This edition of the CVC Basketball Roundup tips off with Crestwood’s “upset” over visiting Rootstown on Tuesday.
Rootstown entered the game 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division, while Crestwood dropped its first two games of the season before putting together a two-game winning streak heading into the game with the Rovers.
Rootstown led 33-23 at halftime, but the Red Devils outscored the Rovers in the second half, 21-4. Crestwood outscored Rootstown in the fourth quarter, 15-0.
Crestwood’s Reese Harper led all scorers with 23 points while Maddie Gonczy added 8, Liv Martini contributed with seven, Ava Lincoln scored four, and Piper Siebold pitched in with two points.
Cloe Bengston (11) and Colbie Curall (10) both scored in double figures for Rootstown, while Eva Tishma scored six, and Ardynn Soika, Olivia O’Neill, Elliott Smallfield, Bailey Kidd, and Mia Damicone each finished with two points.
Edgewood 50, Geneva 37
Three Edgewood players scored in double figures, leading the Warriors to a 50-37 win over Geneva in a Lake Division showdown.
The Warriors led 22-15 at halftime, then extended their advantage to 37-24 heading into the fourth quarter.
Edgewood’s Carly Kray led all scorers with 19 points, Annie Johnston scored 15, and Faith Vencill posted 10 points in the win. Haylee Rhodes (4) and Heaven Rivera (2) also scored for the Warriors.
Isabel Stocker led Geneva with 14 points. Tahkyah Myers scored seven, Ellie Burns added five, Ella Walker scored four, Lexi Wegmiller added three, and Delaney Paxton and Tenley Clark each finished with two points.
Independence 54, Beachwood 44
Independence outscored Beachwood in the second quarter, 18-3, and never looked back in claiming a road win over the Bison, despite a monster game from Beachwood’s Zoe Walters, who led all scorers with 35 points.
Independence, though, had balance—Lucy Spencer scored 17, Emily Gibbons added 15, and Lila Manfredonia also scored in double figures with 13. Allie Bohrer scored eight points, and Leah Creel pitched in with two.
Beachwood supplemented Walters’ outburst with four points from Alison Stephens, three from Journei Casson, and two from Avery Mercer.
Kirtland 34, Wickliffe 22
Lauren Palagyi scored six points and added 12 rebounds in leading Kirtland to a conference win over the Blue Devils.
Anna Dumstorff led Kirtland with eight points, Karli DiFranco and Kylie Sayle each scored four and combined for 16 rebounds. Josie Burich contributed four points and five boards, while Payton Adkins and Alivia Mason added three apiece, and Gabby D’Amato scored two.
Taylor Little paced Wickliffe with eight points, followed by Amanda Peklay and Tiana Torrence with six each, and Jessica Adams with two. But the Blue Devils couldn’t overcome Kirtland’s defensive pressure or rebounding advantage.
OTHER GIRLS SCORES:
- Chagrin Falls 34, Berkshire 31
- Richmond Heights 84, Brooklyn 3
- Fairview 42, Cuyahoga Heights 34
- Lutheran West 69, West Geauga 58
BOYS SCORES;
- Benedictine 60, Trinity 46
