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WHEELING -- Carleigh Grimm and Zariah Zellous recorded double-doubles as Linsly defeated visiting Warren Local 43-39 on Saturday.
Grimm netted 16 points and pulled in 10 rebounds, while Zellous turned in 12 points and 10 boards.
Cameron 65
Williamstown 55
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Ashlynn VanTassell delivered a career-high 31 points and 17 rebounds as Cameron bounced back from its first loss to trounce host Williamstown.
Freshman Maci Neely was also strong with 15 points and six boards.
River 48, Martins Ferry 33
HANNIBAL -- River raced out to a 22-14 lead after one quarter and really never looked back en route to its third victory of the season.
The Pilots received a strong effort from sophomore Kelsey Harlan, who pumped in 21 points. Hannah Raper and Rylee Knight each had nine.
Shadyside 57
Buckeye Local 33
SHADYSIDE -- The Tigers snapped a two-game skid by virtue of cruising past invading Buckeye Local Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers owned a 30-15 lead at halftime.
Shadyside was paced by junior Gentry Brown, who scored 22. She was complemented by senior Paige Gorby's 19 and sophomore Macy Hendershot's 15.
Buckeye Local was paced by Rylee Glover's eight.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bridgeport 56
Wheeling Park 53
BRIDGEPORT, WV -- Anthony Spatafore drained a 3 with 3.5 seconds remaining as Bridgeport edged Wheeling Park.
Brett Phillips garnered 25 points and 11 rebounds and Aiden Davis tallied 10 points for the Patriots.
Wood County Christian 53 Paden City 47
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Joel Moore bucketed 18 points and Joey Baker recorded 11 points but Paden City fell on the road to Wood County Christian.
Barnesville 65
Union Local 48
BARNESVILLE -- Barnesville made it four wins in as many starts by pulling away from rival Union Local for a victory.
The Shamrocks led by only five entering the fourth quarter, but they proceeded to outscore the Jets, 21-9 in the final frame.
Barnesville was fueled by seniors Kason Powell and Jeremy Hunkler. The back-court duo went for 26 and 23, respectively and hit for a combined six bonus goals.
Union Local was once again balanced with Elijah Butterworth and Beezer Porter going for 11 each, while junior D.J. Butts added 10.
Linsly 73, Fort Frye 31
BEVERLY -- Linsly recorded its second win in as many days on Saturday, scorching the nets at Fort Frye for a convincing victory.
The Cadets connected on 29 field goals, including 10 from behind the arc in a game that was played OHSAA mercy rule for the entire second half.
Leading the balanced Linsly squad was junior Gavin Jackson, who poured in 25. Senior point guard Raef Wykes added 12 and junior Carter Anderson pumped in 11.
WRESTLING
Park Sweeps Rider Duals
MARTINS FERRY -- Wheeling Park swept the inaugural Rider Duals wrestling event.
The Patriots blanked Southern Local, 75-0; rolled by East Liverpool 71-6 and defeated Martins Ferry 60-15.
The host Purple Riders downed East Liverpool 39-15 and Southern Local 33-22, while Southern Local topped East Liverpool 45-39.
COLLEGE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
WVSU 94, WLU 89
WEST LIBERTY - West Virginia State scored the final five points of the game, snapping West Liberty's three-game winning streak.
Audrey Tingle, coming off a career night in Wednesday's win against Charleston, just missed posting the second triple-double of her career with 15 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists. Corinne Thomas was WLU's leading scorer with 19 points and nine rebounds before fouling out down the stretch while Arriana Manzay finished with 17 points, 9 rebounds and a pair of blocks.
SUNDAY
WRESTLING
No. 4 Hilltoppers Edged by No. 12 Findlay
FINDLAY, Ohio - A West Liberty comeback effort fell one point shy as the short-handed Hilltopper wrestling team dropped a 19-18 decision to No. 12 Findlay in a battle of Top 25 powers on the Roughnecks' mat.
Among the highlights for West Liberty on Sunday were an impressive 4-0 shutout win by Jacob Simpson at 149 pounds following a strong showing by Brayden Johnson, who battled No. 5-ranked Branson Proudlock to the wire in their 141-pound bout only to see Johnson eke out a 6-5 win.