Berea-Midpark 60, North Ridgeville 21

Elyria 37, Amherst 29

North Ridgeville 63, Lakewood 47
North Ridgeville: Eldridge 2, Lime 9, Baldeias 3, Brown 1, Miller 2, Kingery 38, Boaman 8
Lakewood: Doxley 12, Doup 2, Bookman 2, Garcia 8, Zarbo 6, Smith 17
North Ridgeville 17 18 19 7 — 63
Lakewood 6 13 9 19 — 47
Amherst 51, Normandy 27
Amherst: Ferancy 17, Kelley 16, Darmos 8, Pleban 6, Silvasy 2, Phelan 2
Normandy: Perdue 7, Basinger 2, Merlinether 2, Minnich 9, Harvey 3, Akin 3
Amherst 11 14 13 13 — 51
Normandy 6 4 11 6 — 27
3-pointers: Amherst 5 (Ferancy 2, Pleban 2, Kelley), Normandy 2 (Perdue, Harvey);
Elyria Catholic 52, Brunswick 41
Elyria Catholic: Rivera 3, Riddell 2, G. Rodriguez 4, L. Rodriguez 8, Niederst 26, Ogletree 8
Brunswick: Collenetti 9, Haber 5, Bertemes 10, Deighton 10, Willkom 2, Gateshman 2, Sigmuno 1, Sheets 4
Elyria Catholic 14 16 6 16 — 52
Brunswick 11 4 15 11 — 41

Hockey

Avon Lake 7, North Olmsted 1
Avon Lake 4 0 3 — 7
North Olmsted 0 0 1 — 1
Avon Lake: Nilson 3g, LePrevost 2g, a, Gibel g, a, Renz g, Pellegrini 2a, Hood a, Logterman a, Nilson a
Avon Lake 5, St. Ignatius 2
Avon Lake 0 1 4 — 5
St. Ignatius 1 1 0 — 2
Avon Lake: Nilson 3g, LePrevost g, a, Pellegrini g, Logterman 2a, Renz a, Nilson a

Open Door 67, Central Christian 53
Open Door: Rank 2, Pruitt 4, Jamuzzi 9, Penney 14, Moon 24, Reaser 5, Pattee 8
Central Christian: Badertscher 3, Carr 12, Martin 15, Endley 12, Coleman 11
Open Door 13 21 14 19 — 67
Central Christian 20 13 14 6 — 53

Girls basketball

Avon Lake 39, Olmsted Falls 35
Avon Lake (12-3): Summerfield 13, Polinko 3, Austerman 2, Miller 5, B. Jones 7, Springer 9
Olmsted Falls (9-3): DeLisio 2, Cameron 10, Simon 6, Cerovac 11, Schaeffer 2, Wolanin 4
Avon Lake 4 11 7 17 — 39
Olmsted Falls 7 12 10 6 — 35
Free throws: Avon Lake 13 of 16, Olmsted Falls 10 of 15; 3-pointers: Avon Lake 5 (Summerfield 2, B. Jones 2 Miller), Olmsted Falls 2 (Cameron);
Midview 56, Avon 52
Avon: Drenik 20, E. Owens 8, Mangan 7, A. Owens 7, Pracek 5, Holbrook 5
Midview: DiFranco 20, Baldoza 14, Stacey 12, Crum 5, Barnes 3, Pebworth 2
Avon 15 15 14 8 — 52
Midview 11 16 18 11 — 56
Free throws: Avon 4 of 12, Midview 5 of 7; 3-pointers: Avon 4 (Ptacek, Mangan, E. Owens, A. Owens), Midview 5 (DiFranco 2, Baldoza, Crum, Barnes);
Willard 36, Vermilion 35
Willard: C. Wiers 8, Bedingfield 16, Schaffer 2, Weaver 5, L. Weiss 2, Tallman 1, Getty 2
Vermilion: Peak 7, Gawry 12, Alvarado 4, Bartlome 12
Willard 17 10 5 4 — 36
Vermilion 5 13 5 12 — 35

Boys BOWLING

North Ridgeville 2,288, Westlake 2,080

Girls BOWLING

Westlake 1,888, North Ridgeville 1,849

Hockey

Amherst 5, Thomas Worthington 4
Thomas Worthington 0 1 3 — 4
Amherst 0 2 3 — 5
Amherst: Z. Owens g, 2a, J. Owens 3g, Cheatham a, C. Bingham a, Kelley g, a, B. Bingham a, Sims a
Thomas Worthington: Stoller g, Couch 3a, Kuhl 2a, Baxter g, a, Denny 2g, a, Hayward a, Cooper g

Wrestling

John Matteucci Memorial Classic
Team Scores: T-2. Avon 173.5, 8. North Ridgeville 108, 16. Brookside 38
Final round
(Area only)
106 pounds First: Ian Rottari, North Ridgeville pinned Lucas Summerfield, Western Reserve 3:35.
113 — Third: Caleb Grimm, North Ridgeville dec. Anthony Lierenz, Western Reserve 9-2.
126 — First: Anthony Mrosko, Avon pinned DeBlasis, Berea-Midpark, 5:36.
132 — First: Nate Bober, North Ridgeville pinned Dylan Preston, North, 1:46.
138 — Third: John Foye, Avon, maj. dec. Tommy Sullivan, Boardman, 10-0.
144 — First: Gavin Lepley, Norwalk pinned Kane Sparks, Avon, 0:23.
157 — First: Ethan Bartlett, West Geauga pinned Tommy Freeman, Avon, 3:43.
165 — First: Niko Kalamars, Avon dec. Brian Denamen, West Geauga, 6-0.
215 — Third: Sean Burke, Avon dec. Trevon Roscoe, Shaw 3-2.
Bill Dies Memorial
Team Scores: 15. Olmsted Falls 72
Final round
(Area only)
120 pounds Fifth: Brady Hexter, Olmsted Falls dec. Sergio Solorzano, Cuyahoga Falls, 5-1.
144 — Third: Andrew Connelly, Olmsted Falls dec. Owen Edwards, John Glenn, 3-1.
157 — Fifth: Bryson Ziol, Valley Forge dec. Dylan Hasenohrl, Olmsted Falls, 3-2
Maumee Bay Classic
Team Scores: 18. Midview 75.5, 27. Avon Lake 59, 41. Elyria 40, 53. Vermilion 12
Final round
(Area only)
138 pounds Seventh: Brody Bauman, Perrysburg dec. Jack Valerino, Avon Lake, 3-2
150 — Fifth: Hunter Anderson, Midview over Dominic Graziani, Tinora, forfeit.
157 — Third: Jake Wood, Perrysburg dec. Conner Holm, Elyria, 3-0
285 — First: Austin Dye, Midview dec. Alex Griffith, Galion, 3-1 SV; Fifth place: Chris Fair, Washington dec. Clay Broadhurst, Avon Lake, 1-0

Girls Wrestling

Lady Vikings Invitational
Team Scores: 2. Vermilion 220, 5. Columbia 191, 15. Keystone 66, T-31. Lorain 30, T-31. North Ridgeville 30
Final round
(Area only)
105 pounds First: Lauren Ficker, Vermilion over Emily Leesberg, Gahanna, Forfeit.
115 — Third: Madelyn Begert, Northwest, maj dec. Alyssa Woodward, Vermilion 13-3; Fifth: Mia Welsh, Colmubia, pinned Riley Robertson, Lakewood, 2:57; Seventh: Gianna Sanfilippo, North Ridgeville dec. Isabella Baughman, Akron Garfield, 4-0.
120 — First: Brooklyn Madal, Normandy pinned Mackenzie Feltis, Vermilion, 3:41; Third: Mina Gee, Gahanna dec. Claire Ondrejko, Columbia, 7-1.
125 — Third: Sarah Napier, Columbia pinned Kendra Hescht, Warren, 0:36.
130 — Seventh: Cora Frederick, Vermilion pinned Savannah Young, Taylor, 2:52.
135 — First: Jaydyn McKinney, Manchester pinned Marissa Torres, Vermilion, 0:09; Seventh: Natalie Martincic, Orange pinned Brooke Wade, Keystone, 2:29.
140 — Third: Sage O’Brien, Keystone dec. Callie Demagall, Columbia, 5-4; Fifth: Naliyah Hale, Lorain dec. Maleah Barbour, Steubenville, 10-4.
145 — Third: Mackenzie Shellenbarger, Mogadore pinned Youstina Hanna, Columbia, 4:03; Fifth: Olivia Fox, Brush pinned Emily Stiner, Vermilion 2:51.
155 — Third: Brooklyn Baskin, Brush pinned Gabriy’el Grace, Columbia, 2:22; Seventh: Julianna Ramires, North Ridgeville pinned Brianna Wayts, Northwest, 1:39.
190 — Third: Emily Jirousek, Keystone pinned Hailey Rose-Caldwell, Taylor, 4:06.
235 — Fifth: Brooke Jenkins, Vermilion pinned Kristen Brobst, Gahanna, 0:52.
Alliance Top Gun
Final round
(Area only)
100 pounds First: Destiny Cabbot, Avon Lake pinned Ellie Difiori, Canton South, 1:22.
110 — First: Lilly Pulka, Marlington pinned Mallory Zadel, Avon Lake, 1:10; Fifth: Audra Bandy, Alliance over Anaiyah Cambell, Firelands, forfeit.
140 — First: Rejan Al-Hashash, Avon Lake pinned Mya Quarles, Austintown-Fitch, 1:06.
170 — Third: Lola Seone, Avon Lake pinned Hadley Brerton, United, 3:20.

Berea-Midpark 2,446, Amherst 2,306
North Olmsted 1,958, Lorain 1,723

Girls BOWLING

Westlake 1,864, Avon Lake 1,694
Amherst 2,213, Berea-Midpark 979

Hockey

Clay 4, Amherst 0
Clay 3 1 0 — 4
Amherst 0 0 0 — 0
Clay: Titgemeyer g, a, Minnick 2a, Schrauder 2a, Kert 3g, van Hersett a, Belli a
Bay 4, NDCL 3 (OT)
Bay 1 1 1 1 — 4
NDCL 1 1 1 0 — 3
Avon Lake 4, Whitmer 1
Avon Lake 2 1 1 — 4
Whitmer 0 0 1 — 1

Westlake 76, NEO Prep 21
Westlake 25 22 20 9 — 76
NEO Prep 2 4 6 9 — 21
Avon Lake 81, Orange 76
Avon Lake 25 8 24 24 — 81
Orange 13 17 15 31 — 76
Whitmer 87, Lorain 61
Whitmer (6-1): A. West 22, M. West 13, Clay 8, Just 11, Young III 6, McLeod 14, Lowe 6, Nash 3, Patterson 4
Lorain (2-6): Guerra-Howard 25, Rowser 3, Kielian 8, Simpson 2, Evans 4, Everson 10, Brown 6, Daniels 3
Whitmer 22 27 15 23 — 87
Lorain 5 22 15 19 — 61
Free throws: Whitmer 15 of 18, Lorain 15 of 17; 3-pointers: Whitmer 14 (Lowe 4, A. West 3, Clay 2, Just 2, M. West, Young III, Nash), Lorain 3 (Rowser, Everson, Daniels);

Girls basketball

North Ridgeville 44, Rocky River 39
North Ridgeville: Lime 2, Balderas 6, Kingery 32, Bouman 4
Rocky River: Crane 2, Russell 9, Roche 3, Dewey 9, Patti 6, Lang 10
North Ridgeville 18 12 6 8 — 44
Rocky River 12 8 14 5 — 39
Free throws: North Ridgeville 5 of 10, Rocky River 5 of 8; 3-pointers: North Ridgeville 9 (Kingery 7, Balderas 2), Rocky River 8 (Russell 3, Dewey 3, Lang, Roche);
Keystone 40, Cuyahoga Heights 28
Keystone: Houston 13, Jedrzejek 5, Barber 5, Furthufer 8, Sokolowski 5, Cassell 4
Cuyahoga Heights: Gulely12, Jaenke 9, Wilson 4, Buhring 3
Keystone 7 15 11 7 — 40
Cuyahoga Heights 5 7 7 9 — 28
Columbia 43, Perkins 39
Columbia: Champagne 11, Washburn 6, Miller 5, Menge 5, Shulke 12, Heidecker 4
Perkins: Manion 2, Farley 1, H. Brunner 5, J. Bruner 2, VanVlerah 9, Baker 2, Zeiher 18
Columbia 16 11 12 4 — 43
Perkins 5 14 9 11 — 39

They ate into the Mustangs’ lead several times. But Maple Heights pushed the tempo back in its favor and rebuilt the lead.

Maple Heights went on to take a 75-60 victory as Elyria fell to 3-2.

The Pioneers early on had a hard time finding an answer to Kenyon Giles, who had all 18 of his points in the first half. While they held him scoreless the rest of the way, the Mustangs turned to the boards for extra looks.

The Mustangs took advantage of their second and third chances to build their lead. Elyria coach Brett Larrick said his team needed to be more aggressive on the boards.

“We wanted to control their guards but couldn’t,” Larrick said. “We like to play with a fast tempo and we weren’t able to contain and do what we wanted to on defense. They had us on our heels offensively and we had about eight turnovers in the first quarter. They’re downhill while we’re sideways really helps their attack and doesn’t help us with our game plan.”

PHOTOS: Elyria vs. Maple Heights boys basketball, Dec. 22, 2023

The Pioneers shot their way back into the game several times. Taylor Blanton led with 22 points on six 3-pointers.

Every time Elyria chipped into the lead, Maple Heights responded. The Mustangs had King Young (17 points), Aaron Scales (14 points) and Kalin Allen (12 points) all in double figures.

Larrick said against a team as multifaceted as Maple Heights, Elyria needs to match the opponent's intensity.

"We have to find a way to defend and rebound," Larrick said. "They had almost 75 points in three quarters and that isn't good enough defensively. We had a couple spurts but whenever we did the right thing on defense, we would turn it back over. We hit a couple shots and they would take bad shots but get the offensive rebound. We can't take advantage of those runs while being undisciplined."

Elyria also had Jayden Crutcher finish in double figures with 11 points.

The Pioneers embark on a trip to Columbus for their next game, against Bishop Ready on Dec. 29.

Open Door 89, Lincoln West 55
Open Door: Brooks, 2, Raack 10, Pruitt 2, Jannzzi 16, Penny 17, Moon 10, Reaser 5, Pattee 27
Lincoln West: Warner 5, Rahmon 11, Maxwell 24, Seals 9, Harder 2, Maysonet 2

Girls basketball

Keystone 47, Padua 36
Elyria Catholic 61, Cleveland Central Catholic 22
Elyria Catholic: Sawyer 11, Rivera 10, G. Rodriguez 4, L. Rodriguez, 10, I. Niederst 16, Fisher 4, S. Niederst 2, Ogletree 4
Cleveland Central Catholic: Clements 13, Dotson 5, Johnson 4
Elyria Catholic 25 13 14 9 — 51
Cleveland Central Catholic 8 7 2 4 — 22
Clearview 45, Open Door 27
Open Door: Moon 12, Faber 6, Drew 4, Koglman 3, Pierre 2
Columbia 73, Valley Forge 34
Columbia: Champagne 22, Demegall 4, Washburn 10, Herhuth 2, Miller 17, Rodgers 2, Menge 2, Schulke 7, Heidecker 7
Valley Forge: Kercher 13, Plum 11, Yeager 2, Krajauc 2, Rzeczyeki 6,
Columbia 16 26 19 11 — 73
Valley Forge 6 13 2 13 — 34
Avon 50, Brecksville 45
Avon: Ptacek 2, Pagan 15, Mangan 3, Drenik 15, O’Leary 3, Holbrook 5, Owens 7
Brecksville: Beach 2, Perdion 4, Gibbons 2, Zenir 18, Brooks 7, Hackney 4, Ganly 1, Melcher 7
Avon 7 14 12 17 — 50
Brecksville 10 8 14 13 — 45
Free throws: Avon 9 of 17, Brecksville 9 of 16; 3-pointers: Avon 3 (Mangan, O’Leary, Owens), Brecksville 2 (Zeir, Melcher);

Boys BOWLING

Amherst 2,542, North Olmsted 1,910

Girls BOWLING

North Olmsted 1,948, Amherst 1,838

North Ridgeville 59, Amherst 51
North Ridgeville (5-1): Eldridge 3, Lime 9, Balderas 5, Miller 5, Kingery 35
Amherst (2-2): Darmos 4, Kelley 24, Ferancy 8, Pleban 7, Silvasy 8
North Ridgeville 12 9 16 22 — 59
Amherst 14 17 8 12 — 51
Free throws: North Ridgeville 12 of 12, Amherst 14 of 17; 3-pointers: North Ridgeville 9 (Kingery 5, Miller, Balderas, Lime, Eldridge), Amherst 3 (Silvasy 2, Pleban)

Clyde 65, Vermilion 48

Vermilion (2-3): Alvarado 20, Gawry 10, Peak 7, Sergeant 4, Rhoades 3, Lowder 2, Reyan 2

Clyde: Shiets 20

Vermilion 12 11 13 12 — 48
Home 26 14 10 15 — 65

Girls bowling

Amherst 2,108, Avon 1,457

Amherst: Zakrajsek 215-170 (366)

Avon: Danrelm 129-165 (294)

Open Door 1,804, Westlake 1,656

Boys bowling

Amherst 2,498, Avon 2,418

Amherst (7-0): Taylor 244-243 (487)

Avon: Egger 203-267 (470)

Bay 8, Orange 0
Bay: Knapp 2g, 2a, Holmes 2g, a, Fetterman 2g, Nichol a, Aschenbrener g, 2a
Amherst 4, Avon Lake 0
Halftime: Amherst 2, Avon Lake 0.
Amherst: Coleman 2g, a, Varga g, Miller g
Medina 2, Olmsted Falls 1 (OT)
Halftime: Medina 0, Olmsted Falls 0.
Olmsted Falls: Palange g, Fitzpatrick a
Saves: Olmsted Falls, Pletcher 16
Avon 3, Brunswick 2 (OT)
Halftime: Avon 1, Brunsick 0.
Avon: Kruszka 2g, Pepera g
Rocky River 8, Lake Catholic 0