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YOU CANT KEEP UP WITH THE FLASH

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SALEM OH- Salem has shown throughout the season how much raw basketball talent they have on the floor. Whether it be on the offensive, or defensive side of the ball Salem has just been showing off this season. With that being said, it’s almost unfair that they also have one of the fastest players we see on YSN. Rylee Hutton, or as we like to call her “the Flash” has introduced the world to exactly what speed is, and what it can do.  Hutton lives up to her nickname for sure. However, what puts her on a different level than most players that are fast at this level is the fact that she has controlled speed. We see a lot of young super athletic players run out of control down the floor, and they end up making the wrong plays.  Rylee has an uncanny ability to go at a speed level of 10, and still have all the body control and decision making that she would if she slowed down.  That’s a top level athlete attribute.

Rylee has also had to step in to a much bigger leadership role this season for Salem. She isn’t the only one for sure, last season the Quakers were riddled with fantastic senior leaders.  Having them was awesome, but losing them to graduation had to make some Salem fans uneasy heading into the season.  The coaching staff was never unsure about what these next line of seniors, and Rylee as a junior would be able to do to lead this team. It was their confidence in these players that led to them being able to be confident in themselves to lead.  Salem has caught fire all year and has been one of the best teams on YSN consistently. Rylee is a big reason, her speed is a big reason, her leadership is an even bigger reason.

Rylee took the time to have a chat with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig about the season she’s been having. Hear the answers to some big questions like what tricks does she have for her speed? And what in the world makes Salem so great? All that and more in the latest Salem Girls Basketball Player Profile only on YSN.

 

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QUAKERS FIND A WAY TO GET THE EDGE

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SALEM, OH- The Heartland Christian Lions traveled to take on the Salem Quakers, in what was a close matchup all the way to the end.

Drew Gault and Jake Walker led the Lions in scoring as Gault had 12 points and Walker finished the night with 10 points.

Salem was led by Lance Bailey, who dropped 20 points, Trent Fink and Cam Sampson finished the game with 12 points each.

The Quakers went on to win 61-59 and will look to keep their momentum going when they take on Hubbard on Friday. Heartland Christian will travel on the road to take on Valley Christian on Friday.

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison

CREQUE GETS HER MILESTONE, SALEM GETS THEIR WIN

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AUSTINTOWN, OHIO- The Austintown Fitch Lady Falcons took on the visiting Salem Quakers on a Saturday afternoon matchup of High school Girls basketball.

The big story line for the Falcons was Zayda Creque reaching the milestone of 1,000 career points. As time was running out in the game, Creque launched a three pointer from the top of they key and it took little bounce off of the back of the rim and fell in with just a 1:19 seconds left. Kylie Folkwein led the Falcons in scoring with 14 points and Jocelyn Jourdan also added 12 points.

The Salem Quakers came out firing as Kami Rohm drilled 6 three pointers on her way to a 18 point performance. Rylee Hutton and Abbie Davison also had a productive game as Hutton finished with 16 points and Davidson dropped 17 points, as the Quakers went on the win 61-43.

The Quakers improve to a record of 18-2 and will be back in action next Saturday when they take on Notre Dame-Cathedral. The Falcons will try to finish the season at 11-11 when they take on West Branch at home on Wednesday. 

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison

WEST BRANCH SPOILS RIVAL HOMECOMING

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Salem OH- The West Branch boys basketball team was on a four game losing streak and were looking to gain some success tonight. The task was not easy as they traveled to Salem for a big rivalry game. Salem was also looking to snap their three game losing streak as well. The game was tight throughout the contest, but the Warriors were able to come away with the 49-47 victory.

 

Salem was led by Caden Swiger who had 22 points for the Quakers. He was hot from beyond the arch knocking down four three pointers. Swiger was held in check most of the first half, but he exploded in the second half knocking down some big time shots. Lance Bailey contributed 11 points for Salem. Finally, Ross Davidson chipped in with 9 points, while Sampson added 5.

                                                                   

West Branch was led by Jaxon Robb who had 11 points, while freshman Jeremiah Thomas added 10. Coach Brown was very pleased with his team’s foul shooting performance. Freshman Galvin Gregory and Jeremiah Thomas were big down the stretch as they both were great at the line. Gregory was 5/6 and Thomas was 3/4.

 

With the win, the Warriors improve to 8-9 on the season and (5-5) inside the EBC. West Branch will be back in action on Tuesday at Home against Akron Garfield at 7 pm. With their forth loss in as many games, Salem drops to 7-12 and (3-7) inside the EBC. The Quakers will host Heartland Christian on Tuesday at 6:45 pm.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Ginocchi

QUAKERS SECURE A PIECE OF THE EBC

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BELOIT OH-Salem looked to finish league play strong on Wednesday night as they traveled to West Branch to take on their heated rivals. The game was tight through the first three quarters with Salem holding a slim one point margin heading into the final frame, but the Quakers pulled away at the end and outscored the Warriors 15-2 in the final quarter for the victory. With a statement win over West Branch  by a score of 43-29, the Lady Quakers finish the league 9-1 and move to 17-2 on the season. The Quakers will share a first-place title finish with Marlington who beat them in the first time the two teams met.

The Quakers were led by Abbie Davidson who finished with a big double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.  Kami Rohm finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds and had a commanding defensive presence in the paint as always.  Rylee Hutton added 9 points to the Salem offense.

West Branch was led by Sophie Gregory with 12 points.  Chloe Dennison added a solid 8 points while Livvie Showalter had 6 for the Warriors.

The Quakers will travel to Fitch on Saturday. West Branch will honor its seniors on Saturday afternoon when the Tigers of Springfield come to Beloit.  The JV contest is scheduled for a Noon tip off with the varsity game to follow.

SALEM BOTHERED, NOT BEATEN

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- To say that the size that Ursuline brings to the table had no effect on Salem on Saturday would be lying.  The Irish have more size than a lot of teams that pop up on Salem’s schedule. The inside presence of Aaliyah Smith, and Trinity Lamb was a factor. The important thing however for Salem is they made sure it wasn’t a deciding factor. Did they get some shots blocked? Yes. Did they give up some points in the paint? Yes. But if you thought that was enough to break Salem’s spirit you are sorely mistaken. Salem found their ways t score, and played tremendous defense especially in the times that counted the most.  All of that led to a 44-32 win.

Abbie Davidson was right along with her average scoring 18 points on the day to lead the Quakers.  Rylee Hutton was also in double figures managing to put in 12 points.  Lauryn Barton added 6 points to the Quaker cause.

Ursuline was led by their post presence. Smith racked in double figures scoring 16 points.  Lily Scott gave the Irish a perimeter threat on her way to 10 points.

It’s officially time for Salem to focus on their biggest rival as they go to West Branch next.  Ursuline stays home on Wednesday to host East in the Steel Valley Conference show down.

QUAKERS MUSCLE THEIR WAY TO SIGNATURE WIN

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ALLIANCE OH- It has been Marlington’s run of the EBC for the last couple of seasons. Their stacked roster has run their way to an undefeated conference record coming in to Wednesday night.  On Salem’s side of the battle, the last 3 meetings with Marlington did not go their way.  The Quakers have been trying to find a way past the Dukes. Wednesday night in a hostile environment they finally were able to impose their will on their conference rival.  Salem did what Salem does best, play lock down defense.  The talented Dukes team was held by far to their lowest point total of the season in Salem’s 41-35 win.

Abbie Davidson showed some tremendous toughness on the offensive side of the ball. She fought her way to a 13 point night to lead the way for Salem.  Rylee Hutton also got herself in to double figures with 10 points.  Lauryn Burton contributed 8 points to the cause.

Salem will go outside the conference on Saturday as they hit the road to play Ursuline.

WARRIORS TAKE ROUND ONE AGAINST HEATED RIVAL

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BELOIT OH- The West Branch boys basketball team had lost two straight games and were looking to pick up a win. They welcomed their arch rival Salem to Beloit and the Warriors walked away with a gritty 60-47 victory. West Branch scored 60 points which was one of the best offensive scoring nights they have had all season.

 

Salem started off strong when they were able to jump out to a 10-1 lead. Coach Brown immediately called a timeout to calm his Warriors down. He said “ I can’t even remember what I exactly told them, but obviously it worked.” West Branch never looked back as they forced a number of turnovers and outscored the Quakers the rest of the game. Junior Guard Jaxon Robb played a big role defensively having many deflected passes in the game. 

 

Joey Jackson had a solid night as he led the scoring with 16 points for the Warriors. Thomas Egli wasn’t far behind with 15 points and a number of rebounds. Cooper Anderson and Jeremiah Thomas each added 8 points respectively. Finally, Michael Kanagy and Jaxon Robb each chipped in scoring as well.

 

For Salem, Caden Swiger had a good night scoring with 16 points and Lance Bailey had 15 as he knocked down four three pointers. Salem’s turnovers hurt their attempt to come back from their deficit . West Branch forced over 20 plus turnovers with a great defensive effort.

 

With the win, West Branch improves to 5-5 and (2-3) inside the EBC. The Warriors will Travel down to Minerva this Friday for a game at 7PM. Salem drops to 4-6 with the loss and (1-4) inside the EBC. The Quakers will welcome Alliance this Friday. The Aviators are 5-0 in the EBC and bested Salem 93-60 the first time around.

 

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Ginocchi

 

   

BARWICK GIVES LEOPARDS REASON TO CELEBRATE

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SALEM OH- The area was treated to a premiere matchup on Saturday afternoon. Louisville made the trip to Quaker country to take on the vaunted Quaker defense. Salem went further than any other girls team in the YSN family last season, and it’s games against teams like Louisville that got them that far.  In this edition, it was a low scoring nail biter.  Usually that would be leverage to Salem, but the Leopards were able to match the defensive intensity.

With the Leopards holding a 35-31 lead late in the game, Salem made their final push. After cutting it to 2, 35-33 the Quakers got the ball back. On a wonderfully executed play the Quakers got Lauryn Barton open for a split second. It was just long enough for her to get off a tough shot and drill it giving Salem a 36-35 lead with about 7 seconds left. It made the entire gym erupt.  Louisville went to Brooke Haren on their last possession and she drove the length of the floor, put up a tough shot and left it short.  She gave Courtney Barwick enough to time to grab a rebound and get fouled putting up a put back.   At the free throw line with .7 seconds left Barwick hit both her shots and took the 37-36 win.

Barwick and Haren both led the Leopards with 12 points a piece.  Taryn Miglich hit 2 threes on her way to 8 points for Louisville.  Abbie Davidson continued to put together great games as she scored a game-high 17 points for Salem.  Barton’s perimeter game got her to finish with 9 points while Kami Rohm finished with 6.

Louisville stays on the road on Wednesday as they travel to GlenOak.  Salem stays home on Wednesday as they return to league play against Minerva.

QUAKERS MEAN BUSINESS IN GIRARD

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GIRARD OH- Salem is no stranger to coming away with big wins. On Tuesday night the Quakers went on the road and beat one of the hottest basketball teams our area has to offer. The Quakers held down Girard and pulled off the massive win 54-50.  The third quarter was key, as the Quakers came out of halftime and outscored Girard 16-11. That was just enough to hold back the Indian’s 21 point final frame.

Camden Sampson led the way for Salem grabbing 15 points including three big shots from behind the arc. Caden Swiger was also in double figures on the night scoring 14 points.  Ross Davidson contributed 6 points.

Michael Palmer had a huge night for Girard finishing with 16 points.  He gathered a double double with 13 rebounds.  Gus Johnson, and Thomas Cardiero were both in double figures as well with 12 points a piece.

Salem will return to league play on Friday as they travel to Minerva.  Girard also returns to conference play Friday night as they stay home to host Jefferson.