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LIONS GRAB VICTORY, MCULLOUGH REACHES MILESTONE

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COLUMBIANA OH- Heartland Christian Lions improved their season record to 8-3 with a 66-54 win over the Blue Devils of Lisbon.

A bright spot for  Lisbon was senior Ryan McCullough who recorded his 1000 career point.

Heartland was led by junior Jonathan Bertovich, a recent 1000 point scorer, with 17 points.Steven Baker had 17 points and Joey Donofrio added 16 points for the Lions.

For Lisbon it was a 2 man show with Blayne Brownfield with 30 points and McCullough dropped in 22 points. Heartlands next contest is Saturday against Warren JFK at home while Lisbon plays host to East Palestine Tuesday evening.

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

LIONS CELEBRATE BERTOVICH’S MILESTONE WITH WIN

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COLUMBIANA OH- John Bertovich got to 1,000 points in Heartland’s last game against Crestview, but Heartland waited to celebrate it at home Tuesday night, and even better his team got a tightly contested win over Jackson Milton 61-58.

The Lions were led by Joey Donofrio who finished the night with 18 points. Bertovich finished with 17. Nate Garzanich collected 9 points.

The Blue Jays got an impressive performance from Mason Robinson who scored a game-high 27 points. AJ Bouch contributed 9 points to the Blue Jays offense.

COLUMBIANA ALL-COUNTY TEAMS ANNOUNCED (BOYS)

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PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Tresean Jackson (East Liverpool)

Cam Grodhous (Southern Local)

COACH OF THE YEAR

Todd Johnson (Columbiana)

FIRST TEAM

Tresean Jackson Sr. East Liverpool

Cam Grodhaus Sr. Southern Local

Matthew Mazei Sr. Columbiana

Drake Golden Jr. Crestview

Jonathan Bertovich Soph. East Palestine

Ryan McCullough Jr. Lisbon

Darien Suggs Sr. Wellsville

Luke Chetock Sr. Beaver Local

 

SECOND TEAM

Luke Green Jr. Wellsville

Hunter Zentner Sr. Columbiana

Cade Roth Sr. Heartland

Blayne Brownfield Jr.. Lisbon

Brennan O’Hara Sr. East Liverpool

Hunter Griffith Jr. Salem

Brock Smalley Jr. Southern Local

Keaton Baker Jr. United

HONORABLE MENTION

Josh Hilditch (Beaver Local); Sean Whitehead (Columbiana); Kirkland Miller (Crestview); Timmy Neal (East Liverpool); Brandon Turcola (East Palestine); Steven Baker (Heartland Christian); Ian Davis, Marco Ferry (Leetonia); Michael Davis (Lisbon); Drew Weir (Salem); Jayce Sloan (Southern Local); Nathan Miller (United); Justin Talbert (Wellsville).

A FRESH START FOR BERTO

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Many may overlook just how big an achievement it is to start a Varsity sport as a Freshman.  When you break it down, though, it’s really an impressive feat.  Think about when you were 13-14 years old, and all the fear of the upperclassmen because they felt so much bigger (and they were.)  For most freshmen, it’s all they can do to stay as far away from seniors as possible.  However, for one special hooper in East Palestine, he’s running with the pack.

Jonathan Bertovich has been training for this season his entire life.  All the extra practice, the AAU, has all led to a starting spot on the East Palestine Varsity Basketball Team.  This isn’t a PR move, this isn’t a rebuilding year, the Bulldogs are expected to be in the thick of the EOAC Basketball Title Hunt, and “Berto” is a big reason for it.

He can shoot from anywhere on the floor and can jump out of the gym on any given night.  Quite simply, Bertovich is making his name known in basketball circles all over.

YSN’s Tim Figley caught up with “JB” to talk about his transition from middle school to the big show.

All that and more on this week’s East Palestine Basketball Player Profile: A FRESH START FOR BERTO

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