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Cambridge 71, Beaver Local 40
ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- It was a banner day for Cambridge and senior guard Garrett Carpenter on Saturday.
Carpenter scored 34 points, including the 1,000th of his career, as Cambridge topped Beaver Local, 71-40, in the Buckeye 8 championship game at the ECO Center.
The Bobcats won their seventh in a row to improve to 16-2. The Beaver dropped to 13-3 after suffering their largest loss since falling 86-44 at East Liverpool on Dec. 8, 2023.
Cambridge scored the first seven points of the game and opened up a 38-21 halftime lead.
Carpenter -- who came in averaging 22.9 points a game --was limited to three points in the first quarter. He totaled eight three-pointers.
The Bobcats opened the second half with a 16-0 run to make it 55-21. The Beavers were held to four points in the third quarter to fall behind 57-25.
Matt Anderson topped the Beavers with 10 points. Tucker McElroy added nine.
Beaver Local will play at Oak Glen on Tuesday, while Cambridge travels to Carrollton on Wednesday.
BL: 7-14- 4-15--40
CA: 17-22-18-14--71
BEAVER LOCAL SCORING: Nicolas McKenzie 0-1-1, Aiden Dray 2-2-7, Tucker McElroy 4-1-9, Matt Anderson 4-2-10, Luke Rettos 2-1-5, Peyton Cowdery 2-0-4, Jett Johnson 1-2-4, JP McElroy 0-0-0, Nathan Pusateri 0-0-0, Owen Moore 0-0-0, Luca Vujakyla 0-0-0, C Williams 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 15, 9-19: 40.
CAMBRIDGE SCORING: Garrett Carpenter 12-2-34, Mason Gregg 3-1-7, Cam Lauer 6-2-16, Rylan Mathews 3-0-6, Austin Jenkins 3-0-6, Tre Alexander 0-0-0, AJ Lawrence 0-0-0, D. Kissinger 0-0-0, R. Harris 0-0-0, P. Hollins 0-0-0, S. Hutchinson 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 28, 5-9: 71.
Three-point goals: Beaver 1 (Dray), Cambridge 10 (Carpenter 8, Lauer 2).
Martins Ferry 67, East Liverpool 52
ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- Anthony Booth scored 23 points and Elijah Smith 21 as Martins Ferry topped East Liverpool, 67-52, in a Buckeye 8 fifth-place game Saturday at the ECO Center.
The Purple Riders led 32-19 at halftime before the Potters closed within 46-39 after three quarters. The Purple Riders scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Tyler Kirby paced the Potters with 14 points. Jayce Douglas and Dre Brown each had nine. Nolan Irving and Javan Dawson scored eight apiece.
Martins Ferry improves to 10-6, including a 71-54 win at East Liverpool on Dec. 27.
The Potters move to 8-8 heading into Tuesday's game at Boardman, which is coached by East Liverpool graduate Steve Flores.
EL: 10- 9-20-13--52
MF: 20-12-14-21--67
EAST LIVERPOOL SCORING: Nolan Irving 4-0-8, Meschach Harris 0-0-0, Elliott Fitch 0-2-2, Jayce Douglas 4-0-9, Dre Brown 2-4-9, Tyler Kirby 6-2-14, Javan Dawson 3-2-8, Ben Myers 1-0-2, Thoren Long 0-0-0, Owen Davis 0-0-0, Donavin Austin 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 20, 10-18: 52.
MARTINS FERRY SCORING: Anthony Booth 6-8-23, Elijah Smith 7-7-21, Jermale Thompson 0-0-0, Walkquem Cox 3-0-8, Jayden Clark 1-0-2, Elijah Roby 2-0-4, Maurice Barnett 4-0-9. TEAM TOTALS: 23, 15-19: 67.
Three-point goals: East Liverpool 2 (Douglas, Brown), Martins Ferry 6 (Booth 3, Cox 2, Barnett).
Tyler 70, Oak Glen 66
SISTERSVILLE, W. Va. -- Tyler Consolidated made 8-of-10 free throws during a 22-point fourth quarter that gave the Knights a 70-66 win over Oak Glen on Saturday.
The teams were tied 48-48 after three quarters.
Tyler improves to 4-9, while Oak Glen drops to 8-4.
Noah Willey led the Golden Bears with a game-high 24 points, nine coming in the first quarter. Elijah Knisely added 10 points. Will Weekley and Tyler Evans had eight points apiece.
Oak Glen will host Beaver Local on Tuesday.
OG: 13-20-15-18--66
TC: 15-20-13-22--70
OAK GLEN SCORING: Chase Hartung 1-1-3, Mason Kell 2-0-4, Will Weekley 3-2-8, Noah Willey 9-3-24, Gavin Geisse 3-0-8, Elijah Knisely 4-1-10, Colt Hissam 1-2-4, Tyler Evans 2-0-5, Kam Hebrock 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 25, 9-11: 66.
TYLER CONSOLIDATED SCORING: J. Mace 1-0-2, B. Gioinazzo 5-1-13, C. Lemastess 8-2-19, L.Boggs 2-1-6, G. Bordenkirches 2-5-9, C. Strade 4-3-11, L. Highley 0-2-2, A. Peck 1-0-2, C. Bell 2-1-6, A. Morris 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 25, 15-20: 70.
Three-point goals: Oak Glen 7 (Willey 3, Geisse 2, Knisely, Evans) Tyler 5 (Giovinazzo 2, Lemastess, Boggs).
Southern 68, Urban Scholars 49
SALINEVILLE -- Jack Pitts totaled 25 points and 11 rebounds and Jacob McCurdy collected 24 points and nine rebounds in leading Southern Local past Youngstown Academy for Urban Scholars, 68-49, Saturday.
Landen Heffner contributed 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
The Indians snapped a nine-game losing streak to improve to 2-14. The Hawks drop to 2-8, including 0-5 against Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference teams.
Southern will host Columbiana on Tuesday, while Urban Scholars travel to Heartland Christian on Friday.
US: 9-12- 7-21--49
SL: 19-17-13-19--68
URBAN SCHOLARS SCORING: Louis Henderson 5-2-15, Xyler Hathman 0-0-0, Cameron Kimla 2-2-7, Kam'Reon Black 4-0-8, Z'zavionn Jones 7-0-17, Ladeylon Williams 0-0-0, Bruce Knupp 1-0-2, Cameron Cole 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 19-74, 4-10: 49.
SOUTHERN LOCAL SCORING: Jack Pitts 11-0-25, Landen Hefner 5-2-13, Jacob McCurdy 8-5-24, Ben Paxson 0-0-0, Ayden Gardner 0-0-0, Kim Charid-Guliman 0-0-0, Jensen Allender 0-0-0, Brody Hamilton 0-0-0, Zac Mayfield 0-0-0, Aiden Davis 1-0-2, Daniel Peters 0-0-0, Mason Pitts 1-2-4, Trevor Groff 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 26-63, 9-17: 68.