Paris boys earn consolation with 49-36 win vs Carrollton

The Paris boys’ defense made sure they closed the Salisbury Invitational strong on Friday.

For the third time in the previous four games, the Coyotes held an opponent to less than 40 points by defeating Carrollton 49-36 in the fifth-place consolation game. Paris (6-6) outscored Carrollton 16-5 in the third quarter after taking a 19-13 lead into halftime.

The Coyotes, once again, dominated the boards at 37-27 while shooting 17-for-26 from the free throw line thanks to 24 personal fouls on Carrollton (5-9).

Mason Edwards had a big day for Paris by scoring 21 points, hitting two 3-pointers and going 7-for-10 from the line. Walter Rucker followed with nine points and three steals, Alex Williams had seven points and eight rebounds, and Evan Smothers finished with six points and seven rebounds.

Parker Minnick led Carrollton with 14 points.

Paris (2-0 L&C) hosts Lewis and Clark Conference foe and Class 2 No. 7 Salisbury (9-2, 1-0 L&C) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night before playing at Madison (1-6) on the next Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.

Paris girls fall just short 34-33 to Glasgow

The Paris girls were close to ending the Salisbury Invitational on a high note Friday.

The Lady Coyotes couldn’t overcome Glasgow 34-33 in the seventh-place game as they kept the turnovers about even at 20-18 Paris but shot 26 percent from the field compared to Glasgow’s 29 percent. The losing streak extends to eight games.

Paris (3-10) fell behind 20-14 at halftime before battling back with a 9-2 third quarter and falling short with a 12-10 Glasgow fourth quarter.

Sophia Crusha led Paris with 12 points and seven rebounds, and Reese Sutton recorded her second straight double-double, finishing with 10 points, 14 rebounds and two 3-pointers. 

Halle Fuemmeler led Glasgow (5-6) with 20 points, five steals and two 3-pointers.

Paris (0-2 L&C) hosts Lewis and Clark Conference foe Salisbury (5-6, 1-0 L&C) on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. before playing at Madison (1-9) at 6 p.m. next Tuesday night.

Coyotes' defense manages Meadville 47-34

For the second time in three games, the Paris boys held an opponent to less than 40 points.

The Coyotes moved to 4-0 when the defense was that stingy after its Thursday 46-34 win against Meadville. Paris started strong with an 11-4 first quarter and controlled the glass, outrebounding Meadville 32-16.

Evan Smothers led Paris (5-6) with 13 points and four rebounds, Mason Edwards followed with 12 points and four assists, Alex Williams had eight points and eight rebounds, and Walter Rucker finished with six rebounds. 

The Coyotes led 24-14 at halftime and then lost the third quarter to Meadville but only by a margin of 9-8 to hold a 32-23 lead after three quarters.

Paris plays Carrollton (5-8) in the consolation final for fifth place at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the dome.

Sutton, Lady Coyotes' shooting not enough in 43-35 loss to Carrollton

The Paris girls’ shooting kept them in their Salisbury Invitational Tournament game on Wednesday but wasn’t enough.

The Lady Coyotes lost 43-35 to Carrollton, giving Paris (3-9) its seventh straight loss and third defeat to an opponent who is either state-ranked or received votes in the latest poll in that span. Carrollton (10-2) received votes in the latest Class 3 poll, Paris’ first tournament loss was Monday to Class 3 No. 3 South Shelby.

Paris shot 8-for-25 from 3-point territory as Reese Sutton led the way with five 3-pointers as part of her game-high 18 points and 14 rebounds. Sutton was one of three to finish with three steals — along with Kennedy and Emma Ashenfelter — which was behind Sophia Crusha’s four steals. Crusha finished with nine points after hitting two 3-pointers.

Carrollton’s Bella Ochoa was equally a problem on offense and defense as she finished with 14 points, 11 deflections and seven steals.

The Lady Coyotes led 10-8 after the first quarter but trailed 21-15 at halftime and then 35-21 after three quarters.

Paris plays for seventh place at 6 p.m. Friday against (Glasgow or Marceline) in the south gym.

Lady Coyotes lose to state-ranked South Shelby third time

The Paris girls have faced six teams so far this season who are either state-ranked or have received votes in the polls.

South Shelby is ranked third in Class 3 and have been half of those matchups for the Lady Coyotes as was the case Monday in the Salisbury Invitational Tournament. Paris lost 51-12, keeping South Shelby (11-1) to its lowest total in the three matchups.

Once again, Paris struggled against its recurring state-ranked foe as it finished with 20 percent shooting from the field and 27 turnovers that led to 26 points South Shelby points.

Reese Sutton led with six points, and Rachel Shoemyer had five rebounds. 

Reigning all-state player Miranda Patterson had a game-high 20 points and six 3-pointers, Belle Roush followed with 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals, and Callie McWilliams finished with 12 points.

Coyotes blown past by Glasgow in 61-30 loss

Glasgow seemed to be on the run most of the night Tuesday.

The Paris boys’ first-round opponent in the Salisbury Invitational Tournament scored 33 points in transition, aided by 24 Coyote turnovers, in the 61-30 loss. Paris moved to the consolation bracket for its next game with Meadville on Thursday night.

Glasgow started fast with a 10-4 lead after the first quarter and kept adding on with advantages of 24-14 and 43-20 after the second and third quarters.

Mason Edwards led Paris with 12 points, and Walter Rucker followed with eight points and eight rebounds.

Glasgow had three double-digit scorers in Edris Hamilton with 17, Ryan Graves with 13 and Jackson Meyer with 11. The trio combined for 12 steals, led by Hamilton’s five.