St Edward’s Boys Basketball Win Over Berea-Midpark Advancing to District Tournament

February 26, 2022

Lakewood, Ohio

 

Berea-Midpark           13        18        11        9    =   51

St. Edward                  22        24        13        21   =   80

 

St. Edward won a Division 1 sectional championship on Saturday night with an 80-51 home victory over Berea-Midpark. The Eagles advance to next week’s district tournament and will face Grafton Midview on Wednesday.

 

Trailing by nine points after one quarter, Berea-Midpark started the second on an 8-2 run to pull within three points at 24-21. But that was as close as the Titans would get. St. Ed’s finished the half with a 16-5 run of their own, built up a 15-point lead at the intermission, and maintained a double-digit lead for the rest of the game.

 

The Eagles’ balanced scoring attack was complemented by a relentless defense that forced 18 Berea-Midpark turnovers. Senior guard Michael Bova tossed in 21 points to lead the way for St. Edward. Sophomore guard Jayson Levis was the Titans’ top scorer with 16.

 

Berea-Midpark

Levis                7 – 0 – 16

Clay                 6 – 0 – 12

Petrus             4 – 0 – 12

Zahursky         2 – 0 – 4

Arnold             1 – 0 – 3

Trzebuckowski   1 – 0 – 3

Lagina             0 – 1 – 1

 

Rebounds:  23             Turnovers:  18

 

St. Edward

Bova                10 – 0 – 21

Grant              5 – 1 – 12

Knight             5 – 0 – 12

Freer-Brown   5 – 0 – 11

Reynolds         3 – 2 – 9

Solomon         1 – 2 – 4

Flannery          1 – 0 – 3

Henry              1 – 1 – 3

Lavelle             1 – 0 – 3

Danahey         1 – 0 – 2

Rebounds:  29             Turnovers:  8

By: Don DiFrancesco               @MayorNEOPrep