Portage HS scores | Jan. 13: Roosevelt girls basketball edges Field in Route 43 thriller
KENT — A back-and-forth Battle of Route 43 ended in thrilling fashion with six lead changes in the fourth quarter before Roosevelt girls basketball ultimately edged Field, 48-46.
"It was back and forth," Rough Riders coach Craig Foreman said. "Obviously, you like to win big and all that type of stuff, you don't like to lose big, but those games are fun to be in."
After Roosevelt sophomore Lindsay Wells found senior Arie Wilson for the game-tying bucket with 2:30 remaining, junior Julia Nash provided a 5-point swing that put the home team in front for good. Knotted at 41, Nash raced forward on a 2-on-1, with Wells by her side. With the defender looking to take away the pass, the pass-first guard barreled through contact for a 3-point play with 1:58 left.
"That's where her captain leadership is coming into play," Foreman said. "She realized, and it's nothing against Lindsay by any stretch, but you're the leader. Let's finish this. We need to finish this and she did."
Nash (9 points, 5 assists) then added a drive-and-drop as she surged into the lane and lofted a pass to sophomore post Claire VanDamme (11 points, 7 rebounds) for a layup and a 5-point lead with 1:10 remaining.
That 5-point lead came in handy as Ally Harlin buried a 3-pointer to draw within two, with fellow Field junior Abby Harlin later answering a couple of Roosevelt free throws with a short second-chance jumper along the baseline to again get within a basket in the final minute.
The Falcons (9-7) nearly tied the game with 9.1 seconds left as junior Delilah Rahe drove through contact and knocked down a runner from the top of the paint — except she was called for a charge, with Wells drawing the whistle.
"That was a big moment for us because Lindsay plays here and there, but sometimes she's had some 0-for games, meaning that she doesn't play at all, but she fit in a good role today, defensively," Foreman said of his sophomore. "She took that huge charge on Delilah, which, my gosh, calling that on Delilah then and it's Lindsay Wells and so that was pretty cool. That was a big moment."
Outside of that whistle, not much could stop Rahe as she led all players with 20 points and 18 rebounds, including a block, steal and three straight buckets to erase the Rough Riders' five-point lead entering the fourth quarter.
"She's special," Falcons coach John Misenko said. "I'm glad she's on our team and she does everything for us and she does it with the other team knowing that they need to stop her also, which makes it even more special."
Wilson led Roosevelt (7-7) with 14 points, 12 coming in the second half, including making 3-of-6 from deep over the final 16 minutes.
Aurora 52, Chagrin Falls 43
Sam Stask drained five 3-pointers and led the Greenmen with 17 points as they picked up their 10th win of the season. Julia Miller added 15 points for Aurora (10-4). Chagrin Falls' Lilly Stukus led all scorers with 19 points, making all six of her free-throw attempts.
Rootstown 72, Badger 47
Up 10 after 24 minutes at the Berkshire Hoopfest, the Rovers clinched victory with a 23-8 fourth quarter. Addy Germann secured MVP honors with four 3-pointers and a team-leading 16 points while Nadia Lough (15 points, 15 rebounds) contributed a double-double for Rootstown (13-1).
Western Reserve 39, Mogadore 38 (OT)
The Wildcats fell in overtime despite a double-double from Amelia Morris (14 points, 10 rebounds). Ari Tompkins (8 points), Rylee Clark (6), Olivia Kidd (5) and Julie Tompkins (5) all added multiple baskets for Mogadore (5-7).
Boys Basketball
Mogadore 54, Smithville 47
The Wildcats picked up their seventh straight win — and second in 24 hours.
Mogadore senior Layne Miller led all scorers with 16 points, including three 3-pointers, while Nick Stephenson added 13 points.
Corey Lehner (9 points), Tanner Buso (7) and Devin Graham (6) gave the Wildcats (8-3) five players with at least six points.
Wrestling
Bill Dies Memorial
Rootstown put forward a dominant performance at the Bill Dies Memorial, winning the team title by a 64-point margin.
The Rovers had three wrestlers earn runner-up honors in their respective weight classes: Will McEwuen (120), Nick Malek (138) and Dominic Duvall (157). Three more Rootstown wrestlers took home bronze medals in Alex Ely (106), Tristan McKibben (165) and Tony Karp (285).
Box Scores
GIRLS BASKETBALL
AURORA 52, CHAGRIN FALLS 43
CHAGRIN: Pope 1-0-3, Kay 3-2-8, Russell 3-1-8, Bencko 0-4-4, Goodwin 0-1-1, Stukus 6-6-19. Totals 13-14-43.
AURORA: Stask 6-0-17, Miller 6-3-15, Pierce 2-0-4, Feckner 1-1-3, Manav 2-0-5, Witting 3-0-6, Zuelch 1-0-2. Totals 21-4-52.
Chagrin Falls - 9 - 12 - 10 - 12 — 43
Aurora - 9 - 19 - 19 - 5 — 52
3-pointers: Stask 5, Manav, Pope, Russell, Stukus.
KENT ROOSEVELT 48, FIELD 46
FIELD: Miller 2-0-5, Ab. Harlin 2-3-8, Rahe 9-1-20, Ulrich 1-0-3, Al. Harlin 2-1-6, Balzar 2-0-4. Totals 18-5-46.
ROOSEVELT: Carbone 1-0-2, Nash 3-2-9, M. VanDamme 1-0-2, Wilson 5-1-14, Booher 1-0-2, Taylor 2-2-6, Crawford 1-0-2, C. VanDamme 5-1-11. Totals 19-6-48.
Field - 13 - 7 - 9 - 17 — 46
Roosevelt - 6 - 13 - 15 - 14 — 48
3-pointers: Wilson 3, Rahe, Nash, Miller, Ulrich, Al. Harlin, Ab. Harlin. Fouls: Roosevelt 10-9. Rebounds: Field 35 (Rahe 18), Roosevelt 32 (Taylor 13).
ROOTSTOWN 72, BERKSHIRE 47
Berkshire Hoopfest
ROOTSTOWN (13-1): Curall 3-2-9, Germann 6-0-16, White 4-0-9, Bittecuffer 2-2-7, Smith 4-0-8, McIntyre 3-0-6, Lough 6-3-15, Damicone 1-0-2. Totals 29-7-72.
BERKSHIRE (13-2): Betts 1-0-2, O’Brien 1-0-2, Stanhope 1-1-3, Miller 6-1-13, Huscroft 1-2-5, Grexa 2-5-10, Rice 2-1-6, Suhar 1-0-3, Lendak 1-0-3. Totals 16-11-47.
Rootstown - 14 - 20 - 15 - 23 — 72
Berkshire - 9 - 16 - 14 - 8 — 47
3-pointers: Germann 4, Curall, White, Bittecuffer, Huscroft, Grexa, Rice, Suhar, Lendak. Fouls: Rootstown 25-14. Rebounds: Rootstown 30 (Lough 15), Berkshire 18.
WESTERN RESERVE 39, MOGADORE 38 (OT)
RESERVE: Eichert 1-2-5, Hughes 5-0-10, Ramsey 2-0-4, Miller 6-2-14, Cappabionca 3-0-7. Totals 17-2-39.
MOGADORE: J. Tompkins 2-0-5, Morris 2-6-14, Clark 2-0-6, A. Tompkins 3-2-8, Kidd 2-0-5. Totals 13-8-38.
Reserve - 5 - 12 - 4 - 10 - 8 — 39
Mogadore - 10 - 3 - 10 - 8 - 7 — 38
3-pointers: Miller 2, Clark 2, Cappabionca, J. Tompkins, Kidd. Rebounds: Mogadore 29 (Morris 10).
BOYS BASKETBALL
MOGADORE 54, SMITHVILLE 47
Hoover Hoops MLK Classic
MOGADORE (8-3): Lehner 4-1-9, Miller 5-3-16, Buso 3-0-7, Graham 3-0-6, Butler 1-0-3, Stephenson 5-3-13. Totals 21-7-54.
SMITHVILLE (4-8): Spurlock 1-0-3, E. Piatt 3-0-9, Ringerbach 2-0-4, Steiner 2-0-6, Zollinger 2-0-5, B. Piatt 1-0-3, Yates 1-0-3, Maibach 5-3-14. Totals 17-3-47.
Mogadore - 13 - 11 - 14 - 16 — 54
Smithville - 11 - 13 - 13 - 10 — 47
3-pointers: Miller 3, E. Piatt 3, Steiner 2, Buso, Butler, Spurlock, Zollinger, B. Piatt, Yates, Maibach.
BOWLING
18TH ROOTSTOWN ROVER SECTIONAL PREVIEW
Spins Bowl, Kent
GIRLS DIVISION I
Team Champion: Boardman 3,746
Runner-up: 3,527
HIGH SERIES
Kaitlyn Greenway, Boardman 705; Alex Pavlik, Tallmadge 603; Marissa Funk, Boardman 577; Maria Mara, Tallmadge 573; Abby Toronski, Nordonia 557; Ryleigh Balan, Kent 557.
HIGH GAME
Kaitlyn Greenaway, Boardman 243
TEAM STANDINGS
Boardman 3,746; Tallmadge 3,527; Nordonia 3,516; Hoban 3,271; Kent Roosevelt 3,111; Hudson 2,748; Cuyahoga Falls 2,736; Austintown 2,623; Woodridge 2,135.
BOARDMAN (3,746); EMILY Leonard 170-145-147 462, Gabby Vennetti 156-152-171 479, Lily Haase 109, Marissa Funk 201-194-182 577, Kaitlyn Greenaway 236-243-226 705, Audrey Anderson 128, Jasmine Kortes 170. GAMES: 872-862-849; BAKER: 215-233-158-184-183-140.
TALLMADGE (3,527): Alex Pavlik 224-170-209 603, Kaedyn Bender 132-144-169 445, Dee Dee Elijah 180-200-172 445, Marie Marc 188-182-203 573, Kaitlyn Ford 119, Sub games _ 114-131. GAMES: 838-827-872; BAKER: 199-150-192-148-137-164.
NORDONIA (3,516): Grace Bedafka 136, Brooke Barnes 128, Abby Toronski 161-188-208 559, Kaitlyn Menott 154-210-179 543, Kalbey Lewin 195-195-158, Alexis DeMarco 137, Natalie Barnes 129, Sub games _ 109-124. GAMES: 774-826-811; BAKER: 152-182-224-162-194-191.
HOBAN (3,271): Kate Folk 175-127, Dani Ferrace 179-140-157 476, Roni Caputo 168-117-154 439, Abbey Kohrs 208-137-182 527, Alyssa Garfinkle 133-136-169 438, Sub game _ 112. GAMES: 600-705-789; BAKER: 124-166-143-183-189-172.
KENT ROOSEVELT (3,111): Hannah Robinson 143-126-157 426, Ryleigh Balan 172-177 208 557, Jillian Eden 165-153-145 483, Maisy Montgomery 147-136-119 402, Kierra Naseer 135, Sub games _ 98-111. GAMES: 738-690-764; BAKER: 170-173-139-150-136-161.
HUDSON (2,748): Kami Kundla 135-167-172 475, Celine Dale 108-84-87 279, Naomi Costlow 93-124-117 334, Sydney Gallegos 166-139-151 456, Aubrey Goldslager 124-142-130 396. GAMES: 626-656-658; BAKER: 175-96-160-109-143-125.
CUYAHOGA FALLS (2,736): Lori McCune 156-178-151 485, Lacy Awell 134-133-146 413, Delaney Jones 110, Kylie Cole 124-118-139 381, Aubray McIntire 137-140, Maddi Stumpf 120, Sub games _ 96-96. GAMES: 620-662-696; BAKER: 137-126-121-137-123-114.
AUSTINTOWN FITCH (1,809): Ja’Layah Tillis 117-120-99 336, Emma Casey 125-81-132 338, Ella Emerick 98-126-130 354, Marlina Rozzo 99-106-81 286, Josie Burns 130-192-173 495. GAMES: 569-625-615; BAKER: 129-151-123-177-129-105.
WOODRIDGE (1,542): Elizabeth Garrett 87-94-79 260, Tanira Rezau 106-71-109 286, Sara Tana 141-100-101 342, Emma Bellisario 91-86-98 275, Savannah Gless 105-139-135 379. GAMES: 530-490-522; BAKER: 86-82-91-94-130-110.
BOYS DIVISION I
TEAM CHAMPION
Nordonia 4,300
HIGH SERIES
Josh Ware, Nordonia 670; Caden Wilcox, Boardman 663; Lucas Tinter, Twinsburg 662; Joe Banister, Hoban 653; Justin Roberts, Nordonia 647.
HIGH GAME
Joe Banister, Hoban 252
TEAM STANDINGS
Nordonia 4,300; Boardman 4,116; Twinsburg 3,974; Cuyahoga Falls 3,844; Austintown Fitch 3,654; Hoban 3,568; Tallmadge 3,510; Hudson 3,476; Kent Roosevelt 3,338.
NORDONIA (4,300): Aiden Bulanda 181-215-195 591, Josh Ware 228-247-195 670, Justin Roberts 210-225-212 647, Drew Kitzmiller 222-172-204 598, Kyan Freyhaut 189-956-219-216 624. GAMES: 1,030-1,078-1,022; BAKER: 178-173-170-226-216-207.
BOARDMAN (4,116): Austin Rule 206-168-214 588, Ben Hildebrand 166-214-156 566, Caden Wilcox 194-235-234 663, Brayden Rudge 175-187-191 553, Jessy Acavner 215, Chase Realty 174. GAMES: 956-989-999 2,944; BAKER: 219-199-218-180-164-192.
TWINSBURG (3,974): Dwon Ruff 181-211-177 569, W.H. Bamler 191-183, LT Tarok 206-200-167 573, Lucas Tinter 244-206-212 662, Justin Sanford 202-183-169 554. GAMES: 961-991-908; BAKER: 197-170-171-161-244-171.
CUYAHOGA FALLS (3,844): Aiden Hawley 233-128-191 552, Robert Rompf 206-188-135 532, Justin Wagner 203-213-159 573, Holcom Walters 189-202-171 562, Jonathan Rasch 168-183-147 498. GAMES: 999-914-806; BAKER: 200-213-143-162-171-148.
AUSTINTOWN FITCH (3,654): Daniel Jones 173-141-202 516, Kameron Villers 143-226-172 541, Jackson Waid 173-154-167 494, Brett Wilcox 138, Landyn Myers 148-216-215 579, Isaac Pandrea 152-177. GAMES: 775-889-433. BAKER: 220-213-143-162-171-148.
HOBAN (3,568): Will Juvan 188-144-188 520, Vincent Muren 146-186-225 557, Joe Banister 252-218-183 633, Gavin Fabish 145-208-168 521, Vincent Pastor 112, Sub games 100-112. GAMES: 831-868-876; BAKER: 173-176-107-152-159-226.
TALLMADGE (3,510): Bobby Hisham 200-190-160 550; James Wecks 129, Connor Faith 190-160-148 498, Bryce Elijah 131-180-194 505, Brendan Ullman 208-179-212 599, Evan Grisley 179-139. GAMES: 858-888-853; BAKER: 134-145-152-156-164-160.
HUDSON (3,476): Andre Mulcherjer 138-144-173 455, Aiden Jung 103, Andrew Jones 173-131, Kevin Bridgman 207-187-177 571, Landon Lamielle 169-179-243 591, Suhyun Yoo 149, Subin Yoo 116, Sub game _ 146. GAMES: 790-790-855; BAKER: 181-173-171-214-147-155.
KENT ROOSEVELT (3,338): Aidan Broyles 211-191-165 567; Brayden Darron 161-193-189 532, Braden Latacki 162-171-174 507, Nikita Smith 126-134, Eli Logsdon 111, David Hamilton 113-143, Benny Levandanski 102. GAMES: 771-770-794. BAKER: 157-148-153-204-167-174.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage County high school roundups and scores from Jan. 13, 2024
