MINERVA — West Branch won its Eastern Buckeye Conference opener 48-35 over Minerva on Tuesday.

The Warriors are 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the EBC.

Sammi Beatty had 18 points including four threes. Audrey Eaton added nine points, while Alli Kanagy had seven points. Mati Hawk had five points.

West Branch held a 16-8 first quarter lead and extended that lead to 23-14 at the break. Minerva cut the lead to 25-23 in the third quarter before West Branch went on a big run to lead 44-27 with four minutes to go in the game.

West Branch hosts Struthers on Monday.

West Branch won the jayvee game, 37-17. Sydney Lane had nine points.

WB: 16-7-13-12–48

MI: 8-6-11-10–35

WEST BRANCH SCORING: Ellie Tucker 1 1-2 3, Alli Kanagy 2 3-4 7, Mati Hawk 2 0-0 5, Presley Egli 0 2-4 2, Carter Shepherd 1 0-0 2, Sammi Beatty 7 0-2 18, Hallie Vie Burton 1 0-0 2 , Audrey Eaton 3 3-5 9. TEAM TOTALS: 17, 9-17: 48.

MINERVA SCORING: Lippincott 4 2-4 11, Kirkpatrick 1 3-4 5, Sanor 1 0-0 2, French 2 0-0 4, Stoltzfus 2 0-0 6, Beaumariage 0 1-2 1, Morckel 1 4-4 6. TEAM TOTALS: 11 10-14: 35.

Three-point goals: West Branch 5 (Beatty 4, Hawk), Minerva 3 (Stoltzfus 2, Lippincott).

Campbell 25,

East Palestine 20

CAMPBELL — Campbell Memorial secured its first win of the season as the Red Devils beat East Palestine 25-20 on Tuesday.

East Palestine (1-1) was coming off a win over Mathews on Monday.

Campbell is 1-1.

Rayona Floyd Brown and Amira Kamal each had seven points for the winners.

Jacklyn Ogle led East Palestine with 11 points, 11 rebounds and four steals.

The Bulldogs host Toronto on Dec. 4.

EP: 3-4-7-6–20

CA: 8-4-3-10–25

EAST PALESTINE SCORING: Jacklyn Ogle 4-2-11, Cami Kridler 0-0-0, Liv Dyke 0-0-0, Sydney Jurjavcic 0-0-0, Emma Gingher 0-0-0, Marley Blythe 0-3-3, Alivia Magness 1-2-4, Kennedy Andre 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 6, 7-16: 20.

CAMBBELL TEAM TOTALS: 11, 2-5: 25.

Three-point goals: East Palestine 1 (Ogle), Campbell 1.

Crestview 70,

Howland 39

COLUMBIANA — The Crestview girls opened their season by scoring 19 straight points and beating Howland, 70-39, Tuesday.

Addison Rhodes scored a game-high 34 points, including 13 points during the Rebels’ 19-0 start.

The Rebels, who lost one player to graduation from last season’s 25-1 squad, had three players in double figures. Luvrain Gaskins contributed 16 points and Ava Bucey 10.

Crestview led 44-21 at halftime and 59-38 through three quarters.

Howland won the two-quarter junior varsity game 20-8. Lainey Milhoan had four points for Crestview.

The Rebels will host Springfield on Tuesday.

H: 4-19- 7-11–39

C: 19-25-15-11–70

HOWLAND SCORING: thomas 2-2-7, Moy 3-0-7, Scrabis 1-2-5, Bell 3-0-6, Baylee Villwock 1-0-2, Rylie Villwock 1-0-3, Rishel 1-0-2, Kubancsek 1-4-7. TEAM TOTALS: 14, 8-9: 39.

CRESTVIEW SCORING: Ava Bucey 4-0-10, Addison Rhodes 13-7-34, Madeline English 0-0-0, Kerrigan Miller 1-0-2, Lainey Milhoan 0-1-1, Katie MacKay 0-0-0, Lexi Blower 1-0-2, Brianna Baker 0-0-0, Luvrain Gaskins 6-4-16, Brianna DiCross 1-0-2, Myer Miller 1-0-3. TEAM TOTALS: 27, 12-20: 70.

Three-point goals: Howland 5 (Thomas, Moy, Scrabis, R. Villwock, Kubancsek), Crestview 4 (Bucey 2, Rhodes, Miller).