Lisbon has title hopes
BRIDGEPORT — AJ Ramgeet and Blaine Barnes combined for 45 points as Lisbon beat Bridgeport, 80-66, Friday.
The Blue Devils improved to 14-5 and will play for the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title at East Palestine on Wednesday. Lisbon and Columbiana are tied for the league lead with one game remaining.
AJ Ramgeet totaled 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and Barnes had 21 points and three steals. Aidan Ramgeet collected 14 points and five assists, Aiden Myers had 13 points and eight rebounds, Logan Sturgeon scored eight points and Ashton Hinchliffe grabbed eight rebounds.
The Blue Devils took a 24-14 lead in the first quarter and pushed the advantage to 40-27 at halftime.
Bridgeport, now 13-5, was led by Jaki Threet with 20 points, Jaleel Vincent 19 and Coen Brinker 15.
Lisbon also won the junior varsity game, 45-41, as Cooper Terdina scored 14 points.
L: 24-16-21-19–80
B: 14-13-23-16–66
LISBON SCORING: Aidan Ramgeet 4-4-14, Blaine Barnes 8-2-21, Aiden Myers 6-0-13, Ashton Hinchliffe 0-0-0, Logan Sturgeon 4-0-8, Mason Jones 0-0-0, AJ Ramgeet 7-10-24. TEAM TOTALS: 29, 16-24: 80.
BRIDGEPORT SCORING: Jake Threet 8-3-20, Jameil McKeen 0-0-0, Jaleel Vincent 6-6-19, Evan Clark 3-2-8, Coen Brinker 5-1-15, William Drake 0-0-0, Jaiden Gear 2-0-4. TEAM TOTALS: 24, 12-16: 66.
Three-point goals: Lisbon 6 (Barnes 3, Aidan Ramgeet 2, Myers), Bridgeport 6 (Brinker 4, Threet, Clark).
Martins Ferry 76, Columbiana 74
MARTINS FERRY — Columbiana’s boys basketball team suffered a 76-74 loss to Martins Ferry on Friday during OVAC consolation play.
Cooper Brown sparked the Clippers with 20 points, seven assists, four steals and eight rebounds. Carter Johnson added 16 points. Zander Oliver had eight assists.
Columbiana is 15-6 and is at Southern on Wednesday. The Clippers are tied with Lisbon for the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference lead and the champion will be decided Wednesday.
Martins Ferry moves to 14-7.
CO: 21-23-11-19–74
MF: 15-15-19-27–76
COLUMBIANA SCORING: Cooper Brown 8-3-20, Senator Johnson 3-0-7, Liam McElwain 1-0-3, Zander Oliver 4-1-11, Trey Snyder 3-2-9, Carter Johnson 6-0-16, Jacob Parks 4-0-8. TEAM TOTALS: 29, 5-6: 74.
MARTINS FERRY SCORING: Little 5-0-11, Cox 3-0-6, Barnett 2-0-5, Booth 9-2-25, Smith 10-3-25, Cox 2-0-4. TEAM TOTALS: 31, 5-8: 76.
Three-point goals: Columbiana 10 (Johnson 4, Oliver 2, Brown, Johnson, McElwain, Snyder), Martins Ferry 9 (Booth 5, Smith 2, Little, Barnett).
East Palestine 77, Madonna 69
WEIRTON, W.Va. — East Palestine won its fifth straight game with a 77-69 victory at Weirton Madonna on Friday.
Drew Bycroft led the way with 29 points, six rebounds and three steals. Clark Rutledge added 21 points, nine rebounds, eight steals and six assists. Kealin Simon had 18 points, four rebounds and three steals. RJ May had six points, three rebounds and three steals.
There was no jayvee game.
East Palestine (6-14) will host Lisbon on Wednesday.
EP: 21-18-18-57–77
WM: 15-24-16-14–69
EAST PALESTINE SCORING: RJ May 3-0-6, Michael Chestnut 0-1-1, Brad Bartels 0-0-0, Tanner Morrow 0-1-1, Drew Bycroft 8-10-29, Peyton Rutledge 0-1-1, Kealin Simon 6-3-18, Clark Rutledge 7-7-21. TEAM TOTALS: 24, 23-31: 77.
MADONNA SCORING: Luke Wingett 6-0-13, Tyler Dillon 4-1-9, Brennan Gray 2-0-6, Vinny Chirodi 2-0-6, Jake Druga 5-1-13, Reno Fuscardo 9-2-21, Thomas Welch 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 28, 4-9: 69.
Three-point goals: East Palestine 6 (Bycroft 3, Simon 3), Madonna 9 (Wingett 2, Gray 2, Chiodi 2, Druga 2, Fuscardo).
Jackson-Milton 73, Leetonia 68
NORTH JACKSON — Jackson Horner had 31 points to lead Jackson-Milton to a 73-68 win over Leetonia on Friday.
Jackson-Milton will be at Crestview on Tuesday.
Leetonia is 6-16 and will await its fate for the tournament during Sunday’s draw.
Edison 62, Southern 51
RICHMOND — Edison triumphed over Southern 62-51 on Friday.
The Indians fell to 3-18.
Edison is 8-10.
Southern hosts Columbiana on Wednesday.
River 45, Wellsville 30
HANNIBAL — The River Pilots secured a 45-30 win over Wellsville on Friday in OVAC consolation pool action.
The Tigers fell to 9-13 on the season, while River is 12-6. Wellsville is 0-7 in games outside of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference.
Wellsville will await the tournament on Sunday to see where it goes next.

