Tag Archive for: Basketball

EAST PALESTINE SHOWING LIFE MIDSEASON

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Will Franklin understands what it takes to win in girls high school basketball, and in 2023, it looks like Coach Frank has his team locked in heading down the home stretch toward the tournament.  The proof was in the pudding on Thursday en route to a 44-17 conference victory over Valley Christian.

Senior Mia Lee led the way for the Lady Dogs with 16 points, alongside Leila Martin’s 15.  EP was supplemented by Gabby Andre and Marah Zimmerman who each notched five points in the win.  Jasmine Ludt was a beast on the boards, and away from the ball while still contributing three points.

For Valley, Savannah Kitchen paced the Eagles with 9 points, while Diandra Tensley chipped in three.  Amber Kitchen and Nevaeh Williams each dropped a bucket.

East Palestine (9-6,5-4) will now look to take the show on the road to Leetonia, while Valley (5-7, 1-6) will take on Lisbon on Monday.

 

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LADY QUAKERS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS

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SALEM, OH-The Lady Quakers move to 14-2 on the season as they defeated the Carrollton Warriors in EBC conference play 53-37. Kaylee Carlisle had a career-high 14 points on the night and contributed 5 boards. Rylee Hutton also contributed 14 points with 3 steals. Abbie Davidson and Lauryn Barton had 8 points apiece.

The Quakers will travel to state-ranked Marlington next Wednesday for EBC play.

In JV action the Quakers fell just short and lost 38-39. Reese Davidson-Chuck had 17 points while Muirin Lesko chipped in 12.

 

*Story contributed by Sarah Hamilton-Phillips and salemathletics.org

AT YOUR SERVICE

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KINSMAN, OH- The Badger Braves have grown into one of the area’s most exciting teams on the hardwood.  The defense-driven, high-flying, clutch-shooting hoops club has a ton of big names on the roster, and among them is a guy that has had his hand in the pile since his freshmen season.  A guy that will put his ego aside for the good of the team, and his talents shine when he gets his opportunity!

Senior, Alex Butler has been a “program guy” over the past four years, and is now helping the younger generation of Braves understand their role in practices and in the game.

We had a chance to sit down with the Brave Baller prior to the new year and discuss what he wants out of the finale of his basketball career, and where he sees himself in the future.

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LADY POTTERS PROVE TOO MUCH FOR EDISON

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Lady Potters once again showed progress, this time against rival Edison in a 56-32 victory on Monday night.

Aliyah Parsons paced the teams with 13 points, while the trio of Aynsley Galeoti, Ally Furman, and Kenzie Headley had eight points apiece.

Pam Johnson led the Lady Cats with 13 tallies.  Sophia Henderson had eight points and Pressley Meadows had six.

East Liverpool moves to 4-10 on the year and Edison drops to 4-7.

NEWTON FALLS RISES UP AGAINST REBELS

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NEWTON FALLS, OH- Timing is everything, they say.  The Newton Falls Tigers used great timing to garner separation with a solid Crestview team.

The Tigers were led by Mac Haidet, who dropped 17 in the win.  Alex Pennington sunk double digits with 11 including five in the fourth quarter, alongside Carmello Moore’s 10.  Jabriel Rufai chipped in seven points in the first half of the contest.

Crestview was led by Kirkland Miller’s 20 points, along with going 4/5 at the line and eight field goals throughout the night.  Wyatt Miller went 4/4 at the line en route to 15 points in the contest.  James Best also contributed 7 points and 2 steals for the Rebs.  Matt Lindsay led the way in boards with five.

The Tigers swell their record to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the MVAC.  Crestview falls to 6-5, and 2-2 in conference play.

EAGLES PROTECT THE NEST ON FEATURED NIGHT

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HANOVERTON, OH- It was a very special night in the Eagles Nest on Friday night as United hosted their EOAC rivals, East Palestine.  The second annual Dunks for Downs game took place, and honorary captain Tucker Anderson was indeed the star of the show in United’s 43-38 win over East Palestine.

United would start out quickly with a 17-7 lead in the first quarter, only to be matched by a tremendous Bulldog comeback when EP went on a 10-1 run to take the lead at 19-18 in the second quarter.  The Eagles would tirelessly come back to have the lead at half 25-21.

East Palestine wouldn’t be down for long as they once again came out firing on offense, and recaptured the lead 33-32 after some big stops on defense and opportunistic conversions on the other side of the floor.

However, the Eagles outscored EP down the stretch 11-3 to close out the victory and nailing down their fourth win of the year, and third in the conference.

Luke Courtney led United on the floor and played the majority of the second half in foul trouble while pacing all scorers with 20 points.  Courtney was supplemented by Nevin Hahlen’s 11 points, and Grant Knight’s 7 tallies.

The Bulldogs were led by Weston Jones’ smooth jumper that accumulated 14 points, and Owen Elliott’s six points.

East Palestine (2-7, 1-3) will now turn their attention to Columbiana on Tuesday for the traveling trophy, while United will host Lisbon on 1/10.

CLIPPERS TAKE OFF IN SECOND HALF TO PRESERVE VICTORY

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LEETONIA, OH- In the EOAC during basketball season, anything can happen on any given night.  Thursday night, Leetonia was pushing Columbiana to its limits.  Columbiana’s stingy defense and opportunistic offense allowed the Lady Clippers to push convincingly through the pressure en route to a 63-26 victory over the Lady Bears.

Ellie Venezia and Ava Heinrich led the Clippers in scoring with ten points apiece.  Both ladies had clutch shots throughout the contest that weighed a little heavier on their opposition than just the normal, including three three-pointers by Venezia, and five field goals by Heinrich.

Taylor Long punched in 9 points for the Clippers, Averi Marshall contributed 8 points to the victory and was supplemented by a stable of four teammates with six points a piece from AJ Johnston, Caitlyn Pleska, Addie Zohnd, and Arrante Baranda.

For Leetonia, Ella Gregorino and McKendra Cole paced the Bears with 8 points, respectively.  While Ayanna Douglas, and Alee Keyes each contributed four points.

Leetonia drops to 1-9 and 0-6 in the conference overall, while Columbiana evens their record at 6-6 overall and 4-2 in the EOAC.

SALEM WINS DOGFIGHT WITH AVIATORS

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SALEM, OH- Kami Rohm had an impressive night on the boards with career-high 15 rebounds that led the Quakers to a 43-25 win over Alliance.

The Lady Quakers were led offensively by Rylee Hutton and Abbie Davidson with 14 and 13 points respectively. They also contributed 7 rebounds a piece.

The Quakers move to 11-1 on the season.

In JV action Quakers were victorious 58-20 and were led by Reese Davidson-Chuck had 21 points and Maddie Andres 11 points and move to 10-1 on the season.

*Contributed by Sarah Hamilton-Phillips and salemathletics.org

RAIDERS BATTLE THROUGH ADVERSITY FOR FIRST WIN

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CANFIELD, OH- It took a beat to get things turned around, but South Range looked poised in their first victory of the season Friday night over Southeast 45-38 at home.

The Raiders looked shaky at times, fouling six times in the first quarter.  However, the physicality paid off as interim Head Coach, TJ Irons was able to calm his team down in the come from behind victory.  South Range would not only right the ship on fouls, but would keep the game within striking distance only down two at the half.

South Range would catch fire in the fourth quarter, led by great ball movement, and extended the Pirate defense so they’d have easier looks at the hoop, South Range would go on a run that would put them up by nine with just minutes left in the game.  Led by buckets down the stretch from Landon Moore, Nate Lewis,  Dylan Turvey, and Luke Rohan- the Raiders held their ground at home with a win over a good program.

Landon Moore led the Raiders in scoring with 16, with 9 of those tallies coming in the fourth quarter alone.  Luke Rohan cashed out with 8 points, including a big three down the stretch from the corner to seal the deal for Range.  Dylan Turvey and Ayden Leon had seven points apiece, and Nate Lewis finished with five.

For Southeast, Garrett Sprutte had 13 in the first half and was held without a bucket the rest of the way. Evan Riffle had 8 and Ian Carter, and Michael Phillips each had 7.

South Range (1-5, 0-3) will now turn their attention to Smithville on Tuesday at home.

BOARDMAN BOUNCES BACK

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TALLMADGE, OH- The Boardman Girl’s Basketball Team went on the road to close out the 2022 portion of their schedule and came away with a 50-38 victory over the Tallmadge Lady Blue Devils.

The Spartans jumped out quickly in the press to force turnovers and raced to a 17-8 lead after one.  Tallmadge regrouped in the second quarter to cut the lead to just 25-22 at the half.  Boardman came out in the second half and outscored the Blue Devils 25-16 to finish off the victory.

With the win, the Spartans move to 6-4 on the season.  Leading the way for Boardman was Mackenzie Riccitelli who finished with a career-high 27 points.  She also was huge on the defensive end as she had 10 steals alone.  The defense produced 19 live ball turnovers.  Gia Triveri also finished in double digits scoring 10 points which included 2 three-point field goals.  Bella Martin had 4 points and 5 rebounds.  Cami Goske scored 2 points, but lead the team in rebounding along with Sarah Bero who each had 7 boards.  Reagan Smith came off the bench to provide a spark with 5 points and some great second-half defense.

M.C. Werth rounded out the scoring with 2 points.  Ava Freeborough, Ally Fleming, Faith Walston, and Natalie Davis all contributed to the total team effort to get the win.  The girls will start up 2023 action on Wednesday in a huge conference game between undefeated teams in the league when they get the Canfield Cardinals at home.

*Contributed by Jeff Hammerton and boardmanathletics.org