Tuesday scores: Minerva, Marlington, Central, Malvern win boys basketball sectional semis

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TUESDAY'S BOYS BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS

Minerva's Garrett Gonzalez shoots over a Carrollton defender during a boys high school basketball game at Minerva on Feb. 3, 2023.
Minerva's Garrett Gonzalez shoots over a Carrollton defender during a boys high school basketball game at Minerva on Feb. 3, 2023.

  • MINERVA 80, BEAVER LOCAL 59 Garrett Gonzalez went for 30 points and seven assists as the No. 8 seed Lions routed No. 11 Beaver Local at home in this Division II East 1 sectional semifinal. Minerva improves to 14-9, marking the program's most wins since the 2008-09 season. Rowen Hoffee hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points for the Lions, who will host EBC rival and No. 10 seed Carrollton in a sectional final on Saturday.

  • MARLINGTON 59, STRUTHERS 57 Beau Himmelheber totaled 22 points, five assists and three steals as the Dukes pulled out a win on the road in this Division II Northeast 1 sectional semifinal. Cameron Evanich scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for No. 35 seed Marlington (12-11), which trailed No. 34 Struthers 48-40 with 4:01 left. Himmelheber connected on five 3-pointers, Evanich four. Dylan Heatherington registered a double-double of 11 points and 17 rebounds for the Dukes, who will travel to No. 31 Streetsboro on Friday for a sectional final

  • CANTON SOUTH 65, PARMA PADUA 60 Tavon Castle's game-high 23 points led the host Wildcats to a win in this Division II Northeast 3 sectional semifinal against No. 38 Padua. Will Sadler hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points and Julius Kimbrough added 13 points for No. 21 South (15-8), which travels to No. 16 Poland for a sectional final on Friday.

  • CENTRAL CATHOLIC 78, TUSLAW 33 Gavin Layman and Jonathan Stangl scored 16 points each as the host Crusaders — a defending district champion — won a Division III Northeast 1 sectional semifinal. Luke Vlacovsky added 13 points and Easton Miller 12 for No. 8 seed Central (15-7), which has won seven straight games overall. Robert Nash scored 16 points and Spiros Smith added 14 points for No. 51 Tuslaw, which finishes its season at 0-23. Central will host No. 48 Youngstown Liberty on Friday in a sectional final.

  • MALVERN 76, RIDGEWOOD 43 J'Allen Barrino totaled 23 points and seven assists as the top-seeded Hornets rolled at home in a Division III East sectional semifinal. Barrino was a perfect 11-for-11 from the field as Malvern (23-0) shot 62.7 percent as a team. Dylan Phillips hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 for the Hornets, while Rodney Smith added 12 points. Jackson Cabot led No. 15 Ridgewood with 14 points. Malvern advances to host No. 14 Richmond Edison in a sectional final on Friday.

  • COSHOCTON 47, SANDY VALLEY 38 Colton Conkle scored 16 points as the No. 8 seed Redskins (16-7) came to No. 6 Sandy Valley and won a Division III East sectional semifinal. The Cardinals (16-7) scored a season low in points, shooting 35.7 percent from the floor and 3-for-15 from 3-point range. Nick Petro led Sandy Valley with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Dantae Faiello scored 11 points.

  • KEYSTONE 67, MANCHESTER 51 The Panthers lost a Division III Northeast 1 sectional semifinal at home. No details were reported.

  • SMITHVILLE 44, FAIRLESS 31 The Falcons lost a Division III Northeast 1 sectional semifinal on the road. No details were reported.

  • EAST CANTON 78, URBAN SCHOLARS 32 Jaedyn McLeod scored 22 points and Caleb Shilling added 16 as the No. 9 seed Hornets cruised in a Division IV Northeast 3 sectional semifinal against No. 37 Urban Scholars. Olly Schrader and Kellen Deutschman scored 10 points each for East Canton (17-6), which advances to host No. 12 Dalton in a sectional final on Friday.

TUESDAY'S SCOREBOARD

GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT SEMIFINALS

DIVISION I

NORTHEAST 2, AT PERRY HS

  • Lake 49, Highland 40

  • Stow 50, Fitch 39

NORTHEAST 3, AT RAVENNA HS

  • Hoban 86, Ellet 38

  • Medina 71, Hudson 38

NORTHEAST 4, AT VALLEY FORGE HS

  • Magnificat 58, Westlake 27

  • Mentor 49, Louisville 44

NORTHEAST 5, AT MEDINA HS

  • Jackson 37, Avon Lake 25

  • Solon 65, Strongsville 63

NORTHEAST 6, AT ELYRIA CATHOLIC HS

  • Olmsted Falls 51, Brunswick 26

  • Wadsworth 53, Brecksville 50 OT

NORTHEAST 1, AT LAKE COUNTY PERRY HS

  • Brush 66, Lakewood 42

  • Rocky River 51, Boardman 42

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BOX SCORES

GIRLS BASKETBALL

LAKE 49, HIGHLAND 40

Division I, Northeast 2 district

HIGHLAND (17-8): Kildoo 1 3-3 5, Morgan 3 1-2 10, VanKirk 3 0-0 6, Weber 2 3-4 7, Miller 2 0-0 6, Shondel 2 1-2 6. Totals 13 8-11 40.

LAKE (22-2): Anderson 2 0-0 4, Marshall 3 1-2 7, Horning 2 0-0 5, Johnson 6 6-9 18, Croyle 6 2-2 15. Totals 19 9-13 49.

Highland - 9 - 2 - 16 - 13 — 40

Lake - 12 - 10 - 11 - 16 — 49

3-pointers: Morgan 3, Miller 2, Horning, Croyle. Fouls: Highland 16-9. Rebounds: Highland 32 (Kildoo 5, Miller 5), Lake 39 (Johnson 10).

BOYS BASKETBALL

MARLINGTON 59, STRUTHERS 57

Division II, Northeast 1 sectional

MARLINGTON (12-11): Jones 1 0-0 2, Himmelheber 7 3-4 22, Woods 0 4-6 4, Heatherington 4 3-6 11, Evanich 7 2-2 20. Totals 19 12-18 59.

STRUTHERS (9-12): Patti 2 1-3 6, Estrada 5 0-2 10, Moore 3 0-0 8, Kropnicky 3 2-2 11, Dukes 7 0-4 15, Cole 2 2-2 7, Miller 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 5-15 57.

Marlington - 12 - 18 - 8 - 21 — 59

Struthers - 22 - 8 - 10 - 17 — 57

3-pointers: Himmelheber 5, Evanich 4, Kropnicky 3, Moore 2, Patti, Dukes, Cole. Fouls: Struthers 17-13. Fouled out: Estrada, Miller. Rebounds: Marlington 34 (Heatherington 17), Struthers 28 (Dukes 10).

CANTON SOUTH 65, PADUA 60

Division II, Northeast 3 sectional

PADUA (12-11): Cervenka 4 3-4 12, Santiago 1 0-0 2, Roman 5 2-3 12, Banks 2 3-5 9, Ruggiero 1 0-0 2, Lasky 1 0-0 3, Martin 1 0-0 2, Giannakopolous 8 0-1 16, Homady 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 8-14 60.

SOUTH (15-8): Snyder 2 1-2 6, Sadler 4 2-4 14, Castle 9 5-5 23, Kimbrough 4 4-5 13, Hubbard-Wray 3 0-0 9. Totals 22 12-16 65.

Padua - 10 - 15 - 12 - 23 — 60

South - 17 - 18 - 10 - 20 — 65

3-pointers: Sadler 4, Hubbard-Wray 3, Banks 2, Snyder, Kimbrough, Cervenka, Lasky. Fouls: Padua 17-11.

MINERVA 80, BEAVER LOCAL 59

Division II, East 1 sectional

BEAVER (10-13): McKenzie 2 0-0 5, Warrick 4 4-4 15, Germanouich 1 0-0 2, Cline 3 0-0 8, Stephenson 1 0-0 2, Hill 7 5-8 21, Heddleston 2 2-4 6. Totals 20 11-16 59.

MINERVA (14-9): Shick 3 0-2 8, Yerger 1 0-0 3, Hoffee 7 0-0 18, Cassidy 1 0-0 3, Keister 3 0-0 6, Gonzalez 13 3-4 30, Wood 3 0-0 7, Strain 1 0-0 3, Gropp 1 0-0 2. Totals 33 3-6 80.

Beaver - 11 - 15 - 12 - 21 — 59

Minerva - 21 - 17 - 18 - 24 — 80

3-pointers: Hoffee 4, Warrick 3, Shick 2, Cline 2, Hill 2, Yerger, Cassidy, Gonzalez, Wood, Strain, McKenzie. Fouls: 14-14.

WEST BRANCH 50, YOUNGS. EAST 47

Division II, Northeast 2 sectional

EAST (12-10): McCray 3-8-16, Sly 4-4-13, Pullen 1-0-2, Davis 5-0-10, Colon 2-0-5. Totals 15-12-47.

W.BRANCH (19-4): Jackson 1-1-4, Thomas 3-5-12, Robb 1-2-4, Anderson 4-2-10, Gregory 3-0-6, Lane 5-1-14. Totals 17-11-50.

East - 13 - 9 - 15 - 10 — 47

W.Branch - 9 - 23 - 12 - 6 — 50

3-pointers: Lane 3, McCray 2, Jackson, Thomas, Sly, Colon. Fouls: East 24-15. Rebounds: East 23, W.Branch 28 (Anderson 7, Gregory 7).

MALVERN 76, RIDGEWOOD 43

Division III East sectional

RIDGEWOOD: Robinson 2-0-4, Ridenbaugh 5-0-10, Cabot 5-2-14, McQueen 1-0-2, Lahmers 1-1-3, Snyder 1-1-3, Kelley 2-0-4, Stanton 1-0-3. Totals 18-4-43.

MALVERN (23-0): Phillips 6-0-15, Swain 2-0-6, Barrino 11-0-23, Smith 5-1-12, Hutchison 2-0-4, Minor 2-0-5, Witherow 3-2-8, Debo 1-0-2, Ball 0-1-1. Totals 32-4-76.

Ridgewood - 12 - 10 - 9 - 12 — 43

Malvern - 21 - 20 - 20 - 15 — 76

3-pointers: Phillips 3, Swain 2, Cabot 2, Barrino, Smith, Minor, Stanton. Fouls: Malvern 11-8. Rebounds: Ridgewood 24 (Ridenbaugh 6), Malvern 26 (Minor 7).

COSHOCTON 47, SANDY VALLEY 38

Division III, East sectional

COSHOCTON (16-7): Cunningham 2 0-0 4, Johns 1 0-0 2, Conkle 5 5-8 16, Lonsberry 1 0-0 3, Taylor 2 3-4 7, Herman 1 0-0 3, Wright 1 2-2 4, Moore 2 2-2 8. Totals 15-32 12-16 47.

S.VALLEY (16-7): Gilland 2 1-4 5, Petro 7 0-0 16, Williams 1 0-0 2, Snyder 2 0-0 4, Faiello 3 4-4 11. Totals 15-42 5-8 38.

Coshocton - 16 - 5 - 9 - 17 — 47

S.Valley - 11 - 10 - 8 - 9 — 38

3-pointers: Petro 2, Moore 2, Faiello, Conkle, Lonsberry, Herman. Fouls: S.Valley 15-7. Fouled out: Williams, Snyder. Rebounds: Coshocton 19 (Conkle 5), S.Valley 21 (Petro 10).

CENTRAL CATHOLIC 78, TUSLAW 33

Division III, Northeast 1 sectional

TUSLAW (0-23): Reinhart 1-0-3, Smith 7-0-14, Nash 7-1-16, Kinsey 0-0-0, Simons 0-0-0. Totals 15-1-33.

CENTRAL (15-7): Stalnaker 1-0-2, Marsh 0-2-2, Layman 5-3-16, DiRuzza 1-0-2, Miller 4-2-12, Meyer 1-0-2, Lu.Vlacovsky 5-3-13, La.Vlacovsky 3-1-7, Minor 2-2-6, Stangl 7-2-16. Totals 29-15-78.

3-pointers: Layman 3, Miller 2, Reinhart, Nash.

EAST CANTON 78, ACAD. FOR URBAN SCHOLARS 32

Division IV, Northeast 3 sectional

SCHOLARS (2-20): Young 5 0-0 13, Taylor 4 0-0 8, Watkins 3 0-0 6, Rouan 1 0-0 3, Wilson 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 0-0 32.

E.CANTON (17-6): McLeod 10 0-0 22, Shilling 6 4-7 16, Schrader 3 3-3 10, Deutschman 4 1-2 10, McCroskey 3 2-2 9, Starnes 1 0-0 3, Stubblefield 1 0-0 2, Campbell 1 0-0 2, Rinehart 1 0-0 2, Kandel 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 10-14 78.

Scholars - 5 - 7 - 11 - 9 — 32

E.Canton - 36 - 22 - 11 - 9 — 78

3-pointers: Young 3, McLeod 2, Schrader, Deutschman, McCroskey, Starnes, Rouan. Fouls: Scholars 7-3.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Greater Canton OHSAA high school basketball scores last night

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