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EAGLES UPSET BRISTOL EN ROUTE TO TITLE

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ORWELL OH- Warren JFK earned their first trip to regionals since 2017 on Friday night with a 61-47 win over top seeded Bristol.

The Eagles flew out of the gates to a 22-2 lead at the end of frame one. They extended that lead to 35-10 with just over 2:00 left in the half. Bristol ended the half on a 11-0 run to close the gap to 35-21.

The Bristol rally didn’t end at half, they opened the third quarter on a 8-0 run to cut the lead to 35-29. It was a 19-0 run spanning two quarters. It seemed the tides had turned. Finally the Eagles stabilized and put together a 8-0 run to stretch their lead back to 43-31, and leading 43-33 after three. The closest the Eagles would let Bristol get in the fourth would be seven.

Cam Hollobaugh led the charge with a game-High 24. Sejjan Cuoto was also in double figures with 12.

The Eagles advance to the regional semifinals on Tuesday against Richmond Heights at the Canton Fieldhouse. Start time is set for 6:15.

SPARTANS SEASON REACHES ITS END IN CANTON

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CANTON OH- Boardman came in to Thursday’s district semifinal with a 21-1 regular season record. A win would have matched them up with the team that gave them their only blemish, Green. But it was not to be as Canton McKinley halted the Spartans season with a 59-47 win.

The Spartans played a very good first half, only trailing 22-19 at the half. Then half way through the third the Spartans took their largest lead of the game at 31-27. Unfortunately for the Spartans, the Bulldogs ended the quarter on a 7-0 run to lead 34-31 heading in to the final frame. After falling behind by 10 45-35 the Spartans fought back to make it 51-45. That was as close as the Spartans could get as they couldn’t close the gap.

Derrick Anderson led the Spartans with 16 points. Ethan Anderson finished with 15.

The Spartans end the season at 22-2.

STRUTHERS SURVIVES SCARE FROM IRISH

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- It took everything the Struthers Wildcats has to fend off Ursuline in Thursday night’s district semifinal at Boardman. The Wildcats narrowly escaped with a 59-55 win.

The Wildcats led most of the game. After a thrilling fourth quarter comeback the Irish cut the Wildcat lead to just one 54-53, but Carson Ryan responded with a big bucket to stop the spread of momentum. Aiden Slocum also contributed key points in the final seconds. Struthers got contributions from plenty of scorers on the night. Three Cats finished in double figures.

Brandon Washington led the Wildcats to victory with a strong 20 point performance. Carson Ryan finished with 14. Trey Metzka rounded out the double figure scorers with 10.

Brady Shannon led the Irish with 18.

Struthers moves on to play Chaney in the district championship game Saturday night at Boardman High School. The tip is set for 4:00.

POTTERS GET PAST DOUBLE OVERTIME THRILLER

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STEUBENVILLE OH- East Liverpool needed every ounce of energy to top Carrollton in double overtime 53-51.

Nick Woodward player the hero as he put back a missed free throw at the buzzer to end the game. Woodward has missed a shot earlier in the game at the buzzer that would have ended, he made sure his second chance was true. The Potters has to play both overtime’s without their leading scorer Tresean Jackson. He hit a three late in the fourth to give East Liverpool their first lead of the second half 43-42. Jackson fouled out before the end of regulation. The Potters navigated adversity, and earned a trip to the district championship game on Saturday.

Tresean Jackson led the Potters with 17 points. Timmy Neal had a strong night gathering up 14. Jimmy Birong also got in to double figures with 12.

East Liverpool will play second seeded New Philadelphia on Saturday at 7:00.

COWBOYS BALANCED OFFENSE DESTROYS CANFIELD

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- The Chaney Cowboys came in to Wednesday’s district semifinal with something to prove. They took care of fifth seeded Canfield with focus and balance in a 69-35 win.

It was a Cowboy dominated game from the tip. Chaney led 28-15 at the half, and was clearly the better team on this night. But just to add an explanation to that statement, William Brown threw down a pair of monster dunks in the third quarter to really swing the momentum scale all the way to the Cowboys. They used that to outscore Canfield 40-21 in the second half.

Chaney was led by Travis Easterly and Clive Wilson both with 12 points. Quincy Jones was also in double figures with 11. Brown finished with 10.

Chaney moves on to face the winner of Thursday’s Struthers vs Ursuline game in the district championship on Saturday at Boardman High School. Start time is set for 4:00.

TIGERS TOO MUCH FOR COLUMBIANA

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SALEM OH- Columbiana’s impressive season came screeching to a holt Tuesday night with a 70-41 loss to Springfield.

The Tigers used a big second quarter to pull away from the Clippers, who kept it close to start the game. They trailed just 14-9 after one quarter, but that quickly ballooned to 36-14 at the half. The Tigers slammed the door shut on any comeback hopes in the second half. Drew Clark led them with a game-High 20.

Sean Whitehead led the Clippers with 10 points. Columbiana ends their season at a mark of 19-5.

VIKINGS PUT RAIDERS SEASON IN HOT WATER

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SALEM, OH- The South Range Boys were looking to get revenge on Waterloo after a first toughloss early on in the season. Waterloo had other ideas and defeated the Raiders, 64-46.

Waterloo started off quickly taking an 8-1 lead early in the first and progressively poured it on throughout the game. South Range could hardly get any momentum due to the struggle of missing shots and foul trouble. Kyle Shockley was a dominant presence for Waterloo on both sides of the ball causing havoc for the Raiders. South Range got the game to a 12 point differential at the end of the 3rd to try to spark a comeback in the 4th quarter, but were unfortunately unsuccessful.Kris Scandy led the Raiders with 12 points including a pair of 3’s. Eli Taylor added 9 points off 2 3’s for the Raiders. Also, Jake Gehring and Chris Brooks contributed 8 points a piece for South Range. For Waterloo, Shockley was the top scorer on the night with 31 points, 9 which came from 3 pointers. Also, Caleb Francis put up 20 points to help push the Vikings to a victory.

The Raiders finish their season at 16-9.

Congratulations to South Range on a great season and goodluck to all of the Raider seniors in the future! Stay tuned for tournament updates on YSN.

*Story Contributed by YSN’s Brennan Toy.

SALEM FALLS SHORT AGAINST CARDINALS

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CANFIELD OH- Salem’s season came to an end on Tuesday night with a 58-53 loss to Canfield in the sectional semifinals.

It was a competitive game throughout. Salem trailed by just four at the half 27-23. They had a great third quarter outscoring Canfield 20-11 in the quarter to lead 53-48 going into the final stretch. The Cardinals just made a final push to surpass the Quakers.

Drew Weir led the Quakers with 18 points. He also hit five three pointers in the game. Salem ends their season with a record of 6-17.

GOLDEN BEARS KNOCK OUT GIRARD

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GIRARD OH- The East Golden Bears went in to Girard and upset the Indians 58-49 Tuesday night.

The Bears outscored the Indians 13-4 in the opening quarter to grab quick momentum to start the game. The closest the Indians could get was three as the final frame ticked on. Off a perimeter shot from Thomas Cardiero, it appeared Girard might be able to pull off a win. The Golden Bears responded with a rally in the final minutes to seal their win.

Girard finishes the season at 9-15.

JENKINS PROPELS CARDINALS PAST PALESTINE

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Hosting their first-round playoff game, while coming off of one of their biggest wins of the year, Cardinal Mooney looked fresh and sharp against the Bulldogs of East Palestine in a 55-35 victory.

The Cardinals defense dominated through most of the game, allowing only 14 points through 3 quarters. But offensively, the Cardinals relied heavily on senior Devon Jenkins. Jenkins scored 25 of the 55 total points put up by the Cardinals, as well as snagging 11 rebounds.  Also helping push the Cards to victory were Mich Hergenrother with 8, and Ben Torres’ 7 points, respectively.

For East Palestine, Jonathan Bertovich paced the Brown and White with 18 while Tyler Bistarkey chipped in 6 tallies.

Coach Palermo’s group looks to continue this momentum as they travel to Columbiana on Friday to face off against the Clippers, champions of the EOAC.