Mooney improved to 4-1 on Tuesday night after defeating Poland 9-8. Addison Stacy led with 3 goals. Ella Szalay reached a milestone of 100 career goals by adding 2 goals and an assist on the night. Peyton Campbell had 2 goals, while Angelee Blasko and Sarah Schaller had 1 a piece. Alyssa Ray made 7 saves in goal.
Mooney travels to Gilmour Academy Thursday for another road match up at 6:30pm.
*Contributed By Toni Chahine.
By Michael Wolfgang
BELOIT, OHIO – West Branch started off their season with a bang Tuesday night, thanks to an all around performance they took down Cardinal Mooney 11-1.
West Branch opened up the scoring in the first inning, however the fourth inning was the big one as the Warriors erupted for five runs. Hunter Shields, Aaron Tucker, and Boston Mulinix all had two hits a piece as the team totaled nine hits. Beau Alazaus went the distance on the mound, pitching five innings, allowing eight hits and only one earned run. Alazaus also drove in two runs on offense.
West Branch will be back at it tomorrow for a road contest against Ursuline. First pitch will be thrown at 5:00 p.m.
AKRON OH- Cardinal Mooney Lacrosse escaped Akron Monday night with a sudden death overtime win by defeating Akron Hoban 11-10.
Sarah Schaller is the hero of the night as she scored the game winning goal, along with her total of 4 goals. Ella Szalay led for the Cardinals with 7 goals and 4 ground balls. Alyssa Ray had 5 saves in goal.
The Cardinals return to action on Tuesday night as they travel to Poland for a 6pm match-up with the Bulldogs.
*Contributed By Toni Chahine
YOUNGSTOWN OH- Mooney girls lacrosse started the season off 1-0 Monday night after a 13-4 win over Boardman.
Ella Szalay led with 7 goals, 1 assist, 6 draw controls, and 7 ground balls. Addison Stacy had 2 goals, 1 assist, and 5 draw controls. Natalie Blasko, Sarah Schaller, Angelee Blasko, and Sophia Graziano all added a goal as well. Alyssa Ray had 7 saves in goal.
Mooney will get back to work on Tuesday as they Akron St. Vincent St. Mary. The start time for that match is 6:00
*Contributed By Toni Chahine
SALEM, OHIO- Salem High School hosted one of the most thrilling tournament games that came down to a free throw made by Cardinal Mooney star, Ashton O’brien with just one second left in the game to lift the Cardinals to victory over Chagrin Falls 48-47.
O’Brien led the Cardinals all night finishing with 15 points and also had help from Rocco Turner and Jaxon Menough, who each had 10 points.
Cardinal Mooney will take on Lake Catholic in the Division III District Championship game this Friday at 7pm!
*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison
YOUNGSTOWN, OH- Cardinal Mooney began their quest to defend their district title as they took on Lakeview in round one of the Division III basketball tournament.
The Cardinals went off in the first half and were leading the Bulldogs 29-15 at the half. Mooney was led by Ashton O’Brien, who had 17 points. The Bulldogs did not fade away into the sunset so easily though as they overcame a huge deficit in the second half as they were led by Kyle Senkowicz, who kept the Bulldogs in reaching distance in the second half with a 11 point performance.
The Cardinals pulled away just enough to avoid a first round exit as they went on to win 51-39. Mooney will take on Rootstown in the Sectional Final this Friday.
*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison
HUBBARD, Ohio –
Ashton O’Brien drops twenty-six points to pace the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals (12-10) in their 62-36 road win over the Hubbard Eagles (4-18).
Last night’s non-conference matchup between the NE8’s Hubbard Eagles and the SVC’s Cardinal Mooney might as well have been two games within one. The first half saw both teams trading blows with multiple ties and lead changes in the half. The two teams were knotted at nine after the first period, and Mooney led by just two heading into the break.
Coming out of the half, Mooney ramped up the pressure defensively and made the Hubbard offense look completely inept. Mooney would continuously force the Eagles to turn it over and allow the Cardinals to easy looks at the other end.While Hubbard kept pace with their own offensive output, scoring eight in the third, Mooney’s seventeen points in the period blew the game wide open.
Leading by twelve to start the fourth, Mooney would force turnovers on the first three Hubbard possessions in the last before the Eagles were even able to cross mid court. The defensive pressure would once again lead Mooney to a dominating quarter, winning the fourth 23-9 and the ballgame 62-36.
TOP PERFORMERS –
HUBBARD:
Nik Hendrix – 11 points
Gavin Rybicki – 8 points
CARDINAL MOONEY:
Ashton O’Brien – 26 points
Nick Pregibon – 9 points
WHAT’S NEXT –
Hubbard: Stumbling into the postseason off four straight double-digit losses, the #26 seeded Hubbard Eagles will faceoff with the #2 seeded Canfield Cardinals (17-5). The Cardinals come in with a three-game winning streak to end the regular season and 10 straight victories over Hubbard in the series matchup.
Cardinal Mooney: Snapping their four-game skidwith a dominating win, #5 Mooney will look to build upon their momentum in a first round matchup against the #27 seeded Lakeview Bulldogs (3-19). Lakeview was able to snap a losing streak and end regular season play with a win of their own against McDonald on Tuesday.
*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson
BROOKFIELD, OHIO- The Brookfield Lady Warriors took on the Cardinal Mooney Lady Cardinals in round one of the Division III tournament. In what was a thrilling game, The 18 seeded Cardinals kept pace with 5th seeded Warriors.
The Warriors were led by Sophia Hook, who dropped 26 points and had 13 rebounds. The Cardinals were led by Sophia Diorio, with 17 points. The Cardinals also had help from Maria Fire, with 13 points and Sam Rotunno, with 12 points. The game was sent into overtime after Rotunno heaved a last second half court shot to tie the game as time expired.
The Cardinals would later overcome the Warriors in overtime, winning 51-48. The Cardinals will continue their cinderella run when they take on Lakeview in the sectional final on Saturday.
*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison
YOUNGSTOWN, OH- Looking for their second straight SVC win in a row and a season sweep of Cardinal Mooney, the Cowboys got out to an early lead. While Mooney would rally to eventually knot things up with a few minutes to play in the first, Chaney would end the quarter on a 12-2 run to close the first ahead by ten. Chaney was led by Jason Hewlett’s ten first quarter points, along with Josiah Gonzalez’s two made three’s as well as a made shot from beyond the arc from Matt Jones.
The Cowboys offense would slow through the second, but their defensive efforts enabled them to still grow their lead. Five different Cowboys would combine for Chaney’s twelve points in the second while holding Mooney to just six in the quarter.
Starting the second half trailing by double digits, the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals dominated the third quarter. Cutting the lead to as little as just four at one point, Mooney outscored Chaney 19-9 in the quarter. Just three Mooney players would score in the third, Jaxon Menough led with eight, while Rocco Turner would add six and AshtonO’Brien five.
Taking the Cardinals best punch in the third, Chaney would end the night with a dominating fourth quarter. The Cowboys would hold Mooney to 12 in the fourth while producing their highest scoring quarter of the night with 21. Chaney would go almost perfect from the line down the stretchshooting 7/8 from the free-throw line.
TOP PERFORMERS –
CHANEY:
Jason Hewlett – 24 points
Josiah Gonzalez – 15 points, 3 made 3’s, 4/5 FT’s
Matt Jones – 10 points
MOONEY:
Ashton O’Brien – 15 points, 2 made 3’s
Jaxon Menough – 12 points
Rocco Turner – 11 points
WHAT’S NEXT –
Chaney: Now winners in back-to-back nights, the Chaney Cowboys will have the night off before hosting the Perry Pirates (16-2) this Thursday, February 9th. The Pirates will carry three game winning streak into the west side.
Mooney: Following their close loss, the Cardinals will look to bounce back with a win against their heated rivals, the Ursuline Irish (17-1). The two squads have yet to meet up this season and the Irish currently hold a four-game winning streak in the Holy War.
*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson
YOUNGSTOWN OH- One of the first goals on Ursuline’s team list this season was to win the Steel Valley Conference. Over the last couple years the conference had ran through Mooney, they were the team to beat. On Saturday it came down to the Irish and the Cardinals in a game for first place. Ursuline could win and secure an outright title, and Mooney was looking for a share of the crown. After a dominating 3 quarters from Ursuline, Mooney made a major comeback attempt. It fell just short though, and Ursuline walked away with a 48-44 win.
The Irish were led by Alayna Smith with a big 19 points most of which came in the paint. Lilly Scott played well on both ends of the door scoring 9 points, and grabbing the game clinching steal. Chelsea Johnson was also in double figures for Ursuline with 10 points
Maria Fire had the game of her career as she tried to Will Mooney back in the game. She scored a game-high 30 points. Sophia Diorio battled foul trouble, and still came away with 7 points.
Ursuline will stay on the road Thursday as they travel to Hubbard out of the NE8. Mooney will host Poland on Saturday.