DOVER - Marietta traveled to Dover for an East Central Ohio League girls' basketball matchup Saturday and came away with a 98-47 victory. The Lady Tigers improved to 4-0 overall (3-0 ECOL) on the season.
Erica Dawson lead the way with 39 points with Lain Weppler adding 11. Lauren Martin netted 10 markers. Twelve different Lady Tigers scored.
Scott Cozzens-coached Marietta shot 55 percent from the floor in the contest, and drained 10 threes.
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Lain Weppler
Mariah Monaco 14 led Dover with 14 points, and Sara Dimmermuth chipped in with 10.
The game started out back and forth as the Lady Tornados had a height advantage with offensive rebounds and putbacks.
Midway through the first quarter, MHS applied more defensive pressure and the game turned at that point. The Lady Tigers finished the opening stanza with an 18-7 run and 27-14 lead.
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Boys
Marietta 58, Coshocton 40
Coshocton 8 12 9 11 - 40
Marietta 23 16 13 6 - 58
COSHOCTON (3-2)
Curtis Blake 2 3-4 8, Patrick Brouse 0 2-2 2, Dylan Brown 0 0-0 0, Tanner Cognion 4 6-6 15, Kyle Corder 2 4-4 8, Drew Dunlap 1 0-1 2, Josh Hilgenberg 0 0-0 0, Sam Magness 0 5-6, JT Rizer 0 0-0 0, Connor Roahrig 0 0-0 0, TOTALS 9 20-23 40. 3-point goals: Blake 1, Cognion 1.
MARIETTA (2-3)
Cameron Benson 2 1-2 5, Adam Gearhart 1 0-0 3, Corey Hill 4 5-6 16, Zach LaBarre 0 1-2 1, Adam McKnight 2 1-2 5, Braden Riley 2 0-2 4, Jordan Satterfield 1 0-0 3, Ethan Strauss 1 0-2 3, Billy Weekly 1 6-10 8, Jonathan Wood 2 1-2 6, Reid Chwalek 1 2-2 4, TOTALS 16 20-32 58. 3-point goals: Hill 3, Satterfield 1, Strauss 1, Wood 1.
JV game: Marietta 60, Cochocton 42
Girls
Marietta 98, Dover 47
Marietta 2 3 ft total
Marietta scoring: Lexi Walsh 2, Lusia Barton 9, Taylor Smith 4, Lain Weppler 11, Brittany Deskins 7, Erica Dawson 39, Lauren Martin 10, Haley Bonar 4, Kaitlyn Cozzens 2, Allie Moore 2, Starr Johnson 4 Gracie Haas 4. Totals 28 10 12-17 98
Dover scoring: Courtney Kouric 3, Kelsey Laizure 2, Olivia Belknap 9, Taylor Mathews 2, Sara Dimmermuth 10, Mariah Monaco 14, Alisha Walker 7
Next game: Cambridge at Marietta at 7 p.m. Wednesday (no JV game)
The second quarter proved to be decisive as Marietta forced Dover into more turnovers and hurried shots. The result had Marietta outscoring the Lady Tornadoes 28-8, good for a 55-22 halftime advantage.
After the break, Marietta removed any doubt of a Dover comeback as Dawson scored five quick points to extend the lead 60-24.
Boys
Marietta 58, Coshocton 40
Marietta bounced back from its setback to Dover Friday night with a 58-40 triumph over Coshocton (3-2) in East Central Ohio League boys' basketball action at Sutton Gym Saturday night.
MHS sophomore Corey Hill scored a game-high 16 points to lead the way. Billy Weekly chipped in with eight markers.
The J.D. Secrest-coached Tigers (2-3 overall) got off to a great start, staking themselves to a 23-8 first-quarter advantage. At halftime, the orange and black led 35-17.
