By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

GIRLS BASKETBALL

STREETSBORO 72, FIELD 59

Sophomore Naomi Benson scored a career-high 34 points and also pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds to highlight a key Metro Athletic Conference victory for the Rockets on Thursday in Brimfield.

NAOMI BENSON

Ella Kassan also scored in double figures for the Rockets with 13 points.

Three Field players reached double-digits, with sophomore Delilah Rahe scoring 24 points and completing her double-double with a team-high 10 rebounds.

Abby Harlin finished with 16 points and Ally Harlin had 15 points for the Falcons, who shot 17-of-30 from the free-throw line in the game.

Streetsboro (3-1, 3-1 MAC) was 10-for-16 at the charity stripe.

The loss snaps a four-game win streak for Field, which is now 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the MAC.

GARFIELD 50, LABRAE 12

It was a historic night for the G-Men.

The victory was the program’s 500th all-time. They are the seventh team in Portage County history to reach the win milestone, joining Waterloo, Mogadore, Rootstown, Southeast, Crestwood and Ravenna.

The G-Men put on a defensive clinic, holding the Vikings to only four made field goals.

Meanwhile, Garfield’s offense was doing plenty of work as well.

Three players reached double figures for the G-Men, with Laura McCoy and Mandy Cardinal leading the way with 11 points each.

Madeline Shirkey added 10 points for Garfield.

Garfield jumped out to a 22-6 lead after the first quarter, then pushed its advantage to 34-6 by halftime.