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Quakers get best of Beavers

NEW PHILADELPHIA — New Philadelphia’s swarming defense created all kinds of problems for the Beaver Local boys basketball team as the Quakers came away with a 60-25 win in a Div. II sectional opener on Wednesday.

The Quakers (12-9) employed a trapping defensive sceme that forced Beaver Local into 20 turnovers in the contest including 13 in the first half. A 22-0 run that stretched from the second quarter into the third quarter put Beaver Local in a tough spot.

The Quakers led 38-14 at the half and 55-22 at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter was played under running clock conditions.

New Philadelphia 6-5 sophomore Carter Vandall had 11 points to lead the winners. The Quakers outrebounded the Beavers, 29-15.

Beaver Local was just 1 for 12 from behind the three-point arc in the game.

Brady Smith had 10 points for the Beavers, 8-12.

New Philadelphia will host Minerva on Saturday in the sectional final. Minerva beat Indian Valley 51-48 on Wednesday.

BEAVER LOCAL: 7- 7- 8-3–25

N. PHILADELPHIA: 17-21-17-5–60

BEAVER LOCAL SCORING: Brady Smith 5-0-10, Nathan Barber 3-0-6, Ethan Agnew 1-2-5, Ethan Stephenson 1-1-3, Orion Kolkowski 0-1-1. TEAM TOTALS: 10-36, 4-7: 25.

NEWS PHILADELPHIA TEAM TOTALS: 25-53, 4-6: 60.

Three-point goals: Beaver Local 1-12 (Agnew), New Philadelphia 6-16.

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