MARIETTA -Big performances from Erica Dawson have become all but a given these days, but when other players for the Marietta Tigers are stepping up and doing well, they are virtually unstoppable.
That is what took place Wednesday night at Sutton Gymnasium when Marietta defeated Cambridge 65-41.
In addition to Dawson's 24 points, eight rebounds and six steals, the Tigers also got eight points apiece from Kaitlyn Cozzens, Starr Johnson and Taylor Smith. Overall, nine players scored at least two points for Marietta.
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Marietta High’s Starr Johnson, left, is fouled in the act of shooting by Cambridge’s Kiersten Taylor at Sutton Gym Wednesday night. The Tigers won, 65-41.
"The younger kids are starting to play. Everybody is starting to contribute a little and do their part," said Marietta head coach Scott Cozzens. "That's exciting."
While the final score was fairly lopsided, it was a back-and-forth game early, with six lead changes in the first quarter.
The Tigers dented the scoreboard first with a basket from Cozzens. Cambridge's Mallory Taylor responded with a bucket of her own to tie the game at 2. After a two-pointer from Dawson, Mariah Rosstier hit from long range to put the Bobcats up 5-4.
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No. 2 St. Marys 53,
No. 4 Parkersburg Catholic 40
St. Marys 14 12 13 14 - 53
Catholic 9 4 10 17 - 40
ST. MARYS (6-0, 4-0 LKC North)
Mikaela Britton 2 0-0 5, Abbi Fetty 3 2-2 8, Shanley Glover 1 1-2 3, Kendra Walker 2 4-8 8, Audra Clark 2 0-0 4, Ashley Hall 6 3-4 18, Dani Moore 3 0-0 7, Haley Everett 0 0-0 0, Rachel Miller 0 0-0 0, TOTALS: 19 10-16 53. 3-point goals: Britton 1, Hall 3, Moore 1
CATHOLIC (4-2, 3-1 LKC North)
Ellen Roedersheimer 0 0-0 0, Maddie Roedersheimer 5 1-6 11, Rachel Nill 5 0-1 12, Leah Hughes 4 1-2 11, Erica Tracewell 0 0-0 0, Riley Sturm 1 0-0 2, Alex Schaffer 2 0-0 4, TOTALS: 17 2-9 40. 3-point goals: Nill 2, Hughes 2
JV game: St. Marys 53, Catholic 32
JV scoring - St. Marys: Kendra Becker 8, Katie Billeter 2, Emily Baker 12, Alyssa Fetty 10, Mykaela Handschumacher 1, Tari Ashworth 16, Laura Taylor 4; Catholic: Alex Schaffer 12, Riley Sturm 5, Kate Clowes 2, Erica Tracewell 4, Kimberly Samolitis 4, Ellen Roedersheimer 2, Elizabeth Wells 1, Meredith Koerber 2
Next games: St. Marys at Ravenswood 7:30 p.m. Friday; Trinity at Catholic Saturday, JV at 1 p.m. followed by varsity
River 67, Magnolia 39
Magnolia 6 6 11 16 - 39
River 15 21 18 13 - 67
MAGNOLIA (3-4)
Abby Durig 0 0-0 0, Anna Gibb 0 0-0 0, Mallory Chapman 2 2-8 6, Kiera Standiford 5 1-3 11, Audrey Gibb 2 0-0 4, Shannon Williams 0 0-0 0, Cierra Fowler 1 3-3 5, Katie Blatt 2 0-0 4, Grace Berisford 3 0-0 7, Jasmine Litton 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 16 6-14 39; 3-point goal: Berisford 1
RIVER (6-2)
Laken Ramsay 7 2-3 18, Landyn Ramsay 4 0-0 9, Myla Smith 1 0-0 2, Hannah Jones 1 2-2 4, Haylee Bowers 2 1-2 5, Emile Weaver 1 2-2 4, Mackenzie Marshall 1 0-0 2, Cassidy McCullough 6 3-5 15, Jensen Caretti 2 4-5 8; TOTALS: 25 14-19 67; 3-point goals: Lak. Ramsay 2, Lan. Ramsay 1
Magnolia stats: Rebounds: (Chapman 11); Assists: (Blatt 5); Steals: (Berisford 3, Standiford 2); Blocks: (Chapman 5, Blatt 4)
JV score: River 42, Magnolia 29
JV scoring: Darci Winkler (R) 13, Fowler (M) 15, An. Gibb (M) 8
Next game: Magnolia at Williamstown on Friday.
Marietta 65, Cambridge 41
Cambridge 16 11 10 4 - 41
Marietta 15 23 10 17 - 65
CAMBRIDGE
Kiersten Taylor 1 5-5 7, Hallie Stocker 3 6-8 12, Mallory Taylor 3 5-9 11, Mariah Rossiter 2 0-0 5, Abby Seckman 1 2-2 4, Kennedy Seckman 1 0-0 2, Jonnierah Smith 0 0-0 0, Annabel Ryan 0 0-0 0, Hannah Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 18-24 41.
MARIETTA (5-0, 4-0)
Lexi Walsh 2 0-0 4, Luisa Barton 0 3-4 3, Taylor Smith 3 0-2 8, Lain Weppler 2 0-0 4, Brittany Deskins 0 2-2 2, Erica Dawson 8 7-9 24, Lauren Martin 0 0-0 0, Haley Bonar 0 0-2 0, Kaitlyn Cozzens 4 0-0 8, Allie Moore 2 0-0 4, Starr Johnson 3 2-2 8, Gracie Haas 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 14-21 65.
Team stats: Cambridge: Shooting: 11-34 (32 percent); 3-point shooting: 1-7 (Rossiter); Rebounds: 19 (K. Taylor 6); Steals: 7 (Rossiter 3); Turnovers: 20; Marietta: Shooting: 24-49 (49 percent); 3-point shooting: 3-13 (Smith 2); Rebounds: 26 (Dawson 8); Steals: 11 (Dawson 6); Turnovers: 16.
Next game: Marietta at Rosecrans at 6 p.m. Saturday
Wirt County 50, Buffalo 49
Wirt Co. 10 11 16 13 - 50
Buffalo 8 14 16 11 - 49
WIRT COUNTY (2-4)
Stone Cheuvront 3 0-0 6, Miriam Smith 4 2-8 10, Amanda Clark 2 3-4 7, Kayla Kinney 8 1-4 17, Katie Leadmon 0 0-2 0, Liz Adams 5 0-1 10; TOTALS: 22 6-19 50; 3-point goals: None
BUFFALO (4-2)
Chelsea Parkins 6 12-13 24, Olivia Dunn 2 1-4 5, Tiffany Bailey 1 0-0 2, Katie Allen 2 3-6 9, Michaela Lewis 2 5-5 9; TOTALS: 13 21-28 49; 3-point goals: Allen 2
Wirt County stats: Shooting: 22-50 (44%); Rebounds: 24 (Cheuvront 7, Kinney 6); Assists: 4 (Smith 2); Steals: 3 (3 with 1); Turnovers: 10
JV score: Wirt County 42, Buffalo 35
JV scoring: Sam Spence (B) 11, Tiffany Rhodes (WC) 18, Allie Bailey (WC) 15
Next game: Gilmer County at Wirt County today.
Clay County 83, Calhoun County 18
Clay Co. 20 24 17 22 - 83
Calhoun 3 4 5 6 - 18
CLAY COUNTY (8-0, 4-0 LKC South)
Hailey Ramsey 1 0-0 2, Payton Lucas 3 0-1 6, Summer Alley 1 2-3 4, Bethany Young 5 0-0 10, Andrea Litton 1 2-2 4, Emily Wynn 3 6-6 12, Brittany Gold 8 2-2 18, McKinzee Barker 6 0-0 12, Katelyn Horrocks 6 0-0 13, Katie Dorsey 1 0-0 2, Isabella Haverty 0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 35 12-14 83; 3-point goal: Horrocks 1
CALHOUN COUNTY (1-6, 1-2 LKC South)
Sam Harris 1 0-1 2, Autumn Smith 1 1-2 3, Bailie Cain 0 1-2 1, Kenzie Hicks 1 6-10 9, Keisha Lamp 0 0-0 0, Macy Jones 0 0-0 0, Hannah Burris 0 0-0 0, Tia Boatright 0 0-0 0, Taylor Garrett 1 1-4 3, Aleah Dye 0 0-0 0, Erika Wood 0 0-0 0, Savannah Rogers 0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 4 9-19 18; 3-point goal: Hicks 1
Next games: Clay County at Roane County on Jan. 4; Wirt County at Calhoun County 7 p.m. (varsity only) on Jan. 2.
Braxton County 47, Roane County 29
Roane 5 3 2 19 - 29
Braxton 21 13 11 2 - 47
ROANE COUNTY
Kasey Blosser 1 1-2 3, Shania Loy 2 0-0 4, Mary Westfall 1 1-2 3, Cassidy Taylor 4 1-2 12, Kippy Rhodes 1 2-2 4, Kelsey Nichols 0 1-2 1, Miranda Hall 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 10 6-10 29. 3-point goals: Taylor 3
BRAXTON COUNTY (5-2)
Baylee Stewart 3 1-2 7, Hunter Sodaro 2 0-0 4, Anne Golinsky 3 1-2 7, Logan Frame 1 0-1 3, Jazz Valdiviseo 2 0-0 4, Alyssa Riffle 1 0-2 2, Taylor Bragg 4 7-7 16, Emily Harper 0 2-4 2, Kristen Bly 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 17 11-18 47. 3-point goals: Frame 1, Bragg 1
Braxton County leaders: Rebounds - Golinsky 9, Harper 9; Assists - Stewart 3; Steals: Bragg 6
Next game: South Harrison at Braxton County, 5:45 p.m. Friday
Cozzens then knocked down a jumper, followed by a pair of free throws from Dawson to put the Tigers back on top.
After Cambridge's Hallie Stocker and Marietta's Allie Moore traded baskets, the Bobcats scored four consecutive points to take an 11-10 lead. Cozzens struck again with a layup before Stocker hit a jumper and Kiersten Taylor converted a three-point play to give Cambridge its largest lead of the game at 16-12. Smith hit a corner 3 for Marietta to cut it to 16-15 at the end of the first quarter.
The game continued to go in see-saw fashion until midway through the second quarter, when Marietta took the for good on a basket by Johnson to make it 26-24. Dawson was then fouled attempting a 3-pointer and nailed a trio of foul shots to make it 29-24, and the Tigers never looked back.
Later in the quarter, Marietta took advantage of sloppy play by Cambridge as Dawson and Lexi Walsh each recorded steals and turned them into fastbreak layups. That extended the lead to 38-24, and by halftime it was 38-27.
Each team scored 10 points in the third quarter, with Marietta maintaining an 11-point lead going into the final quarter. Johnson knocked down a layup before Taylor made two free throws to make the score 51-39. From there, the Tigers would score 14 of the final 16 points to ice the game.
Marietta held the advantage over the Bobcats in just about every statistical category. The Tigers shot 49 percent (24-of-49) to Cambridge's 32 percent (11-for-34) and held a 26-19 edge in rebounding. The Tigers also turned the ball over 16 times while the Bobcats coughed it up 20 times.
Marietta remained undefeated at 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the East Central Ohio League.
The Tigers have now beaten each team in the Scarlet division of the ECOL.
"It's what we've talked about," Cozzens said of getting the season off to a good start. "We've played everyone in our division now and beaten them. That gives us a leg up."
Cozzens believes the team is starting to click as a unit, and if that is the case, the remaining schools on Marietta's schedule should beware.
"The kids are starting to come together as a team," Cozzens said. "I thought this was maybe our best team effort tonight."
River 67, Magnolia 39
HANNIBAL, Ohio - River raced out to a 36-12 halftime lead and never looked back here Wednesday as the host Pilots improved to 6-2 by posting a 67-39 victory versus Magnolia.
The Blue Eagles, now 3-4 with a road game Friday at Williamstown, received 11 points from Kiera Standiford. Mallory Chapman had six points, five blocks and 11 boards in the setback.
Laken Ramsay and Cassidy McCullough led the Pilots in scoring with 18 and 15 points, respectively.
Wirt County 50,
Buffalo 49
BUFFALO - Stone Cheuvront scored the last deuce of the game and Wirt County escaped with a 50-49 victory here Wednesday at Buffalo.
Chelsea Parkins bucketed a game-high 24 points for the Bison (4-2) in the setback.
The Tigers, who welcome Gilmer County to town this evening, received 17 points from Kayla Kinney. Liz Adams and Miriam Smith chipped in 10 points apiece for the victors, who missed 13 of 19 from the foul line.
Clay County 83,
Calhoun County 18
MT. ZION - Clay County improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the Little Kanawha Conference South Division after defeating host Calhoun County here Wednesday evening, 83-18.
The Red Devils (1-6, 1-2), who return to action with a home varsity only game at 7 p.m. versus Wirt County on Jan. 2, got half of their points from Kenzie Hicks.
Clay County was led in scoring by Brittany Gold's 18-point effort. Katelyn Horrocks (13), McKinzee Barker (12), Emily Wynn (12) and Bethany Young (10) also tallied double figures in points for the Panthers.
Braxton County 47,
Roane County 29
SUTTON - Braxton County allowed just 10 points through three quarters while defeating Roane County 47-29 on Wednesday night.
Taylor Bragg scored 10 of her game-high 16 points as Braxton County raced out to a 21-5 first-quarter lead. The Eagles (5-2) extended the advantage to 34-8 by halftime then padded the lead to 45-10 with one quarter remaining.
Cassidy Taylor led Roane County with 12 points.
