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BASKETBALL
BOYS
Tournament Scoreboard
Wednesday’s Results
Copley Division I Sectional
(At Copley High School)
Highland 52, Medina 44
Stow 57, Firestone 37
Solon Division I Sectional
(At Solon High School)
Bedford 79, Aurora 45
Canton Division II Sectional
(At Canton Memorial Fieldhouse)
Marlington 61, Springfield 54, OT
Alliance 55, Coventry 50
Boardman Division II Sectional
(At Boardman High School)
Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 66, West Branch 26
Poland Seminary 69, Crestwood 38
Ohio University Division II Sectional
(At Ohio University Eastern Campus)
Steubenville 77, Minerva 52
Salem Division III Sectional
(At Salem High School)
St. Thomas Aquinas 104, Hanoverton United 43
Wooster Division III Sectional
(At Wooster High School)
Chippewa 48, Lorain Clearview 39
Norwayne 49, Loudonville 36
Garfield Heights Division IV Sectional
(At Garfield Heights High School)
Fairport Harding 51, Dalton 49
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Scoring Summaries
Copley Division I Sectional
STOW 57, FIRESTONE 37
Stow 15 15 12 15 — 57
Firestone 10 5 13 9 — 37
STOW (11-12) — Devitis 1-0-3, Bower 5-3-14, Zavodnik 1-0-2, Williams 4-0-11, Beech 8-9-25, Short 1-0-2. Totals: 20-12-57.
FIRESTONE (13-10) — Gladney 2-0-4, Simmons 2-0-4, Adams 1-0-3, Kennerly 5-3-13, Lane 3-2-8, Kirk 1-1-3, Jones 1-0-2. Totals: 15-6-37.
3-point goals: Williams 3, Bower, Devitis, Adams. Fouls: Sto., 16-16.
Copley Division I Sectional
HIGHLAND 52, MEDINA 44
Highland 9 16 9 18 — 52
Medina 5 8 11 20 — 44
HIGHLAND (14-9) — Houska 3-3-9, Bro. Scott 7-8-21, Casenhiser 1-0-3, Bre. Scott 3-3-9, Wood 0-1-1, Adams 3-0-6. Totals: 17-15-52.
MEDINA (10-13) — Winkler 0-2-2, Geschke 5-0-11, Cominski 2-0-4, Wilkins 1-1-3, Fryer 4-0-8, Bennett 2-1-5, Teske 3-0-6, King 1-0-3, Coch 1-0-2. Totals: 19-4-44.
3-point goals: Bro. Scott 2, Geschke, King, Casenhiser. Fouls: Hig., 15-15.
Boardman Division II Sectional
YOUNGSTOWN CARDINAL MOONEY 66, WEST BRANCH 26
West Branch 11 9 2 4 — 26
Cardinal Mooney 17 15 14 20 — 66
WEST BRANCH — Gorbyl 1-0-2, Butcher 1-0-3, Taylor 2-0-4, Totley 1-0-2, Deshields 4-0-9, Utley 1-0-2, Zeigler 1-2-4. Totals: 11-37 2-11 26.
CARDINAL MOONEY — Martin 2-0-6, Filo 1-0-2, LeFlore 2-1-5, Hleech 5-3-13, Penza 0-3-3, Handal 7-0-14, Cunningham 1-0-3, Armstrong 4-0-8, Caputo 4-4-12. Totals: 26-55 11-17 66.
3-point goals: Martin 2, Cunningham, Butcher, Deshields. Fouls: WB, 11-9. Rebounds: WB, 22 (Deshields 11); CM, 24 (Caputo 7). Turnovers: WB, 25-11.
Canton Division II Sectional
ALLIANCE 55, COVENTRY 50
Alliance 13 12 21 9 — 55
Coventry 17 9 9 15 — 50
ALLIANCE (12-10) — Martin 4-0-10, Phillips 3-0-6, Thomas 3-0-7, Kukura 8-3-19, Dickson 2-0-4, Samson 3-0-6, Williams 1-1-3. Totals: 24-4-55.
COVENTRY (12-11) — Holmgren 6-0-15, Hargrove 7-2-16, Jacobs 2-0-4, Morrison 4-0-11, Bogdonovich 1-0-2, Morisak 1-0-2. Totals: 23-2-50.
3-point goals: Holmgren 3, Morrison 3, Martin 2, Thomas. Fouls: Cov., 19-13.
Canton Division II Sectional
MARLINGTON 61, SPRINGFIELD 54 (OT)
Springfield 6 15 14 13 6 — 54
Marlington 2 16 19 11 13 — 61
SPRINGFIELD (15-8) — Kitchen 7-3-20, Robinson 3-0-6, Dorsey 5-1-13, Floyd 1-1-3, Wodzisz 2-0-4, Treen 4-0-8. Totals: 22-5-54.
MARLINGTON (17-6) — Hall 3-0-6, Kirk 1-3-5, Krupko 1-0-2, Strouble 6-16-28, Mason 4-5-13, Andrews 2-3-7. Totals: 17-27-61.
3-point goals: Kitchen 3, Dorsey 2. Fouls: Spr., 17-10.
Salem Division III Sectional
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 104, HANOVERTON UNITED 43
Hanoverton United 4 12 11 16 — 43
St. Thomas Aquinas 29 28 30 17 — 104
HANOVERTON UNITED (2-21) — Berdine 1-1-3, Beech 2-0-4, Dickens 1-0-2, Martin 0-2-2, Conser 2-5-9, Davison 9-2-21, Wolni 1-0-2. Totals: 16-10-43.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (13-11) — Steele 2-0-5, Evidone 6-0-14, Burger 12-4-28, Moeglin 2-1-6, Pusateri 4-0-8, Snyder 4-1-10, Donnelly 1-0-3, Hill 5-0-13, Zeren 5-1-11, Huberty 1-0-3, Piero 1-0-3. Totals: 43-7-104.
3-point goals: Hill 3, Evidone 2, Moeglin, Snyder, Donnelly, Huberty, Piero, Davison. Fouls: STA, 14-11.
Tournament Schedule
Today’s Games
Canton Division I Sectional
(At Canton Memorial Civic Center)
Garfield vs. Jackson, 7:30 p.m.
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Friday’s Games
Copley Division I Sectional
(At Copley High School)
Nordonia vs. Cuyahoga Falls, 6 p.m.
Walsh Jesuit vs. Brunswick, 7:30 p.m.
Canton Division I Sectional
(At Canton Memorial Civic Center)
Canton Timken vs. Copley, 6:15 p.m.
Barberton vs. Canton McKinley, 8 p.m.
Alliance Division I Sectional
(At Alliance High School)
Lake vs. Canfield, 7:30 p.m.
Stow Division II Sectional
(At Stow High School)
Buchtel vs. Tallmadge, 6 p.m.
Chagrin Falls vs. NDCL, 7:30 p.m.
Canton Division II Sectional
(At Memorial Fieldhouse)
Northwest vs. Tuslaw, 6 p.m.
Triway vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary, 7:30 p.m.
Boardman Division II Sectional
(At Boardman High School)
Southeast vs. Niles McKinley, 6 p.m.
Ravenna vs. Salem, 7:30 p.m.
Westlake Division II Sectional
(At Westlake High School)
Buckeye vs. Bay Village Bay, 6 p.m.
Salem Division III Sectional
(At Salem High School)
Canton Central Catholic vs. Columbiana Crestview, 5:30 p.m.
Manchester vs. Lisbon David Anderson, 7:30 p.m.
Wooster Division III Sectional
(At Wooster High School)
Orrville vs. Oberlin, 6 p.m.
Northwestern vs. Elryia Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
Struthers Division IV Sectional
(At Struthers High School)
Mogadore vs. Sebring McKinley, 6 p.m.
Garfield Heights Division IV Sectional
(At Garfield Heights High School)
Rittman vs. Cuyahoga Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Warren Division IV Sectional
(At Warren Harding High School)
Windham vs. Vienna Mathews, 6 p.m.
GIRLS
Tournament Schedule
Today’s Games
Akron Division I District
(At Ellet High School)
Twinsburg vs. Aurora, 5:45 p.m.
Walsh Jesuit vs. Hudson, 8 p.m.
North Canton Division I District
(At Walsh University)
Lake vs. Canton McKinley, 6 p.m.
Wooster vs. North Canton Hoover, 8 p.m.
Medina Division I District
(At Medina High School)
Highland vs. Brunswick, 6 p.m.
Cloverleaf vs. Wadsworth, 7:30 p.m.
Parma Division I District
(At Valley Forge High School)
Medina vs. Midpark, 7:45 p.m.
Uniontown Division II District
(At Lake High School)
Norton vs. Fairless, 6 p.m.
Triway vs. Manchester, 7:30 p.m.
Macedonia Division II District
(At Nordonia High School)
Revere vs. Hathaway Brown, 6 p.m.
St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Tallmadge, 7:30 p.m.
Austintown Division II District
(At Austintown Fitch High School)
West Branch vs. Poland Seminary, 7:30 p.m.
Zanesville Division II District
(At Zanesville High School)
Carrollton vs. Maysville, 8 p.m.
Wooster Division III District
(At Triway High School)
Smithville vs. Canton Central Catholic, 6 p.m.
Orrville vs. Northwestern, 8 p.m.
Creston Division IV District
(At Norwayne High School)
Lake Ridge Academy vs. East Canton, 7:45 p.m.
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Friday’s Games
Barberton Division III District Final
(At Barberton High School)
Mogadore vs. Elyria Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

