BLUE DEVILS RAISE THEIR BANNER

MINERAL RIDGE, OH– Western Reserve and Badger faced one another for the Division IV District Championship. The Blue Devils got off to the fast start as they held the Braves to just 3 points in the first quarter. The Braves kept paced with the Blue Devils on the defensive side as they came away with 15 steals on the night, but they struggled to get their offense going. Katie Grexa led the Braves in scoring with 8 points. Badger managed to within five points of the Blue Devils as they trailed 22-17 at the end of the third quarter.

Brooke Schantz led the way for the Blue Devils with 20 points, including 3 three pointers in the fourth quarter that lifted the Blue Devils to a 36-24 victory to win the District Championship.

Western Reserve will now take on the Buckeye Central Bucks in the Regional Semi-Finals. That game will be at Massillon Perry High School on Thursday at approximately 8:00.

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison