Roundup: Morgan boys fall in 2 OTs; Philo, Sheridan wrestlers impress
McCONNELSVILLE — Joe Mayle put another shooting display for Morgan on Saturday night, but this time it wasn't enough.
Mayle hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, including two in the fourth quarter, but the Andrew Airhart fired in eight in a game-high 26-point showing to lead Stewart Federal Hocking to a 76-73 nonleague win in double overtime.
Mayle, a guard, also had eight 3s in a win against Coshocton on Friday, coming just one shy of the school's single-game record held by Mason Edgell.
Airhart hit four 3s to account for all 12 of his points in the first half, then hit three in the fourth quarter to help knot the game at 62 after regulation play. It was also tied at 45 entering the fourth.
Morgan (3-3) trailed by two in overtime, but Mayle was fouled as time expired and sank both free throws to force another extra session. The Lancers got a trio of 3s in the two overtime periods, including two from Scotty Balch, to preserve the win.
Airhart and Balch combined for all 11 of the team's 3-pointers. Tariq Cottrill had 17 points — 15 in the second half and overtime — Caden Chapman 12 and Balch 11 for the Lancers.
Carson Mummey had 13 of his 19 points in the second half and overtime and Hunter Shriver added eight of his 12 in the first half for Morgan, which led 31-27 at halftime.
Federal Hocking took the reserve game 36-32. Luke Coleman's 11 points paced Morgan.
Cols. Hamilton Township 66, Philo 59: The host Electrics (1-4) took a 17-5 lead after a quarter, but five Rangers scored in double figures as they pulled away down the stretch for a nonleague win at The Power Plant.
Jo McBride had 15 points, Trent Renz 14 and Art McBride 13 for Hamilton Township, which outscored the hosts, 24-9, in the second quarter to take a 29-26 lead at halftime. It led 50-48 entering the fourth.
The teams combined for 43 points in the third quarter — Philo had 22 — but the Electrics missed four free throws in the fourth and had just four field goals.
Renz had all of his points after halftime, including eight in the third quarter.
Cade Searls had 11 of his 17 points in the second half and Cooper Radcliffe had 11 of his 15 in the same span for Philo, which hit only 5 of 15 free throws.
Sheridan 52, Newark Catholic 48: Reed Coconis scored nine of his team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter, as the Generals (2-2) took a 20-6 lead after a quarter and held on for a nonleague win at the Tiger Roundball Classic at Pickerington Central.
Coconis led three players in double figures in scoring — Caden Sheridan added 11 and A.J. Winders 10. Coconis and Sheridan had five points with 3-pointers in the first.
Braylon Bates had nine of his points in the third quarter, including two of his 3-pointers, as NC cut a 27-20 halftime deficit to 38-35 entering the fourth. Bates had six more in the fourth, including one of the Green Wave's trio of 3s in that span, but Sheridan prevailed.
Sheridan's reserves fell to Pickerington Central, 60-29. Hunter Adams had nine points for Sheridan.
Girls Basketball
New Lexington 50, Meadowbrook 43: Aubri Spicer scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter for the host Panthers, who hit 5 of 7 at the line in that span to pull away for a hard-fought Muskingum Valley League-Small School win
Spicer was among three Panthers to hit double figures in scoring — Kim Kellogg added 13 with a quartet of 3-pointers and Chloe Dick tossed in nine of her 11 in the second half.
New Lex (6-0, 4-0 MVL-Small) led 21-19 at the half and 33-25 entering the fourth, as Dick had six points on three made baskets. Abby Wilson and McKenzy McCoy sank four straight free throws in the fourth.
Karly Launder scored seven of her 14 points in the fourth for Meadowbrook (2-2 MVL-Small), which scored 17 points in the final frame, but missed five free throws.
Kaylynn Gombeda added eight points for the Colts.
Sheridan 48, Vincent Warren 39: The unbeaten Generals (6-0) outscored the Warriors, 35-24, in the second half to overcome a 15-13 halftime deficit in a nonleague win at Albany Alexander.
The game was a rematch of last year's Division II regional final at Zanesville, a game the Generals won en route to a state runner-up finish.
Jamisyn Stinson had 16 points and Nora Saffell 12 for a balanced Sheridan offense that hit 13 of 20 second-half field goals after a 5-of-22 showing in the first. They also had 10 of their 12 turnovers before halftime.
Halle Warner and Ava Heller had eight and seven points, respectively, for Sheridan, which hit 18 of 42 field goals and 9 of 12 free throws. Stinson also had eight rebounds, six steals and three blocks; Saffell pulled down seven caroms.
Madison Lynn tallied 12 points and Sophie Cochran 11 for Warren, which failed to hit a 3-pointer.
John Glenn 64, Philo 54: McKinzi Linscott and Riley Zamensky combined for 42 points for the visiting Muskies (2-4), who outscored the visitors, 22-11, at the free-throw line to earn an MVL-Big School win at The Power Plant.
Linscott's 24 points led all scorers, scoring 12 in each half, including eight in the fourth quarter, when John Glenn (1-3 MVL-Big) extended a 45-44 lead. The Muskies were 9-of-12 at the line in that span.
Zamensky's 18-point effort included a 6-of-9 showing at the line and 12 points in the second half. Mya Oliver added eight points for the winners.
Olivia Winland (14 points), Olivia Dement (13) and Bailey Dement (10) paced Philo (0-5, 0-4), which hit 18 of 43 field goals — 7 of 19 3s — but couldn't overcome 20 turnovers.
Tri-Valley 64, Maysville 15: Mackenzie Harvey led a balanced Scotties offense with 15 points and Lexi Howe chipped in 12 in an MVL-Big School rout in Dresden.
Jacie Rollison added nine points, P.D. Moore eight and Maddie Garber seven for Tri-Valley (5-1, 4-0), which had eight players score and led 42-8 at halftime.
Jerzei Blackketter tossed in six points to pace Maysville (2-3, 2-2).
Rosecrans 59, Miller 17: Jenna McLaughlin scored a career-high 26 points to power the Bishops, who pulled down 24 offensive rebounds in a Mid-State League-Cardinal Division win at Rogge Gymnasium.
Ella Lambert had 14 points and Alaina Berry 11 for Rosecrans (5-4), which took a 25-4 lead after a quarter and never looked back. The Bishops allowed only 17 points in the first three quarters and held the Falcons to 7-of-44 field goal shooting.
Olivia Dismon's six points led Miller.
Morgan 51, Coshocton 40: The Raiders (3-4) outscored the visitors, 17-3, in the second quarter to build a 25-15 halftime lead it wouldn't relinquish in an MVL-Small School win in McConnelsville.
Odessa Smith and Makayla Kidd had 12 points and Gianna Myers nine for Morgan, which trailed 12-8 after a quarter. The Raiders (2-2 MVL-Small) overcame 24 turnovers.
Savannah Bartlett posted a game-high 20 points and Julia Catrina-Bach and Isabelle Lauvray had seven for Coshocton (0-6, 0-4), which made only 16 of 44 field goals.
Morgan had 32 rebounds as Baylee Harmon grabbed eight and Denae Worley seven. Smith added six assists and two steals.
Morgan won the reserve game, 49-15, behind Paige Lanning's 13 points. Myke Augenstein added nine counters.
West Muskingum 65, Crooksville 6: Debra Allen and Caitlyn Drake combined for 27 points in the Tornadoes' rout of the visiting Ceramics in an MVL-Small School game at Gary Ankrum Gymnasium.
Drake had eight points in the first quarter and Jayden Thornton added six of her 10 as the Tornadoes (4-2, 3-1) led 24-3 after a quarter and 45-6 at halftime.
Taylor Spung chipped in eight points and Zoie Settles six for the winners.
West took the reserve game, 38-22. Teriauna Bradford tallied 10 points and Kyndall Fountain eight for West.
Wrestling
Philo strong at Logan: Four Electrics claimed titles en route to a fourth-place finish at the 15-team Logan Invitational.
John Brown (126 pounds), Griffin Swartz (132), Talan Bailey (150) and Drew Lincicome (215) earned titles and Jack Lincicome was third for Philo, which totaled 194 1/2 points. Andrew Philip (144) and Gibson Swartz (190) were fourth for the Electrics.
Zanesville was fifth with 164 1/2 points as Vince Coleman claimed the 106 title and Jaden McConiha (190) and Christian Ramirez (285) were runner-up. Ramirez dropped a hard-fought 2-1 decision to Erik Wells, of Delaware Hayes, in the finals.
Thomas Mayle (132) and Vaughn Pouncey (157) were third and Kamarion Ruff fourth (165) for the Blue Devils.
Maysville top five at Warren: Alijuh Ridenour led five Panthers who played in the top four in their classes at the Hickory Grove Market Invitational at Warren Local.
Ridenour, a sophomore, was first at 132 after a first-period pin of Trimble's Xavier Ridenour. Caleb Monlux was second at 126; Anthony Humphrey took second at 138, Logan Wilhite second at 144 and Blayn Wilson third at 138.
New Lexington Orange's Cole Furbee was second at 175 and Zane Hubble third at 106; Morgan's Bradley Spencer was first at 144 and Rylan Taylor third at 175,
Sheridan 8-1 at Marlington Duals: Coltyn Reedy (144) and Hunter Wallis (144) finished 9-0 as Sheridan took first place at the Alliance Marlington Duals.
Sheridan earned wins against Massilon Tuslaw (52-24), Green (56-30), Akron Hoban (63-18), Chesterland West Geauga (50-28), Akron Springfield (57-24), Beloit West Branch (39-31), Girard (52-30) and Mogadore Field (59), with its only loss coming to Marlington (53-27).
Logan Householder (132) and Isaac McKinney (215) were 8-1, while Cash Owen (106), Blake Clouse (113), Jake Householder (138) and Jacob Ramey (175) were 7-2 and Thad Nikodym (126) and Noah Miller (285) 6-3.
West M 15th at Union Local: Konnor Samson was third at 150 to lead the Tornadoes at the 21-team Belmont Union Local Invitational.
West, which had four placers in the top eight, totaled 42 points.
Coshocton was 10th overall with 92 points as Dalton Brock was third at 132.
University School (West Virginia) rolled to the team title with 343 points, more than double the amount of runner-up Martins Ferry (166) and third-place Parkersburg (West Virgnia) South (164).
This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Roundup: Morgan boys basketball falls in 2 OTs, suffer first loss
