King guides Mathews to sectional game win

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HUBBARD — Sarah King scored a game-high 28 points, leading Mathews to a 54-44 victory over Southington in a Division IV girls tournament game Wednesday.

King scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, as the Mustangs pulled away from a 33-32 lead.

Jill Armentrout added 11 points for Mathews, which plays Youngstown Christian Saturday at 7:45 p.m.

Alexis Wolfe and Kaylynn Barco scored 11 points apiece for Southington.

Chagrin Falls 64, LaBrae 41

ROOTSTOWN — Judy Stricker scored 13 points for Chagrin Falls in a Div. III sectional final.

Jen Caiola and Eylse Torrey added nine points each for the Tigers, who led 22-18 at halftime.

Angelica Pugh led LaBrae with 18 points.

West Branch 49, Marlington 27

BELOIT — Twelve players scored in a balanced attack for West Branch in a Northeastern Buckeye Conference win.

Amanda Stiffler had eight points for the Warriors (13-8, 9-5 NBC), while Kelsey Price added seven. Michelle Sosnick and Larissa Hahn had six rebounds each for West Branch, which led 25-15 at halftime.

Marlington finished its season 6-15, 2-12, losing to West Branch Monday in a Division II sectional tournament game.

Ledgemont 52,
Youngstown Christian 38

YOUNGSTOWN — Rebekah Claypool made all eight of her free throw attempts as part of her team's final 10 points of the game — all from the foul line — as Ledgemont surged from a 42-38 lead to the 12-point verdict.

Claypool finished with 10 points in the regular season final for both teams, but Katelyn Prince led Ledgemont (16-4) with 23 points. Jenny Lovejoy added nine points and Stormi Rakin eight.

Vickie Bankhead had 17 points and Kara Cooper 15 to lead Youngstown Christian (15-5), while Chelsea Tate grabbed nine rebounds.

Boys

SALINEVILLE — Tyler Baker scored 25 points, including eight in the final quarter, as Southern held off Lowellville, 71-68, in an Inter-Tri-County League regular season game.

Cody Warnock added with 13 points and Andrew Diaz 11 for the Indians.

Jeremy Gruber had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Lowellville (7-12, 3-11 ITCL), while Jim Sudon added 17 points and Mario Nero 14 with three 3-point goals and five assists.

And John Wilaj added nine points, including a 3-point goal down the stretch to make the outcome close.

Thursday, February 22, 2007