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CANFIELD STAYS A-TOP THE AAC IN HOME VICTORY OVER AUSTINTOWN

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CANFIELD, OH- The Canfield Cardinals and the Austintown Fitch Falcons met for the second time in AAC play on Saturday night in Canfield. The first meeting was back on December 14th at Austintown with the Cardinals taking that one by a final of 48-35. The Falcons made it much closer the second time around, but Canfield used a three point attack to pick up win number 15 of the season.

Both Austintown and Canfield came out of the gates slow with long offensive possessions and turnovers as the score was just 11-8 Canfield after one quarter. The second quarter was a completely different dynamic, as the Cardinals hit five three-pointers in the second quarter to take a 28-22 lead at the half. The Cardinals and the Falcons went back and forth in the third quarter, but Canfield would have a ten point lead heading into the final eight minutes of play. The Falcons turned it on early in the fourth quarter to make it a one possession ballgame, but Canfield was able to get to the free throw line down the stretch, knocking in 7 charity tosses to seal the deal by a final of 57-51.

The Falcons were led by point guard Destanie McCullough who dropped in 12 points, while senior guard Zayda Creque was right behind with 11 points on multiple made three-pointers. For Canfield, the trio of Jenna Triveri, Kate Sahli and Abby Muckleroy combined for 35 points in the win. Sahli led all scorers with 14 points on the night.

Canfield is now 15-1 on the season with a clean record of 3-0 in AAC play. Austintown Fitch is now 8-9 overall. To hear Canfield’s coach Matt Reel after last nights ballgame, check out this interview brought to you by Cocca’s Pizza:

 

CARDINALS TAKE CARE OF FITCH

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CANFIELD OH- A 22 point 3rd quarter helped the Canfield Cardinals take down the Fitch Falcons 54-28 in girls hoops action Wednesday night.

Marissa Ieraci led the charge for Canfield with 15 points. Alyssa Dill dropped in 12 points and Gianna DeLucia added 10 points for the Cardinals.

Zayda Creque and Jocelyn Jourdan both had 9 points for Fitch.

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

LEOPARDS DOMINATE FITCH FOR FIRST WIN

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LOUISVILLE OH- Louisville came in to Monday night still searching for their first win of the season. They finally got the monkey off their back with a dominating performance over Austintown Fitch. The Leopards won 55-27.

Kendall Loy led the Leopards with a game-high 12 points, while Kelsey Adelman was also in double figures with 11. Paige Cole, and Brooke Heren both finished with 10.

Zayda Creque led the Falcons with 7 points.

Louisville hits the road to travel to Chaney on Saturday trying to get their second win in a row. The Falcons return home on Wednesday as they host Canfield.

FITCH SECURES FIRST WIN

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STRUTHERS OH- The Falcons came out strong at the start of the game knocking down 3 back to back 3 pointers. After the 9-0 run, the Falcons kept the momentum going to push the score to 19-5 at the end of the first quarter. The Falcons handled business by being physical all around and fighting for loose balls and offensive rebounds. Sophomore Zayda Creque led the team with 27 points. Chelsie Wheeler and Jocelyn Jourdan both tacked on 9 a piece to help the Falcons defeat the Wildcats.

*Contributed by Natalie Lynn at austintownathletics.com

WEST BRANCH WALKS AWAY WITH WIN IN DEFENSIVE BATTLE

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AUSTINTOWN OH- It didn’t take much research to guess that Wednesday night’s matchup between Fitch and West Branch was going to be a defensive struggle. The two programs are built around defense. When you add that to the fact that the Warriors are trying to get in sync on offense, and it was the Falcons first game, the stars aligned for a low scoring affair. West Branch walked away victorious after trailing at the half with a final of 41-29.

West Branch was led by Anna Lippiatt who finished in double figures with 10 points. Livvie Showalter finished with 8. Sydney Mercer fathered 10 rebounds for the Warriors.

The Falcons got a strong night from Zayda Creque who totaled a game-high 14 points. Jocelyn Jourdan finished with 7.

The Warriors return to action Saturday as they head home to host Marlington. Fitch will host Ursuline on Wednesday.