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JFK BREAKS UP THE ROCKETS STREAK IN INSTANT CLASSIC

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LOWELLVILLE OH- Warren JFK defeated Lowellville 75-74 to snap the Rockets’ 10-game winning streak in a shootout Tuesday night.

Warren JFK controlled most of the first half, leading by double digits at one point, and having the lead at halftime.

Lowellville stormed back in the 3rd quarter to take the lead and took it into the 4th quarter, but the Eagles retook control late and held it the rest of the game.

Michael Condoleon lead the way for the Eagles with 27 points and Nick Ryan had 24 points, including a two-hand slam dunk in the second half.

Lucente dropped 31 for the Rockets despite the loss and Bunofsky had 17.

Vinny Ballone also had 10 points and a pair of blocks, including a highlight chase-down block toward the end of the first half.

*Contributed By YSN’s Eric Hughes

PROCICK RUNS THE POINT

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LOWELLVILLE OH- When talking to Lowellville head coach Lisa Modelski before the start of the season, the biggest thing she wanted to see out of her team was consistent confidence.  But where does confidence come from? Usually it starts with a captain, the point, the tip of the sword, the player who you know no matter what the situation may be, expects to perform.  For Lowellville that driving force is Savannah Procick.  She is without a doubt one of the stand out leaders of the Rockets team, and that’s because she has experience leading all kinds of different avenues.  Savannah leads on the volleyball court, she leads on the track, she leads an entire fanbase while she cheers, and she leads a basketball team.

Procick gained a huge source of confidence at the end of last season when the Rockets traveled to Badger in a tournament game. The odds were not in their favor. Badger was a favorite to not just win that game, but run away with the entire bracket.  The Rockets though never heard the odds. Savannah Procick didn’t get that memo.  They stormed the gates in Badger and came up with a huge overtime upset.  That proved to everyone who was returning on that roster that they could square up with anyone.  It also taught Procick to keep driving against the odds.

Procick took the time to tell us more about her busy athletic life. She sat down with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig for our latest Lowellville Girls Basketball Player Profile.  They talk about balancing all the sports she plays, how she has grown into such a strong leader, and so much more! Don’t miss this great interview exclusively on YSN!

 

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LOWELLVILLE FINISHES OFF MVAC TITLE

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LOWELLVILLE OH- Lowellville defeated Waterloo 69-41 on Friday night to get the season sweep on them and remain undefeated against the MVAC.

It was a back and forth first half and Lowellville had only an 8-point lead at the break, but their offense exploded in the second half, per usual, and outvoted the Vikings, 43-23 down the stretch.

Anthony Lucente led the way with 18 points, Vinny Ballone had 15 (13 in the second half), and Brady Bunofsky had 12 and made 2 threes.

Navarre Alhassan was the game-leading scorer with 24 points in the losing effort.

Lowellville will host Warren JFK on Tuesday, while Waterloo will travel to Ravenna to take on Southeast.

*Contributed By YSN’s ERIC Hughes.

ROCKETS FLY AWAY WITH CONFERENCE CROWN

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LOWELLVILLE OH- Lowellville beat Mineral Ridge 81-53 in their 9th straight win to get the season sweep on the Rams and clinch the MVAC-Scarlet title Tuesday night. Lowellville advances to 18-1 and is 13-0 in conference play this season.

Both of Lowellville’s 1000 point-scorers led the way, as Anthony Lucente had 26 points and Vinny Ballone finished with 14. Brady Bunofsky also had 9, and Lowellville had 11 different scorers in what was a great team effort offensively.

Lowellville will continue their league schedule on Friday as they host Waterloo. Mineral Ridge will get back to work on Friday as well as they host Jackson Milton.

ROCKETS SHAKE OFF SPRINGFIELD

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LOWELLVILLE OH- Lowellville beat Springfield 46-22 on Friday night to win their 6th straight game and sweep Springfield on the season.

It was tied 19-19 at halftime then lowellville outscored Springfield 16-0 in the 3rd qtr to make it 35-19 after 3. Thru outscored them 27-3 total in the second half

Vinny Ballone led the way with 14, Anthony Lucente with 11, Ryan Hvisak with 8, and Mark Dubos with 7 points(all in the 3rd qtr) and 2 steals. Brandon Price led Springfield with 7 points on the night.

On Tuesday Lowellville will stay at home to host McDonald.  Springfield will return home on Tuesday to host Western Reserve.

*Contributed By YSN’s Eric Hughes.

 

 

MULLEN AND BRUNGARD LEAD THE WAY FOR THE TIGERS

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LOWELLVILLE, OH- The Springfield Tigers and the Lowellville Rockets met on Thursday night in MVAC play. The Tigers came out strong to start the ballgame, and kept that lead the entire way to come out victorious by 23.

Springfield started the first quarter on a 6-0 run, until the Rockets started to come alive from three point range knocking down two three’s from Francesca Lellio and Averi Shumaker. Springfield senior Jacey Mullen scored 10 out of the 16 first quarter points to lead by 10, 16-6 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Tigers outscored the Rockets 18-9 to lead 34-15 at the half.

In the second half, the Tigers put on cruise control and allowed some jv members of the team to get in the fourth quarter. The Tigers improved to 15-2 with a 62-39 victory. The Rockets are now 7-10 on the campaign and will host Crestview on Saturday afternoon.

Mullen led the Tigers with 22 points, while Jameka Brungard dominated the offensive glass all night long to score 16 points on the night. The Rockets were led by Francesca Lellio who scored 12 points while knocking down 2 three-pointers. Behind Lellio was Savannah Procick and Serinna Tych who added 6 points.

LOWELLVILLE WAKES UP AND THEN TAKES OFF

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BERLIN CENTER OH- It wasn’t the start that Lowellville imagined to the game on Tuesday, but they definitely finished it the right way.  In Western Reserve a slightly short handed Blue Devils team was geared up for an upset. Their initial game plan to keep Lowellville out of the paint was working to perfection. The Rockets high powered offense was kept quiet for a big chunk of the first half. They only had 9 points in the first quarter.  Their defense held strong though and didn’t let Reserve take advantage of their slow start.  After leading 9-8 after one, Reserve opened the second on a 7-3 run taking a 15-12 lead with a Luke Henning three.  Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, that three served as smelling salts for the Rockets. They went on a tear almost immediately ending the half on a 12-0 run to lead 24-15 at the break.  The Rockets would continue that run into the second half as it extended to 28-2 to make their lead as big as 40-17.  They’d go on to get a comfortable road win 58-29.

Anthony Lucente led the Rockets rampage with double figures getting 13 points.  Alex Modelski was able to grab an impressive 9 points on the way to the win.  Ryan Hvisdak also worked his way to a 9 point evening.  Vinny Ballone did solid work inside as he scored 8 points. Henning led the Blue Devils with 8 points.

Lowellville will return home on Friday as they host Springfield.  Western Reserve hits the road as they go to Ram’s country to take on Mineral Ridge.

 

 

BLUE DEVILS WINNING STREAK MOVES TO 6

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BERLIN CENTER, OH- The Western Reserve Blue Devils hosted the Lowellville Rockets in MVAC play on Monday night. The Blue Devils got off to a slow start, but a second half push increased the winning streak to 6 games.

The Lowellville defense came up big time with a 3-2 zone in the first quarter. The Rockets held the Blue Devils to just 5 points after one quarter, leading 9-5. WR made an adjustment out of the timeout, outscoring the Rockets 18-3 in the second quarter to lead 23-12 at the break.

The Blue Devils came out of the locker room and outscored Lowellville 19-6, taking a 42-18 lead after three quarters. The Blue Devils glided to victory by a final of 54-25. The Blue Devils are now 12-4, keeping the winning streak alive at 6 in a row. Lowellville is now 7-9 on the season.

LEADERS:

Western Reserve-

Angelina Cappabianca: 12 points

Brooke Schantz, Linny Jones: 9 points

Lowellville

Serinna Tych- 10 points

VIKINGS USE BIG SECOND HALF TO ESCAPE LOWELLVILLE

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Thursday night saw conference competition continue in The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC), with two solid programs on the Scarlet Division side of the conference in The Waterloo Vikings and The Lowellville Rockets, who were set to square-off in their second and final regular-season meeting. Despite losing some key pieces a year ago, Coach Modelski and company still brought forth a competitive squad that sported a respectable 7-7 record heading into Thursday night. On the other side, Waterloo would be fresh off their first conference loss of the season to The Springfield Tigers, leaving The Vikings looking for a bounce back game. 

The first quarter looked eerily similar to that of the previous four that fans in Atwater had to witness against Springfield. Following an opening three pointer by Kaylee Webb,  the distance shots would not continue to fall. This allowed The Rockets to blast off to an 11-5 lead after one quarter of play. Flipping the script, quite literally, Waterloo battled back and won the second quarter by a similar score of 11-5, thus meaning the two programs were knotted up 16-16 at the halftime buzzer. The first 16 minutes of play saw defense take center stage, with girls like Savannah Procick and Lily Vari-Coppola shutting down the fastbreak opportunities for Waterloo and Frankie Lellio using incredible form with her shot to lead The Rockets in scoring and had Lowellville putting The Vikings on upset alert! 

During the break, Coach Longanecker preached shooting the ball and being more aggressive in scoring opportunities. Ask and The Vikes shall deliver, grabbing the lead with an emphatic 8-0 run to start the quarter, Waterloo would grab a second half lead and never look back. Shots were starting to fall and Kaira English looks to be back at 100% and has returned to form with the level of play we saw from her last year. Other girls like Portage County Three Point Leader Abby Mazur, who helped spread the floor with her presence, paired with some more key swishes outside the arc from freshman Bayley English. Out scoring The Rockets in the second half 32-19 and 43-24 from the second quarter on, the big runs allowed Waterloo to add their tenth victory of the season by a final score of 48-35. 

The win for Waterloo (10-5)(6-1) keeps them one back of conference leader Springfield, but The Vikings will have their hands full, traveling to Berlin Center on Thursday, January 19th in their second bout with The Blue Devils! Following the loss for Lowellville (7-8)(2-5) will also be traveling to Western Reserve (9-4)(4-2); however, their matchup will be featured a little later on Monday, January 23rd! Interviews with Coach Longanecker and Player of The Game Kaira English can be found below!

 

Scoring (Waterloo)

Kaira English: 17 PTS.

Rose Couts: 12 PTS.

Bayley English: 9 PTS.

Lilly Foster: 4 PTS.

Kaylee Webb: 3 PTS.

Abby Mazur: 3 PTS.

 

Scoring (Lowellville)

Frankie Lellio: 11 PTS.

Lily Vari-Coppola: 8 PTS.

Savannah Procick: 7 PTS.

Averi Schumaker: 4 PTS.

Serinna Tych: 2 PTS.

Morgan Lewis: 2 PTS.

Alyssa Kuzan: 1 PT.

 

Scoring by Quarter

Q1: Waterloo 5 – 11 Lowellville

Q2: Waterloo 11 – 5 Lowellville

Q3: Waterloo 18 – 7 Lowellville

Q4: Waterloo 14 – 12 Lowellville

Final: Waterloo 48 – 35 Lowellville

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

BLUE DEVILS BUST IN ON LOWELLVILLE

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LOWELLVILLE OH- This Rivalry has been around since the mid 2000s with both teams getting the upper hand during the decades.  However for the Lady Rockets of Lowellville, they haven’t beaten the Blue Devils of Western Reserve since 2012 and were looking to end that losing streak.  That would fall short on Thursday as the Lady Blue Devils came around, continuing the streak alive winning 54-40.  

 

Leading the pack was Alyvia Hughes with 19 points on the floor, hitting two important three point shots in the later part of the fourth.  That was followed by Lisa Eichert with 13 points, Madison Leone with nine points, Brooke Schantz with five, Angelina Cappabianca with four, Lindsay Jones with three, and Alex Abrams with a free throw.  

 

For the Lady Rockets, it was 10 points for Serinna Tych and Averi Schumaker.  Nine points for Savannah Procick, five for Isabella Willrich, two points for Lily vari-Coppola and Joslyn Delsignore and Alyssa Kuzan with a point.  The Lady Blue Devils (4-2) will face off against the SouthEast Lady Pirates at noon on Saturday.  Lowellville (3-4) will head to New Middletwon to take on Springfield.  

 

After, ian O’Brien caught up with head coach Steve Miller and player of the game Alyvia Hughes after the big performance.  

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*