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FALCONS LET IT FLY, TOAST TALLMADGE AT THE BUZZER

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AUSTINTOWN, OH- In a thrilling back and forth game that saw the Falcons Kris Brown hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat Tallmadge 67-64.

The game would teeter-totter back and forth throughout with the Falcons leading after one quarter 23-22 and at half 36-32. Both teams traded baskets throughout the 4th quarter with Tallmadge cutting a 6 point deficit to tie the game with 45 seconds left.

The Falcons hit the game-winner with no time on the clock as the student section celebrated along with the players. Leading the way for Fitch was Kris Brown with 28 points with many coming from beyond the arc. Todd Simons chipped in 18, Devin Sherwood tallied 7 along with Nate Leskovac and Mike Remish with 5 apiece. Brian Ferguson and Trae Wilks supplemented timely buckets with a pair of points, respectively.

Great game by both teams. The Falcons approve to 3-1 and play next Saturday, Dec 21 at home on YSN.

 

*Story contributed by Brian Beany and austintownathletics.com

 

IRON WILL; CCC CAGES EAGLES

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WARREN, OH- On Friday night basketball, the Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen traveled to Warren to face the John F. Kennedy Eagles. The Ironmen seemed to have baffled the Eagles defense throughout the game as the won with an astonishing scoreline of 73-38.  

The first quarter began with a slow start between both teams from the tip-off to triple zeros. There was one three-pointer by each of the teams in the first quarter. For the Ironmen was Charles Knuckles and for the Eagles was Gabe Green. Throughout the first quarter and throughout the game, Kennedy has cleaned up their game significantly compared to their last game against the Ursuline Fighting Irish. But that does not turn away the fact that the Eagles were outscored by the Ironmen at the end of the first quarter 9-13.

The second quarter is where things decided to pick up for the Ironmen, scoring a total of 18 points making the end of the half score 20-31. Terran Mack leading the charge with 7 points in the quarter. As CCC seemed to speed up their pace, JFK seemed to keep the same pace, if not a slower pace, and started falling behind the Ironmen. And just like the first quarter, only one three-pointer was made by each team. Gabe Green again on the Eagles and Arthur Fayne for the Ironmen. At the end of the half, Cleveland Central Catholic had 3 fouls in the half and JFK had 6. From here on out, Cleveland Central Catholic did not let off the gas pedal in more ways than one. 

The third and fourth quarters both consisted of 21 point games by the consistent Ironmen. They kept playing fast pace ball and the Eagles could not keep up with them where they only accumulated 18 combined points in both quarters. The score went from a 25 point lead at the end of the third, to a 35 point lead at the end of the fourth. The offensive powerhouse of Cleveland Central Catholic was too great for JFK to handle, including the multiple dunks pulled off by three different players. Limar Bowen seemed to be injured on a play and had to be taken to the locker room, but soon came out looking healthy. 

The game ended with a slaughter of 38-73 with Cleveland Central Catholic victorious. Leading scorer of the night for CCC was Arthur Fayne with 17 points on the night with 3 three-pointers. Following him was Terran Mack with 11 points that evening. Leading the point total for the Eagles was T.J Hardin with 10 points followed by a tie of 8 points between Bobby Plizga and Gabe Green. The Ironmen had 10 fouls on the night while the Eagles had 13.

The Eagles’ next game will be at home against the Liberty Leopards Tuesday, December 17

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Dom O’Brien

CRESTVIEW REGISTERS BIG WIN OVER LIBERTY

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COLUMBIANA, OH – Crestview came into tonight searching for their first win of the young basketball season. They would find victory with the help of Junior, Drake Golden, who reached double figures in points for the night. Liberty made costly turnovers throughout the game that helped the Rebels increase their lead.

The first quarter was all Rebels after playing tough defense on the Leopards helped Crestview take the early lead 16-9. The Leopards would cut their deficit midway through the second quarter thanks to rebounds by Forward Micah Dukes and field goals by Guard Manuel Dubose to make the game 32-26 Rebels at halftime. Crestview would score 19 points in the third quarter thanks to fouls committed by Liberty and gave the Rebels multiple opportunities. Golden would find help from his team in the fourth quarter thanks to Guard Tony Cusick and Kirkland Miller. The Rebels would maintain their lead in the fourth quarter and ultimately seal their victory with multiple second shot attempts.

The Rebels beat the Leopards 68-60 in their first conference game of the season. Crestview(1-3) will travel to Lisbon (1-2) tomorrow, December 14th. Liberty(2-1) will face Warren JFK(1-2) on Tuesday, December 17th.

*Story contributed by YSN’s Anthony Melone

BULLDOGS HAND SOUTH RANGE FIRST “L”

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CANFIELD, OH- The South Range Boys Basketball team were handed their first loss of the season against Lakeview 55-44 to make them 2-1. Both teams started slow but Lakeview would take control and never looked back. Brendan Kilpatrick and Ryan Carnahan both were on fire tonight to propel the Bulldogs to a victory. Raiders attempted to fight back in the game even with Lakeview countering every chance South Range got. But the Raiders could not get anything to go their way and Lakeview took advantage. The Bulldogs would continue the attack throughout the 4th with 30 of their 55 points would come from 3.

Chris Brooks finished the night off with 24 points to lead the Raiders. Both Eli Taylor and Nate Brown would contribute 7 points each. Dante DiGaetano would be held to 4 points on the night. Kris Scandy, Jake Gehring, Brandon Mikos Justin Marrie, and Matt Lucas were held scoreless but all contributed to the Raiders push back. For Lakeview, Brendan Kilpatrick finished with 19 points with knocking down three 3-pointers. Ryan Carnahan would light up the floor with 13 points himself and three 3 pointers also.

The Raiders will be back in action at home again next Tuesday against Poland for another NE8 matchup. Tip-off for the JV will be at 5:30. Varsity at 7:00. You do not want to miss it!

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Brendan Miller

CRESTVIEW LADY REBELS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 1) WITH AARON BLATCH

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Coach Aaron Blatch and the Crestview Lady Rebels are off to a strong start in the 2019-2020 high school basketball season, currently sitting at 3-1. The Lady Rebs are coming off their first loss of the season to the Liberty Leopards, but Coach Blatch knows that an early loss in the season can be a solid teaching moment to build the chemistry and ultimately lead to success later on in the season.

The Lady Rebels will look to get back to their winning ways on Saturday, December 14th, as they will hit the road and travel up to Champion to take on the Golden Flashes. Crestview will then return home on Wednesday, December 18th, as the Lady Rebs will welcome the Brookfield Warriors to town.

YSN’s own, D.J. Yokley, had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Coach Blatch to preview the matchup against Champion but also to discuss the team this year and see what his outlook is on the 2019-2020 basketball season.

 

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LADY BEARS STUN EAST PALESTINE

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LEETONIA, OH- The Lady Bears Basketball Team have heard all the hype about where teams will shake out win 2020, and on Thursday night, they added their name to the list of teams to keep an eye on.  Leetonia controlled the game from the tipoff against East Palestine and were able to run away with a 61-49 victory over their EOAC rivals.

Leetonia Senior Anna Buffone led the way with 14 points and kept her team composed throughout the night.  Buffone’s supporting cast consisted of Taran Ferry with a dozen points, and Ella Gregorino with 10, including some huge buckets down the stretch to keep the Lady Bulldogs at bay.  Perhaps the most impressive player on the court was sophomore Allison Francosky who battled her way to 13 points in the paint while keeping East Palestine shooting jumpers instead of working the lane.

The Bulldogs had four players in double figures including Payton Sherry, and Joclyn Fristik with 11 apiece while Patience Champney and Morgan Rutledge dialed in 10 each, respectively.  It was a tough night from the field for EP as they weren’t able to cash in a single bucket from outside the arc.  Something they’ve done better than most to start the year!

The Bears (2-3, 1-1) will now look to keep the flow going against Heartland Christian on December 19 with JV’s starting at 5:30.

East Palestine (2-3, 1-1) will match up with another EOAC team in Southern on Monday, December 16th around 7pm.  That game will be live on YSN from The Dog Pound.

 

GAME PHOTOS: HERE

IRISH WIN A DEFENSIVE BATTLE OVER JFK

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WARREN, OH- On Thursday night, a defensive battle was won by Ursuline against Kennedy with a final score of 59-50. This game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 10th but was canceled due to a power outage in half of Warren. 

While the Eagles were without one of their starters Hayden Wait, Kennedy and Ursuline had many lead changes at the beginning of the first quarter with Kennedy being the first ones to score by a free throw from Tyrel James. Saba Svani pulled an incredible block on a layup by Daysean Harris, which was recovered by Cam Hollobaugh from Kennedy and fed down the field for a routine layup. At the end of the first quarter, Ursuline was up 20-12, and they seemed to stay on top throughout the entirety of the game. 

In the second quarter, much stayed the same. Ursuline kept the great spacing between them and the Eagles. Kennedy tried to power through the Ursuline defense but just could not get a good flow going. The Eagles suffered an 11 point deficit in the middle of the second period but did their best to cut it down to 5. Kennedy tried to mount a comeback but ended the half down 25-32.

After the half, Kennedy was looking to get some consistent shooting going through the next half of this game. They cut the deficit down to 3 points at one time, but every time the Eagles seemed to get a rhythm going, Ursuline would storm back up and proceed to score 5 points easily. Ursuline ended up being very consistent with three-point shooting just as they were in the first half, and Kennedy cleaned up their game much more in this second half. 

By the end of the fourth quarter, Ursuline kept grinding away at consistent scoring and did not let the Eagles catch up. Ursuline then ran away with the game 59-50. Leading the Fighting Irish in scoring was Daysean Harris with 15 points in the game making 2 out of 3 free throws, and Vince Armini with 7 out of 10 made. On the other side of the ball, the senior from the country of Georgia, Saba Svani, led the Eagles with 12 points and 6 out of 9 free throws made. 

The Eagles will go back to action Friday, December 13 against Cleveland Central Catholic.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s voice of the JFK Eagles, Dom O’Brien

RAIDERS ROUGH UP LABRAE TO REMAIN PERFECT

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CANFIELD, OH- The South Range Boys Basketball team picked up yet another victory against Labrae 80-66. The Vikings started the game fast and strong. But, the Raiders then exploded late in the 1st. South Range would maintain about a double-digit lead from then on. Labrae would start to fight back but a strong defensive game from the Burgundy and Gold didn’t slow down until the last buzzer. 

Chris Brooks starts the season strong with yet another double-double game with 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Raiders. Jake Gehring was a big spark with 12 points and 6 rebounds and 4 takeaways. Brandon Mikos finished with 14 points. Dante Digaetano had another all-around strong performance both on offense and defense. Kris Scandy recorded 8 points on the night. Justin Marrie, Nate Brown, Matt Lucas, Eli Taylor all ended the night with great minutes to help the raiders maintain their lead into victory to make the raiders 2-0 on the season! 

The Raiders will be back in action at home Friday again against Lakeview! Tip-off for the JV will be at 5:30. Varsity at 7:00.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Brendan Miller

GIRARD ROCKS THE RIM TO GET BY SALEM

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SALEM, OH-  Girard went into hostile territory on Tuesday and walked away as a team to keep a close eye on in 2020.  The Indians, led by Craig Hannon are a team that can shift their play to match the weakness of the opposition, which is how the Tribe strode away late in the game to defeat the Quakers 66-42.

Girard (1-2) was led by Christian Graziano’s 25 point effort and supplemented by Thomas Cardieus’s 15 tallies.

Salem (0-2) was paced by Jaren Snyder and Hunter Griffith who each recorded 9 points.  Griffith added 10 boards for the Quakers.

Salem will prep for EBC foe, Alliance on Friday at home, while Girard will head to Falcon Country to take on conference rival, Jefferson.

 

GAME PHOTOS: HERE

SPARTANS DISTRIBUTE SCORING; SHOOT PAST LAKEVIEW

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BOARDMAN, OH- Boardman used a big first quarter, outscoring Lakeview 26-4, to earn their first home win of the season 76-42.

Thirteen Spartans got in the scoring column, led by Derrick Anderson with 17 points, 8 assists, and 4 rebounds. Ethan Anderson had a big night inside with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks. Andrew Clark was in double figures with 11 points, while also grabbing 3 rebounds. Tommy Fryda and Connor Miller each had 6 points. Fryda added 3 assists and Miller grabbed 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Joey Zahran added 5 points and 2 rebounds. Zach Ryan, Charlie Davis and Spencer Smith each connected on a triple for 3 points. Ryan also snagged 2 steals. Trey DePietro had an “and 1” to get 3 points on the night. Daeone Martin and Jimmy Goske each had 2 points, Martin dishing out 2 assists and snagging 2 steals as well.  Marco Stilliana rounded out the scoring with 1 point to go along with a great assist. Ty Ventresco added a couple of rebounds inside.

Boardman improves to 2-0 on the season. The Spartans play a very talented Hickory team at Poland on Saturday in the United Way Classic.

 

*Story contributed by Pat Birch and boardmanathletics.org