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BLACKSVILLE -- The Madonna girls basketball did not allow Clay-Battelle to score double digits in any quarter during its 37-28 victory on Thursday.
Jazzy Melnyk paced the Blue Dons (3-6) with 11 points. Anna Backel scored nine, while Shae McCoy and Alaina Moore each netted six.
Madonna tentatively travels to Weir High today for the city championship.
Madonna 37, Clay-Battelle 28
Madonna 7 7 12 11 -- 37
Clay-Battelle 5 8 6 9 -- 28
MADONNA (3-6): Melnyk 5 1-2 11; Moore 1 4-4 6; Martinez 0 0-0 0; Backel 3 3-8 9; Alatis 1 3-4 5; Wingett 0 0-0 0; McCoy 3 0-2 6. TOTALS: 13, 11-20: 37.
CLAY-BATTELLE: Wilson 1 0-0 2; Watson 5 0-0 10; Stewart 1 0-0 2; Ammons 4 3-4 12; Saul 0 0-1 0; Petrucci 1 0-0 2; Darling 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 12, 3-5: 28.
3-POINT GOALS: Madonna none; Clay-Battelle 1 (Ammons).
Wheeling Central 65, Oak Glen 51
NEW MANCHESTER -- The Wheeling Central girls basketball team stopped Oak Glen's modest two-game winning streak and spoiled its senior night with a 65-51 victory on Thursday.
Reece Enochs led the Golden Bears (4-5) with 15 points. Alexus Greenlief had a dozen points, while Maddie McKay and Sarah Brown had six apiece.
Oak Glen tentatively hosts Magnolia on Saturday.
Wheeling Central 65, Oak Glen 51
Central 15 21 11 18 -- 65
Oak Glen 13 4 18 16 -- 51
WHEELING CENTRAL: Horan 10 4-6 25; Vugrin 7 0-1 17; White 3 1-3 7; Olejasz 0 0-0 0; Mills 1 5-6 7; Canestraso 1 1-4 3; Jones 2 2-2 6. TOTALS: 24, 13-16: 65.
OAK GLEN (4-5): Kell 2 0-1 4; Enochs 6 3-4 15; Greenlief 3 6-6 12; Sy. Brown 0 0-0 0; McNutt 0 0-2 0; McKay 3 0-0 6; Barr 1 0-0 2; Sa. Brown 2 0-0 6; Kranis 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 19, 9-13: 51.
3-POINT GOALS: Wheeling Central 4 (Horan, Vugrin 3); Oak Glen 4 (Enochs 2, Sa. Brown 2).
Linsly 57, Brooke 41
WHEELING -- The Brooke girls basketball team still is searching for its first victory following a 57-41 defeat to Linsly on Thursday.
Madison Platt led the Bruins (0-8) with 20 points. Angelina Lippoli had 15 points, and Ava Bolen added eight.
Brooke tentatively hosts John Marshall on Monday.
Linsly 57, Brooke 41
Brooke 12 16 8 5 -- 41
Linsly 16 14 13 14 -- 57
BROOKE (0-8): Platt 9 0-3 20; Lippoli 3 3-3 10; Schwertfeger 0 0-0 0; Huntzinger 1 0-0 2; Orban 0 0-0 0; Serevicz 0 1-2 1; Bolen 3 2-4 8; Butterbaugh 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16, 6-12: 41.
LINSLY: Grovengo 2 0-0 6; Heron 6 2-7 15; Oladepo 0 0-0 0; Grimm 8 7-10 25; Hicks 3 0-0 7; Burnell 0 0-0 0; Padvonic 3 0-0 6; Wilson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 22, 9-17: 57.
3-POINT GOALS: Brooke 3 (Platt 2, Lippoli); Linsly 4 (Grovengo 2, Heron, Hicks).