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CHANEY BREAKS THROUGH TO NEXT ROUND

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Four Chaney Cowboys would reach double figures in their opening round victory over the Kenston Bombers.

In a battle of David (2-20 Kenston) and Goliath (back-to-back-to-back district champion Chaney)the Kenston Bombers came out swinging in the first half. The Bombers would hold a few leads over the Cowboys and were able to keep the game within two possessions for the majority of the half. Chaney, however, would close strongly into the break, taking with them a double-digit lead.

The Cowboys surged to start the second half to lead by as many as sixteen. Five different Cowboys would score in the third, but a strong finish to the quarter would see Kenston trail by fourteen.

Kenston would run out of steam in the fourth unable to keep up with the potent Cowboy offense. Chaney would outscore the Bombers 15-9 in the final period, and again the Cowboys would see five different scorers to walk away with the victory, 68-48.

TOP PERFORMERS –

CHANEY:

Jason Hewlett – 21 points

Josiah Gonzalez – 17 points

Matt Jones – 12 points

Clifton Scott – 10 points

KENSTON:

Max Marra – 20 points

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE –

Chaney: Although the Cowboys opening round victory may not have been as smooth as they would have liked, all that matters come this time of year is winning. Led by a senior class who knows nothing but district championships, the Cowboys will host another postseason matchup this coming Friday, February 24th, against the Orange Lions (8-15).

The Lions were able to earn their matchup in the second round against Chaney with a road victory over the Poland Bulldogs, 45-41. Catch all the second-round action right here on YSN Live @ 7:00 pm Friday night.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

 

CHANEY CHALKS UP ANOTHER WIN

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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO – The Chaney Cowboys and the Perry Pirates met each other on the hardwood Thursday night in Youngstown Ohio where the Cowboys took down the Pirates by way of a 64-52 final score.

This game was a close one throughout but Chaney was able to pull away and secure the eight point victory. The Cowboys were led by Josiah Gonzalez with 23 points followed by Jason Hewlett with 18 points and Matthew Jones with 16 points.

For the Pirates, two players reached double digit scoring. Jake Cubbison had a big night scoring the ball with 22 points, backed up by teammate Brayden Richards with 20 points.

The Cowboys will be back in action tonight as they travel to Poland to take on the Bulldogs at 7 p.m. Up next for Perry will be on the road against Lake Catholic on Tuesday night at 7:15 p.m.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Wolfgang

CHANEY GETS PAST THE CARDINALS

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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

COWBOYS RIDE THROUGH EAST

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Chaney’s big three combined for 78 points in the Cowboys 86-67 win over the rival East Golden Bears.

Youngstown East (8-9) held the lead after the first quarter led by Cam Sly’s eight and Jarrod Colon’s five, however, Chaney (10-7) would take the lead just a few minutes into the second and would never look back. The two squads battled into the break but the Cowboy’s would hold a seven point lead at half.

Coach McGaughy’s Cowboys would explode out toas many as a 20-point lead in the third. Matt Jones and Josiah Gonzalez would both connect from deep in the quarter, while Jason Hewlett led the way with eight.

Hewlett would score six more fourth quarter points to eclipse the thirty-point mark, while Matt Jones’ 13 points in the final stanza saw him fall just shy of 30. While Chaney dominated the Golden Bears in the second half, a herculean effort from East’s Cam Sly would keep the score respectable. Sitting out most of the second quarter in foul trouble, Sly was still able to finish the night with 32 points, 22 of which came in the second half.

TOP PERFORMERS –

CHANEY:

Jason Hewlett – 32 points

Matt Jones – 29 points

Josiah Gonzalez – 17 points

EAST:

Cam Sly – 32 points

Jarrod Colon – 14 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Chaney: After completing the season sweep of the rival Golden Bears, the Cowboys will travel north to take on the Mentor Cardinals (12-4). The squads have split the previous two matchups with Mentor winning in 2021, while Chaney took last seasons affair. The Cardinals and Cowboys will faceoff tonight, February 4th, at 7:00 pm.

East: Now losers of four in a row, the Golden Bears have dropped below .500 for the first time since mid-December. East will look to get back on track this coming Tuesday, February 7th, when they take on the Ursuline Irish (15-1). Ursuline dominated the Golden Bears in their first matchup, 79-37.

*Contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson

URSULINE’S TRIUMPH OVER COWBOYS GETS GUNTHER TO THE TOP

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Terrance Pankey and Jaden Payne combined for twenty-five points to move Keith Gunther into first place as Ursuline’s all-time winningest head coach. The win is number 278 in coach Gunther’s incredible career.  

Ursuline (15-1) dominated the first half holding a double digit lead for half of the first and almost all of the second quarter. The Irish held a fifteen point lead on two separate occasions, and would end the half of a 6-0 run to take a 36-21 lead into half.

Coming out of the break, Chaney (9-7) would start the third on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to ten. After an Ursuline bucket, the Cowboys would respond with a 13-0 run to take their first lead of the game with a little more than a minute to play in the quarter. The two teams would trade buckets and Chaney would take a one-point lead into the final quarter. Chaney outscored Ursuline 20-4 in the third.

Just seventeen seconds into the fourth, Jayden Payne would hit a pair of free throws to give Ursuline the lead, which they would never relinquish. The Irish would go on to outscore Chaney 22-13 in the final seven minutes and forty-three seconds to give Ursuline the win, 66-54.

TOP PERFORMERS –

URSULINE:

Terrance Pankey – 19 points

Jaden Payne – 16 points

Vinny Flauto – 14 points

CHANEY:

Jason Hewlett – 21 points

Jashaun Holcomb – 11 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Ursuline: Now winners of their last eleven, the Irish will travel to take on the Howland Tigers (9-8). Howland won last season’s matchup 59-50, but the Irish have won 5 of the last 7.

Chaney: Following their second loss of the season to the Ursuline Irish, the Cowboys will look to bounce back with a home matchup against another SVC foe, in the rival East Golden Bears (8-8). Chaney dominated the Bears earlier this month, winning 61-34 on the east side. The Golden Bears will come in on a three-game losing streak.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson.

COWBOYS ROPE IN THE RAIDERS

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Back in action for the first time since last Friday, the Chaney Cowboys (9-6) saw three players reach double digits in their 61-52 victory over the visiting South Range Raiders (9-8).

Six different Cowboys would score in the opening quarter of play to jumpstart Chaney to a five point lead at the end of one. Matt Jones led the way with six first quarter points.

South Range would close the gap to just one by the break, thanks to lights out shooting by sophomore guard, Luke Rohan. Rohan scored 12 first half points, knocking down a pair of threes in the first as well as another duo in the second.

The two teams would trade blows throughout the third quarter trading the lead back and forth before Chaney would close the period on a run to take a four-point lead into the fourth.

Rohan would start the fourth blazing hot, knocking down another pair of three’s to evaporate and take the lead from Chaney. The Cowboys would respond by ramping up the pressure defensively, forcing turnovers to get out and run. Matt Jones and Jason Hewlett would combine for 11 of the Cowboy’s 18 fourth quarter points to close out the Chaney victory.

TOP PERFORMERS –

CHANEY:

Matt Jones – 17 points

Jason Hewlett – 14 points

Josiah Gonzalez – 10 points

SOUTH RANGE:

Luke Rohan – 21 points, 7 made three’s

Landon Moore – 14 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Chaney: Grabbing a much-needed win, the Chaney Cowboys will look to build upon their momentum in a rematch with the Ursuline Irish (14-1). Ursuline took the opening matchup on the westside, 80-65. The SVC conference foes will face off this coming Tuesday, January 31st, catch all the action on YSN Live @ 7:00 pm.

 

South Range: Falling short in their last came of the week, the Raiders still made some noise in the NE8 with their wins on Tuesday and Friday, and will look to continue their conference run hosting the Lakeview Bulldogs (2-16) Tuesday the 31st. The Raiders handled Lakeview earlier this season in Cortland, 61-37.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

CARDS DEAL A FINAL BLOW

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Canfield’s star trio of juniors all reach double digits in the Cardinals road victory over Chaney, 66-58.

Canfield jumped out to an early lead by as many as fourteen in the first half thanks to Dom Cruz’s 8 first quarter points and Jake Schneider’s 7 in the second period. An impressive 10-0 run to end the half however would close the Cardinal lead to just four heading into the break.

Both teams would continue to trade blows through the third quarter before Chaney would tie things up on a Josiah Gonzalez free throw. The Cardinals would never let Chaney take the lead, closing the third on a 16-8 run. The Canfield third would be highlighted by Dom Cruz’s 5 made shots from beyond the arc, Cruz would make 7 in the ballgame.

A slow start to the final quarter saw Chaney trail by double digits in the fourth while the Canfield offense was looking to drain as much clock as possible. After cutting the lead to 8 and a controversial 5-second call, the Cowboys would rally to get to within a possession.

After a front end miss on a Canfield one and one, Chaney had possession and a chance to take the lead. However, the Cowboys would turn the ball over on the ensuing drive. Another trip to the line for Canfield saw Chaney trail by 3. A missed Cowboy three pointer and a late whistle for a foot out of bounds on a baseline drive would see the Cowboys turn the ball over yet again trailing by a possession.

Canfield’s Tony Russo would proceed to put the game on ice, connecting on 4 free throws to give the Cardinals the 66-58 victory.

TOP PERFORMERS –

CHANEY:

Josiah Gonzalez – 27 points

Jason Hewlett – 20 points

CANFIELD:

Dom Cruz – 25 points

Jake Schneider – 17 points

Tony Russo – 10 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Chaney: Finishing their three game home stand at 2-1, the Cowboys will now travel north to take on Grand River Academy. Chaney has taken the previous two matchups by a combined total of 141-67.

Canfield: After adding yet another impressive road win to their resume, the Cardinals will have the opportunity to collect another against the rival Poland Bulldogs (5-9). The Bulldogs swept last year’s season series, while Canfield dominatedboth matchups in 2020.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

 

URSULINE OUTSHOOTS COWBOYS

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Youngstown Ursuline improved to 8-1 with a 80-65 victory Friday evening with a win over Youngstown Chaney (4-5) in the West side.

IRISH ROLLING

The Irish’s eight victories this season have come by an average margin of 24 points with wins by as many as 35 and twice 32. The dominance of the Green and Gold shows no signs of slowing down as they head into a difficult stretch of their schedule. After another SVC matchup in East this coming Tuesday, the Irish host the holy war against Mooney before seeing the Austintown-Fitch Falcons come to town. Ursuline will then make the trip to Louisville to take on St. Thomas Aquinas, followed by a two-game home stand against Massillon Washington and again the Chaney Cowboys.

In their win last night, the Irish took an early lead and would never look back. While the Cowboys would go on a few big runs, cutting the margin to just two possessions a few times, the Irish were able to respond every time.

Jaden Payne paced the Irish with 24 and DashaunWill added 18. Terrance Pankey had 17 with a chunk of the late third and early fourth quartersspent on the bench with four fouls.

A DIFFERENT WEST SIDE STORY

Dropping their first game to the Irish since the return of athletics in 2018, the Cowboys have now lost back-to-back games the second time this season.

The road doesn’t get much easier for the Cowboyseither. Chaney will hit the road for a pair of Steel Valley matchups at Mooney and East before a very difficult home stand against the likes of Kennedy Catholic, North Canton Hoover, Grand River Academy, and South Range. Another round of Steel Valley play looms large along with non-conference bouts against the always talented Mentor and Poland programs.

Jason Hewlett led the Cowboys in their loss with 22 points, 16 of which came in the first half. Josiah Gonzalez was the second highest scorer with 20, leading the team with his second half 13. D’Juan Waller added 11, all coming in half number one.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

CHANEY IS RAMPING UP MOMENTUM

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Jason Hewlett dropped twenty-two points in three quarters as Chaney handed Liberty its fourth loss of the season, 63-20.

Liberty (1-4) started the game handling the patented Chaney pressure well and were able to score with the Cowboy’s. KJ Turner and Evan Bates both hit from beyond the arc to keep the Leopard’s within striking distance at the end of one, trailing 16-12.

The Chaney Cowboys (3-1) responded with an explosive second quarter to take a 47-18 lead into halftime. Jason Hewlett paced the showtime Cowboys with an impressive 14 second quarter points. Ga’Mior Jackson added 5 points for the quarter, including a buzzer beater three, the only made basket from beyond the arc for Chaney in the half.

After a few minutes of third quarter play, the running clock was in effect and would never be called off. The Cowboys dominated Liberty in the second half, holding the Leopards scoreless in the third quarter, and allowing just one basket in the fourth.

LEADING SCORERS –

CHANEY:

Jason Hewlett – 22 points

Jashaun Holcomb – 10 points

Ga’Mior Jackson – 9 points

LIBERTY:

KJ Turner – 5 points

Evan Bates – 5 points

Chaney – Extending their streak to three in a row, the Cowboys will hit the road for a neutral site contest against the Walsh Jesuit Warriors. The Warriors come in with an undefeated 5-0 record, boasting impressive wins over Brush, St. Ignatius, Gilmour Academy, and Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s.

Liberty – Dropping their second game in a row to a top Northeast Ohio team, the Liberty Leopards will look to regroup with a road matchup against Crestview (3-2). Liberty has won their previous five matchups against the Rebels.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

DRAGONS PUT A CLAMP ON CHANEY

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CHANEY OH- First year coach Dwight Berry and the lady Chaney Cowgirls came into action at the veterans memorial stadium, looking to get their revenge against the lady McKinley Red Dragons on Monday as both teams came into the game with one win and two losses.  For Chaney, new coach Berry won championships in Colorado, a year of improvement is necessary and in this game, they showed how much GRIT has come into the Lady Cowgirls program.  For Niles, they faced Chaney’s Steel Valley Rival east and were in need of a comeback.  They would get that victory by winning with a final score of 38 to 25. 

 

For Niles, Abbey Reed finished with 19 points, Aliana Thigpen finished with eight points, three points for Gianna Wagner, Hannah Grimm with five points, and Barrell had a free throw.  On Chaney’s side, Lexi Pete hit back to back threes early and finished with eight. But it was Madonna Jones who finished the highest with 10 points.  That would be followed up by Anjelisa McKinney with three points and two points for Elsha Perkins and Saniya McNeil.  

 

Their next game will be against Heartland Christian while Niles will take on Lakeview Thursday.  After the game, Ian O’Brien caught up with coach Bolha and player of the game, Abbey Reed. 

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*