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Green junior forward Dan Fanelly scored 20 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 71-51 Suburban League win over the Highland Hornets on Tuesday.
GREEN, Ohio – The host Green Bulldogs defeated the Highland Hornets 71-51 on Tuesday night, thanks in large part to a 14-3 surge that spanned the entire second quarter and put Green up 31-17 at halftime.
Junior forward Dan Fanelly powered the Bulldogs (8-5, 7-2) with 20 points, while seniors Evan Keeslar and Andrew Pratt helped to put the game out of reach of the Hornets. Keeslar dumped in 19 points, while Pratt added 12 points.
The win marks the third straight for Green, all Suburban League victories, while they try to chase down Nordonia for the SL title. The Knights are undefeated in league play. The Bulldogs have won four of five games since dropping a 62-51 decision to Nordonia on January 6.
Highland (6-8, 3-6) was paced by Adam Bialosky’s 19 points. Junior Austin Adams also scored 16 points for the Hornets in the losing effort. If not for the lopsided second quarter, Highland kept fairly even with Green, but could never jump out and seize the momentum in the second half.
NORDONIA 63, WADSWORTH 49. At Wadsworth, the Knights battled back from an 18-12 deficit in the second quarter to tie the game at 30 heading into halftime, Nordonia (12-2, 9-0) put the host Grizzlies (7-7, 5-4) in the rearview mirror with a 17-8 run in the third quarter to remain perfect in the SL.
Senior Tyler Tinfina was critical in the Knights second quarter surge, hitting four 3-pointers in that period for Nordonia. Tinfina ended the game with 12 points.
Seniors Nick Rodriguez and Jarrett Ruffin both scored 15 points for the Knights in the win. Wadsworth senior Josh Kipfer led all scorers with 23 points.
COPLEY 77, REVERE 66. At Bath Twp., the visiting Indians used a total team-effort to turn back an eager Revere squad. The Minutemen jumped out to an 18-11 lead after the first period, but Copley chipped away to take a 35-34 lead at the break and then took a 61-52 advantage into the final quarter.
Both teams had three players score in double figures and Revere’s top scorers actually outpaced the Indians’ top performers 51-46, but Copley received 31 points from five role players to just 16 from six Minutemen scorers.
The Indians were led by junior Jayln Tyler with 18 points. Seniors C.J. Chatman and Alex Kormushoff scored 15 and 13 points, respectively, to aid in the victory.
Revere received 21 points from senior Mitch Ruetty and 12 markers from senior Mark Mockbee on the game.
TALLMADGE 53, CLOVERLEAF 32. At Westfield Twp., After falling behind 14-9 after the first period, the visiting Blue Devils locked up Cloverleaf defensively – holding the Colts to just 10 points in the second and third quarters combined.
Offensively Tallmadge spread the ball around as three players finished with eight points and three more added seven to the cause. Senior Nathan Jackson along with juniors Anthony Gotto and Jacob Wood dropped in eight points, while Tucker Linder, Michael Strand and Bryon Cook all had seven apiece.
Cloverleaf was led by junior Robby Buckwald with eight points.
CUYAHOGA FALLS 55, BARBERTON 50. At Cuyahoga Falls, the Black Tigers (7-7) overcame a slow start and won their fifth game in a row.
Josh Ricker (15 points), Cory Asbury (13) and Jay Slone (13) gave Falls a balanced scoring column after trailing 13-8 after one quarter.
Junior Scott Sabol popped in 20 for the Magics (9-5).
ROOTSTOWN 50, WINDHAM 46 (OT). At Windham, Kyle Ringler led the visiting Rovers to an important overtime victory over Windham with 19 points. Following a missed shot by the Bombers’ Matt Knight in overtime, Nevada Lemon sank a pair of free throws to put Rootstown out of reach.
Knight split a pair of free throws at the end of regulation to tie the game at 44 and force the extra session. The talented junior scored a team-high 17 points.
NORTON 76, COVENTRY 48. At Norton, Junior forward Tyler Sherman tossed in a game-high 25 points to lead the host Panthers to the Portage Trail Conference Metro Division victory. Fellow junior Aaron VanBuskirk dropped in 15 points, and sophomore Jeff Schulte added 11 for Norton.
Tylor Radcliff guided the Comets with 14 points. George Jacobs contributed 10 points to the loss.
SPRINGFIELD 52, FIELD 49. At Brimfield Twp., the visiting Spartans fought back from a 26-22 halftime deficit and a 39-38 hole entering the fourth quarter to turn back the Falcons.
Jon Belvin scored a team-high 18 points, while Seth Robinson added 14 points and Jake Kitchen contributed 13 tallies.
The Falcons were led by senior Pat Boggs’ 10 points.
EAST CANTON 58, SANDY VALLEY 48. At Magnolia, seniors Sam Elseser and Duke Taylor led the Hornets to a non-league victory over Sandy Valley. Elseser scored 16 points for East Canton (5-9), while Taylor dropped in another 10 points.
The Cardinals, who are members of the Inter-Valley Conference which East Canton will join starting with the 2013-14 school year, were paced by Brice Karam’s 14 points.
FAIRLESS 46, CVCA 43. At Navarre, The Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals dug themselves a 35-25 hole through the first three quarters of play, but battled back in the fourth quarter, to see their efforts fall just short of a completed comeback.
Junior Bob Peters sank his third 3-pointer of the game with 40 seconds left to tie the game at 43, but Fairless answered with a 3-pointer of their own by Mark Soehnlen.
Peters led CVCA (8-6) with 15 points, while Austin Weyandt poured in 13 points for the Falcons. Soehnlen wound up with 12 points on the night.
OBERLIN 73, BLACK RIVER 59. At Sullivan Twp., Zach Sword poured in 21 points for the Pirates, but Black River came up short in losing to Oberlin. The Phoenix held the Pirates to just two points in the second quarter as Oberlin jumped out to a 31-20 halftime lead.
Sword scored 15 of his points in the second half, including a 10-point fourth quarter.
Trevon Tucker gave the Phoenix their own 21-point scorer as he matched Sword for scoring honors.