Portage County HS scores | Jan. 24: Mogadore girls basketball prevails on Senior Night
MOGADORE — Wednesday's Senior Night victory didn't come easily for the Mogadore girls basketball team.
Why would it? Nothing has come easily for the Wildcats in this adversity-filled season.
Still, Mogadore shook off an ice-cold start to pick up a 37-33 Portage Trail Conference victory over visiting Southeast.
"Adversity is our mantra this year," Wildcats coach Jen Ritch said with a laugh. "We're used to it. It's sad. I don't like being used to it, but we are."
Mogadore senior Brook McIntyre, in her fourth game back from a broken fibula, shook off a 1-for-6 first half from the field to lead all scorers with 16 points. McIntyre's successful night included two 3-pointers as well as making all six of her fourth-quarter free throws to seal the win.
"She's a competitor," Ritch said. "You know she's going to fight back, even if she's having a rough game. She's still going to, even if she's not scoring or doing things, she's in the huddle saying, 'Let's do this.' She is and they just follow that energy."
Ari Tompkins made five of six from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter, including the game-winning free throws with 2:58 remaining, as the junior finished with nine points.
In addition to connecting from the line, Mogadore (7-9, 2-4) won behind a frenetic press that helped force nine fourth-quarter turnovers.
"We have to play defense in order to have success," Ritch said. "There are four things we always talk about: defense, we have to win the rebounding battle, which I don't think we did tonight, we have to make bunnies — easy shots — and we have to make foul shots. If we don't do those four things, we can't win."
Southeast (7-8, 1-4) fell despite big performances from freshmen Jenna Canale (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Elliott Smallfield (eight points, two 3-pointers).
Look for an upcoming feature on McIntyre's return from injury.
Boys Basketball
Field 63, Ravenna 50
The Falcons snapped a seven-game Metro Athletic Conference skid behind a balanced effort with three players finishing in double figures. Ben Stayer led Field (3-11, 2-7) with 16 points, while Grady Eader added 13 and Trevor Dixon finished with 11. Nick Papiska and Manny Smith tied for the team lead with seven rebounds apiece.
Nigil Williams scored 11 points for Ravenna (4-10, 2-7) while Bryant Thompson added 10 (including two 3-pointers) and seven rebounds.
Streetsboro 59, Cloverleaf 48
Down one at the end of three quarters, the Rockets took over with a 26-14 fourth for a Metro Athletic Conference win.
Streetsboro's Jackson Gula and Cloverleaf's Logan Forbes led all scorers with 19 points apiece.
Jack Batten had 14 points, including two 3-pointers, and Charles Ivory added 10 points for the Rockets (7-7, 5-4).
Boys Swim & Dive
Roosevelt 117, Revere 59
The undefeated Rough Riders (10-0) were dominant in the freestyle races once again. Freshman Kadin Pyka won the 50 and 100, senior Johnny Denning and junior Ethan Bruner finished one-two, respectively, in the 200, and Bruner and Denning switched places to go one-two in the 500.
Roosevelt senior Drew Vecchio (100 breaststroke), junior Adam Springer (100 back) and junior Parker D'Sidocky (dive) also recorded first-place finishes, as did the Rough Riders' 200 free and medley relays.
Girls Swim & Dive
Roosevelt 119, Revere 62
Led by freshman Trinity Heath (50, 100) and senior Gabriella Melin (200, 500), the 10-0 Rough Riders swept the freestyle races and also won the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
Roosevelt senior Jeanie Barzellato (100 breaststroke), junior Ella Houk (dive) and freshman Coco Golden (100 fly, 200 IM) also recorded first-place finishes, as did the Rough Riders' 200 medley relay.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage County high school roundups and scores from Jan. 24, 2024
