Stark County-area H.S. and college basketball roundup - March 4; Upcoming schedule

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March 5, 2022 at 12:44 AM·5 min read

AREA ROUNDUP

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WALSH 81, KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 50 Morgan McMillen hit seven 3s and scored 27 points to lead Walsh past Kentucky Wesleyan in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal at Ashland.

McMillen finished 7 of 11 from 3-point range and 10 of 15 from the field overall.

G-MAC Player of the Year Sha Carter hit all seven of field goal attempts for the Cavaliers (26-3), who won their 18th straight game. Mayci Sales scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

An 18-0 second quarter run helped the Cavs grab a 40-24 halftime lead. Walsh outscored Kentucky Wesleyan 41-26 in the second half.

The second-seeded Cavs will face No. 1-seed Ashland in the championship game Saturday at 3 p.m.

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

STEVENS 84, MOUNT UNION 74 Matt LaCorte scored a game-high 31 points as the Ducks upset the Purple Raiders in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Stevens used a 25-9 run to take a 75-67 lead with 3:29 remaining. Mount Union closed to within five in the final three minutes, but the Ducks hit nine free throws to close out the Purple Raiders.

Darrell Newsom hit all six of his 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead the Purple Raiders, who finish the season at 23-5. Christian Parker scored 14 points. Chris Painter Jr. finished with 11. Ethan Stanislawski added 10.

The loss marked the first time in four NCAA Tournament appearances that Mount Union did not advance out of the first round.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

GARAWAY 62, TUSKY VALLEY 45 Logan Stotzer had 14 points and three rebounds for Tusky Valley in its loss in an East Division III district final game at Claymont High School.

Connar Newsome added 12 points and three assists for Tusky Valley.

Alex Roden was the leading scorer for Garaway with 22 points, five rebounds and two steals.

BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT FINALS BOX SCORES

Louisville 63, Warren Howland 56

Division II, at Ashtabula Lakeside HS

HOWLAND (15-10): Henry 1 0-0 2, Bronson 4 0-0 10, Durig 2 0-0 4, Brown 2 0-0 4, Massucci, 11 8-10 32. Totals 22-54 8-10 56.

LOUISVILLE (19-6): Aljancic 5 5-9 15, Siegfried 1 0-0 3, Roberts 3 0-0. 7, Gross 2 2-2 6, Boldon 6 1-3 17, Nigro 4 6-9 15 . Totals 21-49 14-23 63.

Howland - 8 - 12 - 10 - 26 — 56

Louisville - 17 - 21 - 8 - 17 — 63

3-Point Field Goals: Boldon 4, Massucci 2, Bronson 2, Siegfried, Roberts, Nigro. Total fouls: Howland 19-14. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Howland 19 (Massucci 8), Louisville 43 (Gross 17, Boldon 11).

Garaway 62, Tusky Valley 45

Division III, at Claymont HS

T.VALLEY (18-8): Stotzer 6 2-3 14, Newsome 5 1-3 12, Miller 3 1-1 7, Williams 2 0-0 4, Kohler 1 0-0 2, Robinson 1 0-0 3, Weiland 0 2-2 2. Totals 18 6-9 45.

GARAWAY: Roden 8 5-7 22, Yoder 8 0-1 19, Mullet 3 0-0 9, Wallick 1 4-6 6, Roden 1 0-0 2, Page 0 2-2 2, Chapman 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 11-16 62.

T.Valley - 13 - 11 - 8 - 13 — 45

Garaway - 16 - 10 - 15 - 21 — 62

3-Point Field Goals: Yoder 3, Mullet 3, Newsome, Robinson, Roden. Total fouls: 12-12. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: T.Valley 15 (Miller 4, Kohler 4), Garaway 26 (Yoder 7).

St. Thomas Aquinas 47, Lowellville 37

Division IV, at Struthers Fieldhouse

AQUINAS: Leishman 3 3-4 9, O’Neal 3 0-0 6, Tackett 4 1-2 9, Burick 1 0-0 2, Grogan 4 0-0 10, Kimbrough 5 0-0 11. Totals 20 4-6 47.

LOWELLVILLE: Dubos 0 1-2 1, Ballone 3 0-0 7, Ocean 3 0-0 7, Lucente 8 1-4 19, Miller 1 0-0 3 Totals 15 2-6 37.

Aquinas - 8 - 18 - 7 - 14 — 47

Lowellville - 7 - 14 - 12 - 4 — 37

3-Point Field Goals: Grogan 2, Lucente 2, Kimbrough, Ballone, Ocean, Miller.

Hiland 50, Malvern 36

Division IV, at New Philadelphia HS

MALVERN (21-5): Phillips 3 0-0 6, Thomas 5 0-2 13, Lefevre 1 0-0 2, Mic.Minor 1 0-0 2, White 2 1-5 5, Ball 1 0-0 3, Mit.Minor 1 2-4 5. Totals 14 3-11 36.

HILAND (21-4): Detweiler 1 1-2 3, G.Miller 2 0-0 6, Yoder 3 1-2 7, Weaver 4 0-0 11, Shetler 6 4-6 16, C.Miller 2 2-2 7. Totals 18 8-10 50.

Malvern - 5 - 12 - 9 - 10 — 36

Hiland - 7 - 13 - 18 - 12 — 50

3-Point Field Goals: Thomas 3, Weaver 3, G.Miller 2, Ball, C.Miller. Total fouls: 12-12. Rebounds: Malvern 20 (Lefevre 5), Hiland 29 (Shetler 7).

FRIDAY'S SCORES

BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT FINALS

Division II

Lakeside

Louisville 63, Howland 56

Division III

Richmond Heights

Lutheran East 67, Smithville 51

Wooster

Norwayne 70, Fairview 43

East

Garaway 62, Tusky Valley 45

Division IV

Struthers

Aquinas 47, Lowellville 37

East

Hiland 50, Malvern 36

GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS

Division II

Barberton

Norton 44, Salem 27

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY

BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT FINALS

Division I

At Alliance HS

(2) Green vs. (18) Stow, 7

At Euclid HS

(1) Brush vs. (9) Mentor, 7

At Twinsburg HS

(8) Jackson vs. (12) Hoban, 4:30

Division II

At Canton Memorial Field house

(5) CVCA vs. (4) Glenville, 4

At Stow HS

(1) St. V-M vs. (9) Medina Buckeye, 4

GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS

Division I

At Medina HS

Jackson vs. Cle. St. Joseph Academy, 1:30

Division IV

At Perry HS

Buckeye Central vs. Dalton, 7

BOWLING

Division II girls state meet (at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl), 10:45

TUESDAY

BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS

Division IV

At Canton Memorial Field House

Richmond Heights vs. Castalia Margaretta, 6

Vienna Mathews vs. Aquinas, 8

WEDNESDAY

BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS

Division I

At Copley HS

Jackson/Hoban winner vs. Green/Stow winner, 7

THURSDAY

BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS

Division I

At Copley HS

St. Edward/Medina winner vs. Brush/Mentor winner, 7

Division II

At Canton Memorial Civic Center

Poland/Chaney winner vs. St.V-M/Buckeye winner, 6

Louisville vs. CVCA/Glenville winner, 8

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Walsh women's basketball wins G-MAC semifinal, Mount Union men lose

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