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COLUMBIANA -- Four Crestview players scored baskets in the opening 1:48 and the Rebels were off and running Tuesday.
The top-seeded Rebels ran past 31-seeded Cleveland Collinwood, 83-9, in a Division V district semifinal.
That puts Crestview (22-2) into the district final for the fourth straight year as they play seventh-seeded Chagrin Falls (15-9) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Peninsula Woodridge High School. Chagrin Falls advanced by downing 13th-seeded Ravenna Southeast, 53-42, Tuesday.
All nine players scored for Crestview, which was led by Addison Rhodes with 21 of her game-high 25 points in the first half. Ava Bucey added 14 points, Karli Perry 12, Brianna Baker 10 and Katie MacKay and Makenna Ray each had eight. Kerrigan Miller, Piper Harvey and Lilli Neese also had baskets.
The Rebels scored early and often.
It took only 18 second for Rhodes to get a steal and layup. Miller had a fastbreak layup off a Perry pass, Baker scored off an offensive rebound and Bucey followed with a fastbreak layup off a Rhodes pass to give the Rebels an 8-0 lead only 1:48 into the contest.
The Rebels scored the first 25 points -- including 10 points and two assists from Rhodes -- and led 29-2 after the first period. Bucey added eight points.
Crestview led 55-6 at halftime and 71-6 through three quarters.
The Railroaders managed only two baskets on a pair of three-pointers Caylee Claypoole in the last three quarters.
Collinwood finishes the season with a 2-12 record, both wins coming by forfeit.
The Railroaders averaged 7.9 points a game this season, while Rhodes is averaging 31.7 herself.
CC: 2- 4- 0- 3-- 9
CR: 29-26-16-12--83
CLEVELAND COLLINWOOD SCORING: Caylee Claypoole 2-0-6, Jaquiline Jovita 1-0-2, La'Nayshia Bailey 0-1-1, Brionna Brown 0-0-0, Niyo Irambana 0-0-0, Ka'Nayshia Bailey 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 3, 1-2: 9.
CRESTVIEW SCORING: Karli Perry 6-0-12, Ava Bucey 7-0-14, Addison Rhodes 11-1-25, Piper Harvey 1-0-2, Kerrigan Miller 1-0-2, Katie MacKay 4-0-8, Makenna Ray 4-0-8, Brianna Baker 3-4-10, Lilli Neese 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 37, 5-8: 83.
Three-point goals: Collinwood 2 (Claypool 2), Crestview 2 (Rhodes 2).
Richmond Heights 63, United 25
RICHMOND HEIGHTS -- Senior Honor Hall is helping the Richmond Heights girls basketball team join the honor roll.
Hall --a first-team All-Ohioan last season -- scored a game-high 24 points as the third-seeded Spartans beat 17th-seeded United, 63-25, in a Division VI district semifinal Tuesday.
Richmond Heights (19-5) will meet eighth-seeded Dalton (18-6) in the district championship game at 4 p.m. Saturday at Norwayne High School. Dalton topped 15th-seeded Lake Center Christian, 70-38, Tuesday.
The Spartans play a bigger-school schedule with losses coming to Trinity, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, Gilmour Academy, Lutheran East and SPIRE Academy.
Richmond Heights jumped ahead 15-1 in the opening 3:11 and the lead did not get lower than 11 points the rest of the way.
The Spartans went ahead 33-13 with 4:40 remaining in the second quarter. They led 43-15 at halftime and 54-15 with 3:28 left in the third quarter.
United finishes the season at 15-8 after a 1-4 start.
Reagan Good had seven poins and seven rebounds for the Eagles. Bella Thompson contributed six points and four assists and Maelee Smith added five points and six rebounds. Sophomore Izzy Blazer got on the court for the first time this season for the 15 final seconds. She has been sidelined all season while recovering from an ACL injury. She stood on the side as the final seconds of the season ticked off.
U: 9- 6- 6-4--25
RH: 20-23-11-9--63
UNITED SCORING: Maelee Smith 2-1-5, Marin Stryffeler 1-0-3, Bella Thompson 2-0-6, Ines Vilela Rego 0-3-3, Reagan Good 2-3-7, Danika Anderson 0-0-0, Atlee Brinker 0-1-1, Carli Binckley 0-0-0, Kylie Holmes 0-0-0, Addie Butream 0-0-0, Izzy Blazer 0-0-0.
TEAM TOTALS: 7, 8-20: 25.
RICHMOND HEIGHTS SCORING: Honor Hall 10-0-24, W. William 6-0-15, C. Boyd 0-0-0, A. Scott 4-0-9, O. Hayes 0-0-0, K. Graham 2-0-6, R. Reese 0-0-0, J. Relf 0-0-0, R. Dickson 4-0-9, S. Aolio 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 26, 0-2: 63.
Three-point goals: United 3 (Thompson 2, Stryffeler), Richmond Heights 11 (Hall 4, William 3, Graham 2, Scott, Dickson).
BOYS
Lisbon 67, Weir 52
WEIRTON, W.Va. -- The Lisbon boys basketball team wanted to get in one last game before tournament play begins.
AJ Ramgeet totaled 30 points and nine rebounds as the Blue Devils topped Weir, 67-52, Tuesday.
Brother Aiden Ramgeet followed with 12 points, Logan Sturgeon had 10 points and eight rebounds and Blaine Barnes grabbed 12 rebouns.
Lisbon finishes the regular season with a 16-6 record.
Seventh-seeded Lisbon will host 16th-seeded Springfield in a Division VI sectional tournament game at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Weir drops to 5-16. The Red Riders have lost nine of their last 10 games, including those against Oak Glen, East Liverpool and Edison.
Lisbon also won the junior varsity game, 51-27. Jett Vrable led the Blue Devils with 14 points. Garrett Pettit had seven points for the Red Riders.
L: 16-16-16-19--67
W: 7-19- 8-18--52
LISBON SCORING: Aidan Ramgett 2-7-12, Blaine Barnes 2-1-6, Aiden Myers 3-0-6, Ashton Hinchliffe 1-1-3, Logan Sturgeon 5-0-10, Mason Jones 0-0-0, AJ Ramgeet 12-4-30. TEAM TOTALS: 25-53, 13-21: 67.
WEIR SCORING: Sincere Stevenson 1-1-4, Angelo Debraskas 6-2-14, Jonathan Hanson 3-3-10, Bryant Lyons 1-2-4, Ameer Williams 0-1-1, Cason Lash 4-9-17, Nico Mastontoni 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 16, 18-24: 52.
Three-point goals: Lisbon 4-16 (AJ Ramgeet 2, Aidan Ramgeet, Barnes), Weir 2 (Stevenson, Hanson).