Stark County-area H.S. and college basketball roundup - March 4; Upcoming schedule
AREA ROUNDUP
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WALSH 81, KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 50 Morgan McMillen hit seven 3s and scored 27 points to lead Walsh past Kentucky Wesleyan in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal at Ashland.
McMillen finished 7 of 11 from 3-point range and 10 of 15 from the field overall.
G-MAC Player of the Year Sha Carter hit all seven of field goal attempts for the Cavaliers (26-3), who won their 18th straight game. Mayci Sales scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
An 18-0 second quarter run helped the Cavs grab a 40-24 halftime lead. Walsh outscored Kentucky Wesleyan 41-26 in the second half.
The second-seeded Cavs will face No. 1-seed Ashland in the championship game Saturday at 3 p.m.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
STEVENS 84, MOUNT UNION 74 Matt LaCorte scored a game-high 31 points as the Ducks upset the Purple Raiders in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Stevens used a 25-9 run to take a 75-67 lead with 3:29 remaining. Mount Union closed to within five in the final three minutes, but the Ducks hit nine free throws to close out the Purple Raiders.
Darrell Newsom hit all six of his 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead the Purple Raiders, who finish the season at 23-5. Christian Parker scored 14 points. Chris Painter Jr. finished with 11. Ethan Stanislawski added 10.
The loss marked the first time in four NCAA Tournament appearances that Mount Union did not advance out of the first round.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL
GARAWAY 62, TUSKY VALLEY 45 Logan Stotzer had 14 points and three rebounds for Tusky Valley in its loss in an East Division III district final game at Claymont High School.
Connar Newsome added 12 points and three assists for Tusky Valley.
Alex Roden was the leading scorer for Garaway with 22 points, five rebounds and two steals.
BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT FINALS BOX SCORES
Louisville 63, Warren Howland 56
Division II, at Ashtabula Lakeside HS
HOWLAND (15-10): Henry 1 0-0 2, Bronson 4 0-0 10, Durig 2 0-0 4, Brown 2 0-0 4, Massucci, 11 8-10 32. Totals 22-54 8-10 56.
LOUISVILLE (19-6): Aljancic 5 5-9 15, Siegfried 1 0-0 3, Roberts 3 0-0. 7, Gross 2 2-2 6, Boldon 6 1-3 17, Nigro 4 6-9 15 . Totals 21-49 14-23 63.
Howland - 8 - 12 - 10 - 26 — 56
Louisville - 17 - 21 - 8 - 17 — 63
3-Point Field Goals: Boldon 4, Massucci 2, Bronson 2, Siegfried, Roberts, Nigro. Total fouls: Howland 19-14. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Howland 19 (Massucci 8), Louisville 43 (Gross 17, Boldon 11).
Garaway 62, Tusky Valley 45
Division III, at Claymont HS
T.VALLEY (18-8): Stotzer 6 2-3 14, Newsome 5 1-3 12, Miller 3 1-1 7, Williams 2 0-0 4, Kohler 1 0-0 2, Robinson 1 0-0 3, Weiland 0 2-2 2. Totals 18 6-9 45.
GARAWAY: Roden 8 5-7 22, Yoder 8 0-1 19, Mullet 3 0-0 9, Wallick 1 4-6 6, Roden 1 0-0 2, Page 0 2-2 2, Chapman 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 11-16 62.
T.Valley - 13 - 11 - 8 - 13 — 45
Garaway - 16 - 10 - 15 - 21 — 62
3-Point Field Goals: Yoder 3, Mullet 3, Newsome, Robinson, Roden. Total fouls: 12-12. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: T.Valley 15 (Miller 4, Kohler 4), Garaway 26 (Yoder 7).
St. Thomas Aquinas 47, Lowellville 37
Division IV, at Struthers Fieldhouse
AQUINAS: Leishman 3 3-4 9, O’Neal 3 0-0 6, Tackett 4 1-2 9, Burick 1 0-0 2, Grogan 4 0-0 10, Kimbrough 5 0-0 11. Totals 20 4-6 47.
LOWELLVILLE: Dubos 0 1-2 1, Ballone 3 0-0 7, Ocean 3 0-0 7, Lucente 8 1-4 19, Miller 1 0-0 3 Totals 15 2-6 37.
Aquinas - 8 - 18 - 7 - 14 — 47
Lowellville - 7 - 14 - 12 - 4 — 37
3-Point Field Goals: Grogan 2, Lucente 2, Kimbrough, Ballone, Ocean, Miller.
Hiland 50, Malvern 36
Division IV, at New Philadelphia HS
MALVERN (21-5): Phillips 3 0-0 6, Thomas 5 0-2 13, Lefevre 1 0-0 2, Mic.Minor 1 0-0 2, White 2 1-5 5, Ball 1 0-0 3, Mit.Minor 1 2-4 5. Totals 14 3-11 36.
HILAND (21-4): Detweiler 1 1-2 3, G.Miller 2 0-0 6, Yoder 3 1-2 7, Weaver 4 0-0 11, Shetler 6 4-6 16, C.Miller 2 2-2 7. Totals 18 8-10 50.
Malvern - 5 - 12 - 9 - 10 — 36
Hiland - 7 - 13 - 18 - 12 — 50
3-Point Field Goals: Thomas 3, Weaver 3, G.Miller 2, Ball, C.Miller. Total fouls: 12-12. Rebounds: Malvern 20 (Lefevre 5), Hiland 29 (Shetler 7).
FRIDAY'S SCORES
BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT FINALS
Division II
Lakeside
Louisville 63, Howland 56
Division III
Richmond Heights
Lutheran East 67, Smithville 51
Wooster
Norwayne 70, Fairview 43
East
Garaway 62, Tusky Valley 45
Division IV
Struthers
Aquinas 47, Lowellville 37
East
Hiland 50, Malvern 36
GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS
Division II
Barberton
Norton 44, Salem 27
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT FINALS
Division I
At Alliance HS
(2) Green vs. (18) Stow, 7
At Euclid HS
(1) Brush vs. (9) Mentor, 7
At Twinsburg HS
(8) Jackson vs. (12) Hoban, 4:30
Division II
At Canton Memorial Field house
(5) CVCA vs. (4) Glenville, 4
At Stow HS
(1) St. V-M vs. (9) Medina Buckeye, 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS
Division I
At Medina HS
Jackson vs. Cle. St. Joseph Academy, 1:30
Division IV
At Perry HS
Buckeye Central vs. Dalton, 7
BOWLING
Division II girls state meet (at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl), 10:45
TUESDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS
Division IV
At Canton Memorial Field House
Richmond Heights vs. Castalia Margaretta, 6
Vienna Mathews vs. Aquinas, 8
WEDNESDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS
Division I
At Copley HS
Jackson/Hoban winner vs. Green/Stow winner, 7
THURSDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS
Division I
At Copley HS
St. Edward/Medina winner vs. Brush/Mentor winner, 7
Division II
At Canton Memorial Civic Center
Poland/Chaney winner vs. St.V-M/Buckeye winner, 6
Louisville vs. CVCA/Glenville winner, 8
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Walsh women's basketball wins G-MAC semifinal, Mount Union men lose
