The Boardman Spartans and the Archbishop Hoban Knights squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Boardman Spartans had to settle for second. They took a hard 63-46 fall against the Knights. While losing is never fun, Boardman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while Archbishop Hoban is ranked 32nd).
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nico Holzschuh, who scored 11 points along with two blocks. Holzschuh is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Terrell Mcdowell, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds.
Jonas Nichols was his usual excellent self, scoring 22 points along with two steals for Archbishop Hoban. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Hardman, who scored six points along with six steals.
Boardman's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Archbishop Hoban, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Boardman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop Hoban, they will face off against Strongsville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Strongsville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 378 points over their last five matches.
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