Alliance, OH- It was Rivalry night inside Harry Fails Gymnasium at Alliance High School as the Alliance Aviators welcomed down the road rival Marlington for a Friday night bout. Alliance entered in a tie with Carrollton atop the Eastern Buckeye Conference at 3-1, while the Dukes entered 1 game behind at 2-2.
The outside temperatures may have been cold, but the Aviators came out red hot, with Junior Guard JR Jackson depositing 10 in the opening quarter and fellow Junior Bralyn Spears filling up two triples. For the Dukes, it was Sophomore Guard Cameron Evanich keeping the Dukes in it with 7.
The Aviators expanded their 20-13 lead after one by 1 in a tightly contested 2nd quarter. It was Senior Henry Scheible coming off the bench to lead the Aviator offense for the quarter, scoring 6 while playing high intensity defense on the other end. Parker Woods had 8 in the quarter to pace the Dukes as the score board read 32-24 at the midway point.
It was after the break that the Aviators attack took a balanced turn. While it was Jackson and Spears that led them through the opening quarter and Scheible in the 2nd, the 3rd quarter belonged to Coach Chet Harpers front court starters. Junior Cole Pasco had 6 in the frame while fellow forward Sophomore Sam Hays had 5, including a sweet southpaw stroke from beyond the arc. The Aviators defense continued to stymie the Dukes, as they held the visitors to only 7 in the quarter.
Nursing a 16-point lead headed into the game's final 8 minutes, the Aviators took a more conservative approach. For the night, each Alliance starter had at least 9 points, with Jackson leading the way with 14. Hays and Pasco each reached double figures at 11 and 10 respectively. Sears and Kam Burton finished with 9 apiece. for the Dukes, it was Cameron Evanich with 14 and Parker Woods with 13. The 61-44 victory moves the Aviators to 6-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play, while the loss drops the Dukes to 7-5 overall and 2-3 in EBC play.
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