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WATERLOO GRINDS OUT THIRD WIN OF THE WEEK

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MCDONALD OH- Waterloo was on the tail end of a very emotionally, and physically draining week coming in to Saturday’s game against McDonald. Not only was McDonald the third game of the week against teams in the top half of the week, the last two wins for the Vikings gave them the outright MVAC Scarlett championship. However, they couldn’t afford to get too high coming into their third contest of the week. This was a McDonald team that wanted to prove they were better than the blowout showed in their first matchup with the Vikings.

After Waterloo set the tone early, with a 10-2 run to open the 1st quarter, McDonald never stopped pushing back. Waterloo’s six girl rotation was fighting against fatigue by the 4th quarter, but never gave up the lead they ran out to in the first. Waterloo escaped with a 45-39 win.

Rose Couts scored 17 points in the Vikings 25 point first frame, she’d finish with 21 to lead. Kaira English continues to score at a high clip as well as she chipped in 18.

McDonald was able to find ways to score tonight, and spread the wealth around. Four Devil scorers had at least six points. They were led by Alivia Morrison with 14. Gianna Constantino competed down low all night, and finished with a solid 9. Lea Gsbrelcik finished with 8.

Waterloo will try to complete the undefeated MVAC record on Monday traveling to Mineral Ridge. McDonald has one more tournament tune up as they make their way to Southeast on Monday.

Postgame Interview With Kevin Longanecker:

 

Postgame Interview With Rose Couts:

LISBON ROCKS BULLDOGS

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LISBON OH- Lisbon gathered yet another win in the EOAC Friday night. The Blue Devils led wire to wire as they cruised to a 69-29 win. Lisbon was up 44-14 at the half.

Leading the Blue Devils was Trevor Siefke who put in a phenomenal 28 points. Luke Kraft was also in double figures for Lisbon with 14. Hunter Dailey contributed 7 while Tate Wallen added 6.

Lisbon will head out of league on Thursday traveling to Malvern.

TIGERS TAKE A BIG BITE OUT OF MCDONALD

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NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Springfield has had its troubles with McDonald in the past. This has been a huge rivalry in the MVAC for years. This time around the Tigers fresh off their MVAC championship victory on Tuesday dominated McDonald 65-17.

Beau Brungard went off with a stellar 26 point performance. Jake Joyce has put together back to back impressive nights with a 14 point effort. Alex Rothwell was also in double figures with 12.

Springfield is still undefeated on the season. The win completes an unbeaten season inside the MVAC. The Tigers will play Girard on Tuesday on the road.

BLUE JAYS EARN THIRD STRAIGHT WIN IN TROPHY GAME WITH RESERVE

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BERLIN CENTER OH- The matchup Tuesday night between Jackson Milton and Western Reserve gave you everything you could ask for out of a rivalry game. The atmosphere was electric, and both student sections were wild. To top all of it off, there are always stakes in this game. In the second matchup between these two teams every year, the winner is presented the Bud James Presidential Memorial Trophy. For the third straight season, that trophy will stay in North Jackson as the Blue Jays won a thriller 44-43. Ryan Romigh hit the game winning layup through contact with about 10 seconds to go.

Cayden Mitchell led the Blue Jays on the night scoring 15 points. He set the tone early for the Jays offense. Aiden Stanke was also in double figures with 11. Aaren Romigh came up with an important 9 points for the cause.

Western Reserve was paced by Hayden Fellows with 14 points. Joe Serensky scored 12 to supplement the Devils scoring.

Both teams return to action on Friday as Jackson Milton hosts Mineral Ridge, and Western Reserve travels to Sebring.

Postgame Interview With Steve Procopio:

 

Postgame Interview With Ryan Romigh:

MILTON GETS PAYBACK ON BLUE DEVILS

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NORTH JACKSON, OH –  It has been a tough season for both Jackson-Milton and Western Reserve coming into Monday night’s matchup between the two. But it has not stopped either team from being successful. In the first matchup between the two clubs, Reserve took the victory. But the Bluejays wanted a different outcome this time as they were able to keep the Blue Devils away from fighting back late to get the victory, 52-42.

 

For Jackson-Milton, Carla Blancafort and Kylie Wilson led the way with 14 points each. Chelsea Williams added 12 and Ava Darney finished with 10.

 

For Western Reserve, Alyvia Hughes led the way with 13 points. Brooke Schantz contributed 10 and Lisa Eichert finished with 9 on the night.

 

Jackson-Milton will be back in action on Wednesday as they host Waterloo. Western Reserve will also be back in action on Wednesday, as they will travel to Lisbon. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed by YSN’s Brendan Miller

SPRINGFIELD PASSES ROAD TEST TO STAY PERFECT

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Springfield continued their dominance of the MVAC on Tuesday as they traveled to Western Reserve. Although it was not the offensive output we are used to seeing from the Tigers, they did plenty to win. They beat the Blue Devils 55-41.

The Tigers offense was as balanced as always. Three Tigers got into double figures. Beau Brungard led the way with 13 points. Both Adam Wharry, and Alex Rothwell were right behind him with 12 each. Sean Guerriero added an important 7.

The Blue Devils were paced by David Ashburn who cracked double digits with 10. David Altiere was on track with 9.

Both teams get back to action Friday as the Tigers stay on the road traveling to Jackson Milton. Western Reserve will return home to host McDonald.

BEARS WALK IT OFF AGAINST LISBON

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LEETONIA OH- Some wins can define a season, even if the year has been a struggle. For Leetonia, this season has definitely had its share of adversity. The Bears took that adversity on Friday night and smacked it right in the mouth. Leetonia picked up the big win over a streaking Lisbon team by the finals score of 33-32. The Bears outscored Lisbon 11-3 in the final frame.

Jacob McCol led the Bears on the night scoring 9 points. They also got a strong contribution from Joe Guido with 6. Guido hit 2 of the 3 threes on the night for Leetonia. Andrew Hendricks finished with 5 points.

Lisbon was led by Trevor Seifke with a game-high 16 points. Hunter Dailey added a solid 8 to the cause as well.

This is the Bears 4th win of the year. They’ll look to put together a win streak on Tuesday as they travel to Valley Christian. . Lisbon will be back in action Tuesday as well hosting Southern

LISBON COMES UP BIG IN OVERTIME

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WELLSVILLE, OH – It was an OT thriller in Wellsville on Thursday night as the Lady Tigers hosted their EOAC rival, the Lisbon Lady Blue Devils. The majority of the first half was controlled by Lisbon, but Wellsville would not let them run away with the game that easily as the Lady Tigers outscored Lisbon in the second half 16-13, which ultimately forced the extra time. The Lady Blue Devils were able to go ahead in the OT period off of key scoring by Parker Henthorne to secure the victory over Wellsville, 44-39.

 

For Lisbon, Madison Haifley led the way with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the Blue Devils. Henthorne contributed 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 steals. Cami Freeland added 7 points on the night.

 

For Wellsville, Isabella Poppelriter led the way with 15 points. Kaylee Rawson contributed 9 on the night.

 

Both teams will be back in action on Monday, Lisbon will travel to United and Wellsville will travel to Valley Christian. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

FITCH GETS TENTH WIN OF THE SEASON

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AUSTINTOWN OH- The Austintown Fitch Lady Falcons, coming off a postponement of the game a day prior, were looking to go to battle with The Tallmadge Lady Blue Devils on a rare Tuesday matchup for girls basketball. 

Austintown went into the game with 9 victories on the season, looking to double their win total from just a year ago. 

Tallmadge was not looking to be a pushover though. Coming into Tuesday’s matchup with Fitch, having a fantastic game plan defensively by Coach Joe Leonard. 

The Lady Blue Devils brought the pressure, controlled the tempo and dominated the glass in the first quarter! Holding The Lady Falcons to just 5 points, leading the game after a quarter 7-5. 

The Second quarter is when Fitch started finding their offense. Kara Pirone hit a couple big threes down the stretch, helping Fitch take the 19-13 halftime lead, a lead from which they never looked back from. 

Coming out for the second half, Austintown jumped the Lady Blue Devils for a nice run that extended The Fitch lead to 10 just a minute into the third. 

A big adjustment by Fitch was the success they had on the glass, thanks in large part to Ayla Ray, who had 13 boards on the night! 

Tallmadge worked on slowing Zayda Creque down, and to their credit, did an incredible job in the first half. However, “The Key” was able to unlock The Tallmadge defense for 19 points on the night.

The second half adjustments were enough for Fitch (10-7) to win 47-34 over Tallmadge (2-12).

Tallmadge and Fitch are both in action again on Wednesday, January 26th as Tallmadge will play Revere.

The Lady Falcons will battle with rival The Boardman Lady Spartans in a home matchup that will be found live on YSN!

Postgame

Interview With Jeff Wilson:

Postgame Interview With Zayda Creque:

 

Postgame Interview With Julia Senediak:

RESERVE LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT

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BERLIN CENTER OH- A Friday night of boys basketball in the valley saw The Western Reserve Blue Devils (6-9) go to battle with MVAC rival The Waterloo Vikings (2-8). 

In a rematch of The December 14th clash. That one saw The Blue Devils come away as the one-point victors over Waterloo that night, leaving The Vikings with revenge on their minds. 

Western Reserve left nothing to question, with a hot start that saw The Blue Devils score 25 points, missing just 2 shots in the first quarter! 

The hot start was thanks in part to Gabe Platt, who scored 11 in the first quarter alone, with a deadeye from distance.

Luke Simons was keeping Waterloo in the game early on, as he finished with 17 points on the night, his shooting in the first half kept The Vikings in striking distance. 

The Football Star in David Altiere was a star on the hardwood as well! Being described by Coach Serensky as “The Blue Devils Dennis Rodman”. A statement that was exemplified no better than on Friday night. With a multitude of phenomenal defensive blocks on the night, paired with pure dominance on the glass. 

Joe Serensky Jr. has been a welcome addition back to the team, as he contributed with 15 points of offense, while playing as the team’s point guard a few times during the game.

With balanced scoring, it looked like Reserve was set to run away with this one. Then, with a tribe of Vikings on his back, enter Anthony Podojil.

The Junior Podojil was responsible for 23 points on the night, with a majority of them coming in the fourth quarter, as he was hotter than a blowtorch from distance! Shooting from where the pros do it, Podojil helped bring Waterloo all the way back to within a single possession of Western Reserve. 

However, it was Gabe Platt’s shooting that helped seal this one in the fourth. The Senior finished with 19 on the night, one of three Blue Devils to score double digits.

Leading his team in scoring, including nailing down some clutch free throws in the fourth was enough to earn Platt The Player of the Game! 

The loss for Waterloo will have them refocus for a cross tier MVAC battle with Garrettsville Garfield on Saturday, January 22nd. 

The win for Western Reserve marks their fourth in a row, as they have a big road test on Tuesday, January 25th in a matchup with The Lowellville Rockets.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

Postgame Interview With Joe Serensky:

Postgame Interview With Gabe Platt: