PREP ROUNDUP | Central Christian pulls off huge win over Lucas

Thursday, Jan. 20

BOYS BASKETBALL

Central Christian 35, Lucas 34

Lucas had dominated the Mid-Buckeye Conference over the past three seasons, winning the league title outright each year and losing just one conference game since the 2018-19 season began heading into Thursday.

Central Christian took a big step toward making sure Lucas doesn't sit alone at the top of MBC again, upsetting the Cubs in a physical matchup and tying the Cubs atop the league standings.

Caden Granger led the way with 13 points and Tyler Bonner — fresh off a 30-point night against East Canton earlier in the week — had 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals in an all-around performance. Thatcher Rohrer hit the boards for 10 key rebounds as well.

The Comets led most of the fourth quarter and held off the Cubs' charge down the stretch to pick up the big win.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Mt. Vernon 52, Wooster 44

In an Ohio Cardinal Conference upset, Mt. Vernon rallied for a stunning win and shook up the conference title chase for Wooster. Despite holding leads multiple times throughout the game, the Generals couldn’t hold off the Yellow Jackets and, with the loss, fall a game behind West Holmes in the title chase.

“We were unable to put them away after having 5-7 point leads and credit to [Mt. Vernon] for battling all the way to the end," Wooster coach Alex Kacere said. “This one stings, the girls really wanted this one and so I feel for them more than anything. Basketball aside, we care deeply for each of them and hope our impact will go well beyond just this game.”

Nora Levy led the Generals with a team-high 16 points and Tori Pettorini finished with nine points, sinking three 3-pointers. Grace Grey just missed a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds, and Eily Badertscher finished with six points.

Waynedale 50, Northwestern 32

A slow start didn't hamper Waynedale as it took control of this league battle with Northwestern on the back of a 14-5 second quarter run to stay undefeated.

Brooklyn Yoder continued to shine with another huge night as she posted another monster double-double. Yoder scored at team-high 17 and grabbed a team-leading 13 rebounds and Alyssa Geiser poured in 16 points and had six boards. Kylie Nussbaum added nine points and Cherlyn Miller dished out a team-high six assists.

Caydence Scale led the Huskies with 13 points and five rebounds, and Kara McKay finished with six points and five boards. Shayna Allshouse chipped in five points for Northwestern.

Dalton 46, Rittman 2

Addesa Miller and Ella Lunsford led Dalton past Rittman in this league battle with Miller scoring 15 and grabbing four rebounds, and Lunsford adding 11 points and three boards.

There was Kylee Johnson with eight points and Mia Weaver finished with eight rebounds.

Smithville 74, Hillsdale 36

Six different players got into the scoring act as Smithville used a balanced attack to down Hillsdale in WCAL action.

Leading that balanced attack was Cammi Wickens with a team-high 16 points and Madi Singer finished with 13. Fellow frosh Aly Wickens poured in 12, Kailynn Wickens had 10 while Naomi Keib and Audrey Sidle both finished with seven apiece.

The Falcons were paced by Sydney Elliott with 12, Lacey Fickes had 10 while Lauren Bishop and Marissa Heldenbrand both added six points.

Loudonville 70, Crestline 18

Corri Vermilya led Loudonville past Crestline with a huge effort, posting 21 points and grabbing 20 rebounds.

Outside of Vermilya, the Redbirds saw Maddie Kline score 13 and Shalen Guilliams buried two trifectas and finished with 10.

BOWLING

Triway 2,463, Conotton Valley 2,282 (girls)

Conotton Valley 2,600, Triway 2,460 (boys)

Going on the road, Triway girls remained unbeaten and the boys fell to a tough host in Conotton Valley.

The girls were led by sophomore sensation Emma Yoder with a 487 series as she bowled games of 242 and 245. Addy Meshew was outstanding with a 411 with scores of 232 and 179 for the Titans. There was Danielle Densmore with a 370 and Lindsay Miller was strong with a 310 in the win.

Aeron Meshew was on a mission with a 475 series, but it didn’t change the result as he finished with games of 218 and 257. Owen Fiesler added scores of 197 and 166 for a 363 and Chad Harper finished with a 333 for Triway.

GYMNASTICS

Wooster 130.15, Perry 124.85

For Senior Night, Wooster gave its seniors one last great ride by posting its highest score of the season in a win over Perry.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the seniors and their supportive teammates,” said Generals coach Debbie Knapic. Being honored were seniors Abby Payne, Alivia Thorley and Maddie Rae Frazier, along with Waynedale’s Emily Carter.

Fittingly, it was one of the seniors in Carter who led the way locally with a second-place all-around with a score of 33.45. Carter finished won the beam with a score of 8.35, was second on the bars (8.35) and finished third on the floor (8.8).

For Wooster, it was led by Ady Thorley, who was third (32.45), Madi Sommers was fourth (32.2) and Brenna Huffman finished fifth (32.15). Thorley was third on the vault, fourth on the bars and finished in a tie for fourth with her floor routine, Sommers was second on the floor, third on the bars and fourth on the vault, and Huffman was second on the beam and tied for fourth on the floor.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Prep Roundup: Central Christian pulls off huge win over Lucas