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WRESTLING
ä Sharon 51, West Middlesex 21 — At West Middlesex, the visiting Tigers (11-8) 5 bouts by forfeit.
On the mat for Sharon, Andrew Campbell (145) copped a tech fall, Brandon Bittler (170) and Anthony Leak (285) logged falls, and Austin Alfreno (120) a major verdict.
For West Middlesex, Eric Lucich (182) posted a pin, while Jason Ash (160) annexed a decision at 160 pounds.
ä Greenville 45, Grove City 24 — Joey Safner (113), Alex Ho (195) and James Wilkerson (220) posted pins for the triumphant Trojans, and Ryan Grace (126) and Chet Simoni (160) did likewise for Grove City.
BOYS BASKETBALL
ä Wilmington 63, Reynolds 45 — At Transfer Tuesday night, the host Raiders’ playoffs hopes took a hit, though they remain in contention.
Wilmington went out to a 17-6 first-quarter lead and never trailed in the Region 2-AA affair.
Jordan Smith scored 11 points and Rocco Fagan fired in 10 for Wilmington (3-6, 6-12). Reynolds (4-6, 12-8) was led by Kyle McConnell and Corey Woods, with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
ä Ursuline 57, Kennedy Catholic 43 — At Youngstown Tuesday night, the host Irish assumed a 26-15 margin at intermission, then erupted for 21 third-period points en route to the non-league win.
Preston Williams went for a game-high 18 points for Ursuline (7-8), while Desmond McElroy and Kevin Jackson joined in with 17 and 12 points, respectively. McElroy manufactured 5 from beyond the arc. Ursuline attempted 18; KC converted 4 of 13 triples.
The teams traded 26 rebounds apiece, with D’Onofrio snaring 7 for KC, and Williams 7 for Ursuline.
Kennedy Catholic (12-5) was led by Mac Hartman and Jimmie D’Onofrio, who evenly divided 20 digits.
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WRESTLING
SHARON 51, MIDDLESEX 21
126—Jarray Norris (S) forfeit; 132 —Jason Clark (S) forfeit; 138—Michael Bonner (S) forfeit; 145—Andrew Campbell tech. fall David Cook, 16-0 (3:52); 152—Cory Buchanan (S) forfeit; 160—Jason Ash (WM) dec. Isaiah Chavez, 8-4; 170—Brandon Bittler (S) pinned Luke Hemminger, 3:58; 182—Eric Lucich (WM) pinned Beau Dignall, 3:23; 195—no match; 220 —Jeffrey Spencer (WM) forfeit; 285 —Anthony Leak (S) pinned Lucas Combine, 4:30; 106—Mitchell Murray (WM) forfeit; 113—Cody Buchanan (S) forfeit; 120—Austin Alfreno (S) major dec. Aidin Bellucci, 12-2.
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GREENVILLE 45, GROVE CITY 24
113—Joey Safner (G) pinned Chad Bable, 0:26; 120—Ken Bable (GC) forfeit; 126—Ryan Grace (GC) pinned Craig Trumbull, 2:43; 132—Luke Walter (GC) dec. Derek Watt, 9-2; 138—Jacob Riffe (G) dec. Jared Sample, 10-7; 145—Trey Maher (GC) dec. Jacob Brown, 3-2; 152—Blake Horne (G) forfeit; 160—Chet Simoni (GC) pinned Gage Gladysz, 1:10; 170—Zach Miller (G) forfeit; 182—Justin Reynolds (G) forfeit; 195—Alex Ho (G) pinned Steve Boyle, 1:16; 220—James Wilkerson (G) pinned Austin Stelene, 0:28; 285 —Braden Gladysz (G) forfeit; 106—Jase Paxton (G) forfeit
BOYS BASKETBALL
WILMINGTON 16 17 14 16 63
REYNOLDS 6 10 13 16 45
WILMINGTON—Fagan 3-2-3-10, Hilliard 3-1-3-7, J.Smith 4-1-2-11, Brumbaugh 3-0-0-6, Scott Onestak 0-0-0-0, D.Smith 2-0-0-4, Bloise 3-0-0-7, Martini 1-0-0-2, Brumbaugh 3-3-4-9, Anthony 3-1-4-7. 3-pt. goals: Fagan 2, J.Smith 2, Bloise 1. Totals: 25-8-16-63.
REYNOLDS—Woods 4-2-2-11, Frable 3-0-0-6, Torok 1-0-2-2, McConnell 5-2-4-12, Beck 4-1-3-9, Reimold 2-1-1-5. 3-pt. goal: Woods 1. Totals: 19-6-12-45.
JV—Wilmington, 40-25. Travis Brumbaugh 13, Matt Zimmer 11 points for Wilmington.
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KENNEDY 5 10 14 14 43
URSULINE 15 11 21 18 57
KENNEDY CATHOLIC—Brewer 1-0-0-3, Thompkins 3-0-0-6, D’Onofrio 4-0-0-10, Cianci 1-0-0-2, James 1-0-0-3, Crow 1-1-2-3, Wassil 2-0-0-4, Leipheimer 0-2-4-2, Hartman 4-2-3-10. 3-pt. goals: D’Onofrio 2, Brewer 1, James 1. Totals: 17-5-9-43.
URSULINE—McElroy 6-0-0-17, Strollo 3 0-0 6, Williams 8-2-6-18, Jackson 4-4-4-12, Hughes 2-2-4-4. 3-pt. goals: McElroy 5. Totals: 22-8-14-57.
JV—Kennedy Catholic, 52-45. Jake Leipheimer 12 points for Kennedy Catholic; Ben Phillips 21 for Ursuline.
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