East Tech junior point guard Markell Johnson reached 1,000 points for his career and the Bedford boys basketball team needed a fourth-quarter run to earn its first victory.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – East Tech junior point guard Markell Johnson reached 1,000 points for his career and the Bedford boys basketball team needed a fourth-quarter run to earn its first victory.
Read more about those games and others from around Northeast Ohio in Tuesday’s high school sports roundup:
Boys basketball
No. 1 Garfield Heights 79, Euclid 63: Shawn Christian scored 20 points to lead the Bulldogs’ road victory. Point guard Marreon Jackson added 12 points and nine assists. Louisville commit Frankie Hughes added 18 points, six rebounds and five steals. Missouri commit Willie Jackson provided 17 points and 11 rebounds.
No. 3 Lorain 83, Elyria Catholic 69: The host Panthers led 28-22 after one quarter, but Daviere Andrews scored 25 points and Nazihar Bohannon added 20 to lead Lorain.
Down by three entering the fourth, the Titans used a 24-7 fourth quarter to win. Anfernee Smothers scored 17 points for Lorain, while Kevin Davis had 11.
Darin Guice paced Elyria Catholic, which fell to 3-1, with 21 points.
No. 6 East Tech 102, Collinwood 62: Markell Johnson needed 12 points to reach 1,000 for his career. He got 32 to lead the Scarabs’ Senate Athletic League win against Collinwood. Johnson also had eight blocks, as his career scoring total increased to 1,020.
Treal White added 14 points and Tyshaun Howard scored 12 for East Tech.
No. 7 Beachwood 57, Chagrin Falls 40: After a sluggish, eight-point first quarter, the Bison left victorious behind 21 points from Tyrone Gibson and 10 from Dassan Rhodes. Desmond Crosby and Maishe Dailey each scored eight points for Beachwood.
No. 8 Medina 66, Ashland 54: Jon Teske scored 16 points, Luke Schaefer added 15 points and Jackson Sartain had 10 to lead the Bees. Jim Daw added nine points for Medina, which led throughout.
No. 10 Bedford 53, Kenston 48: The Bearcats picked up their first victory with a 15-6 run to close the fourth quarter on the road. Lamont Rhodes scored 12 points, Tre Granger added 11 and Armond Perry had 10 for the Bearcats, who lost twice last week to open the season against No. 1 Garfield Heights and No. 9 St. Edward.
Josh Kain and C.J. Maynard led Kenston with 13 points each.
Youngstown Ursuline 71, No. 16 Archbishop Hoban 67: Less than a week after its state championship win in football, Hoban fell on the road to open its basketball season. The Knights led after a 22-14 second quarter before Ursuline closed out the win late. Anthony Christian and Collen Gurley each scored 19 points for Hoban.
No. 19 Benedictine 92, Brush 53: The Bengals jumped out to a 55-21 lead at halftime. Justin Layne scored a game-high 21 points, Justin Sylver added 14 and Marlon Moore provided 10. Ten players scored for Benedictine.
Rob Bearden led Brush with 19 points and freshman D.J. Dial added 11. No Benedictine stats were available.
No. 20 Ellet 57, Tallmadge 51: The Orangemen won at home to improve to 3-0.
No. 22 North Olmsted 50, Westlake 44: Josh Hufstetler’s game-high 21 points paced North Olmsted, which rallied at home after an early 17-11 deficit.
No. 23 Strongsville 77, Rocky River 66: The Mustangs improved to 4-0 as Sean Aske’s 20 points led the way on the road. Jacob Yezbak added 15 points and Bernie McGivern added 13 for Strongsville.
- Orange 71, No. 24 Perry 59: Mark Belle scored 26 points, Jaylan Hewitt added 15, and Orange won an early Chagrin Valley Conference game at home. Jackson Burdyshaw led the Pirates with 18 points.
Andrews Osborne Academy 74, New Day Academy 66: Three players scored at least 20 points to lead Andrews Osborne. Arturo Sanchez supplied 26, Enrique Gil-Garcia scored 23 and Te’John Chapman added 20.
Avon 53, Midview 48 (OT): An 11-point overtime pushed the Eagles at home. They rallied from deficits of 10 at halftime and eight to start the fourth quarter.
Berea-Midpark 69, Amherst 64: The Titans pulled back to .500 and won their first Southwestern Conference game this season while holding off a fourth-quarter Amherst rally. Chad Elliott scored 22 points, and Brett Swinnerton added 16 for Berea-Midpark. Casey McConihe led the Comets with 22 points.
Berkshire 70, Cardinal 54: Jarett Smetana’s 28 points led the Badgers on the road. Craig Kaser paced Cardinal with 13 points.
Buckeye 66, Fairview 43: Nathan Polidori scored 18 points, Liam Murray added 17, and the Bucks cruised at home. Jared Butler led Fairview with 19 points.
Cornerstone Christian 64, Twinsburg 59: Cornerstone rallied from a 19-9 first quarter deficit at home.
Cuyahoga Falls 62, Normandy 61 (OT): Four players scored in double figures for Cuyahoga Falls, which won on the road and overcame Seth Norton’s 21 points for Normandy.
Cuyahoga Heights 39, Richmond Heights 32: Brett Lowther scored 14 points, and Cuyahoga Heights jumped out to a 14-1 lead.
Gilmour 59, Chardon 51: Gilmour rode big second and third quarters to win at home.
Harvey 78, West Geauga 66: Harvey opened with a 23-3 first quarter and held off the visiting Wolverines.
Hawken 49, Independence 39: Hawken used a strong defensive first quarter to win at home. Hugh Brown scored 12 points and Cam Mazzone added 11 to lead Hawken.
Hudson 61, Maple Heights 53: The Explorers overcame a five-point first quarter at home.
John Marshall 58, Cleveland JFK 57: The Lawyers’ Quentin Williams hit a late jumper and stole an inbounds pass to seal a home win. Patrick McNeal scored 25 points to lead John Marshall. Montez Day led JFK with 21 points.
Lake Catholic 60, Willoughby South 53: Connor Fitzgerald scored 14 points, Joe Meola added 12 and Marty Caja had 10, as Lake Catholic pulled away in the fourth quarter. Jaylen Jenkins led Willoughby South with 15 points.
Lakewood 59, Avon Lake 58: The Rangers rallied from an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit to win at home. Logan Swift scored 20 points to lead Lakewood and teammate Eddie Khawam added 11. Logan Good led Avon Lake with 16 points.
Lakewood trailed for most of the game until Jack Witri’s 3-pointer with 11 seconds left.
Lutheran East 96, Community Christian 39: The Falcons picked up their second win in convincing fashion, four days after a 16-point loss at top-ranked Garfield Heights.
Mayfield 78, Solon 71: The Wildcats overcame a six-point first-quarter deficit and four Comets in double figures to win on the road. Sincere Carry led Solon with 18 points. No Mayfield stats were available.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 63, Madison 49: Despite a five-point second quarter, NDCL won at home. Three players scored in double figures for NDCL, as Tyler Sabath had 15, Brendan Leininger provided 14 and Mark Kostelac added 13. Vince Primer’s 19 points led Madison.
Parma 62, Revere 54: Parma overcame an 18-9 first-quarter deficit and 21 points by Revere’s Teddy Hughes to win at home. Ray Mercado scored 15 points and Nicasio Agosto had 14 to lead Parma.
Olmsted Falls 53, North Ridgeville 46: The Bulldogs remained in first place of the SWC standings with North Olmsted, as Kevin Meehan scored 22 points to lead the way. Isa Abdul-Alim led North Ridgeville with 19 points.
Stow 54, Kent Roosevelt 38: Nathan Bower-Malone scored 13 points to lead the Bulldogs. Dean Gray had 13 points, and Christian Mehlmann added 11 for Roosevelt.
Girls basketball
Glenville 78, Max Hayes 5: Lawrence Nelson scored 21 points, Marlece Adams added 16 and four Glenville players scored in double figures.
Community Christian 54, Lutheran East 49: Maddie Markovich’s 27 points led Community Christian on the road. Darla Allen added 13 for Community Christian, while Darjanay Edwards led Lutheran East with 19 points. Jazmyne Darby added 15 for the Falcons.
John Adams 56, Lincoln West 26: John Adams jumped out to a 13-3 first-quarter lead.
John Hay 79, Whitney Young 6: Angel Cannon’s 26 points led John Hay at home.
Rhodes 43, Martin Luther King Jr. 42: Evelyn Kelly scored 13 points and Tyiesha Jackson added 11 to lift Rhodes.
Boys swimming
Madison 99, Cleveland Heights 67: Madison won on the road.
Girls swimming
Hathaway Brown 202, Gilmour 145: Hathaway Brown put together a victory at home.
Madison 124, Cleveland Heights 54: Madison won on the road, as Erika Koleno won in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Emma Balish took the 50 free and 100 backstroke, while Meghan Sill won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke.
Bowling
Willoughby South 2,653, Mayfield 2,179: Sam Niemczura rolled a 537 in two games, Dean Vargo completed a 456 and Kaylee Cooper had a 400. Quinn Weber’s 389 led Mayfield, and South won three of four baker games.
North Olmsted 2,485, Cleveland Heights 1,484: The Eagles won away from their home alley.
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