Mammoliti sparks Iowa State hoops victory
Amherst Youth Basketball Results

The return of injured Alexis Mammoliti inspired her Iowa State teammates to a big 28-11 win against Baylor in an Amherst Youth Basketball fifth-sixth grade division game.

Mammoliti had six points, as did Grace Licata. Lix Viola was high scorer with 10. Alyssa Calandra pushed to score four and Nicole Rice contributed two. Erin Egan had a strong defensive game and Aimee LaVere forced a number of jump balls. Caitlyn DiVita grabbed a number of rebounds and Maria Roberts hustled on offense and defense.

Caroline Ranallo led Baylor with six points. Colleen Doyle helped with a basket and a foul shot. Erica Gentile also scored. Baylor rebounded strong.

Seventh-eighth-grade girls

LSU 25, Tennessee 20

LSU came out running, taking a 10-4 lead in the first quarter.

Tennessee's defense stiffened behind the play of Allison Bauer and Kali Burke, and LSU's lead dwindled to one entering the fourth quarter. LSU, missing two guards, relied on the tough defense at the forward position, led by Bridget Tichenor.

LSU owned the fourth quarter and won, continuing its undefeated season. Lisa Harb led all scorers with nine points. Shelby Donhauser scored six and Haley Stogsdill added four. Scoring two each were Erin Lynch, Emily Ludwig and Mina Divan.

Third-fourth-grade boys

DePaul 36, West Virginia 15

DePaul scored 34 points in the first three quarters and limited West Virginia to 15 to seal the victory.

DePaul's scoring was triggered by key defensive steals, teamwork and individual offensive skills. DePaul's stingy defense and strong rebounding held the Mountaineers' offense in check.

Jordan Nwora and Blake Zachau (14 each) and Joe Foster (eight) led DePaul. Michael Gagliano, Elliott Gengo, Jake Maley and Jordan Clement played well defensively.

West Virginia was led by Connor Thomas (eight points) followed by Alexander Stuewe, Hal Barnes and Ben Trotman (two apiece), and Owen Witt (one point). Nate Trotman played well defensively.

Fifth-grade boys

Ohio State 36, Penn State 30

Ohio State (5-1) overcame a third-quarter deficit of 20-8 to score a hard-fought victory over Penn State. The Buckeyes chipped away at the Penn State lead throughout the second half to earn a 36-30 victory.

Penn State built the early lead with hot shooting from Timmy Kreuz, David Lyskawa and Mike Shanahan. Ohio State also had balanced scoring with Trent Mooney and Andrew Rasimas scoring 12 points each. Buckeye players Tristan Dougherty and Andrew White played tough defense against the very good shooters of Penn State. Ohio State point guard Alex Grano had six assists.

Ohio State 33, Indiana 25

The Ohio State Buckeyes (4-1) played outstanding defense in the second half to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers.

Indiana jumped out to an early lead of 13-6, but the Buckeyes stormed back in the second and third quarters to lead 31-19. Indiana pressed hard in the last two minutes to narrow the final margin to 33-25.

Ohio State got a huge effort from Trent Mooney, who scored a season-high 23 points. Andrew White chipped in eight points.

Indiana was led by Dylan Lambert and Kevin Zachau with eight points each.

Purdue 37, Michigan 30

Purdue and Michigan played a close game through the third period with Purdue leading 25-23. Five Purdue players helped the team outscore Purdue, 12-7, in the fourth.

Zac Kelly led Purdue with 12 points, followed by Ryan Konotopskyj (seven), Cort Williams (six), Adam Moyer and George Attea (four each), and John Becht and Kevin Gramlich (two points each).

Gramlich, Laughlin, Konotoppskyj and Kelly held Michigan guards, Jaelin Marong and Jeff Calderon, to 11 and six points, respectively. Purdue's Williams and Attea controlled the boards.

Michigan's Alex Smith added five points. Jared Kish and Eric Duran added four points each.

Iowa 28, Illinois 18

Iowa, with six players, was able to hang on to their lead to defeat Illinois.

J.P. Rehak led with 10 points, and Dakota Sanders and Jake Huber both had eight points each to help the offensive side of the ball. Strong defensive contributions were made by Mike Tona, Kenny Sniatecki and Charlie Mc- Cormick.

Illinois was led by Greg Cook's seven points. Paul Jager and Justin Collins put in strong efforts both on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Iowa was able to handle Illinois' full-court press during the last two minutes and hang on for victory.

Sixth-grade boys

Oregon State 36, USC 17

The Oregon State Beavers bested the USC Trojans in a hard-fought PAC-10 battle.

The Beavers scored many points in transition, sparked by the stellar defense and rebounding of Zachary Lee, Ryan Czerwinski and Joe Unanov. Matt Macomber and Joe Brady led the Beavers with 15 points each, followed by Jonathan Hall (four) and Lee (two).

The Trojans were led by Steven Casey (10 points), Jack Karnes (three points), and Robby Zabel and Jason Cohen (two) points each.

USC also got good defensive efforts from Jim Doyle, Dave Jasinski, Ben Lieber and Kyle Topliffe.

Seventh-grade boys

Virginia 34, Wake Forest 14

The Virginia-Wake Forest game was a tight battle that had the teams tied 10-10 at the half.

Virginia opened the second half with 10 unanswered points and eventually cruised to a 34-14 victory.

Virginia's scoring was led by Connor Radel and Brandon Schick (12 points each), followed by Kyle Zurich (seven points), Nick Swain (two points) and Alex DiBernado (one point). Josh Jager, Yuchen Sun and Matt Whiting played a strong defensive game for the Cavaliers.

Wake Forest's Michael Shake who led his team with four points had 15 rebounds.

Virginia 41, North Carolina 24

Virginia held an 18-16 halftime lead over North Carolina.

Virginia's offense exploded in the second half for 23 points while the defense clamped down on the Tar Heels and allowed only eight.

This game was a true team effort with six players contributing to the score. Eleven came from Connor Radel, seven from Brandon Schick, and six points each for Alex DiBernado and Matt Whiting. Nick Swain and Kyle Zurak added nine points and 10 rebounds. Josh Jager and Yuchen Sen had key rebounds.

North Carolina's scoring was led by Damian Powers (12 points) and Brett Pusateri (eight points).

Wake Forest 20,

Boston College 18

The first quarter ended tied with Wake Forest's Bradley Gelder and Madison Maley scoring two points each. Airic Thorton and Mike Calandra had two each for Boston College.

The second and third quarters also ended tied. In the second, Sam Burgett and Pat Stasiak each scored two points while Boston College's Calandra added four. In the third, Jack Looney, Dave Panfil and Stasiak scored two each. Nick Reding added two and Thorton had four for Boston College.

In the final quarter, Maley contributed four while Gelder snuck in two for Wake Forest. Boston College worked hard with Thorton scoring four.

Wake Forest 23, Clemson 21

In the first quarter, Wake Forest's Michael Schake's rebounding led to four points. Teammates Pat Stasiak (two), Madison Maley (two) and Sam Burgett (one) also contributed.

In the second, Wake Forest's Matthew Shank led with a three-pointer; Schake and Madison each added two. Hank Ransom (three) and Cole Florian and Andrew Weinberg (two each) led Clemson.

In the third, Wake Forest's Burgett contributed three. Pat Stasiak and Schake each added two. Clemson's Florian added four.

Clemson held Wake Forest scoreless in the fourth. Florian sank four (10 total) followed by Justin Fillmore (three), Jake Shine (two) and Mike Kuebler (one).

13-year-old boys

Nets 41, Braves 39

The Nets erased a 13-point halftime deficit by some well-balanced scoring and great defense.

The Braves started the game strong, led by Andrew Poturalski's 11 points (13 total) and Branden Delac's eight points (10 total).

The Nets reorganized at the half and came back with 30 second half points. Odin Fors and Ted Langlois both had 10 points and Peter O'Connor had 12. Aaron Khokhar chipped in a basket but also had some key rebounds.

Pistons 39, Nets 32

The Pistons survived a second half rally by the Nets to win.

The Nets' Tom Kline finished with a game-high 14 points and led the rally with nine fourth-quarter points. Adam Pantil (10), Jack Fitzpatrick (four), and Scott Baum and Kalib Sactoff (two each) also contributed.

The Pistons moved the ball around as seven players scored, led by Mike Kyrunts with a team-high 10 points. Nick Konotopskyj (eight), Kevin Doherty and Nick Sparcino (six each), Brett Butler (three), Eddie Doherty (four) and Danny Schlein (two) also chipped in.

Mark Roustum hustled and made terrific picks.

Pistons 50, Heat 35

The Heat led 23-21 at halftime. Seven of the points came from Sam Dusenberry, who finished with 13 points.

Stephen Perry had six and Robert Paslaqua and Brian Dobmeier each chipped in five.

The Pistons once again had terrific ball movement as seven players scored. Brett Butler finished with a game-high 14. Mike Kyrants (10), Ed Doherty (nine) and Nick Konotopskyj (six) also scored.

The balance of the Pistons' scoring had Nick Sparcino scoring five and Kevin Doherty having four while battling foul trouble for most of the game. Danny Schlein had one point. Mark Roustum didn't score but hustled.