Girls basketball roundup: Clearview downs Buckeye for share of Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division title

SHEFFIELD TWP. — Ariel Calhoun and Alex Wright scored 16 points apiece to lead Clearview (11-8, 9-4) to a 57-44 win over Buckeye and to a share of the Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division championship with Oberlin. Calhoun also passed 1,000 points for her career.
        
BUCKEYE (44): Hall 5-2-13, Hare 4-0-8, M. Joyce 2-3-7, Knoll 3-2-8, Urbanic 2-0-5, K. Joyce 1-0-3. Totals 17-7-44.
CLEARVIEW (57): Thompson 1-0-2, Scheithauer 5-2-12, Calhoun 5-6-16, Marcucci 5-1-11, Wright 6-4-16. Totals 22-13-57.
Buckeye    13    10    12    9    —    44
Clearview    9    17    13    18    —    57
Three-point goals: (B) Hall, Urbanic, K. Joyce.
Junior varsity: Clearview, 44-30.

Lutheran West 53, Independence 51

ROCKY RIVER — Marissa Stover and Aimee Carpenter topped the Longhorns (9-10) with 19 and 18 points.

INDEPENDENCE (51): Pumper 2-2-7, Sirna 1-0-3, Osysko 3-0-6, Stretar 7-0-14, Gubbini 1-0-2, Kaposta 1-1-3, Scharton 6-0-12, Shaffer 2-0-4. Totals 23-3-51.
LUTHERAN WEST (53): Zaharewicz 2-0-4, Castro 2-0-4, Gyorgak 1-1-3, Jackson 2-1-5, Carpenter 7-4-18, Stover 7-4-19. Totals 21-10-53.
Independence    8    15    16    12    —    51
Lutheran West    12    4    13    24    —    53
Three-point goals: (I) Pumper, Sirna; (LW) Stover.
Junior varsity: Indpendence, 34-33.

Lake Ridge 63, Black River 50

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Lions (9-7) led 34-12 at halftime as Alex Hansen led them with 17 points. Chelsey Calhoun of the Pirates (3-16) scored a game-high 21 points.

BLACK RIVER (50): Hoffman 1-0-2, Lutz 1-0-2, Calhoun 8-5-21, Altenburger 6-0-12, Carr 1-0-2, Coffman 3-1-7, Miller 2-0-4. Totals 22-6-50.
LAKE RIDGE (63): Long 1-0-2, Seidel 3-0-6, Hansen 6-5-17, Wright 4-0-8, DiOrio 2-1-5, Shimko 3-1-7, LaRue 3-0-6, Eastwood 2-0-4, Kurtz 4-0-8. Totals 28-7-63.
Black River    4    8    18    20    —    50
Lake Ridge    12    22    17    12    —    63

North Olmsted 59, Berea 57

NORTH OLMSTED — North Olmsted’s Kori Wiedt was fouled driving for the basket with two seconds left to play and calmly made both free throws to give the win in Southwestern Conference action.
With their win, the Eagles are 9-3 vs. SWC foes and remain tied with Olmsted Falls for first place in the SWC standings.
Wiedt finished with a game-high 25 points, while Susie Tomko added 13 for North Olmsted (15-3 overall).

BEREA (57): Baesel 2-2-6, Thompson 4-0-10, Jazwa 3-0-8, Payton 5-1-11, West 2-0-4, Mehozonek 6-2-18. Totals 22-5-57.
NORTH OLMSTED (59): Heitmann 2-0-5, S. Tomko 5-3-13, A. Tomko 1-6-8, Wiedt 10-2-25, Fesz 2-2-6, Balasko 0-2-2. Totals 20-15-59.
Berea    16    14    13    14    —    57
North Olmsted    8    19    19    13    —    59
Three-point goals: (B) Thompson 2, Jazwa 2, Mehozonek 4; (NO) Heitmann, Wiedt 3.
Junior varsity: Berea, 34-32.

Olmsted Falls 61, Avon Lake 29

OLMSTED FALLS — The Bulldogs (13-5, 9-3 SWC) outscored Avon Lake in each quarter as Alexis Henton’s
game-high 12 points led four of the winners in double figures. Dana Barnes scored 11 points to pace the Shoregals (0-16,0-12 SWC). The Bulldogs’ win keeps them in a tie with North Olmsted for first place in the SWC standings.

AVON LAKE (29): Orlinski 1-0-3, Dalgleish 1-0-2, Barnes 4-2-11, Kenny 1-3-5, Lyons 2-2-6, Leduc 0-2-2. Totals 9-9-29.
OLMSTED FALLS (61): Henton 5-1-12, Rossman 4-0-11, Romp 1-0-2, Clancy 2-0-4, Wood 1-0-2, Radigan 4-1-9, Cantrell 3-3-10, Hodge 4-2-10, Mueller 0-1-1. Totals 24-8-61.
Avon Lake    5    4    13    7    —    29
Olmsted Falls    14    15    19    13    —    61
Three-point goals: (AL) Orlinski, Barnes; (OF) Henton, Rossman 3, Cantrell.
Junior varsity: Avon Lake, 40-20.

Westlake 53, Brecksville 37

BRECKSVILLE — The Demons (12-6, 7-5 SWC) outscored Brecksville in each quarter as Ann Ryan (11 points) and Kalpana Beach (10) led their scoring.

WESTLAKE (53): Henderson 2-0-4, LaMattina 3-2-9, Serrat 3-0-7, Beach 4-2-10, Ryan 5-0-11, Predergast 1-0-3, Smith 4-1-9. Totals 22-5-53.
BRECKSVILLE (37): Maddox 3-2-8, Haught 5-1-13, D’Agostino 4-1-10, Blumenthaler 0-1-1, Saridakis 0-1-1, Stovall 2-0-4. Totals 14-6-37.
Westlake    13    13    11    16    —    53
Brecksville    9    6    9    13    —    37
Three-point goals: (W) LaMattina, Serrat, Ryan, Prendergast; (B) Haught 2, D’Agostino.
Junior varsity: Brecksville, 45-25.

Avon 54, Firelands 47

AVON — Katie Maloney’s game-high 16 points topped the Eagles (8-10, 5-7 WSC) in West Shore Conference action. Abby Williams paced the Falcons (5-13, 2-10 WSC) with 13 points.

FIRELANDS (47): Quarando 5-0-10, Melendez 3-1-7, Davis 2-6-10, Phillips 1-3-5, K. Williams 1-0-2, A. Williams 4-4-13. Totals 16-14-47.
AVON (54): Kistler 1-0-2, Maloney 6-4-16, Haldi 2-5-10, Dent 5-3-13, Monteleone 4-0-9, Selestak 2-0-4. Totals 20-12-54.
Firelands    9    17    11    10    —    47
Avon    18    13    10    13    —    54
Three-point goals: (F) A. Williams; (A) Haldi, Monteleone.
Junior varsity: Avon, 49-17.

Rocky River 44, Bay 37

BAY VILLAGE — Kristen Strang’s 12 points led the Pirates (17-0, 12-0 WSC), who claimed an outright West Shore Conference championship. Lindsey Lowrie of the Rockets (9-8, 9-3 WSC) led all scorers with 13 points.

ROCKY RIVER (44): Beres 0-2-2, Pempus 0-2-2, Strang 6-0-12, DiPaola 4-0-8, Christian 2-0-5, Maeve Kessler 3-0-6, Maureen Kessler 3-3-9. Totals 18-7-44.
BAY (37): Wenzell 2-0-4, Butler 0-1-1, Williams 2-0-4, Kinkelaar 2-1-7, Vick 2-4-8, Lowrie 3-4-13. Totals 11-10-37.
Rocky River    14    12    4    14    —    44
Bay    12    3    10    12    —    37
Three-point goals: (RR) Christian; (B) Kinkelaar 2; Lowrie 3.
Junior varsity: Bay, 39-35.

Solon 57, Elyria 50

SOLON — The Comets (15-2,
7-1 NOC) outscored Elyria 21-7 in the fourth quarter after trailing by seven points at the end of  three quarters in Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division action. Tess Sito led the Pioneers (13-5, 3-5 NOC) with 20 points, while Honesty King added 18.

ELYRIA (50): Oliver 1-0-2, King 8-1-18, Jones 1-0-2, Dotson 2-4-8, Sito 6-5-20. Totals 18-10-50.
SOLON (57): Wisner 11-5-27, Russell 3-2-9, Banda 1-6-8, Cumberlander 0-1-1, Gilmore 2-0-6, Warren 3-0-6. Totals 20-14-57.
Elyria    13    13    17    7    —    50
Solon    8    15    13    21    —    57
Three-point goals: (E) King, Sito 3; (S) Russell, Gilmore 2.

Midpark 53, Amherst 52

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS — The Comets (7-10, 5-7 SWC) couldn’t hold onto a 19-point halftime lead as Midpark outscored them 37-17 in the second half. Bridget Beury’s 13 points led four Amherst players in double figures.

AMHERST (52): Aponte 4-1-11, Cruz 3-0-6, Soto 1-0-2, Thomas 4-2-10, Jarvis 5-0-10, Beury 6-1-13. Totals 23-4-52.
MIDPARK (53): S. Ruprecht 0-2-2, Meers 1-0-2, Barber 5-7-17, G. Musson 1-2-4, Heimann 4-0-8, Ginley 1-0-2, Geisman 1-0-2, Wolfe 1-0-2. Totals 14-11-39 (14 points for Midpark aren’t accounted for).
Amherst    18    17    8    9    —    52
Midpark    12    4    16    21    —    53
Three-point goals: (A) Aponte 2.

Cuyahoga Heights 39, Columbia 31

CUYAHOGA HTS. — Cuyahoga Heights outscored Columbia 10-6 in the fourth quarter to ensure its non-conference win. Emily Nagle’s 11 points paced the Raiders
(8-10).

COLUMBIA (31): Gibbons 0-1-1, Traut 2-1-5, Nagle 5-1-11, Hughes 1-0-2, Wodarczyk 3-0-6, Ratliff 3-0-6. Totals 14-3-31.
CUYAHOGA HTS. (39): Archable 5-2-12, Meyer 4-6-14, Dombos 0-1-1, Hochman 2-0-4, Matt 1-0-2, Mervar 2-2-6. Totals 14-11-39.
Columbia    10    3    8    10    —    31
Cuyahoga Hts.    10    9    6    14    —    39 



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