GIRLS BASKETBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
Badger 49, St. John 26
at Mahoney Gymnasium
BADGER (49)
Stacey Elser 3 0-0 6, Megan Wix 0 0-0 0, Kayla Agnew 2 0-0 4, Alina Delgarbino 1 0-1 2, Holly Masters 2 0-2 4, Cheyanne Dickson 2 1-2 5, Allison Cauffield 0 0-0 0, Taylor Kramar 6 0-0 13, Lindsey Barto 1 0-0 2, Brandi Nitch 1 0-0 2, Harlee Logan 4 0-2 8, Isabella Armstrong 0 1-2 1. Totals 23 2-9 48.
ST. JOHN (26)
Emily Powers 3 2-3 8, Liv Cimorelli 0 0-2 0, Alicia Ngiraingas 0 0-0 0, Alex Ferrante 2 0-0 4, Mackenzie Stenroos 1 2-6 4, Rae Ann Benedict 2 5-6 10, Jessie DiSalvatore 0 0-0 0, Mackayla Searles 0 0-0 0, Tori Ray 0 0-0 0, Brenna Kubec 0 0-0 0, Maddie Martino 0 0-0 0, Brenna Powers 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 9-17 26.
Badger 12 12 14 11— 49
Grand Valley 8 2 5 11— 26
3-pointers — Badger 1 (Kramar 1); St. John 1 (Rae Ann Benedict 1). Total fouls — Badger 16; St. John 13. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Field goals — Badger 23-66 (34.8 percent); St. John 8-37 (21.6 percent). Rebounds — Badger 44 (Masters 8, Nitch 8); St. John 36 (Stenroos 10, Benedict 10). Turnovers — Badger 26; St. John 42. Assists — Badger 11 (Kramar 4); St. John 5 (E. Powers 2, Benedict 2). Steals — Badger 28 (Logan 9); St. John 4 (Cimorelli 4). Blocked shots — Badger 3 (Kramar, Logan and Agnew 1 each); St. John 7 (Stenroos 5).
n Records — St. John 4-4.
n Next games — Hearts of Jesus at St. John, Thursday.
n Officials — Hobart Shiflet, Gene Mileusnich, Steve Fronzack.
n JV — None.
Kirtland 59, Jefferson 51
at Kirtland
JEFFERSON (51)
Emily Smock 1 0-0 2, Jessica Becker 4 1-4 9, Lindsey Becker 1 0-0 2, Colleen O’Connor 2 1-2 5, Raquel Fularz 0 0-0 0, Deanna Comp 0 0-0 0, LeeAnn Farr 2 1-2 5, Sarah Busch 8 7-10 27, Sarah Brook 0 0-0 0, Mary Forbes 0 0-0 0, Ariann Barile 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 11-20 51.
Kirtland (59)
Alexa Knezevic 5 0-1 12, Sidney Kuehn 6 1-1 13, Alisha Ponzani 6 0-4 12, Karen Somes 5 4-5 14, Maggie Reilly 0 2-2 2, Olivia Mormino 1 0-0 2, Moira O’Connor 0 0-0 0, Kaley Silders 2 0-1 4. Totals 25 7-14 59.
Jefferson 8 19 12 12— 51
Kirtland 15 10 20 14— 59
3-pointers — Jefferson 4 (Busch 4); Kirtland 2 (Knezevic 2). Total fouls — Jefferson 18; Kirtland 13. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Field goals — Jefferson 18-54 (33.3 percent); Kirtland 25-56 (44.6 percent). Rebounds — Jefferson 38 (Busch 8); Kirtland 43 (Somes 10). Turnovers — Jefferson 18; Kirtland 17. Assists — Jefferson 7 (J. Becker 3); Kirtland 17 (Knezevic 5, Somes 5). Steals — Jefferson 11 (Busch 3); Kirtland 8 (Somes 3). Blocked shots — Jefferson 5 (Busch 2, Barile 2); Kirtland 12 (Somes 4).
n Records — Jefferson 4-5; Kirtland 7-3.
n Next games — Liberty at Jefferson, Thursday.
n Officials — Joe Hewitt, Troy Denefield, Jerry Ranally.
n JV — Kirtland, 34-26. Jefferson 4-5: Lindsey Becker 6 points; Kirtland 9-2: Sam Achauer 7 points, Maddie Crawford 7 points.
CONNEAUT HOLIDAY
TOURNAMENT
Conneaut 54, Edgewood 46
at Garcia Gymnasium
EDGEWOOD (46)
April Lane 2 2-6 6, Carrie Pascarella 5 3-3 14, Keegan McTrusty 3 0-3 6, Haley Holden 0 0-0 0, Julie Rich 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Johnson 2 2-2 6, Gia Saturday 2 2-6 6, Cortney Humphrey 3 2-5 8. Totals 17 11-25 46.
CONNEAUT (54)
Natalie Bertolasio 4 0-0 10, Dani Heinonen 4 0-2 8, Tori Simek 1 3-4 5, Brooke Bennett 2 1-7 5, Lydia Coccitto 1 1-4 3, Lexi Zappitelli 5 5-6 17, Shae Brink 0 0-0 0, Angie Zappitelli 2 2-2 6. Totals 19 12-25 54.
Edgewood 11 2 14 19— 46
Conneaut 10 14 10 20— 54
3-pointers — Edgewood 1 (Pascarella 1); Conneaut 4 (Bertolasio 2, Lexi Zappitelli 2 ). Total fouls — Edgewood 23; Conneaut 20. Fouled out — Pascarella (E), Johnson (E), Simek (C). Technical fouls — Simek (C). Field goals — Edgewood 17-44 (38.6 percent); Conneaut 19-38 (50.0 percent). Rebounds — Edgewood 23 (Johnson, Humphrey 7 each); Conneaut 22 (Angie Zappitelli 8). Turnovers — Edgewood 25; Conneaut 27. Assists — Edgewood 8 (McTrusty, Johnson 2 each); Conneaut 13 (Bennett 3). Steals — Edgewood 11 (Saturday 4); Conneaut 8 (Coccitto, Brink 2 each). Blocked shots — Edgewood 2 (McTrusty, Humphrey 1 each); Conneaut 3 (Angie Zappitelli 2).
n Records — Edgewood 3-7; Conneaut 4-6.
n Next games — Edgewood at Geneva, Wednesday; PV at Conneaut, Jan 5 (noon).
n Officials — Todd Lewis, Najam Hassam, John Cole.
n JV — None.
Grand Valley 35, Ledgemont 33
at Garcia Gymnasium
Ledgemont (33)
Alivia Sidley 3 2-4 8, Amelia Sidley 2 1-2 5, Carysa Cantrell 5 0-0 10, Jessica Fontana 1 0-2 2, Megan Ritts 4 0-0 8, Brie Carr 0 0-0 0, Sarah Luoma 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 3-8 33.
GRAND VALLEY (35)
Kelly Preske 0 1-2 1, Jessica Vormelker 2 3-4 7, Chelsea Stehlik 1 0-0 2, Abby Paskey 2 0-0 4, Kayla Sellitto 0 0-0 0, Alexis Cassesa 0 0-0 0, Chris Futty 6 2-2 14, Alexis Casessa 3 0-1 7, Katie Futty 0 0-0 0, Brady Nye 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-9 35.
Ledgemont 5 10 2 16— 33
Grand Valley 9 10 2 14— 35
3-pointers — Ledgemont none; GV 1 (Casessa 1). Total fouls — Ledgemont 11; GV 9. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Field goals — Ledgemont 15-41 (36.5 percent); GV 14-52 (26.5 percent). Rebounds — Ledgemont 29 (Cantrell 9); GV 31 (Vormelker 12 ). Turnovers — Ledgemont 36; GV 26. Assists — Ledgemont 7 (Amelia Sidley 5); GV 7 (Vormelker 3). Steals — Ledgemont 9 (Fontana 3); GV 18 (Preske 5). Blocked shots — Ledgemont 7 (Fontana 5); GV 4 (Vormelker 3).
n Records — Ledgemont 6-4 (3-2 in NAC); GV 8-2 (1-2 in NAC).
n Next games — GV at Ledgemont, Thursday.
n Officials — Bill Ungar, Donna Wortz, Michele Peters.
BERKSHIRE HOLIDAY
TOURNAMENT
Bristol 68, Lakeside 44
at Berkshire Gymnasium
Lakeside (44)
Kristin Keasling 0 0-2 0, Brianna Kingston 1 0-0 2, Shelby Smith 9 0-3 18, Alexis Benedict 5 0-0 11, Rachel Van’t Veer 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Fusco 4 0-0 8, Sarah Morehouse 2 0-2 5. Totals 21 0-7 44.
BRISTOL (68)
Lake 1 0-0 2, Adams 2 1-1 6, Pate 2 0-0 4, Jones 7 1-1 15, Elza 9 9-9 27, Stoneman 6 2-2 14. Totals 27 13-24 68.
Lakeside 12 8 15 9— 68
Bristol 14 16 13 25— 44
3-pointers — Lakeside 2 (Benedict and Morehouse); Bristol 1 (Adams). Total fouls — Lakeside 19; Bristol 12. Fouled out — Benedict. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — Lakeside 35 (Smith 13). Assists — Lakeside 10 (Kingston 3). Steals — Lakeside 4 (Kingston 2).
n Records — Lakeside 0-10.
n Next games — Richmond Heights at Lakeside, Thursday (6).
n Officials — Michael McMillian, Jon Philips, and Jeff Hellen
n JV — Lakeside, 45-37. Lakeside 1-7: Shy’Questa Pollard 12 points.
CVC CHAGRIN
Harvey 48, Perry 47
at Harvey
Perry (47)
Gabby Sutyak 3 0-1 7, Brittney Levkulich 2 1-4 6, Reannan Blackmore 2 0-2 2, Celeste Farrell 0 0-0 0, Kayla Cool 5 1-2 11, Megan Reid 0 0-0 0, Gabby West 2 2-8 6, Emily Clark 5 2-3 12. Totals 19 6-20 47.
HARVEY (48)
Mya McDade 6 2-4 14, Amber Land 1 0-0 2, Mariah Pearson 8 3-3 18, Brianna Jones 2 0-0 4, McKenna Fisher 0 0-0 0, Allona Frame 3 0-0 6, Lauren Riddle 2 0-0 4. Totals 22 5-7 48.
Perry 13 12 7 15—47
Harvey 14 14 9 11—48
3-pointers — Perry 3; Harvey 0. Total fouls — Perry 7; Harvey 16. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — Perry 34; Harvey37. Turnovers — Perry 20; Harvey 28. Blocked shots — Perry 1; Harvey 4.
n Next games — West Geauga at Perry, Friday.
AROUND OHIO
Ada 60, Dola Hardin Northern 14
Akr. Hoban 58, Akr. Firestone 36
Albany Alexander 62, Williamstown, W.Va. 44
Ashville Teays Valley 67, Plain City Jon.Alder 27
Baltimore Liberty Union 48, Cols. Ready 38
Carey 48, Arcadia 46
Chardon NDCL 57, Cle. Hts. Beaumont 21
Cin. Madeira 62, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 57
Circleville 62, Williamsport Westfall 43
Clyde 80, Huron 31
Cols. Grandview Hts. 44, East Dayton Chris. 12
Cols. Northland 84, Tol. Start 42
Crooksville 59, Fairfield Christian 34
Cuyahoga Falls 43, Akr. East 31
Fairborn 47, Lewis Center Olentangy 41
Fairview 58, Parma 30
Ft. Loramie 56, Versailles 54, 2OT
Gahanna Christian 58, Cols. Mifflin 46
Greenfield McClain 51, Leesburg Fairfield 43
Hamler Patrick Henry 33, Napoleon 22
Hudson 73, Austintown Fitch 54
Kettering Alter 73, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 20
Kings Mills Kings 59, Fairfield 53
Lynchburg-Clay 73, Mowrystown Whiteoak 38
Marion Harding 42, Cols. Bexley 39
Mason 60, Cin. McNicholas 43
Monsignor Donovan, N.J. 64, Youngs. Ursuline 56
Morrow Little Miami 55, Cin. NW 41
Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 62, Lucas 28
N. Baltimore 40, Vanlue 19
N. Olmsted 47, Rocky River 41
N. Royalton 52, Parma Padua 32
New Bremen 37, Houston 33
New Knoxville 53, Botkins 42
Norwood 50, Hamilton Ross 42
Oak Harbor 57, Castalia Margaretta 38
Ottoville 53, Findlay Liberty-Benton 32
Pataskala Licking Hts. 44, Whitehall-Yearling 41
Peninsula Woodridge 62, Rittman 42
Sandusky Perkins 77, Sandusky St. Mary 22
Strongsville 34, Copley 31
Tol. Ottawa Hills 74, Maumee 68
Upper Sandusky 48, Bucyrus Wynford 41
Ursuline Academy 54, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 36
Wooster Triway 60, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 47
Xenia Christian 54, Grove City Christian 39
Zanesville 47, Lancaster 34
Zoarville Tusc. Valley 41, Massillon Tuslaw 36
Brookfield Holiday Tournament
Championship
Sharon, Pa. 55, Brookfield 50
Brown County Tournament
Fayetteville-Perry 61, Sardinia Eastern 35
Chatt Insurance Tournament
Van Wert Lincolnview 48, Delphos Jefferson 22
Detroit Country Day Tournament
Twinsburg 62, Goodrich, Mich. 48
Marietta Tournament
Reedsville Eastern 52, Beverly Ft. Frye 49 McDonald’s Tournament
Lima Bath 27, Findlay 24
Omaha Mercy, Neb. Tournament
Cin. Mercy 58, Mercy, Calif. 49
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Ports. Notre Dame vs. Latham Western, ppd.
Wash. C.H. Miami Trace vs. Wheelersburg, ppd.
Wellston vs. Chillicothe Huntington, ppd.
BOYS BASKETBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
Fairport 70, Grand Valley 55
at Fairport
GRAND VALLEY (55)
Gabe Kovats 4 2-2 10, Jake Vormelker 8 8-10 28, Chandler Verhas 0 0-0 0, Kyle Orgovan 0 0-0 0,Richard Burkey 0 0-0 0, Josh Kovats 3 4-6 10, Stanley Sirrine 3 0-0 7, Zack Oscar 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 14-18 55.
FAIRPORT (70)
Burchett 3 3-4 9, Allen 0 0-0 0, Ondo 1 3-8 5, Greenwood 3 1-3 7, Williams 0 0-0 0, Dennison 8 0-0 20, Jordan 0 1-2 1, Lautanen 12 2-5 28, Paolo 0 0-0 0, Long 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 10-22 70.
Grand Valley 14 18 5 18— 55
Fairport 18 16 17 19— 70
3-pointers — GV 5 (Vormelker 4); Fairport 6 (Dennison 4). Total fouls — GV 13; Fairport 13. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — Dennison.
n Records — GV 1-5 (1-1 in NAC).
n Next games — GV at Maplewood, Friday.
n JV — Fairport, 37-33. GV 2-4 (1-1 in NAC): Max Moodt 12 points; Fairport: V. Williams 7 points.
BRUNSWICK HOLIDAY
HOOPS TOURNAMENT
Lakeside 67, Solon 65
at Solon
LAKESIDE (67)
Morgan Sayvaughn 3 4-6 11, Kyle Downs 3 2-4 8, Will Anderson 0 2-2 2,Emonte Parks 6 4-6 19, Tristan Bradley 6 0-0 14, Jerel Lower 0 0-0 0, Nick Meola 4 0-1 8, Marcell Ballenger 2 0-0 5. Totals 24 12-19 67.
SOLON (65)
Fair 6 5-6 19, Glass 5 0-0 11, Stanton 1 0-0 3, Reddding 1 6-6 8, Fisher 3 1-1 7, Jackson 2 2-2 6, Reynolds 2 2-2 6, Davis 1 0-0 2, Rowell 1 0-0 2, Adelstein 0 1-2 10. Totals 22 17-19 65.
Lakeside 13 18 13 23— 67
Solon 12 24 12 17— 65
3-pointers — Lakeside 7 (Parks 3); Solon 4 (Fair 2). Total fouls — Lakeside 15; Solon 16. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — Lakeside 33(Marcell Ballenger 10). Assists — Lakeside 21 (Bradley 10). Steals — Lakeside 9 (Marcell Ballenger 4).
n Records — Lakeside 2-6 (1-3 in PAC).
AROUND OHIO
Beavercreek 70, Troy 57
Bellefontaine 35, W. Liberty-Salem 34
Bellevue 63, Pemberville Eastwood 48
Bloom-Carroll 73, Logan 55
Caledonia River Valley 50, Centerburg 40
Can. South 55, Malvern 52
Chillicothe 55, Sugarcreek Garaway 29
Cin. Colerain 62, Cin. NW 57
Cin. Oak Hills 55, Harrison 40
Cin. Sycamore 65, Kettering Fairmont 58
Cin. Turpin 65, Batavia Amelia 58
Cle. St. Ignatius 94, Cle. Cent. Cath. 64
Coldwater 60, Celina 47
Cols. Ready 47, Johnstown-Monroe 28
Cols. Watterson 92, Whitehall-Yearling 43
Columbus Grove 50, Jackson Center 35
Convoy Crestview 58, Miller City 50
Cuyahoga Hts. 45, Kingsway Christian 37
Dalton 66, Cornerstone Christian 58
Dublin Scioto 56, Bishop Shanahan, Pa. 38
Fairview 75, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 40
Findlay 64, Lima Bath 54
Ft. Recovery 53, Miamisburg 52
Green 75, Akr. East 65
Grove City Christian 61, Spring. Emmanuel 56
Hilliard Darby 49, Ashville Teays Valley 24
Independence 81, Elyria Open Door 48
Johnstown Northridge 58, New Lexington 46
Leesburg Fairfield 54, Greenfield McClain 53
Lew. Center Olen. 75, Del. Buckeye Valley 61
Lexington 58, Ontario 50
Lima Cent. Cath. 42, Wapakoneta 40
Lima Temple Christian 62, Ft. Jennings 55
London 70, Cedarville 50
Louisville 59, Ravenna 48
Lucasville Valley 75, Chillicothe Unioto 59
Maria Stein Marion Local 50, Lima Shawnee 45
Massillon Tuslaw 53, Magnolia Sandy Valley 49
Maumee 56, Defiance 49
McArthur Vinton County 75, Jackson 39
McComb 66, Continental 37
Middleburg Hts. Midpark 47, Cle. Rhodes 24
Monroe 43, Oxford Talawanda 35
N. Olmsted 62, Lakewood 59
New Albany 62, Westerville Cent. 55
New Concord John Glenn 49, Cambridge 45, 2OT
Newark 57, Canal Winchester 48
Newark Cath. 60, Sunbury Big Walnut 40
Norton 80, Cinnaminson, N.J. 60
Ottoville 52, Van Wert Lincolnview 40
Perry 73, Can. Timken 52
Perrysburg 82, Dublin Coffman 57
Poland Seminary 59, New Middletown Spring. 29
Racine Southern 49, Wahama, W.Va. 46
Richwood N. Union 47, Plain City Jon. Alder 39
Sandusky St. Mary 78, Mans. St. Peter’s 75, OT
Spring. Kenton Ridge 76, Spring. NE 43
St. Henry 62, Bryan 53
Thomas Worthington 56, Grove City 54
Tontogany Otsego 73, Oregon Stritch 63
Upper Sandusky 64, Fostoria 48
Van Wert 56, Delphos St. John’s 50
W. Carrollton 60, Day. Carroll 50
Westerville N. 91, Can. McKinley 64
Westerville S. 60, W. Chester Lakota W. 59
Willard 57, Huron 43
Worthington Christian 87, Xenia Christian 48
Zanesville 66, Lancaster 47
Zanesville W. Muskingum 61, Zanesville Rosecrans 53
Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 56, Tallmadge 46 Brunswick Tournament
Lakewood St. Edward 63, Brunswick 49
Ecorse Tournament
Ypsilanti, Mich. 57, Tol. Scott 40
Granville Tournament
Granville 39, Cols. Hartley 35
Holiday Tournament
Coral Reef Senior, Fla. 75, Ironton 73
Marietta Tournament
Cadiz Harrison Cent. 46, Stewart Fed. Hocking 43
Cle. MLK 48, Reedsville Eastern 44
Cols. Upper Arlington 69, Vincent Warren 47
Parkersburg South, W.Va. 65, Beverly Ft. Frye 52 Motor City Roundball Classic
Hyde Park, Ill. 80, Tol. Rogers 62
Pike County Tournament
Waverly 56, Latham Western 52, OT
Republic Bank Classic
Lexington Catholic, Ky. 74, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 66
South Charleston Tournament
Pickerington Cent. 70, Riverside, W.Va. 54 Wellston Hoop Classic
Chillicothe Huntington 65, Wellston 58
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Cols. South vs. Ada, ppd.
Raceland, Ky. vs. Portsmouth Notre Dame, ppd.
Sugar Grove Berne Un. vs. Nelsonville-York, ppd.
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