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CHS volleyball team doubles last year’s win output early on

The Carrollton boys volleyball team improved to 2-1 on the young season with a victory over the Howland Tigers in four sets 24-26, 25-16, 30-28, 25-19 last week. In only their second season, the team already doubled their win total from last year. The Warriors jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first set before Howland tied things up at 5-5. The Warriors had seven net violations in the

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Record-breaking season comes to end for Malvern Hornets

 By Carol McIntire Editor The tournament trail ended for the Malvern Hornets Saturday at Ohio University in the regional final, but it was one of the most successful seasons in school history.  The Hornets, who entered the game as the only undefeated team in the state of Ohio (27-0), battled the Columbus Harvest Prep Warriors through three quarters before the Prep pulled away for a 64-44 win and a

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Malvern advances to regional final game

By Carol McIntire Editor What does a coach do when his top scorer is forced to sit on the bench for nearly a quarter in foul trouble? If you are the Malvern Hornets and Coach Dennis Tucci, you rely on another of your experienced plays to step up and take his place.  That was the scenario that played out March 13 when the Hornets faced McDermott Northwest Mohawks in a

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Malvern’s J’Allen Barrino is finalist for 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball

Malvern senior J’Allen Barrino is among a list of nine finalists announced today for the 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball Award. The winner will be announced next Wednesday, March 20. Barrino was named the Division III East District and Inter-Valley Conference North Division Player of the Year after leading the Hornets to a 22-0 regular season. He has played 59 career games at Malvern and the team has gone 56-3. His

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Snair tops list of state wrestling placers

By Carol McIntire Editor Carrollton senior Kail Snair’s second-place finish at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Boys and Girls Wrestling State Tournament topped a contingent of nine area wrestlers who earned podium spots. Joining Snair on the podium in Division II were senior teammates Josh Carman fourth; Landon Jenkins fifth; and Levi Pidgeon, sixth. Minerva junior Hunter Dietrich placed seventh. In Division III, Malvern junior Tyson Clear finished fourth

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Hornets head to Athens, regional tourney

By Carol McIntireEditorMalvern Coach Dennis Tucci called his team’s latest district championship “a total team effort.”“Everyone did their job on both offense and defense,” the seasoned coach said after his team knocked off Martins Ferry 61-50 March 8 in the Claymont gym in the Division III East District championship game. It was the seventh district title for the school.“I am so proud of this team,” Tucci said. “The intensity they

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Malvern knocks off Barnesville, will face Martins Ferry in district title game Friday

The Malvern Hornets earned a spot in the Division III East District boys district championship game with a 66-50 win over Barnesville March 5 at Edison High School. Malvern will face the No. 3 seed, Martins Ferry, Friday (March 8) at 7 p.m. Malvern conceded the first five points of the game to the Shamrocks. After knotting the score at 5-5 midway through the period, Malvern gave up the lead

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CHS sophomore lays down championship performance at Division II tournament

By Carol McIntire Carrollton Carrollton sophomore Kaylee Russell admits with hesitation bowling is not her favorite sport. In fact, the 16-year-old says it ranks third behind golf and throwing the shot and discus on the Warrior track team.  By watching the relatively newcomer to the bowling world perform at the Division II State Bowling Championships March 2 at H.P. Lanes in Columbus, one would have thought she was born with

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Kail Snair picked up his 100th pin at the district tournament.

Nine Carrollton wrestlers continue quest for state tournament berths

By Carol McIntire, Editor Four Carrollton Warriors will continue their quest for a district wrestling championship tomorrow at Gallia Academy. Landon Jenkins (106 lbs.) Kail Snair (113), Levi Pidgeon (126) and Josh Carman (138) all won their first two matches of the Division II district tournament earlier tonight. They will wrestle in the semifinal round when wrestling resumes tomorrow at 10 a.m. Jenkins won both of his matches by pin(19

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Kail Snair picked up his 100th pin at the district tournament.

Four Warriors in contention for district wrestling titles

By Carol McIntire, Editor Four Carrollton Warriors will continue their quest for a district wrestling championship tomorrow at Gallia Academy. Landon Jenkins (106 lbs.) Kail Snair (113), Levi Pidgeon (126) and Josh Carman (138) all won their first two matches of the Division II district tournament earlier tonight. They will wrestle in the semifinal round when wrestling resumes tomorrow at 10 a.m. Jenkins won both of his matches by pin(19

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Carrollton, Malvern, Minerva crown wrestling champions

By Carol McIntire Editor Carrollton won the Division II East District sectional wrestling title Feb. 24 at Claymont, crowned three champions and will send nearly the entire team to the district tournament next weekend at Gallia.  The Warriors won the team title with 212 points. Minerva finished a distant second with 184 and New Philadelphia third at 167 in the 10-team field.  Seniors Landon Jenkins (106 lbs.), Kail Snair (113)

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Two games, two wins: Warriors head to district tourney

By Dan Ries Sports Reporter   The Carrollton Lady Warriors are set to compete in the East District II district tournament for the second straight year. The Warriors secured the slot after defeating the New Philadelphia Quakers and the Maysville Panthers in sectional tournament action last week in the Carrollton gym. The two games couldn’t have been more different. Hillari Baker scored 29 points as the Warriors defeated the Quakers

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Warrior, Rocket bowling teams state bound!

By Carol McIntire Editor Carrollton and Conotton Valley teams swept the four qualifying slots from the Division  II East District for the state bowling championships during district action Feb. 22 at Coshocton.  Carrollton won the boys division and Conotton Valley placed second. Conotton Valley won the girls division and Carrollton placed second.  The teams will compete this weekend, March 1 and 2 at H.P.L. Bowling Center on the north side of

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Warriors dominate sectional wrestling tourney, nearly entire team advances

By Carol McIntire Editor Carrollton won the Division II East District sectional wrestling title Saturday at Claymont, crowned three champions and will send nearly the entire team to the district tournament next weekend at Galia. The Warriors won the team title with 212 points. Minerva finished a distant second with 184 and New Philadelphia third at 167 in the 10-team field. Seniors Landon Jenkins (106 lbs.), Kail Snair (113) and

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Mallarnee reaches 1,000-pt. plateau

Carrollton senior Lincoln Mallarnee marked an achievement few do in their high school basketball career- scoring 1,000 points. The 6-ft., 2-inch forward needed seven points going into the Feb. 20 home game with Indian Valley to reach the mark. He wasted no time setting the mark, driving into the lane for a layup at the 5:30 mark of the first period and repeating the fete just over a minute later.

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Area Boys teams dominate sectional bowling action

Teams from Carrollton, Conotton Valley and Sandy Valley advanced to the boys Division II district bowling tournament this week at Coshocton.  The trio finished in the top six teams at sectional action at St. Clair Lanes in St. Clairsville Feb. 13.  Indian Valley won the top spot in the field of 23 teams with a score of 3,945, over 400 pins ahead of Carrollton in second with a score of

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Area Girls teams dominate sectional bowling action

Conotton Valley, Minerva and Carrollton swept the top three places at the girls sectional bowling tournament held on Valentine’s Day at Boulevard Lanes at Dover.  The Rockets topped the field of 24 teams with a team total of 2,682. Minerva placed second with a total of 3,526, and Carrollton third at 3,278. The Rockets tallied the top score in regulation of 2,641 and the top Baker score of 1,041.  Rounding

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Warriors close out regular season with win over Hoover, loss at Strasburg

Kylie Ujcich scored a career high 23 points and had 11 steals as the Lady Warriors defeated the Hoover Vikings 53-36 on Dec. 12 in the final game of the regular season,The matchup, played in the CHS gym, at first appeared it may be one sided, as Hoover came into the game with four players in boot casts or on crutches. But you couldn’t tell by the first half effort

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Babiczuk, Clear win IVC championships

By Carol McIntire Editor Malvern crowned two champions at the Inter Valley Conference (IVC) wrestling tournament, one of whom was named the league’s most valuable wrestler. Senior Zach Babiczuk, the no. 3 seed, won the 215-pound championship with a hard-fought 3-1 decision over the no. 1 seed, Clayton Downs of Garaway and was voted the MVP.   Junior Tyson Clear earned the 175-pound title with a 17-1 technical fall of Cage

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Warriors, Aviators share runner-up league slot

By Dan Ries Sports Reporter Carrollton senior Lincoln Mallarnee scored 25 points as the Warrior boys defeated the Minerva Lions 56-45 in a near sold out Warrior gym Feb. 9.  The victory puts the Warriors in a second-place tie with Alliance at 6-4 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference. West Branch won the EBC with a 9-1 record. Marlington finished fourth at 5-5, Minerva was fifth at 4-6 and Salem finished

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Conotton Valley girls sweep top IVC bowling awards

Conotton Valley claimed the girls team championship for the inaugural season of Inter Valley Conference bowling awards.The Rockets, who ended the season 14-0 in league action and claimed the title with 22 points, followed by East Canton (11-3) with 18. Sandy Valley (6-8) placed fifth.Coach Brian Baxter was named coach of the year and senior Mackenzie Willoughby player of year. She joined on the first team by senior Mylie Galigher

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Wrestlers win EBC title, finish fourth in state duals

By Carol McIntire Editor   Minerva won the first match by pin. Carrollton won the last match by pin and the 2023-24 outright Eastern Buckeye Conference wrestling championship. The two traditional rivals met in the Minerva High School gym Feb. 8 with the outright championship on the line which has become the  norm the past several years.  The Warriors (4-0) would win the outright title with a win. The Lions (3-1)

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Boys basketball sectional pairings

Three area boys basketball teams will host first round East District sectional tournament games. Sectional pairings were conducted earlier today and announced by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Malvern earned the no. 1 seed in Division III and will host Ridgewood, the no. 15 seed, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.  The winner will play no. 14 Edison March 1 at 7 p.m.  The Division II East District contains 21

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Hornets earn EOWL title

Malvern captured the D-4 team title and crowned one champion in the Eastern Ohio Wrestling League (EOWL) tournament last weekend.The event was held at Austintown Fitch High School and included more than 200 competitors from 27 schools, competing in four divisions. Malvern placed 11th in overall team standings.Junior Tyson Clear earned the 165 lb. title with a 13-1 decision over Quinn Callock of Alliance.Three other Hornets earned podium spots.Senior Zach

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Warriors claim season sweep of Lady Lions

By Dan RiesSports ReporterThe Carrollton Warrior girls basketball team earned the season sweep Jan.31 when traveled to Minerva to face the Lady Lions, posting a 51-15 victory.The score is a bit misleading as the Warriors faced a strong defensive performance from the Lady Lions.It was senior night for the Lions, who also honored the Carrollton seniors.Carrollton held a 7-1 lead at the 4:27 mark in the first quarter, but it

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Hornets overpower Rockets, remain unbeaten

By Carol McIntireEditorMalvern was on fire from beyond the 3-point line when the Hornets hosted the Conotton Valley Rockets in an Inter Valley Conference mismatch Jan. 30.The hosts sank nine-shots from beyond the arc on the way to a lopsided 79-26 win, led by senior Mitch Minor with four. The 6’5” wing player was deadly from all areas of the court, capitalizing on back-to-back 3-pointers in the first quarter to

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Warriors receive highest seed of area teams in East Division girls basketball tourney

The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) announced the basketball pairings for the 2024 high school girls basketball state tournament Sunday. In the Division II Eastern District (21 teams), the Carrollton Warriors received the #4 seed and will host # 18 seed New Philadelphia on Feb. 21. The winner will play #16 seed Maysville on Feb. 24. Minerva received the 15th seed and will travel to #5 seed West Holmes

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Heavyweight puts exclamation point on senior night victory

By Carol McIntireEditorCarrollton honored nine senior boys and one girl prior to a much-anticipated wrestling match with Salem last week in the high school gym, including one who is no longer with them.During the emotional ceremony, the parents of Aiden McNutt, who was killed in a tragic house fire last November, accepted his recognition items as well as hugs from the coaching staff and friends of their son and a

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Win streak continues for Warriors

By Dan RiesSports ReporterCarrollton trailed Alliance 11-0 at the 4-minute mark of the first quarter but rallied and put together three solid quarters of basketball for a 58-45 win Jan. 23 in the CHS gym.The win was the fourth in a row for the Warriors, who improved to 5-1 on their home court.Senior Lincoln Mallarnee scored 26 points for the winners and moved into ninth place on the CHS all-time

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Lions shut Barrino down, Minor steps in to lead Hornets to victory

By Carol McIntire Editor When an opponent shuts down your team’s number one scorer early in the contest, what do you do? If you’re Malvern Coach Dennis Tucci, you turn to the hot hand, who Tuesday night, was senior Mitch Minor. The 6-5 wing player scored four points in the first half but dumped in 15 in the second half, to score a game-high 19 points as the Hornets posted

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Three Lady Warriors earn pins against Aviators

The Carrollton girls filled only five weight classes but made the most of the opportunity when they traveled to Alliance Jan. 18 to take on the Aviators. The Warriors won three of the five by pins while the hosts won the other two by pin. Izzy Nuzzolillo won the 100 lb. class with a pin in 2:17 to kick off the match. Kailey Delawder (170) picked up a pin in

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Minerva, Carrollton bowlers sweep awards at Dover tournament

Minerva and Carrollton dominated the field of eight teams at the Dover Invitational Jan 13 at Boulevard Lanes.  Minerva sat comfortably in first place after three individual games as the top four teams advanced to the championship round. The Lions tallied 3,780, 157 points ahead of second place Carrollton with 3,713. Riverview was in third, 772 points behind the leader at 3,269 and Garaway rounded out the foursome with 3,098.

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Carman, Clear stand atop podium at Top Gun, Alborn wins for girls

By Carol McIntireEditorCarrollton and Malvern each crowned a champion at the Alliance Top Gun wrestling tournament Dec. 12 and 23.Carrollton senior John Carman (138 lbs.) won his second title and Malvern junior Tyson Clear (157) improved on a fourth-place finish last year with the championship title. Both went into the tournament as the No. 1 seed in their weight class.Carman earned a bye in the first round, met West Branch

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Warriors plan to ‘PACK the GYM ‘ for Jan. 17 Salem game

Carrollton High School is planning to “Pack the Gym” for the Jan. 17 Carrollton v Salem girls basketball game. Junior varsity action begins at 5:30 p.m. The game includes: *Free admission for students and staff who show ID. *100 shirts will be given away to students to the black hole.  *Youth-to-youth face painting for $1. All money goes to girls basketball program.  *A “Teddy Bear” toss at halftime. All the

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Wellsville wins cat-mouse game at Malvern

By Carol McIntire Editor Malvern played a cat and mouse game with Wellsville through two and one-half quarters of a Dec. 30 game. The Hornets, hosts for the non-league contest, scored first and the Tigers cut the lead to within a couple points.  The scenario continued over and over throughout the early going. With just over three minutes left in the third quarter, the Tigers got their second wind, took

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Once beaten Warriors hold off late Marlington rally

By Dan Ries Sports Reporter Marlington Dukes senior forward Chelsea Evanich scored 40 of her team’s 46 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Carrollton Lady Warriors basketball team from winning 55-46 Jan. 3 in the Carrollton High School gym. Evanich, a 5”11’ Seton Hill University recruit, hit 13 shots from the field and was 11-12 from the free throw line. She scored 21 points in the first half,

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Search underway for new Minerva athletic director

A search is underway for a new athletic director (AD) at Minerva Local Schools. Current athletic director Mike Waller has announced he will leave the position in July. The new AD will take over in August. Deadline to apply is July 12.  Interested applicants must complete the application on the district website and email a cover letter and resume to Lola [email protected]. Call 330-868-4332 for additional information.

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Hornets hold on to unblemished record

By Carol McIntireEditorMalvern found itself in unfamiliar territory in the early going of an Inter Valley Conference North matchup with the Strasburg Tigers Dec. 23.For only the second time this season, the host Hornets found themselves trailing in the first quarter. The situation didn’t last long though as Malvern erased a 10-7 deficit at the 3:07 mark of the first quarter and cruised to a 73-30 win over the Tigers.

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Warriors pile up points in non-league victories

By Dan RiesSports ReporterHillari Baker scored 13 of her game-high 22 points in the first quarter of a non-league game with the Dalton Bulldogs Dec. 23 in the Carrollton High School gym.The Warriors’ pressure defense forced nine Dalton turnovers in the first quarter as well and the Warriors rolled to a 67-41 win.Dalton would take an early 1-0 lead before a stifling Warrior defense took control of the game and

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Malvern prevails in battle of young teams

By Dan RiesSports ReporterTwo young teams took to the hardwood floor at Malvern. Dec. 20 as the Lady Hornets hosted the Conotton Valley Rockets in an Inter Valley Conference contest.Of the five starters for the Rockets, four were sophomores. Malvern countered with two sophomores and two freshmen. Malvern trailed early by seven points but put together a comeback for a 45-37 victory.Conotton Valley took control of the game early, scoring

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Hornets shut down Rocket offense

Malvern held Conotton Valley to single digits in each quarter and cruised to a 75-20 Inter Valley Conference win Dec. 19 in the Rocket Center. The visitors took a 16-6 lead in the first quarter and stretched the margin to 43-10 at intermission. The Hornets outscored the hosts 20-4 and 12-6 over the final two periods.  J’Allen Barrino’s 19 points led a list of nine Hornets to put points on

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Lady Lions top field at Quaker Challenge

Veteran bowlers Jadynn Thompson and Shelby Worrell snared the top two places in the Quaker Challenge and led the Minerva Lions to first place in the tournament, held Dec. 16 at Boulevard Lanes in Dover.  Thompson, a junior, rolled a 619 three-game series (213, 175, 237) and Worrell, a senior, bowled a 619 (205, 225, 189).  Others scoring for the Lions were Izabelle Genet 516(160, 165, 191), Anna Leach 497

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Brennan, Elliott turn in record-setting bowling performances

Minerva and Carrollton split matches when the rivals met for the first time this bowling season Dec. 13 at Minerva Bowl. The Carrollton boys team picked up its fifth win of the season 2,610-2,346 while the Lady Lions handed the Lady Warriors their first loss of the season 2,644-2,450. Noah Hutson laid down games of 222 and 219 for a match high 441 series. Jaden Johnston rolled games of 225

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Carrollton, Malvern wrestlers earn 100th career win

Five Carrollton senior wrestlers participated at the Salon Classic last weekend, where they placed 13th in a field of 26 teams. Josh Carman (138 lbs.) led the group, placing second, followed by Levi Pidgeon (132) in third; Landon Jenkins (113) fifth and Owen Spilker (215) sixth. Kail Snair (120) also participated and earned the 100th win of his career.    CHS junior varsity Carrollton junior varsity teams competed at United Local.

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Committee recommends hiring of Storm Hill as next CHS football coach

The Carrollton High School (CHS) Athletic Committee is recommending Carrollton native Storm Hill to the Carrollton Schools Board of Education to be hired as the next head football coach. He replaces Jim Tsilimos, who spent five seasons with the Warriors. Hill’s hiring will be on the agenda at the Jan. 9 school board meeting.  Coach Hill is a 2005 graduate of CHS where he lettered and was a captain in

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Norton Tournament is battle of two state champions

Conotton Valley left off where they finished the girls bowling season last year in tournament action: as a force to be reckoned with.  The Lady Rockets placed second in the early December Norton Panther Challenge last week. Nordonia was last years’ Division 1 state champs and the Rockets were the Division II state champions.  The Panthers tallied a 3,812 score while the Rockets scored 3,729 in the field of 18

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Hornet Holiday Invitational kicks off wrestling season

Southern Local claimed the team title and host Malvern earned the runner-up spot at the Malvern Holiday Invitational held Dec. 9 in the Hornet gym.The Indians tallied 207 points with Hornets at 194.5 in the 26-team field. Waterloo was third 179, Liberty fourth 151, Carrollton B fifth 140, United Local sixth 131, Louisville seventh 116 and Carrollton C eighth 80. The Malvern B team finished 17th, Southern Local B 20

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Lady Lions win Dover tourney title, Rockets, Warriors pick up wins

The Minerva girls bowling team won the 7th Dover Invitational over the weekend with three bowlers named to the All-Tournament team. The Lady Lions were 323 pins ahead of the second place team after the qualifying round. The team faced off against Dover for the championship and won the best of three Baker rounds and won the best of five Baker games against Riverview to win the team title.  Izabelle

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Barrino scores 27 in Malvern win

By Carol McIntire Editor J’Allen Barrino is a name the Smithville Scotties aren’t likely to forget any time soon. The 6-3 Malvern senior guard was inside, outside, under the basket and on the baseline making shots, stealing the ball, grabbing rebounds and basically tearing holes in the Scotties defense on opening night of the 2023-24 season for both teams. Barrino ended the night with 27 points, just shy of half

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