SULLIVAN TWP – Black River will have to wait even longer for its first win. Mapleton pulled away for a 41-30 win Monday as the Pirates were outscored 18-8 in the fourth quarter in a non-league game.

 

The Pirates (0-6), who were led by junior Savanna Slone with 13 points, hung tough for three quarters but could not find the answer for the Mounties zone defense, scoring only 12 points in the second half.

 

“We were playing a good game until the fourth quarter and then the wheels just came off,” Black River coach Ken Deidrick said. “We came out trying to be aggressive on the offensive end, but when they came out in a zone we had a hard time moving the ball around and getting good shots.”

 

The teams exchanged the lead 13 times, but after the Mounties took a 25-24 lead on a pair of free throws by Allison Frymier with 6:05 to play they would never again trail while improving their record to 4-1.

 

Frymier, a 5-foot-7 junior post, led Mapleton with a game high 17 points.

 

Black River will be back in action Wednesday for a Patriot Athletic Conference showdown with Brookside. The Pirates have lost their last two league games by one point each.

 

In other Monday girls basketball games:

 

FIRESTONE 86, AKRON NORTH 8. At Firestone High School, senior guard Shaia Horton popped in 24 points and the Falcons (5-1, 4-1) crushed the Vikings (0-5, 0-4).

 

KENMORE 101, AKRON GARFIELD 37. At Kenmore High School, the Cardinals (5-1, 4-0) rolled to an easy win behind Alexis Lee (17 points), Porshae Hearn (16) and Charnae Coleman (14).

 

Stacy Heller had 14 points for Garfield (4-2, 2-2).

 

BUCHTEL 44, ELLET 41.

 

WOODRIDGE 57, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 51. At Cuyahoga Falls, the Bulldogs (5-0) rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to remain undefeated.

 

Junior Lizzie Wilkinson (18 points) and senior Haley Ferrante (17) led the charge for Woodridge.  The Bulldogs outscored Aquinas 23-5 in the fourth quarter.