Monroeville, Willard and Plymouth open with victories

MONROEVILLE — The Monroeville boys basketball team got balanced scoring and got a fast start in Friday's 77-59 win over visiting Seneca East in a non-league game Friday night inside the Monroeville Athletic Complex. Nine players scored for Monroeville, led by Isaac Roeder with 19, Jimmy Clingman with 17 and Aidan Goodwin with 15. Josh Burrow and Ian Schaffer added eight points each for the Eagles, who jumped out to a 21-9 lead after the first quarter. The Eagles led 34-24 at halftime, then put the game out of reach by outscoring the Tigers 22-12 in the third quarter to take a 56-36 lead into the final eight minutes. Monroeville entertains Mapleton Saturday in the Firelands Conference opener for both teams. SENECA EAST (0-1) Graham Gibbs 1-0—2; Alex King 1-0—3; Isaac Mason 9-8—26; Aidan Hines 3-3—9; Aaron Stay 7-1—15; Blake Foos 1-2—4. TOTALS 22-15—59. MONROEVILLE (1-0) Aidan Goodwin 7-0—15; Josh Burrows 4-0—8; Blake Schaub 1-0—3; Spencer Fries 1-0—3; Isaac Roeder 8-2—19; Aaron Allen 0-2—2; Jimmy Clingman 5-6—17; Ian Schafer 2-2—8; Braden Chapman 1-0—2. TOTALS 29-12—77. Seneca East 9 15 12 23 — 59 Monroeville 21 13 22 22 — 77 3-point FGs: (M) Schaffer 2, Clingman, Fries, Schaub, Goodwin; (SE) King Willard 66, Upper Sandusky 54 UPPER SANDUSKY — Leading by four entering the final eight minutes, the Crimson Flashes outscored the Rams by a 22-14 margin in the fourth quarter to come away with the season-opening road win. Max Dawson scored a career-high 26 points for Willard, while Cam Robinson scored 11, Cole Weiss added nine and Trey Paxton scored eight. WILLARD (1-0) Carson Wiers 1-0—2; Trey Paxton 2-3—8; Cole Weiss 4-1—9; Max Dawson 10-4—26; Aiden Slone 2-2—7; Cam Robinson 5-0—11; Isaac Robinson 1-0—3. TOTALS 25-10—66. UPPER SANDUSKY (0-1) Holden 4-1—10; Holman 4-1—9; Sheaffer 7-0—14; Smalley 2-0—4; Lamb 4-1—13; Beamer 2-0—4. TOTALS 23-3—54. Willard 14 14 16 22 — 66 Upper 12 14 14 14 — 54 3-point FGs: (W) Dawson 2, Paxton, Slone, Robinson, I. Robinson; (US) Lamb 4, Holden Plymouth 51, Buckeye Central 41 NEW WASHINGTON — The Big Red used a strong first quarter to open the season with a non-league win over the Bucks. Zeth Goth scored 19 points to pace Plymouth, which led 13-5 after one quarter. Clayton Miller added nine points, while Garven Oakley and Owen Reynolds each scored seven points. Plymouth hosts Seneca East on Tuesday. PLYMOUTH (1-0) Clayton Miller 2-4—9; Trace McVey 2-1—5; Josh Beebe 1-0—2; Owen Reynolds 2-2—7; Zeth Goth 7-5—19; Nick Cole 0-2–2; Garven Oakley 3-1—7. TOTALS 17-15—51. BUCKEYE CENTRAL (0-1) Drew Rose 2-0—4; Steven Sostakowski 0-2—2; Aiden McDougal 5-0—12; Tyler Sanderson 3-2—10; Damien Dean 0-3—3; Alex Kanney 3-0—8; Manny Mullins 1-0—2. TOTALS 14-7—41. Plymouth 13 11 11 16 — 51 B. Central 5 14 18 14 — 41 3-point FGs: (P) Miller, Reynolds; (BC) Kanney 2, Sanderson 2, McDougal 2