BOARDMAN, OH – The Boardman Spartans hosted Mooney on Tuesday night as we are closing in on tournament play. Boardman led the game at half, but only by three so it gave the Cardinal’s room to work with in the second half. Thanks to Mooney’s Mick Hergenrother, and great defensive play by the Cardinals, Mooney outscored Boardman 19 to 7 in the second half to boost them to a 53-43 victory over the Spartans.
For Mooney, Hergenrother led the Cardinals with 23 points. Rocco Turner contributed 14 on the night.
For Boardman, Nico Holzschuh led the way with 8 points on the night.
Mooney will be back in action on Friday, as they will travel to Ursuline. Boardman will also be back in action on Friday, as they will travel to Warren Harding. Don’t miss it on YSN!
*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller
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AUSTINTOWN OH- Boardman and Austintown, two teams that are synonymous with one another. Rivals in every sport they encounter, The Spartans and The Falcons renewed it on a Tuesday night in Austintown.
Boardman came in leading their conference, while Fitch was looking to play spoiler to their rivals in conference championship hopes.
As most games are, both teams came out with a high intensity and energy with the student sections rocking for both teams.
With the heightened intensity of Austintown’s senior night, the roof was ready to blow off the top of the gymnasium.
Both teams came out jockeying for position on one another, scoring back and forth, looking to establish their offense.
The Spartans had to get out of the woods early on, as both Allen Underwood and Devin Sherwood were getting it going early for Fitch. Underwood finished with 15 points and Sherwood was Fitch’s leading score with 18.
However, despite the lead changes and the battling down the stretch, it was senior Trey DePietro’s play that stood out in the fourth.
Scoring 23 points on the night, including nailing down some last second free throws and going 8-9 behind the stripe, DePietro was quite simply clutch.
Using his height and length, DePietro grabbed 12 boards on the night as well. Leading both teams in total points and rebounds was more than enough to earn him Player of the Game.
Anthony Hightower pitched in with 12 points of offense for The Spartans to help secure the 60-56 win over The Falcons.
The win marks now nine straight for Spartans Basketball against their rival, as their revenge from football season is complete!
Fitch (5-12) will look to turn it around against conference opponent Warren Harding (9-5) on Saturday, February 5th.
For Boardman (10-6) they get to battle Canfield (7-8) for the second time this year in a home matchup with The Cardinals. That game is set to take place Friday, February 4th.
With the impending bad weather, stay tuned to YSN for all local area matchup changes and cancellations!
*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell
Postgame Interview With Pat Birch:
Postgame Interview With Tre DePietro:
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In a rivalry that needs no introduction, saw The Austintown Fitch Lady Falcons welcome in The Boardman Lady Spartans on Wednesday night!
The first quarter was low-scoring and scrappy, as most AAC conference games are. The AAC is also a conference that, on the girls side, is very young overall.
Howland and Canfield lead the way with the most experience, but for Boardman and Fitch, the two teams have combined two seniors in Julia Senediak (Fitch) and Emma Mills (Boardman).
Throughout all that youth in The AAC, some stars have started to emerge this year and for years to come!
For The Lady Spartans, junior Cami Goske was a force on the boards for a team that averages over 30 rebounds a game (31.2).
Second quarter would be a fight for points, as Fitch edged Boardman in the second 8-6, to bring the score in favor of The Lady Falcons 19-14 at the half.
Speaking of young stars that have emerged, junior Zayda Creque posted another great night in the box score, with 17 points of offense, but also has *Unofficially* broke The Austintown Lady Falcons record for 3s in a season! Previously at 56, Creque now has 58 distance shots and counting!
Boardman also has a young guard star in sophomore Mackenzie Riccitelli. The Lady Spartans scoring leader had another fantastic night! With her dribbling wizardry and court awareness, it helped her drop dimes throughout the game! She felt the veins freezing up in the fourth as well, hitting some huge 3s late to keep Boardman close to the very end!
The Player of the Game went to opposing sophomore guard, Fitch’s Ayla Ray, who is The Lady Falcons current leader in rebounds, assists and steals per game on the season. Ayla had a 21 point performance on Wednesday, that led both teams in scoring!
Her performance helped lead The Lady Falcons to their second conference win of the year, 54-48 over their rival Boardman, after not capturing a conference win the season prior!
Boardman (5-11) will stay in the AAC as the host #8 The Canfield Lady Cardinals (11-5) on Saturday, January 29th.
For Austintown (11-7), they will battle Warren Harding (4-9) for the second time this year, this time on The Lady Raiders court. That matchup will also occur on Saturday, January 29th!
Postgame Interview With Jeff Wilson:
Postgame Interview With Ayla Ray:
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BOARDMAN OH- Howland and Boardman both came in to Saturday’s matchup on winning streaks. Boardman had won three in a row, and 4 of their last 5. Howland on the other end had won 6 in a row, and 10 of their last 11. On this day, it was Howland that would continue winning. They charged through Boardman 68-38.
The Tigers had four players in double figures in their impressive performance. They were paced by Taylor Lawrence, and Alyssa Pompelia who both scored 15 points. Jamie DeSalvo finished with 11 while Alyssa Massucci added 10.
Boardman was led by Mackenzie Riccitelli who scored 11. Ava Freeborough put together a solid day as well adding 8.
Howland moves on to matchup with Warren Harding to continue AAC play. Boardman will go to Austintown Fitch on Wednesday.
Postgame Interview With Aaron Pounds:
Postgame Interview With Taylor Lawrence:
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BOARDMAN, OH – The Warren Harding Raiders came into Boardman looking to not only get a huge win over a conference opponent in the Spartans after not play many games to begin 2022, but to also get a win against Boardman on the road. Harding has not beaten Boardman on the road since 2018. Going into half, Harding had a 15 point lead, but Boardman clawed their way back to make it a one point deficit in the fourth. But Harding would eventually get a little run of their own to secure the victory over Boardman, 56-47.
For Harding, Tyriq Ivory led the way with a game-high 21 points. Behind him was both Duncan Moy and Khalil Williams who added 9 on the night.
For Boardman, Brady DePietro led the way with 8 points. Luke Ryan, Carter Mraz and Tommy Newrocki each added seven on the night.
Harding will be back in action on Friday, as they will host Austintown-Fitch. Boardman will also be back in action on Friday on the road, as they travel to East. Don’t miss it on YSN!
*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller
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BOARDMAN OH- Boardman came in to Wednesday’s game against Warren Harding knowing they needed momentum for the rest of the season. A well timed win can be a perfect springboard. The timing was right for the Spartans, as they ran away from the Raiders to a 50-35 win.
Mackenzie Riccitelli led the way for the Spartans with 12 points on the night. The Spartans got off to an 11-2 start, and Emma Mills was a big reason why. She also finished in double figures with 11. Sarah Bero came off the bench and added a solid 7.
Boardman will look to capitalize on the momentum as they travel to East on Saturday for a non conference matchup.
Postgame Interview With Mackenzie Riccitelli:
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WARREN, OH – After having a tough stretch of games in the remaining weeks of 2021, the Boardman Spartans were looking to get back in the win column in 2022 with a victory over the Howland Tigers Tuesday night. The Spartans were able to hit the reset button with great defensive play and shooting from deep (9 three-pointers) to propel them to a 65-47 victory over the Tigers.
For Boardman, Luke Ryan led the team with 22 points on the night. Behind him was Trey DePietro who added 15 for the Spartans.
For Howland, Anthony Massucci led the way with 19 points on the night.
Boardman will be back in action on Friday, as they are set to host Austintown Fitch. Howland will also be back in action on Friday as they will host Warren Harding. Don’t miss it on YSN!
*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller
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POLAND OH- In their last game before we bring in the new year, Poland earned a hard fought win over Boardman 44-35.
It was a night where both teams were down a handful of players. That being said, both teams showed tremendous effort and had new names step up off the bench. Poland led the entire game, but Boardman never let the game get out of hand. Every time the Bulldogs would go up by 10 or 12, the Spartans would manage to get it back down to two possessions. On the other end, every time the game got close, Poland would get a big shot by a different player. First it was Abby Farber, then Sarah Forsythe, then Connie Cougras.
Cougras led the Bulldogs with 12 points on the night. Morgan Kluchar was also in double figures with 10 points. Abby Farber, and Katie McDonald both finished with a solid 7 points.
The Spartans were led by Mackenzie Riccitelli with 12 points. Bella Martin had a big second half finishing with 8 points. Emma Mills finished with 7.
Poland returns to action on Monday January 3rd at home against Lakeview. Boardman also will wait until the new year as they get back to it Wednesday January 5th against Canfield.
Postgame Interview With Nick Blanch:
Postgame Interview With Morgan Kluchar:
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BOARDMAN OH- If you go and watch Boardman’s girls basketball team one thing will become abundantly clear, they are set in the point guard position. Mackenzie Riccitelli runs the point for the Spartans offense, and already seems to have a solid grasp of the position. Not only is she a fantastic leader on the floor, she has mastered the art of knowing when to distribute and when to look to score. Mackenzie is a big reason for Boardman’s success, and will continue to be a key to what they do in the future.
Riccitelli won week 1 of Baird Brothers Big Dogs of the Valley. The Boardman community backed her up and voted her to the top. She had the chance to come on to Running Point to talk about her season so far with Anthony and Ty. She talks about being a leader, how much she’s grown, and much more. Don’t miss this exclusive interview with Mackenzie Riccitelli.
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Rolling into their home opener on a two-gamewinning streak the Chaney Cowboys (2-1) played host to the rival Boardman Spartans (1-0) in what was their first game of the season.
With fans at full capacity back in the stands for a regular season matchup for the first time since before the pandemic, the crowd for both sides were in full effect. At times, it felt as if this game was being played on Glenwood. After an 8-point run to end the first half, highlighted by back-to-back threes from Seth Cervello, the Boardman crowd erupted as their Spartans exited the halftime locker room.
Boardman kept the momentum in their corner as the third quarter began, limiting their turnovers early and continuing to dictate the tempo. By the end of the third, the Spartans held the lead, 38-30.
The Chaney Cowboys had fought all night long, continuing to play their brand of smothering defense and high tempo offense, but each time the Cowboys would score, the Spartans would stay composed and respond.
Midway through the fourth, and the Spartans had seemingly put the game on ice, expanding their lead to 16, the largest margin of the night. Failing to record a single three till this point in the ballgame, the Cowboys’ Josiah Gonzalez would knock one down from range to kickstart the Chaney offense. Senior guard, Isiah Williams, would score four points on the inside in the fourth battling through a lower half injury that forced him to sit out for the majority of the final three minutes.
Five different Cowboys would score in the fourth, and the Cowboys were able to cut the Spartans lead all the way down to one with less than 20 seconds to go thanks to a clutch D’Juan Waller three pointer. The Cowboys would foul, and the Spartans would miss both legs of the double bonus.
Moving the ball up the floor quickly, the Chaney ball handlerwould slip and lose his footing, turning the ball back over to the Spartans via a traveling violation. The Cowboys still saw themselves with a chance to win after the Spartans would miss both free throws again in the double bonus, but the Chaney three quarters court heave would hit off the side of the iron. Boardman would avenge their two-point loss at home last season, picking up the victory in hostile territory, 50-49.
LEADING SCORERS:
CHANEY:
Isiah Williams–15 points
Josiah Gonzalez – 11 points
Cameron Sly–9 points
BOARDMAN:
Trey DePietro – 15 points
Seth Cervello – 9 points
UP NEXT:
Chaney – After dropping their first game on the young season, the Cowboys will remain home for their fourth straight matchup against a Division I team, the Warren G. Harding Raiders (1-1). Harding will come into the matchup on the back of their first victory of the season, defeating Liberty 65-57. Catch all the action Tuesday, December 7th at 7:00 pm on YSN Live.
Boardman –Starting their season with a huge road win, the Spartans will return home for their home opener, against the Tallmadge Blue Devils (2-0). The Blue Devils have recorded back-to-back wins over Akron teams in Springfield and Firestone. The Spartans and Blue Devils will tip at 7:00 pm Tuesday, December 7th , on YSN Live.
Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson
Postgame Interview With Pat Birch:
Postgame Interview With Trey DiPietro:
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