Portage HS scores | Feb. 13: Richardson, Sprutte lift Southeast boys basketball to victory

GARRETTSVILLE — Friday ended in heartbreak for the Southeast boys basketball team.

Tuesday was the exact opposite as the Pirates put Friday's overtime loss behind them with a convincing 79-57 victory at Garfield.

"It was just a big thing over the weekend," Southeast senior Garrett Sprutte said. "We got to stay strong mentally, make sure we get in the gym and just be here at practice on Monday and make sure we bounce back Tuesday."

Freshman Cohen Richardson got the Pirates (9-10) off to a blazing start, making his first five 3-pointers — all within the first five minutes and 15 seconds of the game.

Richardson finished with 25 points, draining 7 of his 12 shots from deep.

Sprutte scored 18 second-half points to lead all scorers with 27. Per usual, he was an unstoppable force driving to the basket, particularly in transition.

The Pirates defense also played a huge role, holding the G-Men (6-14) to a single field goal in the second quarter as Southeast finished the first half on an 18-0 run.

"We just needed to turn up the intensity," Richardson said. "We were playing kind of flat [in the first quarter], letting them do whatever they wanted."

Southeast coach Matt Dillon was quick to credit assistant Zeddie Pollock.

"Coach Pollock works on our defense every day at practice," Dillon said. "Coach Pollock is an invaluable member of this coaching staff, and that's why we're defending that way at that end of the floor. The kids love playing for Coach Pollock and they're really playing hard at that end."

Stay tuned for an upcoming feature on Richardson.

Streetsboro 45, Roosevelt 34

The Rockets (11-8) won a defensive nonleague battle with the Rough Riders, behind 12 points apiece from Jack Batten and Jackson Gula.

Grant Leslie and Jaden Dennison led Roosevelt (8-12) with nine points apiece.

Aurora 71, West Geauga 69

Cooper Carnahan celebrated Senior Night with a 23-point effort while junior Zach Pannetti added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, for the host Greenmen.

Aurora won despite Landon Lear's 40-point outburst, including eight 3-pointers.

Mogadore 83, Windham 30

The Wildcats won their 15th straight game, running away thanks to a 41-6 second half.

Mogadore (16-3) drained a whopping 16 3s, including five by Layne Miller (20 points) and four by Lucas Butler (15 points). Demitri Blagojevich, Tanner Buso and Chad Westfall also hit multiple 3-pointers for the Wildcats.

Carlos Bruton led the Bombers with 14 points.

Crestwood 71, Field 43

Freshman Brody Durham had 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, to help lift the Red Devils (18-2) to their eighth straight win. Dekota Johnson added 14 points and four 3-pointers for Crestwood, and James Durham had a team-leading 12 rebounds, including five offensive.

Manny Smith led Field with 14 points while Grady Eader added 13.

Late Monday

Girls Basketball

Rootstown 67, Windham 24

Up two at the end of a quarter, the Rovers took full control with a 22-9 second quarter and a 27-6 third. Colbie Curall and Nadia Lough led Rootstown (19-2) with 14 points apiece and Brooklynn McIntyre had 16 rebounds. Abby White made three 3-pointers and Addy Germann and Melanie Plecko each added two more.

Briah Daniel had 15 of the Bombers' 24 points.

Aurora 73, Chardon 50

The Greenmen took quick control with a 25-9 opening eight minutes, ultimately outscoring the Hilltoppers in all four quarters.

Sam Stask hit four 3-pointers to lead Aurora (15-6) with 22 points. Addison Witting (14 points), Julia Miller (13) and Kailey Feckner (12) also finished in double digits.

Box Scores

BOYS BASKETBALL

SOUTHEAST 79, GARFIELD 57

SOUTHEAST (9-10): Case Myers 2 3-5 7, Garrett Sprutte 12 3-5 27, Zach Keto 3 0-0 8, Cohen Richardson 9 0-0 25, Logan West 1 0-0 2, Austin Mejia 3 0-1 6, Braedyn Walden 1 2-2 4. Totals 31 8-13 79.

GARFIELD (6-14): Cade Rock 4 4-8 12, Aidan Hill 4 0-0 11, Preston Gedeon 8 2-4 22, Eric Geddes 1 0-0 3, Nick Edic 3 1-2 9. Totals 20 7-14 57.

Southeast - 22 - 18 - 21 - 18 — 79

Garfield - 19 - 2 - 23 - 13 — 57

3-Point Goals: Southeast 9/23 (Richardson 7, Keto 2), Garfield 10/23 (Gedeon 4, Hill 3, Edic 2, Geddes). Total Rebounds: Southeast 29 (Sprutte 10), Garfield 24 (Gedeon 5).

AURORA 71, WEST GEAUGA 69

W. GEAUGA: Marino 2-0-6, Whiting 5-2-13, Lear 13-6-40, Vecchio 1-0-2, Mobley 1-3-5, Keenan 1-0-3. Totals 23-11-69.

AURORA: Lukasik 1-2-5, Pannetti 7-0-18, Thomas 2-1-5, Habbyshaw 3-0-7, Harrell 3-1-7, Trivisonno 1-1-4, Bonnette 1-0-2, Carnahan 11-1-23. Totals 29-6-71.

W. Geauga - 18 - 13 - 16 - 22 — 69

Aurora - 14 - 21 - 22 - 14 — 71

3-pointers: Lear 8, Pannetti 4, Marino 2, Lukasik, Habbyshaw, Trivisonno, Whiting, Keenan.

MOGADORE 83, WINDHAM 30

WINDHAM (8-11): Wiley 2-0-4, Bruton 6-1-14, Collins 5-0-11, Paolella 0-1-1, Porter 0-0-0. Totals 13-2-30.

MOGADORE (16-3): Lehner 4-0-8, Jaber 1-0-2, Smith 2-0-4, Westfall 3-0-8, Thiry 1-0-2, Miller 7-1-20, Buso 3-1-9, Blagojevich 2-0-6, Graham 3-0-7, Butler 5-1-15, Stephenson 1-0-2. Totals 32-3-83.

Windham - 6 - 18 - 4 - 2 — 30

Mogadore - 25 - 17 - 24 - 17 — 83

3-pointers: Miller 5, Butler 4, Westfall 2, Buso 2, Blagojevich 2, Graham, Bruton, Collins.

LATE MONDAY

GIRLS BASKETBALL

AURORA 73, CHARDON 50

CHARDON: Deszczykiewicz 1 0-0 2, McDonald 1 0-0 2, Dufour 1 0-0 2, Gerlica 5 1-2 14, Krakora 5 7-7 20, Grau 3 0-0 6, Zeiger 1 1-2 4. Totals: 17 9-11 50.

AURORA: Stask 9 0-0 22, Cohn 1 0-0 2, Miller 5 3-4 13, Pierce 2 0-0 4, Feckner 5 2-2 12, Manav 1 2-2 4, Witting 5 2-2 14, Zeulch 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29 9-10 73.

Chardon - 9 - 10 - 15 - 16 — 50

Aurora - 25 - 15 - 16 - 17 — 73

3-Point Goals: Stask 4, Gerlica 3, Krakora 3, Witting 2.

ROOTSTOWN 67, WINDHAM 24

WINDHAM (11-10): Woods 0 4-4 4, Daniel 4 6-6 15, Simpson 0 0-2 0, DeOliveira 1 0-0 2, McCall 1 0-0 3. Totals: 6 10-12 24.

ROOTSTOWN (19-2): Curall 5 3-3 14, Germann 2 0-0 6, White 3 0-0 9, Plecko 2 0-0 6, P. Smith 1 1-2 3, McIntyre 3 0-0 6, Nichols 3 0-0 7, Lough 5 4-5 14, S. Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 8-10 67.

Windham - 6 - 9 - 6 - 3 — 24

Rootstown - 8 - 22 - 27 - 10 — 67

3-Point Goals: White 3, Germann 2, Plecko 2, Nichols, Daniel, McCall, Curall. Total Fouls: Rootstown, 12-9. Turnovers: Windham, 23-11. Rebounds: Windham 28; Rootstown 37 (McIntyre 16).

AKRON GARFIELD 38, SOUTHEAST 35

SOUTHEAST (8-13): L. Morris 3-0-7, Dix 0-0-0, Smallfield 7-1-15, Campbell 2-1-5, Canale 4-0-8. Totals: 16-2-35.

AKRON GARFIELD (6-15): Johnson 6-0-16, Kimbrough 1-5-7, Fannin 6-0-12, Jordan 1-0-3, Neal 0-0-0. Totals: 14-5-38.

Southeast - 5 - 14 - 8 - 8 — 35

Garfield - 8 - 8 - 11 - 11 — 38

3-Point Goals: Johnson 4, Morris, Jordan. Total Fouls: Garfield 11-10.

This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage County high school scores from Feb. 13, 2024