Eisenhower kept pace in the race for the Region 3 boys basketball title with a 46-37 victory over Conneaut Lake Tuesday at Eisenhower High School.
While the win was important, Eisenhower coach Dave Allenson wasn't entirely pleased with the effort on the defensive end. The Knights built a 27-9 halftime lead by limiting the Indians to just two second quarter points. The visitors then erupted for 16 points in the third, closing to within single digits at a couple of different points.
"We were making one pass and throwing up a shot on offense and they were running down the court and scoring when we were on defense," Allenson said of Conneaut Lake's second half run. "It was as simple as that."
A balanced Ike scoring attack was led by the 10 points of Aaron Lundmark and Colin Shine. Josh Deppas added eight points and Ryan Williams and Joe Rutsky had six points each.
The Knights (11-7, 3-2 Region 3) jump back out of region play Wednesday, visting Otto Eldred.
Conneaut Lake won the junior varsity game, 42-38. Ike was paced by the 12 points of Kyle Hunt.
Fact Box
CONNEAUT LAKE (37): Slovin 0 1-3 1, Bartlett 8 0-1 17, C. Baker 1 0-0 2, A. Baker 1 0-0 2, Moyer 2 1-2 5, Niemann 3 0-0 6, Richardson 2 0-1 4, Totals: 17 2-7 37
EISENHOWER (46): Josh Deppas 2 4-4 8, Aaron Lundmark 4 2-3 10, Colin Shine 4 2-2 10, Nathan O'Brien 2 0-0 4, Andrew Onoratti 1 0-0 2, Ryan Williams 3 0-1 6, Joe Rutsky 3 0-0 6, Totals: 19 8-10 46
Conneaut Lake 9 2 16 10 - 37
Eisenhower 17 10 8 11 - 46
3-pointers: C- Bartlett; E- None
Junior varsity game
CONNEAUT LAKE (42): C. Baker 6 1-3 13, Holcomb 4 0-0 9, Dilly 2 0-0 4, Kessler 1 1-2 3, McCann 3 3-6 9, DeMarco 2 0-0 4, Totals: 18 5-11 42
EISENHOWER (38): Carter Farrell 4 0-0 8, Jarrett Johnson 4 3-5 11, Chris Sanders 3 1-2 7, Kyle Hunt 5 0-0 12, John Potts 0 0-0 0, Ben Harvey 0 0-0 0, Ricky Zortman 0 0-0 0, Totals: 16 4-7 38
Conneaut Lake 5 14 11 12 - 42
Eisenhower 12 15 3 8 - 38
3-pointers: C- Holcomb; E- Hunt 2
CURWENSVILLE (41): Stevenson 0 3-4 3, Gardner 5 1-2 14, Johns 1 1-3 3, Elensky 4 4-5 14, Olson 1 1-2 3, Jacobson 1 2-2 4, Totals: 12 12-18 41
SHEFFIELD (77): Ike Nearing 2 0-0 4, Mark Sprandle 9 3-4 23, Kalil Slaughter 6 0-0 12, Nick Bonavita 3 2-3 8, Josh Anderson 2 2-2 6, George Fitch 2 0-0 4, Brendan Winslow 2 0-0 4, Dylan McNeal 4 2-2 12, Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Fitzgerald 2 0-2 4, Totals: 32 9-13 77
Curwensville 12 8 12 9 - 41
Sheffield 25 21 19 12 - 77
3-pointers: C- Gardner 3, Elensky 2; S- Sprandle 2, McNeal 2
Junior varsity game
CURWENSVILLE (23): Stevenson 2 0-0 4, Gardner 2 0-0 5, Kurtz 1 0-0 2, Shaffer 1 0-0 2, Olson 0 2-2 2, Jacobson 1 4-5 6, Lundin 1 0-4 2, Totals: 8 6-11 23
SHEFFIELD (68): Nic Confer 3 0-0 6, Luke McCracken 2 0-0 5, Brendan Winslow 4 1-2 9, Kwante Johnson 3 0-0 6, Noah Heeter 5 1-7 11, Dylan McNeal 5 0-0 10, Dylan Reynolds 2 0-0 4, Brandon Kipp 1 0-2 2, Travis Peterson 2 0-0 4, Tyler Fitzgerald 5 1-2 11, Totals: 32 3-13 68
Curwensville 7 11 2 3 - 23
Sheffield 16 18 20 14 - 68
3-pointers: C- Gardner; S- McCracken
MAPLEWOOD (57): Davis 3 4-4 12, Kramer 6 2-2 15, Lake 1 0-0 2, Backhus 1 0-0 3, Dahl 5 0-0 14, Hayes 1 0-0 2, Turner 4 1-2 9, Totals: 21 7-8 57
YOUNGSVILLE (35): Broc Horn 5 4-8 16, Tom Chapman 2 0-0 4, Coll Dininny 1 0-0 2, Dan McLaughlin 0 0-1 0, Collin Lehnen 4 5-6 13, Totals: 12 9-15 35
Maplewood 15 9 10 23 -57
Youngsville 9 15 5 6 - 35
3-pointers: M- Davis 2, Kramer, Backhus, Dahl 4; Y- Horn 2
Junior varsity game
MAPLEWOOD (55): Robinson 3 0-0 6, Weldon 1 0-0 2, Piterra 5 0-0 10, Barker 1 2-2 4, Cohnen 4 0-0 9, Backhus 4 4-6 12, Reagle 2 2-8 6, Klingensmith 1 0-0 2, Smith 2 0-0 4, Totals: 23 8-16 55
YOUNGSVILLE (15): Trevor Flinn 1 0-0 3, Ben Frederick 1 0-0 2, Dustin Jesson 2 0-0 4, Dakoda Buchanan 1 0-0 2, Brandon Lake 1 0-0 2, Dan McLaughlin 1 0-0 2, Totals: 7 0-0 15
Maplewood 7 17 15 16 - 55
Youngsville 2 7 2 4 - 15
3-pointers: M- Cohnen; Y- Flinn
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Sheffield 77, Curwensville 41
Sheffield bounced back nicely from consecutive losses, jumping out to a big lead and never looking back during a 77-41 victory over Curwensville Tuesday at Sheffield Area High School.
After struggling offensively in losses to Brockway and undefeated Ridgway, the 12-8 Wolverines had no such trouble with the Golden Tide. The hosts scored 25 points in the opening quarter and 21 more points in the second, jumping out to a 46-20 lead at intermission.
Mark Sprandle had the biggest game for the Wolverines, hitting a pair of 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points. Kalil Slaughter scored 12 points in his starting role and Dylan McNeal scored 12 points off the bench. In all, Sheffield had nine different players score at least one field goal.
In junior varsity play, Sheffield was an easy 68-23 winner. Tyler Fitzgerald and Noah Heeter each scored 11 points in the win.
The Wolverines return to the court Thursday, hosting Brockway on Senior Night.
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Maplewood 57, Youngsville 35
It was a tale of two halves for the Youngsville basketball team during Tuesday evening's 57-35 loss to Maplewood at Youngsville High School.
The Eagles (0-15) were getting shots to fall and having success on the defensive end while playing to a 24-24 tie at the break. In the second half, Youngsville cooled off as the Tigers warmed up and Maplewood ran away for the 22-point victory.
Broc Horn led the Eagles' effort with 16 points and nine rebounds. Colin Lehhen also had a big game with a career-high 13 points.
Maplewood won the junior varsity game, 55-15. Dustin Jesson led Youngsville with four points.