Richfield police are asking for help to find out who vandalized the village’s Christmas tree.

It appears that someone tried to saw down the live tree, damaging it so much that it won’t survive the winter, Mayor Bobbie Beshara said Saturday.

The village is offering a $500 reward for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible.

“It’s very sad that someone would do something so destructive to our tree in our beautiful little town,” Beshara said.

The tree sits on the Town Square at the intersection of state Route 303 and Broadview Road. It has been there for about 15 years, the mayor said.

Village workers discovered the damage just before Thanksgiving.

Police Chief K.D. Morgan posted pictures of the tree this week on Facebook and asked for help.

The village has no leads right now, the mayor said.

Anyone with information about the vandalism can contact police at 330-695-9500. People also can remain anonymous and leave a message on the police tip line at 330-659-2850.

Beshara said the tree will be cut down after the holidays and a new tree will be planted.

Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at @armonrickABJ.

Santa Tony doesn’t have a gold throne.

There’s no line of children waiting on a red carpet to sit on his lap.

And his “Ho, ho, ho” is jolly but purposefully turned down a decibel or two so that his audience — Summit County children with developmental disabilities — might be less intimidated by the big guy in the red suit.

“I sort of wait for them to come to me,” Santa Tony said Saturday at Winter Fest, the city’s annual downtown event featuring outdoor ice skating and other activities at Lock 3 Park.

Santa Tony, who goes by Tony Malorni most of the year, has been making these special holiday visits for 20 years.

When he saw two bashful girls stare at him from about 12 feet away, he knew to bend low, making himself appear a little smaller. Then, he jangled some jingle bells in his hand, almost as a distraction.

“Do you want to meet Mrs. Claus?” he asked the girls as they edged toward him. “She’s the real brains of this operation.”

Apprehension melted. The girls came forward and posed for a picture with Santa and Mrs. Claus, who were each at eye level with the children about 3 feet above the ground.

Saturday’s Winter Fest opened an hour early for children who function better with less stimulation — less noise, lighter crowds, fewer distractions — and then opened to all with staff from the Summit County Developmental Disabilities on hand to help children navigate the slide, ice rinks and other activities.

It all came together in less that two weeks, said Mrs. Claus, who is Tina Overturf of Summit County DD.

The goal, she said, is inclusion.

For decades, the agency — with the help of the Italian-American Professional Businessman’s Association — had holiday parties at its facilities because that’s where their clients were. But the clients are now served in the community — at their homes, at day care centers, at libraries and other locations, Overturf said.

Moving the holiday party to Winter Fest made sense, she said, because it’s the heart of the community this time of year.

To make Winter Fest accessible for all children Saturday, the staff helped lift children up the stairs to the Reindeer Run slide and borrowed skate aids — a sort of walker device designed for use on ice — from the local Special Olympics skate team.

But Overturf said changes are coming to make Winter Fest accessible every day. By next year’s festival, the steps to the slide will be redesigned so that people with wheelchairs and other devices can independently use the slide. And within coming weeks, there will be skate aids available for anyone to use at the ice skate rental at no cost. The skate aids were ordered, but haven’t yet arrived.

On Saturday, a boy with steamed-up eyeglasses tottered off the ice and grabbed hold of the back of Santa Tony’s velvet sleeve.

“Mr. Claus, can you re-tie this skate?” the boy asked.

Santa Tony, a volunteer with the Italian-American Professional Businessman’s Association, bent down but couldn’t see through the pile of white curls on his face.

“Let’s put your foot up here, OK,” Santa Tony told the boy, helping him onto a nearby bench. “Santa is having a hard time seeing over his beard but I think I can help.”

Amanda Garrett can be reached at 330-996-3725 or agarrett@thebeaconjournal.com.

CARTAGENA, Colombia: Colombian President Juan Manual Santos hailed Saturday the discovery of a Spanish galleon that went down off the South American nation’s coast more than 300 years ago with what may be the world’s largest sunken treasure.

At a news conference in the colonial port city of Cartagena, Santos said the location of the San Jose galleon, and how it was discovered with the help of an international team of experts, was a state secret that he’d personally safeguard. The San Jose originally sank somewhere in the wide area off Colombia’s Baru peninsula, south of Cartagena.

While no humans have yet to reach the wreckage site, the government said underwater vehicles have gone there and brought back photos of dolphin-stamped bronze cannons in a well-preserved state that leave no doubt to the ship’s identity.

The discovery is the latest chapter in a saga that began three centuries ago, on June 8, 1708, when the Spanish ship with 600 people aboard sank to the bottom of the sea as it was trying to outrun a fleet of British warships.

It is believed to have been carrying 11 million gold coins and jewels from then Spanish-controlled colonies that could be worth billions of dollars if ever recovered.

The ship, which maritime experts consider the holy grail of Spanish colonial shipwrecks, has remained submerged ever since off the coast of Cartagena even as a legal battle has raged in U.S., Colombia and Spain over who owns the rights to the sunken treasure.

In 1982, Sea Search Armada, a salvage company owned by U.S. investors including the late actor Michael Landon and convicted Nixon White House adviser John Ehrlichman, announced it had found the San Jose’s resting place 700 feet below the water’s surface.

Two years later, Colombia’s government overturned well-established maritime law that gives 50 percent to whoever locates a shipwreck, slashing Sea Search’s take down to a 5 percent “finder’s fee.”

A lawsuit by the American investors in a federal court in Washington was dismissed in 2011 and the ruling was affirmed on appeal two years later. Colombia’s Supreme Court has ordered the ship to be recovered before the international dispute over the fortune can be settled.

Santos didn’t mention any salvage company’s claim during his presentation but the government said the ship was found Nov. 27 in a never-before referenced location through the use of meteorological and underwater mapping studies.

Danilo Devis, who has represented Sea Search in Colombia for decades, expressed optimism that the sunken treasure, whose haul could easily be worth more than $10 billion, would finally be recovered.

CLEVELAND: A 12-year-old boy killed by Cleveland police last year had his hands in his pockets when he was shot and wasn’t reaching for the pellet gun he was carrying, according to an expert hired by the boy’s family to review a frame-by-frame video of the deadly encounter.

Tamir Rice did not have enough time to remove his hands from his pockets before being shot and his hands were not visible to the officer, according to the report released late Friday night by attorneys for Tamir’s family.

The new report and two others from experts already used by the family are the latest analysis of evidence to be released as a grand jury considers whether to bring charges against the officers in Tamir’s death.

The boy was shot after authorities received a report of a man pointing and waving a gun outside a recreation center in November 2014. The rookie officer who fired at Tamir, Timothy Loehmann, told investigators he repeatedly ordered the boy to “show me your hands” then saw him pulling a weapon from his waistband before opening fire.

It turned out Tamir was carrying a nonlethal, airsoft gun that shoots plastic pellets when Loehmann shot him outside the rec center. Tamir died a day later.

Previous reports concluded that Loehmann shot Tamir within 2 seconds of opening his car door. The new analysis determined it happened even faster, within less than a second, according to the review by California-based shooting reconstruction expert Jesse Wobrock.

With the patrol car windows rolled up, Tamir could not have heard commands to show his hands, Wobrock added.

“The scientific analysis and timing involved do not support any claim that there was a meaningful exchange between Officer Loehmann and Tamir Rice, before he was shot,” Wobrock said.

Wobrock said comparing the location of a bullet hole in Tamir’s jacket with the location of the wound on his body indicated that the boy had lifted his arm — with his hand in his pocket — at the moment he was shot.

Two other experts who previously reviewed the shooting for Tamir’s family looked at the new frame-by-frame analysis and also concluded Tamir wasn’t reaching into his waistband when he was shot.

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Scoring Summaries

GARRETTSVILLE 83, 
LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN 24

Garrettsville 25 12 27 19 — 83

LCC 5 05 08 06 — 24

GARRETTSVILLE (2-2) — Pfile 3-2-8, Rose 8-4-20, Trent 3-0-6, Lawrence 2-4-8, Jones 3-5-11, Jurcevic 2-0-2, Brown 3-0-6, Tabor 1-0-3, Oeddes 7-0-17. Totals: 32 15 83.

LCC (1-2) — Bailey 4-0-8, Karmie 3-0-6, Lyogky 1-1-3, Serdinak 3-0-6, Skerotis 0-1-1. Totals: 11 2 24.

3-point goals: Oeddes 3, Tabor. Fouls: LCC, 13-9.

NORTH CANTON HOOVER 52, LAKE 40

Lake 11 8 15 06 — 40

North Canton 16 11 11 14 — 52

LAKE (2-3, 0-2) — Campagne 4-1-12, McSherry 5-0-11, Snow 3-2-8, Leising 2-1-5, Tobin 1-2-4. Totals: 15 6-15 40.

NORTH CANTON HOOVER (3-0, 2-0) — Blyer 5-3-16, Manos 4-2-11, Drabick 3-3-9, Bentler 3-0-7, Roshak 3-0-6, Green 1-1-3. Totals: 19 9-15 52.

3-point goals: Blyer 3, Campagne 3, Manos, Bentler, McSherry. Fouls: Lake, 19-13. Rebounds: Lake, 29 (Campagne 8); NCH, 31 (Drabick 9). Turnovers: Lake, 19-13. JV score: Lake, 42-41.

NORDONIA 62, STOW 50

Nordonia 21 14 18 9 — 62

Stow 18 7 15 10 — 50

NORDONIA — Barnes 6-4-20, H. Groff 6-2-19, Karalic 7-0-14, Turley 1-0-3, J. Groff 2-0-4, Bradley 0-2-2. Totals: 22-8-62.

STOW — Stout 5-0-10, Taylor 2-0-5, Turschak 2-5-9, Stefanov 1-0-3, Parr 0-1-1, Molnar 3-0-7, Fenwick 4-0-9. Andrassy 2-1-6. Totals: 19-7-50.

3-point goals: Groff 5, Barnes 4, Taylor, Turley, Stefanov, Molnar, Fenwick, Andrassy.

BARBERTON 47, AURORA 30

Aurora 9 08 06 07 — 30

Barberton 10 15 10 12 — 47

AURORA — Sh. Sellers 1-4-6, McCoy 3-0-6, Ross 1-0-2, Davis 2-0-6, Asinghe 1-1-3, Huffman 2-0-4, Sy. Sellers 0-1-1, Mims 1-0-2. Totals: 11 6-12 30.

BARBERTON (3-2, 2-0) — Blackwell 10-2-25, Lee 4-0-8, Chik 1-1-3, Debevec 1-0-2, Kelley 2-0-5, Ries 1-2-4. Totals: 19 5-12 47.

3-point goals: Blackwell 3, Davis 2, Kelley. Fouls: Bar., 17-16. JV score: Barberton won.

WOODRIDGE 48, STREETSBORO 31

Streetsboro 8 4 13 06 31

Woodridge 16 11 8 13 48

STREETSBORO (1-2,1-1) — Nevels 5-1-14, Bollard 0-3-3, Flick 0-1-1, Meek 0-2-2, Gates 1-1-3, McDonald 3-2-8. Totals: 9-10-31.

WOODRIDGE (1-3, 1-1) — A.Howard 0-4-4, Esterak 3-12-20, Rashid 1-2-4, Lovelace 0-2-2. Artice 0-1-1, Williams 3-5-11, DeBord 1-4-6. Totals: 8-31-48.

3-point goals: Nevels 3, Esterak 2. Fouls: Str., 25-22. Rebounds: Woo., 31 (Williams 13); Str., 18.

WINDHAM 56, NORTH 45

North 19 12 09 05 — 45

Windham 15 10 21 10 — 56

NORTH (2-2) — Tia Balknight 2-3-7, Tiya Balknight 6-1-13, Meadows 5-2-12, Primm 3-1-8, Dawood 1-0-3, Taylor 1-0-2. Totals: 18 7 45.

WINDHAM (5-1) — L. Knight 9-3-24, B. Knight 4-11-19, Dean 1-2-5, Apthorpe 4-0-8, Thomas 0-0-0. Totals: 18 16 56.

3-point goals: L. Knight 3, Dean, Primm, Dawood.

WALSH JEUSIT 43, 
MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC 28

MLC 7 03 11 7 — 28

Walsh Jesuit 16 15 10 2 — 43

MENTOR LAKE CATHOLIC — Mullee 4-0-11, Tracz 2-0-4, Ward 0-2-2, Krisby 2-0-4, Dunning 1-0-2, Denk 1-0-2, Campbell 1-0-3. Totals: 11-2-28.

WALSH JESUIT — Stein 5-2-12, Sapp 1-2-5, Russ 1-0-2, Martoncik 4-0-8, Huscroft 1-0-3, Gee 2-0-4, Bouchy 3-1-9. Totals: 17-5-43.

3-point goals: Mullee 3, Bouchy 2, Sapp, Huscroft, Campbell.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 68, 
WARREN JFK 26

Warren JFK 9  2  8  07 — 26

Aquinas 18 16 18 16 — 68

WARREN JFK (2-1) — LaMonica 3-0-8, Burner 3-1-7, Marlatt 1-0-2, Fornely 1-0-2, Slusarczy 0-3-3, Orlosky 1-0-2, Rascoe 1-0-2. Totals: 10 4-6 26.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (1-3, 1-0) — R. Rhodes 4-0-11, C. Harbert 2-2-6, Dempsey 2-0-4, Webb 1-2-4, A. Rhodes 5-0-11, Rorie 3-0-6, Mosher 2-0-4, Hiestand 5-2-12, Meadowcroft 1-1-4, H. Harbert 2-2-6. Totals: 27 9-19 68.

3-point goals: R. Rhodes 3, LaMonica 2, A. Rhodes, Meadowcroft.

REVERE 48, COPLEY 34

Copley 9 6 13 06 — 34

Revere 5 8 23 12 — 48

COPLEY — Jackson 5-6-16, Murray 2-0-4, Blachanic 2-0-5, Elias 1-0-2, Janos 1-0-3, Ester 2-0-4. Totals: 13 6-8 34

REVERE (1-4, 1-1) — Farian 6-8-20, E. Brock 5-1-13, Najjar 0-1-1, Nicholas 1-1-3, Langenfeld 1-0-2, A. Brock 1-0-3, Hujer 2-0-4, Rinn 1-0-2. Totals: 17 11-16 48.

3-point goals: E. Brock 2, A. Brock, Balchanic, Janos. Fouls: Cop., 16-11. Turnovers: Cop., 21-18. JV score: Revere, 53-24.

LOUISVILLE 55, WEST BRANCH 52

Louisville 10 6 27 12 — 55

West Branch 12 26 05 09 — 52

LOUISVILLE (2-1, 2-0) — Lairson 5-1-12, Hollifield 3-4-12, Walter 1-0-3, Jackson 2-0-5, Benzel 1-1-3, Beaver 1-4-6, Orbester 2-1-5. Totals: 19 12-18 55.

WEST BRANCH (1-3, 0-2)— Rito 4-6-14, Manning 1-8-11, Hovorka 2-3-7, Hahn 1-3-5, Walsh 1-2-4, Rankin 4-0-11. Totals: 13 22-27 52.

3-point goals: Rankin 3, Hollifield 2, Walter, Jackson, Manning, Lairson. Fouls: WB, 21-20. Rebounds: Lou., 21; WB, 38 (Hahn 12). JV score: Louisville, 39-35.

COVENTRY 34, FIELD 26

Coventry 8 09 9 8 — 34

Field 6 10 3 7 — 26

COVENTRY (2-2, 1-1) — Greene 4-1-10, Hudson 4-1-9, Morisak 2-1-5, Murray 1-2-4, Sheppard 2-0-4, Mashburn 1-0-2. Totals: 14 5 34.

FIELD (0-4, 0-2) — Piacella 5-1-11, Morrow 1-2-4, Lowdon 2-0-4, Darling 1-0-3, Coloeman 0-2-2, Parsons 1-0-2. Totals: 10 5 26.

3-point goals: Greene, Darling. Fouls: Fie., 15-8. Rebounds: Cov., 40 (Hudson 10); Fie., 27 (Piacella 13). Turnovers: Cov., 16-13. JV score: Coventry, 33-19.

WADSWORTH 70, CUYAHOGA FALLS 20

Wadsworth 24 15 18 13 — 70

Cuyahoga Falls 0 02 10 08 — 20

WADSWORTH (4-0, 2-0) — P. Banks 3-9-15, Lance 6-0-12, Jo. Johnson 5-2-12, Movsesian 2-1-5, Sonntag 1-0-2, Palitto 2-0-4, Je. Johnson 1-2-4, M. Banks 0-2-2, Flanagan 1-0-2, Fortner 4-3-12. Totals: 25 19-21 70.

CUYAHOGA FALLS (1-2, 1-1) — Brooks 3-0-7, Freeman 2-0-4, McArthy 0-3-3, Huffman 0-2-2, Crawford 1-0-2, Shelton 0-1-1, L. Dieterich 0-1-1. Totals: 6 7-12 20.

3-point goals: Fortner, Brooks. Fouls: CF, 18-14. Rebounds: CF, 10 (Freeman 6). Turnovers: CF, 23. JV score: Wadwsworth won.

MARLINGTON 51, CANTON SOUTH 47

Canton South 12 15 9 11 — 47

Marlington 12 13 18 8 — 51

CANTON SOUTH — Moore 3-0-6, Metyers 2-4-9, Tharp 2-2-6, M.Mitchell 1-1-3, Er. Thompspn 2-2-6, E. Mitchell 2-0-5, Em. Thompson 4-4-12. Totals: 16 13-25 47

MARLINGTON — Penird 5-4-18, Campbell 3-2-10, Z. Peck 1-2-4, Lepley 2-0-5, Poewers 1-0-2, Greco 1-0-2, Hoopes 4-0-10. Totals: 17 8-10 51.

3-point goals: Penird 4, Campbell 2, Hoopes 2, Lepley, Meyers, E. Mitchell. Fouls: 18-18. JV score: Marlington, 46-22.

JACKSON 47, GLENOAK 44

GlenOak 5 15 7 17 — 44

Jackson 11 11 19 6 — 47

GLENOAK (3-2, 0-2) — Polk 5-8-20, Shelton 1-4-6, Vance 1-0-2, Maley 2-2-7, Haynes 2-0-4, Cashner 1-0-3, Burns 1-0-2. Totals: 13 14-21 44.

JACKSON (5-0, 1-0)— Mikesell 9-2-22, Becton 1-0-2, L. Davide 2-0-4, M. Davide 3-0-7, Tytler 2-0-4, Lee 3-2-8. Totals: 20 4-12 47.

3-point goals: Mikesell 2, Polk 2, Cashner, Maley, M. Davide. Fouls: Jac., 16-15. Rebounds: GO, 30 (Polk 9); Jac., 29 (Tytler 12). JV score: Jackson, 32-21.

ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 63, BEAUMONT 46

Hoban 13 18 17 15 — 63

Beaumont 6 23 10 7 — 46

TUSLAW 40, MANCHESTER 31

Tuslaw 9 12 8 11 — 40

Manchester 6 10 7 8 — 31

TUSLAW (4-1, 1-0) — F.Lau 4-1-10, A.Lau 1-0-2, Neubauer 1-0-2, Koons 0-2-2, Maj.Sales 3-0-6, Miller 0-1-1, May.Sales 7-3-17. Totals: 16 7-11 40.

MANCHESTER (1-4, 0-1) — Campbell 0-2-2, Cowles 3-0-7, Van Scoy 5-2-17, Forrtt 1-0-2, Fern 1-1-3. Totals: 10 5-7 31.

3-point goals: Van Scoy 5, Koons, F.Lau. Fouls: Man., 16-7.

CLOVERLEAF 66, NORTON 65

Norton 8 22 11 24 — 65

Cloverleaf 15 24 12 15 — 66

NORTON — Housley 2-4-9, Miller 2-2-8, Shearer 0-2-2, K. Hosey 7-0-14, P. Hosey 4-0-11, Ab. Murawski 2-5-9, Howell 5-1-11, Al. Murawski 0-1-1. Totals: 22 15 65.

CLOVERLEAF — Illing 3-5-11, Civittollo 3-12-21, Winnicki 2-0-4, Jordan 1-0-2, Limas 1-10-12, Miglich 6-1-16. Totals: 16 28 66.

3-point goals: Miglich 3, Civittollo 3, P. Hosey 3, Miller 2, Housley. Fouls: Nor., 26-25. Rebounds: Nor., 38; Clo., 36. Turnovers: Nor., 21-16.

RAVENNA 66, SPRINGFIELD 35

Ravenna 22 17 11 16 — 66

Springfield 5 06 15 09 — 35

RAVENNA — Netheford 7-1-16, Long 6-0-15, Caples 2-0-4, Calhoun 4-1-9, Smetak 1-3-5, Hoft 2-3-7, Frame 1-0-2, Geib 1-2-4, Taylor 1-1-3. Totals: 25-11-66.

SPRINGFIELD — Rodenbucher 4-2-11, Kathi Kline 1-0-2, Karas 2-0-4, Formenan 1-4-6, Treen 1-1-4, Senevoravong 1-0-2, Thomson 1-2-4, Lance 1-0-2. Totals: 10-9-35.

3-point goals: Long 3, Netherford, Rodenbucher, Treen.

Fouls: 15-15. Rebounds: Ra=v., 23; Springfield 22. Turnovers: Spr., 31-10.

MENTOR 56, BRUNSWICK 50

Mentor 18 18 11 9 — 56

Brunswick 17 17 10 6 — 50

MENTOR — Mayer 1-0-3, Swider 3-0-6, Fillor 1-0-3, Jelenic 1-0-2, Heffington 7-2-17, Koski 3-1-7, Ochaya 8-2-18. Totals: 24 5 56.

BRUNSWICK — Skrzypec 1-0-2, Campbell 7-1-16, Andrew 1-0-3, Benner 7-0-17, Salisbury 4-0-8, Billetz 2-0-4 . Totals: 22 1 50.

TWINSBURG 48, BRECKSVILLE 43

Twinsburg 14 5 17 12— 48

Brecksville 4 8 09 22 — 43

TWINSBURG (3-0, 1-0) —Bishop 6-4-16, Anderson 3-7-13, Jones 1-1-3, Thomas 3-1-8, Bussey 1-1-3, Tyler 0-1-1, Reed 1-0-2, Carthen 1-0-2. Totals: 16 15-33 48.

BRECKSVILLE (0-5, 0-2) — Labis 3-6-13, Lesesky 2-2-7, Livngston 2-7-12, B. Boehlefeld 1-8-10, Green 0-1-1. Totals: 8 24-37 43.

3-point goals: Lesesky, Livingston, Labis, Thomas. Fouls: Twi., 29-25. Rebounds: Twi. 30 , Bre., 26. JV score: Brecksville, 34-32.

ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY 75, 
MANSFIELD 56

Mansfield 9 15 12 20 — 56

STVM 18 13 25 19 — 75

MANSFIELD (2-2) — Johnson 9-7-26, Windham 1-0-2, Feagin 5-0-13, Grose 1-1-3, Thompson 1-0-3, Anderson 3-0-6, Jones 1-1-3. Totals: 21 9-18 56.

ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY (3-2) — Uecker 10-8-28, Miller 1-0-2, Loll 3-4-10, Williams 1-0-2, Pooler 2-4-8, Santucci 5-0-12, Buzzi 1-0-2, Handley 2-3-7, Hoffman 0-4-4. Totals: 25 23-29 75.

3-point goals: Feagin 3, Santucci 2, Johnson, Thompson. Fouls: Man., 21-14. JV score: STVM, 47-21.

MINERVA 61, ALLIANCE 32

Minerva 12 14 19 16 — 61

Alliance 5 09 12 06 — 32

MINERVA (3-0, 2-0) — Chaddock 8-5-21, Frigyes 4-0-8, Pearson 2-2-6, Cowart 2-0-5, Burchett 1-0-3, Pottorf 2-0-4, Yankovich 1-0-2, Kinsey 1-1-4, Bates 1-2-4, Gassman 2-0-4. Totals: 24 10-16 61.

ALLIANCE — Johnson 2-3-7, Davis 2-0-4, Dixon 3-1-9, Mason 2-0-4, Green 2-0-5. Totals: 13 2-7 32.

3-point goals: Dixon 2, Burchett, Cowart, Kinsey, Hogan, Green. Fouls: All., 12-11. Rebounds: Min., 37 (Gassman 10), All., 16 (Johnson 6)

CHIPPEWA 61, RITTMAN 37

Rittman 4 17 10 06 — 37

Chippewa 18 16 17 10 — 61

RITTMAN (2-3, 1-2)— Leatherman 6-0-14, Gasser 2-0-4, Marcum 3-1-8, Wilson 1-1-3, Rupp 1-4-6, Vale 1-0-2. Totals: 14-6-37.

CHIPPEWA (5-0, 3-0) — Konz 6-4-21, Sammons 7-1-21, Nagelkirk 0-1-1. Pappas 1-4-6, Dressler 1-1-3, Richards 2-0-5, Richardson 1-2-4. Totals: 18-13-61.

3-point goals: Sammons 6, Koncz 5, Leatherman 2, Marcum, Richards. Fouls: Rit., 19-17. Rebounds: Chi., 32 (Sammons 8). Turnovers: Chi., 11.

CVCA 47, TRIWAY 42

CVCA 9 8 17 13 — 47

Triway 14 9 12 7 — 42

CVCA — Radcliff 5-6-16, Wright 5-1-11, Mitchell 4-2-12, Bartel 0-4-4, Judge 2-0-4. Totals: 16-13-47.

TRIWAY — Findley 7-0-17, Long 4-2-10, Wengard 3-0-9, Wirth 2-0-6. Totals: 16-2-42.

3-point goals: Mitchell 4, Findley 3, Wengard 3, Wirth 2. Rebounds: CVCA, 37 (Radcliff 10); Triway, 30 (Lang 5). JV score: Triway, 25-17.

TUSKY VALLEY 58, EAST CANTON 38

Tusky Valley 14 7 16 19 — 58

East Canton 4 15 9 10 — 38

TUSKY VALLEY — Horstman 5-10 0-0 13, Hall 5-8 1-3 11, Kuykendall 2-5 5-7 10, Franks 4-7 2-2 10, Stewart 2-4 1-2 5, Schnegg 2-4 1-1 5, K. McKinney 0-1, 2-2 2, B. McKinney 1-7 0-0 2. Totals: 21-48 12-17 58.

EAST CANTON — Yacklin 7-19 4-7 18, Griessen 3-10 9-13 15, Reichard 1-3 0-0 3, Knight 1-1 0-0 2, Kennedy 0-0-0. Totals: 12-35 13-20 38.

3-point goals: Horstman 3, Reichard, Kuykendall. Fouls: TV, 17-12. Rebounds: TV 35 (Hall 7), EC 18 (Griessen 8). Turnovers: EC, 17-15.

TALLMADGE 47, KENT ROOSEVELT 44

Kent 14 10 11 9 — 44

Tallmadge 14 11 7 15 — 47

KENT ROOSEVELT — Wright 6-2-15, Ennett 2-4-8, Brett 2-2-6, Nielsen 2-0-6, Mercer 2-0-4, Bush 1-0-3, Kelly 1-0-2. Totals: 16-42 6-10 44.

TALLMADGE— Stralka 5-5-16, McGhee 5-0-11, Ayres 4-0-10, Haught 2-3-8, Warmenhoven 1-0-2. Totals: 17-42 8-13 47.

3-point goals: Ayres 2, Stralka, McGhee, Haught, Brett 2, Wright, Nielsen 2, Bush. Fouls: KR, 16-9. Rebounds: KR, 38 (Wright 13), Tal., 18 (Stralka 6). Turnovers: KR, 25-16.

NORTH CANTON HOOVER 52, LAKE 40

Hoover 16 11 11 14— 52

Lake 8 15 06 11— 40

NORTH CANTON HOOVER — Bentler 3-0-7, Blyer 5-3-16, Green 1-0-3, Manos 3-2-11, Drabick 3-3-9, Roshak 3-0-6. Totals: 18-8-52.

LAKE— Snow 3-2-8, Champagne 4-1-12, McSherry 4-0-11, Leising 2-1-5, Tobin 1-2-4. Totals: 14-6-40.

3-point goals: Champagen 3, McSherry 3, Bentler Blyer 3, Green, Manos. Fouls: Lake, 15-12.

TUSKY VALLEY 34, DOVER 27

Dover 6 7 07 7 — 27

Tusky Valley 8 6 12 8 — 34

DOVER — Kiser 4-9-17, Weston 1-1-3, Wintainer 0-2-2, Polce 1-0-2, Fondriest 1-0-2, Hemm 0-1-1. Totals: 7 13 27.

TUSKY VALLEY — Horstman 4-4-12, Franks 3-2-9, McKinney 2-0-6, Hall 2-0-4, Kuykendall 1-0-3. Totals: 12 6 34.

3-point goals: McKinney 2, Franks, Kuykendall. Fouls: TV, 18-12. Rebounds: Dov., 31 (Kiser 18); TV, 27 (Horstman 11). Turnovers: Dov., 28-26.

COLUMBIA STATION COLUMBIA 62, BLACK RIVER 26

Black River 3 07 09 7 — 26

Columbia 14 12 27 9 — 62

BLACK RIVER — Radway 4-3-13, Zumack 2-3-7, Dudzick 0-2-2, Benson 0-2-2, Shranko 1-0-2. Totals: 7-10-26.

COLUMBIA — Schafer 7-4-20, Napoli 5-2-12, Elek 2-1-5, Matzelle 2-0-4, Patouhas 2-0-4, Shields 2-0-6, B. Tacchite 2-1-5, R. Tacchite 0-2-2, Wood 2-0-4. Totals: 24-10-62.

3-point goals: Schafer 2, Shileds 2, Radway 2.

BOYS

Scoring Summaries

CANTON SOUTH 47, DOVER 45

Canton South 9 13 15 10 — 47

Dover 7 10 13 15 — 45

CANTON SOUTH (2-1) — Campbell 5-0-10, Jeter 1-0-3, Daniska 4-1-12, Downing 4-0-8, Hollinger 1-2-4, Miles 3-0-7, Lexington 1-1-3. Totals: 19 4-9 47.

DOVER (1-2) — Morris 1-0-2, Ruegsegger 1-0-2, Ravine 6-2-16, Troyer 2-2-7, Harris 1-0-2, Shepier 1-0-3, Bardall 4-1-11, Dickey 1-0-2 . Totals: 17 5-9 45.

3-point goals: Daniska 3, Ravine 2, Bardall 2, Jeter, Miles, Troyer, Shepler.

TRIWAY 51, ORRVILLE 50 (OT)

Orrville 10 07 15 15 3 50

Triway 15 10 13 09 4 51

ORRVILLE — Benjamin 5-1-15, Conway 7-0-14, Smith 5-1-12, Fitzgerald 3-0-7, Harrison 1-0-2. Totals: 21-52 2-4 50.

TRIWAY — Biggs 5-5-16, Walker 6-3-15, Sparr 5-1-14, Schafrath 1-1-3, Sprang 1-0-2, Hissong 0-1-1. Totals: 18-40 11-16 51.

3-point goals: Benjamin 4, Sparr 3, Biggs, Fitzgerald, Smith, Fouls: Tri., 18-10. Rebounds: Orr., 28 (Conway 8); Tri., 23 (Walker, Sprang 6). Turnovers: Tri., 18-15.

DEMANTHA (MD) 65, ST. VINCENT-ST. 57

STVM 9 16 16 16 — 57

DeMantha 17 12 15 21 — 65

ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY (0-1) — Graves 3-2-9, Williams 3-2-9, Baddley 8-6-23, Sampson 1-0-2, Lalos 2-0-5, Fulkerson 1-1-3, Ivory 1-4-6. Totals: 19 14-19 57.

DEMANTHA (2-0) — Allen 2-2-7, Darling 2-1-5, Harvey 6-1-15, Fultz 7-6-23, Carlton 1-0-2, Garden 1-0-2, Taylor 2-2-6, Moore 1-0-2, Price 1-1-3. Totals: 23 13-20 65.

3-point goals: Fultz 3, Harvey, Darling, Allen, Fulkerson, Laolo, Baddley, Williams, Graves. Fouls: SVSM, 19-17. Rebounds: SVSM, 25 (Baddley 8); DeM., 31 (Harvey 11). Turnovers: DeM., 17-11.

GARRETTSVILLE 62, WEST BRANCH 44

Garrettsville 15 18 17 12 — 62

West Branch 9 11 11 13 — 44

GARRETTSVILLE (1-1) — Emens 4-0-11, Bissler 2-2-6, Karlovec 3-0-6, Fall 6-0-15, Brown 5-0-14, Britton 5-0-10. Totals: 25 2-2 62.

WEST BRANCH (3-1) — Ice 2-1-5, Butcher 3-1-7, Smith 1-0-2, Heffinger 3-0-7, Deshields 4-4-13, Gorby 3-4-10. Totals: 16-10-44.

3-point goals: Brown 4, Fall 3, Emens 3, Heffinger, Deshields. Fouls: Gar., 18-11.

KINGSWAY CHRISTIAN 86, 
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 73

Heritage Christian 21 14 10 28 73

Kingsway Christian 16 23 21 26 86

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (0-4) — Herring 15-5-37, Martin 6-2-17, Hawkins 3-0-7, Lawton 2-1-6, Nelson 0-2-2, Barkley 1-0-2, Wofter-Brooks 1-0-2. Totals: 21-45 10-14 73.

KINGSWAY CHRISTIAN (4-2) — R.Bochart 15-5-37, G.Himes 6-0-15, H.Himes 5-2-12, Money 5-1-11, Davenport 2-1-5, Gold 2-0-4, Smith 1-0-2, B.Bochart 1-0-2. Totals: 37-61 9-22 86.

3-point goals: Martin 3, G.Himes 3, Herring 2, Hawkins, Lawton,. Fouls: HC., 19-17. Rebounds: HC., 24 (Herring 7); KC., 47 (R.Bochart 18). Turnovers: KC., 25-15.

Late Friday

WEST BRANCH 61, MINERVA 47

Minerva 7 12 9 19 — 47

West Branch 7 13 16 25 — 61

MINERVA (0-3, 0-1) — Russell 2-0-5, Wright 4-1-10, Gross 3-0-8, Lowe 1-0-3, Preston 1-0-2, Hall 6-3-17, Croston 1-0-2. Totals: 18-4-47.

WEST BRANCH (3-0, 1-0) — Butcher 6-5-20, Smith 2-2-7, Heffinger 3-0-7, DeShields 6-0-13, Gorby 6-2-14. Totals: 23-9-61.

3-point goals: Butcher 3, Hall 2, Gross 2, DeShields, Heffinger, Smith, Russell, Wright, Lowe. Fouls: Min., 18-9. Rebounds: Min., 19; WB, 29 (Gorby 7). JV score: Minerva, 45-40.

FOOTBALL

State Finals

DIVISION I

Lakewood St. Edward 45, Huber Heights Wayne 35.

DIVISION IV

Bishop Hartley 31, Steubenville 28

DIVISION VI

Kirtland 22, Maria Stein Marion Local 20

BOYS SWIMMING

Hudson 222, Cuyahoga Falls 74

Brecksville 180, Hudson 119

Brecksville 221, Cuyahoga Falls 74

GIRLS SWIMMING

Hudson 216, Cuyahoga Falls 98

Hudson 206, Brecksville 99

Cuyahoga Falls 156, Brecksville 156

HiGH SCHOOL

WRESTLING

MASSILLON 46, REVERE 22

106: Shaver (M) maj. dec. Smith, 21-1. 113: Murphy (M) won by forfeit. 120: Alves (M) pin Ferrar, 1:05. 126: Double forfeit. 132: Donahue (M) dec. Muir-Johnson, 6-1. 138: McCumberzs (M) pin Nye, 1:59. 145: Farian (R) maj. dec. Smith, 13-3. 152: Peterson (R) pin Lloyd, 3:45. 160: Molke (R) pin Mattox, 0:41. 170: Schafer (M) dec. Klein, 8-5. 182: Fant (R) won by forfeit. 195: Izak (M) pin Depp, 0:16. 220: Temirbekov (M) won by forfeit. 285: Wuske (M) pin Kelly, 3:35.

LAKE 40, MANCHESTER 36

106: White (Man) won by forfeit. 113: Bailey (M) won by forfeit. 120: Joe Bowen (M) pin Arney :34. 126: Jim Bowen (M) pin Jennings 5:49. 132: Kirk (M) dec. Sommers 10-6. 138: Whitmyer (L) pin Gillentine :49. 145: Oswald (L) pin Paris 1:16. 152: Gainey (L) maj. dec. Bock 10-2. 160: Ulman (M) won by forfeit. 170: McNally (L) pin Dies 1:13. 182: Troxwell (L) pin Baker :30. 195: Davis (L) pin Merrill 1:22 220: Cropper (M) dec. Martin 4-3. 285: Mather (L) pin Tod :41.

LAKE 57, GLENOAK 18

106: double forfeit. 113: Daniels (GO) pin Arney 1:29. 120: Jennings (L) won by forfeit. 126: Sommers (L) pin Church 2:24. 132: Gillentine (L) dec. Ady 21-16. 138: Whitmeyer (L) won by forfeit. 145: Oswald (L) pin K. French 1:28. 152: Gainey (L) pin Seatter 4:51. 160: Hinton (GO) won by forfeit. 170: McNally (L) pin Ady :45. 182: Troxell (L) pin Szerokman :35. 195: Martin (L) pin J. French :18. 220: Gilbert (GO) pin Davis :22. 285: Mather (L) won by forfeit.

CANFIELD 42, LAKE 33

106: Makara (C) won by forfeit. 113: Arney (L) pin Augustinelli :18. 120: Frisbie (C) pin Jennings :35. 126: West (C) pin Sommers :45. 132: Sommers (L) dec. English. 138: Whitmyer (L) pin Cutrer1:05. 145: Oswald (L) pin Joseph 4:43. 152: Poullas (C) pin Gainey 1:11. 160: Crawford (C) won by forfeit. 170: McNally (L) dec. Madison 8-1. 182: Cooper (C) dec. Troxell 9-3. 195: Martin (L) pin Kapalko 1:32. 220: Bunch (C) pin Davis 1:32. 285: Giordano (C) dec. Mather 5-3.

ASHLAND 45, LAKE 27

106: Engle (A) won by forfeit. 113: McNamara (L) dec. Arney 7-2. 120: Jennings (L) dec. Hebert 8-1. 126: Sommers (L) won by DQ. 132: Plak (A) pin Gillentine 2:48. 138: Whitmeyer (L) pin Laing :58. 145: Maffett (A) dec. Oswald 8-5. 152: Gainey (L) pin Benavente :58. 160: Tryter (A) won by forfeit. 170: McNally (L) pin Adkins :39. 182: Goschinski (A) pin Troxell :39. 195: Light (A) dec. Davis 7-4. 220: Weirich (A) won by forfeit. 285: Newlan (A) pin Mather 3:34.

WADSWORTH 43, FREMONT ROSS 25

106: Pettiford(FR) dec. Swartzbaugh, 7-4. 113: Gluth (FR)pin Owens, 2:44 120: L.Chapman (FR)maj. dec. McMillen, 9-1. 126: C.Chapman(FR) dec. Tittle, 12-7. 132: L.Baughman(W) pin Oglesbee, 1:34. 138: Clark(W) won by forfeit. 145: B.Baughman(W) dec. Cooper, 8-7. 152: Grine (FR) dec. Surratt, 9-3. 160: J.Baughman(W) tech. fall. Barth, 16-1. 170: Jones(W) pin Wood, 5:32. 182: Goebel(W) tech. fall. Abdoo, 16-1. 195: Foster(FR) pin Suarez, 3:37. 220: McComas(W) pin Thomas, 3:01. 285: Green(W) pin Moyer, 1:57.

WADSWORTH 46, OAK HARBOR 20

106: Dickman(OH) dec. Swartzbaugh, 11-9. 113: Tenson(OH) maj. dec. Owens, 12-3 120: McMcmillen(W), won by forfeit. 126: Tittle(W), won by forfeit. 132: L.Baughman(W), won by forfeit. 138: Scherf(OH) maj. dec. Clark, 13-1 145: Peterson(OH) dec. B.Baughman, 6-0. 152: Surratt(W) maj. dec. Hutson, 8-0. 160: J.Baughman(W) pin Parker, 2:53. 170: Jones(W) pin Maples, 2:49. 182: Thompson(OH) dec. Goebel, 8-7. 195: Blaz(W) pin Thorp, 4:38. 220: McComas(W) pin Laughlin, 2:31. 285: Graber(OH) dec. Green, 2-1.

DOVER 36, REVERE 33

106: Smith (R) won by forfeit. 113: Wallick (D) won by forfeit. 120: Ferrar (R) won by forfeit. 126: Bleininger (D) won by forfeit. 132: Muir-Johnson (R) pin Wertz, 3.32. 138: Murphy (D) dec. Nye, 6-4. 145: Bartz (D) dec Farian, 5-0. 152: Tinlin (D) pin Peterson, 1:09. 160: Molke (R) dec. Torch, 5-2. 170: Chamberlain (D) dec Klein, 11-6. 182: Robin (D) dec. Fant, 5-2. 195: Depp (R) pin Beamer, 3:29. 220: Warner (D) won by injury over Baker. 285: Kelly (R) won by forfeit.

REVERE 47, SPRINGFIELD 28

106: Harrison (S) maj. dec. Smith, 13-1. 113: Stubblefield (S) won by forfeit. 120: Cain (S) pin Ferrar, 1:56. 126: Proctor (S) won by forfeit. 132: Muir-Johnson (R) pin Senevoravong, 1:44. 138: Nye (R) pin Williams, 3:04. 145: Rittenour (S) pin Farian, 1:58. 152: Peterson (R) tech. fall. Piggot, 16-1. 160: Molke (R) won by forfeit. 170: Klein (R) pin Eppley, 3:04. 182: Fant (R) won by forfeit. 195: Depp (R) won by forfeit. 220: Double forfeit. 285: Kelly (R) pin Garrett, 1:33

REVERE 39, TUSKY VALLEY 33

106: Smith (R) won by forfeit. 113: Double forfeit. 120: Ferrar (R) tech fall Wolf, 17-2. 126: Shedron (TV) won by forfeit. 132: Muir-Johnson (R) maj. dec. Zbuka, 11-2. 138: Nye (R) won by forfeit. 145: Farian (R) won by forfeit. 152: Hostetler (TV) pin Peterson, 1:24. 160: Watt (TV) pin Molke. 170: Dunn (TV) pin Klein, 0:30. 182: Fant (R) pin Hopwood, 2:00. 195: Kohler (TV) dec. Depp, 5-4. 220: Johnson (TV) won by forfeit. 285: Kelly (R) pin Johnson.

WAYNEDALE 45, REVERE 22

106: Smith (R) pin Lemon, 3:25. 113: double forfeit. 120: Wellman (W) pin Ferrar, 2:35. 126: Hostetler (W) won by forfeit. 132: Muir-Johnson dec. Wilson, 9-6. 138: Nye (R) maj. dec. Richardson, 8-0. 145: Wirth (W) dec. Farian, 10-5. 152: L. Stanley (W) pin Peterson, 1:37. 160: R. Stanley (W) pin Molke, 1:42. 170: Ice (W) pin Klein, 0:17. 182: Fant (R) won by forfeit. 195: Anderson (W) pinn Depp, 1:47. 220: Farrar (W) won by forfeit. 285: Kelly (R) dec. Miller, 6-2.

SANDUSKY 48, ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 17

106: double forfeit. 113: Stricker (H) pin Cooley, 3:36. 120: Hewitt (H) tech. fall Amison, 19-3. 126: Double forfeit. 132: Sherman (S) pin Hoffman, 1:58. 138: Reed (S) won by forfeit. 145: Reed (S) won by forfeit. 152: Kelly (H) pin Ramone, 1:58. 160: Boyd (S) won by forfeit. 170: Brown (S) pin Parri, 3:52. 182: double forfeit. 195: Hunter (S) pin Lacowski, 4:26. 220: Wells (S) won by forfeit. 285: Young (S) won by forfeit.

COPLEY 67, ELLET 12

106: Vilavong (C) won by forfeit. 113: Kappler (C) won by forfeit. 120: Schram (E) pin McKee, 4:16. 126: Nedolast (C) pin Cosavage, 4:30 132: Decatur (E) pin Richards, 1:46. 138: Khalfani (C) pin Gissendaner, 1:10. 145: Pugh (C) pin Clark, 0:35. 152: T. Grimes (C) pin Croft, 3:54. 160: B. Grimes (C) tech . fall Smoley, 25-10. 170: Brown (C) tech. fall Bolyard-Pizana, 17-2. 182: Knabe (C) pin Anderson, 0:56. 195: Allen (C) dec. Young, 5-4. 220: prokop (C) won by forfeit. 285: Samouk (C) won by forfeit.

NORTH CANTON HOOVER 65, 
CHIPPEWA 9

106: Bowen (H) won by forfeit. 113: Burns (H) won by forfeit. 120: Baglia (C) dec. Lehmier, 10-8. 126: N. Wasker (H) won by forfeit. 132: J. Wasker (H) pin Koprivec, 1:54. 138: C. Burns (H) pin Thompson, 0:42. 145: Hugil (H) pin Gravious, 2:24. 152: Hall (C) won by forfeit. 160: Hayhurst (H) pin Dykes, 3:48. 170: L. Leicosky (H) tech. fall Tacchio, 16-0. 182: N. Leicosky (H) won by forfeit. 195: Destefano (H) pin Hutton, 1:40. 220: double forfeit. 285: Wolf (H) pin Johnson, 0:45.

SANDUSKY 47, CHIPPEWA 24

106: double forfeit. 113: Bricen (S) won by forfeit. 120: Cooley (S) dec. Baglia, 7-5. 126: Amison (S) won by forfeit. 132: Jones (S) maj. dec. Koprivec, 18-5. 138: Thompson (C) pin T. Reed, 1:56. 145: Gravious (C) pin D. Reed, 3:04. 152: Hall (C) pin Ramone, 2:30. 160: Dykes (C) pin Boyd, 0:11. 170: Brown (S) won by forfeit. 182: Jones (S) won by forfeit. 195: Hunter (S) maj. dec. Hutton, 12-1. 220: Wells (S) won by forfeit. 285: Amigo (S) pin Johnson, 1:03.

COPLEY 47, NORTH CANTON HOOVER 24

106: Bowen (H) dec. Vilavong, 9-6. 113: Kappler (C) pin A. Burns, 2:53. 120: Nedolast (C) pin Lehmier, 5:44. 126: N. Wasker (C) won by forfeit. 132: J. Wasker (H) dec. Richards, 12-10. 138: Khalfani (C) dec. C. Burns, 4-3. 145: T. Grimes (C) pin Hugil, 4:52. 152: Pugh (C) won by forfeit. 160: B. Grimes (C) pin Hayhurst, 1:41. 170: Reicosky (H) pin Brown, 2:44. 182: Knabe (C) pin lofland, 1:31. 195: Destefano (H) pin Allen, 4:40. 220: Prokop (C) won by forfeit. 285: Samouk (C) dec. Wolf, 7-1.

ELLET 45, ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 21

106: double forfeit. 113: Hewitt (H) won by forfeit. 120: Stricker (H) dec. Schramm, 7-1. 126: Lord (E) dec. Hoffman, 6-5. 132: Decatur (E) won by forfeit. 138: Gissendaner (E) won by forfeit. 145: Clark (E) won bt forfeit. 152: Kelley (H) pin Croft, 1:22. 160: Citaro (E) won by forfeit. 170: Smoley (E) pin Parri, 5:26. 182: Lascowski (H) pin Anderson, 1:51. 195: Young (E) won by forfeit. 220: double forfeit. 285: Kisner (E) won by forfeit.

WADSWORTH 81, LEXINGTON 0

106: Swartzbaugh(W) pin Dillson, 1:03. 113: Owens(W) won by forfeit. 120: McMcmillen(W) pin Pucket 3:03. 126: Tittle(W) pin Hoskins, 1:45. 132: L.Baughman(W) pin Hardman, 1:04. 138: Clark(W) pin Osborne, 3:56 145: B.Baughman(W) won by forfeit. 152: Surratt(W) pin Fisher, 3:01. 160: J.Baughman(W) pin Wyatt, 0:39. 170: Jones(W) won by forfeit. 182: Goebel(W) dec. Ammons, 6-2. 195: Blaz(W) pin Hudak, 5:50. 220: McComas(W) won by forfeit. 285: Green(W) pin Hooper, 2:26.

MIAMI: Eighteen thoughts for 18 shots from Richard Jefferson in a 99-84 loss to the Miami Heat Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena…

1. It’s one game and it followed a brutal turnaround. But they should still expect more ‑ from themselves and from their star.

2. This is the type of game the Cavs needed Kevin Love to carry them. If you want max money, there are nights you have to show up as a max player. This was one of them. Instead Love shot 2 of 11, scored five points and grabbed eight rebounds. He sat the fourth quarter on a night nothing went right for the Cavs.

3. LeBron James was resting because of Friday’s late game and the travel logistics. Kyrie Irving was back in Cleveland still rehabbing. That left Love to go it alone. Is it fair? Not necessarily. Love surely was just as tired as everyone else after playing 37 minutes Friday night. The Cavs didn’t get to their Miami hotel until nearly 5 a.m. There are plenty of reasons why they looked as bad as they did, but a guy like Matthew Dellavedova was throwing himself across the court again one night after he played 42 minutes Friday.

4. David Blatt is rarely (never?) critical of his players and he certainly wasn’t going to break form on Love after this one.

5. “It wasn’t just Kevin, a lot of guys had to give us more than they did,” he said. “The guys that came off the bench did that. Some of the other guys struggled. I can’t just (single out) one guy and I wouldn’t just (single out) one guy because it wasn’t just one guy. As a team, our first seven or eight players and the way they played early just wasn’t good enough.”

6. Love didn’t exactly take responsibility for his performance, either. He blamed Friday’s overtime and the late arrival into Miami, but stopped short of taking any blame.

7. “I don’t know,” Love said when asked if he has an extra responsibility when both Irving and James are out. “I know it is a hell of a thing to go into overtime (Friday) night, get in late, but we picked up the energy better in the second half and things will just get better as the season progresses.”

8. It’s easy to see how the schedule set the Cavs up to fail. They’d never admit this, but it could be part of the reason they sat James -- knowing they were facing long odds anyway.

9. The team stayed over in Miami following the game and will travel home Sunday, but they didn’t have the luxury following Friday’s game. League rules essentially require teams to travel to the next city immediately on back-to-backs, except for extreme circumstances. And an overtime game isn’t extreme enough.

10. Just the logistics of handling the travel schedule for an NBA team is overwhelming. Teams have to find hotels with enough rooms, with open ballrooms for meals, film study, walkthrough, etc… Trips are booked weeks, even a month in advance. Trying to scrap all that on the fly and staying in New Orleans an extra night could be incredibly difficult without reservations ahead of time.

11. Of course, it might be worth exploring at least giving teams the option of staying over in the first city on a back-to-back and then traveling in the morning. The Cavs researched injuries and rest a few years ago to determine a correlation. After the study they began staying over in select cities following a game when they were off the next day, such as they’re doing in Miami. Typically it’s in cities where the flight is longer and the arrival time would be the middle of the night.

12. Now would any of that make a difference here? Hard to say. But it’s worth exploring.

13. “There’s a lot of factors that go into these things,” Blatt said. :They do the best they can with the schedule and it’s not easy. I know we sat this summer in the coaches meeting and heard a lot of the different factors that go into it. It’s really not a simple process, particularly with the importance of TV and what that does for our game. I can only say it’s a good thing this doesn’t happen often because it’s very, very tough, very tough, very demanding.”

14. The Cavs fell out of first this weekend and nearly tumbled to third if not for a Pacers overtime loss at Utah Saturday night. Does that matter in December? Not really. But it’s further proof the East is improved and the gap is narrowing. The Cavs are 5-6 in their last 11 games and haven’t played well in a couple weeks.

15. For the record, Dwyane Wade said he didn’t know James wasn’t playing until everyone else found out right before the game. For as tight as Wade and James are, Wade insists he didn’t know.

16. “I was surprised,” Wade said. “I learned before the game like everyone else.”

17. The Heat crowd serenaded James with a chant of “Bron is tired” early in the fourth quarter. James seemed to respond by flashing his ring finger back to the crowd, signifying the titles he won here.

18. Not a lot to pick over from this one. I put about as much effort into this as the players did the game. We’ll try again Tuesday at home after the Cavs host the Blazers. Talk to you then…

MIAMI: When the Cavaliers packed up and pulled out of New Orleans in the wee hours Saturday morning, coach David Blatt boarded the team charter believing the team did not give LeBron James enough help.

In order to rectify that, Blatt made his players go it alone Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena. No James, to go with no Kyrie Irving and no Iman Shumpert. It was the equivalent to getting dropped into the deep end of the pool.

Glub, glub.

Richard Jefferson scored 16 points starting in place of James and the Cavaliers lost to the Miami Heat 99-84 on Saturday for their first three-game losing streak since January. They set a season-low in scoring for the second time in three games and have lost their last 10 games in this building.

The Heat shot 66 percent in the first half and led by as many as 20 before the break. They extended it to 26 early in the third quarter, and the Cavs never recovered.

The decision to rest James was a bit of a surprise after he said on multiple occasions he wanted to play in all 82 games this season. But the Cavs took the decision away from him after an overtime loss on Friday and a late flight. The team didn’t arrive to its Miami hotel until nearly 5 a.m. on Saturday.

“We hoped to look at days of rest we could find that were not game-related,” Blatt said. “[Friday] was a particular situation. Overtime game, [James] played 44 minutes, played his heart out, very short turnaround, tough, tough trip, game in less than 24 hours. Those factors came into play.”

A night set up for Kevin Love to carry the team, or at least play well and put up big numbers, never materialized. Love was a non-factor much of the night. He scored five points and grabbed eight rebounds while shooting just 2-of-11. He sat the entire fourth quarter with the game out of reach.

While Dwyane Wade was zipping behind-the-back passes and Gerald Green was putting on a dunk show, Love was spinning behind-the-back passes out of bounds, the Cavs were out of rhythm all night on offense and did little to slow the Heat defensively.

Heat center Hassan Whiteside dunked over Love on a lob early in the third quarter, then blocked him later in the quarter in an illustration of how the night went.

The Heat weren’t at full strength, either, missing both Luol Deng and Amar’e Stoudemire. But they still overpowered the Cavs.

Dwyane Wade scored 19 points, Goran Dragic had 17 points and eight assists and Chris Bosh had 14 points and five rebounds.

J.R. Smith scored 12 points, while Matthew Dellavedova had 11 points and five assists for the Cavs.

Jason Lloyd can be reached at jlloyd@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Cavs blog at www.ohio.com/cavs. Follow him on Twitter www.twitter.com/JasonLloydABJ.

See Sleater-Kinney in Cleveland

The pioneering all-female punk band Sleater-Kinney recently reunited for a new album and tour, and you can catch them at House of Blues Cleveland at 8 p.m. (the show was moved from Cleveland Masonic Auditorium). Day-of-show tickets are $33 at the box office while supplies last. Waxahatchee is the opener. House of Blues is at 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.

Make reservations for dinner

It’s your last day to purchase tickets for the popular Madrigal Dinners at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Akron, to be held Friday and Saturday, featuring roast pigs and chickens cooked outside on an open spit. Doors to Corrigan Hall will open at 6:30 p.m. with a fanfare, and dinner will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $40 at 330-535-3135, ext. 103. St. Vincent de Paul is at 164 W. Market St.

Take in Apollo’s Fire in Canton

Apollo’s Fire brings its holiday program Sacrum Mysterium: A Celtic Christmas to Christ Presbyterian Church, 530 Tuscarawas St. W., Canton, at 7 p.m. Call 330-456-8113 or see www.cantoncpc.org/musicseries for tickets, which cost from $12 to $37. The baroque orchestra leaves later this week to play at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. See www.apollosfire.org for information.

Try coloring for grown-ups

Adult coloring is hot. Fans say it’s great for reducing stress, and you can see if it works for you at a coloring party at 7 p.m. at Hudson Library and Historical Society, 96 Library St. It’s free. To register, call 330-653-6658, ext. 1010, or go to www.hudsonlibrary.org.

BASKETBAll

BOYS

Scoreboard

Tuesday’s Results

Buchtel 66, Garfield 60

Copley 59, Alliance 53

Cornerstone Christian 62, Twinsburg 59

Coventry 69, Field 52

Ellet 57, Tallmadge 51

Fairless 59, Kingsway Christian 32

Firestone 81, East 54

Garrettsville 71, Lake Center Christian 62

Hudson 61, Maple Heights 53

Kenmore 63, North 51

Lake 60, GlenOak 41

Massillon 59, Canton South 53

Medina 66, Ashland 54

Norton 81, Cloverleaf 35

Parma 62, Revere 54

Ravenna 45, Springfield 41

Stow 54, Kent Roosevelt 38

Southeast 45, Waterloo 41

Triway 59, Northwest 55

Woodridge 57, Streetsboro 51

Youngstown Ursuline 71, Archbishop Hoban 67 (OT)

Scoring Summaries

BUCHTEL 66, GARFIELD 60

Garfield 10 17 20 13 — 60

Buchtel 13 16 13 24 — 66

GARFIELD — Kelley 2-0-4, Powell 6-0-13, Williams 1-0-2, Campbell 1-1-4, Watson 2-0-4, Cherry 2-2-7, Waters 2-0-4, West 2-3-8, Humphries 2-1-5, Thompson 1-0-3, Jeffries 1-1-3, Kidd 1-1-3. Totals: 21-9-60.

BUCHTEL (2-0, 2-0) — D. Henderson 0-2-2, Solomon 8-1-20, Craig 1-0-3, Harvey Jr. 7-2-16, Pace 0-8-8, Vinson 2-1-5, R. Henderson 2-0-4, Brown 2-1-6, Foster 1-0-2. Totals: 23-15-66.

3-point goals: Solomon 3, Craig, Brown, Powell, Campbell, Cherry, West, Thompson. Fouls: Gar., 26-17. Rebounds: Buc., 25 (R. Henderson 10).

COPLEY 59, ALLIANCE 53

Alliance 16 10 8 19 — 53

Copley 9 24 14 12 — 59

ALLIANCE (3-1) — Hancock 1-1-3, Hood 2-1-6, Brackett 3-11-18, Williams 1-0-2, Martin 3-1-8, Royster 5-0-10, Sampson 2-2-6. Totals: 17-16-53.

COPLEY (3-0) — Nealy 6-0-13, Harvey 6-5-17, Thomas 2-0-4, Brenner 3-1-8, Neal 1-0-2, Roberts 1-0-2, Ester 2-0-4, Bodnar 4-0-9. Totals: 25-6-59.

3-point goals: Bodnar, Brenner, Nealy, Hood, Brackett, Martin. Fouls: All., 17-16. JV score: Copley, 53-30.

COVENTRY 69, FIELD 52

Coventry 13 10 18 28 — 69

Field 11 16 10 15 — 52

COVENTRY (3-0, 2-0) — Burkhart 5-0-13, Wess 5-4-14, Sturm 3-2-8, Hargrove 10-3-23, Patterson 2-0-6, Wagner 1-0-2, Hogg 1-0-3. Totals: 27 9-16 69.

FIELD (1-2, 0-2) — Ridgell 4-1-11, Petelin 2-0-5, Bookman 2-0-4, Moore 4-3-11, Begue 2-1-7, Cutlip 5-0-14. Totals: 19 5-7 52.

3-point goals: Cutlip 4, Burkhart 3, Patterson 2, Ridgell 2, Begue 2, Hogg, Petelin. Fouls: Fie., 15-13. Rebounds: Cov., 34 (Hargrove 12); Fie., 23 (Moore 7). Turnovers: Fie., 14-10. JV score: Coventry, 65-39.

ELLET 57, TALLMADGE 51

Tallmadge 11  5 18 17 — 51

Ellet 19 11 15 12 — 57

TALLMADGE (0-2) — Skeriotis 1-0-2, Helderman 4-1-9, Boyd 2-0-5, Francesconi 7-0-16, Shannon 3-1-9, Taylor 2-0-6, Kieke 2-0-4. Totals: 21 2-5 51.

ELLET (3-0) — Bridges 7-0-17, Byrd 2-0-4, Kaut 1-0-3, Jones 1-2-4, Smith 6-1-13, Gareri 4-7-16. Totals: 21 10-13 57.

3-point goals: Bridges 3, Francesconi 2, Shannon 2, Taylor 2, Boyd, Kaut, Gareri. Fouls: Tal., 13-12. Turnovers: Tal., 11-6. JV score: Ellet, 59-35.

FIRESTONE 81, EAST 54

East 8 16 14 16 — 54

Firestone 22 23 16 20 — 81

EAST (0-3, 0-2) — Palmer 1-0-2, Sams 1-3-5, Beasley 2-6-10, Jackson 3-1-8, Suggs 1-1-3, Evans 1-2-4, Travis 2-1-5, Lewis 2-0-5, Holley 2-5-9, Brimage 1-1-3. Totals: 16 20 54.

FIRESTONE (1-1, 0-1) — Lewis 4-1-9, Spear 3-4-12, Ja. Moore 8-6-22, Gray 3-0-7, Richburg 2-0-5, Robinson 1-0-2, Jones 5-0-10, Ju. Moore 2-0-6, Evans 2-1-6, Obeng 1-0-2. Totals: 31 12 81.

3-point goals: Spear 2, Ju. Moore 2, Gray, Richburg, Evans, Jackson, Lewis. Fouls: Fir., 22-16. Rebounds: East, 37 (Beasley 6); Fir., 45 (Lewis 13). Turnovers: East, 26-23. JV score: Firestone, 46-44.

GARRETTSVILLE 71,
LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN 62

Lake Center 27 15 10 10 — 62

Garrettsville 23 15 18 15 — 71

LAKE CENTER (1-1) — Starcher 8-2-18, Miller 4-1-10, Swoope 10-0-23, Ritenour 1-0-2, Ickes 3-1-7, Bower 1-0-2. Totals: 27 11-21 71.

GARRETTSVILLE (2-1) — Emens 5-1-12, Bissler 5-4-15, Karlovec 3-3-10, Fall 8-2-24, Day 2-2-6, Brown 2-0-4. Totals: 25 11-21 71.

3-point goals: Fall 6, Swoope 3, Emens, Bissler, Karlovec, Miller. Fouls: LCC, 20-12. Rebounds: LCC, 24 (Starcher 12); Gar., 30.

HUDSON 61, MAPLE HEIGHTS 53

Maple Heights 10 12 20 11 — 53

Hudson 5 21 11 24 — 61

MAPLE HEIGHTS (1-1) — Garner 0-2-2, Harris 3-0-6, McKay 3-0-7, Hale 8-2-22, Foster 1-0-2, Rouse 1-0-3, Craven 2-0-4, Sumbry 2-0-4, Richardson 1-1-3. Totals: 21 5 53.

HUDSON (1-0) — Beck 3-1-7, Parker 2-7-11, MacGillis 7-3-18, Meder 4-10-19, O’Connor 3-0-6. Totals: 19 21 61.

3-point goals: Hale 4, McKay, Rouse, MacGillis, Meder. Fouls: MH, 25-15. Turnovers: MH, 31-25. JV score: Hudson, 65-58.

KENMORE 63, NORTH 51

North 13 14 10 14 — 51

Kenmore 17 19 17 10 — 63

NORTH (0-3, 0-2) — Gordon 4-1-11, Johnson 3-1-7, Sparkman 4-6-15, Banks 1-1-3, Samad 1-0-2, Hamilton 0-4-4, Riggins 2-1-5, George 2-0-4. Totals: 17-14-51.

KENMORE (3-0, 2-0) — Collins 3-3-9, Hapkins 1-3-5, Taylor 7-4-21, Spooney 0-1-1, Salter 2-3-7, Woods 6-5-20. Totals: 19-19-63.

3-point goals: Taylor 3, Woods 3, Gordon 2, Sparkman. Fouls: Nor., 21-20. JV score: Kenmore, 63-41.

LAKE 60, GLENOAK 41

Lake 2 19 20 19 — 60

GlenOak 5  9  8 19 — 41

LAKE — Kirven 3-3-10, McBride 4-0-11, Lostoski 3-2-8, Myers 3-0-6, Mi. Spotleson 5-0-10, Ma. Spotleson 0-1-1, Vaudrin 5-3-14. Totals: 23-9-60.

GLENOAK (0-2, 0-2) — Gibbons 4-6-15, Mason 1-2-5, James 0-1-1, Andres 5-0-10, Greynolds 3-2-10. Totals: 13-11-41.

3-point goals: McBride 3, Greynolds 2, Mason, Gibbons, Kirven, Vaudrin. Fouls: Lake, 19-18.

MASSILLON 59, CANTON SOUTH 53

Canton South 15 3 17 18 — 53

Massillon 13 15 14 17 — 59

CANTON SOUTH (2-2) — Campbell 5-4-14, Herrington 1-0-3, Jeter 2-0-5, Daniska 6-1-17, Hollinger 3-0-6, Miles 2-0-4, Lexington 2-0-4. Totals: 21-5-53.

MASSILLON — Sims 7-3-17, Albright 7-1-17, Hurst 2-0-5, Collin 1-0-2, C. Piatko 2-0-4, Broyles 4-4-12, Trammell 1-0-2. Totals: 24-8-59.

3-point goals: Daniska 4, Albright 2, Hurst, Herrington, Jeter.

MEDINA 66, ASHLAND 54

Medina 16 13 22 15 — 66

Ashland 5 12 20 17 — 54

MEDINA (2-0) — Teske 8-0-16, Schaefer 6-3-15, Sartain 4-2-10, Daw 4-0-9, Geschke 2-3-7, Szumski 2-0-4, Clark 2-0-4, Moran 0-1-1. Totals: 28 9-13 66.

ASHLAND — Stoops 6-0-15, Wolfe 4-4-14, Brewer 3-0-7, Gerwig 3-0-6, Goings 2-0-5, Armitage 1-2-4, Reineke 1-0-2, Langston 0-1-1. Totals: 20 7-14 54.

3-point goals: Stoops 3, Wolfe 2, Goings, Brewer, Daw. Fouls: Ash., 14-12. JV score: Medina, 66-62.

PARMA 62, REVERE 54

Revere 18 4 11 21 — 54

Parma 9 7 23 23 — 62

REVERE (2-1) — Boyer 1-1-3, Milovancev 2-0-5, Hughes 8-0-21, Albert 2-0-4, Hill 4-0-8, Nance 3-0-6, Benson 2-0-5, Russell 1-0-2. Totals: 23 1-6 54.

PARMA (2-2) — Rodriguez 2-2-7, Jones 4-0-8, Siedel 3-0-9, Agosto 3-8-14, Morcado 4-7-15, Brown 3-0-9. Totals: 19 17-23 62.

3-point goals: Hughes 5, Seidel 3, Brown 3, Rodriguez, Milovancev, Benson. Fouls: Rev., 20-14. Turnovers: Rev., 21-11. JV score: Parma, 62-46.

RAVENNA 45, SPRINGFIELD 41

Ravenna 8 16 6 15 — 45

Springfield 10 6 10 15 — 41

RAVENNA (1-2) — Barfield 2-0-6, Cross 3-0-6, Jenkins 4-0-11, Daugherty 2-0-5, Berry 3-2-8, Wagner 2-3-7. Totals: 16-5-45.

SPRINGFIELD (1-2) — Hanna 6-1-15, Price 2-0-4, Mclean 4-1-9, Dawson 4-0-8, Jordan 1-1-3, Carper 1-0-2. Totals: 18-3-41.

3-point goals: Jenkins 3, Hanna 2, Barfield 2, Daugherty. Fouls: Rav., 14-13. Rebounds: Rav., 23; Spr., 21 (Mclean 7). Turnovers: 14-14. JV score: Springfield, 45-42.

SOUTHEAST 45, WATERLOO 41

Southeast 9 15 13 8 — 45

Waterloo 11 12 5 13 — 41

SOUTHEAST (3-1) — Chaney 3-3-12, Nicolino 5-2-13, Myers 4-2-14, Dailey 1-0-3, Sapp 1-1-3. Totals: 14 8-14 45.

WATERLOO (1-3) — Miller 0-4-4, Simpson 2-0-6, D. Dorsey 4-1-9, Smith 1-0-3, V. Dorsey 7-5-19. Totals: 14 10-20 41.

3-point goals: Myers 4, Chaney 3, Simpson 2, Nicolino, Dailey, Smith. Fouls: Wat., 19-18. Rebounds: Wat., 23 (V. Dorsey 10). JV score: Southeast 43-31.

STOW 54, KENT-ROOSEVELT 38

Kent Roosevelt 10  9  6 13 — 38

Stow 12 16 18  8 — 54

KENT ROOSEVELT (1-2) — Newbert 3-2-9, Mehlmann 4-0-11, Keff 2-1-5, Gray 4-4-13, Houser 0-0-0. Totals: 13 7-13 38.

STOW (2-0) — Wright 2-0-6, Rice 2-3-8, Denholm 3-1-9, Lindsay 3-0-7, Bower-Malone 6-0-13, Jolly 1-0-3, Harvey 1-0-2, Huffman 2-2-6. Totals: 20 6-10 54.

3-point goals: Mehlmann 3, Denholm 2, Wright 2, Rice, Lindsay, Bower-Malone, Jolly, Newbert, Gray. Fouls: Stow, 13-7. Rebounds: KR, 37 (Mehlmann 7, Keff 7); Stow, 28 (Bower-Malone 6). Turnovers: KR, 24-12. JV score: Stow, 68-43.

TRIWAY 59, NORTHWEST 55

Northwest 16 4 17 18 — 55

Triway 12 14 4 29 — 59

NORTHWEST — Hippli 1-0-3, Warmald 7-1-19, M. Fennell 9-1-19, L. Fennell 4-0-8, Booth 2-2-6. Totals: 23 4-11 55.

TRIWAY — Sprang 1-0-2, Schafrath 2-5-11, Biggs 1-0-2, Walker 9-8-26, Sparr 8-2-18. Totals: 21 15-22 59.

3-point goals: Warmald 4, Schafrath 2, Hippli. Fouls: Nor., 22-12. Rebounds: Nor., 32 (M. Fennell 12); Tri., 36 (Walker, Sparr 8). Turnovers: Tri., 21-16.

WOODRIDGE 57, STREETSBORO 51

Streetsboro 12 8 12 19 — 51

Woodridge 14 9 13 21 — 57

STREETSBORO (1-1, 1-1) — Judd 7-1-17, B. Tucker 2-5-9, Dixon 2-3-7, Gillings 5-0-11, VanReeth 0-5-5, J. Tucker 1-0-2. Totals: 17-14-51.

WOODRIDGE (3-0, 2-0) — Clark 2-3-9, Potts 4-2-14, King 0-4-4, Howard 1-2-4, Shaheen 1-1-3, Lydic 3-3-12, Jones 3-5-11. Totals: 14-20-57.

3-point goals: Potts 4, Lydic 3, Clark 2, Judd 2, Gillings. Fouls: Str., 24-15. Rebounds: Woo., 24 (Lydic 6, Jones 6).

YOUNGSTOWN URSULINE 71,
ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 67 (OT)

Hoban 11 22 16 13 5 — 67

Ursuline 16 14 16 16 9 — 71

ARCHBISHOP HOBAN (0-1) — Houser 1-0-2, Gurley 6-2-19, Spaulding 3-0-8, Jackson 3-0-6, Christian 7-5-19, Bickley 1-1-3, Cuppett 2-4-8, Bonner 1-0-2. Totals: 24-13-67.

URSULINE (2-0) — Hughes 6-0-16, Perella 8-3-24, Algham 2-1-7, Howell 1-1-3, Armon 6-3-15, Vince 2-0-6. Totals: 25-8-71.

3-point goals: Perella 5, Gurley 5, Hughes 4, Spaulding 2, Algham 2, Vince 2. Fouls: Hob., 18-15. Rebounds: Hob., 23 (Cuppett 8); Urs., 20 (Howell 7). Turnovers: Urs., 23-18. JV score: Archbishop Hoban, 58-54.

Schedule

Friday’ Games

(All games 7:30 p.m., unless noted)

Aurora at Barberton

Brunswick at Elyria

Buchtel at Ellet, 7 p.m.

Buckeye at Lutheran West

Brecksville at Twinsburg

Canton McKinley at Jackson

Carrollton at Salem

Cloverleaf at Woodridge

Copley at Revere

Crestwood at Rootstown

Elyria at Brunswick

Field at Streetsboro

Firestone at North, 7 p.m.

Garrettsville at Southeast

GlenOak at Green

Hudson at North Royalton

Kenmore at Garfield, 7 p.m.

Kent Roosevelt at Tallmadge

Louisville at West Branch

Marlington at Canton South

Minerva at Alliance

Orrville at Mansfield

Perry at North Canton Hoover

Ridgewood at Sandy Valley

Strongsville at Medina

Tuscarawas Central Catholic at East Canton

Tuslaw at Indian Valley

Wadsworth at Cuyahoga Falls

Walsh Jesuit at Mentor Lake Catholic, 7 p.m.

Warren JFK at St. Thomas Aquinas, 7 p.m.

Waterloo at Mogadore

Windham at Vienna Mathews

Wooster at West Holmes

Youngstown Ursuline at Lake

GIRLS

Schedule

Wednesday’s Games

(All games 7:30 p.m., unless noted)

Alliance at Massillon

Brecksville at Nordonia

Buckeye at Wellington

Black River at Brookside

Canton Central Catholic at New Philadelphia

Cloverleaf at Woodridge

Copley at Tallmadge

Coventry at Ravenna

East Canton at Minerva

Fairless at Tuslaw

Field at Streetsboro

Garrettsville at Southeast

Highland at Aurora

Hudson at Cuyahoga Falls

Kent Roosevelt at Revere

Marlington at Manchester

North Royalton at Wadsworth

Northwest at Canton South

Perry at Jackson

Rootstown at Crestwood

Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown at North Canton Hoover

Springfield at Norton, 2:30 p.m.

Stow at Twinsburg

Walsh Jesuit at St. Vincent-St. Mary, 7:30

Waterloo at Mogadore

Youngstown Ursuline at Archbishop Hoban

BOWLING

BOYS

BRUNSWICK 2,419,
EASTLAKE NORTH 2,038

(At Dick Hoover Lanes, Brunswick)

High Games: Borris (E) 181; Vetrovsky (B) 219. High Series: Borris (E) 358; Vetrovsky (B) 401. JV Score: Brunswick, 2,116-1,546.

Records: Brunswick 1-1; Eastlake North 0-3.

CARROLLTON 2,688, MINERVA 2,396

(At Carroll Lanes, Carrollton)

High Games: Marks (M) 221; Lumley (C) 238. High Series: Marks (M) 392; Lumley (C) 427.

COPLEY 2,306, ELLET 2,231

(At Riviera Lanes, Fairlawn)

High Games: Ziga (C) 224; Smetts (E) 243. High Series: Ziga (C) 439; Zuchwiewicz (E) 385. JV Score: Copley, 1,964-1,921.

Records: Copley 3-4.

JACKSON 2,775, LAKE 2,743

(At Park Center Lanes, North Canton)

High Games: Shelton (J) 279; Combs (L) 251. High Series: Combs (L) 484; Shelton (J) 459. JV Score: Jackson, 2,056-1,478.

Records: Jackson 5-1, 2-1; Lake 3-3, 0-2.

GIRLS

CARROLLTON 2,233, MINERVA 2,210

(At Carroll Lanes, Carrollton)

High Games: Hertel (M) 227; Anderson (C) 190. High Series: Hertel (M) 373; Anderson (C) 350.

ELLET 2,075, COPLEY 1,968

(At Riviera Lanes, Fairlawn)

High Games: Landskroner (C) 182; Boatwright (E) 195. High Series: Van Horn (C) 359; Boatwright (E) 386. JV Score: Copley, 1,667-1,186.

Records: Copley 3-4.

JACKSON 2,499, LAKE 2,440

(At Park Center Lanes, North Canton)

High Games: King (L) 236; Bonniwell (J) 235. High Series: King (L) 437; Yacono (J) 416. JV Score: Lake 1,746-1,350.

Records: Jackson 4-2, 2-1; Lake 5-1, 1-1.

SWIMMING

BOYS

GATES MILLS HAWKEN 113,
FIRESTONE 63

200-yard medley relay—1. Hawken (Kaiser, Tecson, Flores, Rofelli) 1:47.54. 200 freestyle—1. Fares (H) 1:56.82. 200 individual medley—1. Saum (F) 2:02.71. 50 freestyle—1. Peachock (F) 23.33. 100 butterfly—1. Bates (H) 54.94. 100 freestyle—1. Hart (H) 51.11. 500 freestyle—1. Arslanian (H) 5:14.12. 200 freestyle relay—1. Hawken (Flores, Fares, Roselli, Pioro) 1:33.77. 100 backstroke—1.Bates (H) 56.9. 100 breast stroke—1. Fares (H) 1:02.31. 400 freestyle relay—1. Hawken (Rakovec, Esposito, Byrne, Flores) 3:30.41. Diving—1. Stephens (F) 123.4.

Records: Firestone 1-1.

HUDSON 127, NORDONIA 49

200-yard medley relay—1. Hudson (Clampffer, McQuillen, Alexander, McCabe) 1:57.41. 200 freestyle—1. Tuckerman (H) 2:10.01. 200 individual medley—1. Costentino (H) 2:29.39. 50 freestyle—1. Clampffer (H) 25.57. 100 butterfly—1. Alexander (H) 1:05.05. 100 freestyle—1. Clampffer (H) 55.85. 200 freestyle relay—1. Hudson (Clampffer, Alexander, McQuillen, Weigel) 1:50.63. 100 backstroke—1. Ruscin (H) 1:08.47. 100 breast stroke—1. Toaz (N) 1:14.85. 400 freestyle relay—1. Hudson (Alexander, Reed, McCabe, Faiman) 4:20.92. Diving—1. Freund (H) 209.80.

NORTH CANTON 113, STOW 71

200-yard medley relay—1. North Canton (Ganuelas, Brandle, Richards, Mullens) 1:44.300. 200 freestyle—1. Brown (NC) 1:56.01. 200 individual medley—1. Brandle (NC) 2:13.55. 50 freestyle—1. Lumley (S) 22.64. 100 butterfly—1. Brown (NC) 59.91. 100 freestyle—1. Richards (NC) 49.01. 500 freestyle—1. Cremer (S) 5:29.89. 200 freestyle relay—1. North Canton (Stevens, Brown, Mullens, Richards) 1:33.37. 100 backstroke—1. Ganuelas (NC) 57.83. 100 breast stroke—1. Brandle (NC) 1:05.94. 400 freestyle relay—1. North Canton (Richards, Brown, Mullens, Stevens) 3:27.58. Diving—1. Valentine (NC) 229.05.

GIRLS

HUDSON 135, NORDONIA 45

200-yard medley relay—1. Hudson (Tratner, Ambroziak, Dagley, Gundling) 2:09.83. 200 freestyle—1. Schumaker (H) 2:24.59. 200 individual medley—1. Ham (H) 2:40.31. 50 freestyle—1. Hannan (H) 29.70. 100 butterfly—1. McFarland (N) 1:08.32. 100 freestyle—1. Gundling (H) 1:04.33. 200 freestyle relay—1. Hudson (Johnson, Gundling, O’Keefe, DeWitt) 2:00.66. 100 backstroke—1. McFarland (N) 1:07.99. 100 breast stroke—1. Mathers (H) 1:20.18. 400 freestyle relay—1. Hudson (Palazzo, Ham,, Ambroziak, Donovan) 4:20.92. Diving—1. Parris (H) 185.95.

NORTH CANTON 129, STOW 56

200-yard medley relay—1. North Canton (Cronin, Cantor, Lochridge, Maxwell) 2:01.9. 200 freestyle—1. Palutsis (NC) 2:04.75. 200 individual medley—1. Lochridge (NC) 2:14.40. 50 freestyle—1. Maxwell (NC) 26.47. 100 butterfly—1. Lochridge (NC) 1:02.91. 100 freestyle—1. Palutsis (NC) 53.68. 500 freestyle—1. Evans (NC) 5:54.08. 200 freestyle relay—1. North Canton (Timken, Palutsis, Maxwell, Lochridge) 1:40.64. 100 backstroke—1. Cronin (NC) 1:04.27. 100 breast stroke—1. Engle (S) 1:16.25. 400 freestyle relay—1. North Canton (Timken, Cantor, Bercaws, Seccombe) 4:05.15. Diving—1. Kimble (S) 169.8.

CLEVELAND: Thirty-three thoughts for 33 points from LeBron James in a 105-100 win over the Trail Blazers on Tuesday…

1. In Jared Cunningham’s world, Jan. 10 is the most important date of his basketball future. It’s the date his contract becomes fully guaranteed for the rest of the season. If he’s still here on Jan. 10, he’ll likely be here in June and competing for a championship.

2. There are days it seems Cunningham is destined to be gone by then. There are also nights such as Tuesday when it seems like his spot is safe. Cunningham was terrific defensively, particularly in the second half, and was a big reason the Cavs locked in defensively and erased an 18-point deficit.

3. Cunningham’s 35 minutes were the most he’s ever played, surpassing his previous high of 32 minutes he played way back on, uh, Saturday against the Heat. In other words, Cunningham has played 67 minutes in the last two games after he played a total of 89 minutes last season and 80 minutes the season before on two teams combined.

4. Cunningham was one of the few players who showed any type of effort in Saturday’s loss at Miami, so Blatt went right back to him early on Tuesday when the starters again weren’t getting it done. Cunningham only scored seven points, but that doesn’t matter. He was excellent defensively along the perimeter, which is where the Cavs needed a lot of help Tuesday after Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum combined for 16 of the Blazers’ first 18 points.

5. “It’s definitely encouraging,” Cunningham said. “It’s kind of tiring, too, knowing my situation and being up and down.”

6. There have been times when Cunningham has been exposed a little bit. Raptors guard Kyle Lowry dismantled him in a loss at Toronto, for starters, but there have been other times when Cunningham has held his own. And there have been nights like Tuesday when he shined.

7. I’ve written this before, but James has sort of taken to Cunningham this season. He searches him out in locker rooms, they have their share of inside jokes and James often invites him to dinners on the road.

8. It likely means little in terms of Cunningham securing a roster spot long term here (remember James stayed out of Tristan Thompson’s contract situation in the fall and he has much stronger ties to Thompson), but it’s never a bad thing to have the best player in the world looking after you.

9. “It’s a young guy that’s just trying to make a name for himself,” James said. “They do the right things and be positive about himself. He’s a guy who’s kind of bounced around a couple times, and, if you’re a part of a team that I’m on, I’m always going to be that guy to try to help you in any way, shape or form. As long as you’re around, I’m going to be that guy to help you and he’s done great so far. And hopefully he can continue that.”

10. Cunningham replaced an ineffective Timofey Mozgov to start the second half and the Cavaliers’ defensive intensity improved immediately. The Blazers turned the ball over on five of their first eight possessions and ended the third quarter with more turnovers (9) than they had in the entire first half (8).

11. “The turnovers were definitely a problem,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. “(The Cavs) got into us, no question. Some of the turnovers were self-imposed, and some were because of their defense. That gave them a lot of momentum and just kind of took away a little bit of what we had going.”

12. By playing with three guards, LeBron James in the post and Kevin Love at center, the Cavs were able to switch nearly everything when defending pick-and-rolls. David Blatt thought the biggest change from the first half to the second was simply a sense of urgency, but the lineup change certainly helped.

13. “I thought Jared … just did a great job getting into guys and playing defense with purpose and with intensity,” Blatt said. “The way that Portland plays, the way they spread you out, the type of shooting and playmaking they have at the perimeter, really requires a certain type of defensive approach and we went with a smaller lineup for that.”

14. Smaller lineups have hurt the Cavs in recent games. With Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert missing, they have struggled finding an effective small lineup to match teams like the Wizards and Blazers who go small frequently. But tonight with Cunningham it worked great.

15. The most effective lineup Tuesday was the one that started the second half: Cunningham, James, J.R. Smith,  Matthew Dellavedova and Kevin Love. They forced five steals, scored 19 points and outscored the Blazers by 6 points in less than 10 minutes together. It was the first time the Cavs used that lineup. Ever. They never even practiced with it.

16. “Our coaching staff has a lot of faith in us as a unit to figure it out,” Smith said. “We already knew we were switching everything so it’s easy on defense. Then as far as on the offensive end our wings are interchangeable so it depends on who brings the ball up. We’ve got one big in and Bron knows every position anyway, so that helps.”

17. Mozgov’s struggles are becoming more troubling. I thought the last couple of games he was showing signs of pulling out of it, but he was invisible Tuesday in seven minutes. His stat sheet is zeroes across except for the plus/minus, which was a ghastly minus-12 in seven minutes. In his last two games, Mozgov is now minus-40. His minus-55 for the season is the worst on the team.

18. Blatt continued to insist Mozgov’s benching in the second half (and really the last three quarters) was because of Portland’s style of play more than anything. Even though the numbers indicate otherwise.

19. “This was a particular kind of game with a very particular kind of matchup,” Blatt said. “If you get on top of it, or ahead of the pack so to speak with your lineup, then you can afford to stay bigger and perhaps heavier and slower and work the game that way. We did not. We went down. We went down significantly. We had to do something to shake it up.”

20. Indeed, the Cavs looked terrible in the first half and fell behind early 19-6. They played from behind throughout the first half, closed the gap slightly late in the second quarter and then exploded in the second half. Mozgov certainly can’t be blamed for all of the problems early, but he certainly isn’t helping.

21. James continues to call Mozgov the anchor of the defense, but right now he’s just an anchor weighing them down. The Cavs didn’t flourish as a defensive unit until Mozgov’s arrival last season and they continue to wait for that player to re-emerge. Until then, they’ve put up defensive numbers recently similar to their numbers when they struggled last season defensively prior to Mozgov’s arrival.

22. “He’s the anchor of our defense and he’s going to get back to that,” James said. “He’s had a little tough stretch right now, which is OK. Everyone has tough stretches and it’s our job to help him get out of it. And it’s his job to continue to stay with the process, continue to get better, keep his head in the right place and we will do a good job of helping him get back.”

23. Speaking of getting back, Kevin Love rebounded nicely from his dud performance against the Heat – although it took some time. Love missed shootaround Tuesday morning because he was ill, then struggled through an ineffective first half against the Blazers.

24. He was great in the second half, however, and his defensive inefficiencies at center weren’t even noticeable because of the wing pressure the small lineup created. Love shot just 5 of 12, but got to the line 10 times and finished with 18 points and four rebounds.

25. “I was aggressive. Didn’t necessarily show up in the rebounding category but I got myself in the paint and got a lot good looks,” Love said. “Thought in the first half I got a lot of good shots, but it was just defensively, 1-5, we needed to pick it up and at the end of the second quarter we did that. Then third quarter we picked it up and that got everything going.”

26. Love doesn’t typically play the 5, and likely won’t play big minutes there, but it will have to be an occasional staple if he is going to stay on the floor when the Cavs go small.

27. This marked the Cavs’ biggest comeback of the season and their largest since they rallied from 19 down at Boston last November. This was also the sixth time they rallied from a double-digit deficit to win a game. That’s all well and good, but this team is far too talented to fall behind by double figures against that many teams. It doesn’t even count the double-digit deficits when they didn’t recover, such as the Wizards and Heat.

28. Funniest moment was watching Matthew Dellavedova throw down Mason Plumlee with essentially one arm. Dellavedova gives up about seven inches and 50 pounds to Plumlee, but had no problem chopping him down. Plumlee looked a bit startled when he hit the ground. I didn’t see it, but apparently Plumlee gave Delly a forearm shiver to the back of his head, which likely prompted the slam. Either way, it reminded me of this.

29. Just FYI: Mo Williams played after an MRI came back clean on his ailing left knee. He scored 13 points off the bench in 21 minutes, but when asked about the knee afterwards, responded with “no comment.” I have no idea if that meant anything ominous or he just didn’t feel like talking about it.

30. Oh by the way, James scored 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, including 14 in the fourth, and blocked three shots. Yet for once, this felt more about an effective small lineup in the third quarter than James’ personal heroics. For the record, though, he was terrific again in the second half.

31. LeBron had high praise for C.J. McCollum, the GlenOak graduate who had 30 friends and family in attendance. McCollum scored 24 points and passed for five assists in 36 minutes after playing just five minutes here last year and missing the game his rookie season with a broken finger.

32. “I think he’s been great,” James said, comparing McCollum and Damian Lillard to some of the top young backcourts in the league. “The two-headed monster that they have, it’s only a couple backcourts in our league like that. Right off the top of my head, you got John Wall and (Bradley) Beal, you got Steph and Klay, you got C.J. and Lillard. Those guys are producing every single night. C.J. has definitely, I think he used that playoff experience and they way he played last year and just turned it up another notch.”

33. Lousy start, but a good win and an end to a three-game losing skid. The Cavs aren’t practicing Wednesday and don’t play again until Friday at Orlando. Talk to you then.

CLEVELAND: Authorities say Cleveland Metroparks rangers have shot and wounded a man in an exchange of gunfire at the city’s Justice Center Complex.

Metroparks Chief Ranger Dan Veloski says the two rangers arrested a man on a felony warrant Tuesday night. They were taking the suspect in for booking when gunfire broke out in the Justice Center’s underground garage in downtown Cleveland.

Police say the man drew a weapon and began firing at the officers, hitting a female ranger in her bulletproof vest. Both rangers returned fire, hitting the suspect. He was taken to a hospital. His condition wasn’t immediately available.

Both rangers were taken to a hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.

Investigators have not released the name of the suspect.

Like broken ornaments, a heap of holiday songs were tossed away in the first round of Mistletoe Madness.

The bracket-based battle to pick the greatest Christmas-season song saw This Christmas, Jingle Bells, Merry Christmas Baby, Feliz Navidad, Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) and more among the 32 songs that have not made it to the second round.

Here at Madness Central, it seemed that nothing guaranteed survival, not even a local connection. The Pretenders’ 2000 Miles and Silver Bells, long associated with Bob Hope, failed to make the cut — although the Waitresses’ Christmas Wrapping is still playing.

Thirty-one other contenders are still in the mix, including White Christmas, Santa Baby, Silent Night, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Deck the Halls and Adam Sandler’s The Chanukah Song.

Second-round matches include Sleigh Ride against Jingle Bell Rock, O Come All Ye Faithful vs. The Little Drummer Boy, Blue Christmas facing Christmas Time Is Here and Holly Jolly Christmas battling Christmas Is All Around.

Hundreds of voters have backed their favorites so far. Don’t lose more of your best-loved songs by sitting this out.

Go to ohio.com/christmas to vote — and to become eligible for prizes from the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park. The current round ends at noon Friday. The winning song will be announced on Christmas Day.

A motorcyclist from Northfield Center Township is dead after a traffic accident late Tuesday in northern Summit County.

The victim, a 50-year-old man, was not identified by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

The accident occurred in the 100 block of West Highland Road in Northfield Center Township about 8:15 p.m..

The 2002 Honda motorcycle went off the roadway.

The victim was transported to Cleveland Clinic in Twinsburg where he was later pronounced dead.

The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.

Speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors, the sheriff’s office said.

The roadway was closed for about three hours.

TIPP CITY, OHIO: The State Highway Patrol says a tractor-trailer driver is accused of firing into the cab of another driver’s truck with a 9 mm handgun in a suspected road-rage shooting in western Ohio.

The Dayton Daily News reports patrol Sgt. Frank Simmons Jr. of the Dayton patrol post says no one was injured by the shot apparently fired by a Kentucky driver into a semitrailer driven by a Michigan man.

Simmons said authorities don’t know what led to the shooting. He says state and federal charges are possible.

Simmons says the Michigan trucker called the patrol around 9 p.m. Tuesday and reported another semitrailer driver was harassing him.

The patrol says the shooting occurred near the Tipp City exit of I-75 in the area of the Montgomery County-Miami County line.

It's day three of the winter meetings in Nashville, the final full day until Thursday's Rule 5 Draft.

This live blog will be updated throughout the day with all the latest from the winter meetings, separated by Indians updates and league-wide news.

Here’s the live blog from day one and day two.

Indians news

[From Monday]

* The Indians maintain that Michael Brantley’s timetable for his return from shoulder surgery has not changed.

* The Indians claimed OF Joey Butler off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

* The team announced construction of a new scoreboard for the 2016 season.

* The Indians are interested in Oakland 3B Brett Lawrie, per a report

* Catcher Roberto Perez could be an option in trades

[From Tuesday]

* In particular with Perez, it looks like the Indians and Atlanta Braves discussed a deal but couldn't find a match, per the NEOMG.

* The Indians are also talking to the Texas Rangers about Perez, according to MLB.com.

* The Indians have shown interest in free agent outfielder Rajai Davis, per the NEOMG.

* The Indians are trying to avoid dealing a starting pitcher but are open to all opportunities to improve the offense.

Wednesday's League-wide news

* The five-player deal between Arizona and Atlanta is now official. Starting pitcher Shelby Miller and minor league pitcher Gabe Speier were sent to the Diamondbacks in exchange for a large haul, including outfielder Ender Inciarte, recent first-overall draft pick Dansby Swanson and pitching prospect Aaron Blair.

* As previously reported, the Cubs and Ben Zobrist have agreed to a four-year, $56 million deal.

Updated 10:15 a.m.

* The Orioles have offered free agent first baseman Chris Davis a seven-year, roughly $150 million deal, per ESPN's Buster Olney.

Updated 10:45 a.m.

* Two updates involving Oakland: The A's are in talks with the Chicago White Sox involving 3B Brett Lawrie, who has also been connected to the Indians. The A's are also rumored to be close to signing former Indians closer John Axford.

* The Seattle Mariners have traded for Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Adam Lind

BEREA: Browns strong safety Donte Whitner wants owner Jimmy Haslam to give Mike Pettine and the rest of the coaching staff another year to prove themselves.

“Yeah, I would like to see that happen, but the call is not up to me,” Whitner said Friday.

There’s a strong possibility Whitner’s wish won’t be granted because the Browns (2-10) have the NFL’s worst record and have lost 15 of their past 17 games dating to last season.

But Whitner is blaming the players, not the coaches.

“I have total faith in this coaching staff,” he said. “Every time we’ve taken the football field, we’ve been prepared. ... We’ve known what the opposition was going to do to us. We’ve known where they want to go with the football.

“Sometimes it’s just like we have mental lapses out there. I really do like this coaching staff. I think they are really, really a hard-working coaching staff. They’re young, but they’re hungry to win. I think just players, we’ve let them down a little this year.”

Whitner point out that making changes doesn’t always fix problems.

“Sometimes it’s not greener on the other side. Sometimes you have to stick it out to get to where you want to get to,” he said. “Who’s to say we couldn’t come out next season with the same coaching staff being in the third year in the system and run off a streak like the Carolina Panthers?”

The Panthers went 7-8-1 last season and represented a weak NFC South division in the playoffs. Now they’re 12-0 and the only undefeated team in the NFL.

The Browns began Pettine’s tenure 7-4, then lost the final five games last year to finish 7-9. Now they’re in the midst of a seven-game losing streak.

The main problem is their defense, which is ranked 29th (398.8 yards allowed per game) despite being the highest-paid unit in the league.

Whitner said the defense’s struggles stem from too many players failing to consistently fulfill their assignments.

“You could even tell some guys, ‘This play is coming,’ somehow he still sees some other type play out there,” Whitner said. “That does happen.”

So why does it happen?

“If you consistently make the same mistakes there are only three reasons — you don’t know, you don’t care or you don’t want to play football,” Whitner said. “We have to figure that out. These [last] four games right here is where you figure that out. You figure out who are the front-runners and who really cares and who really loves the game of football and who wants to play the game of football.”

Whitner shot down theories about defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil’s scheme being too complicated for the players.

“I think that’s B.S.,” Whitner said. “It’s the same defense we’ve been running for two years. Honestly, if I could sit here and show you guys cut-ups from things we look at in practice and running a certain defense against a certain play and doing it perfectly in practice. [Then we] get in a game and doing something totally you didn’t practice to do.”

However, Whitner does blame the defense’s woes partly on two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden’s injuries. Haden will miss his eighth game Sunday and fifth in a row with a concussion.

“If Joe was healthy all season and played up to his capabilities all season, then I believe that our defense would be a lot better than what it is right now,” Whitner said.

Whitner, 30, said his play was “a little rocky” early this season but it’s “been OK” overall.

“Some people said I should have been benched or I was getting old or whatever,” Whitner said. “As I look around the National Football League, I see a lot of people miss tackles. I see even some that you call the best or are perceived to be the best miss tackles.”

Whitner signed a four-year, $28 million contract with the Browns last year as an unrestricted free agent after spending three seasons with the San Francisco 49ers (4-8), who’ll visit Cleveland on Sunday. He said facing his former team won’t mean much to him because there aren’t many players left on the 49ers’ roster from his tenure.

“It’s really nameless, faceless this week for me,” he said.

Frightening experience

Wide receiver Taylor Gabriel was limited in practice the past two days after sitting out the past two games with a concussion suffered Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh.

Gabriel said he had never suffered a concussion before. He said he lost memory of the concussion-inducing hit.

“It is scary,” he said. “But I’m just glad to be back with my brothers.”

Although Gabriel is listed as questionable for Sunday, he expects to pick up where he left off in terms of playing time.

He’s one of four receivers labeled questionable. Travis Benjamin (shoulder), Brian Hartline (hip) and Marlon Moore (ribs) are the others. Tight end Gary Barnidge (ankle) is questionable but expected to play.

Meanwhile, the Browns ruled out three players with concussions: Haden, wide receiver Andrew Hawkins and cornerback Justin Gilbert.

Debut on horizon?

Pettine sounded as if Terrelle Pryor will make his regular-season debut at receiver Sunday.

“I don’t know if he’s ready to take on a full role,” Pettine said, “but there’s a chance that there will be some involvement in the plan there. ... He is trained primarily this week as the split end, the X receiver. But we can move him around some.”

Corner situation

Pettine said rookie cornerback Charles Gaines would start opposite Tramon Williams.

Asked why Gaines has gotten the nod instead of Pierre Desir for the second week in a row, Pettine said, “It is close, and we could see Pierre. Gaines is the guy we are going to roll with. Gaines is ahead of him and really hasn’t done anything to give that up.”

Gaines is a sixth-round draft pick. The Browns chose Desir in the fourth round last year.

“I’m just trying to show that I deserve to be out there, consistency, understanding what they call, understanding formations, really just trying to build that trust in my teammates and most of all my coaches,” Gaines said.

Don’t be pushy

O’Neil recently defended Williams by saying Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green “might have pushed off on him a little bit” on a couple of catches Sunday in the Browns’ 37-3 loss.

“Yeah, he did, but it’s nothing new in this league,” Williams said. “You have to find a way to adjust to it, and obviously we didn’t do that. It’s part of the territory. I felt like for the most part, I was there.”

Mind games

Pettine was asked about Barnidge re-signing with the Browns on Thursday and soon-to-be-free-agent Benjamin expressing his desire to return as well.

“We brainwashed them,” Pettine quipped.

Familiar face

Ex-Browns coach Eric Mangini will return to Cleveland this weekend as the defensive coordinator of the 49ers.

“I love Cleveland,” said Mangini, who coached the Browns during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. “My family is actually there. They flew out [Wednesday] so the kids could spend a couple days with friends of theirs that are there. I’ve lived on the west side. I’ve lived on the east side. It gets a bad rap. I thought it was a great, great place to live, great place to raise a family.

“I loved the people that we met there. And you meet amazing people wherever you go and you have great experiences wherever you go, but my biggest disappointment was not being able to produce the winner that they deserve there. I have nothing but great things from my time.”

Another familiar face

Running back Shaun Draughn spent time with the Browns last year and this season before being waived Oct. 20. The 49ers signed him Nov. 2.

In four games with the 49ers, he has 56 carries for 182 yards (3.3 average) and a touchdown to go along with 22 catches for 163 yards.

“Shaun Draughn’s been a great pickup for us,” 49ers coach Jim Tomsula said during a conference call. “I was up there last week thanking our personnel department for finding Shaun Draughn.”

A Kent State University board member says the school should turn to National Public Radio as a way to raise its national profile.

Board Chair Dennis Eckart said WKSU (89.7-FM), the NPR station licensed by the school, should produce more original programming that could be offered to other NPR-affiliated stations.

The vast majority of NPR stations broadcast content produced elsewhere and this would be a way to get the Kent State name spread across the country, he said.

“We’ve turned a total deaf ear to this,” Eckart said during a board committee meeting this week at Akron Children’s Hospital.

Fellow trustee Lawrence Pollock questioned the commitment involved, but added: “It makes all the sense in the world.”

Kent State, as part of an ongoing rebranding and marketing effort, is trying to raise its national profile and attract students from outside the region.

Colleges and universities in the Northeast, including Northeast Ohio, are worried about a smaller pool of potential students and are seeking ways to broaden their reach.

NPR estimates that it has more than 26 million weekly listeners on more than 1,000 radio stations that air its programming. There are 925 member stations.

Kent State pays an annual fee to be an NPR affiliate and for some programming.

NPR and WKSU program director Ele Ellis didn’t return a call seeking comment.

It’s unclear how much of a financial commitment it would take to boost original programming. It’s also not known whether other stations would accept WKSU-produced content.

Kent State spokeswoman Emily Vincent noted that 40 stations around the world already carry the WKSU-produced Folk Alley Radio Show each week.

“In addition to serving Northeast Ohio, our reporters cover a story from Northeast Ohio on a national NPR show, such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered, about once every few weeks,” she said. “On occasion, WKSU reporters also serve as experts in conversation with hosts of national shows.”

She added that reporter M.L. Schultze also was chosen this year to be part of an NPR Political Reporting Partnership.

“We welcome [Eckart’s] comments and will further explore his suggestion to help increase the university’s national presence through WKSU programming,” Vincent said.

Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at @armonrickABJ.

The Ohio inspector general says he will not investigate a former state education employee who manipulated charter-school data and whose wife is the governor’s presidential campaign manager because, the inspector says, the state auditor already is looking into it.

The state auditor, however, says he’s not looking into the employee.

Responding to a 4-month-old complaint from a Portage County teacher, Ohio Inspector General Randall J. Meyer wrote in a letter that Ohio Auditor Dave Yost is reviewing the activity of David Hansen.

Hansen, who is married to Gov. John Kasich’s campaign manager, admitted to tampering with charter school grades while serving as Ohio’s director of school choice.

Hansen was asked to resign, which he did in July.

In August, Steve Howell, a 22-year teacher at James A. Garfield High School, asked Meyer to determine if Hansen’s activity was criminal. Howell received a response Friday, dated Dec. 4.

“The Office of the Ohio Inspector General will not be opening an investigation at this time,” the letter said.

“The Auditor of State’s Office and the U.S. Department of Education have indicated they are reviewing the issue. This office does not duplicate investigative efforts of other agencies,” Meyer wrote.

State auditor spokesperson Brittany Halpin said Friday that Yost’s office is conducting a routine annual review of policies and spending at the Ohio Department of Education, but not the Hansen matter.

“We’ve got an ongoing audit with ODE and I really can’t comment further until that’s done,” Halpin said.

Meyer, the former chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, could not be reached Friday night. The inspector general is responsible for policing state employees and illegal activity.

Auditor Yost has said publicly that his office would not investigate Hansen because throwing out F grades for charter schools, although undermining the state’s accountability system, did not result in additional state spending.

Had the Plain Dealer newspaper not discovered the manipulation, however, spending could have been affected.

The U.S. Department of Education recently denied a public records request submitted by the Beacon Journal, saying it could not release emails between public officials because of an ongoing in­vestigation. Federal reg­u­lators provided no further details.

Hansen successfully applied for $71 million in federal funding for expansion of charter schools, mostly in Youngstown, based on an oversight system that used data manipulated to make schools look better than they were.

Doug Livingston can be reached at dlivingston@thebeaconjournal.com

Neighbors and community leaders gasped when they saw a fat raccoon waddling down the driveway after it came out of a house being torn down by the county.

“Did you see that? It’s probably not the only kind of animal we’ll see running out of there,” said Mizell Irby, 62, who lives across the street.

He was among the spectators watching the demolition Friday morning in Southeast Akron. Some neighbors watched from their porches.

The home, located at 951 Clifford Avenue, was the first demolition by the Summit County Land Bank as part of its $2 million residential demolition and foreclosure prevention program launched in 2014 and funded by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency.

The land bank, a nonprofit community improvement organization, was formed in 2012.

The program is expected to remove 150 to 200 vacant and blighted structures from neighborhoods in Akron, Barberton, Springfield and Lakemore — four of the hardest hit communities in terms of abandonment, vacancy and blight.

The land bank purchases the blighted properties, typically in foreclosure, demolishes the dilapidated buildings and then sells the vacant lots to interested buyers for $200 to $400 per eighth of an acre.

Summit County Land Bank Executive Director Patrick Bravo said the blighted homes “hurt the neighbors, they are the victims here.”

Before Friday’s demolition, neighbors of the property said they were happy to see the abandoned house torn down.

Robert Horvath, 88, lives a few houses away from the first demolished house with his wife, Mary. The couple have lived on the street for 22 years.

“We’ve been fighting to get this house torn down for the past five years,” he said. “It was bringing our property values down.”

Shortly after, a second raccoon was seen running from the property as well.

“Man, it jumped over the back fence like it wasn’t nothing,” said William Beard, 70, who lives across the street from the property.

Next door neighbor Horace Patterson, 40, also said he was glad to see the house down.

“It wasn’t safe for my 6-year-old son to come outside to play. I always came out with him because I was terrified of what animals might be living in the house and didn’t want anything to bite him,” he said. “I’ve seen a little bit of everything going into the house: birds, cats, raccoons, all kinds of animals. I’ve been calling to complain about the house, too. It looks much better now, but it took awhile.”

The house was filled with trash and debris. There was a stack of tires in the back yard and the land had overgrown weeds with nuisance signs on the door.

Bravo thanked community leaders and residents for their help, especially Councilman Donnie Kammer, of Ward 7, and neighbors “who have been pushing us to work with the city to get rid of some of these properties. They were instrumental for 951 Clifford Avenue to being first on the list.”

The house had a $12,000 tax delinquency and was under a tax foreclosure before the county purchased the property and acquired the deed in June.

“The only thing left now is breaking it [the house debris] up and hauling it away,” said Bravo. “This is good for the community.”

It only took 13 minutes and 50 seconds for the demolition.

“We can go home now,” Horvath said, as he took his wife’s arm and walked down the street. “We are happy it’s down. Now if we could just do something about street repairs.”

Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or mmiller@thebeaconjournal.com.

Get wind of TubaChristmas

Enjoy the sonorous tones of tubas, sousaphones and other low brass, and sing along with favorite carols at the enormously popular ­TubaChristmas, with performances at noon and 2:30 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Hall. Get there early — seats go fast even in the upper reaches of the balcony. It’s free for the audience, but if you want to haul out your horn and play along, it’s $10 and you need to be there at 8:30 a.m. for rehearsal. Who will be this year’s surprise soloist on Jingle Bells?

Jingle Bell Bash beckons

The Jingle Bell Bash to benefit the Ronald McDonald House in Akron will be at 6 p.m. at Lock 3 Park. The $10 admission includes two raffle tickets, one drink ticket and food. There will be coffee, hot chocolate, Thirsty Dog’s Christmas Ale, Norka soda, holiday cookies and hors d’oeuvres. Participants can also ice skate and play miniature golf. Tickets to Jingle Bell Bash will be available at the door. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/740023882795277.

Event to offer plenty of pluck

The Kent Stage’s annual Woodchoppers Ball brings together nine finger-style guitarists for one show at 7 p.m. On the bill are Todd Hallawell, Andy Wahlberg, Dan Bankhurst, Muriel Anderson, Mark Sganga, the Night Travelers, Tim and Myles Thompson, Michael Kelsey and Brian Henke. Tickets are $30 at 330-677-5005, www.­thekentstage.com.

‘Nutcracker’ is holiday tradition

The Canton Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker features two dancers from the New York City Ballet, Canton Ballet alumnus Zachary Catazaro and principal Sterling Hyltin. Performances are at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday at the Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N. Tickets are $21-$25 for adults, $17-$21 for seniors and $11-$13 for children at www.cantonballet.com or 330-455-7220.