Friday, December 24, 2010

Shaker Heights boys top Buchtel, 61-52, in Bob Wonson Classic

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Shaker Heights' boys basketball team paid fitting tribute to its former coach on Thursday night, defeating Buchtel, 61-52, as part of Shaker's Bob Wonson Classic. Kash Blackwell scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Nick Townes and Terry Rozier each netted 11 points for the Raiders (3-3), the seventh-ranked team in The Plain Dealer Top...

The late Bob Wonson, who coached Shaker Heights' boys basketball team to a 362-195 record. - (Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Shaker Heights' boys basketball team paid fitting tribute to its former coach on Thursday night, defeating Buchtel, 61-52, as part of Shaker's Bob Wonson Classic.

Kash Blackwell scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Nick Townes and Terry Rozier each netted 11 points for the Raiders (3-3), the seventh-ranked team in The Plain Dealer Top 25 poll.

Wonson had just completed his 24th season as Shaker Heights' boys coach when he died at age 62 in March, 2009. His Raiders' teams compiled a 362-195 record.

Stifling defense helped the Raiders build a 45-32 lead after three quarters over 14th-ranked Buchtel (2-1).

Shaker Heights defeated No. 9 St. Ignatius, 72-56, in a Wonson Classic game on Tuesday night.

Walsh Jesuit 60, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 51 Junior guard Evan Payne poured in 36 points to lead the Warriors (5-0) over the host Royals (3-3).

Sophomore guard Robert Peters scored 28 points for CVCA, which took a brief one-point lead with about five minutes left in the game.

Payne and Peters both made four 3-point shots, and both had six rebounds and three assists.

Garrett Cona put up nine points for Walsh, and CVCA's Caleb Kleibscheidel totaled 10 points and seven rebounds.

Akron East 76, University School 55 Guard Davonte Brunson scored 33 points, including three 3-pointers, and controlled nine rebounds as the No. 22 Orientals (3-0) earned an impressive win over the Preppers (3-1) in a Bob Wonson Classic game.

Guard Matt Burks and center Trevoris Bell scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, for East. The Orientals led, 47-36, after three quarters, then iced the win by making all 13 of their foul shots in the fourth quarter.

Jordan Barham totaled 25 points and nine rebounds for University, and teammate Jack Bentz netted 22 points.

Copley 64, John Adams 58 Forward Jordan Burke scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half, and pulled in eight rebounds in the home win for the Indians (4-2), who also got 10-point games from center Roosevelt Dotson and guard Ben Veach.

Dotson scored all of his points in the fourth quarter, which began with John Adams leading, 43-42.

Guard Mark Marcus led the Rebels with 16 points.

Kenston 64, Nordonia 49 Post player Eric Truog scored 22 points for the No. 13 Bombers (5-0). Host Kenston also got 14 points from guard Jack Rolf and 13 from point guard Justin Brownlow.

Girls basketball

Eastlake North 50, Willoughby South 44 The Rangers (7-1) withstood a rally by the host Rebels (3-5, 3-2) to win this Premier Athletic Conference game.

North benefited from balanced scoring led by Jocelyn Sefick's 14 points, 11 each by Kelsey Pacholke and Lynsey Englebrecht and 10 from Halle McKinley.

South's Olivia Palmisano netted 14 points and controlled 16 rebounds. Teammate Molly Linabarger canned three 3-point shots and finished with 12 points.

Revere 53, Coventry 30 The Lady Minutemen (3-4) won the championship game of the Akron East Christmas Classic Tournament as Maria Pantich scored 12 points and corralled nine rebounds.

Guard Abbi Bull netted 10 points and guard Gabby Vitez totaled eight points and 11 rebounds for Revere.

Akron East 53, Alliance 36 Guard India Banks scored 15 points and had four assists and four steals as the Orientals (3-5) won at their Christmas Classic Tournament.

East guards Jaquea Latimer and Melena Thomas both scored 11 points. Latimer also had six steals, four rebounds and three assists. Orientals forward Airelle Sibley collected 13 rebounds and scored nine points.

Ice hockey

Brecksville 6, Avon Lake 5 Andrew Bell and Evan Harcourt scored two goals each for the Bees, and winning goalkeeper Bobby Seitz made 46 saves.

Wrestling

Medina 45, Normandy 28; Westerville North 46, Medina 26 Host Medina split in its triangular matches, but five of the Bees' wrestlers won twice.

Earning wins over their opponents from Normandy and Westerville North were Medina's 103-pound Ryan Hornack (22-7 technical fall; 1:20 pin); 135-pound Mike Griffith (1:53 pin; 1:15 pin); 140-pound Matt Hammer (:57 pin; 4-0 decision); 152-pound Teddy Hammer (1:06 pin; 16-0 technical fall); 189-pound Joe Gigliotti (2:38 pin; win by forfeit).  

 

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