WARRIORS OFFENSE IMPRESSES AGAIN

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WARREN, OHIO- The Brookfield Warriors traveled to take on the Champion Golden Flashes in a contest of High School Boys basketball. Isaiah Jones and Matteo Fortuna went off for the Warriors combining for 58 points. Jones also had 21 rebounds and 4 steals as well. Christian Williams led for the Golden Flashes with 14 points. Joey fell also had a productive night with 12 points and went 6 of 8 front the free throw line, but it was not enough to keep up the the Warriors as the Golden Flashes fell 79-57.


The Warriors improve to 14-5 on the season and have now won seven games in a row and will be back in action when they travel to Newton Falls on Wednesday. Champion will travel to Labrae to take on the Vikings on Tuesday.

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison

TIGERS LOOM LARGE OVER JACKSON MILTON

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NORTH JACKSON OH- Springfield improved to 10-7 on the season Friday night with their 68-51 victory on the road over Jackson Milton.

Seandelle Gardner led the way with 21 points. Brandon Price added 14. Aiden Stanke led the Blue Jays with 13.

Springfield will travel to South Range for a big non conference test on Saturday.  Jackson Milton will stay at home and host Western Reserve.

*Contributed By Jeff Brink at springfieldlocalathletics.org

COWBOYS RIDE THROUGH EAST

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Chaney’s big three combined for 78 points in the Cowboys 86-67 win over the rival East Golden Bears.

Youngstown East (8-9) held the lead after the first quarter led by Cam Sly’s eight and Jarrod Colon’s five, however, Chaney (10-7) would take the lead just a few minutes into the second and would never look back. The two squads battled into the break but the Cowboy’s would hold a seven point lead at half.

Coach McGaughy’s Cowboys would explode out toas many as a 20-point lead in the third. Matt Jones and Josiah Gonzalez would both connect from deep in the quarter, while Jason Hewlett led the way with eight.

Hewlett would score six more fourth quarter points to eclipse the thirty-point mark, while Matt Jones’ 13 points in the final stanza saw him fall just shy of 30. While Chaney dominated the Golden Bears in the second half, a herculean effort from East’s Cam Sly would keep the score respectable. Sitting out most of the second quarter in foul trouble, Sly was still able to finish the night with 32 points, 22 of which came in the second half.

TOP PERFORMERS –

CHANEY:

Jason Hewlett – 32 points

Matt Jones – 29 points

Josiah Gonzalez – 17 points

EAST:

Cam Sly – 32 points

Jarrod Colon – 14 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Chaney: After completing the season sweep of the rival Golden Bears, the Cowboys will travel north to take on the Mentor Cardinals (12-4). The squads have split the previous two matchups with Mentor winning in 2021, while Chaney took last seasons affair. The Cardinals and Cowboys will faceoff tonight, February 4th, at 7:00 pm.

East: Now losers of four in a row, the Golden Bears have dropped below .500 for the first time since mid-December. East will look to get back on track this coming Tuesday, February 7th, when they take on the Ursuline Irish (15-1). Ursuline dominated the Golden Bears in their first matchup, 79-37.

*Contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson

WEST BRANCH SPOILS RIVAL HOMECOMING

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Salem OH- The West Branch boys basketball team was on a four game losing streak and were looking to gain some success tonight. The task was not easy as they traveled to Salem for a big rivalry game. Salem was also looking to snap their three game losing streak as well. The game was tight throughout the contest, but the Warriors were able to come away with the 49-47 victory.

 

Salem was led by Caden Swiger who had 22 points for the Quakers. He was hot from beyond the arch knocking down four three pointers. Swiger was held in check most of the first half, but he exploded in the second half knocking down some big time shots. Lance Bailey contributed 11 points for Salem. Finally, Ross Davidson chipped in with 9 points, while Sampson added 5.

                                                                   

West Branch was led by Jaxon Robb who had 11 points, while freshman Jeremiah Thomas added 10. Coach Brown was very pleased with his team’s foul shooting performance. Freshman Galvin Gregory and Jeremiah Thomas were big down the stretch as they both were great at the line. Gregory was 5/6 and Thomas was 3/4.

 

With the win, the Warriors improve to 8-9 on the season and (5-5) inside the EBC. West Branch will be back in action on Tuesday at Home against Akron Garfield at 7 pm. With their forth loss in as many games, Salem drops to 7-12 and (3-7) inside the EBC. The Quakers will host Heartland Christian on Tuesday at 6:45 pm.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Ginocchi

POLAND KNOCKS DOWN THE RAIDERS

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CANFIELD OH- South Range came in to Friday night all of the sudden in a three way tie for first place in the NE8.  With the remainder of their NE8 schedule against teams below them, the Raiders thought that a share of the title was in their grasp. However, Poland came in and dashed all of that and knocked the Raiders down a peg with a 55-46 win.  It was the final frame that has been where the Raiders shined the brightest during this current conference win streak. But Friday night it was the fourth quarter that haunted them. The Raiders offense stalled and they only scored 6 points in the frame.

Poland was led by JP Genova who dazzled the crowd with a game-high 20 points.  Carson Maurer played well especially in the second half on his way to a 12 point game.  Danny Nittoli was also in double figures with 10 points.

South Range got a huge game from Dylan Turvey despite the loss. He was able to find his way to 18 points.  Ayden Leon also worked his way into double figures with 11 points on the night.  Landon Moore, and Luke Rohan both chipped in 6.

Poland will use this win as a springboard into the next one as they host Girard. South Range is also at home on Tuesday as they’ll host Hubbard.

BULLDOGS CLINCH A SHARE OF THE TITLE

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HUBBARD OH- Poland put themselves in position to at least share the NE8 championship on Thursday as they traveled to Hubbard. It was an absolute barrage of defense from Poland as they only allowed 1 point in the first half.  The Bulldogs didn’t need a massive offensive output this night as they got away with a 36-21 win.  The victory earned Poland a piece of the conference championship.

The offense was led by Brooke Rowe who rallied a total of 8 points.  Elliana Thompson contributed 6 points to the cause.  Ariana Daniels and Mary Brant both chipped in 5 pints.  Hubbard was led by Eleni Grillis with 6 points.

Poland can go for the outright NE8 championship on Monday as they host Lakeview on senior night.  Hubbard will make the trip to Jefferson on Monday.

 

WARRIORS WAGE WAR WITH NEWTON FALLS

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LORDSTOWN OH- Brookfield has a lot of offensive firepower, and it’s known to take over games.  On Thursday night against Newton Falls the Warriors fired up the scoring and cruised to a 56-37 victory over the Tigers in Lordstown.

It was another big night for Sophia Hook who led the Warriors with 21 points, and 5 steals.  Cailey Wellman added another double double to her utility belt as she finished with 15 points and 13 boards.  Katie Gibson was also in double figures for Brookfield with 12 points.

Newton Falls was led by Natalee Albert, and Dani Drake both scoring 9 points.  Shelby Fowler contributed 7 points to the Tigers offense.

Both teams are back in action on Monday as Brookfield will travel to Garfield and Newton Falls will host Campbell at Lordstown.

GIRARD LEAVES THE RAIDERS SHIPWRECKED

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CANFIELD OH- South Range has been a tough place to play for Girard over the years.  They have never beaten the Raiders in Canfield since the NE8 was born.  Earlier this season the Indians got their first conference victory over the Raiders, and now they eyed a season sweep.  After a close first quarter, it was a big 20-6 2nd quarter that gave Girard the distance they’d need.  Even though the Raiders tried to rally in the second half, the 17 point halftime lead was too much to come back from. The closest the Raiders got was eight points.  The Indians would go on to secure the win 44-35.

Sieasia Triplett led the Indians with 13 points. Girard was pretty balanced on offense having four players score more than 7.  Abbie Rafferty was also in double figures with 10 points.  Allison Durkin chipped in 9 points to the offense.  Mia Malito added 7 points as well.

South Range was paced by Sydney Penick with 11 points.  Emma Cunningham tried to Will her team back into the game scoring all 7 of her points in the second half.  Devin Sauerwein and Maddie Dado both finished the night with 5.

Girard will take this big win in stride and move on to play at Niles on Monday.  South Range will play their last home game of the season on Monday against Struthers.

A CHAMPIONSHIP 38 YEARS IN THE MAKING

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SOUTHINGTON, OHIO- The NAC championship came down between the Badger Braves and the Chalker Wildcats. After a little bit of a shaky start, the Braves got back on track and after a buzzer beater three pointer by Katie Grexa, they led the Wildcats 22-11.

The Wildcats tried to keep pace, but the Braves defense kept a strong hold. The Braves were led by Katie Grexa with 15 points. Bree Huscroft and Gabby Miller combined for 12 points, and Addison Thompson added 8 points, along with a great night defensively. The Braves pulled away from the Wildcats to win 43-28, winning their first NAC championship in 38 years.

The Braves started the year with just a 1-4 record and then proceeded to win 17 games in a row, with the first win of their streak coming against Chalker. The Braves will go for 18 in a row to finish the season strong, when they take on Girard next Thursday. 

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison

QUAKERS SECURE A PIECE OF THE EBC

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BELOIT OH-Salem looked to finish league play strong on Wednesday night as they traveled to West Branch to take on their heated rivals. The game was tight through the first three quarters with Salem holding a slim one point margin heading into the final frame, but the Quakers pulled away at the end and outscored the Warriors 15-2 in the final quarter for the victory. With a statement win over West Branch  by a score of 43-29, the Lady Quakers finish the league 9-1 and move to 17-2 on the season. The Quakers will share a first-place title finish with Marlington who beat them in the first time the two teams met.

The Quakers were led by Abbie Davidson who finished with a big double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.  Kami Rohm finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds and had a commanding defensive presence in the paint as always.  Rylee Hutton added 9 points to the Salem offense.

West Branch was led by Sophie Gregory with 12 points.  Chloe Dennison added a solid 8 points while Livvie Showalter had 6 for the Warriors.

The Quakers will travel to Fitch on Saturday. West Branch will honor its seniors on Saturday afternoon when the Tigers of Springfield come to Beloit.  The JV contest is scheduled for a Noon tip off with the varsity game to follow.