LISBON — Junior Annah Clemmer scored a career-high 26 points in leading Columbiana past Lisbon, 53-29, in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Thursday.

Columbiana improves to 16-2 overall and 12-1 in league play, one game behind Southern with one league game left at Southern on Feb. 11.

The Clippers have won nine in a row and will be tested Saturday when they host Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Tier champion Western Reserve, which is 18-1 with its lone loss to perennial state power Berlin Hiland.

Clemmer scored 26 of Columbiana’s first 49 points. Megan Moser added 13 points and Tori Waselich seven.

Lisbon drops to 10-9 and 6-7 in the EOAC. The Blue Devils will wrap up lead play Monday at East Palestine.

Jayden Smyth topped Lisbon with 10 points. Eme Cook contributed seven.

The Blue Devils led 8-4 with Cook scoring six points and then 12-9 as Lylah Brown hit a long three-pointer from the top of the key at the end of the first quarter.

After being tied 13-13 in the second quarter, Columbiana outscored Lisbon 40-16 the rest of the way.

The Clippers went on a 9-0 run and held the Blue Devils to two free throws in the second quarter to take a 29-14 halftime lead.

Columbiana went up 42-19 through three quarters and as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter at 53-28.

Columbiana also won the junior varsity game, 12-10. Kadence Hood and Gracyn Owens each scored five points for Lisbon.

The Blue Devils will wrap up league play at East Palestine on Monday.

C: 9-20-13-11–53

L: 12- 2- 5-10–29

COLUMBIANA SCORING: Evy Rapp 0-0-0, Josie Hepler 0-0-0, Sydney Webb 0-0-0, Megan Moser 4-4-13, Sydney Spaite 1-0-2, Annah Clemmer 10-4-26, Maggie Ineman 0-0-0, Angela Zimardi 0-0-0, Tori Waselich 3-1-7, Lexi Davis 2-0-5, Brooke McKim 0-0-0, Madison Sims 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 20, 9-14: 53.

LISBON SCORING: Sofia Brown 0-0-0, Aubree Burris 0-0-0, Kadence Hood 0-0-0, Bridgett Newbold 1-1-4, Lylah Brown 2-0-6, Delaney Pickens 0-1-1, Maddilynn Klein 0-1-1, Aria Reckner 0-0-0, Ella Colon 0-0-0, Eme Cook 2-1-7, Ellie Burkholder 0-0-0, Jayden Smyth 3-2-10, Gracyn Owens 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 9-58, 6-14: 29.

Three-point goals: Columbiana 4 (Moser 3, Davis), Lisbon 5-14 (L. Brown 2, Smyth 2, Newbold).

United 71, Leetonia 17

HANOVERTON — Sophomore Malee Smith scored 33 points and freshman point guard Bella Thompson had a school-record 17 assists in United’s 71-17 win over Leetonia on Thursday.

United improves to 11-7 overall and 11-3 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. The Eagles have won 10 of their last 13 games.

United’s Reagan Good totaled 15 points, 11 rebounds and four steals. Ines Vilela Rego contributed 11 points and four steals.

Thompson had eight points and seven steals to go along with 17 assists, breaking the single-game school record of 16 set by Cathy Phillips in the 1978-79 season.

Smith also collected eight rebounds and four steals.

Leetonia lost its ninth in a row to fall to 1-15 and 1-11 in league play.

United also won the junior varsity game, 24-17, as Atlee Brinker scored eight points and Kylie Holmes seven.

Both teams play Monday as United visits East Liverpool and Leetonia hosts Youngstown East.

Heartland 58, Toronto 36

TORONTO –Sarah Reynolds scored a game-high 20 points and Kaylin Norbo and Emily Rhodes added 12 apiece as Heartland Christian bounced Toronto, 58-36, Thursday.

Heartland improves to 8-9, while Toronto drops to 7-12.

Reynolds scored 18 points in the first half and Norbo and Gabriella McDowell each added eight points as the Lions built a 42-9 lead.

Josey Dickinson paced Toronto with 16 points.

The Red Knights drop to 7-12.

HC: 21-21- 4-12–58

TO: 5- 4-10-17–36

HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN SCORING: Gabriella McDowell 8, Sarah Reynolds 20, Kaylin Norbo 12, Emily Rhodes 12, Kalleigh Shodd 6, Maylee Nobo 0, Selah Ciardi 0, Megan Wittenmyer 0. TEAM TOTALS: 58.

TORONTO SCORING: Olivia Owings 10, Lilly Sapp 3, Jayna Reeves 7, Josey Dickinson 16, Haley Bodnar 0, Hadley Platt 0. TEAM TOTALS: 36.

Three-point goals: Heartland 1 (Reynolds).