Chmielewski reaches 1,000 career points, Stow stays unbeaten in SL; Spartans pull of upset

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Stow 50, Brecksville 19

Kristin Chmielewski became the seventh player in Stow program history to score 1,000 career points and the host Bulldogs (16-1, 9-0) took one step closer to a Suburban League National Conference title on Wednesday.

"It says a lot for the quality of the kid because she played her role and did an extremely good job as a freshman, sophomore and junior," Stow coach Bob Podges said of Chmielewski. "She waited until her senior year to be the scorer that she is. ... She bought into the program and she bought into the process."

Chmielewski led all scorers with 18 points and teammate Anna Hurst had 14. The Bees (6-8, 4-5) were led by Esther Rein (seven points).

Highland 53, Barberton 35

The Hornets (18-0, 12-0) clinched the SL American Conference outright and tied a program record for consecutive wins. They were led by Maddie Miller (18 points, four assists, three steals), Kennedy Morgan (11 points, nine rebounds) and Aleena VanKirk (10 points, eight rebounds).

The Magics (6-9, 3-9) picked up nine points from Kya Witwer.

Hathaway Brown 58, Walsh Jesuit 49

The Warriors (13-4) were paced by Megan Taraba (15 points) and Abby Garner (10), but it wasn't enough against the Blazers (10-7), who had a four-headed scoring attack led by Molly Castellanos (18), Jermani Jones (13), Gia Piscitelli (12) and Teagan Clark (12).

Wadsworth 49, Hudson 32

The Grizzlies (11-5, 8-2) stayed in the SL National Conference race thanks to the efforts of Regan Simpson (20 points) and Macie Roberts (14). The Explorers (6-9, 4-4) were paced by Constance Loring (13).

Ravenna 48, Coventry 41

The Ravens (6-9, 3-7) were led by Kyla Carney (11 points) in Metro Athletic Conference action. Madison Burkhart equaled that feat for the Comets (1-14, 0-10).

Springfield 50, Cloverleaf 46

The Spartans (4-13, 4-7) pulled off this MAC upset with big games from Sydney Hillyard (17 points), Leah Kern (12) and Ellie Gardinier (nine).

Laurell Brown (24 points) and Tori Smith (12) led the Colts (12-6, 8-3).

Aurora 44, Cuyahoga Falls 32

Ava Ryncarz (21 points) and Camryn Cohn (10) brought the Greenmen (7-7, 7-4 SLAC) back to even on the season. The Black Tigers (7-11, 3-9) had eight-point efforts from Laila Smith and Mackenzie Kramer.

Green 44, Perry 37

Freshman Jenna Slates scored 15 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead visiting Green (12-3). The Bulldogs also picked up solid efforts from Alyssa Ziehler (12 points, 13 rebounds) and Mallory Oddo (six points, six rebounds, five blocks).

Meredith Randulic led the Panthers with 14 points.

Kent Roosevelt 45, Copley 42

The Rough Riders (6-10, 4-8) saw Katie Keller (12 points) and Ariana Crockett (11) reach double figures. Copley (9-7, 7-5) was paced by Victoria McKnight (18) and Kami Ayoup (11).

Mogadore 60, Warren JFK 40

The visiting Wildcats won with three players in double figures: Brook McIntyre (22 points), Jocelyn Lawrentz (14) and McKenna Whitehead (10).

North Canton Hoover 43, Lake 34

The host Vikings (11-8, 7-4 FL) won with balanced scoring as Grace Craig led the way with 11 points. Angela Roshak finished with 10 and Lily Cain had nine.

Alayna Horning paced the Blue Streaks with 15 points.

Rootstown 35, St. Thomas Aquinas 27

Nadia Lough had eight points and 14 rebounds to lead the visiting Rovers (12-4).

BOYS BOWLING

Wadsworth 2,377, Wooster 2,221

The Grizzlies (5-6) had a strong showing from Mason White (416, 237-179) at Kolony Bowl.

Copley 2,442, Hudson 2,185

Eric Luster rolled a high game of 245 and Chaz Franchetti compiled a high series of 439 to lead Copley to a victory at Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn.

GIRLS BOWLING

Copley 1,869, Hudson 1,625

Hayes Shovestull rolled the high game (217) and the high series (333) to lead Copley to a win at Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Nordonia 63, Painesville Riverside 62

Playing their second game in less than 18 hours, the Knights (8-7) took time to find their legs Wednesday when facing the Beavers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

Nordonia trailed by as many as eight points in the fourth quarter before forward Issac Cherry found his stroke. Cherry put up 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter.

Guard Liam Gopalakrishna led Nordonia with 16 points, including a running layup to give the Knights their first lead at 60-59. He iced the game by hitting two free throws with 2.3 seconds left.

Riverside's Andrew Taggart led all scorers with 22 points.

— Compiled by Jeff Deckerd, Brad Bournival, Michael Beaven and Michael Leonard

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Chmielewski hits milestone; Highland wins title, Spartans victorious