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GRISDALE NAMED NE8 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

EAST PALESTINE OH- It was a great season of girls basketball basketball inside the NE8 and the conference has released its postseason honors.

Poland senior Jackie Grisdale has been named the NE8 player of the year. She became the program’s all time leading scorer this season, and broke the program record for threes in a game.

The full list of postseason honors are as follows:

1st Team All-NE8

Izzy Lamparty- South Range

Chloe Neider- Struthers

Maggie Pavlansky- Lakeview

Lexi Giles- South Range

Taylor Skinner- Jefferson

Morgan Kluchar- Poland

2nd Team All-NE8

Sieasia Triplett- Girard

Sophie Murphy- Hubbard

Bree Kohler- South Range

Mary Brant- Poland

Kennadie Mullen- Jefferson

Ella Croyle- Struthers

 

POLAND USES BALANCE TO WIN OVER BULLDOGS

POLAND OH- There may not have been any eye popping stats for Poland in their 49-27 win over Lakeview on Thursday night, but six players scored at least 5 points to balance their offense.

Leading the way for Poland was Mary Brant, Morgan Kluchar, and Ella Harrell all with 8 points. Jackie Grisdale finished with 7.

Melanie Wolffe had a game-high 11 points to pace the Lakeview offense. Maggie Pavlansky added 7 for the Bulldogs.

Poland will stay at home on Saturday to host Boardman.

BULLDOGS KEEP DOMINATING THE NE8

POLAND OH- Poland still has yet to lose a game inside their conference since it started in 2018. With Monday night’s win over Girard, they are now 32-0 inside the conference. Only one game in that span has been a margin under 10. Poland kept that alive with a 66-37 win.

Jackie Grisdale led Poland with 23 points on the night. Katie McDonald contributed a solid 9 points to Poland’s offense. While no one else scored more than 6, 11 other Bulldogs got on the stat sheet.

Girard was led by Allison Durkin with 11 points. Jalaya Brown contributed 8 for the Indians.

Poland looks to continue their control of the conference as they host Lakeview on Thursday. Girard will try to bounce back as they host Niles on Thursday.

POLAND KEEPS ON WINNING

CANFIELD OH- Poland played their second game in less than 24 hours Tuesday afternoon, as they took on Western Reserve in the South Range Holiday Hoops Classic. The Bulldogs beat Fitch Monday night at home, and turned around Tuesday afternoon to beat the Blue Devils 51-39.

Poland won with defense, like they have so many times before. They switched defenses well all day and gave Reserve all kinds of problems. The loss was the first of the season for the Blue Devils.

Jackie Grisdale had her best game of the season with 30 points on the day. She went 8 for 8 at the free throw line. Mary Brant finished with a strong 8 point performance to chip in.

Dani Vuletich led the Blue Devils with 17 points. Kennedy Miller was also in double figures with 10.

Poland will kick off the New Year on Monday as they make a trip back to South Range to take on the Raiders. The Blue Devils have a game against Lowellville on Monday.

POLAND STOMPS INDIAN CREEK

WINTERSVILLE OH- Poland was able to add another tough team to their schedule as they traveled to undefeated Indian Creek. The Bulldogs brought their suffocating defense to Wintersville, and held Indian Creek down in a 43-36 victory.

Jackie Grisdale led the Bulldogs with 19 points. Morgan Kluchar and Abby Farber both contributed 6 to the Poland cause. Senior Lizzy Herdman has 5.

Poland will move on to host Fitch on Monday.

POLAND MAKES IT 30 IN A ROW IN NE8

POLAND OH- The NE8 conference was established in the 2018-2019 season for girls basketball, and it has belonged to Poland since that time. The Bulldogs have not lost a game inside the conference. Thursday’s 43-32 win over Struthers made their overall conference mark 30-0.

Jackie Grisdale led the Bulldogs with a game-high 23 points. Morgan Kluchar was also in double figures with 11.

Chloe Neider led the Wildcats with 10. No other player managed to get in to double figures against Poland’s tough defense.

Poland has a little break in the action as they are scheduled to take on Austintown Fitch on December 28th.

POLAND OUTSHOOTS CARDINALS

POLAND- The Bulldogs and the Cardinals met for a non-conference matchup Thursday night at Poland Seminary High School. The game went back and forth the entire way, but the Bulldogs came out victorious.

Canfield was the leader in the first half, as it was a team effort to give the Cardinals a 24-22 lead heading into the half. Poland’s Jackie Grisdale started to catch fire in the third quarter, knocking down 4 three pointers in the 3rd, giving her team a 39-33 lead heading into the 4th quarter. Grisdale added 5 more points in the fourth quarter, and the Bulldogs pulled away with a 46-35 win.

Canfield was led by Alyssa Dill, who had 11 points. The Bulldogs were led by Jackie Grisdale, who knocked down 6 shots from 3, and finished with 25 points.

Canfield drops to 1-3 on the season, and will take on Salem on Saturday at 7 P.M.

*Contributed by YSN’s Richie Juliano

BULLDOGS BOUNCE BACK AT NORTON

NORTON OH- Poland had a game at Waterloo on Saturday canceled at the last minute and scrambled to schedule a game against a very talented Norton team. The Panthers came in to the game with a perfect 2-0 record, but the Bulldogs snuck out a close one 51-48.

Freshman Mary Brant took a step into the spotlight leading the Bulldogs offensively with 17 points. She buried three 3’s. Jackie Grisdale was also in double figures with 13. Morgan Kluchar contributed 9.

Poland returns home on Monday to host Jefferson. This will be Poland’s senior night.

JAMISON NOTCHES 1,000 SALEM SECURES VICTORY

POLAND OH- Salem faced their first big test of the season on Wednesday night as they traveled to Poland to take one of the more dominant programs in our area. Salem used a strong 3rd quarter to secure a 46-41 victory.

Poland controlled the first half with strong defense. The Bulldogs and their trade mark trapping forced the Quakers into plenty of turnovers in the first two frames. Jackie Grisdale also put together a strong two quarters scoring 11 points.

It was Salem ray came out strong though after halftime. They forced a turnover on the first three Poland possessions on their way to a 12-2 run. The Quakers would eventually outscore the Bulldogs in the third frame 17-5. However, Bulldog Freshman Mary Brant came up with some big plays in the fourth quarter. With Poland trailing 39-36, Grisdale buried a three tying the game late at 39-39. Those were Grisdale’s only points of the second half. Salem closed the game on a 7-2 run including Kyla Jamison’s 20th point that gave Salem a 43-41 lead. It also push Jamison over the 1,000 point mark in her career. She managed to stay in the game with four fouls needing just one bucket to reach the career milestone.

Jamison led the Quakers with 20 points. Abbie Davidson added 10 for the Quakers. Casey Johnson finished with 8.

Grisdale led the Bulldogs with 14 points. Brant added 9. Sarah Forsyth     had 5 big 2nd quarter points during Poland’s run before the half.

Salem will have their home opener on Thursday hosting South Range. Poland travels to Waterloo.

GIRLS ALL-OHIO TEAMS ANNOUNCED

 

Division II

FIRST TEAM

Jackie Grisdale (Poland)

Jenna Riccardo (Beaver Local)

SPECIAL MENTION

Emma Ludwig (East Liverpool)

Emma Elia (Strutters)

HONORABLE MENTION

Caitie Perry (Mooney)

Kyla Jamison (Salem)

Kailyn Brown (Poland)

 

Division III

SPECIAL MENTION

Izzy Lamparty (South Range)

Krista Perry (Crestview)

HONORABLE MENTION

Kayla Muslovski (Columbiana)

Tanner Hoffer (Crestview)

Lexi Giles (South Range)

 

Division IV

FIRST TEAM

Caitlyn Condolean (Warren JFK)

SPECIAL MENTION

Izzy Perez (Lisbon)

HONORABLE MENTION

Maddie Liberati (Lisbon)