Southern Local girls basketball seniors (from left) Allyssa Shroades, Makenna Jones, Haylee Kellogg and Maddy Jones were honored before Thursday’s game against Wellsville. (The Review/Jimmy Joe Savage)

SALINEVILLE — The job is only half done for the Southern girls basketball team.

The Indians captured a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title by downing Wellsville, 75-19, Thursday.

Southern improves to 19-0 overall and 13-0 in the EOAC, one game ahead of Columbiana. Southern will host Columbiana on Feb. 11 and needs a win to clinch sole possession of the league crown.

It is the Indians’ second league title since 1990 and eighth overall.

Southern started its four seniors — Allyssa Shroades, Haylee Kellogg and twins Makenna Jones and Maddy Jones. They responded by combining for 49 points.

Shroades led all scorers with 27 points, including 24 in the first half, to go along with nine steals, four rebounds and three assists. She hit five three-pointers to give her more than 200 in her career.

Makenna Jones collected 13 points, seven assists, five steals and three rebounds; Maddy Jones had five points, six rebounds and three assists; Haylee Kellogg added four points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Katie Kellogg played only the first three minutes of the first half as she gave way for the seniors before returning, totaling 13 points, five rebounds and three steals.

Raelea Carosiello contributed three steals and two rebounds.

Southern will host Shadyside (9-9) in an Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 2A semifinal on Monday. It will be a varsity-only contest beginning at 7 p.m.

Kenzie Bosco topped Wellsville by scoring 17 of the Tigers’ 19 points, including a trio of three-pointers.

Wellsville drops to 0-18 and 0-13 in the EAOC. The Tigers will play at at Conotton Valley on Wednesday.

W: 2- 7- 4-4–19

S: 28-27-13-7–75

WELLSVILLE SCORING: Kenzie Bosco 7-0-17, Araynah Moman 0-0-0, Jaidyn Bebout 0-0-0, Karolynn Cataldo 0-0-0, Rayleah Lamp 0-0-0, June Flygare 0-0-0, Briana Martin 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 8, 0-0: 19.

SOUTHERN SCORING: Allyssa Shroades 11-0-27, Makenna Jones 5-3-13, Haylee Kellogg 2-0-4, Maddy Jones 2-1-5, Katie Kellogg 5-1-13, Hailey Maines 0-0-0, Raelea Carosiello 0-0-0, Lidia Spahlinger 1-0-2, Emma Boyle 1-1-3, Kalayah Crute 4-0-8, Sarah Hawk 0-0-0, Ava Reed 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 31, 6-9: 75.

Three-point goals: Wellsville 3 (Bosco 3), Southern 7 (Shroades 5, K. Kellogg 2).

Columbiana 53,

Lisbon 29

LISBON — Junior Annah Clemmer scored a career-high 26 points in leading Columbiana past Lisbon, 53-29, in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Thursday.

Columbiana improves to 16-2 overall and 12-1 in league play, one game behind Southern with one league game left at Southern on Feb. 11.

The Clippers have won nine in a row and will be tested Saturday when they host Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Tier champion Western Reserve, which is 18-1 with its lone loss to perennial state power Berlin Hiland.

Clemmer scored 26 of Columbiana’s first 49 points. Megan Moser added 13 points and Tori Waselich seven.

Lisbon drops to 10-9 and 6-7 in the EOAC. The Blue Devils will wrap up lead play Monday at East Palestine.

Jayden Smyth topped Lisbon with 10 points. Eme Cook contributed seven.

The Blue Devils led 8-4 with Cook scoring six points and then 12-9 as Lylah Brown hit a long three-pointer from the top of the key at the end of the first quarter.

After being tied 13-13 in the second quarter, Columbiana outscored Lisbon 40-16 the rest of the way.

The Clippers went on a 9-0 run and held the Blue Devils to two free throws in the second quarter to take a 29-14 halftime lead.

Columbiana also won the junior varsity game, 12-10. Kadence Hood and Gracyn Owens each scored five points for Lisbon.

C: 9-20-13-11–53

L: 12- 2- 5-10–29

COLUMBIANA SCORING: Evy Rapp 0-0-0, Josie Hepler 0-0-0, Sydney Webb 0-0-0, Megan Moser 4-4-13, Sydney Spaite 1-0-2, Annah Clemmer 10-4-26, Maggie Ineman 0-0-0, Angela Zimardi 0-0-0, Tori Waselich 3-1-7, Lexi Davis 2-0-5, Brooke McKim 0-0-0, Madison Sims 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 20, 9-14: 53.

LISBON SCORING: Sofia Brown 0-0-0, Aubree Burris 0-0-0, Kadence Hood 0-0-0, Bridgett Newbold 1-1-4, Lylah Brown 2-0-6, Delaney Pickens 0-1-1, Maddilynn Klein 0-1-1, Aria Reckner 0-0-0, Ella Colon 0-0-0, Eme Cook 2-1-7, Ellie Burkholder 0-0-0, Jayden Smyth 3-2-10, Gracyn Owens 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 9-58, 6-14: 29.

Three-point goals: Columbiana 4 (Moser 3, Davis), Lisbon 5-14 (L. Brown 2, Smyth 2, Newbold).