21-02-2025
Warren JFK girls seek first district title on Game of the Week
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – It's time to crown a district champion. This Saturday, Warren JFK hosts Cardinal in a Division 7 Northeast 1 District Final as WKBN's High School Basketball Game of the Week cameras will be on hand to catch all of the action, live on MyYTV at 1 p.m.
The Eagles are seeking their first district championship. Will they reach the regionals this Saturday? Only one way to find out – watch the game live or stream it on
High School Girls Basketball Game of the WeekSaturday, February 22, 2025, at 1 p.m. LIVE on MyYTV; streamed LIVE on (13-11) at Warren JFK (16-6)
*Same-day tape delay on MyYTV at 10 pm
Team StatisticsScoring Offense: Warren JFK, 57.5; Cardinal, 41.5Scoring Defense: Cardinal, 40.4; Warren JFK, 43.7
Game Notes– Cardinal has won 7 of their last eight games while holding the opposition to an average of 35.1 points per contest during that stretch.
-Last season, the Huskies closed out the year with a 6-17 mark.
-This marks the first time since 2002 that Cardinal will have its girls' basketball team competing in the district finals (lost VASJ).
-Ivy Kaminski leads Cardinal in scoring with a 15.3 average (6.0 rpg, 3 spg). Emily Pleva (9.9 ppg), Natalie Soltis (5.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg), Nova Young (5.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and Olivia Krebs (3.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg) also have provided enough punch to get the Huskies to the championship tilt.
-Over their first two playoff games, the top-seeded Eagles have soared past the competition to win by a combined 136-22 (over Leetonia and Mathews). The Huskies, the 7th seed, reached this point in the season by downing Bristol (37-23) and Lowellville (46-32).
-Since JFK suffered three straight losses to Rootstown, Cleveland Central Catholic and West Branch – they've won their last 3 games; outscoring their foes on average by 49 points.
-Junior Gianna Pompelia has scored in double-figures in each of her 22 outings this year; topping the 20-point mark nine times. She just scored a season-high 29 against Mathews. She's made multiple 3-point baskets in 13 games. No. 2 is averaging 18.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3 steals per game.
-Hannah Myers (6.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg), Laney Condoleon (6.0 ppg), Aniyah Johnson (3.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg), Addy Odilille (5.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg) and freshman Riley Lawrence (2.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg) have contributed as well for the Eagles without one of their leaders, Didi Ryan (17.9 ppg, 4 apg), in the lineup.
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