Tag Archive for: OHSAA Tournaments

REBELS TAKE DOWN VIKINGS AGAIN

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COLUMBIANA OH- The Crestview Lady Rebels defeated the LaBrae Lady Vikings 51-42 Saturday afternoon to advance in tournament play against Brookfield on Wednesday, February 24th at 7pm. The Rebels have now beaten the Vikings two times in a row this season.
Crestview’s Seniors, Krista Perry’s 21 points with the assistance of Payton Huff’s 14 outscored the Lady Vikings in every quarter.
LaBrae’s Sophomore Laura McCoy put up 17 points as well as Junior Briley Daniels scoring 13 proved the Lady Vikings have a bright future in the years to follow.
*Contributed By YSN’s Larry Scragg

SALEM SWIRLS BY STREETSBORO ON TO DISTRICTS

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SALEM OH- The Salem Lady Quakers opened up their Division II tournament quest as they rolled over the visiting Streetsboro Rockets 49-30 in Saturday’s action. Salem came out red hot as they jumped out to a quick 15-0 advantage with sharp shooter Case Johnson draining 3 1st quarter 3-pointers. The Rockets had trouble breaking Salem press which caused numerous turn-overs. The Quakers tooka  to a  17-6 1st period lead as coach Sarah Hamilton played 10 girls in the opening frame.

Salem’s entire roster of 14 Lady Quakers saw minutes in the contest. Johnson paced the Quakers as she finished with a game high 17 points hitting on 5 shots from beyond the arc. Abbie Davidson nailed down 11 points followed by Kyla Jamison with 10 scores.

Salem returns to the hardwood with a big game Monday with Alliance. A Quakers victory would mean that they will share the EBC title with the Dukes of Marlington. Salem will return to tournament action on Wednesday as they will host Kenston with tip-off at 7 o’clock.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

LIBERTY SHOCKS HORNETS ON THE ROAD

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KIRTLAND OH- The eleventh seeded Liberty Leopards made the trip to Kirtland to take on the seventh seeded Hornets, and Liberty made the trip worth it with a 70-60 upset of Kirtland.

Three players scored a combined 60 points for the Leopards as Cianna Smith and Aaliyah Foster both put in 21 points. Demi Watson wasn’t too far behind with 18. Liberty scored 23 in the fourth quarter to overwhelm Kirtland. The Hornets were held to just 10 points in the frame.

Liberty now advances to the sectional finals where they’ll be on the road again facing fifth seeded Ursuline with a trip to districts on the line.

BLUE JAYS BREEZE THROUGH BADGER

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NORTH JACKSON OH- Jackson Milton hosted the Badger Braves on Wednesday night in the first round of the OHSAA girls playoff bracket.

The Blue Jays got off to a great start in the first quarter holding Badger to just 4 points in the first quarter. Jackson Milton had a 22 point lead at the half as they led 32-10.

Badger came out and outscored Jackson Milton for the first time in the third quarter 12-9, but still trailed by more than 15 heading into the final 8 minutes. The Blue Jays held on to the big lead and ended up winning the first game of the tournament 56-31.

The Blue Jays advance to round 2, as they will host Windham on Saturday at 1 PM. Check out YSN for the live broadcast.

*Contributed By YSN’s Richie Juliano

BLUE DEVILS WALTZ PAST WELLSVILLE

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Senior stand-out Danielle Vuletich poured in 19 points as the Blue Devils made easy work of the visiting Wellsville Tigers 63-12 in a Division IV 1st round tournament game.

11 different Blue Devil players made the scoring column led by Vuletich out-burst as  Olivia Pater, Brooke Scantz and Kennedy Miller each added 7 points,

Kaylee Rawson scored 6 points for the Tigers. Western Reserve is back in tournament play as they host Ashtabula St. John in a sectional final on Saturday.

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

CRESTVIEW WASHES WATERLOO AWAY

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COLUMBIANA OH- Crestview is looking to make their second straight trip to a district championship game this season. Their journey got started on Wednesday as they battled a physical Waterloo team. A late run let the Rebels put the game away 41-27.

Krista Perry paced the Rebels with 13 points. She was the only player in the game for either team to get in to double figures. Ashton Hughes contributed 7 points for the Rebels, and Mara Halas added 6.

Rose Couts led Waterloo on the night with 9 points. Brooke Waldeck saw her basketball career end with a 7 point performance.

Crestview advances to host LaBrae in the sectional finals on Saturday at 1:00. The teams split their regular season matchups, both winning at home.

CARDINALS END EAST’S SEASON

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Cardinal Mooney opened their tournament run on Wednesday beating East for the third time this season by a score of 41-19. 

 

First Half 

The Cardinals got off to a fast start early thanks to two free throws from Katie Hoguh and would add on to that in the first quarter with three pointers from Angelina Rotunno, Alaina Scavina and Gia DiVincenzo.  Meanwhile, the Lady Bears of east would only have a two pointer and a free throw from Samir Colon with the score at the end of the first being 14-3 Mooney.  

 

The second quarter saw little as Mooney pulled away again with Maria Fire getting four points in the quarter.  Hough would once again execute on the free throws, while Gia Diorio made a two point jumper that took a couple of bounces before it finally went through the net.  East would only have three points once again from Colon as going into the half and just couldn’t get past the Mooney man to man and pressure defense.  The score at the half was 29-6.  

 

Second Half 

It seemed like at the second half that the Golden Bears found a bit of their mistakes as they started to rattle the Lady Cardinals a bit from one missed shot to the next.  The Bears would get some buckets out of it from Ja’Mia Dent who scored four points in the third along with Colon once again with two made free throws.  Meanwhile Mooney was only held to five points in the third, those being four points in total from Hough and a free throw by Fire.  

 

However, Mooney still had the lead going into the fourth and never looked back as East’s last few points were field goals inside the paint by senior Brianna Thompson as the Cardinals will move on to the Sectional Finals against West Geauga (6-4) who got a big victory last night against the Southeast Pirates (9-5) 54-47 and continue while East finishes the season at five and seven winning 41-19. 

 

Mooney Stats 

Katie Hough- 16 points 

 

Alaina Scavina- 6 pts 

 

Gia DiVincenzo- 6pts 

 

Angelina Rotunno- 6pts 

 

Maria Fire- 5pts 

 

Gia Diorio- 2pts 

 

East Stats 

Samir Colon- 9pts 

 

Brianna Thompson- 6pts 

 

Ja’Mia Dent- 4pts 

 

*Contributed by YSN’s Ian O’Brien*

 

VALLEY LEAVES LIONS IN THE DUST

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- A strong defensive effort from the Valley Christian Eagles helped them soar past the visiting Heartland Christian Lions 68-23 in the opening round of the Division IV plat Wednesday night.

The Eagles held quarter leads of 14-7,31-10,50-19  in their victory.

Kristen Gill scored a game high 26 points for the Eagles with Dezyrae Dean added 14 points.

For the Lions, who finished the season with a 6-17 slate, junior Madi Matthews had 15 points.  Valley  Christian improves to 10-3 will travel to Bristol to take on the Panthers Saturday afternoon in a sectional final game.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

RAIDERS GLIDE TO NEXT ROUND

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CANFIELD OH- The one seed South Range Raiders wastes no time getting their quest to repeat as district champions started on Wednesday night. They easily dispatched of Crestwood to advance to sectional finals with a 53-14 win.

Izzy Lamparty led the team with 18 points. Emma Cunningham picked a great night for a career high, she is starting to get comfortable in her new starting role, she scored 10 on the night. Lexi Giles added 6 points, while Sophia Lowry put in 5 from off the bench.

The Raiders advance to host Mineral Ridge In the sectional championship on Saturday at 1:00.