Herald Staff reports
Sharon, Mercer and Greenville boys teams all got off to winning starts in Region 2-AA openers Friday night to highlight local winter sports action.
BOYS BASKETBALL
ä Sharon 68, Reynolds 32 — At Sharon, the Tigers doubled up on the visiting Raiders in the Region 2-AA opener for both clubs. Sam Schwiess had the hot hand for coach Brian Hoover’s club, drilling in 23 points that included 5 treys. Louis Brown added 12 points and Ryan Sypolt 10 for the hosts (3-1). Schweiss had 8 rebounds and Sypolt 8. Billy Altman had 6 steals and Preston Jefferson 6 assists.
Reynolds (1-2) was led by Russ Conley’s 16 points, while Chris Laverty added 12.
ä Greenville 51, Lakeview 46 — At Stoneboro, the visitors held off a fourth-quarter surge by the Sailors to notch the Region 2-AA victory. Greenville (1-0, 4-0) was led by Tyler Blaschak and Jordan Batt with 12 points apiece. The Sailors (0-1, 0-2) were paced by Dylan Bertin’s 15 points, while Cory King chipped in with 10.
ä Mercer 67, Conneaut Lake 53 — At Conneaut Lake, the Mustangs of coach Mike Williams reeled off their fourth straight victory while winning their Region 2-AA opener. Five Mustangs hit double figures in scoring: Wes Schaa 17, Adam Braymaker 14, Dustin Snyder 12, Andrew Erdos and Joel Pyle 11 each. Snyder added 7 assists, while Braymaker and Schaa each pulled down 9 rebounds. For Conneaut Lake, Cameron Kean pumped in 22 points.
ä George Junior Republic 65, Warren 56 — At Grove City, the host Tigers rolled to the inter-region victory. Mike Lemon had 20 points and 8 rebounds for Quad-A GJR (3-1), while Anthony Floyd added 11 points and 12 boards. Deon Hanton chipped in with 14 points. The Dragons were led by Jeff Eaton with a game-high 29 points that included 6 treys.
ä Campbell Memorial 77, Brookfield 55 — At Brookfield, the visitors poured in 32 points in the second quarter en route to the non-league victory over the Warriors (0-2). Antwan Dawson bucketed 35 points to lead Campbell Memorial while teammate Nate Hodge added 21 markers. Chad Kostra led the way for Brookfield with 25 points.
ä General McLane 69, Hickory 60 — At Edinboro, the Hornets (2-2) led 29-26 at halftime but were outscored 43-31 in the second half in losing the inter-region affair. Andy Banas (14), Jaymee Shephard (13) and Jordan Wilds (13) scored in double digits for Hickory. General McLane’s top scorers were Shawn Walker (24), Blidi Wreh-Wilson (13), Kellen O’Neil (13) and Dan Mulligan (10).
ä Grove City 48, Oil City 44 — At Grove City, coach Don Fee’s Eagles (1-0, 2-2) opened Region 6-AAA play with a 4-point victory over the Oilers. Maxx Stutz (15), Ryan McNamara (13) and Kyle Perrine (13) paced GC. Matt May scored a game-high 18 points for Oil City. Also, OC’s Nic Carson added 10 points.
ä Maplewood 71, Jamestown 52 — At Jamestown, Robert Cierniakowski (27) and Aaron Bryant (25) teamed up to score 52 points in leading the Tigers (2-2) past the Muskies (1-3). David Richter led Jamestown with 16 points. Also, Spencer Snyder and Tom Shannon added 10 points each for the Muskies of coach Rich Marshall.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ä Mercer 64, Commodore Perry 38 — At Mercer on Thursday, Kayce Jackal bucketed 15 points in leading the Lady M’s (1-0, 3-1) past the Lady Panthers (0-1, 1-2) in a Region 1 encounter. Also, Alexa Rymniak scored 11 and Claire Creasy added 10 for Mercer. Stephanie Cattron poured in a game-high 24 points for CP, which included 4 three-pointers.
McDowell Tourney
ä Farrell 64, Jefferson 49 — At Erie on Friday, the Steelerettes rebounded from Thursday’s loss with a 15-point win over their opponents from the Buckeye State. Tieshia Stubbs poured in 28 points, which included 4 treys, while Chloé Stewart added 15 points. Lizzie Ziemski led Jefferson with 20 points.
ä McDowell 54, Farrell 31 — At Erie on Thursday, the Region 1-A Steelerettes (1-1) suffered a 23-point loss to Region 6-AAAA McDowell (2-2). Stewart (14) and Kaveeda Myers (10) scored in double digits for Farrell. McDowell’s leading point-getters were Allison Braun and Abby Schaal, who bucketed 10 each.
BOXES
BOYS BASKETBALL
REYNOLDS 7 6 10 9 32
SHARON 21 18 17 13 68
REYNOLDS — Laverty 5-0-0-12; Wolfe 1-0-0-2; Galus 0-0-0-0; Martin 0-0-0-0; Conley 6-3-6-16; Parker 0-0-0-0; Patterson 0-1-2-1; Heinemann 0-1-2-1; Weaver 0-0-0-0; Cutshaw 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Laverty 2, Conley 1. Totals: 12-5-10-32.
SHARON — Brown 6-0-2-12; Altman 0-0-4-0; Johnson 1-3-6-6; Sypolt 5-0-0-10; Hubbard 0-0-0-0; Senak 1-0-0-2; Jefferson 2-3-4-7; Schweiss 4-5-0-0-23; Norcross 2-0-04; Sanders 1-2-2-4. 3-pt. goals: Schweiss 5, Johnson 1. Totals: 27-8-18-68.
JV: Sharon, 58-30. Malik Figgins 15, London Sanders 14 for Sharon.
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MERCER 16 23 16 12 67
CONN. LAKE 15 13 11 14 53
MERCER — Snyder 6-0-0-12; Pyle 4-0-0-11; Braymaker 7-0-1-14; Wittler 0-2-4-2; Schaa 8-1-4-17; Erdos 5-1-1-11. 3-pt. goals: Pyle 3. Totals: 30-4-10-67.
CONNEAUT LAKE — Moyer 3-1-1-9; Cameron Kean 11-0-0-22; Coleman 0-1-2-1; White 1-0-0-2; Burchfield 1-0-0-2; Heberle 4-1-1-9; Eaton 3--0-2-8. 3-pt. goals: Moyer 2, Eaton 2. Totals: 23-3-6-53.
JV: Mercer, 53-51. Lucas Clarke 18, Eric Staul 10.
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GREENVILLE 9 10 19 13 51
LAKEVIEW 9 6 14 17 46
GREENVILLE — Chisholm 1-2-4-4; Blaschak 2-6-8-12; Lauffer 0-3-6-3; Marshall 1-1-2-3; Tymochko 2-0-1-5; Betz 1-3-4-5; Herron 3-1-4-7; Carter 0-0-0-0; Batt 4-4-4-12. 3-pt. goals: Blaschak 2, Tymochko 1. Totals 14-20-33-51.
LAKEVIEW — Bires 2-0-0-5; Bertin 6-3-6-15; Jo. Philson 0-0-2-0; McKean 0-0-0-0; Rodgers 1-1-3-3; Ritchey 1-0-0-3; Montgomery 2-0-0-3; Pence 0-0-0-0; Reddick 2-0-0-4; Ja. Philson 0-0-1-0; King 2-6-12-10. 3-pt. goals: Montgomery 2, Bires 1, Ritchey 1. Totals: 16-10-24-46.
JV: Lakeview, 38-29.
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C. MEMORIAL 13 32 15 17 77
BROOKFIELD 12 14 17 12 55
CAMPBELL MEMORIAL — Moses 3-0-2-6, Jones 1-0-0-2, Hodge 7-1-5-21, Boyd 2-1-1-5, Tialiakos 1-0-0-2, Williams 2-0-0-6, Dawson 16-2-2-35. 3-pt. goals: Hodge 6, Williams 2, Dawson 1. Totals: 32-4-10-77.
BROOKFIELD — P. Mulligan 3-0-0-6, M. Mulligan 1-0-0-3, Swezey 2-0-1-4, Shugarts 2-2-2-7, Latimer 0-2-2-2, Uberti 4-0-0-8, Kostra 8-7-9-25. 3-pt. goals: Kostra 2, M. Mulligan 1, Shugarts 1. Totals: 20-11-14-55.
JV: Campbell Memorial, 65-25.
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WARREN 9 12 16 19 56
GEORGE JUNIOR 12 20 16 17 65
WARREN — Mangini 0-1-2-1; Luranger 1-2-4-4; Jeff Eaton 11-1-2-29; Decker 2-4-6-8; Thomas 2-2-2-7; Smith 2-0-1-5; Moyer 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Eaton 6, Thomas 1, Smith 1. Totals: 19-10-17-56.
GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC — Anthony Floyd 4-2-3-11; Quattlebaum 1-0-0-2; Chris Featherstone 5-1-2-11; Farrell 1-0-1-3; Mike Lemon 7-6-7-20 8 reb; Mitchell 2-0-0-4; Deon Hanton 6-2-2-14. 3-pt. goals: Floyd 1, Farrell 1. Totals: 26-11-15-65.
JV: GJR, 60-50. Shon Taylor 13 for GJR.
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HICKORY 18 11 15 16 60
GEN. MCLANE 16 10 22 21 69
HICKORY — Englebaugh 3-0-0-6, Mudrey 0-0-0-0, Shephard 3-5-6-13, Lumpp 1-0-0-3, Wilds 6-0-1-13, Banas 5-2-3-14, Szabo 1-1-2-3, Baughman 1-6-6-8. 3-pt. goals: Shephard 2, Banas 2, Lumpp 1, Wilds 1. Totals: 14-6-14-18-60.
GENERAL MCLANE — Skelton 0-1-2-1, Wreh-Wilson 6-0-2-13, O’Neil 4-3-4-13, Divito 0-0-1-0, Mulligan 3-3-4-10, Lombardo 1-0-0-2, Kulka 3-0-0-6, Walker 10-3-6-24. 3-pt. goals: O’Neil 2, Wreh-Wilson 1, Mulligan 1, Walker 1. Totals: 22-5-10-19-69.
JV: General McLane, 63-40.
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OIL CITY 13 11 10 10 44
GROVE CITY 20 7 12 9 48
OIL CITY — Carson 4-0-1-10, Martin 0-1-2-1, Carll 2-0-0-5, Vogan 4-0-0-8, May 8-2-2-18, Plumer 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Carson 2, Carll 1. Totals: 19-3-5-44.
GROVE CITY — Rundle 0-0-1-0, Hershberger 1-0-0-2, Stutz 3-8-10-15, McNamara 4-5-6-13, Johnson 2-1-2-5, Perrine 4-2-2-13. 3-pt. goals: Perrine 3, Stutz 1. Totals: 14-16-21-48.
JV: Grove City, 50-40. David Cooper 15, A.J. Motta 10 for GC.
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MAPLEWOOD 22 16 22 11 71
JAMESTOWN 9 18 12 13 52
MAPLEWOOD — Bryant 9-7-8-25, Cierniakowski 11-4-10-27, Cramer 1-1-2-4, Bowes 0-0-0-0, Rhoades 1-2-2-4, Root 0-0-2-0, Granger 2-1-2-6, Groshner 1-1-2-3, Smith 1-0-0-2, Mowris 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Cierniakowski 1, Cramer 1, Granger 1. Totals: 26-16-28-71.
JAMESTOWN — Snyder 3-4-12-10, Brown 2-0-0-4, Seman 0-0-2-0, Ochs 2-2-4-6, Richter 3-10-11-16, Shannon 4-0-0-10, Avril 0-0-0-0, Jenkins 0-0-0-0, Studnicki 1-2-4-4, Miller 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Shannon 2. Totals: 16-18-33-52.
JV: Maplewood, 51-36.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
McDowell Tournament
Consolation Finals
FARRELL 20 15 20 9 64
JEFFERSON 8 15 12 14 49
FARRELL — Stewart 5-5-6-15, Dye 1-0-0-2, Phillips 2-1-2-5, Stubbs 11-2-4-28, Chambers 1-3-4-5, Myers 3-1-2-9. 3-pt. goals: Stubbs 4, Myers 2. Totals: 23-12-18-64.
JEFFERSON — C. Francis 1-4-4-6, C. O’Connor 2-0-0-4, Geraghty 2-0-0-5, K. O’Connor 1-0-0-2, Dalsky 3-2-4-8, H. Francis 0-1-2-1, Ziemski 9-2-2-20, Busch 1-0-0-3. 3-pt. goals: Geraghty 1, Busch 1. Totals: 19-9-12-49.
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Thursday's game
FARRELL 7 9 6 9 31
MCDOWELL 16 12 16 10 54
FARRELL — Stewart 6-1-2-14, Dye 0-0-0-0, Phillips 0-0-0-0, Stubbs 0-0-2-0, Chambers 3-1-1-7, Myers 4-2-4-10. 3-pt. goal: Stewart 1. Totals: 13-4-9-31.
MCDOWELL — Braun 5-0-0-10, Innes 2-2-2-6, Schaal 4-0-0-10, Spear 2-3-4-8, Hanesy 1-2-2-4, L. Krause 3-0-0-7, Oberacker 2-1-5-5, J. Krause 2-0-0-4, Loomis 0-0-2-0. 3-pt. goals: Schaal 2, Spear 1, L. Krause 1. Totals: 21-8-15-54.
JV: McDowell, 42-30.
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Regular season
COMM. PERRY 5 14 7 12 38
MERCER 22 11 13 18 64
COMMODORE PERRY — Sa. Bates 4-0-0-8, Wimer 0-0-0-0, Kurtz 1-0-0-3, Kaltenbaugh 0-0-0-0, Cattron 6-8-10-24, Riley 0-1-4-1, St. Bates 0-0-0-0, Sterling 1-0-0-2, Wilkosz 0-0-0-0, Chambers 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Cattron 4, Kurtz 1. Totals: 12-9-14-38.
MERCER — Creasy 4-2-2-10, Ka. Jackal 6-0-0-15, Amos 4-0-0-9, Sagulla 1-2-2-4, Kr. Jackal 3-2-5-8, Rymniak 4-3-5-11, Piepenhagen 1-1-2-3, Frydrych 0-0-0-0, C. Flannery 0-0-0-0, K. Flannery 2-0-0-4. 3-pt. goals: Ka. Jackal 3, Amos 1. Totals: 25-10-16-64.
JV: Mercer, 36-22. Danielle Addicott 11 for Mercer.
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