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Portage HS scores | Jan. 10: Curall, Lough lift Rootstown girls basketball to key PTC win

Jonah Rosenblum, Ravenna Record-Courier
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Rootstown’s Colbie Curall drives through Crestwood’s Abby Guyette to the basket during a basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 28 in Rootstown.
Rootstown’s Colbie Curall drives through Crestwood’s Abby Guyette to the basket during a basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 28 in Rootstown.

Rootstown ran away from host Warren JFK with an 18-11 fourth quarter Wednesday to remain undefeated in Portage Trail Conference girls basketball.

Colbie Curall led the Rovers (12-1, 4-0) with 14 points, and Nadia Lough tacked on a double-double (10 points, 14 rebounds).

Abby White drained two 3-pointers and added eight points for Rootstown, which also got six points apiece from Kelsey Bittecuffer and Brooklynn McIntyre.

Roosevelt 56, Barberton 37

The Rough Riders surged in front with a 16-3 first quarter en route to a Suburban American victory.

Claire VanDamme had 16 points and 11 rebounds (seven offensive), and Zariyah Taylor (eight points, 10 rebounds, four offensive) came a basket shy of another double-double to pace Roosevelt.

Julia Nash added 11 points and eight assists for the Rough Riders (6-7, 2-7).

Copley 65, Aurora 30

The Greenmen (9-4, 5-4 Suburban American) fell to league-leading Copley despite 10 points and two 3-pointers by Addison Witting. Copley's Izzy Callaway led all scorers with 25.

Boys Basketball

Streetsboro 52, Field 42

Jack Batten made seven 3-pointers and led all scorers with 22 points to lift the Rockets to a road Metro Athletic Conference victory. Jackson Gula (11 points, nine rebounds) also scored in double digits for Streetsboro. Up a point at the end of a quarter, the Rockets (6-5, 4-2) took control with an 18-7 second.

Nick Papiska led the host Falcons (2-9, 1-5) with 14 points, including two 3-pointers.

Box Scores

GIRLS BASKETBALL

KENT ROOSEVELT 56, BARBERTON 37

BARBERTON: T. Miller 4-2-14, Crews 1-1-4, Anzaldi 1-0-3, V. Miller 1-0-2, Curry 1-2-4, Witwer 3-0-8, Valencia 0-2-2. Totals 11-7-37.

ROOSEVELT: Friedman 0-2-2, Carbone 1-1-4, Nash 4-1-11, M. VanDamme 1-0-2, Wilson 3-1-9, Booher 2-0-4, Taylor 4-0-8, C. VanDamme 6-4-16. Totals 21-9-56.

Barberton - 3 - 17 - 8 - 9 — 37

Roosevelt - 16 - 12 - 12 - 16 — 56

3-pointers: T. Miller 4, Nash 2, Wilson 2, Witwer 2, Carbone, Crews, Anzaldi. Fouls: Roosevelt 16-15. Rebounds: Barberton 22 (Curry 7), Roosevelt 34 (C. VanDamme 12).

ROOTSTOWN 55, WARREN JFK 45

ROOTSTOWN (12-1, 4-0): Curall 6-2-14, Germann 1-0-3, White 3-0-8, Bittecuffer 3-0-6, Plecko 2-0-4, McIntyre 2-2-6, Nichols 2-0-4, Lough 5-0-10. Totals 24-4-55.

JFK (10-3, 3-1): Darney 3-0-9, Ryan 5-0-10, Pompelia 4-3-12, Odille 3-1-7, Myers 1-5-7. Totals 16-9-45.

Rootstown - 16 - 14 - 7 - 18 — 55

JFK - 12 - 11 - 11 - 11 — 45

3-pointers: Darney 3, White 2, Germann, Pompelia. Fouls: Rootstown 16-9. Rebounds: Rootstown 44 (Lough 14), JFK 27.

BOYS BASKETBALL

STREETSBORO 52, FIELD 42

STREETSBORO: Ivory 2-2-6, Berry 0-3-3, Gula 4-1-11, P. Laryea 1-0-2, Murray 2-0-6, E. Laryea 1-0-2, Batten 7-1-22. Totals 17-7-52.

FIELD (2-9, 1-5): Eader 2-2-7, Dixon 2-0-5, Ronowski 1-1-3, Stayer 3-0-6, Smith 2-0-4, Jackson 1-0-3, Papiska 5-2-14. Totals 16-5-42.

Streetsboro - 13 - 18 - 13 - 8 — 52

Field - 12 - 7 - 10 - 13 — 42

3-pointers: Batten 7, Gula 2, Murray 2, Papiska 2, Eader, Dixon, Jackson. Fouls: Field 13-7. Rebounds: Streetsboro 26 (Gula 9), Field 21 (Dixon 5, Stayer 5).

This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage County high school roundups and scores from Jan. 10, 2024