Irish pull away from Tornadoes

ONTARIO – For three quarters, Columbian gave No. 1 Toledo Central Catholic all it could handle. But then the Irish began to pull away and dominate on the boards in a 61-41 victory in a Division III district semifinal at Ontario.TC led 16-13 after one quarter, but the Irish took the lead into halftime and held onto it from there.Logan Gooding and Nolan Miller each scored 12 points for TC.The Tornadoes finished the season 12-12. Tigers ride surge in thirdMASSILLON — Seneca East stormed off in the third quarter Thursday to turn a close game into a 45-33 Division VII regional semifinal win against Berlin Center Western Reserve.The Tigers (19-7) advance to Saturday's 7 p.m. regional final against Cortland Maplewood, which beat Warren John F. Kennedy 55-39 in the other semifinal.Seneca East entered Thursday's halftime clinging to a 19-17 lead before a 20-5 scoring burst gave the Tigers some breathing room.Madi Smith scored eight her 10 game points in the key period, with Izzy Stockmaster adding six of her eventual game-high 15.Alexa Snay backed them with six points.Quincy Miller's 10 points topped the Blue Devils. Kyler Ramsey and Chloeigh Einsley each scored six points.