RESERVE ROUTES CONFERENCE RIVAL

BERLIN CENTER OH- In the girls basketball world of high school sports, two programs out of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s (MVAC) Scarlet Division in The Western-Reserve Blue Devils and The McDonald Blue Devils have had quite the list of battles over the last few seasons. One of which was a regional semifinal showdown in the 2020-2021 campaign! The two programs would renew their rivalry, once again, on Monday night in Berlin Center, Ohio. With Western-Reserve playing host to the conference bout, both squads realized the importance of early season conference victories.

Out of the gates, Western-Reserve was shooting lights out! Led by sharpshooter Quincy Miller, in the opening quarter Reserve jumped ahead on an 18-0 run before holding a 21-3 lead after a quarter. The Reserve Blue Devils did not stop there, adding to their lead with a 16-5 second quarter to hold an emphatic advantage of 37-8 over McDonald at halftime.

The score would not get much closer in the second half, with the running clock enforced, Reserve outscored McDonald 26-16 in the second half of play to win 63-24 in the battle of the Blue Devils! Player of the Game went to Quincy Miller who scored 17 points in the win and found 5 shots from distance! Interviews with both Quincy Miller and Head Coach Steve Miller can be found below! Other notable Reserve players include Lisa Eichert who finished with 15 points, followed by Alyvia Hughes and Izzy Mauro who both had 10 points! Gracie Callow led the scoring for McDonald with 13 points followed by Juliana Krumpak who had 10 points.

Western Reserve (4-3)(2-1) will stay in conference when they host Sebring (1-6)(0-4) in a bout with The Trojans on Thursday, December 21st. For McDonald (5-3)(2-2) they will go out of conference to battle a Northeast 8 (NE8) foe in Girard (2-5)(1-1) hosting The Indians on the day after Christmas, Tuesday, December 26th! Stay updated with MVAC and NE8 basketball all season long with live games, scores, stats, stories and more on YSN!

Game Photos HERE: https://ysn.smugmug.com/12-18-g-bb-reserve-mcdonald/12-18-g-bb-western-reserve-mcdonald/103EOS1D/