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¯ LABRAE 64, MINERAL RIDGE 47: LEAVITTSBURG -- LaBrae put together a 21-10 fourth quarter to win in the opener for both teams. Trumbull County schools were not permitted to practice from Nov. 22 to Dec. 22 and all games in that period were postponed or canceled.
Connor Meyer scored six of his team-high 17 points in the final quarter and Devin Carter tallied all seven of his points. The Vikings led 28-21 at halftime and 43-37 after three quarters. Landon Kiser contributed 14 points for LaBrae and Trayvon Drake added 12.
Mineral Ridge was paced by Tristan Weiss with 18 points, Austin Governor with 12 and Zack James with eight.
¯ MCDONALD 84, SALEM 59: SALEM -- McDonald did not look rusty in its first game of the season, blasting Salem behind 33 points from Miles Culp and 19 from Jake Portolese. Anthony Ragazzine added 10 points and Eli Street had nine for the Blue Devils who led 23-12 after one quarter, 39-32 at halftime and 60-48 after three quarters.
Salem was paced by Jon Null with 14 points, Drew Weir with 13 and Hunter Griffith and Brock Young with eight apiece.
¯ CARDINAL MOONEY 57, CANTON CATHOLIC CENTRAL 42: CANTON -- Mike Pelini exploded for 36 points, connecting on a half-dozen 3-pointers, to help the Cardinal move to 7-1 with a non-league victory.
Mooney led by just three points entering the fourth quarter, but outscored the hosts 18-6 in the final eight minutes.
Mick Hergenrother contributed 10 points and Thomas Fire added seven for the Cardinals.
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¯ SALEM 44, URSULINE 41: Salem (6-2) put together a 17-6 final quarter to offset Ursuline's 16-7 advantage in the first quarter in their meeting in the South Range Holiday Classic. The Irish (3-3) took a 35-27 lead into the final quarter.
Kyla Jamison scored 14 points and Abbie Davidson added 11 for the Quakers. Cara McNally led Ursuline with 12, Alayna Smith had 10 and Anisah Moorman tallied nine.