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Unioto 55, Marietta 34
CHILLICOTHE -- First team All-Ohioan and 2,000-point scorer Milee Smith led the charge for Unioto in a 55-34 tournament win over Marietta Thursday night.
Smith led all scorers with 27 points as the Sherman Tanks (21-2) ousted the Tigers (12-12) in the Division III district quarterfinals.
Keyairah Beard added 10 points for UHS, which advanced to face either Sheridan or Athens Monday in the district semis.
Marietta, which saw seniors Hayleigh Chidester, Lauren Elliott, Taylor Zoller and Campbell Stanley play their final prep games, was paced by Braxtyn Kroft's 13 points. Chidester added eight and Fiona Fowler tallied seven.
Hillsboro 56, Warren 44
HILLSBORO -- Four players scored in double figures to lead Hillsboro past Warren 56-44 in Thursday's Division IV district quarterfinal matchup.
Tylee Davis led all scorers with 18 points while teammates Ella Jordan (15), Annia Young (11) and Kobe Miles (10) all reached double digits as well for Hillsboro (15-8), which led 13-6 after one, 29-17 at halftime and 43-25 going into the fourth.
The Warriors (11-12) got 11 points from DeLaney Gates, 10 from Danica Gates, seven from Juliana Huffman and six from Jayda Murray. Warren, which has no seniors, outscored the Indians 19-13 over the final eight minutes.
St. Marys 69, Oak Glen 64
CHESTER, W.Va. -- St. Marys escaped Oak Glen with a 69-64 victory Thursday night.
The Blue Devils (16-4) started strong and led 17-9 after one and 34-18 at halftime. The Golden Bears (12-9) rallied in the fourth but SMHS held on to win.
Brynnley Bulluck led the Blue Devils with 25 points to go along with six steals, five rebounds and four assists. Anna Bennett added a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double while Laney Watkins finished with 21 points, eight boards and three steals. Landrey Riggs only scored three but dished out a team-high 10 dimes.
Morgan 67, St. Clairsville 41
McCONNELSVILLE -- Myleigh Williams was dominant inside to lead Morgan to a 67-41 win over St. Clairsville in the Division IV district quarterfinals Thursday.
Williams finished with 19 points and 20 rebounds for a double-double. Myka Augenstein added 15 points, Gianna Myers netted 12 and Maya Davis tallied 10. Jade Rose finished with seven points and seven boards while Maddy Schaad also grabbed seven rebounds.
Morgan (12-11), which plays West Holmes on Wednesday in the district semis, put things away early with a 19-3 lead after one.
St. Clairsville, which finishes 8-15, got a game-high 20 points from Anna Kain. Elizabeth Morgan added 16.
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Frontier 66, Caldwell 45
CALDWELL -- Frontier picked up a huge 66-45 win over a short-handed Caldwell squad Thursday night.
Playing without Dylan Schott and Guiler Preston, the Redskins fell to 15-6 on the year while the Cougars improved to 14-7.
Frontier, which led 14-12 after one, 28-18 at halftime and 45-28 going into the fourth, got a game-high 17 points from Kason Hoff. Jacob Bowersock added a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double while Caleb Kirkpatrick matched Bowersock's points total. Avery Powell and Hunter Taylor tallied nine and eight points, respectively, with Powell dishing out six assists and Taylor grabbing six boards.
Gentry Brown led CHS with 15 points. Beckett Long added 12 and Dalton Egnot netted 10.