Top stars, best performances in Ohio high school boys and girls basketball (Jan. 10-16)

Here are some stars from the past week's boys and girls basketball games across Ohio.

If you know of a top performance we should include, please let us know in the comments.

Pictured above is Gahanna Lincoln's Sean Jones (photo by Jeff Harwell).

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Rayquan Thompson, Solon boys basketball

Scored a game-high 24 points in the Comets’ 70-60 win over Mentor.

Solon has been up from the start with this basket from Rayquan Thompson on the opening possession. He has 15 points at the half. pic.twitter.com/6gbKCUqlV5
— Matt Goul (@mgoul) January 15, 2022

Jaeden Lawson, Cleveland Heights boys basketball

Lawson’s 22 points paced Cleveland Heights to a dominant 67-25 performance vs. Warrensville Heights.

Devin Royal, Pickerington Central boys basketball

Royal led all scorers with 27 points in the Tigers' 62-36 win vs. Garfield Heights.

Pickerington Central 62
Garfield Hts 36
Final

📊Top Scorers

Pickerington Central
Devin Royal 27
Rasheem Biles 12

Garfield Hts
Jyles Bandoin 15@NEOZoneHS @MayorNEOPrep @mgoul
— Krs1 (@zeusisfat) January 16, 2022

Ryan Mueller, Gilmour boys basketball

The junior led both teams with 26 points and set the pace in the Lancers’ 62-49 win over Cleveland Central Catholic.

Christian Harmon, Akron Buchtel boys basketball

Posted 25 points vs. Dunbar in the Flyin’ to the Hoop tournament.

Game #10 in the books. @AkronBuchtelBK defeats Dunbar 70-66. Christian Harmon making play for all tourney team with 25 pts #FTTH2022 pic.twitter.com/ptTiXdT8Bd
— FlyinToTheHoop (@FlyinToTheHoop) January 16, 2022

Sean Jones, Gahanna Lincoln boys basketball

The senior scored 27 points to snap Pickerington North’s six-game winning streak with a 53-42 win.

FINAL

Gahanna 53
Pickerington North 42

Sean Jones was strictly business tonight with 27 points and leads the Lions in a big bounce back win to take the lead in the OCC Ohio
— 270 Hoops 🏀 (@270Hoops) January 15, 2022

Tanner Holbert, Logan Elm boys basketball

Tallied a new career-high of 35 points to pull away from Amanda-Clearcreek 55-46.

FINAL

Logan Elm 55
Amanda 46

Tanner Holbert ERUPTS for 35 points in the Braves win!

Amanda led at the halftime break, but the Braves were able to come back and get the victory on their home floor.
— Pickaway Hoops (@PickawayHoops) January 12, 2022

BK Kwasniak, Cornerstone Christian Academy boys basketball

Scored 23 points in the second half to push the Patriots past Rittman 74-63.

The Patriots get 16 points from Fr Quinn Kwasniak in the first quarter and 23 points from Sr BK Kwasniak in the 2nd half to pull away from Rittman 74-63. Fr Carter Armstrong added 15, Jr DJ Niles 14. Ryan Merrill and David Sage were stellar defensively. #theSTONE is 8-0!
— CCA Hoops (@CCA_HOOPS) January 16, 2022

Danny Flood, Buckeye boys basketball

Flood dropped 56 points, breaking his program's record for most points in a game in a 79-69 win over Elyria Catholic.

Congrats to Danny Flood who broke the Buckeye High School and Medina County all-time most points in a game record tonight with 56 in a 79-69 victory over Elyria Catholic. Fun Fact, the previous record was 54 by Hank Frombach, a Buckeye graduate, in 1958. pic.twitter.com/KO1QkCHedS
— Buckeye Athletics (@BHSAthDep) January 16, 2022

Evan Mahaffey, Archbishop Moeller boys basketball

Mahaffey scored 21 points in Moeller’s 54-40 win over St. Xavier.

Final: Moeller 54 St. Xavier 40 - Crusaders hold home court over Bombers for key GCL win.

Moeller
Evan Mahaffey 21
Yoro Diallo 11
Connor Marklay 8

St. Xavier
Louie Semona 11
Johnny Vanover 10
Nolan Myers 8
— Corey Albertson (@Corey_Albertson) January 15, 2022

Gianna Lane, Tree of Life girls basketball

Lane was responsible for more than half of the Trojans' scoring, finishing with 33 points including a buzzer-beater three vs. Delaware Christian.

Gianna Lane (‘25 G /Tree of Life) IS THE REAL DEAL. The freshman dropped 33 in their dominating win over Delaware Christian. She can legitimately score at all three levels and is a terror on the defensive end. pic.twitter.com/XWA2nrbCtI
— 270 Girls Hoops (@270GirlsHoops) January 13, 2022

Lauryn Stover, Gilmour girls basketball

Had 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in Gilmour’s win over Tuslaw, 53-35.

Gilmour wins! Final: @GALancerGirlsBB 53, Tuslaw 35. Top GA scorers: Stover 17, Finazzo 11, A. Lonardo 9. The Lancers defense was superb, as they held the Mustangs to 11 points in the second half. Congrats to Lauryn Stover, who earned @CitCountry Player of the Game accolades! pic.twitter.com/favZhcyaeJ
— Gilmour Athletics (@GALancerAD) January 15, 2022

Brooklynn Vickers, Brush girls basketball

Vickers had 21 points, including four threes, in the Arcs’ 71-55 win over Columbus Northland.

Brooklynn Vickers with a game-high 21 points, including four 3-pointers. @brush_girls @NHPreps @newsheraldinoh @PGH_Ohio @Dwinters_Coach @mgoul pic.twitter.com/bMqKe2jVrf
— Brush Athletics (@BrushAthletics) January 15, 2022

Imarianah Russell, Reynoldsburg girls basketball

Finished with 29 points and made 3 of 4 free throws during the final 40 seconds to put away Pickerington Central 56-53.

Reynoldsburg takes down Pick Central 56-53 and the Raiders have still not lost a game to an Ohio team this season. Imarianah Russell dropped a game high 29 points with a clutch bucket & FTs late. @imarianah1 @ReynoldsburgGBB pic.twitter.com/GTaZvcUacw
— Justin Holbrock (@JustinHolbrock) January 14, 2022

Jayda Mosley, Purcell Marian girls basketball

Had 33 points and set a program record for most 3-point field goals made in a game (11) in a 90-40 rout over Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy.

The Lady Cavs with big over CHCA to move to 11-1 on the season. Jayda Mosley led all scorers with 33 points, hitting a program record 11 threes in the game. Dee Alexander chipped in 21 points of her own.#Together #OnwardCavs #DWWD #TEACH pic.twitter.com/WdoBFqZIRC
— Purcell Marian Girls Basketball (@PMCavs_GBB) January 12, 2022

Hannah Logan, River Valley girls basketball

Finished with 19 points in a 68-57 in over Cardington Lincoln.

Chance Gray, Winton Woods girls basketball

The Oregon commit had 39 points, going 16-for-16 from the free-throw line as the Warriors took down Westerville South 69-62.

Oregon commit Chance Gray just made 3️⃣9️⃣ look EASY 🤯 @chancegrayy @OGBR_Basketball pic.twitter.com/XkyTs1QCei
— Jake Spegal (@JakeSpegal270) January 16, 2022

Olivia Kenney, Grove City girls basketball

Had 23 points in a 71-19 rout over Westland, recording her fourth 20-plus-point game of the season.

Gina Goodman, Genoa girls basketball

Scored 34 points for the Comets and tied the school record with eight 3-pointers in a 62-12 win over Ostego.

The Lady Comets defeat Otsego tonight 62-12 behind Gina Goodman’s 34 points and Lacy Frias’ 22 points. Gina tied the Genoa school record by making 8 3-pointers. Congratulations ladies! #WeAreGC
— Genoa Sports (@GenoaSports) January 14, 2022

Charia Smith, Northland girls basketball

Posted 16 points in a 68-15 win at Whetstone.