BOARDMAN ETCHES FIRST VICTORY OVER LADY CARDS

BOARDMAN, OH- The Boardman Lady Spartans Basketball team picked up their first victory of the season with a comeback win over rival Cardinal Mooney 66-58. Down by as much as 11 and trailing by 9 at the half, Boardman exploded with a 28 point 3rd quarter to overcome the deficit and build a lead outscoring the Cardinals 43-26 in the second half for the 8 point win!

Maria Torres made her first start since January and went off for 17 points and 5 rebounds to lead the maroon and white in scoring. Katie Stamp, a Junior captain hit some huge 3rd and 4th court jumpers to extend the Spartans lead in the second half, scoring 14 points and grabbing 4 rebounds. Junior Captain, Emma Tokarsky was Boardman’s vocal leader on and off the court and scored 10 of her 12 points at the free-throw line knocking down 10 of her 12 free throw attempts along with 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Freshman guard Gia Triveri tallied 8 points on the night while Junior Serene Khatib played big minutes down the stretch with 7 points and 4 rebounds. Spartan PG and Junior Captain, Raegan Burkey fouled out late in the game but was huge in the win stuffing the stat sheet with 5 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Bailey Moore hit a big 3 pointer in the second half for the Spartans as well. Jenna Olexa, Jalaya Bailey, and Bella Martin played important minutes for the Spartans en route to the win!

The Spartans have a very difficult schedule coming up with 4 consecutive road games at West Branch, Canfield, Poland, and South Range. The Spartans take on the West Branch Warriors this Saturday with the JV tipping at noon and varsity to follow around 1:30.

*Story contributed by Justin Coffin and boardmanathletics.org