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¯ KENNEDY 77, BRISTOL 64: BRISTOLVILLE -- The Eagles overcame a 35-34 halftime deficit, outscoring the Panthers 43-29 in the second half of the non-conference game between the two Division IV powers. Kennedy is seeded second and Bristol fourth in the upcoming expanded district tournaments. The two are not in the same bracket.
Cam Hollobaugh led JFK with 25 points. Gabe Green tallied 18, Jaden Rishel contributed 12 and T.J. Harding added eight.
Bristol was paced by Mikey Burbach with 15 points and Jeremy Miller with 14. Nick Church added 10 and Anthony Dakin scored eight.
¯ McDONALD 60, LOWELLVILLE 55: LOWELLVILLE -- The Blue Devils remained unbeaten, pulling out a hard-fought road win against Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Tier rival Lowellville. Trailing 15-14 after one quarter, McDonald opened a 34-29 halftime lead and still led, 46-42 after three quarters.
Jake Portolese scored 20 points and Miles Culp had 19 for the Devils.
¯ CANFIELD 58, FITCH 56: CANFIELD -- The Cardinals (7-8) bolted to a 25-15 lead in the All-American Conference game and hung on at the end. Canfield bumped the lead to 36-25 at halftime and still led 47-37 headed into the final quarter.
Todd Simons of Fitch scored 11 of his game-high 27 points in the final quarter, but the Falcons came up just short. Allen Underwood added 14 points for Fitch.
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¯ HOWLAND 81, CHANEY 15: HOWLAND -- The Tigers dominated all four quarters and led 41-9 at halftime in the non-conference game.
Alyssa Massucci scored 15 points for Howland, Alex Stephens had 14, Megan Konczal contributed nine and Jamie DeSalvo added eight.
Cazhia Jackson led Chaney with eight points.
¯ LAKEVIEW 32, HUBBARD 19: HUBBARD -- Lakeview held Hubbard in single digits in all four quarters and made 12-of-13 free throw attempts in the Northeast-8 Conference game.
Maggie Pavlansky led the Bulldogs with 13 points, including a 7-for-7 performance at the line. Lakeview led 10-6 after one quarter, 18-8 at halftime and 25-16 after three quarters.
Peytyn Slovesko and Sophie Murphy both scored six for Hubbard.
¯ LOWELLVILLE 54, KENNEDY 22: LOWELLVILLE -- The Rockets jumped ahead 20-3 in the first quarter and rolled leading 32-10 at halftime of the non-conference game.
Lucy Whetzel led the Eagles with six points.
¯ BROOKFIELD 37, LABRAE 32: LEAVITTSBURG -- After the teams struggled through a 2-2 first quarter, the Warriors led 14-12 at halftie and 28-20 after three quarters, then held off the Vikings in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier contest.
Audrey Reardon had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Brookfield and Sophie Hook contributed nine points, five steals and four assists.
LaBrae was led by Laura McCoy with 13 points and Jenna Reppart with eight.
¯ McDONALD 77, SEBRING 19: The Blue Devils held Sebring in single digits in all four quarters.
McDonald was led by Molly Howard with 19 points, Sophia Costantino with 16, Lucia Wolford with 15 and Maddy Howard with 12.
¯ LIBERTY 53, CRESTVIEW 46: LIBERTY -- Demi Watson and Aaliyah Foster scored 17 points each as the Leopards won a Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier contest. Mia Parker added 10 points and Ally Jones contributed nine for Liberty which shot 12-of-18 from the foul line compared to Crestview's 5-of-8.
Liberty led 9-8 after one quarter, 28-23 at halftime and 37-33 after three quarters in the close game.
¯ MATHEWS 60, CHALKER 27: SOUTHINGTON -- The Mustangs bolted to an 18-7 first-quarter lead and coasted against their Northeastern Athletic Conference opponent. Brook Bauer scored 14 points for Mathews, Bella Greenwood had 13 and Ashley Deans 12.
Chalker was led by Livia Rhodes with 12 points.
¯ BRISTOL 38, CRESTWOOD 23: MANTUA -- Bristol put together a 15-4 final quarter to pull away in a non-conference road game. The Panthers led 12-7 after one quarter, 20-12 at halftime and 23-19 after three quarters.
Belle Zirzow scored 24 points to lead the Panthers, outscoring the Red Devils herself.
¯ PYMATUNING VALLEY 67, BADGER 41: VERNON -- The Lakers wasted no time jumping ahead and building a 41-14 halftime lead in the Northeastern Athletic Conference rout.
Cass Clute led a balanced attack with 18 points. Ellie Struna scored 14, Morgan Sharpe had 12 and Alaina Neczeoprenko added 10.
Katie Grexa led Badger with 11 points.
¯ WATERLOO 40, MINERAL RIDGE 29: The Rams were tied with Waterloo at 9-9 after one quarter, but were outscored 17-6 in the second quarter of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Tier game.
Candice Miller scored nine points for Mineral Ridge and Morgan Sigley had eight.
¯ URSULINE 65, FITCH 56, OT: YOUNGSTOWN -- Ursuline outscored Fitch 18-9 in the overtime period of this non-conference game. The Irish trailed 16-7 after one quarter, but rallied to trail just 26-25 at halftime and 38-36 after three quarters.
Anisah Moorman scored 25 points to lead the Irish (9-8), including a 13-for-17 performance at the foul line. Ursuline was 21-for-33 on free throws as a team, compared to the Falcons' 3-for-8. Alayna Smith added 12 points for Ursuline, Lily Scott added nine and Cara McNally scored eight.
Fitch was led by Zayda Creque with 16 points, Jocelyn Jourdan with 14 and Chelsea Wheeler with 10.
¯ POLAND 69, NILES 22: NILES -- Jackie Grisdale and Connie Cougras combined to score 31points as the league-leading Bulldogs downed the Red Dragons.
Niles (0-12, 0-10 NE-8) got 12 points from Maddie Davis.
¯ STRUTHERS 45, GIRARD 37: GIRARD -- The Wildcats began with a 14-7 edge in the first quarter and widened the lead before Girard's rally fell short in the final quarter of the Northeast-8 Conference game. Struthers (9-8, 8-4) pushed the lead to 21-11 at halftime and 35-22 after three quarters. Girard (6-8, 6-6) held a 15-10 edge in the final quarter
Girard was paced by Sieasia Triplett with 11 points.