Western routs Crestview to stay atop FC
Jan. 7—COLLINS — The Western Reserve girls basketball team stayed alone atop the Firelands Conference with Saturday's 47-24 win over visiting Ashland Crestview.
With the win over the Cougars (5-9, 4-4), the Roughriders improved to 9-3 overall and 8-0 in the FC. On Dec. 2, the teams played a near identical score in Olivesburg, as the 'Riders claimed a 47-23 win.
In Saturday's win, Anna Woodrum was 5-of-9 shooting to finish with 15 points. She also added four rebounds and three assists for the 'Riders, while Madison Pfanner scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds.
Also for Western, Bella Thornburg had six points and five rebounds, while Grace French grabbed seven rebounds. Lilli White added three points, four rebounds and three steals.
Western Reserve will host Plymouth on Friday.
CRESTVIEW (5-9, 4-4)
McFarland 1-0—2; Humrichouser 1-0—2; Belcher 0-1—1; Atmend 6-5—17; Cline 1-0—2. TOTALS 9-6—24.
WESTERN RESERVE (9-3, 8-0)
Anna Woodrum 5-1—15; Madison Pfanner 3-1—7; Bella Thornburg 3-0—6; Ashylnn Kerby 3-0—6; Brooklyn Prince 1-1—3; Grace French 1-1—3; Lilli White 1-0—3; Katie Woodruff 1-0—2; Joslin Cain 1-0—2. TOTALS 19-4—47.
Crestview 6 7 6 5 — 24
W. Reserve 11 11 18 7 — 47
3-point FGs: (WR) Woodrum 4, White.
New London 54, Monroeville 18
NEW LONDON — The Wildcats maintained sole possession of second place and one game behind the Roughriders with Saturday's home win over the Eagles.
New London (8-5, 6-1) led 17-3 after one quarter and never looked back. Emliee Rowland led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points. She was followed by Gracie Thomas with 10 points, Olivia Yetter with nine — and Alyssa Henry and Pailee Wilson with seven points each.
New London hosts Wellington on Monday in a non-league game before rematching with the Eagles in Monroeville next Saturday.
MONROEVILLE (4-8, 2-5)
Alexa Adams 1-0—2; Julia White 3-0—7; Veanna Helmstetter 1-0—3; Mallory Roeder 2-0—4; Ava Krueger 1---2. TOTALS 8-0—18.
NEW LONDON (8-5, 6-1)
Raeann Mitchell 1-1—4; Alyssa Henry 3-0—7; Emilee Rowland 5-2—12; Valery Henry 1-3—5; Olivia Yetter 4-0—9; Pailee Wilson 3-1 — 7; Gracie Thomas 4-1—10. TOTALS 21-8—54.
Monroeville 3 4 5 6 — 18
N. London 17 8 17 2 — 54
3-point FGs: (M) White, Helmstetter; (NL) Mitchell, A. Henry, Yetter, Thomas.
