Warriors fall to Louisville

BELOIT — Louisville beat West Branch 40-20 on Monday in a boys freshman basketball game.

Dane Martucci had nine points for the Warriors. Kolin Kaley added five points.

West Branch is 4-9.

Cline picks Wheeling

WHEELING, W.Va. — Beaver Local High School graduate Austin Cline has committed to continuing his academic and football careers at Wheeling University.

Cline had been a tight end at the University of Dayton before entering the transfer protocol in December. He played in two games for the Flyers.

Cline will go back to his natural position of quarterback for Wheeling. As a star quarterback for the Beavers, he had 9,140 total offensive yards and 114 touchdowns in his career.

He has three years of eligibility remaining.

Bulldogs triumph

COLUMBIANA — East Palestine’s freshman boys basketball team beat Columbiana 28-23 on Monday.

For East Palestine, Mason Gorby and Caleb Dmyterko had 11 points each.

Cavs halted by Jazz

CLEVELAND (AP) — Keyonte George scored 32 points, Lauri Markkanen added 28 and the Utah Jazz bounced back after a 55-point loss and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-112 Monday night.

George had 16 points during the third quarter, when Utah rallied from a 10-point deficit and regained control and began its five-game road trip with a victory. George also was 12 of 12 at the free throw line and had nine assists.

The win was the Jazz’s second in their past eight games and came two nights after a 150-95 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the second-largest by scoring margin in franchise history and the biggest since they moved from New Orleans in 1979.

Markkanen, 10th in the league in scoring at 27.8 points per game, also had 12 rebounds. Jusuf Nurkik, who missed the last two games due to a toe injury, had 11 points and 17 rebounds.

Darius Garland led Cleveland with 23 points and Donovan Mitchell scored 21. The Cavaliers have dropped two of three.

The Cavaliers trailed by 17 points midway through the first quarter and 46-36 before going on a 26-8 run over the last 7:45 of the second quarter to take a 62-54 lead at halftime. Garland led the way during the run with nine points.

Cleveland’s largest lead was 10 points early in the third quarter before Utah rallied by going on a 21-8 run.

Utah had a 90-89 lead early in the fourth quarter before going on a 16-6 run over a three-minute span to take control. Svi Mykhailiuk began the run with a pair of 3-pointers.

Both teams shot well from the line.

Cleveland made all 13 of its free throws and Utah was 25 of 28.

The Cavaliers will play at Philadelphia on Wednesday.