CANTON OH- Struthers came into the Eric Snow Classic in Canton with an 11-1 record and high hopes. However, they were cut down by a 4-13 Lake team 71-56.
Struthers led 19-18 after the first frame, but Lake used a huge second quarter to storm ahead of the Cats, and never looked back from there.
The upset moves Struthers down to 11-2. They were led by Trey Metzka with 14 points.
Struthers looks to bounce back as they return to league play Tuesday hosting Lakeview.
POLAND OH- Poland faced rival Struthers on the 4th game of their homestand. Struthers would avenge their only loss on the season with a win against Poland tonight. Jared Lacsko had 12 points in the game for the Cats while Adam Kassem had 12 for the Bulldogs. Struthers wins a close one, 36-35.
Struthers took the lead by the end of the first quarter with the help of Aldan Slocum and Lacsko who both contributed with 4 points. In the second quarter, Struthers and Poland would trade the lead throughout the quarter but Struthers had a 19-18 lead at halftime. Carson Ryan led the Wildcats in points by halftime while Michael Cougras had 9 for the Dogs. All of Poland’s points came from 3 point shots by this point in the game.
The Wildcats had a 5 point lead by the end of the third quarter. Struthers was paced Lacsko who had 10 points going into the final quarter. The game came down to the final minute in order to find a winner but it was the Wildcats who came away with the victory 36-35. Poland(9-5) will face South Range on January 28th on YSNLIVE.COM/TEAM/POLAND. Struthers(11-1) will face Lakeview on YSNLIVE.COM/TEAM/STRUTHERS.
*Story contributed by YSN’s Anthony Melone
BOARDMAN, OH- Boardman beat Youngstown East, 63-50 despite a cold shooting night and getting outrebounded by the much more physical Golden Bears.
Derrick Anderson led the Spartans with 21 points and 4 rebounds. Tommy Fryda was also in double figures with 11 points. Ethan Andersen had 9 points and 9 rebounds to go with 3 blocks. Daeone Martin added 8 points. Trey DePietro scored 7 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Zach Ryan chipped in with 5 points to go along with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Connor Miller rounded out the scoring with 2 points to go with 5 rebounds. Charlie Davis and Andrew Clark both played valuable minutes contributing to the win.
*Story contributed by Pat Birch and boardmanathletics.org
CANFIELD, OH- South Range avenged an earlier loss to Lakeview on Friday night with a 65-48 win.
It looked to be a close game in the first half as the Raiders trailed 25-24 at the break. They came out swinging in the second half however, outscoring the Bulldogs 41-21 in the final two frames.
Chris Brooks led with 24 points. Dante Digaetano was also in double figures with 12. Kris Scandy added 11.
South Range will return to the court Tuesday as they travel to Poland.
Poland put their 23 NE8 game winning streak on the line Thursday as they welcomed in a Girard team that was on a 5 game winning streak. Poland raced away from Girard with a 62-31 win.
Poland set the tone early opening the game on a 12-0 run. All twelve points were from three point land. It was a night where the Bulldogs shot the lights out of the gym, especially in the first half. Through two quarters the Bulldogs shot 10 of 19 from beyond the arc. That’s 53%, well above their season average. Jackie Grisdale was a huge reason why. She hit five threes in the first half alone. The Bulldogs took a 34-17 lead into the locker room.
Poland continued to roll in the third quarter as their 17 point lead ballooned to 30. Defense was a big reason as they held the Indians to just six points in the third frame. Jackie Grisdale hit her seventh three of the game which tied the program record for threes in a game held by her mother Kim Grisdale. In fourth quarter Poland ran consecutive sets that were meant to get Grisdale open trying to give her a record breaking performance, but she missed her last three shots of the game. With about five minutes left in the fourth, Coach Blanch made the call to the bench which ended the day for Jackie and the rest of the starters. Poland would go on to win 62-31.
Poland had 10 different players score in their balanced attack. Grisdale led the way with 25. Morgan Kluchar added 9.
Marissa Cave led Girard with 8.
Poland returns to action Monday night as they stay home to host Lakeview.
Girard will look to bounce back Monday hosting Niles.
CANFIELD, OH- The South Range girls Basketball team had a great showing in the win over Lakeview, 52-21.
The Lady Raiders are coming off a loss to Poland and needed a good game from start to finish and they did so. The Raiders started the game out strong and fast, which they carried until the finish. Lakeview slowly fought back and cut the lead down late in the game.But South Range countered every chance for Lakeview.
Izzy Lamparty was a key factor for the Raiders with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Lexi Giles had a great night from 3 hitting 3 from the perimeter and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Gabby Lamparty made some great assists and added 7 points with 4 rebounds. Bree Kohler added 4 points and 4 rebounds with great defensive play.
South Range will be back in action next Thursday and travel to Hubbard for a NE8 matchup. Lakeview will be in action Saturday hosting Maplewood. Tip off for the JV will be at 5:30. Varsityat 7:00. Catch it on YSN!
The Poland Lady Bulldogs were business as usual Thursday night as they beat Struthers 59-39.
In the first half Poland quickly grabbed a ten point lead 14-4 but struggled to push the lead fifth than that. Struthers did a good job staying around and keeping their deficit at eight or ten throughout the first half. Poland put in a few buckets before the break though to make it 31-17 going into the half.
Poland started the third quarter on a 10-0 run and grabbed control of the game. Jackie Grisdale got going as she scored 15 points in the second half to help Poland propel forward. Poland also did a great job on the boards as they had four players with at least 4 rebounds. Morgan Kluchar led that category with 8.
Jackie Grisdale led the way with 24 points 6 rebounds for Poland.
Emma Elia led Struthers with 14.
Poland returns to action Saturday as they travel to Mooney.
Control of the league hung in the balance Monday night when Poland traveled to South Range. Poland proved to still be the class of the league with an impressive 51-35 win over the Raiders.
The magnitude of the game was felt from the tip as the jump ball to start the game flew out of bounds before anyone could get to it, on the second try there was an immediate scrum on the floor for it. The Raiders got on the board in their first possession with a pair of free throws. 2-0 would prove to be the only lead the Raiders would have. Brooke Bobbey nailed a three on the other end to make it 3-2 and Poland would lead throughout the rest of the game.
That’s not to say the Raiders didn’t keep it competitive. They trailed by just one towards the end of the first gram before Grisdale hit a three in the closing seconds. She would do the same in the closing seconds of the first half to make a four point lead seven. 22-15 Poland led at the break. Izzy Lamparty had to spend much of the second quarter on the bench with three fouls.
The Raiders came out of the break with energy and got the lead cut to three, 28-25 but Jackie Grisdale seemed to hit a shot in every big situation for the Bulldogs. She made it 30-25 and the Bulldogs would score five more before the end of the third to make it 35-25.
Poland jumped way ahead in the final frame opening it on a 6-0 run and stretching their lead to 41-25. The Raiders with one more gasp of hope put together an 8-0 run cutting the lead to 41-33 with just over two minutes left in the game. Out of a timeout Brooke Bobbey hit maybe the biggest shot of the game as her fourth three of the game put Poland up 44-33 and pretty much ended any comeback bid the Raiders had.
Jackie Grisdale led the Bulldogs with 19 points 6 rebounds. Brooke Bobbey added 13. She hit four threes on the night.
Lexi Giles had a strong night for South Range with 13 points. Izzy Lamparty finished in double figures with 12.
Poland returns to action Thursday as they host Struthers.
South Range gets back to work Thursday as they host Lakeview.
The Poland girls got back to NE8 play on Monday night with a 64-24 win over Hubbard.
It was all Poland from the jump as the Bulldogs started the game on a 9-0 run and never looked back from there. It was once again their defense leading the way who suffocated the Eagles offense all night. It was the third time this season they’d held an opponent below thirty. The Bulldogs got contributions from a lot of players on the night. 12 Bulldogs got on the stat sheet. Only one player that got into the game didn’t score.
Jackie Grisdale led the team with 21 points 5 rebounds. Morgan Kluchar added 7, three players finished with 6. Kailyn Brown, Brooke Bobbey, and Arianna Daniels.
Poland returns to action Thursday as they travel to Niles.
Hubbard hosts Struthers on Thursday night.
POLAND, OH- The Poland Lady Bulldogs were in a place on Saturday where they haven’t been in quite some time, in a losing streak. The schedule did not get any easier either as they welcomed in a one-loss Liberty team. However, Poland looked sharp as they dominated Liberty in a 63-43 victory.
The first quarter lived up to the billing of the matchup. Liberty and Poland traded blows back and forth. Both offenses seemed to be in a good rhythm as the first quarter ended with 12-11 Liberty lead. This trend would not last, however, as Poland’s defense started to rush the Leopards into plenty of unforced turnovers. That coupled with Liberty foul trouble made It easy for Poland to shoot ahead and take a commanding lead.
Things were never in doubt for the Bulldogs after halftime as the closest the Leopards could get in the second half is 9 points. Poland’s defense is what everyone would expect. Their offense however who has struggled at times this year really had success. 63 points is the highest total for the Bulldog offense, and on the other end of the floor 43 was by far the lowest total Liberty had been held to this season.
Jackie Grisdale led the Bulldogs with 20 points 7 rebounds and Kailyn Brown gathered a double-double with 17 points 10 rebounds.
Poland returns to action Monday as they host Hubbard.