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MOONEY DEFENSE TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT

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SALEM, OH – Mooney and Liberty matched up in the Division III District Semifinal on Tuesday night. As everyone knows, possession is key and turnovers hurt even worse in tournament play. For the Leopards, who do not usually turn the ball over much, were on the other side of the turnovers Tuesday. The Cardinals were able to grab control of the game early after forcing four straight turnovers in the first quarter and capitalizing on the mistakes by Liberty. In the second quarter, the Leopards were able to get some confidence with a late scoring run that cut the deficit down to 11. Luckily for Mooney, they have some hot shooters. Rocco Turner ended the first half with a three right at the buzzer, which led to an early start for Mooney once again in the second half with a quick three. The Leopards were not able to get the speed that Mooney played at under control and ultimately, that carried Mooney to victory, 64-62.

For Mooney, Mick Hergenrother led the way with 15 points. Jack Pepperney put up 12 and Drew Pecchia added 10 for the Cardinals.

For Liberty, Rushad Chambers led the way with 13. James Davis contributed 9 points for the Leopards.

Liberty finished up their season with a 16-7 record. Congratulations to the Leopards on a great season!

Mooney will move on to the District Final on Friday, as they will take on the number 1 seeded Springfield at Salem HS. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller.

CARDINAL MOONEY BOYS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH CAREY PALERMO

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Cardinal Mooney is ready for another district run. The Cardinals have been tested all season by a brutal schedule. They were tested yet again in the sectional finals by a hungry Crestview team. Pushed to the brink, the Cardinals came out on top 49-43. Now they turn their attention to Liberty in the district semifinals. The Leopards are a unique challenge but Mooney head coach Carey Palermo is confident they are ready for it.

Palermo took the time to join YSN’s Running Point to discuss the Cardinals win over Crestview. He also talked with Anthony Hartwig, and Ty Bartell about the challenge ahead, and the growth the team has shown.

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MOONEY SPOILS RAIDERS SENIOR NIGHT

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CANFIELD OH- It was senior night in South Range. The Raiders had a blast honoring their 4 seniors. Aidan English, Mark Naples, Corey Penick, and Zach Smith were all honored in the pregame ceremony, along with the senior cheerleaders.

After the emotions of senior night, there was still Basketball to be played. The Raiders controlled the tempo for the first quarter, and most of the second. Well into that second frame, the Raiders led 12-8. Their patient offense has effectively grounded Mooney’s high flying offense. However, a string of live ball turnover that led to easy buckets fueled a 20-4 run between the first and second halves. Despite a push back from South Range to keep the Cardinals in striking distance, they couldn’t push back ahead. Mooney took away the 54-41 win.

Leading Mooney was Ashton O’Brien who scored 19 points. Mick Hergenrother wasn’t too far behind him, he was also in double figures with 17. Rocco Turner was the third Cardinal in double figures with 11.

South Range was paced by Ayden Leon with 10 points. Landon Moore put together a strong night with 9 points.

 

MOONEY MAKES IT A THREE PEAT IN THE STEEL VALLEY

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- There is no better way to end the Steel Valley conference season than the championship coming down to the Holy War on a Friday night. Cardinal Mooney and Ursuline met on Friday night to kick off the boys/girls double header with the winner taking the Steel Valley Conference crown. It was Mooney coming out on top to secure their third straight conference championship.

For Mooney, they were led by Alaina Scavina who was two rebounds shy of a double double. She finished with 16 points, and 8 rebounds. Maria Fire did in fact secure a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Angelina Rotunno celebrated her final matchup with Ursuline by scoring 9. Sophia Diorio added 7.

The Irish were paced by Alayna Smith with a game-high 18 points. Lilly Scott was also in double figures with 12 points.

MOONEY SHINES BRIGHT IN REMATCH WITH SPARTANS

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BOARDMAN, OH – The Boardman Spartans hosted Mooney on Tuesday night as we are closing in on tournament play. Boardman led the game at half, but only by three so it gave the Cardinal’s room to work with in the second half. Thanks to Mooney’s Mick Hergenrother, and great defensive play by the Cardinals, Mooney outscored Boardman 19 to 7 in the second half to boost them to a 53-43 victory over the Spartans.

 

For Mooney, Hergenrother led the Cardinals with 23 points. Rocco Turner contributed 14 on the night. 

 

For Boardman, Nico Holzschuh led the way with 8 points on the night.

 

Mooney will be back in action on Friday, as they will travel to Ursuline. Boardman will also be back in action on Friday, as they will travel to Warren Harding. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

MOONEY FINISHES OFF HUGE UPSET

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Not many people would have given Mooney much of a chance on Saturday against Salem. After all this Cardinal team got beat up by West Branch just last week. However, the Cardinals canceled out the noise. On the day that the district seeds came out, they knew they could send a statement to everyone in Division 2 if they would be able to beat Salem.

Mooney set the tone early jumping out to an 11-3 lead. Salem only had one bucket from the field during that stretch, and their shooting woes continued all night. Mooney’s offense didn’t light the world on fire, but they did just enough to back up their inspired defense to win 38-36.

Alaina Scavina led the Cardinals with 12 points. All of her points came in the first half. In the second half with the Quakers locking down Scavina, Sophia Diorio stepped up scoring most of her 11 points in the final two frames. Maria Fire played smart in foul trouble and scored an important 7 points. Angelina Rotunno hit huge free throws down the stretch as well.

Salem never stopped battling back. They really started to find a rhythm in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late. They were led by Abbie Davidson scoring 12 points. Krista Barley, and Abby Perry both finished with 6 points. All of Barley’s points came from behind the arc.

Next up for Mooney will be a hike matchup with Southeast on Monday night. Salem will try to shake this off and bounce back Saturday hosting Carrollton.

Postgame Interview With Dom Diorio:

Postgame Interview With Angelina Rotunno:

Postgame Interview With Alaina Scavina:

 

Postgame Interview With Sophia Diorio:

URSULINE HOLDS CARDINALS DOWN

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – It was round one of the holy war between Ursuline and Mooney Tuesday night, as both teams were looking to grab the first victory of the season between the two for bragging rights. Ursuline put on pressure from the start and never stopped, they allowed Mooney to attempt shooting threes all night but did not let the Cardinals inside at all with the 2-3 zone defense. Ursuline’s great play all around helped them get baskets early when they needed them to push them to a dominant victory over Mooney, 51-27.

 

For Ursuline, Terrance Pankey led the Irish with 13 points on the night. Behind him was Vinny Flauto who added 12, and Demarcus McElroy who contributed 11. 

 

For Mooney, Jack Pepperney led the way with 8 points, and Jaxon Menough added 7 on the night.

 

Ursuline will be back in action on Friday, as they are set to host East. Mooney will also be back in action on Friday, traveling to Chaney to take on the Cowboys. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed by YSN’s Brendan Miller

MOONEY SECURES HOLY WAR BRAGGING RIGHTS

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- One of the best rivalries in all of the county and Northeast Ohio in the lady Holy War edition took center stage with both teams looking to get back on track.  For the Lady Irish, they got their second win against Heartland Christian and were looking to go back to back with a record of two and six under coach Bernard Scott.  Meanwhile for coach Dom Diorio and the Lady Cardinals, their goal was to open up the New Years and get back to their winning ways. 

 

Mooney opened up the first quarter with an eight to nothing run thanks to buckets from Alaina Scavina, Olivia Rouser and Maria Fire.  The Lady Irish had a good defensive stand but only got a layup from Alayna Smith.  Carmen Boyd had four points in the second quarter along with Lily Scott, but the Cardinals kept on pulling away with the Irish playing keep up, down 20-13 at the half. 

 

That would be the story of the game for Ursuline as every time they scored, Cardinal Mooney would score right back at them.  The Cardinals would pull away in the end thanks to a couple more points from Scavina and Diorio making the final 49-36, with the Lady Cardinals winning five in a row since the 2019-2020 season against Ursuline.  

 

Stats 

Mooney: 

 

#11 Sophia Diorio: 5pts 

 

#12: Maria Fire: 10pts 

 

#24: Alaina Scavina: 21pts 

 

#34: Olivia Rouser: 11pts 

 

Ursuline: 

 

#2 Carmen Boyd: 4pts 

 

#3 Nia Burney: 2pts

 

#5 Meredith Gray: 2pts 

 

#10 Chelsea Johnson: 5pts 

 

#11 Alayna Smith: 11pts 

 

#25 Marina Bellito: 1pt 

 

Up Next: 

Cardinal Mooney (5-6, 1-1 in Steel Valley Conference) will travel to take on the Lady Cowgirls of Chaney (2-7) Saturday at 2:30pm.  

 

Ursuline (2-7, 0-1 in SVC), will host the Lady Golden Bears of Youngstown East.  Tip off is 1pm. 

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*

 

MOONEY COMES UP BIG AGAINST COWBOYS

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- No better way to start out the New Years than a Steel Valley Conference matchup between two of the top teams as the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals and coach Carey Palermo, who came into the game with a record of six and three, hosted coach  Marlon McGaughy and the Chaney Cowboys who were looking to get back to their winning ways after ending 2021 with a 70-55 loss against Medina  

 

The first quarter was a defensive matchup with turnovers and steals paving the way.  Chaney would lead at the end of one six to three thanks to four points by Matthew Jones wearing his away number 25 Jersey and two free throws by Clive Wilson and Josiah Gonzalez.  Mooney got a free throw by Drew Pecchia and ended the quarter with a buzzer three by Jack Pepperney.  

 

That three gave Cardinal Mooney the momentum the rest of the game as Mick Hergenrother had a huge second half along with Rocco Turner.  DaVinci McDowell and Wilson for Chaney got some momentum in the third and fourth with Wilson a force in the paint and a better second half at the free throw line and McDowell hitting a three.  However, Chaney got into foul trouble which caused Hergenrother to head back to the line and only miss one free throw.  Because of that, tje Cardinals ended up pulling away in the end winning by the final score 50 to 38, winning four in a row.  Mooney ended 2021 with a 47-13 win against Canton Central Catholic and started the new year with a conference win. 

 

Stats 

 

Cardinal Mooney Stats: 

 

#2: Rocco Turner- 14pts 

 

#5 Jack Phillips- 5pts 

 

#15 Jaxon Menough- 4pts 

 

#22 Mick Hergenrother- 20pts 

 

#23 Ashton O’Brien- 4pts 

 

#32 Jack Pepperney- 3pts 

 

Chaney Cowboys Stats: 

 

#1 DaVinci McDowell- 5pts 

 

#3 Joshian Gonzalez- 8pts 

 

#4 Isaiah Williams- 2pts 

 

#13 Ga’Mior Jackson- 1pt 

 

#25 Matthew Jones- 7pts 

 

#34 Clive Wilson- 15pts 

Up Next: 

Cardinal Mooney (7-3,1-0 in Steel Valley Conference) will head to the Golden Bears Gymnasium to take on the East Golden Bears (1-6, 0-0 in Steel Valley Conference). Tip-off is Friday 7pm on YSN LIVE!!

 

Chaney (6-4, 0-1 in SVC) will head to the Cafaro Gymnasium, the Lyden Family Court as they will take on coach Keith Gunther at the Ursuline Irish (6-4, 0-0 in SVC).  Tip-off is Friday 7pm on YSN LIVE!!

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*

 

MOONEY CRANKS UP THE HEAT ON SALEM

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SALEM, OH- The temperature is falling outside, but inside John A. Cabas Gymnasium, Cardinal Mooney was cranking the heat up on the host of the Holiday Tournament with a 56-37 victory over Salem.

Mooney was incredible defensively in the first half, limiting Salem to just six points heading into the locker room while pouring in 30 points, offensively.

Rocco Turner led all scorers with 21 points, including five buckets from outside the perimeter.  Mooney also had two other scorers reach double digits which included Ashton O’Bren’s 12 points, and Jaxon Menough’s 10.  Jack Pepperney would include 8 points on the night as well, alongside Jibri Carter’s five points.

Salem was led by Drew Weir’s dozen points and silky-smooth jumpers from the elbow.  Cade Rohm and Davis Koskinen each chipped in six points, while the Quakers were also supplemented by Cam Sampson’s five points and a four-point night from Brock Young.

Both teams will continue in the 2021 Salem Holiday Classic on Thursday as Salem will host South Range at 5:30, and Cardinal Mooney will battle Neshannock in the Title Game at 7:00 on YSN.

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