Tag Archive for: Basketball

PERRY POSTS DOUBLE-DOUBLE; LADY REBS POWER PAST LISBON

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COLUMBIANA, OH- If you’re looking for possibly the best 1-2 punch in the area, don’t sleep on Crestview.  Senior Tanner Hoffer and Junior Krista Perry have the Lady Rebels at 3-0, and have been impressive to start the year to say the least.  That didn’t change on Thursday night as the “Towers of Power” combined for 36 points, and 20 rebounds en route to a 58-45 victory over Lisbon.

Perry led the way with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Hoffer added 17 and 8, respectively.  Adding to those totals were Shianna Nathes who shot lights out with a trifold of triples on her way to 11.

Lisbon was led by Maddie Liberati’s impressive double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.  Standout guard, Izzy Perez added 14 in the loss.

The Lady Blue Devils will turn their attention to EOAC favorite, Columbiana on Monday at home.  Crestview opens its conference schedule as well next Wednesday against Liberty.

GAME PHOTOS: HERE

BEAVER LOCAL COMES BACK TO BEAT RIVAL POTTERS

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By Michael McKenzie

 

The Lady Beavers won a home rivalry game in their first home game of the season, defeating the Lady Potters 55-36. However, it was a tale of 2 halves.

In the first half, it was a back and forth affair. The Potters erased an early 6-0 deficit and lead 14-10 towards the end of the opening quarter.  Standout senior Jenna Riccardo, the Beavers all-time leading scorer in school history, was isolated by the Potter defense in the early going. Riccardo had a few free throws and a jump shot to her credit in the first. The teams traded blows and went on their separate runs, as the Beavers took the lead 30-24 into the locker room. After the half, the Beavers turned it on and closed it out. They had a very successful full-court press, great transition defense, and Riccardo was able to find the sweet spot in the paint finishing with 16 along with Elizabeth Kolkowski’s 13, as the Beavers closed out the victory. 

For East Liverpool, Emma Ludwig chipped in 15 to lead the way for the Lady Potters.

The Lady Beavers improve to 1-1 on the year and play this Saturday at home with an approximate start time of 3:00 on YSN Beaver Local.

EP FIGHTS BACK TO .500 AGAINST HEARTLAND

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EAST PALESTINE, OH-  Lady Bulldog Head Coach Will Franklin knew that he would have his hands full with the early portion of the schedule this year, and felt if they could compete in their non-league games that things would fall into place later in the season.  After starting 0-2, the Lady Dogs have bounced back in a big way with wins over Campbell Memorial, and following up with a 54-28 victory over Heartland Christian on Thursday night.

Payton Sherry led the way with a near triple-double with 8 points, 8 assists and 9 rebounds for the Bulldogs on her way to the Gorby’s Player of the Game.  Joclyn Fristik led all scorers with 18, and Patience Champney added a dozen as well.

For Heartland Senior Sidney Ogden had an impressive 15 points for the Lady Lions, and Jordan Webb added 5 as well.

East Palestine (2-2) will now look to open EOAC play next Thursday against Leetonia on the road.  That game can be seen right here on YSN.

BOARDMAN ETCHES FIRST VICTORY OVER LADY CARDS

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BOARDMAN, OH- The Boardman Lady Spartans Basketball team picked up their first victory of the season with a comeback win over rival Cardinal Mooney 66-58. Down by as much as 11 and trailing by 9 at the half, Boardman exploded with a 28 point 3rd quarter to overcome the deficit and build a lead outscoring the Cardinals 43-26 in the second half for the 8 point win!

Maria Torres made her first start since January and went off for 17 points and 5 rebounds to lead the maroon and white in scoring. Katie Stamp, a Junior captain hit some huge 3rd and 4th court jumpers to extend the Spartans lead in the second half, scoring 14 points and grabbing 4 rebounds. Junior Captain, Emma Tokarsky was Boardman’s vocal leader on and off the court and scored 10 of her 12 points at the free-throw line knocking down 10 of her 12 free throw attempts along with 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Freshman guard Gia Triveri tallied 8 points on the night while Junior Serene Khatib played big minutes down the stretch with 7 points and 4 rebounds. Spartan PG and Junior Captain, Raegan Burkey fouled out late in the game but was huge in the win stuffing the stat sheet with 5 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Bailey Moore hit a big 3 pointer in the second half for the Spartans as well. Jenna Olexa, Jalaya Bailey, and Bella Martin played important minutes for the Spartans en route to the win!

The Spartans have a very difficult schedule coming up with 4 consecutive road games at West Branch, Canfield, Poland, and South Range. The Spartans take on the West Branch Warriors this Saturday with the JV tipping at noon and varsity to follow around 1:30.

 

*Story contributed by Justin Coffin and boardmanathletics.org

FITCH TOPS LOUISVILLE IN HOME OPENER

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AUSTINTOWN, OH- Down a few men to injuries and illness, the plan was for the Falcons to take things slow and maximize endurance.  However, the players had other plans.  Fitch came out flying in their offense and Louisville had a hard time slicing the stout defense of Coach Brian Beany on the way to a 59-44 win in the Falcon’s Nest.

The Falcons came out of the gate fast and lead 14-6 after the first quarter. The second quarter saw the Leopards cut to 28-26 at the half.

The Falcons flexed their muscles in the 3rd quarter outscoring Louisville 19-2 to start the second half.  The Falcons continued their high-octane play by extending their lead to 53-29 with 4 minutes left.

The starters got a well-deserved rest as the reserve players finished out the game. Leading scorers were Todd Simons with 27,  Nate Leskovac with 10,  along with Devin Sherwood and Kris Brown with 7 each.

The Leopards had a tough time maneuvering in the forest that is Mike Remish and Trae Wilks on the inside.

The Falcons next game is Tuesday, Dec 10th vs Mooney, you can catch that game right here on YSN.

 

*Story contributions courtesy of Brian Beany and austintownathletics.com

GAME PHOTOS: HERE

LADY DOGS DEFENSE PREVAILS IN WIN OVER CAMPBELL

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- The Lady Bulldog Basketball Team hasn’t started the way they would have liked, but you know what they say: “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.”  On Wednesday night, the Lady Dogs started and finished in convincing fashion defeating Campbell Memorial 58-19.

Junior sharpshooter Joclyn Fristik led the way with 20 points earning her the Gorby’s Player of the Game.  Sophomore Paige Snyder cashed in a dozen points and 8 rebounds, while Payton Sherry had 2 points and 6 helpers but set the tone defensively with 3 steals. Morgan Rutledge powered her way for 9 tallies and Patience Champney had an impressive debut with 10.

The Lady Red Devils were led by Leila Kannali who had 15.

East Palestine will have to rest quickly as they return to the hardwood on Thursday against Heartland Christian around 7pm.  That game can be seen on YSN for those who cannot attend in person.

 

GAME PHOTOS: HERE

CHANEY SETS THE TONE AGAINST SPIRE

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH-  The Chaney Cowboys and Spire Academy battled for 3 closely contested quarters. Marlon McGaughy’s Cowboys dominated the 4th quarter to distance themselves from Spire 75-62. 

          The international roster from Spire had players from Taiwan, New Zealand, South Africa, Turkey, and Spain on it.  Spire Academy came in and led the Cowboys after the 1st quarter 18-15. Jason Lai from Taiwan led Spire in the 1st quarter coming off the bench for 7 quick points. Chaney was led by Cameron Lawrence in the first quarter with 6 points as Travis Easterly tallied 5 points in the quarter. 

       The pace quickened in the 2nd quarter. The quarter ended 39 to 37 Cowboys. They used a late run in the quarter to close the half up by two. Easterly had 7 points in the quarter thanks to 5 made free throws.  Sharrod Taylor had 7 also in the quarter. Easterly led the Cowboys with 12 first-half points. Tait-Jones had 3 quick baskets late in the quarter to lead Spire with 7 second-quarter points. Tait-Jones led Spire in points in 1st half with 13 points.

     The 3rd quarter the pace was really lightning quick and the teams were off to the races.  The quarter ended in a tie 54-54, It seemed like we were into a battle till the end. Omer Kucuk from Turkey came out and scored 9 3rd quarter points for Spire. Sharrod Taylor had another big quarter with 8 3rd quarter points. 

      The 4th quarter was controlled from the start by the Cowboys out scoring Spire 21 to 8, thanks to really strong defense and getting to the basket on offense. Quincy Jones had a big two-handed dunk got some wide-open layups and had a big 12 point 4th quarter. Taylor had 5 points and Lawrence haded a 3 in the 4th quarter. Spire only got 4 from Tait Jones a 2 from Lai and a bucket from Kucuk, in the 4th quarter. 

          Leading scorers for Chaney Taylor had 23 points Jones had 20 points and Easterly had 16 points for a balanced Chaney Cowboy offense. Tait-Jones led Sprie with 23 points. 

    The Cowboys (1-0) are on their way to Butler on December 5th and 6th to play Knoch and Butler at Butley High School in Pa. The next home game for the Chaney Cowboys is December 20th against the Warren G Harding Raiders. 

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s John Bolino   

BLUE DEVILS COME UP A BIT SHORT; FALL TO EAST CANTON

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EAST CANTON, OH – On a night where the Blue Devils needed to get off to a strong start and control the tempo to build confidence moving into EOAC play Friday; the Blue Devils jumped out to an 8-3 lead by the end of the first quarter. However, East Canton scrapped and battled back in the second quarter to cut the Lisbon lead to 24-20 at the half. Throughout the third quarter, the Blue Devils and Hornets both scratched and claw their way though it and at the end of the third, it was all tied up at 30. The fourth quarter proved to be much of the same, as the two teams battled hard all the way up until the end but unfortunately the Lisbon Blue Devils came up just a little short, 44-40.

East Canton’s leading scorers were Luke Riley who finished the night with 12 points and Gavin Schoeneman with 11 points on the night.

Lisbon was led by the junior duo of Ryan McCullough and Blayne Brownfield. McCullough finished with 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists, as Brownfield chipped in with 11 points and 7 rebounds. The Blue Devils ended the night shooting just 28.6% from the field while committing 24 turnovers in the loss.

The Blue Devils (0-3) will continue their road trip as they will start EOAC play on Friday as they travel to take on the Bears in Leetonia. Lisbon will return home on December 14th against Crestview on YSN.

SPARTANS WIN THRILLER

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CANTON, OH- Boardman opened up the season in dramatic fashion with a come from behind victory on the road at Canton Glenoak.  After trailing by 15 at halftime and as many as 22, the Spartans chipped away at Glenoak’s lead heading into the 4th. Both teams made big plays down the stretch but the Spartans led by Derrick Anderson and Daeone Martin prevailed 70-68.

Anderson had a career-high 30 points to go along with 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Martin had a big second half with 13 points, including 7/7 from the free-throw line to finish with 19 points for the game, along with 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Sophomore Trey DePietro had a big night with 8 points and 8 rebounds including many tip outs for extra possessions. Ethan Andersen battled inside and foul trouble on his way to 7 points and 5 rebounds. Tommy Fryda and Charlie Davis both hit timely 3’s along with great hustle plays. Connor Miller grabbed 4 rebounds along with 2 drawn charges. Zach Ryan had 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals in an all-around good effort.

Boardman’s next schedule game against Farrell has been postponed. The Spartans will play again next Tuesday vs Lakeview in the home opener.

 

*Story contributed by Pat Birch and boardmanathletics.com

BEAVER LOCAL RALLY COMES UP SHORT

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SALINEVILLE, OH- Beaver Local traveled to Southern Local on Tuesday night and fell 63-49 to the Indians. Southern controlled the game from the get-go.

After one quarter, Southern was up 13-4, and the Indians didn’t let up the rest of the way.  things didn’t get much better for the Beavers.  The halftime score was 29-14 but the Beavers didn’t give up.  They made an attempt at a comeback, going on a 13-0 run to pull to within 2 in the 3rd quarter. They did that multiple times, but after 4 minutes, Southern regained control of the game. Forced turnovers on a full-court press and deep threes iced the game for the Indians halfway through the 4th and finished the Beavers off.

The next game on YSN Beaver Local is this upcoming Thursday with an approximate tip-off time of 7:00.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Michael McKenzie