Tag Archive for: High School Girls Basketball

ANDRE’S GAME IS GIANT

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EAST PALESTINE OH- As East Palestine’s girls’ basketball team embarks on a new season filled with determination, the spotlight falls on one of their seasoned leaders, Gabby Andre. Known for her quiet but impactful leadership, Gabby’s commitment to excellence sets the tone for her teammates. She exemplifies the ethos of hard work, often being the first to arrive and the last to leave the court. Gabby’s receptiveness to coaching stands out, making her a valuable asset on the team.

Last season, Gabby’s contributions were evident, finishing second in points per game (6.2), three-pointers made (16), steals per game (1.6), and assists per game (1.2). As the team looks to the future, Gabby aims to instill a lasting legacy of dedication within the Bulldog locker room.

In the ongoing season, she has elevated her game even further, averaging 9.3 points per game and showcasing defensive prowess with 1.8 steals per game. Her performance includes a notable career-high 19-point game against Lisbon, highlighting her ability to rise to the occasion. Gabby Andre’s impact extends beyond the stat sheet, making her an integral force driving East Palestine towards success.

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MCDONALD OWNS THE FOURTH QUARTER

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LOWELLVILLE OH-  In a hard-fought contest on Thursday night, McDonald secured a close 35-31 victory on the road against Lowellville. McDonald trailed 20-16, and 25-24 after the third quarter.  Grace Callow hit a three off a well designed in bound play that gave the Blue Devils the permanent lead.

Cierra Shiley led McDonald’s offensive effort with 16 points, supported by Julianna Krumpak and Mariah Bregar, who each contributed 7 points.

Lowellville put up a resilient fight, with Morgan Lewis leading their scoring effort with 9 points and Sydney Procick adding 7 points.

RIDGE RAMPAGES TO STAY PERFECT

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Mineral Ridge extended their unbeaten streak on Thursday night, dominating Sebring with an emphatic 65-16 victory.

The balanced scoring effort showcased the depth of the Mineral Ridge team, with Sullivan Sandy leading the charge with 13 points. Ava Hulett and Gianna Gilbert both contributed 12 points, while Lily Merolillo added 11 points and Kelcee Dye chipped in with 7 points.

UNITED MAKES IT DECISIVE IN LEETONIA

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LEETONIA OH- United wasted no time securing a decisive victory in their early varsity matchup on the road against Leetonia, closing the game with a 41-12 win.

Grace Knight led the charge for United, contributing 19 points, followed by Addy Blazer with 12 points and Sam Lippiatt adding 6 points. Leetonia’s Star Neal scored 6 points in the contest.

United’s next match up will be another road matchup on Monday against Southern, while Leetonia will stay at home on Monday and host East Palestine.

Game Photos HERE: https://ysn.smugmug.com/12-7-g-bb-united-leetonia/12-7-g-bb-leetonia-united/102EOS1D/

SPRINGFIELD SETS THE TONE IN CONFERENCE PLAY

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NORTH JACKSON OH- The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) looks to be an interesting and competitive conference in both the scarlet and gray divisions in girls basketball. With conference play opening up for MVAC teams on both sides. Thursday night, it led to a lot of intriguing matchups within the divisions. One of those matchups were, winners of the scarlet division a year ago, The Springfield Tigers taking on the returning Jackson-Milton Blue Jays for the first time since February 2nd, 2022!

Springfield came out with a fury as three different Tigers scored in the first 65 seconds to take an early 7-0 advantage. Tigers continued to play at their tempo in the opening quarter as Jameka Brungard scored 9 points in the first quarter, helping Springfield hold a 17-2 advantage after the first quarter. The Tigers continued to display their dominance in the second, expanding on their lead and taking a 32-8 edge into the halftime locker room.

Springfield looked to be on the same trajectory in the second half as following the third quarter they were up by a commanding 46-14 lead. However, a scrappy bunch of you Blue Jays refused to throw in the towel and continued to battle for the full 32 minutes, managing to win the fourth quarter 11-7. However, it would not be enough, as The Tigers set the tone in conference play with the 53-25 victory over Jackson-Milton.

Springfield’s Jameka Brungard won Player of the Game honors with her 18 points in the game all of which were scored in the first half! Following her was Mariana Tuscano who finished with 7 points, Reagan Rogenski who finished with 6 points and both Karigan Mullen and Kristina Vecchione who each had 5 points. Primary scorers for The Blue Jays were both Emma Johns and Amani Yasin who both had 9 points on the evening.

Springfield (3-2)(1-0) will now get back home where they will continue conference play, hosting The Western Reserve Blue Devils (1-2)(0-0) on Monday, December 11th with a 7 p.m. tip-off. For Jackson-Milton (1-2) they will go back out of conference when they host The Heartland-Christian Lions (3-1) on Saturday, December 9th scheduled for a 1:45 p.m. tip-off. Keep updated with all MVAC basketball this season with live games, scores, stats, stories and more on YSN!

CRESTVIEW ASSERTS THEIR DOMINANCE IN LIBERTY

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By Matt Maher 


LIBERTY, OH – Another night another dominant performance by the Rebels as Crestview came into Liberty and snagged a 60-15 victory from the leopards. Crestview was led by a dominant performance from Addison Rhodes who put up an impressive 22 points which was only seven points shy of matching Luvrain Gaskin’s 29 points against Girard on Tuesday night. 

 

Crestview had no problems getting started since they put up a combined 13 points in the first quarter. Rhodes found her first seven with two 2-point shots and a 3-pointer. Myer Miller also added a three to the scoreboard for the Rebels. Liberty had their highest scoring quarter and put up six points combined including four from Kylee Thomas and a 2-point shot from Brookyn Barnette. 

 

Crestview continued to stomp on the hardwood in the second with an impressive 25 points including nine from Rhodes and a pair of threes from Alexa DiCross and Kerrigan Miller, Luvrain Gaskins also went 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Liberty would only find a total of three points this quarter and they came from Mia Parker with a long 3-point shot.

 

The second half brought Crestview lowest scoring quarters thanks to their monstrous lead resulting in a running clock fairly early in the third. Luvrain gaskins would lead the charge this quarter finding three 2-pointers for six points. The other six came from Myer Miller who found a three and went 1-for-2 from the line and Rhodes who only found one 2-point bucket. Kylee Thomas was the only scorer for the Leopard’s who found a traditional bucket getting a 2-point shot to work the other 2 points came from Parker and Amari Brown who both went 1-for-2.

 

The fourth and final quarter saw 10 more points from Crestview with Rhodes connecting for 4 more to top off her night. Liberty, yet again, only had a single scorer here and this time two points came from a Thomas Bucket. 

 

Crestview went into cruise control in the second half and drove out of Liberty with an impressive 60-15 win. The Rebels move to 4-0 on their season and 1-0 in conference play while the Leopards move to 0-4 and 0-1 in conference play. The Rebels hit the hardwood next on Saturday December 9th when they host East Liverpool at 12:30PM. Liberty will also be back in play on Saturday when they travel to Niles to take on the Red Dragons at 1:00PM. 

 

LABRAE FORCES THEIR WAY INTO THE MVAC CONVERSATION

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LEAVITTSBURG OH- LaBrae secured a significant victory for their program on Thursday night, overcoming Garfield for the first time in MVAC play. The initial quarter saw a competitive start, with LaBrae holding a narrow 12-9 lead. However, the dynamics shifted in the 2nd quarter as the Vikings surged ahead, taking a commanding 24-12 lead into halftime. Despite Garfield’s attempt to cut the lead in the 3rd quarter, LaBrae regained control, ultimately clinching a convincing 51-28 win.

Key contributors for LaBrae included Ella Kuszmaul, who tallied 21 points with 17 coming in the first half, Riley Rowe with 12 points, and Marissa Levensky with 6 points. For Garfield, Mandy Cardinal scored 7 points, and Kolby Fresch added 5 points.

LaBrae will defend their undefeated record on Monday as they host Newton Falls, while Garfield seeks their first win against Champion on Monday.

WARRIORS GRAB TOUGH CONFERENCE WIN

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BELOIT OH- West Branch continued their undefeated run, advancing to 4-0 on the season and maintaining a perfect 3-0 record in the EBC with a decisive 53-30 victory over Alliance on Wednesday.

Sophie Gregory led the Warriors with a standout performance, contributing 18 points, with an impressive 14 points coming in the second half. Livvie Showalter added nine points to the winning effort, while Chloe Dennison showcased her shooting skills with eight points, including two successful three-pointers.

Looking ahead, West Branch is set to return to action on Saturday with a matchup at Carrollton. The JV game will kick off at Noon, followed by the varsity game.

FITCH WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT

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By Noah Doughty


YOUNGSTOWN OH- Taking a 4 game win streak into their matchup against Ursuline Fitch’s girls basketball team was able to secure a 55-28 victory over the Irish. It was Fitch’s defense that was able to shine, holding Ursuline to a combined 3 points in the 3rd and 4th quarter.

 

Ayla Ray led the Falcons with 18 points and 3 3 pointers with Rachel Spalding contributing 14 points. Lily Scott was the lead scorer for Ursuline with 11 points.

 

Ursuline looks to get back on track next Monday, December 11th, when they play Chaney. Austintown next game is Saturday, December 9th, on the road against Kenston where they look to continue their win streak.

HOBAN HANDS HOWLAND THEIR FIRST LOSS

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By Ty Bartell

AKRON OH- On a fun-filled Wednesday night on the network, YSN provided multiple live coverage of games. Including a girls basketball battle between undefeated teams in The Archbishop Hoban Knights taking on The Howland Tigers! Both teams sported a perfect 3-0 record entering Wednesday; however, something was bound to give. The Tigers punched on The Knights to start the game, with Howland finding their shot early, The Tigers built a quick double-digit lead at 19-9 after the first quarter. The Knights would take the early Howland haymaker and deal a Knight knockdown blow of their own when Hoban outscored The TIgers 25-8 in the second quarter toi take a 34-27 lead into halftime. Spearheaded by Niera Stevens who scored 10 points in the quarter!

The Tigers would have their own double-digit deficit comeback when they chipped away at Hoban’s lead and brought it back to within one possession. After three quarters, The Knights would hold a slimmer advantage at 47-41. Hoban would have another good closeout quarter by winning the fourth quarter 19-11 and the game by a final of 66-52. Tayln Banta and Devin Harris were critical for The Knights in the close out minutes with Banta scoring 8 points and Harris scoring 6 points in the fourth.

Player of the game nod went to the senior Devin Harris who scored 8 points on the night, all in the second half, while being a force on the glass to help skew the rebounding battle back to even. Beyond that, Niera Stevens was slashing up the floor, scoring 19 points for Hoban in the win. Taylyn Banta and Amaria Davis each finished with 10 points while MacKenzie Edingburgh scored 8 points. Big Howland scorers included Alyssa Massucci who led her team with 16 points. Followed by Gia Hoso who scored 13 points and Jessie DeSalvo who scored 10 points.

Hoban (4-0) will now look ahead to this weekend where they will host their 3rd annual Hoban Hoopfest and battle the likes of Gilmour Academy (3-0) on Saturday and Toledo Central Catholic (2-0) on Sunday. Meanwhile, Howland (3-1) will have a week long layoff as their next matchup is slated for Wednesday, December 13th when they go back on the road to battle Ursuline (2-2).