The Boardman High School boys freshmen basketball team is now 5-1 overall on the season and 3-1 in the All American Conference.
In their season opener against Akron Firestone, the Spartans won, 57-39, led by Mark Melewski with 13 points.
Melewski and Noah Falleti led the BHS freshmen boys team in their first AAC contest over Canfield, 63-56 posting 28 and 9 points respectively.
The third game of the season was the Spartans first loss to Fitch, 44-26. Dom Stilliana was the leading scorer with 13 points.
The BHS freshmen bounced back against Youngstown East, 61-41, with Falleti scoring 16 and Luke Cardillo chipping-in 11 points.
In a non-AAC league game with Columbiana, the Spartans won 69-17. Falleti and Jajuantae Young each scored 13 points, while Cardillo added 11 markers.
On Dec. 29, the BHS team scored a big win over Poland, 64-45 with Melewski meshing the nets for 20 points, Stilliana had 15, Young and Falleti each scored 14 points.
Picture: BOARDMAN’S JUAN GONZALEZ, 32, blocks a shot during freshman hoop action against Columbiana last week. Boardman posted a 69-17 victory in the game to move to 4-1 on the season.