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Copley 71, Tallmadage 65
Copley edged out Tallmadge in a closely contested basketball game, securing a 71-65 victory. Copley held a slim 17-16 advantage after the first quarter and extended it slightly to 31-29 at halftime. Tallmadge mounted a comeback attempt, but Copley maintained a comfortable lead entering the final quarter, 50-40. While Tallmadge's Kaden Davis (26 points) and Paul Rusinko (20 points) led the scoring charge for their team, Copley's balanced attack proved too much to overcome. Scooby Stanford (17 points), Lincoln Brockmeyer (16 points), Andrew McKnight (16 points), Gabriel Mansel (11 points), and Jalen Owens (7 points) all contributed to Copley's win. (by @Yappi)
Avon Lake 72, Amherst 63
Avon Lake edged out Amherst 72-63 Friday night. Cameron Moore led the Shoremen with 21 points, including 5 three-pointers, while Liam Besaw added 14, sinking 3 from beyond the arc. Trent Smith chipped in 12 points for Avon Lake, who showcased a balanced scoring attack with contributions from several players. Their ten three-pointers paved the way for their victory. Amherst's offense was paced by Jack Coleman's 17 points and Eli Solak's 15. Stanley Robinson added 8 points, including 2 three-pointers, and David Dudziak also contributed 6 points and 2 three-pointers. (by @Yappi)
Lake Catholic 63, Elyria Catholic 49
Lake Catholic (10-6) defeated Elyria Catholic (1-15) on Friday night, 63-49. Ace Peterlin led Lake Catholic with 16 points, including three three-pointers, while Brandon Webb added 15 points and another three from beyond the arc. Cross Nimmo contributed 14 points to the winning effort, and Brody Bohr chipped in 8, hitting one three-pointer. Stanton Powaski's three-pointer also contributed to Lake Catholic's impressive eight three-pointers as a team. Elyria Catholic's scoring was led by Dominique Stamper and Matisse Williams, who each scored 10 points. Stamper hit two three-pointers. Ezekiel Lind added 9 points, and Tyler Wilson contributed 8. (by @Yappi)
lyria 66, North Ridgeville 64
Elyria held off a late push from North Ridgeville to secure a hard-fought 66-64 victory. A strong team effort propelled the Pioneers to victory, with Kendyll Compton leading the charge with 25 points, followed by Jayden Crutcher's 22-point performance. Taylor Blanton also contributed with 13 points. The Pioneers hit 8 three-pointers, with Blanton, Crutcher, and Compton each connecting from beyond the arc. North Ridgeville's Kyle Miller (16 points) and Charlie Steinmetz (15 points) led the Rangers' scoring efforts. Luke Rowe added 12 points, including two three-pointers, and the Rangers also knocked down 7 three-pointers as a team. Despite a late surge, North Ridgeville couldn't quite overcome Elyria's balanced attack. (by @Yappi)
Brookside 80, Columbia 60
Brookside defeated Columbia, 80-60, in a convincing victory Friday night. The Cardinals (10-5) were led by Marquis Capers and Jacob Holman with 23 points apiece. Nolan Waechter added 19 points, including three three-pointers. Alex Arra chipped in 10 points to round out the Cardinals’ scoring. Columbia’s (9-8) Ryan Smith led the team with 21 points, grabbing 16 rebounds in the process. Jacob Reust contributed 17 points, including five three-pointers, while Dylan Fisher added 11. The Cardinals outscored Columbia in each of the first three quarters, building a 25-point lead. Brookside shot 7-of-12 from the free-throw line, while Columbia made just 10-of-22. Columbia did manage to hit 8 three-pointers. The rebounding battle was closely contested, with Columbia edging out Brookside 39-37, largely due to Smith’s impressive performance on the boards. (by @Yappi)
Kirtland 55, Crestwood 54
A back-and-forth battle saw Kirtland outscore Crestwood 16-12 in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Leading the way for Kirtland was Lorenzo Renfro, who poured in 21 points, including one three-pointer. Vincent Carriero added another strong performance with 20 points, hitting six three-pointers. Will Burt chipped in 6 points, and Dominic Alfieri added 3, connecting on a three. Crestwood received a strong offensive showing from James Durham's 19 points. Brody Durham contributed 12 points, including a three-pointer, and Dekota Johnson added 11, with one three-pointer. Steven Lincoln also scored 8 points, hitting two three-pointers. The game remained close throughout, with Kirtland winning the final quarter 16-12 to secure the one-point win. (by @Yappi)
Streetsboro 64, Ravenna 28
Streetsboro cruised to a convincing 64-28 victory over Ravenna on the road. Charles Ivory led Streetsboro with a game-high 20 points, hitting three three-pointers. Jack Batten also contributed significantly, adding 20 points and sinking two three-pointers. Preston Laryea chipped in 8 points, while Ethan Laryea added 5. Miles Kobie rounded out the scoring for Streetsboro with 9 points. Ravenna struggled to find consistent offense. Ladarion Askew led the Ravens with 8 points, while Curtis Ross added 7. Tykwo Ward and Landon Goldey each hit a three-pointer for Ravenna's only other significant contributions. Streetsboro's strong performance was evident throughout all four quarters, outscoring Ravenna in each period (15-9, 19-5, 15-7, 15-7). (by @Yappi)
Cloverleaf 82, Field 67
Cloverleaf High School defeated Field High School 82-67 in a home victory. Marty Moran led the Colts with 32 points, including four three-pointers, while Isaac Smith added 21. Carter Whitehair chipped in 10 points and Ty Kovach added 9. Cloverleaf made 13 three-pointers in the game. Brayden Ronowski paced Field with a game-high 24 points, draining six three-pointers. Joey Conroy added 11 points (including three three-pointers), and Grady Eader contributed 14. Field's scoring was rounded out by Alec Grimm (10), Landon Wilmoth (3), and Ben Stayer (3). Field made 11 three-pointers. (by @Yappi)
Lake Center Christian 37, Rootstown 27
Lake Center Christian edged out Rootstown 37-27 on the road. TJ Lynch led the Tigers with 18 points, while Noah Harper added 13, including three three-pointers. Brody Zook chipped in 3 points with one three-pointer, and Xander Stokes added 3. Rootstown was paced by Blake Mullaly's 13 points, including three three-pointers. Carson Hayn contributed 11 points with two three-pointers, and Luke Flowers added 3 points and a three-pointer. The Tigers trailed 12-5 after the first period but outscored the Rovers the last three quarters to secure the win. (by @Yappi)
Coventry 62, Springfield 34
Coventry dominated Springfield in a decisive 62-34 victory at home. Comets' scoring was led by a strong performance from CJ Ross, who tallied 30 points. Alex Meinen added 18 points, while Justus Stephens chipped in 11. Kameryn Kennerly contributed 11 points, showcasing the team's depth. Coventry also hit four three-pointers, with Bryce White-Heldman connecting on two, and Stephens and Draiden Pauley each adding one. Springfield struggled to keep pace, with Anthony Berger scoring 12 points, David Bratanov's 9 points and Byson Lanham's 7 points leading the scoring effort. Springfield hit four three-pointers of their own, courtesy of Lanham (2), Berger, and Bratanov. (by @Yappi)
Springfield Catholic Central 54, Madison Plains 49
Springfield Catholic Central traveled to play Madison Plains tonight. The Irish came in to the game 10-4,9-1 in league while the Plains were 4-12,3-9. The game got off to a slow start with no one scoring for the first three minutes until the Plains drew first blood. The first half was whistle filled with turnovers and fouls by both teams. The first quarter ended with Plains on top by five. The Irish started to warm up in the second quarter and the Golden Eagle’s saw the fouls start to mount up,it resulted in an Irish lead at halftime of 28-27. The Golden Eagle’s played a 2-3 zone much of the time and when the Central post players got the ball the MP players were really attacking the ball either getting a foul or a turnover. Central kept attacking the inside of the zone successfully. Zac Thompson ended with 15-11-2 and Keegan Guenther had 22-10. (by @shoprat2)
Western Hills 65, Woodward 61
Senior guard Nic Wogenstahl poured in 34 points for Western Hills, but it was six straight points from senior forward Junior Allandikim in the fourth quarter that enabled the Mustangs to rally past Woodward, 65-61, Friday night at Western Hills. Wogenstahl scored 16 points in the first quarter, including the Mustangs first 11 points of the game, as Western Hills raced out to a 26-8 lead as part of a 32-point first-quarter for the Mustangs. Back-to-back 3-pointers by junior forward Bryce Lively allowed Woodward to cut the Mustangs lead to eight points, 40-32, with under a minute remaining in the first half, and the Bulldogs trailed by nine at halftime, 43-34. Woodward was still down eight, 45-37, when the Bulldogs closed the third quarter on a 17-5 run to take a 54-50 lead into the fourth quarter. Senior forward Terrence Watson scored eight points during the run, including a pair of traditional three-point plays, and junior guard Julian Gaulden had seven. Wogenstahl opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with his seventh 3-pointer of the game, and Allandikim followed with three straight baskets to put Western Hills ahead to stay, 59-54. Gaulden made a 3-pointer for Woodward's first points of the quarter with just over three minutes remaining, but the Bulldogs could never get closer than two points the rest of the game. Wogenstahl led the Mustangs with four assists and four steals in addition to his 34 points. Senior guard Seydou Keita followed with 14 points, scoring 12 in the first quarter. Allandikim finished with eight points and 10 rebounds. Lively led Woodward with 17 points and 12 rebounds, scoring 15 in the first half. Gaulden scored all 15 of his points in the second half and had six assists and six steals while Watson scored 13 points. (by @usfldan)
Taylor 60, Finneytown 52
Taylor traveled to Finneytown to take on the Wildcats in a CHL battle. Taylor came in 7-3 in the league (sitting in 2nd place) and Finneytown entered 2-8. This was a game of 2 halves. The 1st half belonged all to the Jackets. Taylor was able to build a 21 pt lead at the break (36-15) The 2nd half Finneytown came out shooting well and was able to cut into that lead. Heading into the 4th the score was 49-36 Jackets. Finneytown was able to get it as close as 5 in the 4th but the Jackets held on with some clutch late FT's down the stretch. Adrian Benton had a big game for the Wildcats scoring 19pts on 5-9 shooting from 3. The jackets saw 3 players in double figures. Leading the Jackets was Junior Noah Wentz who tallied 16pts for the Jackets. Aaron McFarland scored 14pts and AJ Dean added 12. (by @93 red ls)
Saturday
Springfield Catholic Central 46, Newton 35
Newton at Springfield Catholic Central in a non- league game. Newton came in at10-6,5-4 while Central was 11-4,10-1. It was senior recognition night in the Collier gym so Coach Matt Mullen started a lineup of seniors that do not usually start and they played most of the first quarter. The Irish were a little ragged in the quarter and it ended with Newton on top 12-10. Even though the regular team was in the second quarter was low scoring again. Newton seemed determined to slow the pace and the Irish were content to play that way. The low score is also in part due to the large numbers of turnovers ( many unforced) that each team committed. Net result was the second quarter was worse than the first with the score only18-17 at half. The Central coaches must have used the halftime well as the Irish were much better in the second half cutting down on turnovers and more aggressive on defense while offensively going hard to the basket to create more open chances. This put Newton in some foul trouble while just giving the Irish better looks at the basket and stepping up the pace of play. They put the game away with a 11-0 run to start the fourth. Keegan Guenther had 14-4-2,ZacThompson had 11-4-2 for the Irish also Matt Kinsler had four blocks. Newton was led by Luke Cornett had 13 and Max Newhouse with 10. (by @shoprat2)
Wyoming 49, Elder 34
The Elder Panthers traveled to take on The Wyoming Cowboys in one of the biggest games of the year for the Cowboys. Both teams came in ranked in the top of their divisions according to Max Preps (Wyoming #1 in D4 and Elder #14 in D1) Wyoming put their 16-0 record on the line while Elder came in at 12-4 just dropping a Game in OT to Moeller. The 1st qtr would end up being the biggest scoring qtr of the game , Wyoming lead 17-11 at the end of one. 2nd qtr we saw more of GCL style of play and was a low scoring but at the Break Wyoming was leading 26-17. Wyoming used a 15pt 4th qtr to coast to a BIG win for the program and remain unbeaten! Cam Williams and Connor Moore lead the Panthers both putting up 9pts. Wyoming saw 3 players in double figures. Devin Evans put up 10pts, Kellen Wiley added 12pts. Leading the Cowboys was Darren Gray who had a game high 14pts. (by @93 red ls)
MVCA 78, Mariemont 56
Mariemont , coming into the game with a 9-8 record looked to knock off a hot MVCA team who held a record of 12-3. MVCA really controlled the entire 1st half from the opening tip. At the end of the 1st MVCA had built a big 23-4 lead over the Warriors. Much of the same in the 2nd qtr, and at the break Mariemont had found themselves trailing 44-12. Mariemont did outscore MVCA in the 2nd half 44-34 but it was too much to handle as MVCA coasted to a W. Leading the lions was Casey Heap who scored a game high 27pts. Gavin French added 19pts and Rosen chipped in with 11pts. 3 Warriors were in double figures in the losing effort. Bo Deeter lead the Warriors w/21pts , Stalzer added 11pts and Foley 10pts. (by @93 red ls)
Taylor 77, New Richmond 24
The New Richmond Lions traveled west on rt50 to take on the Taylor Yellow Jackets in a SBAAC vs CHL clash. This game was dominated by the Jackets from the start to finish and ended up being a historic night for one Yellow Jacket. Taylor used a 39pt 1st half to take a double digit lead into Halftime. Much of the same in the 2nd half from the Jackets as they outscored the Lions 38-8 and cruised to a big win. Sam henline dropped 12 pts for the Jackets. Leading Taylor was Junior AJ Dean , he scored 43pts on 8-13 shooting from 3. 43 pts broke the previous school single game scoring record held by Danny Austing of 41pts. (by @93 red ls)
Batavia 51, Finneytown 43
Batavia and Finneytown met for what was the 2nd SBAAC vs CHL battle of the night. This one started out in favor of the Wildcats. At the end of the 1st qtr both teams were held to just 8pts. The 2nd qtr saw Finneytown able to claw their way to a 27-20 lead. But this game was a tale of 2 halves. Batavia went on to our score the Wildcats 31-16 in the 2nd half and able to cut a 7 pts halftime deficit to pick up a non conference win over Finneytown. Leading The Cats was Adrian benton who scored 14pts. Batavia saw 2 players in double figures. Brett Mckeon scored a game high 26 pts. Ryan Brose chipped in w/ a 10pt night for the Bulldogs. (by @93 red ls)
Copley 71, Tallmadage 65
Copley edged out Tallmadge in a closely contested basketball game, securing a 71-65 victory. Copley held a slim 17-16 advantage after the first quarter and extended it slightly to 31-29 at halftime. Tallmadge mounted a comeback attempt, but Copley maintained a comfortable lead entering the final quarter, 50-40. While Tallmadge's Kaden Davis (26 points) and Paul Rusinko (20 points) led the scoring charge for their team, Copley's balanced attack proved too much to overcome. Scooby Stanford (17 points), Lincoln Brockmeyer (16 points), Andrew McKnight (16 points), Gabriel Mansel (11 points), and Jalen Owens (7 points) all contributed to Copley's win. (by @Yappi)
Avon Lake 72, Amherst 63
Avon Lake edged out Amherst 72-63 Friday night. Cameron Moore led the Shoremen with 21 points, including 5 three-pointers, while Liam Besaw added 14, sinking 3 from beyond the arc. Trent Smith chipped in 12 points for Avon Lake, who showcased a balanced scoring attack with contributions from several players. Their ten three-pointers paved the way for their victory. Amherst's offense was paced by Jack Coleman's 17 points and Eli Solak's 15. Stanley Robinson added 8 points, including 2 three-pointers, and David Dudziak also contributed 6 points and 2 three-pointers. (by @Yappi)
Lake Catholic 63, Elyria Catholic 49
Lake Catholic (10-6) defeated Elyria Catholic (1-15) on Friday night, 63-49. Ace Peterlin led Lake Catholic with 16 points, including three three-pointers, while Brandon Webb added 15 points and another three from beyond the arc. Cross Nimmo contributed 14 points to the winning effort, and Brody Bohr chipped in 8, hitting one three-pointer. Stanton Powaski's three-pointer also contributed to Lake Catholic's impressive eight three-pointers as a team. Elyria Catholic's scoring was led by Dominique Stamper and Matisse Williams, who each scored 10 points. Stamper hit two three-pointers. Ezekiel Lind added 9 points, and Tyler Wilson contributed 8. (by @Yappi)
lyria 66, North Ridgeville 64
Elyria held off a late push from North Ridgeville to secure a hard-fought 66-64 victory. A strong team effort propelled the Pioneers to victory, with Kendyll Compton leading the charge with 25 points, followed by Jayden Crutcher's 22-point performance. Taylor Blanton also contributed with 13 points. The Pioneers hit 8 three-pointers, with Blanton, Crutcher, and Compton each connecting from beyond the arc. North Ridgeville's Kyle Miller (16 points) and Charlie Steinmetz (15 points) led the Rangers' scoring efforts. Luke Rowe added 12 points, including two three-pointers, and the Rangers also knocked down 7 three-pointers as a team. Despite a late surge, North Ridgeville couldn't quite overcome Elyria's balanced attack. (by @Yappi)
Brookside 80, Columbia 60
Brookside defeated Columbia, 80-60, in a convincing victory Friday night. The Cardinals (10-5) were led by Marquis Capers and Jacob Holman with 23 points apiece. Nolan Waechter added 19 points, including three three-pointers. Alex Arra chipped in 10 points to round out the Cardinals’ scoring. Columbia’s (9-8) Ryan Smith led the team with 21 points, grabbing 16 rebounds in the process. Jacob Reust contributed 17 points, including five three-pointers, while Dylan Fisher added 11. The Cardinals outscored Columbia in each of the first three quarters, building a 25-point lead. Brookside shot 7-of-12 from the free-throw line, while Columbia made just 10-of-22. Columbia did manage to hit 8 three-pointers. The rebounding battle was closely contested, with Columbia edging out Brookside 39-37, largely due to Smith’s impressive performance on the boards. (by @Yappi)
Kirtland 55, Crestwood 54
A back-and-forth battle saw Kirtland outscore Crestwood 16-12 in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Leading the way for Kirtland was Lorenzo Renfro, who poured in 21 points, including one three-pointer. Vincent Carriero added another strong performance with 20 points, hitting six three-pointers. Will Burt chipped in 6 points, and Dominic Alfieri added 3, connecting on a three. Crestwood received a strong offensive showing from James Durham's 19 points. Brody Durham contributed 12 points, including a three-pointer, and Dekota Johnson added 11, with one three-pointer. Steven Lincoln also scored 8 points, hitting two three-pointers. The game remained close throughout, with Kirtland winning the final quarter 16-12 to secure the one-point win. (by @Yappi)
Streetsboro 64, Ravenna 28
Streetsboro cruised to a convincing 64-28 victory over Ravenna on the road. Charles Ivory led Streetsboro with a game-high 20 points, hitting three three-pointers. Jack Batten also contributed significantly, adding 20 points and sinking two three-pointers. Preston Laryea chipped in 8 points, while Ethan Laryea added 5. Miles Kobie rounded out the scoring for Streetsboro with 9 points. Ravenna struggled to find consistent offense. Ladarion Askew led the Ravens with 8 points, while Curtis Ross added 7. Tykwo Ward and Landon Goldey each hit a three-pointer for Ravenna's only other significant contributions. Streetsboro's strong performance was evident throughout all four quarters, outscoring Ravenna in each period (15-9, 19-5, 15-7, 15-7). (by @Yappi)
Cloverleaf 82, Field 67
Cloverleaf High School defeated Field High School 82-67 in a home victory. Marty Moran led the Colts with 32 points, including four three-pointers, while Isaac Smith added 21. Carter Whitehair chipped in 10 points and Ty Kovach added 9. Cloverleaf made 13 three-pointers in the game. Brayden Ronowski paced Field with a game-high 24 points, draining six three-pointers. Joey Conroy added 11 points (including three three-pointers), and Grady Eader contributed 14. Field's scoring was rounded out by Alec Grimm (10), Landon Wilmoth (3), and Ben Stayer (3). Field made 11 three-pointers. (by @Yappi)
Lake Center Christian 37, Rootstown 27
Lake Center Christian edged out Rootstown 37-27 on the road. TJ Lynch led the Tigers with 18 points, while Noah Harper added 13, including three three-pointers. Brody Zook chipped in 3 points with one three-pointer, and Xander Stokes added 3. Rootstown was paced by Blake Mullaly's 13 points, including three three-pointers. Carson Hayn contributed 11 points with two three-pointers, and Luke Flowers added 3 points and a three-pointer. The Tigers trailed 12-5 after the first period but outscored the Rovers the last three quarters to secure the win. (by @Yappi)
Coventry 62, Springfield 34
Coventry dominated Springfield in a decisive 62-34 victory at home. Comets' scoring was led by a strong performance from CJ Ross, who tallied 30 points. Alex Meinen added 18 points, while Justus Stephens chipped in 11. Kameryn Kennerly contributed 11 points, showcasing the team's depth. Coventry also hit four three-pointers, with Bryce White-Heldman connecting on two, and Stephens and Draiden Pauley each adding one. Springfield struggled to keep pace, with Anthony Berger scoring 12 points, David Bratanov's 9 points and Byson Lanham's 7 points leading the scoring effort. Springfield hit four three-pointers of their own, courtesy of Lanham (2), Berger, and Bratanov. (by @Yappi)
Springfield Catholic Central 54, Madison Plains 49
Springfield Catholic Central traveled to play Madison Plains tonight. The Irish came in to the game 10-4,9-1 in league while the Plains were 4-12,3-9. The game got off to a slow start with no one scoring for the first three minutes until the Plains drew first blood. The first half was whistle filled with turnovers and fouls by both teams. The first quarter ended with Plains on top by five. The Irish started to warm up in the second quarter and the Golden Eagle’s saw the fouls start to mount up,it resulted in an Irish lead at halftime of 28-27. The Golden Eagle’s played a 2-3 zone much of the time and when the Central post players got the ball the MP players were really attacking the ball either getting a foul or a turnover. Central kept attacking the inside of the zone successfully. Zac Thompson ended with 15-11-2 and Keegan Guenther had 22-10. (by @shoprat2)
Western Hills 65, Woodward 61
Senior guard Nic Wogenstahl poured in 34 points for Western Hills, but it was six straight points from senior forward Junior Allandikim in the fourth quarter that enabled the Mustangs to rally past Woodward, 65-61, Friday night at Western Hills. Wogenstahl scored 16 points in the first quarter, including the Mustangs first 11 points of the game, as Western Hills raced out to a 26-8 lead as part of a 32-point first-quarter for the Mustangs. Back-to-back 3-pointers by junior forward Bryce Lively allowed Woodward to cut the Mustangs lead to eight points, 40-32, with under a minute remaining in the first half, and the Bulldogs trailed by nine at halftime, 43-34. Woodward was still down eight, 45-37, when the Bulldogs closed the third quarter on a 17-5 run to take a 54-50 lead into the fourth quarter. Senior forward Terrence Watson scored eight points during the run, including a pair of traditional three-point plays, and junior guard Julian Gaulden had seven. Wogenstahl opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with his seventh 3-pointer of the game, and Allandikim followed with three straight baskets to put Western Hills ahead to stay, 59-54. Gaulden made a 3-pointer for Woodward's first points of the quarter with just over three minutes remaining, but the Bulldogs could never get closer than two points the rest of the game. Wogenstahl led the Mustangs with four assists and four steals in addition to his 34 points. Senior guard Seydou Keita followed with 14 points, scoring 12 in the first quarter. Allandikim finished with eight points and 10 rebounds. Lively led Woodward with 17 points and 12 rebounds, scoring 15 in the first half. Gaulden scored all 15 of his points in the second half and had six assists and six steals while Watson scored 13 points. (by @usfldan)
Taylor 60, Finneytown 52
Taylor traveled to Finneytown to take on the Wildcats in a CHL battle. Taylor came in 7-3 in the league (sitting in 2nd place) and Finneytown entered 2-8. This was a game of 2 halves. The 1st half belonged all to the Jackets. Taylor was able to build a 21 pt lead at the break (36-15) The 2nd half Finneytown came out shooting well and was able to cut into that lead. Heading into the 4th the score was 49-36 Jackets. Finneytown was able to get it as close as 5 in the 4th but the Jackets held on with some clutch late FT's down the stretch. Adrian Benton had a big game for the Wildcats scoring 19pts on 5-9 shooting from 3. The jackets saw 3 players in double figures. Leading the Jackets was Junior Noah Wentz who tallied 16pts for the Jackets. Aaron McFarland scored 14pts and AJ Dean added 12. (by @93 red ls)
Saturday
Springfield Catholic Central 46, Newton 35
Newton at Springfield Catholic Central in a non- league game. Newton came in at10-6,5-4 while Central was 11-4,10-1. It was senior recognition night in the Collier gym so Coach Matt Mullen started a lineup of seniors that do not usually start and they played most of the first quarter. The Irish were a little ragged in the quarter and it ended with Newton on top 12-10. Even though the regular team was in the second quarter was low scoring again. Newton seemed determined to slow the pace and the Irish were content to play that way. The low score is also in part due to the large numbers of turnovers ( many unforced) that each team committed. Net result was the second quarter was worse than the first with the score only18-17 at half. The Central coaches must have used the halftime well as the Irish were much better in the second half cutting down on turnovers and more aggressive on defense while offensively going hard to the basket to create more open chances. This put Newton in some foul trouble while just giving the Irish better looks at the basket and stepping up the pace of play. They put the game away with a 11-0 run to start the fourth. Keegan Guenther had 14-4-2,ZacThompson had 11-4-2 for the Irish also Matt Kinsler had four blocks. Newton was led by Luke Cornett had 13 and Max Newhouse with 10. (by @shoprat2)
Wyoming 49, Elder 34
The Elder Panthers traveled to take on The Wyoming Cowboys in one of the biggest games of the year for the Cowboys. Both teams came in ranked in the top of their divisions according to Max Preps (Wyoming #1 in D4 and Elder #14 in D1) Wyoming put their 16-0 record on the line while Elder came in at 12-4 just dropping a Game in OT to Moeller. The 1st qtr would end up being the biggest scoring qtr of the game , Wyoming lead 17-11 at the end of one. 2nd qtr we saw more of GCL style of play and was a low scoring but at the Break Wyoming was leading 26-17. Wyoming used a 15pt 4th qtr to coast to a BIG win for the program and remain unbeaten! Cam Williams and Connor Moore lead the Panthers both putting up 9pts. Wyoming saw 3 players in double figures. Devin Evans put up 10pts, Kellen Wiley added 12pts. Leading the Cowboys was Darren Gray who had a game high 14pts. (by @93 red ls)
MVCA 78, Mariemont 56
Mariemont , coming into the game with a 9-8 record looked to knock off a hot MVCA team who held a record of 12-3. MVCA really controlled the entire 1st half from the opening tip. At the end of the 1st MVCA had built a big 23-4 lead over the Warriors. Much of the same in the 2nd qtr, and at the break Mariemont had found themselves trailing 44-12. Mariemont did outscore MVCA in the 2nd half 44-34 but it was too much to handle as MVCA coasted to a W. Leading the lions was Casey Heap who scored a game high 27pts. Gavin French added 19pts and Rosen chipped in with 11pts. 3 Warriors were in double figures in the losing effort. Bo Deeter lead the Warriors w/21pts , Stalzer added 11pts and Foley 10pts. (by @93 red ls)
Taylor 77, New Richmond 24
The New Richmond Lions traveled west on rt50 to take on the Taylor Yellow Jackets in a SBAAC vs CHL clash. This game was dominated by the Jackets from the start to finish and ended up being a historic night for one Yellow Jacket. Taylor used a 39pt 1st half to take a double digit lead into Halftime. Much of the same in the 2nd half from the Jackets as they outscored the Lions 38-8 and cruised to a big win. Sam henline dropped 12 pts for the Jackets. Leading Taylor was Junior AJ Dean , he scored 43pts on 8-13 shooting from 3. 43 pts broke the previous school single game scoring record held by Danny Austing of 41pts. (by @93 red ls)
Batavia 51, Finneytown 43
Batavia and Finneytown met for what was the 2nd SBAAC vs CHL battle of the night. This one started out in favor of the Wildcats. At the end of the 1st qtr both teams were held to just 8pts. The 2nd qtr saw Finneytown able to claw their way to a 27-20 lead. But this game was a tale of 2 halves. Batavia went on to our score the Wildcats 31-16 in the 2nd half and able to cut a 7 pts halftime deficit to pick up a non conference win over Finneytown. Leading The Cats was Adrian benton who scored 14pts. Batavia saw 2 players in double figures. Brett Mckeon scored a game high 26 pts. Ryan Brose chipped in w/ a 10pt night for the Bulldogs. (by @93 red ls)
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