Top stars, best performances in Ohio high school basketball for games played January 29 – February 4

Here are some stars from basketball games across Ohio in games played January 29 – February 4
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(Photo of Stow's Kennady Dodds by Jeff Harwell)
Niels Abessolo, Independence boys basketball
The senior dropped a quadruple-double of 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in an 84-64 win against West.
5’10 ‘23 G @NielsAbessolo just completed one heck of a week!
— Independence Boys Basketball🇺🇸 (@IHIGHBBK) February 5, 2023
-Wednesday: 17 pts 12 rebs in a win
-Friday: 24 pts 10 ast 11 rebs 10 stls in a win
-Saturday: 13 pts, 11 ast, 10 stls, 6 rebs in a win. pic.twitter.com/hRCZtJRPEh
Kamryn Barnitz, Fairland girls basketball
Posted 17 points in Fairland’s 67-35 win over Rock Hill.
Matthew Biddell, Mentor boys basketball
The junior led Mentor with 22 points, 20 of those coming in the first half. The Cardinals held off Chaney 69-65.
Matthew Biddell goes strong to the inside, gets an and-1. Chaney outscored Mentor in the 2Q, though, 21-17. Halftime: @CardinalCage 43 @chaneyboys_bb 35. Biddell has 19 points and Ian Ioppolo has 12 for Mentor. Josiah Gonzalez has 16 points and Jason Hewlett 11 for Chaney pic.twitter.com/m5lX3hDnDP
— Jay Kron (@TownCenter2) February 5, 2023
Jeniya Bowers, Africentric girls basketball
Finished with a game-high 19 points and scored 13 consecutive points during the first quarter. Nine of those points came on 3-pointers. The Nubians beat Northland 56-13 to claim the City League girls basketball title.
Tess Conroy, Cuyahoga Heights girls basketball
Led all scorers with 19 points to seal the 47-39 victory over Brooklyn.
Olivia DiFranco, Midview girls basketball
The junior led the Middies with 22 points to take down Berra-Midpark 56-31.
Kennady Dodds, Stow girls basketball
Led the Bulldogs offense by scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. With 56.1 seconds remaining she split free throws to give Stow a 43-34 lead. The Bulldogs went on to take down Wadsworth 43-42 to clinch a share of the Suburban League National Conference championship.
2026 KENNADY DODDS
— Ohio Xtreme (@OhioXtreme) February 5, 2023
#33 6’ Center Stow Hs
with a HUGE DOUBLE DOUBLE Vs Wadsworth in a 1 pt win!
19 points & 10 rebounds #ohioxtreme2026 @MelissaDodds128 @PGH_Ohio @MEevans32 @OGBR_Basketball @SheHoopsOhio @OGBSP @JDabbs86 @AkronEcho @nohsgames @JDabbs86 @Isley23 @_BlakeDerrick pic.twitter.com/8B2JhXomvJ
Bede Lori, Caldwell boys basketball
The 6-foot-4 senior had 26 points to help the Redskins take out Monroe Central 67-57.
Carter McCray, Elyria Catholic girls basketball
Kept her hot streak going by dropping 25 points against Lakewood as the Panthers bested Lakewood 61-60 in overtime to win their second straight GLC championship.
Cade Norris, Hilliard Bradley boys basketball
Started the game by hitting his first two shots from long range. Norris scored a game-high 29 points en route to joining the 1,000-point club. Bradley beat Lima Senior 70-52.
Kiki Schmock, Holy Name girls basketball
In a loss to North Olmsted, she set a program record for most threes made in a season with 50. North Olmsted beat Holy Name 50-40.
Despite the loss last game, @KikiSchmock set the record for most threes made in a season (50) and is 5 away from breaking most threes in a career. #hngb4life #bttw pic.twitter.com/2Nk6Ws6z1I
— Coach Petitti (@CP_Petitti) February 5, 2023
Allie Stockton, Sidney girls basketball
Had a team-high 17 points to rout Greenville 55-18.
Sidney beats Greenville 55-18.
— Sidney Girls Basketball (@SidneyJacketsGB) February 4, 2023
Allie Stockton led the way with 17 points! Larkyn Vordemark was next with 11 and Jordan Scully ended with 10.
Today caps off a very special achievement, back 2 back league champs! 18-0 in our league 🔥🔥
Let’s keep going ladies.. pic.twitter.com/9pO6pYEBIy
Dailyn Swain, Africentric boys basketball
The Xavier commit led the Nubians with a triple-double posting 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 57-54 victory over Columbus South.
Dailyn Swain dropped a triple double of 20-10-10 and Jahleel Wakeel hit the go-ahead three as @caecbasketball survived in a 57-54 thriller against South tonight 🤯
— Jake Spegal (@JakeSpegal270) February 4, 2023
Nubians finish undefeated in league play and City South champs 👑 @dai1yn pic.twitter.com/HLup68vg3Y
Khoi Thurmon, Buchtel boys basketball
The senior point guard led all scorers with 25 points and also dished out five assists and had four steals. The Griffins defeated East 72-60 to win the Akron City Series championship game.
. @khoithurmon with the long pass to @AmireRobinson for the @AkronBuchtelBK dunk in the @APSathletics1 championship game pic.twitter.com/AbiYImJPtl
— Ryan (@Isley23) February 4, 2023
Justin Wypasek, Strongsville boys basketball
Scored 30 points against North Royalton en route to setting the Mustangs program record for most points scored all-time. Strongsville beat North Royalton 59-58.
