports coach or the parent of an athlete, we need your help. In order to get teams and players the recognition they deserve, we want to showcase them in our pages. You can email us at neighbors@vindy.com.
You don’t have to be a writer — just send us the information and we’ll put it all together. When emailing pictures, send them as JPEG files as large as possible. Provide caption information and where people are located from left to right, front row to back.