The
Twinsburg girls
basketball team improved to 9-0 by beating host North (Pickerington)
59-49 on Dec. 30 in the championship game of the Key Bank Holiday
Classic. Junior
Malina Howard, a 6-4 post player, surpassed 1,000
points for her prep career during the game and led the way with 19
points. She was named the tournament's MVP.
ST. EDWARD CAPTURES MIT TITLEThe
St. Edward (Lakewood) wrestling team scored 288 points to capture the
championship at the Medina Invitational Tournament which concluded Dec.
29. Edgar Bright (112 pounds), Dean Heil (119), Matt VanCuren (145),
Domenic Abounader (160), Ty Walz (215) and Greg Kuhar (heavyweight) all won
titles for the Eagles.
Perry (Massillon) finished second with 208.
TOP PERFORMERS
* Cameron Vines, Whetstone boys basketball: The senior scored a combined 56 points as the
Whetstone (Columbus) boys basketball team won the Northridge Veterans Holiday
Tournament. Vines had 31 points to help the Braves beat host
Northridge (Dayton) 60-45 in the first round of the tournament Dec. 29
and then scored 25 to lead his team to an 83-73 victory over Brookhaven
(Columbus) in the championship game Dec. 30.
* Cordell Smith, Shaw boys basketball: The sophomore guard scored a career-high 33 points to help
the
Shaw (East Cleveland) boys basketball team beat Lutheran East
(Cleveland Heights) 79-62 in the first round of the Strongsville Holiday
Tournament on Dec. 28.
* Cassie Bowen, Brunswick girls basketball: Bowen scored seven of her 22 points in overtime to lead the
Brunswick girls basketball team to a 55-52 victory over St. Vincent-St.
Mary (Akron) on Monday. Brunswick rallied from a 28-19 halftime deficit
to improve to 5-2.
