United’s McKenzie Cope dribbles down the floor. (Photos by Ron Firth)

HANOVERTON — With teams concentrating on slowing down Southern freshman standout Katie Kellogg, it opens things up for the rest of the Indians.

Senior Allyssa Shroades took her turn Monday as she made four three-pointers in the first quarter and six total for 20 points to complement Kellogg’s 24 points, 11 assists and eight steals in Southern’s 64-33 win over United in an Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference opener.

The Indians are off to a 4-0 start, while the Eagles drop to 0-2.

Kellogg is averaging 30.8 points and 8.3 assists a game and the Indians are giving her plenty of help as they average 70.3 points per contest.

Makenna Jones added 10 points and Kalayah Crute six points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Indians. Haylee Kellogg and Maddy Jones each grabbed three rebounds. Shroades added three steals and two assists.

Katie Kellogg dished out five assists in the first quarter and Shroades connected on four three-pointers in the final four minutes to give the Indians a 22-6 lead after one period of play.

Katie Kellogg added eight points in the second quarter for a 39-14 halftime lead and 12 points in the third quarter to help the Indians build a 60-28 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

Reagan Good topped the Eagles with 10 points. Maelee Smith added eight points.

There was no junior varsity game.

United travels to Malvern on Wednesday and Southern plays East Palestine in the Indians’ home opener on Thursday. The Indians will have a junior high game at 5:30 p.m., followed by the varsity game at around 6:30 p.m.

S: 22-17-21-4–64

U: 6- 8-14-5–33

SOUTHERN SCORING: Katie Kelllogg 9-4-24, Allyssa Shroades 7-0-20, Kalayah Crute 3-0-6, Makenna Jones 5-0-10, Haylee Kellogg 0-0-0, Maddy Jones 2-0-4, Hailey Maines 0-0-0, Raelea Carosiello 0-0-0, Emma Boyle 0-0-0, Lidia Spahlinger 0-0-0, Ava Reed 0-0-0, Sarah Hawk 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 26, 4-9: 64.

UNITED SCORING: Maelee Smith 3-2-8, Marin Stryffeler 1-0-3, McKenzie Cope 2-0-4, Isabella Thompson 0-5-5, Reagan Good 5-0-10, Kylie Holmes 0-0-0, Ines Vilela Rego 1-0-2, Danika Anderson 0-0-0, Atlee Brinker 0-1-1. TEAM TOTALS: 12, 8-12: 33.

Three-point goals: Southern 8 (Shroades 6, K. Kellogg 2), United 1 (Stryffeler).

East Palestine 55,

Leetonia 18

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine’s girls basketball team earned its first win of the season by downing Leetonia 55-18 on Monday.

East Palestine is 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference.

Jacklyn Ogle had 24 points and eight rebounds for the Bulldogs. Violet Glavan added 10 points. Destiney Burtyk added six rebounds, six steals and four assists. Amara Wilson had six steals.

Leetonia (0-1) hosts Lisbon on Thursday.

East Palestine is at Southern on Thursday.

LE: 7-4-10-3–18

EP: 7-21-17-10– 55

LEETONIA SCORING: Emily West 0-0-0, Alexis Greer 0-1-1, Hallie Lewis 1-1-3, Aubrey Knight 0-0-0, Addison Gray 2-0-4, Olivia Neel 1-0-2, Aryana Chapman 0-0-0, Starr Neel 1-0-2, Payton Gray 0-0-0, Kasey Williams 1-0-2, Carli Simms 2-0-4. TEAM TOTALS: 8, 2-10: 18.

EAST PALESTINE SCORING: Jackyln Ogle 10-3-24, Alexis Ogle 0-0-0, Cami Kirdler 2-1-6, Sydney Jurjavcic 2-1-5, Violet Glavan 4-2-10, Bella Wendell 0-0-0, Amara Wilson 2-0-4, Destiney Burtyk 2-0-4, Marley Blythe 0-0-0, Alivia Magness 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 23, 7-25: 55.

Three-point goals: East Palestine 2 (J. Ogle, Kridler).

Lisbon 38, Valley 33

LISBON — Lisbon’s girls basketball team improved to 3-0 with a 38-33 win over Valley Christian on Monday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play.

Lylah Brown had 19 points and five rebounds for Lisbon. Jayden Smyth added seven points, five assists, two steals and two blocks.

Lisbon will be at Leetonia on Thursday.

VC: 5-8-11-9–33

LI: 6-15-4-13–38

VALLEY SCORING: Bratton 1-0-2, Robinson 0-0-0, Stanley 0-0-0, Barnette 1-0-2, Woods 0-0-0, Jones 3-0-8, Graham 5-1-11, Crocket 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 11, 9-16: 33.

LISBON SCORING: Sofia Brown 0-0-0, Bridgett Newbold 1-2-5, Lyle Brown 7-3-19, Delaney Pickens 1-2-4, Maddi Klein 0-0-0, Aria Reckner 0-0-0, Autumn Jacques 0-0-0, Eme Cook 0-0-0, Ellie Burkholder 0-0-0, Jayden Smyth 1-5-7, Gracyn Owens 1-1-3. TEAM TOTALS: 11, 13-21: 38.

Three-point goals: Valley 2 (Jones), Lisbon 3 (Brown 2, Newbold).

Columbiana 80, Wellsville 8

WELLSVILLE — Columbiana’s girls basketball team downed Wellsville 80-8 on Monday. Evy Rapp had 25 points, while Annah Clemmer added 15 points for the Clippers.

Columbiana (2-1, 1-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference) hosts Valley on Thursday.

Wellsville (0-3, 0-1) hosts United on Thursday.

Crestview 61, Maplewood 45

COLUMBIANA — Crestview’s girls basketball team came away with a 61-45 win over Maplewood on Monday.

Addison Rhodes became the Crestview all-time leader for threes in a career as she now has 160.

The Rebels are 2-0 and will be at Howland on Wednesday.

West Branch 37, Lake 26

BELOIT — West Branch’s girls basketball team topped Uniontown Lake 37-26 on Monday to earn its second win of the season.

The Warriors (2-0) open Eastern Buckeye Conference play on Wednesday against Minerva at West Branch.

East Canton 53, Heartland 31

EAST CANTON — East Canton ran away with a 53-31 victory over Heartland Christian on Monday.

Heartland is 0-2 and hosts Edison on Thursday.

HC: 7-2-14-8–31

EC: 19-14-13-7–53

BOYS

Leetonia 52, Urban Scholars 21

LEETONIA — Leetonia’s boys basketball team was on the ball with a 52-21 win over Youngstown Urban Scholars on Monday in the opener for the Bears.

Dylan Johns sparked the winners with 16 points, while Kyle Brown had 10 points.

Leetonia is at Badger today.

US: 6-2-4-9–21

LE: 17-17-16-2–52

URBAN SCHOLARS SCORING: Kam’reon Black 2-3-7, Louis Henderson 1-0-2, Deon McKinney 0-0-0, Jayden Taylor 1-0-2, Bruce Knapp 2-0-4, Ladeylon Williams 3-0-6. TEAM TOTALS: 9, 3: 21

LEETONIA SCORING: Caleb Hamilton 0-0-0, Kadyn Taylor 0-0-0, Chase Bondi 0-0-0, Cam Price 1-2-4, Ethan Mathia 4-0-8, Dylan Brown 3-2-8, Grayden Henderson 0-0-0, Jason King 2-0-4, Dylan Johns 6-2-16, Aiden Hunter 0-2-2, Kyle Brown 5-0-10. TEAM TOTALS:21, 8: 52.

Three-point goals: Leetonia 2 (Johns 2).