Twinsburg, Stow win to set up district semifinal; Hudson soccer, Copley volleyball cruise
GIRLS SOCCER
Division I, Northeast 2 Sectional Final
Twinsburg 10, Chardon 0
The top-seeded Tigers (14-0-3) played like the favorite Thursday at Tigers Stadium. Twinsburg scored early and often to rout the 22nd-seeded Hilltoppers (6-12-1).
Twinsburg forward Bree Banach, forward Arriah Gilmer, midfielder Breanna Utrup and reserve forward Carolyn Kramer each scored two goals for Twinsburg. Senior forward Jadyn Harris was a constant threat, finishing with a goal and two assists.
"We were very happy with the way they executed the passes and executed the finishing," Twinsburg coach John Garber said. "I thought they were excellent at times. When you're in the playoffs, sometimes you don't get that many chances. We did a good job with it."
Twinsburg plays sixth-seeded Stow (8-5-4) on Monday at 7 p.m. in a district semifinal.
The Bulldogs had no problem against 27th-seeded Willoughby South in a 7-1 win.
In the other side of the bracket, eighth-seeded Lake beat 12th-seeded Nordonia, 4-0.
The Blue Streaks will play ninth-seeded GlenOak.
Division I, Northeast 1 Sectional Finals
Hudson 5, Cuyahoga Falls 1
The fourth-seeded Explorers (11-4-2) advanced to a district final where they’ll play 10th-seeded Mentor (7-7-4) on Monday thanks to Peyton Pierce (3 goals.).
Reagan Miele had a goal and assist and Mady Cline added two helpers. Maya Lake scored the final goal for Hudson.
Natalie Polidoro scored for the 20th-seeded Black Tigers (7-10-2).
Jackson 6, Ellet 0
Emily Adams had a hat trick for the third-seeded Polar Bears (9-4-4) to knock the 15th-seeded Orangemen (15-3) out of the tournament. Up next, is a district semifinal Monday against 14th-seeded Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.
Division I, Northeast District 3 Sectional Finals
Walsh Jesuit 9, Eastlake North 0
Hannah Pachan (2 goals), Audrey Amsden, Avery Hutchinson, Addison Blair, Gabi Huryn, Morgan Graham, Kayla Flory and Lauren Ziemianski scored for the second-seeded Warriors (13-2-2) in this win over the 26th-seeded Rangers. Walsh plays 17th-seeded Kent Roosevelt on Monday. The Rough Riders beat 16th-seeded Riverside, 2-1.
Fifth-seeded Green beat 21st-seeded Madison, 5-0 on the other side of the bracket. The Bulldogs will face seventh-seeded Warren Howland.
Division I, Northeast 5 Sectional Finals
Second-seeded Medina beat 30th-seeded Normandy 10-0 and 16th-seeded Revere knocked out 17th-seeded Midview 3-0 to set up a district semifinal between the two Monday at Medina.
VOLLEYBALL
Division II, Northeast 3 Sectional Final
Copley 25-25-25, Orange 12-10-9
Third-seeded Copley (17-6) dispatched the 30th-seeded Lions behind Kayla Kemer (22 digs) and Shelby Emich (18 assists, 14 points). Up next, is a district semifinal on Wednesday against second-seeded Holy Name.
Division II, Northeast 4 Sectional Final
Tallmadge 25-25-25, Oberlin Firelands 17-12-8
The ninth-seeded Blue Devils upset the eighth-seeded Falcons thanks to Zoe Rensel (9 kills, 6 assists), Lexi Gray (22 assists) and Maya Dexter (23 digs). They’ll face third-seeded Bay on Wednesday. The Rockets beat 10th-seeded Coventry, 25-25-19-25, 17-19-25-13.
Division II Northeast 5 Sectional Final
Norton 25-25-25, Hubbard 16-17-19
The 12th-seeded Panthers posted their first sectional title since 2004 with a 3-set win over 27th-seeded Hubbard. Norton faces 16th-seeded Cloverleaf on Wednesday.
FOOTBALL
Nordonia 33, Cleveland Benedictine 19
Brenden Hermensky returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Connell Rafferty made four field goals and three extra point kicks to guide the visiting Knights (8-2) to a win over the Bengals (0-10).
Rafferty converted field-goal attempts of 20, 34, 28 and 25 yards.
Nordonia quarterback Joey Palinkas threw a 18-yard touchdown pass to Devin Tufts in the second quarter.
Palinkas finished 16 of 28 passing for 236 yards. Tufts had seven receptions for 106 yards.
Nordonia’s Israel Petite grabbed one interception. Asher Wilson, Kieran Bell, Tucker Rusk, Vinnie Schiavone, Craig Aiken and Jordan Byrd each had a sack.
East 50, Ellet 8
Visiting East (6-4, 4-1) finished the regular season with a win over City Series rival Ellet (4-6, 2-3).
East built a 20-0 lead by the end of the first quarter with Derald Mitchell rushing for a 20-yard touchdown, Justin Cox throwing a 39-yard touchdown pass to Luther Darisaw and Tristan Thomas returning a punt 77 yards for a touchdown.
Ellet’s Jake Flossie threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Brown to cut Ellet’s deficit to 20-8 in the second quarter.
East then scored the final 30 points to erase any doubt on the outcome.
Cox connected with Darisaw on a 29-yard touchdown pass and Mike Hall ran 9 yards for a TD in the second quarter.
East scored two touchdowns in the second half with Thomas sprinting 67 yards to the end zone and Mitchell running 13 yards for a TD.
― Compiled by Don Coughlin, Brad Bournival, Michael Leonard and Michael Beaven
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VOLLEYBALL
Tournament Scoreboard
Thursday's Results
Maple Heights Division I Sectional
Rocky River Magnificat 25-25-25, Parma 5-7-10
Solon Division I Sectional
Chardon 25-25-25, Massillon 15-12-11
Green 25-25-25, Lyndhurst Brush 11-14-17
Hudson Division I Sectional
Jackson 25-25-25, Warren Harding 7-4-4
Mentor 25-25-25, Maple Heights 19-12-15
Grafton Division I Sectional
Cle. St. Joseph Academy 25-25-25, Parma Normandy 16-17-10
Avon Lake 24-25-25-25, Strongsville 26-21-21-7
Parma Heights Division I Sectional
Olmsted Falls 25-25-25, North Olmsted 12-16-13
Westlake 25-17-27-25, North Royalton 20-25-25-22
Jefferson Division II Sectional
Aurora 25-25-25, Warren Howland 10-22-16
Tallmadge Division II Sectional
Tallmadge 25-25-25, Oberlin Firelands 17-12-8
Bay Village Bay 25-25-19-25, Coventry 17-18-25-13
Parma Heights Division II Sectional
Copley 25-25-25, Orange 12-10-9
Parma Hts. Holy Name 25-18-25-25, Cle. Hts. Beaumont 13-25-13-21
Oberlin Division II Sectional
Norton 25-25-25, Hubbard 16-17-19
Cloverleaf 25-25-25, Northwest 18-20-19
Thursday's Scoring Summaries
Parma Heights Division II Sectional
COPLEY 25-25-25, ORANGE 12-10-9
Kills: Cerra (C) 5. Assists: Emich (C) 18. Blocks: Stoner (C) 4. Digs: Kemer (C) 22. Service Points: Emich (C) 14. Aces: Stacy (C) 4.
Records: Copley 17-6.
Tallmadge Division II Sectional
TALLMADGE 25-25-25, OBERLIN FIRELANDS 17-12-8
Kills: Rensel (T) 9. Assists: Gray (T) 22. Digs: Dexter (T) 23. Blocks: Blatt (T) 4. Aces: Rensel (T) 6.
Tournament Schedule
Saturday's Games
Mentor Division I Sectional
(At Austintown Fitch High School)
Eastlake North vs. Hudson, 3 p.m.
Austintown Fitch vs. Nordonia, 4:30 p.m.
Maple Heights Division I Sectional
(At Wadsworth High School)
Wadsworth vs. Avon, 3 p.m.
Berea-Midpark vs. North Ridgeville, 4:30 p.m.
Solon Division I Sectional
(At Twinsburg High School)
Stow-Kent Roosevelt winner vs. Twinsburg, 3 p.m.
Walsh Jesuit vs. Lake, 4:30 p.m.
Grafton Division I Sectional
(At Amherst Steele High School)
Grafton Midview vs. Medina, 4:30 p.m.
Parma Heights Division I Sectional
(At Wooster High School)
Revere vs. Wooster, 3 p.m.
Brunswick vs. Highland, 4:30 p.m.
Tallmadge Division II Sectional
(At Archbishop Hoban High School)
Archbishop Hoban vs. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 6 p.m.
CVCA vs. Woodridge, 7:30 p.m.
Elyria Division III Sectional
(At Chippewa High School, Doylestown)
Chippewa vs. Hillsdale, 6 p.m.
Orrville vs. Garfield Height Trinity, 7:30 p.m.
Columbiana Division IV Sectional
(At Lake Center Christian High School, Hartville)
Mogadore vs. Lake Center Christian, 6 p.m.
Canton Central Catholic vs. Leetonia, 7:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Scoreboard
Thursday's Results
Canton Central Catholic 49, St. Thomas Aquinas 12
East 50, Ellet 8
Nordonia 33, Cleveland Benedictine 19
Schedule
Friday's Games
(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)
Archbishop Hoban (9-0) at Lakewood St. Edward (8-1)
Aurora (6-3, 4-2) at Revere (3-6, 2-4)
Brecksville (2-7, 1-4) at North Royalton (5-4, 3-2)
Brunswick (2-7, 1-3) at Strongsville (3-6, 1-3)
Buchtel (4-4, 3-0) at Firestone (2-7, 2-2)
Cle. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (7-2) at Wooster (4-5)
Cloverleaf (7-2, 5-1) at Springfield (0-9, 0-6)
Copley (3-6, 2-4) at Highland (9-0, 6-0)
Coventry (5-4, 2-4) at Streetsboro (5-4, 3-3)
Dalton (7-2, 5-1) at Chippewa (2-7, 1-5)
Field (4-5, 3-3) at Woodridge (6-3, 5-1)
Green (4-5, 2-3) at Lake (8-1, 4-1)
Kent Roosevelt (2-7, 1-6) at Cuyahoga Falls (1-8, 0-6)
Manchester (0-9, 0-6) at CVCA (6-3, 4-2)
Marlington (1-8, 1-3) at Alliance (7-2, 3-1)
North Canton Hoover (6-3, 3-2) at Jackson (5-4, 2-3)
Northwest (7-2, 5-1) at Canton South (6-3, 4-2)
Norton (7-2, 5-1) at Ravenna (3-6, 1-5)
Orrville (5-4, 4-2) at Triway (4-5, 2-4)
Perry (4-5, 1-4) at GlenOak (3-6, 1-4)
Rootstown (7-2, 2-1) at Mogadore (8-0, 3-0)
Solon (6-3, 3-1) at Medina (8-1, 4-0)
Stow (1-8, 0-5) at Hudson (9-0, 5-0)
St. Vincent-St. Mary (6-2) at Walsh Jesuit (7-2)
Tallmadge (7-2, 4-2) at Barberton (6-3, 5-1)
Wadsworth (5-4, 3-2) at Twinsburg (3-6, 2-4)
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Saturday's Game
Canton McKinley (5-4) at Massillon (7-1), 2 p.m.
End of Regular Season
SOCCER
BOYS
Tournament Scoreboard
Thursday's Results
Division III Akron 1 Sectional Finals
Loudonville 4, Lake Center Christian 3
Kirtland 8, Wellington 0
Fairview 5, Elyria Open Door Christian 1
Division III Akron 2 Sectional Finals
Norwayne 6, Triway 0
Burton Berkshire 5, St. Thomas Aquinas 1
Independence 1, Rootstown 0
Division III Elyria 1 Sectional Final
Hanoverton United 14, Tuslaw 0
Kidron Central Christian 3, Newton Falls 0
Tournament Schedule
Saturday's Games
Division I Cleveland 1 Sectional Finals
Austintown Fitch at Jackson, 7 p.m.
Cuyahoga Falls at Eastlake North, 7 p.m.
Euclid at North Canton Hoover, 7 p.m.
Louisville at Solon, 7 p.m.
Division I Cleveland 2 Sectional Finals
Aurora at Hudson, 7 p.m.
Boardman at Twinsburg, 7 p.m.
Kent Roosevelt at Lake, 7 p.m.
Mayfield at Willoughby South, 7 p.m.
Division I Cleveland 3 Sectional Finals
Dover at Green, 7 p.m.
Mentor at Walsh Jesuit, 7 p.m.
North at Painesville Riverside, 7 p.m.
Nordonia at Hunting Valley University School, 7 p.m.
Division I Cleveland 4 Sectional Finals
Brecksville at Lakewood St. Edward, 7 p.m.
Cleveland John Marshall at Medina, 7 p.m.
Garfield at Brunswick, 1 p.m.
Division I Elyria 1 Sectional Finals
Avon Lake at Wooster, 7 p.m.
Berea-Midpark at Strongsville, 7 p.m.
Olmsted Falls at Wadsworth, 7 p.m.
Parma Normandy at Copley, 12:30 p.m.
Division I Elyria 2 Sectional Finals
Highland at Shaker Heights, 7 p.m.
North Royalton at North Ridgeville, 7 p.m.
Division II Akron 1 Sectional Final
Streetsboro at Chagrin Falls Kenston, 11 a.m.
Division II Akron 2 Sectional Finals
Niles McKinley at Poland Seminary, 4 p.m.
Ravenna at Hubbard, 4 p.m.
Division II Akron 3 Sectional Finals
Elyria Catholic at Field, 4 p.m.
Gates Mills Hawken at Orrville, 4 p.m.
Division II Akron 4 Sectional Finals
Bedford at CVCA, 4 p.m.
Buckeye at Norton, 4 p.m.
Cloverleaf at St. Vincent-St. Mary, 4 p.m.
Pepper Pike Orange at Tallmadge, 4 p.m.
Division II Akron 5 Sectional Finals
Cle. Benedictine at Oberlin Firelands, 4 p.m.
LaGrange Keystone at Revere, 4 p.m.
GIRLS
Tournament Scoreboard
Thursday's Results
Division I Cleveland 1 Sectional Finals
Hudson 5, Cuyahoga Falls 1
Jackson 6, Ellet 0
Division I Cleveland 2 Sectional Finals
Twinsburg 10, Chardon 0
Lake 4, Nordonia 0
Stow 7, Willoughby South 1
Division I Cleveland 3 Sectional Finals
Walsh Jesuit 9, Eastlake North 0
Kent Roosevelt 2, Painesville Riverside 1
Green 5, Madison 0
Warren Howland 4, North Canton Hoover 0
Division I Cleveland 4 Sectional Finals
Avon Lake 10, Barberton 0
Strongsville 9, Elyria 0
Olmsted Falls 3, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 2
Brunswick 3, North Ridgeville 1
Division I Elyria 1 Sectional Finals
Brecksville 3, Cle. St. Joseph Academy 1
Revere 3, Grafton Midview 0
Medina 10, Parma Normandy 0
Highland 3, Westlake 1
Division I Elyria 2 Sectional Finals
Rocky River 8, Berea-Midpark 0
North Royalton 3, Wooster 0
Avon 2, Shaker Heights 0
Rocky River Magnificat 6, Wadsworth 0
Thursday's Scoring Summaries
Division I Cleveland 1 Sectional Final
JACKSON 6, ELLET 0
Halftime: Jackson, 5-0. Goals: Adams (J) 3, Argento (J), Yoder (J), C.Wood (J). Assists: H.Wood (J), Karageorge (J), Maghes (J), Ogle (J). Shots on Goal: Jac., 20-6. Corner Kicks: Jac., 15-1. Saves: Pierson (E) 13; Rozmaji (J) 3, Peter (J) 1.
Records: Ellet 15-3-0; Jackson 9-4-4.
Division I Cleveland 3 Sectional Finals
GREEN 5, MADISON 0
Halftime: Green, 4-0. Goals: Lipscomb (G) 2, McMichael (G), Leemaster (G), Own Goal (G). Assists: Leemaster (G) 2, Elkins (G), Lipscomb (G). Shots on Goal: Gre., 14-0. Corner Kicks: Gre., 6-0. Saves: MacAdam (M) 9.
Division I Cleveland 1 Sectional Finals
HUDSON 5, CUYAHOGA FALLS 1
Halftime: Hudson, 3-0. Goals: Pierce (H) 3, R. Miele (H), Lake (H), Polidoro (CF). Assists: Cline (H) 2, R. Miele (H), Bigham (H). Shots on goal: Hud., 12-3. Corner kicks: Hud., 11-3. Saves: Hawkins (CF) 6, Hawkins (CF) 0, Whitestine (CF) 0; Liesen (H) 1.
Records: Cuyahoga Falls 7-10-2; Hudson 11-4-2.
Division I Cleveland 4 Sectional Finals
BRUNSWICK 3, NORTH RIDGEVILLE 1
Halftime: Brunswick, 2-1. Goals: Allen (B), Deighton (B), Antonio (NR), Buczak (B). Assists: Shirripa (B), Perry (B), Allen (B). Shots on Goal: Bru., 4-1. Corner Kicks: Bru., 8-0. Saves: Bowman (NR) 1; Landfried (B) 0.
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