Local Roundup: Dragons Dispatch Knights, Valley Tops Blue Dons
Cameron’s Kenzie Clutter drives in for a lay-up against Wheeling Central on Skip Prosser Court on Wednesday in a 73-53 Cameron victory.
Nick Henthorn
Cameron’s Kenzie Clutter drives in for a lay-up against Wheeling Central on Skip Prosser Court on Wednesday in a 73-53 Cameron victory.
Nick Henthorn
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WHEELING — Cameron's inside and outside combination was simply too much for Wheeling Central Wednesday evening at the Central Gymnasium in a 73-53 win.
The Dragons — the two-time defending Class A state champions — flexed their muscle in the latter part of the first quarter with a run and extended it in the second quarter when they built a 38-24 lead at the half.
The Maroon Knights (7-2) simply couldn't recover.
The Dragons continued to assert themselves in the third quarter when they outscored the Maroon Knights, 23-15. Fueling the attack were Youngstown State-bound senior Ashlynn Van Tassell and savvy senior point guard Kenzie Clutter.
The duo combined for 40 points with the future Penguin finishing with a game-high 27 of those. Clutter's scoring was complemented by a brilliant floor game that saw her dish out numerous nifty passes that led to Dragon buckets.
Maci Neely and Emilee Dobbs added 14 and 13, respectively.
Wheeling Central, meanwhile, was led by junior forward Kaitlyn Blake. She went for 23 points and was the lone Knight to crack double figures. Freshman Bella Fitzsimmons added nine off the bench in top support of Blake.
Valley 56, Madonna 38
PINE GROVE - The Lumberjills received 21 points from sophomore Laken Dawson in a decisive victory over the Blue Dons.
Dawson cashed in three 3-pointers to help reach her total, while Michaela Miller scored 13 and Harli Rush scored 10.
For Madonna, Christany Bartley scored 14 while Rylee Birkhimer scored 11, including three 3-pointers of her own.
Beallsville 54, Bridgeport 31
BEALLSVILLE - Kinley Hughes scored 19 points and the Beallsville Blue Devils put together an impressive second half which turned a 19-15 halftime lead into a convincing win against the Bulldogs.
Karly Showalter joined Hughes in double figures with 10.
For Bridgeport, Brooke Stewart did much of the scoring with 20 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Brooke 43, John Marshall 38
BROOKE - In a game where every point counted, Leyton Toepfer put through 19 and led his Bruins past the Monarchs at home.
Toepfer added six rebounds, while Nate Kimball and Grant Yost each grabbed eight boards. Kimball scored 10 points, and Peyton Toepfer scored eight.
John Marshall was led by Kayden Knapp who scored 12. Brody Williams added eight.
Newcomerstown 51, Beallsville 33
BEALLSVILLE - Javyn Lafferty led all scorers with 19 as his Trojans topped the Blue Devils on Wednesday.
Gavin Smith followed Lafferty with 16 for Newcomerstown.
Beallsville was led by 12 points by Ayson McBride and 10 from Kayson Hoff.
Buckeye Local 48, Indian Creek 40
CONNORVILLE -- Buckeye Local got into the win column Wednesday evening, ending an eight-game slide to start the season with a 48-40 win over visiting Indian Creek on Kara Bright Court.
The Panthers trailed 15-14 after one but held the Redskins (2-5) off the board in the second quarter to lead 26-15 at halftime before leading by 12 entering the fourth quarter.
Isaac Hess led the Panthers with 12 points, while Gavyn Romanyak tallied 10 and Mason Griffin nine for a balanced Panthers attack.
Creek got 11 points each from Caleb Bodo and Drake Freshwater.