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LEON’S GAME WINNER SHAKES UP THE NE8

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GIRARD OH- South Range came in Tuesday as quite possibly the hottest team in the NE8. They had won 6 of their last 7 games. Girard on the other hand was trying to wash off a tough 2 point loss to Struthers on Friday.  The Indians have been no stranger to close games either. They are used to it coming out their way.  On this night, after Girard hit a free throw to take a 59-58 lead with a handful of seconds left Ayden Leon came down on the other end and hit a bucket to give South Range an exciting 60-59 win.  It was the Raiders second game winning shot in 7 days.

Luke Rohan hit 6 shots from behind the arc on his way to a team high 18 points.  Leon wasn’t going to be held down as he bullied his way to 15 points.  Landon Moore was also in double figures for the Raiders with 11 points.

Thomas Cardiero was tough to stop as he paced the Indians with a game-high 23 points.  Gus Johnson was right behind him with 22.  Michael Palmer worked hard to be able to contribute 8 points.

South Range now has another matchup with a top tier NE8 team as they welcome Jefferson into their home gym on Friday night.  Girard will hit the road to try to bounce back against Lakeview in Cortland.

POLAND MAKES THE PLAYS DOWN THE STRETCH

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POLAND OH- A new week brought a new challenge for Poland in conference play. A hungry South Range team came to town hoping to make some noise in the second half of conference play.  The last time the two teams played, the Bulldogs used a 13-0 second quarter to run away to a 21 point victory.  This time around the Raiders tried their best to win with a strong defensive effort, and it definitely was working.  After one quarter of play Poland only had 4 points. The thing about getting into a defensive battle with Poland though, they can give it as much as they can take it.  The score after the first frame was 4-3.  Offense went a little faster in the second quarter with Poland taking a 15-12 lead into the break.  The Bulldogs tried to push forward out of halftime. They came out on a tear.  They opened the 2nd half on a 10-0 and extended their lead to 25-12.  But South Range had a counter punch ready as they fought and clawed their way back to make it 27-24 before the end of the frame.  Poland would bounce right back though and keep the Raiders at bay down the stretch. The game came down to free throws in the final two minutes as the Raiders tried to extend the game. The Bulldogs were up for the task this time around though going 7/10 in the fourth from the line. Poland held on to win 41-31.

No one got in to double figures for Poland, but Ariana Daniels set the tone by scoring the first 4 points of the game and leading the way with 9 total. Mary Brant and Sarah Forsyth both finished with 8 points for Poland.  Elliana Thompson had a couple of timely shots and contributed 6.

South Range was led by Emma Cunningham who gave everything she had to the Raiders.  She finished in double figures with a game-high 12.  Taylor McClish was also in double figures for the Raiders as she finished with 10.  Gwen Lowry put in a solid night as well chipping in 7 points.

Poland will hit the road on Thursday as they trek to Jefferson.  South Range will also be on the road trying to bounce back against Niles.

OLD SCHOOL RIVALRY NEW SCHOOL TIGERS

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NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- On Saturday afternoon two teams that were once the biggest of rivals took the floor again to renew a nostalgic grudge match.  If you look at the last several years of these two programs playing each other before the hiatus, it was South Range that was the dominant team.  The only Tigers win over the Raiders you’ll find since 2010 was a Callie Ford buzzer beater in the jungle in 2014.  But now in 2023 it’s a new Tigers team, and the tables have turned.  Springfield eyed down the ghosts of the past and dominated their way to a 47-33 win over the Raiders.  It was the Tigers 13th win of the season.

Jacey Mullen was an unstoppable force for the Tigers as she bullied her way to 23 points.  Jameka Brungard used her dominance inside to contribute 8 points.  Mariana Tuscano was able to rack in 7 points.

Emma Cunningham led the Raiders with 8 points on the day. Gwen Lowry had one of her better games of the season adding 7 to the Raiders offense.  Taylor McClish chipped in 6 points.

Both teams get right back to conference play on Monday as Springfield will travel to Mineral Ridge, and South Range will hit the road to Poland.

QUAKER COMEBACK; SALEM WINS OT BATTLE

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SALEM, OH- In what is certain to be a contender for “Game of the Year” the Salem Quakers were able to overcome a 12-point deficit in the second half to take the game to overtime and eventually win over South Range 61-56 on Saturday night.

The Quakers trailed 24-17 at the half and outscored the Raiders in each frame the rest of the way.

Leading the way in scoring was Ross Davidson with 20 points while being supplemented by Caden Swiger’s 13 points and Cam Sampson’s 11.

South Range was paced by Ayden Leon’s tenacity in the paint resulting in 19 points, and Landon Moore’s 14 as well.

The Salem win snaps a 6-game winning streak for the Raiders and creates a 2-game streak in the right direction for the Quakers.

The Quakers (6-8) will prep for Cardinal Mooney on Tuesday on the road, while South Range will look to battle Girard.

WRESTLING WEDNESDAYS WITH GARY ALTHISER (EP 5) FEATURING JAKE STARKEY

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It’s another wonderful week of talented grapplers making their names known on the matt.  Although this past week was one of the slower ones as the programs gear up for the final stretch, their still were several duals and tournaments that gave us reason to talk. As always our in house wrestling expert Gary Althiser is here to break it all down and then help us preview the week to come.

On this week’s edition of Wrestling Wednesday, we brought in an athlete that not only has 100 wins in his career, but 100 pins. That’s pretty impressive considering that once you hit 105 you eclipse the top 50 in the wrestling history of the state of Ohio.  Jake Starkey is his name, and he leads a South Range team that is trying to repeat as state champions. When Starkey’s athletic career at South Range started, he never could have imagined he’d have an opportunity to hoist 3 state championship trophies before he graduated. After the football team won him his second in the fall, now it’s a serious goal.  Coming off a long championship football season and being ready to go wrestle is not east, but Jake doesn’t need easy, he just needs possible.  We hope you enjoy this exclusive conversation with Jake Starkey on the latest episode of Wrestling Wednesdays with Gary Althiser.

 

RAIDERS NOT TO BE DENIED

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CANFIELD OH- The Raiders were sailing high coming in to their Friday matchup with a talented Niles team.  Fresh off their dramatic comeback victory over Struthers the Raiders had all the energy in the gym. The only time South Range trailed was in the first 15 seconds of the game when the Dragons scored off the jump ball. South Range would quickly respond, take the lead, and then hold on to it wire to wire.  That is not to say that the Dragons never fought back.  On several occasions throughout the game the Raiders had to come up with big plays to keep Niles at bay.  After the Dragons made their final push towards the Raiders lead, the home team fired back with a 21 point fourth quarter to win 58-45.

The Raiders were led by a tough performance inside by Ayden Leon with 16 points.  Luke Rohan hit a trio of threes in the Raiders big fourth quarter and finished with 14 points.  Nate Lewis also found himself in double figures with 10 points.

Niles was led by Keyshon Talley who scored 13 points for the Dragons.  Sam Perrone, and Robert Strickland both contributed 8 points to the offense.  Matt Kozak had 6 as well.

South Range will put their now 6 game win streak on the line Tuesday as they travel to Girard.  Niles will also hit the road as they go to the Fieldhouse to face off with Struthers.

RAIDERS SHAKE OFF THE RUST

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CANFIELD OH- The Raiders hadn’t played in seven days coming in to Thursday’s conference matchup with Jefferson. The rust of a week off definitely  showed early. That was something Jefferson tried hard to take advantage of. They led a lot of the first quarter, and a good chunk of the second.  Tatum Bordeaux hit a three in the second quarter to put Jefferson ahead 10-7.  That is when the Raiders woke up.  They ended the first half on a 7-0 run, and extended it to a  26-3 run by the end of the third.  It was all South Range from that point as they won 41-21.

Emma Cunningham continues to play well at home as she led the Raiders with 17 points. Sidney Penick was also in double figures with 11 points for the Raiders.  Taylor McClish put in a solid night for South Range finishing with 7.

Jefferson was led by Bordeaux who finished with 8 points.  Mia Contenza added 5 points for the Falcons.

South Range looks ahead to a non conference matchup with an old rival.  They’ll travel to Springfield on Saturday for a 12:30 tip-off.  Jefferson continues NE8 play on Monday as they travel to Niles.

RAIDERS USE FINAL GASP TO KEEP WIN STREAK ALIVE

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CANFIELD OH- South Range came in to Tuesday night sporting a 4 game winning streak. As they prepared to host Struthers, they knew this would be a different animal to beat. The Wildcats bring a ton of talent with them everywhere they go. Despite all of that though, these two teams found themselves locked in a defensive battle instead of a high flying barn burner.  In fact only nine points were scored between the two teams in the first quarter.  The trend continued the rest of the night. The Raiders held a 16-14 lead into the locker room.

It was the second half where Struthers started to pick it up a little bit.  They slowly but surely built up a 30-22 lead by the start of the fourth quarter. They’d eventually grab a ten point lead later on in the final frame.  With time running down and their backs against the wall, the Raiders turned on a switch and went on a quick 10-0 run to tie things up. It was helped along by a couple of interior shots from Landon Moore, and a three from Nate Lewis.  It wouldn’t be Nate’s last clutch play either. After the Raiders tied the game at 36-36, the Raiders defense forced a turnover.  On the other end Lewis drilled a mid range jumper from the foul line to give his team the two point lead with 1 second left.  Struthers had a pretty good last look considering they only had one tick to get it off, but it wasn’t meant to be. The Raiders walked away with a five game win streak 38-36.

Moore led the Raiders, and all scorers with 16 points. Lewis was able to finish with 7 points, and 5 of those came during the Raiders 12-0 run to end the game.  Ayden Leon had to really work for his 7 points as Struthers made a point to lock down the paint.

The Wildcats were led by Austin McCollough who got in to double figures with 11 points.  Chance Lazcko had a big third quarter for the Wildcats and finished with 8 points.  Nick Delgratta and Rocco Garchar both scored 6 points for the Struthers offense.

South Range is still riding high, but their streak will be tested again on Friday as they welcome in Niles. Struthers will try to bounce back as they host league leading Girard.

RAIDERS WIN STREAK CONTINUES

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

South Range (5-6) has four Raiders post double digits for their third straight conference road victory.

Winless on the season, the Hubbard Eagles (0-12) road the back of Gavin Rybicki’s strong first three minutes to take an early 7-2 lead. South Range’s Landon Moore would respond with a strong finish to the period, finishing with all seven of the South Range points to close the gap to just three at the end of one.

Moore would add four points to his total in the second quarter and would receive assistance from Luke Rohan and Ayden Leon, each adding in three points, sending the game into a tie of 17 all at the break.

Coming out of the break, the South Range Raiders would turn great defense into easy offense. Five different Raiders would score three or more points in the third quarter that saw South Range post 22.

Trailing by nine to start the fourth quarter, Hubbard went on multiple runs to draw the game within two possessions, but could never string together stops with scores to take back the lead. South Range would escape with the victory, 53-49.

TOP PERFORMERS –

HUBBARD:

Nikolas Hendrix – 17 points

Braydon Songer – 12 points

Gavin Rybicki – 11 points

SOUTH RANGE:

Landon Moore – 14 points

Ayden Leon – 11 points

Dylan Turvey – 10 points

Luke Rohan – 10 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Hubbard: Still winless on the year, the Hubbard Eagles will hit the road for a non-conference matchup against the Western Reserve Blue Devils (6-6) tonight at 7:00 pm. The Blue Devils come into the night off a road loss against Sebring McKinley last night, 49-39. Catch all the action only on YSN Live.

South Range: Now winners of four in a row, the Raiders will put their winning streak on the line against the Struthers Wildcats (7-5). The two clubs will meet at South Range this coming Tuesday the 17th, at 7:00 pm.

*Contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson

SOUTH RANGE BACK TO WINNING WAYS

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CANFIELD OH- After having back to back close battles with top tier conference opponents not go their way, South Range was chomping at the big to be back at home.  They hoped that the friendly confines of the Raiders gym would get them back to winning.  They welcomed in a Hubbard team they only beat by three points in their first meeting.  This one was just as tough as the last as the Eagles and Raiders jockeyed for position all night. After a 10-8 first quarter, the Raiders got some space before halftime leading 20-14.  Hubbard had one chance in the third where they made a run and took a 22-21 lead in the third quarter.  Almost immediately Emma Cunningham buried a three to put the Raiders back ahead. The Raiders lead was pushed back to six, 28-22 by the end of the third.  They’d win the final frame 10-7 and get away with a 38-29 win.

Cunningham had a great night for the Raiders as she led the way with 16 points.  Taylor McClish got the Raiders on the board early, and finished with 8 points. She hit a pair of threes.  Sydney Penick chipped in 7 points.

Hubbard was led by a great effort from Eleni Grillis who broke in to double figures with 10 points.  Sophie Murphy worked hard to get 7 points to help out the Eagles cause.

South Range will look to build on the win on Thursday as they host Jefferson. Hubbard is also back in action on Thursday as they hit the road to Struthers.