Salem’s Max Zacharias is checked by Beaver Local’s Aiden Dray on Tuesday.

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s 6-foot-7 Owen Hill was raring to go after missing the last five games due to injury.

Hill scored a career-high 31 points in his usual dominating fashion as the Beavers rolled over Salem, 77-56, Tuesday.

The Beavers improve to 14-4 on the season — including a 11-2 mark with Hill in the lineup.

Beaver Local was 3-2 with Hill sidelined with a small fracture in foot, but the West Liberty University recruit helps the Beavers play at a different level.

Hill scored 24 points in the second and third quarters when the Beavers outscored the Quakers 47-25.

Deontay Steele topped Salem with 16 points. Ty Manion had 11 pointsa nd five rebounds.

Steele and Manion hit three-pointers to give the Quakers an early 6-1 lead, but Salem shot 3-of-14 from the field.

After the score was 8-8, it didn’t take long for Beaver Local to take control. Hill scored 10 points in a span of 2:18 — including a three-pointer and a conventional three-point play — to boost the Beavers’ lead to 28-14. Peyton Cowdery followed with another three-point play for a 31-16 lead with 3:16 left in the second quarter.

The Beavers led 37-25 at halftime and 57-33 through three quarters.

Salem (4-12) scored 23 of its 56 points in the fourth quarter.

Salem won the junior varsity game, 61-43.

The Quakers had a team effort with Damion Mathes scoring 14 points, Cam Martin 13, Colton Hall 11 and Tarion Thornton 10. The Beavers were led by Owen Moore with 18 points and Jett Johnson 11.

Beaver Local will play at Oak Glen on Thursday, while Salem travels to rival West Branch on Friday.

SA: 8-17- 8-23–56

BL: 10-27-20-20–77

SALEM SCORING: Ty Manion 5-0-11, Deontay Steele 6-3-16, Jack Andres 2-1-6, Weston Mango 2-0-4, Owen Davidson 1-0-2, Ben Severe 1-0-2, Max Zacharias 1-0-2, Braydon Fennema 0-0-0, Karsen Dangel 1-1-3, Damion Mathes 0-0-0, Cam Martin 2-0-5, Zane Suarez 1-0-2, Braydon Carrrocce 1-0-3, Colton Hall 1-0-3. TEAM TOTALS: 23, 5-16: 56.

BEAVER LOCAL SCORING: Nicolas McKenzie 1-0-2, Tucker McElroy 2-0-4, Owen Hill 10-8-31, Luke Rettos 5-2-13, Matthew Anderson 4-1-11, Peyton Cowdery 4-1-10, Aidan Dray 1-0-2, Jett Johnson 0-0-0, JP McElroy 0-0-0, Sidney Braslawsce 0-0-0, Nathan Pusateri 0-0-0, Owen Moore 1-0-2, Luca Vujaklya 0-0-0, Cash Williams 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 29, 12-23: 77.

Three-point goals: Salem 6 (Manion, Steele, Andres, Martin, Carrocce, Hall), Beaver 7 (Hill 3, Anderson 2, Rettos, Cowdery).

Southeast 51, Crestview 25

COLUMBIANA — Ravenna Southeast held Crestview to 16 points in the first three quarters for a key 51-25 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier victory Tuesday.

The Pirates improve to 15-3 overall and 9-2 in league play, tied with Newton Falls with one game remaining. Southeast will play at Garfield on Friday looking to clinch a share of the league title.

The Rebels drop to 7-13 and 3-8 in the MVAC. They will host Brookfield on Friday.

Southeast jumped out to a 13-0 lead before Crestview got on the scoreboard with 33 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

The Pirates led 21-9 at halftime and scored the first nine points of the second half for a 30-9 lead.

The Rebels finally hit double figures with 5:11 remaining in the third quarter.

SE: 13-8-16-14–51

CR: 3-6- 7- 9–25

West Branch 46, Youngstown East 38

YOUNGSTOWN — Gavin Gregory and Jeremiah Thomas combined for 37 points as West Branch topped Youngstown East, 46-38, Tuesday.

Gregory totaled 19 points and eight rebounds and Thomas collected 18 points, four rebounds and two steals.

The Warriors won for the seventh time in eight games to improve to 10-6.

Tyris Davis topped the Golden Bears with 12 points. East drops to 8-8 heading into Friday’s game at Heartland Christian.

West Branch won the junior varsity game, 32-31, as Joey Troyer scored 11 points.

The Warriors will host Salem on Friday.

WB: 10-10-11-15–46

YE: 12- 8-10- 8–38

WEST BRANCH SCORING: Jeremiah Thomas 6-3-18, Gavin Gregory 8-3-19, Grady Hirst 1-0-2, Chase Gee 0-0-0, Zach Coffee 1-0-2, Kasen Weaver 1-0-2, Brock Woost 0-0-0, Landon Coffee 1-1-3. TEAM TOTALS: 18, 7-11: 46.

YOUNGSTOWN EAST SCORING: Kor’dae Phifer 1-0-2, Tyris Davis 5-2-12, Anthony Davis 0-1-1, Alberto Maldonado 3-3-10, Jeremiah Swain 4-0-9, Draiden Oakley 0-1-1, Sincere Warnex 2-0-5. TEAM TOTALS: 15, 7-12: 38.

Three-point goals: West Branch 3 (Thomas 3), Youngstown East 3 (Moldanado, Swain, Warnex).

Columbiana 68, Wellsville 63

WELLSVILLE –Senator Johnson had 16 of his 24 points in the first half as Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference-leading Columbiana surged to a 68-63 win over Wellsville on Tuesday.

The Clippers are 15-3 overall and lead the EOAC by one game with a 11-1 record. Columbiana hosts Valley Christian on Friday and can clinch at least a share of the league title with a win.

Cooper Brown aided the winning effort with 17 points, four assists, four rebounds and four blocks. Hunter Davanzo had nine points and 12 rebounds. Senator Johnson added 14 rebounds.

The Clippers were also ranked third in the OVAC Class 3A standings coming into the night and should maintain a top-four standing heading into Thursday’s cutoff date for the tournament.

For Wellsville (8-11 and 8-5 in the EOAC), Darnell Roe had a season-high 30 points along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals. It is the second straight game Roe tallied a career high in points. Austin Adkins added 16 points, while Andrew Mackey had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Wellsville was ranked fifth in the OVAC Class 1A standings and may need help to make the top four when pairings are decided on Thursday.

The Tigers host United on Friday.

CO: 14-22-15-17–68

WE: 18-13-12-20–63

COLUMBIANA SCORING: Cooper Brown 7-1-17, Senator Johnson 8-6-24, Zander Oliver 1-0-2, Trey Snuder 0-0-0, Carter Johnson 3-1-8, Avery Young 2-2-8, Hunter Davanzo 3-3-9. TEAM TOTALS: 24, 13-18: 68.

WELLSVILLE SCORING: Jeron Jackson 1-0-2, Cooper Frank 0-0-0, Haydin Oliver 1-0-2, Darnell Roe 12-3-30, Austin Adkins 7-0-16, Klayten Kersey 1-0-2, Andrew Mackey 5-1-11. TEAM TOTALS: 27, 4-7: 63.

Three-point goals: Columbiana 7 (Brown 2, S. Johnson 2, Young 2, C. Johnson),Wellsville 5 (Roe 3, Adkins 2)

Lisbon 55, Valley 37

LISBON — Lisbon kept its chances at an Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title alive with a 66-37 win over Valley Christian on Tuesday.

The Devils are 12-4 overall and 10-2 in the EOAC. Lisbon trails league-leading Columbiana by a game with two left to play in the league standings.

Aidan Ramgeet led the winners with 21 points and three steals. AJ Ramgeet added 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Blaine Barnes chipped in 10 points and 14 rebounds. Ashton Hinchliffe had nine rebounds as well.

Lisbon is also sitting fourth in the OVAC Class 2A standings with Thursday’s cutoff date looming.

Lisbon will be at Leetonia on Friday night.

Lisbon won the jayvee game, 38-29. Nick Peruchetti had nine points for the Devils.

VC: 8-6-9-14–37

LI: 8-10-20-17–55

VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCORING: King Swiggett 3-0-6, Nigel Currie 0-2-2, Dante Valentino 2-1-6, Dennis Reed 0-0-0, Jordan Tutwiler 9-1-19, Deion Miller 2-0-4, Caleb Harrison 0-0-0, Armond Duvall 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 16, 4-12: 37.

LISBON SCORING: Aidan Ramgeet 8-1-21, Blaine Barnes 4-2-10, Aiden Myers 2-3-7, Ashton Hinchliffe 1-0-2, Logan Sturgeon 0-0-0, AJ Ramgeet 6-3-15. TEAM TOTALS: 21, 9-11:: 55.

Three-point goals: Valley 1 (Valentino), Lisbon 4 (Aidan Ramgeet)

United 57, Southern 31

HANOVERTON –Jason Pratt had 14 points and Matthew Hoopes added 11 more as United ran away with a 57-31 win over Southern on Tuesday.

United is 10-7 and 7-5 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. Southern falls to 2-16 and 0-12 in the EOAC.

Jack Pitts had nine points for the Indians.

United heads to Wellsville on Friday.

The Indians will host East Palestine on Friday.

United won the jayvee game 26-18.

SO: 10-6-8-7–31

UN: 8-16-14-19–57

SOUTHERN SCORING: Jack Pitts 4-0-9, Landen Heffner 4-0-8, Jacob McCurdy 1-1-3, Ben Paxson 3-1-7, Mason Pitts 2-0-4. TEAM TOTALS: 14, 2-7: 31.

UNITED SCORING: M’Kyan Haynes 2-0-4, Gavin Coffee 3-0-8, Abram Ceresna 0-0-0, Kadin Schonauer 3-0-6, Jason Pratt 5-0-14, Ryan Miller, Kota Shasteen 4-1-9, Ayden Bradley 0-1-1, Jordan Kidder 0-0-0, Wyatt Blevins 1-0-2, Lance Rycraft 1-0-2, Matthew Hoopes 4-3-11. TEAM TOTALS: 23, 5-15: 57.

Three-point goals: Southern 1 (Pitts), United 6 (Pratt 4, Coffee 2)

Heartland 67, Cardinal Mooney 54

YOUNGSTOWN — Heartland Christian’s boys basketball team racked up a 67-54 win over Cardinal Mooney on Tuesday.

The Lions moved to 14-4 and are ranked 19th in the state of Ohio in Div. VII according to the MaxPreps rankings. Heartland has won four straight following a four-game losing streak. The Lions are clinched first place in the Class 4A OVAC standings.

Cardinal Mooney fell to 7-9.

The Lions host Youngstown East on Friday.

HC: 17-23-16-11–67

CM: 16-10-10-18–54

East Palestine 70, Leetonia 65

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine’s Drew Bycroft had a season-high 28 points as the Bulldogs rolled to a 70-65 win over Leetonia in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play.

Bycroft added eight rebounds and four blocks. RJ May chipped in 14 points, six rebounds and three assists. Clark Rutledge had 12 points, six rebounds and six steals. Peyton Rutledge had nine points and seven rebounds.

East Palestine is 2-14 overall and 2-10 in the league.

Ethan Mathia scored 22 for the Bears, while Dylan Johns added 17.

Leetonia is 5-14 and 3-10 in the league.

Leetonia won the jayvee game 22-18. Kealin Simon had 10 points.

East Palestine is at Southern on Friday.

Leetonia will play its final Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference basketball game at home against Lisbon on Friday. The Bears will be in the Northeastern Athletic Conference next season.

LE: 9-14-16-26–65

EP: 14-23-13-20–70

LEETONIA SCORING: Ethan Mathia 9-4-22, Jason King 3-2-9, Dylan Johns 5-4-17, Kyle Brown 2-2-6, Aiden Hunter 0-0-0, Chase Bondi 1-0-2, Dylan Brown 3-1-9. TEAM TOTALS: 3, 13-17: 65.

EAST PALESTINE SCORING: RJ May 6-2-14, Michael Chestnut 0-1-1, Peyton Rutledge 2-5-9, Tanner Morrow 0-0-0, Drew Bycroft 11-3-28, Kealin Simon 2-0-4, Clark Rutledge 4-2-12, Brad Bartels 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 26, 13-20: 70.

Three-point goals: Leetonia 6 (Johns 3, Brown 2, King), East Palestine 5 (Bycroft 3, Rutledge 2)