James Douglas, entered his senior season with plenty of optimism, and it's showing. Douglas' two free throws with nine seconds remaining Saturday night secured Rhodes' 36-32 victory over Cuyahoga Heights in a boys basketball game.
James Douglas, entered his senior season with plenty of optimism, and it's showing.
Douglas' two free throws with nine seconds remaining Saturday night secured Rhodes' 36-32 victory over Cuyahoga Heights in a boys basketball game.
Douglas finished with a game-high 14 points. Jordan Martin scored 12 for the Redskins.
No. 4 Villa Angela-St. Joseph 67, Africentric 58 Sophomore guard Brian Parker hit 10 field goals to finish with 21 points and also had six rebounds, two steals and two assists to lead the Vikings to a road victory between state powers. Sophomore Carlton Bragg had 17 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks, and Cleveland State recruit Demonte Flannigan had 10 points, 12 rebounds and a block for VASJ.
Westlake 61, No. 8 Brunswick 57 The Demons won in overtime at the Grove City Tournament, despite Ryan Badowski's 24-point performance for Brunswick. Kersey Long lead all scorers with 25 points.
No. 20 Brush 51, No. 14 Benedictine 49 Brandon Dawson had 22 points to lead the Arcs, who overcame a 24-17 halftime deficit. J.T. Steele scored 15 for Benedictine.
Midpark 79, John Marshall 38 David Dunnigan had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Christian Calton connected on four 3-pointers for 12 points in the Meteors' victory.
Gilmour Academy 64, Berkshire 55 Big first and fourth quarters helped the Lancers get the win as David Linane and Charlie Sullivan each had 18 points.
Girls basketball
West Holmes 49, No. 1 Hathaway Brown 45 The Knights avenged last season's loss in the Division II state championship game after jumping out to a 15-5 lead.
The Blazers (2-2) tied the game, 26-26, at the half, and it was tied with a minute remaining until junior post Laina Snyder went 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 10 seconds to help keep West Holmes (3-0) unbeaten.
Snyder had 23 points and 14 rebounds, Vanessa Smith's 19 points and six rebounds led HB and put her over the 1,000-point plateau.
Nia Marshall had 12 points for the Blazers.
No. 5 Walsh Jesuit 70, Firestone 48 A 22-8 first-quarter lead propelled the Warriors (3-0) to the road win as Jessa Gilberto had a game-high 20 points.
No. 7 Hudson 56, No. 19 Brunswick 45 The short-handed Explorers (2-1) overcame a 17-10 first-quarter deficit to get the Northeast Ohio Conference crossover-game victory. Jackie Ulmer had 23 points to lead the Explorers.
Hudson was without Youngstown State recruit Hannah Boesinger (concussion), Brynne Drohan (knee) and Natalie Goodson (knee). All three were injured during Wednesday's loss to Wadsworth.
No. 8 Archbishop Hoban 73, Massillon Jackson 51 The Knights (1-2) earned their first victory of the season behind the 20-pount effort of Siena recruit Meghan Donohue. Emma Horning connected on three 3-pointers en route to a season-high 17 points, and Sandra Dickos scored 10.
Lakewood 55, No. 15 Lake Ridge Academy 50 The Rangers (2-1) got the overtime home victory as junior Megan Barrett and sophomores Madison Clause and Mikayla Harper combined for 37 points.
Chardon 53, No. 24 Eastlake North 49 The unbeaten Hilltoppers (2-0, 1-0) made an early statement in the Premier Athletic Conference with a home victory over defending champion North. Chardon had a 26-12 lead in the second quarter and held a 10-point advantage at halftime, only to have the Rangers come back to go ahead, 37-36, late in the third quarter.
Chardon responded with 7-0 run, bolstered by Lindsey Lyons' 3-pointer, to regain the lead for good at 43-37. Lyons finished with a team-high 16 points. Lexi Balausky's 17 points paced the Rangers.
Geneva 52, Riverside 46 The Eagles (3-0, 1-0) handed Riverside its first loss in a meeting between PAC schools. Lindsey Mayle's 19 points led Geneva. Riverside's Alexis Parsons had a game-high 21 points.
Madison 71, Willoughby South 39 The unbeaten Blue Streaks (3-0) got 17 points from Abbie Trivisonno and 11 points from Taylor Bland in the PAC victory.
Westlake 59, Avon 47 The visiting Demons (3-0) remained unbeaten as Maggie Zimmerman scored 19 of her 20 points before halftime. Zimmerman left the game in the second half with a sprained ankle. Liz Kobe scored 10 of her 11 points in the second half for Westlake.
Buckeye 57, Columbia 52 (OT) Senior center Jessica Banas had 10 points, 23 rebounds, seven blocks and five assists for Buckeye in the Patriot Athletic Conference crossover-game victory. Sara Dash had 16 points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
Shaw 47, Bedford 24 Sabrina McLin's 17 points led the Cardinals to the win in a Lake Erie League opener.
St. Joseph Academy 59, Culver Academy 33 The Jaguars (3-0) stayed unbeaten as Katie Battaglia had 15 points, four assists and three steals, and Sarah Schwind had 10 points and eight steals.
Euclid 69, Maple Heights 37 The visiting Panthers (2-0, 1-0), who sprinted out to a 20-7 first-quarter lead, had Rachelle White score 16 in the LEL victory.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph 57, Open Door Christian 31 Laniece Thomas had a game-high 16 points for the Vikings (2-0), who held a 30-13 lead at halftime.
Cleveland Heights 53, Warren Harding 31 Ashanti Abshaw and Arion Jackson combined for 27 points for the Tigers, who held Harding to two points in the first quarter and four points in the third quarter.
Padua 47, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 39 Senior Lea Walsh had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Bruins in the North Coast League Blue Division victory.
Hockey
Walsh Jesuit 6, Padua 1 The Warriors got two second-period goals by Joel Ruane, and Ben Romanski had a goal and three assists for the Red South victory.
North Olmsted 12, Normandy 2 Five goals by Alex Arendec and three by Shawn Elliott were more than enough to carry the Eagles to the Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League win.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights 5, Westlake 3 Jake Kivett's goal off assists from T.J. Carlo and Andrew Marincic put the Bees ahead, and a Joe Sullivan-from-Caitlin Koprowski score was the insurance goal for host Brecksville (3-1).
Midview 9, Benedictine 4 Brock Behler's four goals and Austin Steindl's three goals and three assists led the Middies.
Wrestling
Solon Comet Classic The host Comets crowned two individuals -- 120-pound Brandon Thompson and 152-pound Oklahoma State recruit Anthony Collica -- en route to winning the team title with 182 points.