HS Roundup: Philo claims Yinger title; New Lex second at Licking Valley

HANOVER — In an event loaded with local teams, seniors Ethan Burkhart and Hunter Rose claimed titles to lead New Lexington to a second-place finish among 16 teams on Saturday at the Licking Valley Invitational.

Burkhart outlasted Carrollton's Landon Jenkins, 3-0, in the finals at 106, which came after he dominated pool play and earned a first-period pin over Marengo Highland's Konner Blaney in the semifinals.

“I’ve seen him before and he’s a tough wrestler," Burkhart said of Jenkins. "It was by far my toughest match. This is always a good tournament.”

Burkhart has battled sickness recently and didn't wrestle in the Panthers' previous match, but he proved more than up to the task in a dominant showing on Saturday.

"I want to be in the state finals, but I have to work on some things, like my gas tank and my balance," Burkhart said. "As of right now, I think I’m doing pretty well.”

Rose was equally impressive at 165, earning a 14-12 decision over Newark Catholic's Brendan Sheehan in the finals after recording a first-period pin against Vincent Warren's Jason Williams. He was also unbeaten in pool play.

Jesse Wood was runner-up at 215, falling by pin to River View's Cruz Mobley in the finals after an overtime win against Carrollton's Owen Spiker in the semifinals.

Sam Longhenry added a third-place finish at 175, following a 5-1 loss to Newark's Kallan Baker with a 13-3 major decision in the consolation finals over Utica's Andrew Lewis.

Isaac Ratliff was fourth at 126, Nathan Gottke fourth at 144, Nolan Carson fourth at 157 and Hayden Clark fourth at 190, as New Lexington's 208 team points trailed only champion Carrollton (254) and ahead of third-place Licking Valley (200 1/2). The Panthers had 11 total placers.

John Glenn was eighth, River View 11th, Maysville 12th and Morgan 15th among local teams.

John Glenn's Dominic Bates earned the title at 120 after a 3-2 win against Northridge's Haedyn Parman in the finals and teammate Cohen Bunting pinned Meadowbrook's Logan Greer in the finals at 157.

Bates edged Licking Valley's Mason Hornfeck, 7-6, and Bunting pinned Newark Catholic's Theo Talbot in the semifinals.

A freshman, Bates improved to 17-1. He was voted the No. 3 seed.

“I was able to make him take some fake shots (in the finals) and got him tired," Bates said. "I have some confidence right now. I was able to go 8-0 at Wheeling (West Virginia) in a duals tournament. I want to make the state, but I still have a lot to work on, like snapdowns, feet movement and taking shots.”

Morgan's Bradley Spencer earned a third-place finish at 144, earning the pin over Gottke after being pinned in the semifinals by Utica's Clayton Smith. Teammate Logan Niceswanger was fifth at 190.

Maysville's Anthony Humphrey was fourth at 138 and Caleb Monlux fifth at 126.

Philo captures Yinger Tournament Title: Drew Lincicome won the 190-pound title and received the upper weight class' Most Outstanding Wrestler award, as the Electrics totaled 283.5 points in the 20-team field.

John Brown (120), Talan Bailey (150), Monty Boyd (157) and Gibson Swartz (175) also placed first for Philo, while Griffin Swartz (132) came in second, Dakota Kinney (157) was fifth, Brian Hall (150) and Landon Gill (215) were sixth and Ryan South (106) and Jack Lincicome (165) took seventh to round out the team's placers.

New Lex Orange was 16th (76), as Cole Furbee (175) came in third, Ethan Robinson (126) fifth, Chase Shriner (190) sixth and Bryce Robinson (165) eighth.

Crooksville fourth at Tornado Classic: Corbyn Browning (120) and Hunter Browning (144) won titles for the Ceramics, who totaled 152 points against a 14-team field.

Christian Browning (126) placed second, Jacob Hammer (132) came in third, Andrew Rollins (285) took fourth and Seth Dalrymple (165) was sixth for Crooksville.

Konnor Samson (150) took second, Steven Crumbaker (157) and Andrew Stark (190) placed third, Nathan Eltringham (215) was fourth and Noah McFee (138) came in fifth for the Tornadoes, who were ninth with 103.5 points.

Zanesville was 10th (89), as Vince Coleman won the title at 106 pounds, while Jaden McConiha (190) finished second, Kamarion Ruff (165) took third and Thomas Mayle (132) was fifth.

Girls Basketball

Sheridan 64, River View 21: Jamisyn Stinson hit eight 3s as part of a 38-point effort in the Generals' rout of the Lady Bears in Muskingum Valley League Big School Division play.

Stinson hit two 3s in a 12-point first quarter and Halle Warner had five of her 11 points in the frame as Sheridan led 20-0 after one quarter.

The Generals' advantage grew to 44-3 at the half after Stinson scored 17 with three 3s in the second quarter, and she made three 3s in the third, as the lead was 56-13.

Stinson also had 10 rebounds, seven steals and five assists, Mylie Forgrave added six rebounds, six steals and five assists, Warner dished out seven assists and Nora Saffell also grabbed six boards for Sheridan (12-1, 8-1).

Lily Yoder totaled six points and Annie Killiany and Prestyn Patterson had five points apiece for River View (2-10, 2-7).

Coshocton 59, Crooksville 34: Isabelle Lauvray knocked down four 3s and poured in 24 points, as host Coshocton (1-11, 1-8) earned its first win of the season with a rout of the Ceramics at The Wigwam.

Savannah Bartlett added 16 points, including a 12-of-14 effort at the line, and Julia Cutrina scored 11 of her 13 points in the second half to help secure the win.

Bartlett and Lauvray combined for 16 points in the first quarter to stake the Lady 'Skins to a 20-6 lead through one quarter, while Brynn Lundell had six of her 11 points in the second quarter for Crooksville, which trimmed the deficit to 28-20 at the half.

Lauvray collected 11 points with a pair of 3s and a three-point play in the third, as Coshocton surged ahead 45-28 entering the fourth.

Meg Mumford added eight points for the Ceramics (2-11, 1-8).

John Glenn 61, Philo 28: Mya Oliver went for 21 points as the visiting Muskies (9-4, 6-3) built a 21-4 advantage through one quarter and never looked back in a Big School Division victory at The Power Plant.

McKinzi Linscott had a double-double of 10 points and 15 rebounds and Madeline Winland and Jess Church added seven points each for John Glenn, which was up 43-13 at the half and 60-22 through three.

Caitlin Rose totaled eight points and and Bailey and Olivia Dement had seven points each for Philo (5-7, 4-5).

John Glenn reserves won 38-32 as Emmy Babcock had 11 points and Hannah Christmas added nine.

Tri-Valley 59, Maysville 23: The visiting Scotties (10-2, 8-1) started fast and pulled away in a Big School Division win against the Panthers (2-10, 2-7).

Tri-Valley led 18-8 through one quarter, 29-13 at the half and 46-19 after three.

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Meadowbrook 49, Morgan 40: The host Colts (6-3) kept pace in the MVL Small School race with a win over the Raiders.

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Boys Basketball

New Lexington 56, KIPP Columbus 44: Sophomore point guard Isaiah Stephens had another strong performance for the Panthers (9-3), who pulled away at the foul line in the second half for a nonleague home win.

Stephens followed his 22-point effort against River View on Friday with a 21-point effort against KIPP that included an 8-of-10 effort at the line — all in the fourth quarter. The Panthers led 40-32 after three quarters and extended the lead by hitting 10 of 14 at the line in the final frame.

Lukas Ratliff and Bentley Hanson added 11 points and Ryan Hobbs and Isaac Dick six, as New Lex overcame 15 turnovers by shooting 50 percent from the field (18-of-36) in an efficient performance. KIPP was 20-of-51 from the field, including just 2-of-13 on 3s. New Lex also held a 21-16 rebounding advantage.

Stephens had a 3 and three other baskets in the first quarter, but New Lex trailed 17-16 entering the second. KIPP managed just three field goals in the second as New Lex took a 25-24 lead into the half.

Jordan Hall had 14 points and Jaden Dunn 10 for KIPP (8-3).

John Glenn 67, Indian Valley 52: Nathan Walker scored 18 points and Kaiden Walls added 15 points, as the host Muskies improved to 7-3 overall with a non-league win.

Walker had eight points in the first quarter to help John Glenn race out to a 22-12 advantage through one, while five players scored in the second quarter, including 3s from Walker, Walls, Nelson Cameron and Bexlee Woodard, as the lead grew to 41-24 at the half.

The advantage was 54-37 through three for the Muskies, who also got seven points apiece from Caleb Larrick and Stehl Bates.

Tyson Pryor collected 20 points and Reese Coalson added 11 for the Braves.

Rosecrans 51, Millersport 36: Grady Labishak collected 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including a 7-of-9 effort at the line, as the Bishops improved to 8-1 with a Mid-State League Cardinal Division win.

The Lakers led 12-8 through one quarter before Weston Hartman hit three 3s and scored 11 of his 19 in the second quarter to put Rosecrans up 21-19 at the half.

The Bishops led 30-23 entering the fourth as they made 8 of 12 free throws and 6 of 13 field goals in the final stanza. They finished 17 of 59 from the field, 6 of 29 on 3s and 11 of 16 at the line.

Xander Daniels added eight points, 13 rebounds and three assists and Hartman corralled 10 rebounds in the win.

Both team collected 41 rebounds with Rosecrans grabbing 15 offensive rebounds. The Bishops had eight turnovers to 15 by Millersport, which was 14 of 46 from the field and 1 of 16 behind the arc.

Michael Levacy had 14 points and Wyatt Collins added 11 for the Lakers.

Licking Heights 59, Zanesville 56: The visiting Blue Devils (1-9) trailed 32-22 at halftime and were able to tie the game several times in the fourth quarter, but couldn't get over the hump in a Licking County League Buckeye Division loss.

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Caldwell 74, Philo 56: Cade Searls knocked down three 3s and scored 23 for the visiting Electrics (4-7), who trailed 19-14 after one and couldn't get much closer in a loss to the Redskins.

Bede Lori poured in 31 points, Tyee Devolld added 19 points and Carter Wheeldin scored 16 for Caldwell, which led 36-26 at the half and 55-44 entering the fourth.

Wesley Wilson chipped in 12 and Cooper Radcliffe added nine points for Philo.

Swimming

Tri-Valley competes at Northridge Viking Classic: The Scottie girls tallied 219 points to place fourth and the boys had 141 points for seventh in a 19-team meet.

Emma Lewis came in fourth in the 500 free (6:29), Abri Mallett, Sarah Jacoby, Mia Fuhriman and Jesi Fuhriman were fourth in the 400 free relay (4:04.57), Jacoby, Dani Stewart, Jesi Fuhriman and Abri Mallett were fifth in the 200 medley relay (2:06.42) and Stewart placed sixth in the 100 breast (1:21.95) to pace the TV girls, while AJ Lawler came in second in the 100 fly (58.54) and third in the 100 back (58.3) and Sam Wegner came in sixth in the 100 free (2:22.78) and 500 free (6:21) for the boys.

This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: HS Roundup: Philo claims Yinger title; New Lex second at Licking Valley