ROCKETS ARE LOCKED AND LOADED FOR DISTRICTS

LOWELLVILLE OH- On a night where a lot of high seeds found themselves in knock down drag outs battles with their lower seeded opponents, Lowellville was not entertaining that thought. The Rockets made quick work of Valley Christian on Friday with domination on both sides of the ball. Lowellville rolled with a 54-29 win.

Vinny Ballone put his stamp on the game with a massive 21 point game. He scored 13 of those points in the third frame alone. Anthony Lucente was also in double figures chipping in 11.

For Valley Christian Jon’Trell Mixon had a great game scoring 18 points for the Eagles. However the Rockets locked down the rest of the Eagles offense.

Lowellville now advances to the Struthers district semifinal on Monday. They’ll be paired with the third seeded Lions from Heartland Christian. The game is slated to start at 7:00 at Struthers high school.