Basketball Recap: Mckinley Falls Despite Big Games from Avon Fryer and True Carey-Hardin

With McKinley's effective field goal percentage at 100% and Howland's at 53% on Wednesday, the final result was to be expected on Wednesday. The McKinley Red Dragons came up short against the Howland Tigers, falling 61-38. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Dragons in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.

McKinley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of True Carey-Hardin, who posted 17 points, and Avon Fryer, who went 6 of 12 en route to 12 points. The game was Carey-Hardin's third in a row with at least ten points.

Howland found their leader in sophomore Darren Douglas, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 12 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Chieffo, who went 6 of 13 en route to 12 points and five rebounds.

McKinley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Howland, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-8.

McKinley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 61-48 loss against Lakeview on the 1st. Howland has also already played their next contest, a 60-40 defeat against Austintown-Fitch on the 31st.