NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — East Liverpool’s boys basketball team banded together to gain a 52-49 win over Oak Glen on Saturday.

The Potters (8-6) were playing without leading scorer Dre’Keim Abercrombie who injured his leg on the last play of the game with Indian Creek on Friday.

Tyler Kirby led a balanced East Liverpool attack with 11 points. Jayce Douglas added nine points, while Dre Brown had eight points.

Oak Glen got 13 points from Gavin Geisse.

East Liverpool and Oak Glen (6-3) were fourth and fifth respectively in the Class 4A OVAC standings coming into Saturday.

East Liverpool is due to be at Brooke on Tuesday.

Oak Glen hosts Wellsville on Tuesday.

EL: 9-14-11-18–52

OG: 9-7-13-20–49

EAST LIVERPOOL SCORING: Jayce Douglas 2-5-9, Dre Brown 3-1-8, Tyler Kirby 5-1-11, Nolan Irving 1-2-4, Meshach Harris 1-1-3, Ben Myers 1-0-3, Donavin Austin 0-0-0, Elliott Fitch 2-0-4, Javan Dawson 2-1-6, Thoren Long 2-0-4, Owen Davis 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 19, 11-26: 52.

OAK GLEN SCORING: Chase Hartung 1-1-3, Mason Kell 2-0-5, Will Weekley 4-0-8, Noah Willey 2-0-5, Colt Hissam 0-5-5, Gavin Geisse 4-5-13, Tyler Evans 3-0-8, Kam Hebrock 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 17, 11-16: 49.

Three-point goals: East Liverpool 3 (Brown, Myers, Dawson), Oak Glen 4 (Evans 2, Kell, Willey)

Lowellville 72,

East Palestine 44

EAST PALESTINE — Lowellville’s boys basketball team secured a 72-44 win over East Palestine on Saturday.

For East Palestine, R.J. May had 19 points, three rebounds and three assists. Drew Bycroft added 13 points and eight rebounds. Clark Rutledge added seven points, four rebounds and four assists. Brad Bartels chipped in nine rebounds.

Lowellville won the jayvee game, 44-39.

Caleb Dmyterko had 13 points for the Bulldogs.

East Palestine (1-11) will be at Rootstown on Tuesday.

Lowellville is 7-6.

LO: 20-9-26-17–72

EP: 11-10-13-10 — 44

LOWELLVILLE SCORING: Modelski 15-0-30, Willrich 6-0-18, Pazel 2-0-4, Coon 1-0-2, Hvisdak 3-1-10, Lucido 2-1-6, Baseman 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 30, 2-6: 72.

EAST PALESTINE SCORING: RJ May 7-4-19, Michael Chestnut 1-0-2, Brad Bartels 1-0-3, Tanner Morrow 0-0-0, Drew Bycroft 6-1-13, Jaxson Robb 0-0-0, Shane Newman 0-0-0, Peyton Rutledge 0-0-0, Kealin Simon 0-0-0, Clark Rutledge 3-0-7. TEAM TOTALS: 18, 5-7: 44.

Three-point goals: Lowellville 10 (Willrich 6, Hvisdak 3, Lucido), East Palestine 3 (May, Bartels, Rutledge)

GIRLS

East Palestine 34, Alliance 22

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine’s girls basketball team raced past Alliance 34-22 on Saturday.

East Palestine is 9-8 and will be at Springfield today.

Alliance is 4-11.

Jacklyn Ogle posted 14 points, four assists and four steals for the winners. Destiney Burtyk added nine points and nine rebounds. Amara Wilon had seven rebounds.

AL: 7-5-7-4–22

EP: 9-7-8-10–34

ALLIANCE SCORING: Neveah VanPelt 1-0-3, Peyton Graham 2-1-7, Kimora Chance 4-0-8, Jayla Fisher 0-0-0, Baylie Young 2-0-4. TEAM TOTALS: 9, 1-10: 22.

EAST PALESTINE SCORING: Jacklyn Ogle 5-4-14, Alexis Ogle 0-0-0, Violet Glavan 1-3-6, Bella Wendell 1-0-2, Amara Wilson 1-1-3, Destiney Burtyk 4-1-9. TEAM TOTALS: 12, 9-22: 34.

Three-point goals: Alliance 3 (Graham 2, VanPelt), East Palestine 1 (Glavan).

Ursuline 53, Salem 35

SALEM — Maizy Green had 20 points to help Ursuline push past Salem 53-35 on Saturday.

Ryann Vross paced the Quakers (10-6) with 11 points. Karlie Sampson added eight points.

Salem leading scorer Abby Knickerbocker missed her third straight game.

Ursuline is 5-8.

Salem will be at Carrollton on Wednesday.

UR: 13-12-10-18–53

SA: 8-10-6-11–35

URSULINE SCORING: Eva Camuso 2-0-4, Dayveonna Harris 1-0-2, Kennedy Carsentu 3-5-11, Nadia Charles 0-2-2, Brooklyn Brown 0-2-2, Kenyah Gill 1-8-10, Maizy Green 9-0-20, Jada Jones 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 17, 15-30: 53.

SALEM SCORING: Noa Martin 1-0-2, Karlie Sampson 3-2-8, Garyn Rohm 0-0-0, Shae Burkhart 0-0-0, Ava Lee 0-0-0, Peyton Colbert 2-0-4, Ryann Vross 3-3-11, Olivia Lewis 0-0-0, Maddy Andres 4-2-8, Emilee Lewis 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 14, 7-10: 35.

Three-point goals: Ursuline 4 (Green), Salem 3 (Vross 2, Andres)

Lake Center 60, Heartland 42

COLUMBIANA — Lake Center Christian’s girls basketball team posted a 60-42 win over Heartland Christian on Saturday.

Sarah Reynolds led the Lions with 22 points. Kaylin Norbo added six points, while Gabriella McDowell had five points.

Heartland is 6-8 and will be at Valley Christian on Monday.

LC: 16-9-17-18 — 60

HC: 10-9-7-16 — 42

Barnesville 59, East Liverpool 31

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — LaNease Andrews scored 19 points but it wasn’t enough for East Liverpool to keep pace in a 59-31 loss to Barnesville on Saturday in the Buckeye 8 Athletic League fifth place game at the ECO Center.

East Liverpool is 6-11 and hosts Union Local on Thursday. The Jets beat Indian Creek 48-36 in the Buckeye 8 championship on Saturday night.

EL: 9-2-10-10 — 31

BA: 19-14-8-18 — 59

Bellaire 50, Beaver Local 31

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beaver Local suffered a 50-31 loss to Bellaire in the seventh place game of the Buckeye 8 Athletic League on Saturday at the ECO Center.

Bella McLevey scored 14 points for the Beavers, while Aubree Hines had 23 points for the Reds.

Beaver Local is 6-11 and hosts Oak Glen on Thursday.

Oak Glen 70, Weir 35

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen’s girls basketball team produced a 70-35 win over rival Weir on Saturday.

Oak Glen moves to 7-4, while Weir fell to 1-12.

The Golden Bears host unbeaten Edison today and will be at Beaver Local on Thursday.

Magnificat 30, West Branch 21

BERLIN — The Magnificat Blue Streaks handed West Branch’s girls basketball team its second loss of the season with a 30-21 victory on Saturday at the Classic in the Country.

West Branch, a Div. IV school, is 13-2, Magnificat, a Div. II school, improved to 10-5.

The Warriors will host Alliance on Wednesday and Carrollton on Saturday. The game with Carrollton should decide the Eastern Buckeye Conference title.