BOYS BASKETBALL

SECTIONAL FINALS

DIVISION VI

Northeast 1

Grand Valley 72, Open Door Christian 43 — Grand Valley (19-4) lit up the scoreboard, led by Carter Turk with 22 points. Solomon Schultz added 18 points, including three 3-pointers and Payton Plizga scored 11 for the Mustangs. Brayden Benoik led all scorers with 24 points for Open Door.

Warren JFK 67, Valley Christian 34 — Stats not reported by print deadline.

Northeast 2

Newton Falls 77, Rittman 40 — Dallas Dunlap led the Newton Falls offense with 19 points, including four 3-pointers. Drayson Moore added 18 points, knocking down five 3-pointers. Phil Davis (15 points) and Leland Vargo (10) also scored in double digits for the Tigers. Christian DuBiel scored 20 to lead Rittman.

Springfield 71, Lisbon 67 — Stats not reported by print deadline.

Northeast 3

Campbell 55, Columbiana 54 — Campbell won a back and forth contest that came down to the closing seconds. The Devils were led by Keniel Alvarez with 16 points. Jawuan Johnson and DJ Lambert Jr. combined for 25 points for Campbell, with Johnson scoring 13. Both knocked down a pair of 3-pointers. Cooper Brown led Columbiana with 18 points.

Northeast 4

Rootstown 53, Mineral Ridge 45 — Stats not reported by print deadline.

DIVISION VII

Northeast 1

McDonald 66, Waterloo 48 — Stats not reported by print deadline.

Badger 55, Leetonia 45 — In a game tied at 13 after one quarter, Badger used a 16-0 third quarter to pull away. The Braves were led by Tyler McWilliams. McWilliams scored 24 points, with 18 coming in the first half. Alton Winchek added 12 points. Leetonia was led by Dylan Johns with 14 points and Ethan Mathia with 12.

Maplewood 56, Jackson-Milton 40 — David Kern scored 14 to lead Maplewood. Ethan Nevinski added 11 for the Rockets. Steve Manes was also a key contributor with nine points. Jackson Horner scored 15 points to lead Jackson-Milton.

Jeromesville Hillsdale 56, Sebring 22 — Stats not reported by print deadline.

Northeast 2

Western Reserve 58, Lowellville 46 — Josh Klasic (16 points) and Connor Cochran (15) led the Western Reserve offense. Sean Cochran knocked down three 3-pointers to add nine points for the Blue Devils. Drew Modelski led all scorers with 19 points for Lowellville. Josh Pazel was also hot for the Rockets, scoring 16.

Kidron Central Catholic 66, Windham 30 — Stats not reported by print deadline.

Heartland Christian 77, Lordstown 29 — Collin Kallaher scored 25 of his game-high 27 points in the first half, as Heartland Christian had a dominant outing to open tournament play. Jack Morgan and Isaiah Mathews added 11 points each. Ganon Force scored 14 to lead Lordstown.

Cornerstone Christian 60, Bristol 42 — Jaxson Croyts scored 23 points, leading Cornerstone Christian. Darrien Davis (15 points) and RJ McCain (12) were also top scorers for Cornerstone. Seth Miller and Parker Gall scored a combined 21 points for Bristol, with Miller scoring 11.

Northeast 3

Fairport Harding 89, Academy for Urban Scholars 39 — Stats not reported by print deadline.

Mathews 76, Chalker 44 — Stats not reported by print deadline.

SWIMMING & DIVING

The girls swimming and diving state championship got underway for local competitors on Wednesday. The area had two girls compete in Division II diving.

Poland’s Mckenna Daley took 13th with a final score of 333.85. Girard’s Addison Silverman was 26th with a 129.15 in the preliminaries.

The Division I preliminaries are today, along with the Division II finals.

The state swimming qualifiers are broken down by school below.

Division I

Austintown Fitch Boys

William Spalding — 50 freestyle

Boardman Girls

Rachel DunLany — 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay

Ella Miller — 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle

Aly Murray — 400 freestyle relay

Julia Pickens — 200 freestyle relay

Alex Taylor — 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay

Boardman Boys

Lee Arent — 200 freestyle relay

Jack Benson — 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay

Sam Distefano — 400 freestyle relay

Zachary Mihok — 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay

Dominic White — 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay

Division II

Canfield Girls

200 medley relay team

200 freestyle relay team

Lyla Gray — 100 breaststroke

Matea Ronyak — 100 breaststroke, 200 IM

Howland Girls

Jules Dewberry — 100 breaststroke

Howland Boys

Pete Delida — 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle

Hubbard Boys

Joe Patrick — 100 breaststroke

Poland Boys

Aaron Vandervort — 100 butterfly

200 freestyle relay

200 medley relay team

Salem Boys

Ryan Folger — 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke

Springfield Girls

Paige McCombs — 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle

Tres Hively — 100 backstroke and 500 freestyle

400 freestyle relay team

Ursuline Boys

Michael Lattanzio — 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke

Jensen McKelvey — 100 butterfly

200 freestyle relay team

GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY

DISTRICT FINALS

DIVISION III

Northeast 4

Canfield vs. Avon Lake, at Elyria, 4 p.m.

DIVISION IV

Northeast 2

West Branch vs. Streetsboro, at Lordstown, 4 p.m.

DIVISION V

Northeast 1

Poland vs. Chippewa, at Woodridge, 4 p.m.

Northeast 4

Crestview vs. Chagrin Falls, at Woodridge, 7 p.m.

DIVISION VII

Northeast 1

Western Reserve vs. Cornerstone Christian, at Smithville, 4 p.m.

Northeast 2

Maplewood vs. Cuyahoga Heights, at Mineral Ridge, 4 p.m.

Northeast 3

Chalker vs. Warren JFK, at Mineral Ridge, 12 p.m.