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Blue Devils get to Bulldogs early

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EAST PALESTINE -- Lisbon built a 21-point lead in the third quarter and posted a 45-36 win over East Palestine on Saturday.

The Blue Devils improve to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Bulldogs drop to 2-7 and 1-5 in league play.

Lylah Brown scord 16 points and Jayden Smyth 15 to lead the way for Lisbon.

Lisbon took a 41-20 lead in the third quarter and a 45-28 lead in the fourth quarter.

Jacklyn Ogle had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Emma Gingher had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs. Marley Blythe added five rebounds.

Lisbon will play at Southern on Monday.

East Palestine hosts Mathews at 3 p.m. Dec. 28.

L: 15-17-11- 2--45

EP: 4-10-12-10--36

LISBON SCORING: Michaela Farson 0-0-0, Bridgett Newbold 1-2-4, Lylah Brown 5-4-16, Eme Cook 3-0-6, Jayden Smyth 5-5-15, Kadence Hood 1-0-2, Maddilynn Klein 1-0-2, Sofia Brown 0-0-0, Autumn Jacques 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 16, 11-21: 45.

EAST PALESTINE SCORING: Sydney Jurjavcic 1-1-3, Emma Gingher 5-2-12, Marley Blythe 0-2-2, Alivia Magness 1-2-5, Kennedy Andre 1-0-2, Jacklyn Ogle 5-2-12. TEAM TOTALS: 13, 9-20: 36.

Three-point goals: Lisbon 2 (Brown 2), East Palestine 1 (Magness).

East Liverpool 49, Wellsville 14

EAST LIVERPOOL -- East Liverpool took a 22-0 lead in the first quarter and beat Wellsville, 49-14, Saturday at the Potter Fieldhouse.

Kenzie Headley scored 15 points and Cate Davis collected 11, including three three-pointers in the first quarter. LaNease Andrews added eight points.

The Potters opened up a 35-3 halftime advantage.

East Liverpool was able to stop everyone but Bella Poppelriter, who scored all 14 of Wellsville's points.

W: 0-2- 9-3--14

EL: 22-13-10-4--49

WELLSVILLE SCORING: Olivia Edison 0, Bella Poppelriter 14, Myleigh Jackson 0, Kenzie Bosco 0, Kenzie Thompson 0, Karolynn Cataldo 0, Abby Forsythe 0. TEAM TOTALS: 14.

EAST LVERPOOL SCORING: Aynsley Galeoti 2, LaNease Andrews 8, Cate Davis 11, Kenzie Headley 15, Ayla Brown 3, Chasity Smith 8, Addie Jones 2, Courtney Barker 0, Kambria Sell 0, Johonna Vantilburg 0, Aliyah Pack 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 49.

Three-point goals: Wellsville 3 (Poppelriter 3), East Liverpool 5 (Davis 3, Headley 2).

Southern 48, Valley 26

YOUNGSTOWN -- Southern jumped out to an 11-1 lead in the first quarter and beat Valley Christian, 48-26, Saturday.

The Indians improve to 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference.

Allyssa Shroades led the winning effort with 17 points, 10 steals, six rebounds and six assists.

Makenna Jones contributed seven points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals and Addy Martin grabbed four rebounds

The Indians will host Lisbon on Monday.

S: 11-11-18- 8--48

V: 1-12- 3-10--26

SOUTHERN SCORING: Alyssa Shroades 6-4-17, Ava Reed 0-1-1, Makenna Jones 3-1-7, Sarah Hawk 1-0-2, Riley Digman 0-0-0, Hailey Maines 1-0-3, Haylee Kellogg 2-1-6, Addy Martin 1-2-4, Lidia Spahlinger 0-0-0, Emerson Gotschall 1-0-2, Maddy Jones 3-0-6. TEAM TOTALS: 18, 9-19: 48.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCORING: Bratton 0-1-1, Barnett 3-1-8, Graham 4-6-14, Crockett 1-1-3. TEAM TOTALS: 8, 9-15: 26.

Three-point goals: Southern 3 (Shroades, Kellogg Martin), Valley 1 (Barnett).

West Branch 52, Marlington 35

BELOIT -- Eleven West Branch players scored as the Warriors beat Marlington, 52-35, Saturday morning.

West Branch improves to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference -- stretching their league winning streak to 16 games.

Tallie Muniz led theWarriors with 13 points. Mati Hawk had a season-high nine points, hitting three of the Warriors' eight three-pointers. Ellie Tucker added six points, while Presley Egli, Carter Shepherd, and Audrey Eaton each had five points.

West Branch will play at Uniontown Lake on Monday beginning with the junior varsity game at 6:45 p.m.

M: 4-7-11-13--35

WB: 12-11-17-2--52

Girard 63, Salem 28

SALEM -- Girard held Salem to single digits in every quarter on the way to a 63-28 win Saturday.

Girard won for the fourth time in five games to even its record at 4-4. Salem drops to 3-5.

Sophomore Caylee Wilkes scored 18 of her game-high 24 points in the first half for Girard.

Reese Davidson-Chuck led the Quakers with five points, all in the first quarter.

Salem won the junior varsity game, 41-18. Ryan Vross scored 11 points and Peyton Colbert 10 to lead the Quakers.

The Quakers will host Crestview on Dec. 28.

G: 9-6- 7- 6--28

S: 17-7-14-15--63

GIRARD SCORING: Caylee Wilkes 10-3-24, B. Perry 0-0-0, G. Schukert 2-2-6, M. White 5-2-13, A. Gassman 6-0-12, I. Hewitt 2-0-4, G. Saxon 0-1-1, M. Durr 1-0-2, Q. Wilster 0-0-0, J. Hansen 0-1-1. TEAM TOTALS: 26, 9-23: 63.

SALEM SCORING: Karlie Sampson 2-0-4, Garyn Rohm 2-0-4, Maddy Andres 1-0-2, Rylee Davidson-Chuck 1-0-2, Reese Davidson-Chuck 2-0-5, Abby Knickerbocker 2-0-4, Muirin Lesko 0-0-0, Emily Lewis 1-1-3, Peyton Colbert 2-0-4, Ryan Vross 0-0-0, Oliva Lewis 0-0-0, Shae Burkhart 0-0-0, Sophia Douglas 0-0-0, TEAM TOTALS: 13, 1-4: 28.

Three-point goals: Girard 2 (Wilkes, White), Salem 1 (Reese Davidson-Chuck).

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