BLUE DEVILS OFFENSE SHOOTS OUT OF THE GATES

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LISBON, OHIO – The Lisbon boys basketball took down the United Golden Eagles by way of a 72-56 score on Tuesday night. Junior Hunter Daily led the scoring for the Blue Devils as he scored 22 points, all of which came from two point range or the free throw line. Dailey also led the team in rebounding with nine, as teammate Trevor Siefke was right behind him with 19 points of his own and six rebounds.

Although it was in a losing effort, United had a balanced scoring attack with three players reaching double figures, headlined by Grant Knight with 14 points. With the win, Lisbon improves their overall record to 14-6 and United drops to 7-12.

Lisbon will be back in action this Saturday for a 3:45 p.m. tip off with non-conference opponent, the Lordstown Red Devils.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Wolfgang

CHANEY GETS PAST THE CARDINALS

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH- Looking for their second straight SVC win in a row and a season sweep of Cardinal Mooney, the Cowboys got out to an early lead. While Mooney would rally to eventually knot things up with a few minutes to play in the first, Chaney would end the quarter on a 12-2 run to close the first ahead by ten. Chaney was led by Jason Hewlett’s ten first quarter points, along with Josiah Gonzalez’s two made three’s as well as a made shot from beyond the arc from Matt Jones.

The Cowboys offense would slow through the second, but their defensive efforts enabled them to still grow their lead. Five different Cowboys would combine for Chaney’s twelve points in the second while holding Mooney to just six in the quarter.

Starting the second half trailing by double digits, the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals dominated the third quarter. Cutting the lead to as little as just four at one point, Mooney outscored Chaney 19-9 in the quarter. Just three Mooney players would score in the third, Jaxon Menough led with eight, while Rocco Turner would add six and AshtonO’Brien five.

Taking the Cardinals best punch in the third, Chaney would end the night with a dominating fourth quarter. The Cowboys would hold Mooney to 12 in the fourth while producing their highest scoring quarter of the night with 21. Chaney would go almost perfect from the line down the stretchshooting 7/8 from the free-throw line.

TOP PERFORMERS –

CHANEY:

Jason Hewlett – 24 points

Josiah Gonzalez – 15 points, 3 made 3’s, 4/5 FT’s

Matt Jones – 10 points

MOONEY:

Ashton O’Brien – 15 points, 2 made 3’s

Jaxon Menough – 12 points

Rocco Turner – 11 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Chaney: Now winners in back-to-back nights, the Chaney Cowboys will have the night off before hosting the Perry Pirates (16-2) this Thursday, February 9th. The Pirates will carry three game winning streak into the west side.

Mooney: Following their close loss, the Cardinals will look to bounce back with a win against their heated rivals, the Ursuline Irish (17-1). The two squads have yet to meet up this season and the Irish currently hold a four-game winning streak in the Holy War.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

BADGER BREAKS UP THE ROCKETS TAKEOFF

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VIENNA, OHIO- The Badger Braves traveled to take on their arch rival, the Mathews Mustangs. Duncan Moy led the Braves once again as he dropped 21 points. Moy also had help from Cole “Magic Man” Burnett, who finished the game with 12 points, including going 6 for 6 from the free throw line. The Braves had a 17 point lead going into the half.

The Mustangs came roaring back as Ethan Petak, who dropped 20 points, led the way and the Mustangs managed to tie the Braves in the fourth quarter. In the end the Braves escaped once again beating the Mustangs 59-51.

The Badger Braves now move to a record of 15-4 and will take on the Pymatuning Valley Lakers on Monday. 

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison

TIGERS SNAG A SHARE OF THE EOAC

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WELLSVILLE – On Monday night, the Wellsville boys basketball team secured a 67-42 home victory over Valley Christian. The Tigers improved their season record to 13-6 and were able to grab a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference.

Isaiah Greathouse led the Tigers in scoring with 19 points, followed by Eddie Stock with 17, Jaxon Brewer with 14, and Gavin Kountz contributed with 13 points of his own.

Over on the Valley Christian side, Raquan Bell had 13 points and Jon’trel Mixon had 11 as they were the only Eagles to reach double figures. Wellsville was able to keep the Valley Christian scoring at bay as the Tigers never trailed throughout the game.

Wellsville will be back in action this evening, they will be hosting Catholic Central at 7:30 p.m.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Wolfgang

TIGERS EARN WIN 300 FOR COACH BAKER

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CAMPBELL OH- Last week Newton Falls saw their legendary boys basketball coach Roy Sembach grab win number 500 on his career.  They have a pretty impressive coach on their girls side as well who got his own milestone on Monday night.  Mark Baker captured his 300th career victory as the Tigers downed Campbell 39-20.

Natalee Albert led the Tigers offense by knocking in 11 points.  She scored a pair of threes right out of the jump in the first quarter.  Lilly Sait chipped in 6 points for the Tigers cause. The Red Devils were led by Angeiz Diaz who scored a game-high 12 points.

Newton Falls looks forward to tournament time as they will be the 10 seed in the DIV tournament. They’ll host McDonald on February 15th.  Campbell opens their tournament run on the same day in DIII as they travel to Garfield.

SISTER ACT FOR SOUTHERN

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LEETONIA OH- The Southern Local Shroades sisters combined for 54 points as the Indians took down the Leetonia Bears 70-39 in an EOAC match-up.

Southern’s Freshman  Allyssa Shroades was red hot from the 3-point arc as she set a school record draining 8 3’s on her way to 24 points.  Big sister Ashley Shroades scored a game high 30 points. Teammate Olivia Kerns scores 10 points.The Indians sank 14 3 points in he contest.

Pacing the Bears was Ayanna Douglas and McKedra Cole with 14 points each.  Next up for the Indians who are 14-5, 9-3 in the EOAC is a Senior night home game with the visiting Lisbon Blue Devils on Thursday night. Leetonia 4-7 1-13 in EOAC play with a trip to McDonald to take on the Blue Devils Thursday evening. Check out ysn.smugmug.com for more Indians-Bears photos.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

SWEET REVENGE FOR GARFIELD

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GARRETTSVILLE, OHIO- The Garrettsville Garfield Lady G-Men held host to the visiting Brookfield Lady Warriors. It was a close matchup in the first quarter as the Warriors only trailed 14-11. Garfield then got on top of their assignments in the second quarter, only allowing the Warriors to 2 points as the G-Men scored 17 points to take a 31-24 lead.

The Warriors were led by Cailey Wellman and Sophia Hook, with 18 points each. The Warriors did not have much offense going for them other than Hook and Wellman. The G-Men were led by Laura McCoy, who dropped 23 points, Mandy Cardinal, who added 9 points, and Nora Trent, who came down with 8 points as the G-Men got the best of the Warriors, winning 58-42.

The Warriors will try and get back on track when they travel to Pymatuning Valley on Thursday. The G-Men, on the other hand will take on Berkshire at home.

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison

RAIDERS MAKE STRUTHERS WALK THE PLANK

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CANFIELD OH- South Range is entering the final week of the regular season wanting confidence going in to tournaments. There was a big opportunity to grab a win against one of the top teams in the NE8.  Struthers came to town fresh off a 51-8 win in their last game.  The last time these two teams played, it was a 5 point victory for the Wildcats in the Fieldhouse.  However the Raiders have had home success of their own inside the confines of South Range high school.  They got another huge home win as they held on late for the 42-41 victory.  It was a great way for the Raiders to honor their two seniors Emma Cunningham and Taylor McClish.

Cunningham finished her last game inside the Thriller Done with a game-high 16 points to lead the way.  McClish also had a good senior night on the floor with 8 points.  Chloe Neider led Struthers with 10 points and she hit a buzzer beater three from way beyond the arc to make it 42-41.

South Range finishes their league schedule with the win, but has two non conference tune ups before their tournament road begins.  They will travel to Western Reserve on Thursday.  The Wildcats have to wait until their first tournament game to get the loss out of their system. They’ll host Alliance on Wednesday February 15th.

 

THE NE8 IS STILL PAINTED BLUE AND PROPERTY OF POLAND

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POLAND OH- Everyone in the NE8 knew coming in to this season Poland was still the team to beat. No one had ever dethroned the Bulldogs in the 4 years the NE8 existed. Only once did a team even share the top spot with them.  They’ve only lost 3 conference games in 5 years. Yet, there were still expectations that they wouldn’t be what they were.  The Bulldogs had to field all the outside questions about what they graduated last year, and how they would possibly be able to maintain their dominance.  Well they found an answer all season long, and at the end of the road here we sit looking at a Poland team that is still on top.  Their 60-26 win over Lakeview on Monday night clinched an outright title.

Ten different Bulldogs scored on the night. Senior Brooke Rowe ended her last NE8 matchup with a 12 point performance to lead the way.  Katie McDonald was also in double figures with 10 points on the night.  Ava Nicholudis added 8 points to the offense.  Mary Brant and Sarah Forsyth both contributed 7 points.

Maggie Pavlansky had herself a heck of a shooting night. She hit five threes on her way to a game-high 15 points. Izzy Haines chipped in 6 points.

Poland can now squarely look at their tournament tune ups now that the NE8 is wrapped up.  The Bulldogs host round 2 of the Battle of 224 on Thursday against Canfield.  Lakeview will continue their schedule on Thursday as well as they travel to Howland.

 

GIRARD GOES ALL OUT

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GIRARD, OH – The Girard Lady Indians played host to the Niles Red Dragons Monday evening in what was a dominant performance for Girard. In the lopsided 60-23 win.

Girard saw three players reach double digit scoring where Sieasia Triplett scored 17 points, Allison Durkin with 15 points, and Mia Malito contributed with 12 points of her own.

On the Niles side, it was a tough night scoring the ball. The main scorer was Abbey Reed with 10 points who was the only Red Dragon to reach double figure scoring.

With the dominant home win, the Lady Indians improve their record to 15-6 as they will be back in action this Thursday as they welcome non-conference foe the Badger Braves who enter the matchup with an 18-3 record on the year. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Wolfgang