Wednesday's high school results: Massillon boys beat Northwest in shootout at Hoosier Gym

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Jackson's Madison Lepley is defended by Central Catholic's Alicia Varacky (44) and Lily Belden (24) in the second half of Wednesday's game.
Jackson's Madison Lepley is defended by Central Catholic's Alicia Varacky (44) and Lily Belden (24) in the second half of Wednesday's game.

KNIGHTSTOWN, INDIANA — The Massillon and Northwest boys basketball teams lit up the scoreboard inside an iconic gym.

Chris Knight hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points to lead Massillon past Northwest 102-85 on Wednesday at Hoosier Gym, site of the 1980s movie "Hoosiers."

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The Tigers (6-0) jumped out to 54-45 halftime lead and outscored Northwest 28-14 in the third quarter to take control.

Ian Ziegler finished with a game-high 31 points for Northwest.

Jackson's Megan Campbell gets past Central Catholic's Grace Finefrock in the second half of Wednesday's game.
Jackson's Megan Campbell gets past Central Catholic's Grace Finefrock in the second half of Wednesday's game.

LOUISVILLE 62, TALLMADGE 51 Hayden Nigro and Ashton Marshall scored 15 points apiece to help lead Louisville to a win at the Tallmadge Winter Classic. Brayden Gross finished with 14 points and Tate Aljancic added 10 for the Leopards (8-1), who have won seven in a row.

Central Catholic's Sarah Belden shoots over defense from Jackson's Presley Trbovich in the first half of Wednesday's game.
Central Catholic's Sarah Belden shoots over defense from Jackson's Presley Trbovich in the first half of Wednesday's game.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

JACKSON 48, CENTRAL CATHOLIC 28 Megan Campbell scored 11 points for the Polar Bears (7-1), who beat Central Catholic at the Hoover Holiday Classic for their seventh straight win.

Central Catholic's Lily Belden works to split the defense of Jackson's Alexa Pizor (32) and Ashley Helle (23) in the second half of Wednesday's game.
Central Catholic's Lily Belden works to split the defense of Jackson's Alexa Pizor (32) and Ashley Helle (23) in the second half of Wednesday's game.

BOYS BASKETBALL

MASSILLON 102, NORTHWEST 85

Hoosier Gym, Knightstown, Indiana

NORTHWEST (5-2): Nickey 3 2-2 9. Badger 4 4-4 13, Geniel 2 0-0 5, Jones 1 0-0 2, Pennington 4 1-5 10, Pappas 3 1-1 8, Hyrne 1 1-2 3, Ziegler 11 6-9 31, Kraft 1 0-0 2, Soptelean 1 0-0 2. Totals 31-73 15-24 85.

MASSILLON (6-0): Slaughter 2 0-0 4, Thigpen 4 3-4 13, Lamp 1 0-0 3, Knight 10 3-3 29, Keyes 4 6-6 15, X. Williams 3 1-1 8, Manson 4 2-4 11, D. Jackson 1 1-2 3, G. Jackson 2 1-2 5, J. Clark 1 2-2 4, Anthony 2 0-0 4, M. Clark 1-1-2-3. Totals 35-84 20-26 102.

Northwest - 20 - 25 - 14 - 26 — 85

Massillon - 26 - 28 - 28 - 20 — 102

3-pointers: Knight 6, Ziegler 3, Thigpen 2, Lamp, Keyes, Manson, X. Williams, Badger, Geniel, Pennington, Pappas. Total fouls: 19-19. Rebounds: Massillon 46-36.

Jackson's Alexa Pizor shoots while trailed by Central Catholic's Alicia Varacky in the second half of Wednesday's game.
Jackson's Alexa Pizor shoots while trailed by Central Catholic's Alicia Varacky in the second half of Wednesday's game.

LOUISVILLE 62, TALLMADGE 51

Tallmadge Winter Classic

LOUISVILLE: Siegfried 3 2-4 8, Gross 6 2-4 14, Aljancic 4 2-2 10, Marshell 7 0-0 15, Nigro 5 5-5 15. Totals 25 11-15 62.

TALLMADGE: Davis 7 1-4 15, Ewers 7 1-1 15, Reifsnyder 2 0-2 5, Rusinko 2 1-2 5, Jascoe 2 0-0 6, Eisaman 1 0-0 3, Paonessa 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 3-9 51.

Louisville - 14 - 18 - 17 - 13 — 62

Tallmadge - 14 - 11 - 10 - 16 — 51

3-pointers: Jascoe 2, Marshell, Reifsnyder, Eisman.

Perry's Breanna Haynes, splits the defense of Tulsaw's Destiny Dulkoski (22) and Breanna McCabe (54) in the first half of Wednesday's game.
Perry's Breanna Haynes, splits the defense of Tulsaw's Destiny Dulkoski (22) and Breanna McCabe (54) in the first half of Wednesday's game.

OTTAWA-GLANDORF 68, CENTRAL CATHOLIC 39

CENTRAL (4-3): Marsh 1-1-4, Johnson 1-0-2, Miller 2-0-5, Vlacovsky 6-1-14, Minor 2-0-4, Stangl 4-2-10. Totals 16-4-39.

GLANDORF (8-0): Schroeder 5-1-12, Toumazos 2-0-4, Kitchen 0-2-2, Aldrich 0-4-4, Maag 1-1-3, Fortman 3-1-7, White 7-5-20, Erford 6-1-16. Totals 24-15-68.

Central - 9 - 12 - 7 - 11 — 39

Glandorf - 13 - 21 - 18 - 16 — 68

3-pointers: Erford 3, Schroeder, White, Marsh, Miller, Vlacovsky. Fouled out: Johnson.

Tulsaw's Breanna McCabe draws the foul defended by Perry's Marlee Pieru (10) and Riley Minor (12) in the first half of Wednesday's game.
Tulsaw's Breanna McCabe draws the foul defended by Perry's Marlee Pieru (10) and Riley Minor (12) in the first half of Wednesday's game.

AVON LAKE 77, MARLINGTON 61

Rocky River Holiday Classic

MARLINGTON (3-4): Himmelheber 10 2-2 28, Woods 4 1-1 9, Heatherington 6 3-4 15, Evanich 4 0-0 9, Bratten 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 6-7 61.

AVON LAKE (3-3): Lerch 7 6-8 20, Bromley 2 1-2 6, Birk 6 0-1 14, McCrumb 4 0-0 9, Moore 6 2-2 18, Lamb 3 1-2 10. Totals 28 10-15 77.

Marlington - 19 - 14 - 19 - 9 — 61

Avon Lake - 16 - 17 - 26 - 18 — 77

3-pointers: Himmelheber 6, Moore 4, Lamb 3, Birk 2, Bromley, McCrumb, Evanich. Fouls: Marlington 15-9. Rebounds: Marlington 23 (Heatherington 10), Avon Lake 30 (Lerch 8).

Perry's Marlee Pieru looks to shoot trailed by Tulsaw's Cici Huffman in the first half of Wednesday's game.
Perry's Marlee Pieru looks to shoot trailed by Tulsaw's Cici Huffman in the first half of Wednesday's game.

WEST BRANCH 75, URBAN SCHOLARS 40

SCHOLARS: Taylor 1 0-0 2, Hawkins 7 0-2 15, Young 3 1-2 9, Wilson 4 1-2 9, Lewis 2 0-0 5. Totals 17 2-6 40.

W.BRANCH: Hendershott 2 0-0 4, Jackson 2 0-0 4, Thomas 6 1-2 13, Robb 5 2-2 12, Anderson 4 2-2 10, Coffee 2 0-0 4, Weaver 3 0-0 8, Pinkerton 3 0-0 7, Gregory 1 0-0 2, Lane 4 2-2 11. Totals 32 9-10 75.

Scholars - 7 - 2 - 16 - 15 — 40

W.Branch - 17 - 24 - 21 - 13 — 75

3-pointers: Weaver 2, Young 2, Thomas, Pinkerton, Lane, Hawkins, Lewis. Fouls: Scholars 6-4. Rebounds: Scholars 13, W.Branch 36 (Robb 6, Gregory 6).

Tuslaw's Malia Mizeres looks to get a shot off over Perry in the first half of Wednesday's game.
Tuslaw's Malia Mizeres looks to get a shot off over Perry in the first half of Wednesday's game.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

JACKSON 48, CENTRAL CATHOLIC 28

Hoover Holiday Classic

CENTRAL (4-5): Finefrock 2-4-9, L. Belden 4-2-11, Varacky 3-0-6, Burke 1-0-2, S. Belden 0-0-0. Totals 10-6-28.

JACKSON (7-1): Lahmers 4-0-9, Herron 2-0-4, Lepley 3-2-8, Rowley 2-0-5, Campbell 4-2-11, Helle 1-0-3, Pizor 2-3-8. Totals 18-7-48.

Central - 4 - 5 - 13 - 6 — 28

Jackson - 11 - 18 - 13 - 6 — 48

3-pointers: Lahmers, Rowley, Campbell, Helle, Pizor, Finefrock, L. Belden. Fouls: Jackson 9-6. Technicals: Lepley.

BRUNSWICK 45, HOOVER 24

Hoover Holiday Classic

BRUNSWICK: Collenette 1-0-2, Haber 1-1-4, Bertemes 2-0-5, Hildenbrand 10-2-25, Deighton 2-0-4, Willkom 1-1-3, Gatesman 0-2-2. Totals 17-6-45.

HOOVER (0-8): Burke 2-0-4, Moore 2-1-5, Fisher 1-1-3, Kreareas 1-0-2, Yocum 2-0-5, Somers 0-2-2, Frantz 1-1-3. Totals 9-5-24.

Brunswick - 16 - 11 - 8 - 10 — 45

Hoover - 6 - 3 - 6 - 9 — 24

3-pointers: Hildenbrand 3, Yocum, Haber, Bertemes.

Schedule

THURSDAY

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Wishes Can Happen Inv., Col. Ready at GlenOak, 6

Lake Center at Field, 7

Lake at Dover, 7:15

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Olmsted Falls vs. West Branch at GlenOak, 10

Louisville vs. Hoban, at South Range Classic, 2:30

Massillon at Hilliard Davidson, 4

Brecksville at Central Catholic, 4:30

Green at Hathaway Brown, 5:30

Jackson vs. Woodridge, at Hoover, 6

Walsh Jesuit at Hoover, 7:30

Akron Garfield at GlenOak, 7:30

Claymont at Minerva, 7:30

FRIDAY

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Wishes Can Happen Inv., Olmsted Falls at GlenOak, 5

Orrville at Canton South, 6

Urban Scholars at Minerva, 6:15

Chaney at Hoover, 6:45

St. Thomas Aquinas at Central Catholic, 7

Solon at Green, 7

Akron Garfield at Louisville, 7

Tuslaw at Triway, 7

Manchester at CVCA, 7

Carrollton at Maysville, 7:30

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Massillon at Cardinal Mooney, 1

Louisville at Howland, 2:30

Green at Austintown Fitch, 5:30

Brecksville at GlenOak, 7

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Carnegie Mellon at Walsh, 5

Kent State at Saint Mary’s, 8

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Bluffton Holiday Classic: Mount Union vs. Hanover, noon

SATURDAY

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Northwest at Fairless, 7

Kidron Central at Malvern, 7

Lake Center at Ursuline, 7

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Akron Garfield at Hoover, noon

Wellsville at Malvern, 1

Highland at Perry, 1:15

Rootstown at Alliance, 1:30

Canton South at Fairless, 1:30

Manchester at St. Thomas Aquinas, 1:30

Northwest at Orrville, 1:30

Norwayne at Triway, 1:30

Tuslaw at CVCA, 1:30

Canfield at West Branch, 5:30

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Thiel at Malone, 3

Akron vs. St. Bonaventure (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse), 4

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Fairmont State at Malone, 1

Akron at Canisius, 1

La Roche at Kent State, 1

Bluffton Holiday Classic: Mount Union at Bluffton, 2

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Canton, Ohio high school sports scores last night

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