Feb. 20-26 results: GlenOak, Jackson, Green, Louisville advance to boys basketball districts
Saturday's boys high school basketball tournament highlights
Division I
GLENOAK 53, AUSTINTOWN-FITCH 37 Jaylen McElroy scored 12 points and Kenny Scott added 11 as the Golden Eagles pulled away in the second half for a Northeast 1 sectional final win. Trailing 23-21 at the break, No. 7 seed GlenOak (18-6) outscored No. 16 Fitch 32-14 in the second half to advance to Thursday's district semifinal vs. No. 4 seed Hoban (20-3) at Twinsburg.
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JACKSON 68, WILLOUGHBY SOUTH 26 Eleven Polar Bears scored in a Northeast 2 sectional final rout of No. 32 seed South. James Bossart and Owen Woolbert scored 12 points each to lead No. 9 seed Jackson (18-6), with Woolbert also blocking five shots. Kyle Monterrubio added 11 points. Jackson (18-6) advances to face fellow Federal League co-champ Green in a district semifinal on Thursday at Alliance.
GREEN 74, WARREN HARDING 51 Brady Rollyson scored 23 points as the No. 6 seed Bulldogs cruised in a Northeast 2 sectional final. Jarrett Taylor scored 13 points while Mark Danner and Nikola Bundalo added 11 each for defending district champion Green (17-6), which advances to face fellow Federal League co-champ Jackson in a district semifinal on Thursday at Alliance.
LOUISVILLE 50, SOLON 42 The Leopards survived 11-for-31 free throw shooting to win this Northeast 3 sectional final. Hayden Nigro scored 13 points and Will Aljancic tallied 12 for No. 10 seed Louisville (19-4), which will face Walsh Jesuit in a district semifinal on Thursday at Euclid.
WALSH JESUIT 62, NORTH CANTON HOOVER 37 The Vikings fell behind 22-3 after one quarter in this Northeast 3 sectional final and could not recover. Zach Halligan totaled 23 points and four assists while shooting 9-of-14 from the floor and 5-of-8 from 3-point range for the No. 8 seed Warriors (17-7). Zach Braucher's 12 points led No. 24 Hoover (10-13), which had won at Walsh on Feb. 7 49-47.
Hoban vs. Massillon:'It felt great': Will Scott Jr. enjoys career night, Hoban boys basketball routs Massillon
DIVISION II
CARROLLTON 56, CLAYMONT 40 The Warriors used a 20-1 second-half run to propel them to a win in this East 2 sectional final. Lincoln Mallarnee hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points for No. 3 seed Carrollton (21-3). Jaxon Rinkes added 15 points as the Warriors advance to face No. 5 seed East Liverpool in a district semifinal on Wednesday at Richmond Edison.
INDIAN VALLEY 46, MINERVA 39 The Lions fell in an East 2 sectional final at Gnadenhutten. No details were available.
OHSAAA state swimming and diving
C.T. Branin Natatorium is once again hosting the state swimming and diving meet throughout the week. Click on the links below for our full coverage:
Division I boys finals-Vickers earns silver, Jackson relays do damage
Division I girls finals-Shulik has strong meet; Green, Hoover make podium in same race
Division II finals-Marlington has another strong meet
Division I prelims-Federal League swimmers reach finals
Division II prelims-Marlington excited to be back at state
Girls diving-Thrilling D1 finish, Federal divers reach Round 2
Boys diving-Jackson diver earns All-Ohio honors
OHSAA District Gymnastics: Jackson's Kiara Hockman, Perry’s McKenna Shane qualify for state
Jackson High School senior Kiara Hockman is headed back to the state meet after winning one district title Saturday and breaking a school record.
Hockman qualified for state in the beam, vault and all-around. She will compete at state Saturday at Hillard Bradley High School.
Hockman has qualified for the state meet all four years at Jackson. She was a state runner-up on the floor exercises a year ago.
In the district meet in Hudson. she scored 9.55 on the beam to win the title for that event. She also scored 9.55 on the vault, finishing eighth in that event. She broke the school record her vault score and tied her own school record with her beam score.
Her other district scores were 9.5 on the floor and 8.2 on the bar, giving her a 36.8 all-around. That placed her eighth in all-around.
OHSAA Gymnastics:Jackson gymnast Kiara Hockman continues breaking school records as postseason approaches
Perry’s McKenna Shane is Stark County’s other state qualifier. She advanced in the vault and bars. She placed 14th in the vault (9.3) and tied for 15th on the bars (9.025).
Stark’s only other competitor this past Saturday at the district meet was Lake’s Noelle Ellison. She placed 23rd on the bars (8.925).
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Northwest girls repeat:'We're here again': Lily Bottomley leads Northwest girls basketball to OHSAA district title
Saturday's Stark County-area box scores for boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling, swimming and bowling
BOYS BASKETBALL
GLENOAK 53, AUSTINTOWN FITCH 37
Division I, Northeast 1 sectional final
FITCH (12-11): Maley 0-1-1, Finkley 4-0-9, Hill 3-0-7, Owens 3-0-9, Vaughn 3-1-7, Hill 1-0-2, Ruggles 1-0-2. Totals 15-2-37.
GLENOAK (18-6): Lipkins 2-3-8, Zerger 4-0-8, Scott 4-3-11, Robinson 1-0-2, McElroy 4-3-12, Broom 0-2-2, Hill 2-2-6, Woods 2-0-4. Totals 19-13-53.
Fitch - 5 - 18 - 5 - 9 — 37
GlenOak - 11 - 10 - 12 - 20 — 53
3-pointers: Owens 3, Lipkins, McElroy, Finkley, Hill. Total fouls: GlenOak 14-12.
ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 71, MASSILLON 40
Division I, Northeast 1 sectional final
MASSILLON (14-10): Stitt 1-0-3, Knight 4-1-9, Slaughter 1-0-2, Manson 1-4-6, Farrington 6-3-16, Thigpen 2-0-4. Totals 15-8-40.
HOBAN (20-3): Nichols 6-3-18, Scott Jr. 11-2-30, Hardman 1-0-2, Vowles 2-0-6, Griffith 2-0-6, Korwin 1-0-2, S. Greer 2-1-5, Ensley 1-0-2. Totals 26-6-71.
Massillon - 6 - 12 - 13 - 9 — 40
Hoban - 17 - 30 - 20 - 4 — 71
3-pointers: Scott Jr. 6, Nichols 3, Vowles 2, Griffith 2, Stitt, Farrington. Total fouls: Hoban 12-10.
NORDONIA 55, McKINLEY 45
Division I, Northeast 1 sectional final
MCKINLEY (11-13): Graham 6 3-4 16, McClellan 4 1-6 9, Foster 4 1-3 9, Moody 0 3-4 3, Sims Jr. 2 0-0 4, Williams 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 8-17 45.
NORDONIA (18-5): Naylor 5 6-8 17, Williams 1 0-0 2, Palinkas 1 0-0 2, Wiechecki 5 0-0 10, Gopalakrishna 4 0-0 8, Turnbull 2 0-0 5, Cherry 1 3-4 5, Ingram 2 2-2 7. Totals 21 8-14 55.
McKinley - 13 - 9 - 10 - 13 — 45
Nordonia - 11 - 11 - 16 - 17 — 55
3-pointers: Naylor, Turnbull, Ingram, Graham, Williams. Total fouls: Nordonia 14-13. Fouled out: Wiechecki. Technicals: Sims Jr., McClellan. Rebounds: McKinley 25 (McClellan 8), Nordonia 25 (Naylor 9).
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GREEN 74, WARREN HARDING 51
Division I, Northeast 2 sectional final
HARDING: Herron 8-4-23, Coleman 5-0-11, Adams 3-0-7, Lawrence 2-0-4, Williams 2-0-4, Stevenson 1-0-2. Totals 21-4-51.
GREEN (17-6): Rollyson 7-9-23, Taylor 6-1-13, Danner 4-1-11, Bundalo 5-1-11, Bitong 2-0-6, Jansen 1-3-5, Fortunato 1-0-3, Pine 1-0-2. Totals 27-15-74.
Harding - 7 - 12 - 19 - 13 — 51
Green - 17 - 18 - 24 - 15 — 74
3-pointers: Herron 3, Danner 2, Bitong 2, Fortunato, Coleman, Adams.
JACKSON 68, WILLOUGHBY SOUTH 26
Division I, Northeast 2 sectional final
SOUTH: Wilson 6-2-15, Meden 2-0-4, Clark 2-0-5, Lipford 1-0-2, Moss 0-0-0. Totals 11-2-26.
JACKSON (18-6): Finefrock 2-0-6, Bossart 5-0-12, Monterrubio 4-2-11, Woolbert 5-2-12, Lancy 1-0-3, Hinderegger 1-0-2, Baker 1-0-2, Weekley 2-0-4, Edwards 3-3-9, Lawrence 1-1-3, Morena 1-2-4. Totals 26-10-68.
South - 6 - 5 - 7 - 8 — 26
Jackson - 15 - 20 - 19 - 14 — 68
3-pointers: Finefrock 2, Bossart 2, Monterrubio, Lancy, Wilson, Clark. Total fouls: South 9-7. Rebounds: South 19 (Wilson 7), Jackson 25 (Bossart 4).
LOUISVILLE 50, SOLON 42
Division I, Northeast 3 sectional final
SOLON: Jones 3 0-1 6, Kormuth 2 0-0 5, Bush 1 2-6 4, Morgan 4 2-3 10, Brown 6 1-1 15. Totals 16 7-15 42.
LOUISVILLE (19-4): Siegfried 4 1-3 9, W.Aljancic 5 2-8 12, Gross 3 1-6 7, T.Aljancic 1 0-0 3, Marshall 2 2-5 6, Nigro 4 5-9 13. Totals 19 11-31 50.
Solon – 9 – 18 – 8 – 7 – 42
Louisville – 12 – 19 – 11 – 8 – 50
3-pointers: Brown 2, Kormuth, T.Aljancic. Total fouls: Solon 23-18. Fouled out: Marshall.
WALSH JESUIT 62, HOOVER 37
Division I, Northeast 3 sectional final
HOOVER (10-13): Braucher 5-1-12, Walker 3-0-9, Ross 2-0-6, Collins 1-2-5, Bille 1-1-3, Ward 1-0-2. Totals 13-4-37.
WALSH (17-7): Halligan 9-0-23, Bell 3-3-11, Spicer 3-0-9, Rivers 2-2-6, James 2-0-5, Matta 2-0-4, Tomlinson 2-0-4. Totals 23-5-62.
Hoover - 3 - 8 - 13 - 13 — 37
Walsh - 22 - 8 - 14 - 18 — 62
3-pointers: Halligan 5, Spicer 3, Walker 3, Bell 2, Ross 2, James, Braucher, Collins. Total fouls: Hoover 12-9. Fouled out: Collins. Rebounds: Hoover 15, Walsh 23 (Rivers 8).
CARROLLTON 56, CLAYMONT 40
Division II, East 2 sectional final
CLAYMONT (8-15): Watkins 1-0-2, Connor 1-0-2, Mooneyham 4-2-13, Barnhart 2-0-4, Whitman 2-1-6, Wolf 0-1-1, Barnabi 4-0-12. Totals 14-4-40.
CARROLLTON (21-3): B. Smith 1-0-2, Mallarnee 5-8-22, Rinkes 5-5-15, C. Smith 2-5-9, J. Birong 0-1-1, Barkan 3-1-7. Totals 16-20-56.
Claymont - 10 - 16 - 6 - 8 — 40
Carrollton - 13 - 8 - 13 - 22 — 56
3-pointers: Mallarnee 4, Barnabi 4, Mooneyham 3, Whitman. Total fouls: Claymont 18-13. Rebounds: Claymont 19, Carrollton 31 (Barkan 12).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
MARLINGTON 54, LAKE COUNTY PERRY 49
Division II, Northeast 2 district final
PERRY (20-6): G.McKoon 3 1-4 10, Makad 3 1-3 7, I.McKoon 3 6-8 12, Newsome 6 0-0 18, Tharp 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 8-15 49.
MARLINGTON (24-2): Warner 3 1-2 8, Miller 1 7-8 9, Evanich 5 0-0 10, Collins 3 1-2 7, Mason 9 2-4 20. Totals 21 11-16 54.
Perry - 13 - 14 - 2 - 20 — 49
Marlington - 21 - 8 - 11 - 14 — 54
3-pointers: Newsome 6, G.McKoon 3, Warner. Total fouls: Perry 14-12. Rebounds: Perry 32, Marlington 24 (Evanich 8).
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NORTHWEST 51, COPLEY 47
Division II, Northeast 3 district final
NORTHWEST (24-2): Cudnik 2-1-5, Stark 5-5-15, Kuhn 0-5-5, Carmany 3-0-8, G. Lower 1-0-2, Bottomley 8-0-16. Totals: 19-11-51.
COPLEY (23-2): V. McKnight 0-2-2, Callaway 8-2-25, E. McKnight 4-0-10, Van Voorhis 1-0-2, A. Kerekes 1-2-5, Ayoup 1-1-3. Totals: 15-7-47.
Northwest - 16 - 11 - 11 - 13 — 51
Copley - 13 - 8 - 14 - 12 — 47
3-pointers: Callaway 7, E. McKnight 2, Carmany 2, A. Kerekes 1. Total fouls: Copley 17-12. Fouled out: V. McKnight.
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WRESTLING
Division I Austintown sectional
Team Results: 1. Nordonia 222.5; 2. Fitch 219; 3. Highland 195; 4. Lake 166; 5. Mayfield 140.5; 6. Jackson 130; 7. GlenOak 127.5; 8. North 52; 9. Brush 37; 10. Ellet 25.
Championships
106: Dimos (Jackson) dec. Clemens (Lake) 1-0. 113: Jones (Fitch) maj. dec. Magar (North) 13-4. 120: Palmisano (Mayfield) tech. fall Beard (Lake) 15-0. 126: C. Haney (Highland) pin Whitacre (Lake) 4:42. 132: D’Alessandro (Mayfield) pin Harris (Lake) 3:07. 138: Smith (Fitch) pin Greathouse (Lake) 3:10. 144: Petite (Nordonia) maj. dec. Leu (GlenOak) 10-0. 150: Beck (Mayfield) dec. Hill (Highland) 7-5. 157: Perrine (Nordonia) dec. Crutchley (Highland) 8-3. 165: Batson (GlenOak) won by injury default over Lintner (Fitch). 175: Olszko (Nordonia) pin M. Haney (Highland) 3:11. 190: Stiles (Highland) dec. Allen (Ellet) 10-4. 215: Stankorb (Fitch) dec. Lefeld (Nordonia) 3-2. 285: Arnold (Jackson) pin Miller (Lake) 2:00.
Division I Perry sectional
Team Results: 1. Brecksville 318.5; 2. Perry 285.5; 3. Hudson 182.5; 4. McKinley 146; 5. Wooster 104; 6. Twinsburg 96; 7. Lakeside 75; 8. Cuyahoga Falls 50; 9. Garfield 29.
Championships
106: Seacrist (Brecksville) maj. dec. E. McBurney (Perry) 15-5. 113: Rohr (Perry) dec. Stanley (Brecksville) 5-2. 120: Seibert (Perry) pin Polak (Hudson) 3:43. 126: A. McBurney (Perry) dec. J. Jett (Brecksville) 4-0. 132: K. Jett (Brecksville) tech. Fall Grady (Twinsburg) 16-1. 138: Pluhar (Brecksville) dec. Curtis (Perry) 5-4. 144: Herman (Brecksville) pin Geckler (Perry) 2:49. 150: Giltz (Perry) dec. Zambounis (Brecksville) 11-5. 157: Rizzo (Brecksville) pin Warner (Hudson) 2:59. 165: Gallo (Brecksville) pin Stuczynski (Twinsburg) 5:57. 175: L. Vanadia (Brecksville) pin Barsic (McKinley) 1:03. 190: Hartshorn (Perry) dec. McPherson (Brecksville) 3-2. 215: M. Vanadia (Brecksville) pin Patton (Wooster) 1:35. 285: Fockler (Perry) dec. German (Brecksville) 8-1.
Division I Wadsworth sectional
Team Results: 1. Wadsworth 333; 2. Aurora 176; 3. Stow 169; 4. Hoover 141; 5. Massillon 140; 6. Chardon 97.5; 7. Dover 65; 8. Firestone 63; 9. Green 59; 10. Willoughby South 37.
Championships
106: L. Green (Aurora) dec. Frantz (Wadsworth) 3-1. 113: J. Green (Aurora) pin Ko. Mellon (Wadsworth) 2:00. 120: Dinwiddie (Wadsworth) tech. fall Lanzer (Dover) 15-0. 126: Davis (Stow) dec. Ka. Mellon (Wadsworth) 3-2. 132: Joy (Wadsworth) pin Sesny (Aurora) 3:23. 138: Jardine (Wadsworth) won by injury default over Fontes (Hoover). 144: Humphrys (Wadsworth) dec. Bizjak (Aurora) 1-0. 150: Keirn (Wadsworth) pin Mygrants (Stow) 1:51. 157: Earnest (Wadsworth) maj. dec. Kaminski (Stow) 10-2. 165: Vucetic (Chardon) won by injury default over Dolph (Hoover). 175: Schaefer (Wadsworth) pin Fabela-Carmona (Stow) 3:08. 190: Grimm (Wadsworth) dec. Hill (Stow) 4-2. 215: Gregory (Stow) pin Fair (Massillon) 0:52. 285: Ries (Wadsworth) pin Tristano (Dover) 2:37.
Division II Claymont sectional
Team Results: 1. Indian Valley 181; 2. New Philadelphia 166; 3. Minerva 153.5; 4. Philo 137.5; 5. Claymont 126.5; 6. John Glenn 99; 7. East Liverpool 77.5; 8. Cambridge 66; 9. Maysville 44; 10. Zanesville 35.
Division II Northwest sectional
Team Results: 1. CVCA 199.5; 2. Canfield 198; 3. Cloverleaf 188; 4. Canton South 151; 5. Revere 144.5; 6. Northwest 140; 7. Hubbard 105; 8. Archbishop Hoban 90; 9. Tallmadge 78.5; 10. Copley 65; 11. Kent Roosevelt 39; 12. East 4.
Championships
106: Yarbrough (Copley) dec. Nelson (CVCA) 7-0. 113: Czarnecki (CVCA) pin Balla (Hubbard) 4:39. 120: Hahlen (CVCA) dec. Bonacuse (Revere) 7-1. 126: Conway (Hoban) dec. T. Scharrer (Canfield) 6-3. 132: Leffel (Cloverleaf) dec. Ogle (Revere) 6-5. 138: Adamson (Hubbard) pin Letner (Cloverleaf) 3:30. 144: Stricko (Canfield) pin Jones (Revere) 3:53. 150: Craddock (Cloverleaf) maj. dec. Frank (Canfield) 15-1. 157: Nixon (Copley) dec. Pugh (C.South) 4-3. 165: Poullas (Canfield) pin Walker (CVCA) 1:04. 175: Kohout (Canfield) pin Potok (Tallmadge) 3:01. 190: Snider (CVCA) pin Dougherty (Tallmadge) 1:17. 215: J. Scharrer (Canfield) pin Nerone (CVCA) 0:58. 285: Bowser (Hubbard) dec. Luce (Canfield) 4-2.
Division II Steubenville sectional
Team Results: 1. Carrollton 216; 2. West Holmes 202.5; 3. Steubenville 183; 4. Indian Creek 160; 5. Beaver Local 141.5; 6. Tri-Valley 84.5; 7. Buckeye Local 79; 8. St. Clairsville 55; 9. River View 46; 10. Morgan 44.5.
Championships
106: Jenkins (Carrollton) maj. dec. Martin (W.Holmes) 9-0. 113: Taylor (W.Holmes) dec. Snair (Carrollton) 10-5. 120: Buchheit (Beaver) pin Childs (Carrollton) 5:52. 126: Pidgeon (Carrollton) pin Abbott (Steubenville) 3:21. 132: Saccoccia (Steubenville) maj. dec. Armstrong (Tri-Valley) 17-4. 138: Carman (Carrollton) dec. Dixon (W.Holmes) 7-3. 144: Spencer (Morgan) dec. Kiko (Carrollton) 5-2. 150: Spencer (Indian Creek) dec. Faulks (Steubenville) 2-0. 157: Paterra (Indian Creek) pin Patterson (Tri-Valley) 3:10. 165: Et. Llewellyn (Indian Creek) pin Chafins (Beaver) 2:54. 175: Morgan (Beaver) pin McFadden (Buckeye) 1:50. 190: Zinda (Carrollton) dec. Niceswanger (Morgan) 8-3. 215: El. Llewellyn (Indian Creek) dec. Mobley (River View) 8-4. 285: Baldridge (W.Holmes) won by default over Fry (St. Clairsville).
Division II West Branch sectional
Team Results: 1. Louisville 228; 2. (tie) Howland 173.5, Marlington 173.5; 4. Alliance 130; 5. West Branch 118; 6. Springfield 110; 7. Salem 108.5; 8. Poland Seminary 93.5; 9. Norton 79.5; 10. Girard 78; 11. Coventry 60; 12. Field 56.5.
Championships
106: Carpenter (Girard) dec. Mitchell (Marlington) 5-2. 113: Novosel (Louisville) maj. dec. Bean (Marlington) 10-2. 120: Stanley (Marlington) won by injury default over Nezbeth (Louisville). 126: Heckman (Howland) dec. Barker (Louisville) 11-8. 132: Rhoads (Louisville) pin Hill (Marlington) 2:31. 138: McGhee (Coventry) dec. Burt (Salem) 4-1. 144: Mock (Howland) maj. dec. King (Norton) 13-1. 150: Hoffarth (Louisville) pin Stecker (Salem) 4:00. 157: Smith (Louisville) pin Beddow (Norton) 4:29. 165: Brink (W.Branch) dec. Porter (Marlington) 3-0. 175: Pagan (Poland) dec. Hancox (Marlington) 6-5. 190: Fortier (Howland) dec. Atha (Field) 13-7. 215: Mozden (Alliance) pin Griffith (Girard) 1:45. 285: Baxter (Howland) pin Hall (Marlington) 1:19.
Division III Northwestern sectional
Team Results: 1. Waynedale 232; 2. South Range 184; 3. Dalton 141.5; 4. Orrville 103; 5. Chippewa 100.5; 6. Fairless 94; 7. Triway 87; 8. Northwestern 86; 9. Columbiana Crestview 75; 10. Loudonville 73; 11. Norwayne 60; 12. Mapleton 51; 13. Smithville 35; 14. Berlin Center W.Reserve 13.
Championships
106: Newell (South Range) dec. Slatzer (Fairless) 6-5. 113: Welker (South Range) dec. Pierce (Chippewa) 12-5. 120: Sigler (Northwestern) pin L. Kearney (Waynedale) 1:03. 126: Durbin (Mapleton) pin Guthrie (Norwayne) 1:29. 132: Schmeltzer (Waynedale) pin Davis (Chippewa) 1:41. 138: C. Kearney (Waynedale) pin Wittel (Loudonville) 1:59. 144: Stallworth (Crestview) dec. Lewis (Waynedale) 9-2. 150: Seesholtz (South Range) dec. McCrork (Waynedale) 3-1. 157: Coppersmith (Crestview) dec. J. Starkey (South Range) 10-8. 165: Siders (Dalton) maj. dec. Lance (Norwayne) 10-0. 175: Good (Northwestern) dec. Waldron (Orrville) 12-7. 190: L. Starkey (South Range) dec. Gregory (Loudonville) 5-3 (OT). 215: Colucci (South Range) pin Morris (Chippewa) 2:32. 285: Kidd (Waynedale) dec. Riggenbach (Dalton) 3-1.
Division III Rootstown sectional
Team Results: 1. Rootstown 257; 2. Salineville Southern 161.5; 3. United 145; 4. Crestwood 114; 5. Jackson-Milton 113.5; 6. Waterloo 100.5; 7. Rittman 89; 8. Columbiana 53; 9. Wellsville 40; 10. Southington Chalker 29.5; 11. Central Catholic 24; 12. Hillsdale 23; 13. East Palestine 18; 14. St. Thomas Aquinas 7.
Championships
106: Simms (Wellsville) pin Marzec (Rootstown) 0:33. 113: McEwuen (Rootstown) pin Edgar (Rittman) 5:04. 120: Casto (United) dec. J. McDevitt (Jackson-Milton) 5-0. 126: Wrobel (Crestwood) pin O. McDevitt (Jackson-Milton) 0:34. 132: Duncan (Chalker) won by default over Malek (Rootstown). 138: Rennecker (Crestwood) pin Paulus (Rootstown) 3:58. 144: Wise (Rootstown) pin Earley (Central Catholic) 1:17. 150: Duvall (Rootstown) dec. Gilliam (Southern) 11-5. 157: Fox (Waterloo) pin McKibben (Rootstown) 5:16. 165: Coontz (Rootstown) maj. dec. Bissenbach (Southern) 22-9. 175: Morris (Southern) dec. Reiheld (Rootstown) 8-2. 190: McKenzie (Rootstown) tech. fall Kiko (United) 15-0. 215: McIntyre (Crestwood) maj. dec. Gierke (Rootstown) 12-3. 285: McCracken (United) maj. dec. Stewart (Columbiana) 11-3.
Division III Sandy Valley sectional
Team Results: 1. Richmond Edison 178; 2. Tusky Valley 173.5; 3. Malvern 164.5; 4. Caldwell 142; 5. Sandy Valley 118.5; 6. Newcomerstown 96; 7. Ridgewood 93; 8. Harrison Central 90.5; 9. Garaway 71; 10. Eastern 58; 11. Bellaire 51; 12. Meadowbrook 37; 13. Shadyside 23; 14. Steubenville CC 19; 15. Toronto 9; 16. Beallsville 7; 17. Conotton Valley 0.
Championships
106: Booth (Newcomerstown) pin Chandler (Caldwell) 0:49. 113: Boggs (Sandy) dec. Vasey (Bellaire) 12-6. 120: Natale (Sandy) pin Pittman (Edison) 2:51. 126: Basham (Eastern) pin Wiseman (Tusky) 1:05. 132: Maple (Ridgewood) pin Jett (Edison) 2:55. 138: Johnson (Garaway) dec. Cooley (Edison) 9-8. 144: Wilson (Tusky) pin Lopez (Harrison Central) 3:45. 150: K.Postlethwait (Tusky) won by default over Millender (Newcomerstown). 157: Clear (Malvern) pin Greer (Meadowbrook) 3:58. 165: Waggoner (Edison) maj. dec. L. Postlethwait (Tusky) 17-4. 175: Watson (Malvern) pin Miller (Newcomerstown) 1:54. 190: Sayre (Caldwell) pin Congdon (Tusky) 0:59. 215: Lu. Thomas (Harrison Central) maj. dec. Babiczuk (Malvern) 15-2. 285: La. Thomas (Harrison Central) tech. fall Norman (Caldwell) 16-1.
GIRLS BOWLING
Division II Northeast district
Team Results: 1. Triway 3,841; 2. Fairport Harding 3,426; 3. Struthers 3,425; 4. LaBrae 3,340; 5. Champion 3,283; 6. East Canton 3,279; 7. Rootstown 3,277; 8. Wickliffe 3,125; 9. Ravenna 3,036; 10. Firelands 2,981; 11. Crestview 2,946; 12. Wellington 2,808; 13. Brookside 2,705.
Top four teams and top four individuals on non-qualifying teams advance to state
Qualifying individuals: Morton (Coventry) 635; Curall (Rootstown) 588; Kirschner (Wellington) 575; DeWitt (Firelands) 564.
Local Individuals: Morton (Coventry) 635; Zink (Lake Center) 392
GIRLS SWIMMING
Division I state championships
Team Results: 1. Dublin Jerome 225; 2. Upper Arlington 215; 3. Dublin Coffman 169; 4. (tie) New Albany 160, Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy 160; 6. Gahanna Lincoln 144; 7. Mason 94; 8. Hudson 84; 9. Cincinnati Walnut Hills 74; 10. Kings Mills Kings 72; 11. Cincinnati Ursuline Academy 71; 12. (tie) Avon 70, Rocky River 70; 14. Cincinnati Turpin 67; 15. Delaware Hayes 66; 16. North Canton Hoover 57; 17. Green 50; 18. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 41; 19. Toledo St. Ursula Academy 33; 20. Beavercreek 30; 21. Worthington Kilbourne 29; 22. (tie) Firestone 27, Milford 27; 24. Jackson 24; 25. Oxford Talawanda 19; 26. Thomas Worthington 18; 27. (tie) Shaker Heights 17, Centerville 17, Marysville 17; 30. Solon 16; 31. (tie) Wadsworth 15, Westerville North 15; 33. (tie) Aurora 14, North Olmsted 14; 35. Powell Olentangy Liberty 13; 36. Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 12; 37. Columbus Bishop Watterson 11; 38. (tie) Cincinnati Colerain 9, Avon Lake 9; 40. Lebanon 7; 41. (tie) Rocky River Magnificat 5, Cincinnati Anderson 5, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 5, Mayfield 5; 45. (tie) Boardman 4, Cincinnati Oak Hills 4, Perrysburg 4; 48. Strongsville 3; 49. (tie) Sylvania Southview 2, Perry 2, Notre Dame Academy 2; 52. (tie) West Chester Lakota West 1, Delaware Olentangy Berlin 1.
200-yard medley relay: Upper Arlington 1:43.42. 200 freestyle: Brown (Dublin Coffman) 1:45.88. 200 IM: Robillard (St. Ursula) 2:00.05. 50 free: Hollingworth (Upper Arlington) 22.84. 100 butterfly: Downing (Avon) 55.04. 100 freestyle: Meeting (New Albany) 49.93. 500 freestyle: Brown (Dublin Coffman) 4:51.17. 200 freestyle relay: Upper Arlington 1:33.30. 100 backstroke: Meeting (New Albany) 53.73. 100 breaststroke: Robillard (St. Ursula) 1:00.31. 400 freestyle relay: Dublin Jerome 3:23.91.
BOYS SWIMMING
Division I state championships
Team Results: 1. Cincinnati St. Xavier 287; 2. Upper Arlington 182; 3. Dublin Jerome 158; 4. Powell Olentangy Liberty 129; 5. St. Ignatius 120; 6. Mason 117; 7. Toledo St. Francis De Sales 112; 8. Jackson 103; 9. New Albany 98; 10. Thomas Worthington 91; 11. Beavercreek 84; 12. Columbus St. Charles Prep 82.5; 13. (tie) Hudson 42, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 42, Solon 42; 16. Medina 41; 17. Cincinnati Turpin 40.5; 18. Westerville Central 37; 18. Firestone 37; 20. Cincinnati Sycamore 33; 21. Avon Lake 32; 22. (tie) Cincinnati Anderson 30, Pickerington North 30, Sidney 30; 25. Perrysburg 27; 26. (tie) Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 22, Parma Normandy 22; 28. West Chester Lakota West 21; 29. Green 19; 30. (tie) Hamilton Ross 17, Hilliard Davidson 17, Brecksville 17; 33. Springboro 16; 34. (tie) Strongsville 15, Cincinnati Walnut Hills 15, Wooster 15; 37. (tie) Boardman 12, Cincinnati Elder 12; 39. St. John’s Jesuit Academy 9; 40. Kings Mills Kings 8; 41. Sunbury Big Walnut 7; 42. North Canton Hoover 6; 43. Avon 4; 44. (tie) Delaware Olentangy Berlin 3, Dublin Coffman 3, Lancaster 3; 47. Centerville 2.
200-yard medley relay: Cin. St. Xavier 1:31.23. 200 freestyle: McMullan (St. Xavier) 1:35.86. 200 IM: Swearingen (Westerville Central) 1:46.67. 50 free: Williams (Powell Liberty) 19.55. 100 butterfly: Buff (St. Francis) 44.97. 100 freestyle: Williams (Powell Liberty) 42.98. 500 freestyle: McMullan (St. Xavier) 4:26.26. 200 freestyle relay: Cin. St. Xavier 1:21.86. 100 backstroke: Marshall (Firestone) 46.31. 100 breaststroke: Gooding (Upper Arlington) 53.54. 400 freestyle relay: Cin. St. Xavier 3:03.28.
Friday results: Malvern boys to district for 17th straight season; Central Catholic, St. Thomas Aquinas roll
Division III
MALVERN 77, RIDGEWOOD 53 Rodney Smith scored 23 points and Mitch Minor hit six 3-pointers and totaled 21 points as the No. 1 seed Hornets rolled at home in this Division III East sectional final. J'Allen Barrino added 16 points for Malvern (23-1), which has advanced to the districts for 17 straight seasons. The Hornets shot 56.6% from the floor and forced 22 turnovers. Jackson Cabot hit six 3s for all 18 of his points for No. 13 Ridgewood. Malvern faces No. 4 seed West Muskingum in a district semifinal on Tuesday at Indian Valley.
WEST MUSKINGUM 54, SANDY VALLEY 49 The No. 5 seed Cardinals (16-8) lost at No. 4 West Muskingum in a Division III East sectional final. No details were available.
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CENTRAL CATHOLIC 60, BROOKLYN 37 The Crusaders outscored their visitors 19-0 in the second quarter and cruised to a win in this Division III Northeast 5 sectional final. Dylan Rouse and Luke Vlacovsky scored 19 points apiece and DaMonte' DeGraffenried added 12 points for No. 4 seed Central (14-9), which will face No. 6 seed Garfield Heights Trinity in a 7 p.m. district semifinal on Tuesday at Wooster.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 65, COLUMBIA 45 Julius Kimbrough scored 18 points and Jaylen Jeter totaled 17 as the Knights went to the No. 5 seed's gym and won this Division III Northeast 4 sectional final by 20. Deshaun Leishman added 11 points for No. 7 seed Aquinas (16-8), which advances to a 7 p.m. district semifinal on Tuesday at Gilmour Academy against No. 2 seed Cuyahoga Heights.
CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS 44, MANCHESTER 34 The No. 12 seed Panthers (12-12) lost at No. 2 seed Cuyahoga Heights in a Division III Northeast 4 sectional final. No details were available.
NORWAYNE 80, TUSLAW 29 The Mustangs fell in a Division III Northeast 5 sectional final at No. 1 seed Norwayne. Tuslaw finishes the season 1-22. No details were available.
Division II
ALLIANCE 81, GENEVA 54 K'Vaughn Davis exploded for 29 points as No. 3 Alliance advanced in a Division II Northeast 1 sectional final at Harry Fails Gymnasium. Diego Allen added 18 points and Brendan Zurbrugg contributed 11 for the Aviators (15-8), who will face No. 4 Chaney on Thursday in a 7 p.m. district semifinal at Boardman.
CANFIELD 58, MARLINGTON 44 Casey Miller hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points as the Dukes fell in a Division II Northeast 1 sectional final. Marlington (9-14) closed within 39-35 after three quarters but was outscored 19-9 in the fourth quarter. Jake Schneider led No. 2 seed Canfield (19-5) with 19 points.
BAY 54, NORTHWEST 46 Northwest closed the season at 9-14 after falling on the road Friday in a Division II, Northeast 3 sectional final. No details were available.
Friday's girls basketball district finals
For full coverage on McKinley girls basketball winning a district championship, click here to see how the Bulldogs advanced. Also, click here to read about Jackson's district final loss to Solon.
Friday's high school box scores
BOYS BASKETBALL
ALLIANCE 81, GENEVA 54
Division II, Northeast 1 sectional
GENEVA (9-15): Kosicek 4 1-2 9, Barbo 2 0-0 5, Smith 5 3-4 15, Diemer 6 0-0 13, Daghlas 0 0-0 0, Proy 2 0-0 6, Oros 1 0-0 2, Shymske 0 0-2 0, Williams 0 0-0 0, Stamper 0 2-2 2, Peet 0 0-0 0, Hall 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 6-10 54.
ALLIANCE (15-8): K’V.Davis 10 3-4 29, Ram.Hawkins 3 2-2 8, McClendon 0 0-0 0, K.Hawkins 1 0-0 2, Jackson 3 3-4 9, Zurbrugg 5 0-0 11, Allen 8 2-2 18, Rodriguez 1 0-0 2, Rah.Hawkins 0 0-0 0, Sears 0 0-0 0, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Pasco 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 12-14 81.
Geneva - 14 – 13 – 13 – 14 — 54
Alliance - 25 – 17 – 23 – 16 — 81
3-point goals: K’V.Davis 6, Smith 2, Proy 2, Diemer, Barbo, Zurbrugg. Total fouls: Alliance 12-11.
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CANFIELD 58, MARLINGTON 44
Division II, Northeast 1 sectional
MARLINGTON (9-14): Himmelheber 4 0-0 9, Proctor 1 0-0 2, Bates 3 0-0 9, Miller 5 6-6 20, Heatherington 1 0-0 2, Yoder 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 6-6 44.
CANFIELD (19-5): Cruz 3 1-2 10, Weaver 3 0-0 8, Castranova 4 4-4 13, Schneider 8 3-5 19, Russo 2 2-2 6, Rosteck 1 0-0 2, DeLucia 0 0-2 0. Totals: 21 10-15 58.
Marlington - 5 - 13 - 17 - 9 — 44
Canfield - 13 - 15 - 11 - 19 — 58
3-Pointers: Miller 4, Bates 3, Cruz 3, Weaver 2, Himmelheber, Castonova. Total Fouls: Marlington 11-7. Rebounds: Marlington 19 (Heatherington 6); Canfield 31.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 60, BROOKLYN 37
Division III, Northeast 5 sectional
BROOKLYN: Basinger 4 0-1 10, Field 4 2-2 11, Paschal 0 1-2 1, Sammons 2 0-0 5, Ramos 3 0-0 6, Hardwick 1 2-2 4. Totals: 14 3-7 37.
CENTRAL (14-9): DeGraffenried 5 1-1 12, Frank 1 0-0 2, Coney 2 0-0 6, Rouse 7 4-5 19, Layman 1 0-0 2, Vlacovsky 4 8-8 19. Totals: 20 13-14 60.
Brooklyn –13 - 0 - 10 - 14 - 37
Central - 11 - 19 - 17 - 13 - 60
3-Pointers: Vlacovsky 3, Basinger 2, Coney 2, Fields, Sammons, DeGraffenried, Rouse.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 65, COLUMBIA 45
Division III, Northeast 4 sectional
AQUINAS (16-8): Leishman 2 6-7 11, Jeter 6 3-4 17, Culler 1 0-0 2, Card-Tarver 3 1-3 7, Grogan 3 0-0 6, Freeman 1 0-0 2, Kimbrough 8 1-1 18, Thomas 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 11-15 65.
COLUMBIA (14-9): Sanders 1 0-0 3, Cirigliano 1 2-2 4, Borling 8 3-3 21, Beradrdi 5 0-0 10, Washburn 2 2-2 7. Totals: 17 7-7 45.
Aquinas - 13 - 13 - 9 - 30 — 65
Columbia - 14 - 8 - 10 - 13 — 45
3-Pointers: Jeter 2, Borling 2, Leishman, Kimbrough, Washburn, Sanders. Total Fouls: Columbia 16-10.
MALVERN 77, RIDGEWOOD 53
Division III, East sectional
RIDGEWOOD: Ridenbaugh 2 0-0 4, Warden 0 0-2 0, Cabot 6 0-0 18, Matthews 5 3-4 14, Lahmers 1 1-2 3, K.Smith 3 6-7 14. Totals: 17-41 10-16 53.
MALVERN (23-1): Phillips 2 1-2 5, J’A.Barrino 8 0-0 16, Hutchison 2 1-2 5, R.Smith 8 6-6 23, Minor 7 1-4 21, Witherow 2 0-0 4, Delong 1 0-0 3. Totals: 30-53 9-14 77.
Ridgewood - 12 - 14 - 14 - 13 -- 53
Malvern - 22 - 23 - 16 - 16 -- 77
3-Pointers: Cabot 6, Minor 6, K.Smith 2, Matthews, R.Smith, Delong. Total Fouls: Malvern 15-7. Rebounds: Ridgewood 21 (K.Smith 5); Malvern 33 (Witherow 9). Turnovers: Ridgewood 22-10.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
McKinley 46, Walsh Jesuit 38
Division I, Northeast 1 district
WALSH JESUIT (18-6): Sutton 2 3-4 7, Norton 1 0-0 3, Taraba 8 0-2 16, Courtad 2 2-4 6, Angielski 1 0-0 3, Gottschalk 1 0-0 3. Totals 15 5-10 38.
MCKINLEY (22-4): Taylor 2 2-2 6, Foster 5 0-1 11, Stokes 4 5-8 14, Bowden 1 2-2 4, Snell 5 0-0 10, Sparks 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 10-15 46.
Walsh Jesuit - 11 - 5 - 12 - 10 — 38
McKinley - 13 - 9 - 15 - 9 — 46
3-pointers: Norton, Angielski, Gottschalk, Foster, Stokes. Total fouls: Walsh Jesuit 13-8. Rebounds: Walsh Jesuit 28 (Courtad 9), McKinley 30 (Sparks 8).
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SOLON 52, JACKSON 42
Division I, Northeast 3 district
JACKSON (13-11): Lahmers 1 2-4 4, Campbell 4 2-2 13, Lepley 5 0-0 13, Rowley 1 0-0 3, Pallotta 0 0-1 0, Patibandla 3 2-2 9. Totals 14 6-9 42.
SOLON (22-4): Ma. Blackford 2 4-4 8, Olszewski 2 4-4 9, Lance 3 0-0 9, Mo. Blackford 5 3-4 14, Levenhagen 1 0-0 2, Hatcher 3 2-2 10. Totals 16 13-14 52.
Jackson - 12 - 12 - 13 - 5 — 42
Solon - 11 - 9 - 22 - 10 — 52
3-pointers: Campbell 3, Lepley 3, Lance 3, Hatcher 2Rowley, Patibandla, Olszewski, Mo. Blackford. Total fouls: Jackson 13-12. Rebounds: Jackson 30 (Patibandla 14), Solon 32 (Olszewski 7).
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GIRLS BOWLING
Division II East District, at Legacy Lanes
Top two teams and top two individuals not on a qualifying team advance to state
Team Results: 1. Conotton Valley 3,648; 2. Carrollton 3,510; 3. Sandy Valley 3,148; 4. East Liverpool 3,132; 5. Minerva 3,085; 6. Maysville 3,057.
Individual Qualifiers: 1. Rudibaugh (East Liverpool) 630; 3. Waxler (Maysville) 571.
Wednesday results: Finefrock hits seven 3s in Jackson win; McKinley, Massillon advance
Wednesday's boys high school basketball highlights
JACKSON 83, ELLET 50 Mitch Finefrock hit seven 3s and scored a game-high 23 points to power the Polar Bears to a Division I sectional semifinal win. James Bossart finished with 12 points for Jackson (17-6), which led 40-25 at halftime and was never threatened. Kyle Monterrubio and Alvin Altman combined for 15 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals. The Polar Bears will host Willoughby South on Saturday in a sectional final.
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McKINLEY 65, EUCLID 50 Tra'Sean Foster and Jahlil Graham scored 21 points apiece to lead McKinley to a Division I sectional semifinal win at Memorial Field House. Reed Sims Jr. added 11 points for the Bulldogs (11-12), who outscored Euclid 20-7 in the second quarter for a 32-22 halftime lead. McKinley will play at Nordonia in a sectional final on Saturday.
MASSILLON 52, HUDSON 50 Massillon outscored Hudson 19-15 in the fourth quarter for a come-from-behind Division I sectional semifinal win. Elijah Farrington scored 18 points and Jadyce Thigpen finished with 16 for the Tigers (14-9), who advance to a sectional final at Hoban on Saturday. Chris Knight added 11 points.
Wednesday's box scores
BOYS BASKETBALL
GLENOAK 44, LAKE 39
Division I, Northeast 1 sectional
LAKE (10-13): Brown 2-0-4, Collins 2-0-4, Casenhiser 6-5-18, Coffield 2-0-4, Roth 4-0-9. Totals 15-5-39.
GLENOAK (17-6): Lipkins 5-0-11, Zerger 3-0-6, Scott 1-2-4, Robinson 1-0-2, McElroy 4-5-12, Ashcraft 1-0-2, Broom 1-1-3, Davis 2-0-4. Totals 18-8-44.
Lake - 11 - 7 - 12 - 9 — 39
GlenOak - 8 - 9 - 13 - 14 — 44
3-pointers: Lipkins, Casenhiser, Roth. Total Fouls: GlenOak 11-10.
McKINLEY 65, EUCLID 50
Division I, Northeast 1 sectional
EUCLID: Moore 2 0-2 4, Spikes 1 0-0 2, Vance 10 0-1 20, Smith 4 0-8 11, Duncan 2 0-0 5, Davis 3 1-2 8. Totals 22 1-13 50.
McKINLEY (11-12): Graham 8 5-8 21, McClellan 1 0-0 2, Thompson 1 0-0 3, Foster 9 3-3 21, Moody 2 3-4 7, Sims 4 2-2 11. Totals 25 13-17 65.
Euclid - 15 - 7 - 16 - 12 — 50
McKinley - 12 - 20 - 16 - 17 — 65
3-pointers: Smith 3, Duncan, Davis, Thompson, Sims. Total Fouls: Euclid 14-12.
MASSILLON 52, HUDSON 50
Division I, Northeast 1 sectional
HUDSON (7-16): Yli-Junnila 5-6-19, Steel 3-1-7, Robb 1-0-2, Yanak 2-2-6, Brennan 6-3-16. Totals 17-12-50.
MASSILLON (14-9): C. Knight 4-0-11, Keyes 1-0-3, Slaughter 2-0-4, Farrington 5-7-18, Thigpen 5-6-16. Totals 17-13-52.
Hudson - 11 - 6 - 18 - 15 — 50
Massillon - 11 - 11 - 11 - 19 — 52
3-pointers: C. Knight 3, Yli-Junnila 3, Keyes, Farrington, Brennan. Total Fouls: Hudson 16-13. Rebounds: Hudson 23, Massillon 26 (Farrington 10).
JACKSON 83, ELLET 50
Division I, Northeast 2 sectional
ELLET: Ingham 2 4-4 9, Merring 6 0-0 15, Moledor 2 0-0 4, Taylor 5 0-0 13, Lewis 0 0-2 0, Cox 0 1-2 1, Knowles 1 3-4 5, Brown 1 0-0 3. Totals 17-56 8-12 50.
JACKSON (17-6): Finefrock 8 0-0 23, Bossart 4 2-2 12, Fuline 1 0-0 3, Monterrubio 4 1-2 9, Woolbert 4 0-0 8, Hinderegger 0 1-2 1, Baker 0 2-2 2, Weekley 1 2-2 4, Edwards 3 0-0 6, Lawrence 1 0-0 3, Morena 2 0-0 5, Geissinger 1 0-0 3, Altman 2 0-0 4. Totals 31-64 8-10 83.
Ellet - 13 - 12 - 13 - 12 — 50
Jackson - 21 - 19 - 19 - 24 — 83
3-pointers: Finefrock 7, Merring 3, Taylor 3, Bossart 2, Fuline, Lawrence, Morena, Geissinger, Ingham, Brown. Total Fouls: Jackson 10-6. Rebounds: Ellet 21 (Taylor 5), Jackson 37 (Bossart 6, Altman 6).
WALSH JESUIT 74, PERRY 37
Division I, Northeast 3 sectional
PERRY (6-17): Brown 2-1-5, Davis 1-1-3, Wolf 3-0-6, Wengerd 2-1-7, Jacobson 0-2-2, Perry 2-0-5, Martelli 1-0-2, Sabin 2-2-7. Totals 13-6-37.
WALSH (16-7): Bell 5-0-13, Tomlinson Jr. 5-0-10, James 4-0-9, McFarren 1-1-3, Matta 2-0-4, Rivers 1-0-2, Burke 1-0-2, Halligan 6-1-13, Spicer 3-0-6, McKieren 1-2-4, Mitchell 1-0-3, Sitarz 2-0-5. Totals 31-4-74.
Perry - 9 - 9 - 7 - 12 — 37
Walsh - 14 - 18 - 23 - 19 — 74
3-pointers: Bell 3, Wengerd 2, James, Mitchell, Sitarz, Perry, Sabin. Total Fouls: Perry 11-9.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
MARLINGTON 49, WEST GEAUGA 47 (OT)
Division II, Northeast 2 district semifinal
WEST GEAUGA (14-10): Laster 1 1-4 3, Hocevar 8 5-6 25, Drayer 2 1-2 5, Ottman 1 0-0 3, Furst 5 1-2 11. Totals 17 8-14 47.
MARLINGTON (23-2): Warner 5 1-2 14, Miller 0 1-2 1, Evanich 6 0-0 13, Collins 4 0-0 8, Mason 4 5-6 13. Totals 19 7-10 49.
West Geauga - 9 - 9 - 12 - 15 - 2 — 47
Marlington - 11 - 7 - 17 - 10 - 4 — 49
3-pointers: Hocevar 4, Warner 3, Ottman, Evanich. Total Fouls: Marlington 12-9. Rebounds: West Geauga 44 (Furst 13), Marlington 30 (Mason 8).
NORTHWEST 40, TALLMADGE 28
Division II, Northeast 3 district semifinal
TALLMADGE: Gray 1-0-3, Dexter 6-3-15, Becks 2-0-5, Zappola 0-1-1, Caruso 1-0-2, Messina 1-0-2. Totals 11-4-28.
NORTHWEST (23-2): Cudnik 6-1-14, Stark 2-4-8, Kuhn 2-2-6, G. Lower 2-0-4, Bottomley 4-0-8. Totals 16-7-40.
Tallmadge - 2 - 5 - 9 - 12 — 28
Northwest - 11 - 8 - 11 - 10 — 40
3-pointers: Cudnik, Gray, Becks. Total Fouls: Northwest 16-12.
BEVERLY FORT FRYE 43, TUSKY VALLEY 34
Division III, East district semifinal
FORT FRYE: E. Duskey 10-5-26, A. Duskey 2-2-6, Lang 2-0-5, O’Brien 1-1-4, Rauch 1-0-2. Totals 16-8-43.
T.VALLEY (20-5): Bourquin 5-0-11, Norris 4-0-8, Stutz 3-0-8, Levengood 2-1-7, Ray 0-0-0. Totals 14-1-34.
Fort Frye - 8 - 8 - 7 - 20 — 43
T.Valley - 2 - 10 - 5 - 17 — 34
3-pointers: Stutz 2, Levengood 2, E. Duskey, Lang, O’Brien, Bourquin. Total Fouls: T.Valley 12-5. Fouled Out: Bourquin. Rebounds: Fort Frye 27 (A. Duskey 10), T.Valley 17 (Norris 6).
Tuesday's results: Freshmen clutch in Minerva boys basketball OT win; Carrollton wins 20th
Here's a look at Tuesday's boys basketball tournament highlights. For coverage of Stark's girls basketball teams playing in the OHSAA district semifinals Tuesday night, please click here to see how McKinley advanced at Perry High School and here to see how Jackson won at Ravenna High School.
BOYS DIVISION II
MINERVA 70, MORGAN 66 OT The Lions made the 116-mile trip to McConnelsville Morgan worth it Tuesday night, pulling out a Division II East 2 sectional semifinal in overtime. Freshman Braydon Wood hit two free throws with four seconds left in regulation to send the game to OT for Minerva. Another ninth grader, Rowen Hoffee, connected on the go-ahead 3-pointer for the Lions with 1:30 left in the extra session. Junior Garrett Gonzalez hit four 3-pointers and scored 22 points and Hoffee added 19 points for No. 15 seed Minerva (10-13), which knocked off the 10th-seeded Raiders and now will go to No. 6 Indian Valley on Saturday for a sectional final. Senior Brandon Davis scored 11 points for the Lions. Carson Mummey's 17 points led Morgan (10-13), which is only 35 miles from Marietta.
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CARROLLTON 54, RIVER VIEW 32 Jaxon Rinkes totaled 16 points and six assists in a Division II East 2 sectional semifinal win for No. 3 seed Carrollton. Lincoln Mallarnee scored 13 points and Brock Smith 10 for the Warriors (20-3), who reached 20 wins for the third time in school history. Carrollton hosts No. 14 seed Claymont in a sectional final on Saturday night.
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GENEVA 49, CANTON SOUTH 45 Poochie Snyder scored 22 points as the Wildcats fell at home in a Division II Northeast 1 sectional semifinal. Tavon Castle added 14 points for No. 14 seed South (11-12). No. 22 seed Geneva advances to play at No. 3 seed Alliance on Friday in a sectional final.
WOODRIDGE 53, FAIRLESS 35 Brandon Pumneo scored 10 points as the Falcons (9-14) lost on the road in this Division II Northeast 4 sectional semifinal.
BOYS DIVISION III
MALVERN 83, RICHMOND EDISON 35 Dylan Phillips and Rodney Smith scored 16 points each as the No. 1 seed Hornets cruised in a Division III East sectional semifinal. J'Allen Barrino added 11 points for Malvern (22-1), which shot 64.8% from the floor and forced 22 turnovers. The Hornets, tied for fourth in the final Associated Press boys basketball state poll, will host No. 13 seed Ridgewood in a sectional final on Friday.
SANDY VALLEY 59, TUSKY VALLEY 37 Dantae Faiello made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points as the Cardinals rolled over their rivals in a Division III East sectional semifinal. Nick Petro added 10 points and six assists for No. 5 seed Sandy Valley (16-7), which advances to Friday's sectional final at No. 4 seed Zanesville West Muskingum. Silas Miller's 20 points led No. 10 seed Tusky Valley.
CANTON CENTRAL CATHOLIC 75, CLE.BARD 28 DaMonte' DeGraffenried scored 15 points and Dylan Rouse added 13 as the Crusaders rolled in a Division III Northeast 5 sectional semifinal. Ben Frank scored 11 points and Amar Coney 10 for No. 4 seed Central (13-9), which hosts No. 8 Brooklyn on Friday in a sectional final.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 89, ORRVILLE 67 Jaylen Jeter scored 23 points and Deshaun Leishman went for 19 as the Knights won easily in a Division III Northeast 4 sectional semifinal. Julius Kimbrough added 11 points and Avixer Card-Tarver 10 for No. 7 seed Aquinas (15-8), which will go No. 5 seed Columbia for a sectional final on Friday. Kodak Allen led Orrville (4-19) with 20 points, while Brant Besancon hit five 3s for his 15 points.
MANCHESTER 67, EAST CANTON 51 Daniel Sensius scored 21 points and Michael Veppert added 18 as the No. 12 seed Panthers won this Division III Northeast 4 sectional semifinal. Manchester (12-11) advances to a sectional final at No. 2 seed Cuyahoga Heights on Friday. Caleb Shilling totaled 26 points and eight rebounds and Jaedyn McLeod added 12 points for No. 19 seed East Canton (7-16).
BOYS DIVISION IV
LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN 52, ANDREWS OSBORNE 49 Matt Warder scored 19 points as the No. 17 Tigers advanced past No. 32 Andrews Osborne in a Division IV Northeast 2 sectional semifinal. Lake Center (14-9) will play at No. 4 Lowellville on Friday in a sectional final.
Tuesday's box scores
GIRLS BASKETBALL
McKINLEY 66, ELLET 32
Division I, Northeast 1 district semifinal
ELLET (18-6): Holmes 4-3-13, Wenzel 5-0-11, Parks 0-4-4, Knight 1-1-3, Beban 0-1-1. Totals 10-9-32.
MCKINLEY (21-4): Taylor 5-1-13, Foster 8-1-21, Stokes 4-5-15, Bowden 2-0-5, Sparks 3-1-8, Snell 2-0-4. Totals 24-7-66.
Ellet - 2 - 7 - 17 - 6 — 32
McKinley - 15 - 15 - 15 - 21 — 66
3-pointers: Foster 4, Taylor 3, Stokes 2, Holmes 2, Bowden, Sparks, Wenzel. Total fouls: McKinley 16-14. Rebounds: Ellet 18 (Holmes 6), McKinley 34 (Sparks 8).
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JACKSON 65, HUDSON 33
Division I, Northeast 3 district semifinal
HUDSON (11-13): Stitzel 1 0-0 2, Stearns 1 0-0 3, Sutton 2 0-2 4, A. Henderson 3 2-2 2 8, Merrick 4 0-0 8, Hileman 1 1-2 4, E. Henderson 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 3-6 33.
JACKSON (13-10): Lahmers 6 0-0 12, Hudas 1 0-0 3, Campbell 4 0-0 11, Lepley 4 0-0 10, Rowley 1 0-0 2, Pallotta 6 1-2 15, Patibandla 3 3-6 12. Totals 25 4-8 65.
Hudson - 10 - 7 - 2 - 14 — 33
Jackson - 21 - 13 - 17 - 14 — 65
3-pointers: Campbell 3, Patibandla 3, Lepley 2, Pallotta 2, Stearns, Hileman, Hudas. Total fouls: 7-7. Rebounds: Hudson 21 (A. Henderson 5), Jackson 34 (Lahmers 7, Patibandla 7).
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BOYS BASKETBALL
GENEVA 49, CANTON SOUTH 45
Division II, Northeast 1 sectional
GENEVA: Kosicek 4 0-0 9, Barbo 4 1-3 9, Smith 6 1-2 13, Diemer 3 1-2 8, Daghlas 2 1-1 5, Oros 1 1-4 3, Peet 0 2-6 2. Totals 20-7-49.
SOUTH (11-12): Snyder 7 5-6 22, Sadler 3 0-2 7, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Castle 6 1-3 14, Strickland 0 0-0 0. Totals 17-6-45.
Geneva - 15 - 10 - 13 - 11 — 49
South - 13 - 9 - 14 - 9 — 45
3-pointers: Snyder 3, Kosicek, Diemer, Sadler, Castle. Total fouls: South 16-13.
WOODRIDGE 53, FAIRLESS 35
Division II, Northeast 4 sectional
FAIRLESS (9-14): Colucci 2-0-6, Gill 2-0-4, Moore 1-2-4, Schlabach 3-0-8, Bra. Pumneo 4-2-10, Bro. Pumneo 1-1-3. Totals 13-5-35.
WOODRIDGE: Lehrer 1-0-2, Cooper 1-2-4, Lynch 1-1-3, Snyder 3-0-8, Evans 4-7-16, Duve 5-0-10, Mencer 3-1-7, Helton 0-3-3. Totals 18-14-53.
Fairless - 6 - 9 - 10 - 10 — 35
Woodridge - 11 - 12 - 10 - 20 — 53
3-pointers: Snyder 2, Colucci 2, Schlabach 2, Evans.
MINERVA 70, MORGAN 66 (OT)
Division II, East sectional
MINERVA (10-13): Bran. Davis 4 1-2 11, Yerger 2 2-2 8, Hoffee 5 7-8 19, Cassidy 1 0-0 3, Gonzalez 8 2-2 22, Wood 1 2-2 4, Brax. Davis 1 1-2 3. Totals 22 15-18 70.
MORGAN (10-13): Mayle 3 0-0 8, Williams 6 3-3 15, Q. Davis 2 0-0 5, Myers 1 0-0 2, Mummey 7 3-3 17, Cain 3 0-0 6, Shriver 4 5-6 13. Totals 26 11-12 66.
Minerva - 13 - 12 - 18 - 19 - 8 — 70
Morgan - 13 - 15 - 19 - 15 - 4 — 66
3-pointers: Gonzalez 4, Bran. Davis 2, Yerger 2, Hoffee 2, Mayle 2, Cassidy, Q. Davis. Total fouls: Morgan 15-12.
MALVERN 83, EDISON 35
Division III, East sectional
EDISON (6-17): Long 1-0-2, Taylor 2-0-4, Hayes 2-0-5, Rawson 2-1-5, Moses 5-2-15, Cline 2-0-4. Totals 14-3-35.
MALVERN (22-1): Phillips 7-0-16, Kandel 3-0-8, J’al. Barrino 5-1-11, Hutchison 2-1-5, Lake 2-0-4, Smith 7-1-16, Minor 3-1-8, Witherow 2-2-6, Delong 4-0-9. Totals 35-6-83.
Edison - 6 - 10 - 10 - 9 — 35
Malvern - 25 - 26 - 14 - 18 — 83
3-pointers: Moses 3, Phillips 2, Kandel 2, Smith, Minor, Delong, Rawson. Total fouls: Malvern 7-6. Rebounds: Edison 12 (Cline 4), Malvern 26 (Witherow 11).
MANCHESTER 67, EAST CANTON 51
Division III, Northeast 4 sectional
E. CANTON (7-16): Shilling 10-6-26, McLeod 5-1-12, Schrader 3-2-8, Stubblefield 1-3-5, Deutschman 0-0-0. Totals 19-12-51.
MANCHESTER (12-11): Sensius 9-2-21, Veppert 7-2-18, Johnson 4-1-9, Zuch 2-0-6, Isakov 3-0-6, Haney 2-0-4, Carr 1-0-3. Totals 28-5-67.
E. Canton - 14 - 11 - 11 - 15 — 51
Manchester - 12 - 20 - 14 - 21 — 67
3-pointers: Veppert 2, Zuch 2, Sensius, Carr, McLeod. Total fouls: Manchester 17-11.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 89, ORRVILLE 67
Division III, Northeast 4 sectional
ORRVILLE (4-19): Besancon 5-0-15, Smith 1-0-3, Allen 8-3-20, Diehl 4-0-9, Schroer 4-0-8, Malcuit 1-3-5, Amstutz 3-0-7, Adams 1-0-2, Smotherman 1-0-2. Totals 26-6-67.
AQUINAS (15-8): Leishman 7-2-19, Jeter 10-2-23, Culler 2-1-6, Card-Tarver 5-0-10, Parker 1-0-2, Brown 1-0-2, Lane 0-4-4, Thomas 1-0-2, Grogan 3-2-8, Freeman 1-0-2, Kimbrough 5-0-11. Totals 36-11-89.
Orrville - 16 - 14 - 16 - 21 — 67
Aquinas - 26 - 16 - 22 - 25 — 89
3-pointers: Besancon 5, Leishman 3, Jeter, Culler, Kimbrough, Smith, Allen, Diehl, Amstutz. Total fouls: Orrville 16-15.
TRIWAY 72, NORTHWESTERN 57
Division III, Northeast 4 sectional
NORTHWESTERN: Barnette 2-1-5, Thomas 2-0-6, Ferriman 2-0-5, Alberts 9-5-23, Welch 1-0-2, Ward 2-5-9, Phillips 2-2-7. Totals 20-13-57.
TRIWAY: Drown 2-0-4, Hackett 6-3-18, Z. Miller 4-0-9, Holt 7-8-25, Gumber 2-2-6, Frank 0-1-1, Bishko 2-4-9. Totals 23-18-72.
Northwestern - 13 - 13 - 16 - 15 — 57
Triway - 25 - 17 - 14 - 16 — 72
3-pointers: Hackett 3, Holt 3, Thomas 2, Z. Miller, Bishko, Ferriman, Phillips. Total fouls: Northwestern 19-11. Fouled out: Alberts. Rebounds: Northwestern 24, Triway 35 (Hackett 13).
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 75, CLE. BARD 28
Division III, Northeast 5 sectional
BARD: Berry 1-1-3, Murray 5-5-17, Malloy 1-1-3, White 1-0-2, Phillips 1-0-3. Totals 9-7-28.
CENTRAL (13-9): DeGraffenried 6-3-15, Frank 5-0-11, Ragon 2-0-4, Coney 4-1-10, Rouse 6-1-13, Stewart 1-0-3, Talkington 2-0-4, Layman 1-0-2, Vlacovsky 3-0-7, Yingling 0-1-1, Stangl 2-1-6. Totals 32-8-75.
Bard - 5 - 7 - 9 - 7 — 28
Central - 33 - 19 - 12 - 11 — 75
3-pointers: Murray 2, Frank, Coney, Stewart, Vlacovsky, White, Phillips.
CARROLLTON 54, WARSAW RIVER VIEW 32
Division II, East sectional
RIVER VIEW (8-15): Border 3 0-0 6, Shrimplin 1 2-4 4, Williamson 2 0-0 4, Yoder 2 0-0 6, Emig 3 5-7 12. Totals 11 7-11 32.
CARROLLTON (20-3): Rininger 1 0-0 3, B. Smith 5 0-0 10, Mallarnee 3 4-4 13, Rinkes 7 1-2 16, C. Smith 1 2-2 4, Barkan 4 0-0 8. Totals 21 7-8 54.
River View - 7 - 8 - 7 - 10 — 32
Carrollton - 13 - 13 - 10 - 18 — 54
3-pointers: Mallarnee 3, Yoder 2, Rininger, Rinkes, Emig. Total Fouls: River View 13-10. Rebounds: River View 21, Carrollton 28 (C. Smith 8).
SANDY VALLEY 59, TUSKY VALLEY 37
Division III, East sectional
TUSKY VALLEY (10-12): Wolf 2 0-0 5, Kuykendall 1 0-0 2, Laffler 4 0-1 8, Clements 1 0-0 2, Miller 7 4-8 20. Totals 15-45 5-8 37.
SANDY VALLEY (16-7): Gilland 2 2-2 7, Petro 4 2-3 10, Wigfield 3 1-2 9, Snyder 2 1-1 5, Faiello 9 4-4 28. Totals 20-40 10-12 59.
T.Valley - 6 - 9 - 6 - 16 — 37
S.Valley - 7 - 18 - 20 - 17 — 59
3-pointers: Faiello 6, Wigfield 2, Miller 2, Gilland, Wolf. Total Fouls: T.Valley 10-9. Rebounds: T.Valley 22 (Wolf 7), S.Valley 25 (Gilland 6).
LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN 52, ANDREWS OSBORNE 49
Division IV, Northeast 2 sectional
ANDREWS OSBORNE: Petrosian 4 0-0 11, Newman 3 0-0 9, Oh 0 1-2 1, Alvarez 4 0-0 10, Maristani 5 0-1 12, Brito 3 0-0 6. Totals 19 1-3 49.
LAKE CENTER (14-9): Warder 6 7-12 19, Underwood 3 0-0 9, Norman 3 0-0 8, B. Miller 3 3-5 9, Lynch 2 3-4 7. Totals 17 13-21 52.
Andrews - 16 - 6 - 13 - 14 — 49
Lake Center - 7 - 15 - 14 - 16 — 52
3-pointers: Underwood 3, Petrosian 3, Newman 3, Alvarez 2, Maristani 2, Norman.
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