Amherst takes Lakeland consolation prize in 77-55 win
Amherst Comets rallied to defeat North Ridgeville 77-55 in the Lakeland Conference finale. Amherst shot 59 percent, led by Gene Roetke and John Sims, while Ridgeville struggled with 27 percent shooting. Amherst improves to 13-7, Ridgeville 11-9. both chase AAA tournament spots.
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Jerry Rombach
C-T
North Ridgeville
Amherst
Lakeland
Comets
John Sims
Gene Roetke
Ridgeville
Rangers
Ted
al Juree
Dave Dudik
Westlake
Medina
John Sams
Simis
Tom Mahi
Middies win momentum builder in 82-33 victory
Midview outscored Vermilion 82 to 33 as Dick Bickel pushed for momentum for the tournament rather than a conference share. Calhoun led Midview with 18 points, and Vermilion’s Smith scored 22 as both teams closed their seasons with mixed results. Midview meets Fairview, Vermilion faces Malabar in sectional action.
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Gene Legezs
Vermilion
Midview High
Dick Bickel
Midview
Oberlin
Clearview
Middies
Bickel
Sailors
Brian Calhoun
Mike Smith
Calhoun
Smith
Vermilon
Davis
Terry
Jeff Moore
Spencer
Admiral King
Fairview
Mansfield Malabar Mar
Ashland College
LCCC drops foul plagued clash to Sinclair 63 62
LCCC Commodores lose a tight home game to Sinclair Community College 63 62 after five LCCC players foul out or with four fouls each. Ed Donohoe and John McDole lead Sinclair with 16 points apiece while Leroy Sizemore and Jerry Williams reach 13 for LCCC. Vincent notes late errors and foul trouble cost them the game.
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Steven Brown
C-T
LCCC
Commodores
Dayton Sinclair Community College
al Garmon
Sinclairs
Ed Donohoe
Vincent
Sinclair
Tarians
McDole
Jerry Williams
Donohoe
Southview finishes season with 87 60 win over Hoban
Southview routs Akron Hoban 87 to 60 in independent action as Gil Ortiz 22, Casey Swenski 17, Barry Lamay 14 and John Bartock 10 lead the Saints. Rich Austin and Harry Reynolds each score 13 for Hoban while Joel Prim adds 12.
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Akron — Southview
Akron Hoban
Gil Ortiz
Casey Swenski
Barry Lamay
John Bartock
Saints
Rich Austin
Harry Reynolds
Joel Prim
The
Knights
Elyria Christian tops Heritage Christian 72 46 in finale
Junior Noel Hack led Elyria Christian Academy Eagles to a 72 46 Western Reserve Conference win over Heritage Christian. The Eagles built a 36 19 halftime lead and shot 54 percent while Heritage Christian finished 36 percent. Senior Jeff Hartline scored 14 points, Kevin Hoffman had 12 for Heritage, and Matt Wojnarowski added 10. Elyria Christian improves to 7 3 in the conference, Heritage Christian to 4 4.
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Noel Hack
Elyria Christian Academy Eagles
Heritage Christian
Eagles
Jeff Hartline
Kevin Hoffman
Matt Wojnarowski
Elyria Christian
Ely
Cacn
Aerita
Hoffman
Faytline
Romaoch
Chapin
Rots
Moser
Wellington Dukes topple Brookside in Lakeland tangle
Wellington outscored Brookside 66 to 60 in Lakeland Conference play led by Monte Guitar with 22 points. Tim Durham added 13 and Dave Auble 12 for Wellington while John Haefka led Brookside with 16 and Randy Lee added 13. Wellington goes 9-9 overall and 5-8 in league. Brookside falls to 0-13 in conference and 1-18 overall. The teams split 24 free throws each as Wellington eyes tournament action against Elyria Catholic.
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Monte Guitar
Tim Durham
Dave Auble
John Haefka
Cardinal
Randy Lee
Dukes
Cardinals
Wellington
Lakeland
Elyria Catholic
Brookside
Elyria Catholic-Wellington
New London Tops Black River 53-42 In Firelands Action
New London Wildcats defeated Black River Pirates 53 to 42. Kevin Koch scored 12 and Todd Tappell 14 for New London while Jim Clifford led Black River with 12. Team shooting was 43 percent for New London and 36 percent for Black River. Turnovers and rebounds favored New London 18 to 17 and 26 to 26 respectively. Free throws: New London 13 of 23. Black River 7 of 10.
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NEW London
Wildcats
Black River
Kevin Koch
Todd Tappell
Pirate
Jim Clifford
Cats
Pirates
South Central wins Firelands title over Mapleton
Ashland observers saw South Central defeat Mapleton 57 54 to capture the Firelands Conference crown. Mark Aselton led with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Doug Fidler added 13 and Tom Hall 12 as three Trojans scored in double digits. Aselton iced the win with a one and one free throw 2:12 remaining.
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Ashland
South Central
Firelands
Mapleton
Trojans
Mark Aselton
Aselton
Doug Fidler
Tom Hall
St Paul Defeats Monroeville In Firelands Clash
St Paul beat Monroeville 57 to 48 in Firelands conference basketball. Rob Grendow led with 21 points, followed by Steve Barman with 13 and Mike Canley with 11. Gene Stallkamp and Bob Stieber each scored 15 for Monroeville.
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Monroeville
Norwalk St. Paul
St. Paul
Rob Grendow
Steve Barman
Mike Canley
Gene Stallkamp
Bob Stieber
Edison Topples Western Reserve in Firelands clash
Collins and Tim Todd teamed for 35 points to lift Western Reserve to a 72-63 win over Edison in Firelands Conference play. Edison’s Mike Moyer led all scorers with 30 points, the only Charger in double digits, as Reserve improves to 9-9 overall and 7-6 in conference while Edison drops to 8-11 and 7-6 in the Firelands.
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Collins
Jeff
Tim Todd
Western Reserve
Edison
Mike Moyer
Reserve
Clearview Crowned Lakeland Conference Champion
Oberlin trailed late but Clearview held on as Doug Northcutt fouled out and Jordan Jones exited, while James Merchant led Oberlin with 21 points and Tony Curry scored 15 for Clearview. Oberlin dominated boards 38 to 28 but turnovers favored Clearview as they clinched the title.
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Oberlin
Clippers
Amherst
Midview
Ridgeville
Indians
Doug Northcutt
Jordan Jones
James Merchant
Anthony Thomas
Tony Curry
Richard Mack
Bob Davies
Walsh
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