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Toronto grabs road win; Indian Creek falls to EL

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DRIBBLING — Indian Creek’s Brennon Norris drives past East Liverpool’s Gabe Roach on Friday. (Photo by Jimmy Joe Savage)

EAST PALESTINE -- For the second time this week, the Toronto boys basketball team defeated East Palestine, 64-38, on Friday.

The Red Knights improve to 14-1, 10-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. After hosting Malvern on Monday, they can capture their second-straight conference title against Lisbon on Tuesday at home.

Nate Karaffa led Toronto with a game-high 17 points. Trillion West and Lucas Gulczynski recorded 15 points each.

Toronto defeated the Bulldogs, 81-49, on Tuesday.

Toronto 64, East Palestine 38

Toronto 16-11-21-16 -- 64

East Palestine 5-12-9-12 -- 38

TORONTO (14-1): Wwest 6 0-0 15; Karaffa 7 3-3 17; Wright 1 0-0 2; Matyas 1 1-2 3; Gulczynski 7 1-4 15; Clegg 1 0-0 3; Sninchak 2 0-0 4; Leasure 1 0-0 2; Hanlin 1 0-0 3; Anderson 0 0-0 0; Matyak 0 0-0 0; Berger 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 27, 5-9: 64.

EAST PALESTINE (2-11): Vance 0 0-0 0; Bistaricey 0 0-0 0; Posey 4 2-2 11; Darlington 0 0-3 0; Cathers 0 0-0 0; Sherry 3 1-2 7; Bertovitch 4 3-4 11; Lohr 0 1-2 1; Vance 0 0-0 0; Turcola 1 0-0 2; Shasteen 0 0-0 0; Fertch 0 0-0 0; Helpy 0 0-0 0; Smith 0 0-0 0; Figley 2 0-0 6. TOTALS: 14, 7-13: 38.

3-POINT GOALS: Toronto 5 (West 3, Clegg, Hanlin); East Palestine 3 (Posey, Figley 2).

East Liverpool 71,

Indian Creek 62

EAST LIVERPOOL -- The East Liverpool boys basketball team snuck by Indian Creek, 71-62, on Friday.

Indian Creek falls to 8-6 on the season.

Derrick Eakle led the Redskins with 21 points (five 3-pointers). Austin Judson recorded 19 points. Isaih Vandine and Brennon Norris contributed eight apiece.

For the Potters, Gabe Roach tallied a game-high 26 points.

East Liverpool 71, Indian Creek 62

Indian Creek 9-19-13-21 -- 62

East Liverpool 16-12-19-24 -- 71

INDIAN CREEK (8-6): Kuczkowski 2 0-0 5; Norris 2 4-5 8; Eakle 8 0-0 21; Mamula 0 1-2 1; Judson 7 3-3 19; Vandine 2 4-5 8; Hildenbrand 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21, 12-15: 62.

EAST LIVERPOOL: Woodyard 2 0-0 4; O'Hare 2 4-8 8; Neal 1 1-2 3; Roach 9 8-11 26; Jackson 3 6-6 15; Browning 2 2-2 6; Maxwell 3 3-4 9. TOTALS: 22, 24-33: 71.

3-POINT GOALS: Indian Creek 8 (Kuczkowski, Eakle 5, Judson 2); East Liverpool 3 (Jackson 3).

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