It took some extra work to accomplish it, but SS. John’s and Paul’s boys basketball team earned its first victory Saturday by outlasting Andrews in overtime, 48-45.
SJP (1-10) built a 10-7 lead after the first quarter and had a 17-13 edge at halftime. Andrews tied the game at 30 after three quarters and regulation finished at 40-all before SJP prevailed in overtime.
Balanced scoring carried the Heralds. Ralph Pugliese paced SJP with 17 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Leo Orlando contributed 11 points, including two more 3-pointers and also grabbed eight rebounds. Alex Iarocci added 10 points.
n Harvey 52, Riverside 40 — A strong first half carried the Red Raiders to victory in the battle of crosstown rivals. Harvey had a 10-2 lead after the first quarter and held a 23-11 edge at halftime, then kept that advantage from there. Adrian Wooten led Harvey with 14 points. Chris Jefferies topped Riverside (4-11, 4-6 in the Premier Athletic Conference) with 17 points.
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Boys Roundup: Heralds work OT for win
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Comforts of home
A trip home led to a meteoric improvement for Ohio State Buckeye Mallory Kreider, who destroyed her personal best in the 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) by 52 seconds Friday night during the Spire Division I Indoor Track and Field Invitational.
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Look out for Lakeside
Lakeside coach Rob Pisano has been waiting for this moment. And waiting. And waiting.
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Falcons fall
As the Jefferson Falcons’ rise to respectability under first-year coach Jeremy Huber continues, they have continuously improved on certain aspects of their game.
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A case for the offense
Forget offense versus defense. When Edgewood hosted Conneaut on Friday night, It was offense versus offense. And the Warriors won, 69-59.
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Familiar refrain for Torok & Co.
Geneva boys basketball coach Scott Torok is no Bill Murray. However, he may feel like a character in the actor’s movie “Groundhog Day.”
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Perry raids Harvey
The Perry boys can celebrate the fact they have now won twice in a row, and they deserve to do that. But along with Friday’s 66-54 win against visiting Harvey came a sight that nobody ever wants to see.
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Scholastic Statistics:
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Lakeside 89, Madison 76
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Scholastic Schedule:
SATURDAY, FEB. 11
Girls Basketball
n Madison at Chardon (1)
n Lakeview at Edgewood (1)
n Conneaut at Jefferson (6)
n Lakeside at Riverside (1)
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Riverside sneaks past Edgewood
Riverside wrestling coach Scott Blank learned a good deal of what he knows from Edgewood coach Greg Stolfer as a former Warrior great. Thursday, he used a bit of that knowledge to get the better of his old coach as the Beavers bested the Warriors, 31-28, at Edgewood.
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Madison rolls past Geneva
Madison recovered from coming out on the short end of a pin in the first match of the night by taking six of the next seven matches against Geneva and capped the night with pins from their last pair of grapplers in dismantling the Eagles, 49-17.
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