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BIG FINISH IN BULLDOG COUNTRY; EP WINS OVER EAGLES

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Bulldog Head Coach, Bill Stanton knew how teams would approach his offense this year.  “Stop number 11.”  What he had up his sleeve was that if he could carve out a scorer or two with the heart his team possesses, it could give teams fits.  To open up the new year, East Palestine did things a bit different in their 64-57 victory over United, they found confidence with the basketball, which in turn, made them a very dangerous team.

John Bertovich, AKA “Number 11”, was able to muster up 31 points in what was an impressive showing all around the floor.  Dazzling buckets on the inside, and shots from beyond the arc that would make Steph Curry blush.  However, it was the combination of Tyler Bistarkey, Brandon Turcola, Zion Figley, and Westin Jones that sealed the deal in this one.  Figley showed incredible heart and determination when he splashed a pair of three’s at crucial moments to keep the Bulldogs surging while finishing with 12 tallies on the night.  Bistarkey had 10 points, but his defense was his calling card on Friday, as he was tasked with defending 6’7 Nate Miller down low, and at one point had a rejection that sent the Dog Pound into a frenzy.  Brandon Turcola and Westin Jones combined for 11 points, but the hustle and drive throughout the game closed out the victory for East Palestine.

United continues to look for its first victory on the season.  Nate Miller finished with 22 for the Eagles on the inside, while Keaton Baker had 14.  Parker Berdine would finish with 6 on the night for the Eagles as well.

East Palestine (2-5) will now prep for EOAC leader, Columbiana on Tuesday in the Dog Pound.  Tip is set for 7pm, with Dan and Tim Figley on the call on YSN.

RUTLEDGE GOES FOR CAREER HIGH; DOGS EDGE UNITED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- When it comes to Christmas, it’s better to give than to receive.  For East Palestine Junior, Morgan Rutledge, she gave a Christmas performance her parents will never forget as she and her teammates outlasted EOAC rival United to the tune of 45-42 Monday evening.

In a game that came down to last-minute free-throws, the Lady Bulldogs cashed in diamonds when the pressure looked to burst pipes.

Rutledge posted a career-high 16 points in a physical game, controlling the paint against the Lady Eagles.  Payton Sherry had a double-double with a team-high 18 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals while Sophomore Paige Snyder continued to thrive with 11 tallies, 8 rebounds, and 3 rips for East Palestine.

For the Lady Eagles, Bailey Boosz had a game-high 23 points, while Morgan Briceland contributed 6.

Both teams will break for Christmas before they return to action.  East Palestine will welcome Springfield to town on December 30th, while United will have some time to regroup when they meet Lisbon on January 6th.

THINGS ARE KEATON UP IN UNITED

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HANOVERTON, OH- The youth movement is upon Eagle Nation, and there’s a Junior leading the charge for United this year.  The only returning letterman on an outstanding team, Keaton Baker has big shoes to fill when it comes to adding to the foundation of a stellar program in Hanoverton this year.  A program that seemingly is always in the thick of things in conference play now looks to the future in 2020.

Coach Kadvan must lean on his positive approach that his team appreciates and drives off.  However, it’s players like Baker that must provide a glimpse of the tradition and heritage with some new-school flashes of what could be in the years to come for the Blue and Gold.

We caught up with the junior bucket-filler for this week’s United Local Player Profile: THINGS ARE KEATON UP IN UNITED!

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GREEN GOES OFF; WELLSVILLE TOPS UNITED

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HANOVERTON, OH- The Tigers were on the prowl on Tuesday night, and they saw a collective of young prey to register their first win of the season 75-55.

Wellsville Junior, Luke Green, was unconscious from behind the line- knocking down seven (yes, seven) trey’s on his way to a career-high 33, along with 6 steals and five helpers for the Tigers.  Isaiah Greathouse and Jaxon Brewer had double-figures as well, Greathouse had 18 and Brewer had 11.  Speedster, Justin Wright also filled the stat sheet for the Orange and Black attack with 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals.

The lone returning letterman for United, Keaton Baker, led the way for the Eagles with 18 points.  Nate Miller capped a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds while Parker Berdine added ten and Steffen Jarrett just missed a double-double with 9 points and 12 caroms.

Wellsville(1-2) will host Beaver Local on Friday, while United (0-4) will turn their attention to EOAC Leader, Columbiana at home.

UNITED LOCAL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH CHRIS KADVAN

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HANOVERTON, OH- It’s been an adjustment in Eagle Country with a new cast of characters in place.  Coach Chris Kadvan has been building experience during games for his team in hopes that they can grow roots quickly and excel on the floor this season.  A challenging early schedule has the Eagles off to a winless beginning, but as they say, “it’s not how you start, but how you finish” that’s keeping the morale high in United.

We sat down with Coach K for his weekly check-in on YSN, and to discuss the state of the Eagles, as well as see which list Coach is on this year for Santa’s visit to the O-H!

All that and more on this week’s Coach’s Corner with Chris Kadvan!

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LET’S PLAY CELESTE’S WAY; FAST START EARNS UNITED BIG WIN OVER WELLSVILLE

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HANOVERTON, OH- It’s hard to overcome early deficits in defensive battles.  That’s the lesson the Wellsville Lady Tigers learned on Monday night.  United was able to jump out to an early 8-0 lead before the Lady Tigers could even get a shot off.  The Tigers would fight back, but the Lady Eagles proved to be too much as they took the early EOAC battle 40-35 at home.

Celeste Powers and Celeste Hofmeister had Wellsville seeing double as they each scored 11.  Bailey Boosz helped out with 10 points of her own to create the 3-headed monster attack for United.

For Wellsville, Cameron Carlevale had 14 points and 7 boards, while Leah Vinton’s seven tallies along with Elaina Weekley’s 8 rebounds kept Wellsville within striking distance.

United (5-2, 3-0) now anxiously await their bus ride to Columbiana on Thursday to take on the Lady Clippers who are also undefeated in league play.

Wellsville (3-4, 1-2) will head home to await East Palestine’s trip to “The Jungle” on Thursday night.

IRON WILL; CCC CAGES EAGLES

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WARREN, OH- On Friday night basketball, the Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen traveled to Warren to face the John F. Kennedy Eagles. The Ironmen seemed to have baffled the Eagles defense throughout the game as the won with an astonishing scoreline of 73-38.  

The first quarter began with a slow start between both teams from the tip-off to triple zeros. There was one three-pointer by each of the teams in the first quarter. For the Ironmen was Charles Knuckles and for the Eagles was Gabe Green. Throughout the first quarter and throughout the game, Kennedy has cleaned up their game significantly compared to their last game against the Ursuline Fighting Irish. But that does not turn away the fact that the Eagles were outscored by the Ironmen at the end of the first quarter 9-13.

The second quarter is where things decided to pick up for the Ironmen, scoring a total of 18 points making the end of the half score 20-31. Terran Mack leading the charge with 7 points in the quarter. As CCC seemed to speed up their pace, JFK seemed to keep the same pace, if not a slower pace, and started falling behind the Ironmen. And just like the first quarter, only one three-pointer was made by each team. Gabe Green again on the Eagles and Arthur Fayne for the Ironmen. At the end of the half, Cleveland Central Catholic had 3 fouls in the half and JFK had 6. From here on out, Cleveland Central Catholic did not let off the gas pedal in more ways than one. 

The third and fourth quarters both consisted of 21 point games by the consistent Ironmen. They kept playing fast pace ball and the Eagles could not keep up with them where they only accumulated 18 combined points in both quarters. The score went from a 25 point lead at the end of the third, to a 35 point lead at the end of the fourth. The offensive powerhouse of Cleveland Central Catholic was too great for JFK to handle, including the multiple dunks pulled off by three different players. Limar Bowen seemed to be injured on a play and had to be taken to the locker room, but soon came out looking healthy. 

The game ended with a slaughter of 38-73 with Cleveland Central Catholic victorious. Leading scorer of the night for CCC was Arthur Fayne with 17 points on the night with 3 three-pointers. Following him was Terran Mack with 11 points that evening. Leading the point total for the Eagles was T.J Hardin with 10 points followed by a tie of 8 points between Bobby Plizga and Gabe Green. The Ironmen had 10 fouls on the night while the Eagles had 13.

The Eagles’ next game will be at home against the Liberty Leopards Tuesday, December 17

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Dom O’Brien

RAIDERS ROLL IN HOME OPENER

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CANFIELD, OH- It took a couple weeks, but the Lady Raiders finally got to play in their home gym Thursday night hosting Hubbard. The Raiders dominated and won 55-30.

The Eagles has a bright first quarter to start the game as they weathered an early 14-2 Raider lead, and closed the gram on a 7-2 run. A 16-9 deficit seemed like a win for a team that had struggled so much to start their season. Unfortunately for the Eagles, their struggles found them in the second quarter. The Raiders outscored Hubbard 31-5 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters to take a commanding lead. The Eagles had an impressive 4th quarter scoring 16 points. But it wasn’t enough to catch the Raiders as they rolled in their home opener 55-30.

Izzy Lamparty led the way for the Raiders with 16 points 8 rebounds. Gabby Lamparty also has a strong night with 8 points and 6 assists.

Toshe Stone led the Eagles with 11 points.

South Range gets back in action on Saturday as they travel to Ursuline.

 

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IRISH WIN A DEFENSIVE BATTLE OVER JFK

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WARREN, OH- On Thursday night, a defensive battle was won by Ursuline against Kennedy with a final score of 59-50. This game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, December 10th but was canceled due to a power outage in half of Warren. 

While the Eagles were without one of their starters Hayden Wait, Kennedy and Ursuline had many lead changes at the beginning of the first quarter with Kennedy being the first ones to score by a free throw from Tyrel James. Saba Svani pulled an incredible block on a layup by Daysean Harris, which was recovered by Cam Hollobaugh from Kennedy and fed down the field for a routine layup. At the end of the first quarter, Ursuline was up 20-12, and they seemed to stay on top throughout the entirety of the game. 

In the second quarter, much stayed the same. Ursuline kept the great spacing between them and the Eagles. Kennedy tried to power through the Ursuline defense but just could not get a good flow going. The Eagles suffered an 11 point deficit in the middle of the second period but did their best to cut it down to 5. Kennedy tried to mount a comeback but ended the half down 25-32.

After the half, Kennedy was looking to get some consistent shooting going through the next half of this game. They cut the deficit down to 3 points at one time, but every time the Eagles seemed to get a rhythm going, Ursuline would storm back up and proceed to score 5 points easily. Ursuline ended up being very consistent with three-point shooting just as they were in the first half, and Kennedy cleaned up their game much more in this second half. 

By the end of the fourth quarter, Ursuline kept grinding away at consistent scoring and did not let the Eagles catch up. Ursuline then ran away with the game 59-50. Leading the Fighting Irish in scoring was Daysean Harris with 15 points in the game making 2 out of 3 free throws, and Vince Armini with 7 out of 10 made. On the other side of the ball, the senior from the country of Georgia, Saba Svani, led the Eagles with 12 points and 6 out of 9 free throws made. 

The Eagles will go back to action Friday, December 13 against Cleveland Central Catholic.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s voice of the JFK Eagles, Dom O’Brien

WILDCATS FIND THEIR WAY PAST JFK

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STRUTHERS, OH- In a back and forth game full of momentum shifts, it was a big finish from Struthers that proved to be the narrative on Saturday as the Wildcats pushed past Warren JFK 77-56.  It was a big win to start the season for Struthers, as JFK looks to be a possible state contender in their respective division.

Struthers started out hot leading by 13 after two quarters, but the Eagles found their legs in the second half bringing the game within one point in the third.  It just wasn’t enough as the Wildcats would rally around a dunk by Trey Metzka which would provide a spark for The Cats on the floor.

Metzka led the charge for Struthers with 22 points, while Carson Ryan finished with 15.

For JFK, Gabe Green drained five from beyond the arc on his way to 21 points.  Cam Hollobaugh added 11 points, and TJ Harden supplemented the scoring with 8 of his own.

Struthers (1-0) takes their opener and will now look to enter Richard Berryman Gymnasium on the campus of Columbiana High School on Tuesday to take on the Clippers.  Warren JFK (1-1) will host Ursuline at the Eagles Nest on Tuesday at 7pm.