Girls Basketball

North avoided a letdown game by riding its defense to a ninth straight win by beating Aurora on Saturday, 54-34.

Euclid got off to a hot start but Mayfield didn’t panic and went on to beat the host Panthers, 58-47.

An early run set the tone as Independence corralled the visiting Grand Valley Mustangs in a Chagrin Valley Conference crossover game on Saturday, 52-34.

Tess Conroy scored a game-high 17 points and Talyssa Moody added 14 as Cuyahoga Heights held off Kirtland in a Chagrin Valley Conference crossover game on Saturday, 46-43.

North used a 30-12 second-half run to collect a 50-33 rivalry win over host South on Wednesday.

Three Hornets scored in double figures to lead Kirtland to a 46-35 Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division showdown over visiting Crestwood on Wednesday.

Perry snapped a rare two-game skid with a big win over visiting Gilmour Academy on Wednesday.

Kirtland bounced back from its first loss by clawing out a 33-28 win at Chagrin Falls on Monday.

Independence used a third-quarter run to pull away from host Crestwood on Friday and went on to beat the Red Devils, 53-44.

A second-half surge and 10 3-pointers led Mayfield to a 60-45 non-conference win over visiting Cloverleaf on Thursday.

North made several key plays down the stretch to upend visiting Kenston, 38-37, in a battle for first place in the Western Reserve Conference.

Perry bounced back from its first loss of the season with a dominating 55-25 win at Harvey on Wednesday.

Reilly Greenlee scored 19 points to lead Kirtland to a 43-36 win over visiting Wickliffe, which kept the Hornets undefeated.

Independence held off visiting Brooklyn on Tuesday, 43-36, to extend its winning streak to six straight games.

Scouting paid off for Madison in a 59-46 non-conference win over host Lake Catholic on Thursday.

Independence had to shake off the rust from a two-week layoff but the Blue Devils found their rhythm and went on to beat Wellington, 51-23.

North’s girls’ basketball team used a two-week break as motivation to extend its winning streak to five games with a 49-34 non-conference victory at Geneva on Wednesday.

Madison rallied in the fourth quarter to pull out a 60-58 nonconference win over visiting Geneva on Monday.

Perry used a stifling defense to beat visiting Mentor in a non-conference game on Wednesday, 41-28.

Between COVID, water main breaks, and school closings due to TikTok threats, Madison’s girls’ basketball team has had four games canceled this season.