GRAND VALLEY OH- For the fourth consecutive season, Western Reserve and McDonald met up in the tournament. McDonald came into to Wednesday’s district semifinal against rival Reserve winning the last two tournament matchups. That trend continued on Wednesday as McDonald put down Reserve 48-39 to advance to their 4th straight district championship game.
McDonald was led by Lucia Wolford who scored 15 points. She wasn’t the only contributor though, McDonald had two other players in double figures. Alicia Morrison added 13 points, and Lea Gabrelcik put in 12.
Western Reserve was paced by Brooke Schantz who finished with 17 points.
McDonald advances to the Grand Valley district championship on Saturday. They will matchup with top seeded Bristol to decide who gets crowned. The tip of the title is set for 7:00.
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MINERAL RIDGE OH- Springfield went into Wednesdays district semifinal focused and ready to take care of business. This is the stage of a tournament where teams can stumble if they look too far ahead. Springfield had their complete vision on Lisbon, and nothing else. They took care of their business and rolled to a 61-23 win.
The Tigers were led by Jacey Mullen with 15 points on the night. Grace Venturella put in a good night as well in double figures with 12. Jameka Brungard was also in double figures with Springfield with 10.
Parker Henthorne never gave up for Lisbon and led the Blue Devils in their final game of the season with 7 points.
Springfield advances to the Mineral Ridge district championship on Saturday. They’ll square up with Maplewood, and tip is set for 7:00.
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UNIONTOWN OH- Familiar does net up on Wednesday to decide who would punch their ticket to the district championship. West Branch and Poland have met 8 times out of the last 10 seasons in the tournament. There are no secrets. West Branch was able to finish strong and win the final frame by six points and Take home a 51-40 win.
The game started out back and forth, both teams getting plenty of contribution from the post. With the score tied 10-10 after one quarter, West Branch made mighty push in the second quarter to take a 26-19 lead into the locker room. Anna Lippiatt caught fire in the frame scoring 7 points in the second alone.
Poland hit 3 threes in the 3rd quarter to stay in striking distance and only trail 35-30 after the third. They’d make it 35-32 in the first moments of the final frame, but West Branch flexed their muscles. They scored 16 points in the fourth to keep Poland at bay.
Lippiatt led the way for the Warriors with a tremendous 21 points. Sophie Gregory was also in double figures with 12.
Poland was paced by Mary Brant who finished in double figures with 12 points. Katie McDonald added 8 points, and Sarah Forsythe put in 7.
West Branch advances to the district championship where they’ll matchup with Marlington for the third time this season. The two teams split their regular season matchups. Tip off is set for 7:00 at Lake High School.
Poland ends their season as NE8 championships for the 4th straight season. Their final record is 19-5 (13-1)
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Looking to three-peat as district champs, the #1 seed Chaney Cowboys (15-8) played host to the #25 seeded Mogadore Field Falcons (5-18). Since sports were brought back to Chaney, the Cowboys have amassed two district crowns, and one district runner up (coming in the inaugural season).
Boasting one of the toughest schedules in Northeast Ohio, Chaney struggled little with the visiting Falcons once they got through the first quarter of action. Led by a perfect 4/4 effort by Xander Rorrer in the first, Field was able to find some early success against the Cowboys, trailing by just seven at the end of one.
Unfortunately for the Falcons, that success was unsustainable, as a relentless Chaney defense forced turnovers in abundance, and a dominate display by Clive Wilson on the offensive boards led to sixteen first half points by the towering senior.
Ahead at the break by twenty-six, the Chaney starters expanded the Cowboy lead out to thirty-nine by the end of the third, then watched theendless amounts of depth coming off the Chaney bench dominate the fourth quarter as well, winning the final stanza thirteen to seven, and capturing their first playoff victory of the 2022 campaign, 79-32.
CHANEY:
Clive Wilson –18 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block
DJ Waller – 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
Josiah Gonzalez – 13 points, 4 assists, 1 rebound
FIELD:
Brayden Cadwell – 14 points, 2 rebounds
Xander Rorrer–8 points, 8 rebounds
Chaney –With their routing of the visiting Falcons, the Cowboys have set themselves up for round 3 against the Youngstown East Golden Bears (1-17). Chaney is undefeated against East since the reopening of the school.
Field–Falling in the opening round for the5thyear in a row, the Field Falcons end the season with a record of 5-18 and extended their playoff drought to now 20 years.
*Contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson
Postgame Interview With Clive Wilson:
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NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Tournament runs are done one step at a time. If you look beyond that, you open yourself up to an upset. Springfield was locked in and focused in their first step Tuesday night against Crestwood. The Tigers dominated their way to a 55-18 win.
Alex Rothwell put together an awesome night and led the Tigers with 19 points. Jake Joyce continued to look impressive adding 11 to the cause. Beau Brungard was also in double figures with 10.
Springfield advances to the sectional finals on Friday. The Tigers will host East Palestine with a trip to districts on the line. Tip is set for 7:00.
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NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Springfield earned their way to a 2 seed in the district with a fantastic regular season. As the second seed they get the benefit of being the top seed in their own district bracket. Sometimes that gives you some big mismatches in the early rounds. That was the case Saturdays as Springfield wasted little time winning a sectional title with a 62-7 win over Lordstown.
The Tigers had 10 players get themselves in the stat book. They were led by Jacey Mullen with 13 points. Kendall Maughan was also in double figures with 10. Peyton Klem contributed 9.
Springfiekd moves on to the Mineral Ridge district semifinal where they will match up with Lisbon. That game is slated for 6:00 at Mineral Ridge.
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NORTH JACKSON OH- Jackson Milton is at their best when their offense is balanced. That would more than describe their scoring output on Saturday as they rolled over Newton Falls 58-21 to win a sectional championship. TheJays had 3 scorers in double figures and 5 players score.
Chelsea’s Williams led the way by calling off her last game on her home floor with a 19 point performance. Fellow seniors Kylie Wilson also had an impressive final home game with 17 points. Ava Darney was the third Jay in double figures with 12. Carla Blancafort added 8.
Jackson Milton moves on to the district semifinal where they will match up with Maplewood. That game is scheduled for Wednesday at Mineral Ridge. Tip is set at 7:30.
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LOWELLVILLE OH- Lowellville has been steadily but surely under the radar this season. Although they may not have had all the results they wanted out of the regular season, they still did more than enough to earn a top 15 seed in the division IV district. As the twelve seed, the Rockets earned one home game which they won and then had to hit the road against ninth seeded Badger. The Rockets went into Kingsman with upset on the brain, and they got it after a marathon double overtime classic. The Rockets got the 60-55 win.
Frankie Lellio led the Rockets with 16 points. She was not the only one in double figures however as she was joined by three teammates. Sammie Moore, and Savannah Procick both racked in 13. Procick was 3/5 from three point land. Lilly Coppola added 11. Lowellville hit 8 threes as a team.
The Rockets advance to the district semifinal on Wednesday. They will match up with top seeded Bristol. That game is taking place at Grand Valley High School. Tip is set for 6:00.
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POLAND OH- It was pretty apparent that Saturday’s matchup between Mooney and Poland was going to be a defensive battle. Both teams came in statistically some of the best defenses in the YSN family. The defenses didn’t disappoint the hype, as both teams made a plethora of great defensive plays. It was Poland however that found a way to score enough to advance past Mooney with a 42-34 win.
Poland’s first quarter set the tone for the game. It was by far their most productive frame of the game. They jumped out to a 16-8 lead after 1. Katie McDonald was a problem in that frame scoring all 6 of her points in the first. Poland’s defense did the rest as the closest Mooney got the rest of the way was 3.
Abby Farber led the Bulldogs with 14 points on the night. Fellow seniors Connie Cougras was right behind her with 12 points.
Mooney senior Alaina Scavina did everything she could for her team. She scored 14 points to lead the way. Sophia Diorio scored 8.
Poland advances to the district semifinal where they’ll meet up with West Branch. That game will take place on Wednesday at Uniontown Lake. Tip off is set at 7:30.
Postgame Interview With Nick Blanch:
Postgame Interview With Abby Farber:
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NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Springfield comes in to this season’s district tournament as one of the favorites. The second seeeded Tigers elected to not take a bye and play their first round game. They drew Sebring, and beat them for the third time this season 63-26.
Leading the Tigers on the night was Madi Lesnak who put together an impressive 18 points. Jameka Brungard was also in double figures on the night with 10. Jacey Mullen contributed 9 points to the Tigers offense.
Sebring got a strong effort from Devyn Reggi being in double figures with 10. Blake Thomas added 9.
Springfield advances into the sectional finals on Saturday. They will host Lordstown. Tip off is set for 1:00.
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