Wadsworth Grizzlies top Brunswick 70 to 53 in coasted win
Wadsworth used a relentless full-court press to force 35 Brunswick turnovers and pull away to a 70 53 victory. Star guard Steve Gerdnic led with 22 points as the Grizzlies improved to 3 4 overall while Brunswick dropped to 1 7.
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Wadsworth
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Brunswick
Steve Gerdnic
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Gerdnic
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Monroeville Hands Black River First Conference Loss
Monroeville Eagles defeated Black River 83 to 62 to forge a three way tie for first in the Firelands Conference with Norwalk St Paul at 4-1. Krull led Monroeville with 26 points while Hauler 22 and Long 17. Kusmik led Black River with 20. The Eagles outscored the Pirates 30-13 in the final period.
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Dennis Didion
Gazette
Jeff Borden
Brunswick tops Wadsworth as press disrupts guards
Brunswick defeated Wadsworth 70-53 despite coach Krosky blaming costly guard turnovers and a sharp half court press. Whitt praised Brad Little off the bench and noted Wadsworth surged in third period before Brunswick pulled away. Junior varsity: Brunswick 53 Wadsworth 29 with Chris Siesky leading 15 points.
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Brunswick
Bob Krosky
Grizzlies
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Ron Whitt
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Buckeye Bucks Hold Second Place With 60 52 Win
Vic Feist sparked York Township’s Buckeye Bucks to a 60-52 Inland Conference win over Lutheran West. Feist scored 17 as Wagner added key late baskets to seal the victory. Lutheran West’s Radke fouled out in the fourth quarter as Buckeye outpaced the Longhorns at the line.
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York Twp
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Vic Feist
Longhorns
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Leo Sparr
Sparr
Avon Lake tops Bees in Southwestern Conference dual meet
Avon Lake defeats Medina 41-6 in a Southwestern Conference dual meet as nine decisions and two pins pace the Shoremen. Medina’s Rick Riley remains unbeaten at 175 pounds with a 6-0 win over Jim Saunders, and Jim Stoops pins Bill Galler 13-6 for Medina’s other victory. The Bees idle until Friday hosting Cloverleaf at 7 p.m.
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First Quarter Woes Doom Highland in 89 71 Loss
South Amherst jumped to a 31-14 first quarter lead and never trailed, defeating Highland 89-71. Highland struggled from the line and amid turnovers, while South Amherst dominated rebound numbers and cashing in at the free throw line to seal the win.
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South Amherst
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Bill Keating
Paul Orchard
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Correction: 126 lb class wrestlers misidentified
Yesterday's sports section misidentified wrestlers in the 126 pound class. Chris Jurey and Eric Gardner should be Cloverleaf's Mark Newman and Wadsworth's Larry Morrison.
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Eric Gardner
Cloverleaf
Mark Newman
Wadsworth
Larry Morrison
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