Liverpool Below Elite Standard Despite Win — and more

The emphatic 5-2 scoreline against West Ham masked underlying issues for Liverpool, with an xG of 1.75 versus West Ham's 1.84 indicating the performance wasn't as dominant as it appeared. Three first-half goals from corners transformed what could have been a tense contest into a comfortable win on paper.

Slot's initial vision of a 'PSG-lite' approach with vertical flair and expressive attacking rotations proved vulnerable to low blocks from opposing teams. The manager has since shifted to a more pragmatic style, with nine set-piece goals since January becoming Liverpool's most reliable weapon. This tactical pivot, while effective, represents an admission that the initial £450m summer rebuild blueprint may have been misjudged.

Zach Sirrine was selected the Northeast Lakes Coach of the Year for Division VI in girls basketball.

In the regular season, Sirrine guided the Mustangs to a 19-3 overall, 13-1 Northeastern Athletic Conference mark, and a conference championship.

In the postseason, the Mustangs defeated Springfield 44-34 for a sectional final win.

GV advanced to the district tournament for the first time in 11 years, and set a single-season school record with 20 victories in the process.

"It has everything to do with the girls," Sirrine said of the honor. "It's a reflection of much hard work they put in."

First-team Ashtabula County-Madison selections were Madison sophomore Gianna LaMarco in Division III (20 points per game); Edgewood junior Carly Kray (23.5 ppg.) D-IV and Grand Valley junior Cloe Turk (14.0) and freshman Riley Rowland (13.1) D-VI.

Second team choices consisted of Edgewood senior Annie Johnston and junior Faith Vencill in D-IV; Pymatuning Valley junior Mckenna Jordan, D-V and GV sophomore Bre Rowland, and Saint John freshman Milani Johnson, both D-VI.

Madison freshman CC Alley, in D-III, and Conneaut senior Alexis Kiser and junior Alexis Warner, D-IV, were among the D-III third-team all-district selections.

The honorable mention all-district teams included: Geneva senior Tahkyah Myers and freshmen Isabel Stocker and Elli Burns, Madison sophomore Maddie White and Lakeside senior Daneja Holley and sophomore Elyzah Maunus in D-III; Jefferson seniors Abby Feick, Dani Furman and Leah Valenti, D-VI; Pymatuning Valley senior Sadie Paul, D-V and Saint John freshman Riley Ann Hatfield and seniors Marissa Arrieta-Williams and Alexa Jordan, D-VII.

The Northeast Lakes All-District girls basketball teams are picked by OPSMA members from the Ashtabula Star Beacon, cleveland.com, the News-Herald in Willoughby, Chronicle-Telegram in Elyria and Morning Journal in Lorain.

The All-Ohio teams will be announced after the conclusion of the boys state championships during the week of March 23.

The Northeast Lakes All-District girls basketball teams include players in schools from Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties.

Find out below who made the teams:

DIVISION I

First team

Sidney Butera, Strongsville, 5-4, jr., 25.9 points; Nina Rodriguez, Mentor, 5-5, sr., 19.2; Regan Braaten, Berea-Midpark, 5-7, jr., 19.0; Jordyn Webb, Cleveland John Hay, 5-10, jr., 19.6; Lindsay Meriwether, Parma Normandy, 5-9, jr., 15.2; Ashlyn McKinney, Mentor, 6-1, fr., 15.3.

Second team

Bella Pinkney, Lorain, 5-3, fr. 14.9; Ziley Minich, Parma Normandy, 5-6, jr., 14.5; Keira Coleman, Mentor, 5-6, so., 10.2; Carly Fisher, Cleveland John Hay, 5-4, jr., 17.0; Lilly Jones, Berea-Midpark, 5-8, fr., 9.4; Emma Arnold, Berea-Midpark, 5-8, jr., 9.2.

Player of the Year: Nina Rodriguez, Mentor

Coach of the Year: James Hrusovsky, Mentor

Honorable mention

Lyla Willis, Mentor; Rosie Jordan, Strongsville; Casey Friel, Berea-Midpark; Hayley McClintock, Mentor; Peyton Willis, Mentor; Addi Keeper, Mentor; Sana Hicks, Cleveland John Hay; Concenstance Mallett, Cleveland John Hay; KaMariana Scott, Elyria;

DIVISION II

First team

Jesse Simon, Olmsted Falls, 5-11, sr., 15.4; Gemma Wichman, Rocky River Magnificat, 5-11, sr., 14.6; Emma Shaefer, Olmsted Falls, 6-0, jr., 11. 5; Kaitlin Dobida, Eastlake North, 5-10, sr., 19.5; Marissa Blackford, Solon, 5-11, sr., 13.4; Ashley Perdion, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 5-9, jr., 10.8; Charleigh Doxley, Lakewood, 5-5, jr., 16.5.

Second team

Camilynne Shields, Cleveland John Marshall, 5-5, jr., 14.0; Oceanne Kabore, Shaker Heights, 6-0, so., 8.0; Dayvon Evans, Cleveland Heights, 5-8, sr., 14.0; Emma Wilhelm, Painesville Riverside, 6-1, jr., 9.3; Brooke Haddad, Cleveland St. Joseph Acdemy, 5-8, sr., 12.0; Brooke Schroeder, North Ridgeville, 5-6, jr., 12.5; Caiya La, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 5-8, jr., 12.1.

Player of the Year: Gemma Wichman, Rocky River Magnificat

Coach of the Year: Joe Zenir, Brecksville-Broadview Heights

Honorable mention

Sydney Montgomery, Mayfield; Ariana Hueter, Lakewood; Elise Laporte, Rocky River Magnificat; Izzy Wilson, Rocky River Magnificat; Elle Lakios, Rocky River, Magnificat; Danielle Brown, Cleveland John Marshall; Santiyana Dorsey, Cleveland John Marshall; Alexa Januszewski, Mayfield; Paige Swoope, Cleveland Heights; Grace Largent, Olmsted Falls; Avery DeLisio, Olmsted Falls; Maddy Ferrari, Eastlake North; Josalyn Hackney, Brecksville-Broadview Heights; Nalani Grayson, Cleveland John Marshall; Aniyja Hayes, Cleveland John Marshall; Maya Woods, Brecksville-Broadview Heights; Kaylie Gaiter-Davis, Solon; Madeline Kormuth, Solon; Sophie Stehik, Cleveland St. Joseph Academy; Lily Sanfilippo, Cleveland St. Joseph Academy; Nyah Dowdell, Cleveland Rhodes; Karmella Haywood, Cleveland Rhodes; Trinity McKenzie, Cleveland Rhodes; Ra’Nayuia Rose, Cleveland John Adams; Azhar’ie Willis, Cleveland John Adams; Lizzie Godlewski, Rocky River Magnificat; Reyna Balderas, North Ridgeville; Abby Owens, Avon; Alaina Pagan, Avon; Lauryn Bohannon, North Ridgeville; Jordyn White, Painesville Riverside; Aubrey Laurenty, Painesville Riverside; Madison Owens, Painesville Riverside; Rhys Shantery, Painesville Riverside.

DIVISION III

First team

Tatiana Mason, Lyndhurst Brush, 5-10, jr., 24.6; Gianna LaMarco, Madison, 5-5, so., 20.0; Nylah Mason, Lyndhurst Brush, 5-8, so., 20.3;. Izzy Lapp, Parma Padua Franciscan, 5-11, so., 16.9; Morgan Cicek, Chagrin Falls Kenston, 5-6, sr., 16.7; Olivia Miller, Avon Lake, 5-10, sr., 15.9; Nora Bruder, Rocky River, 5-7, jr., 16.9; Skyler Ballard, Warrensville Heights, 5-5, so., 17.4.

Second team

Elizabeth Lang, Rocky River, jr., 13.5; Leah DiFranco, Grafton Midview, 5-7, sr., 13.9; Madelyn Lee, Bay Village Bay, 5-7, so., 11.9; Maria Goske, Cleveland Heights Beaumont, 5-7, sr.; Coco Cochran, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, 5-10, so., 13.0; Jakalyn Brown, Lyndhurst Brush, 6-2, sr., 9.0; Sophia Spade, Parma Padua Franciscan, 5-6, jr., 14.5; Molly Milligan, Avon Lake, 5-11, jr., 12.5.

Third team

Cameron Gerlica, Chardon, 5-7, sr., 13.0; Aadriana Moses, Warrensville Heights, 5-8, jr., 18.4; C.C. Alley, Madison, 5-6, fr., 12.1; Chloe Kazma, Bay Village Bay, 5-11, fr., 11.5; Aurora Young, Chagrin Falls Kenston, 5-11, sr., 11.8; Norah Trefz, Bay Village Bay, 5-4, sr., 11.3; Ella Stanton, Westlake, 5-5, sr., 12.0.

Player of the Year: Tatiana Mason, Lyndhurst Brush

Coach of the Year: Jamey Pfahl, Rocky River

Honorable mention

Evelyn Ritt, Avon Lake; Trinity Osterman, Chagrin Falls Kenston; Maddie White, Madison; Carolina Chilton, Bay Village Bay; Anna Weingart, Bay Village Bay; Hunter Crum, Grafton Midview; Leila Morgan, Grafton Midview; Kamila Roman, Cleveland Garrett Morgan; Nia Sims, Cleveland Garrett Morgan; Yahira Oliver, Cleveland JFK; Maliyah Rankin, Cleveland JFK; Char’laya Sanders, Cleveland JFK; Taniyah Lewis, Warrensville Heights; Amaya Capps, North Olmsted; Liana Ostrowski, Westlake; Daneja Holley, Ashtabula Lakeside; Elyzah Maunus, Ashtabula Lakeside; Tahkyah Meyers, Geneva; Isabel Stocker, Geneva; Elli Burns, Geneva; Addisyn Harris, Lyndhurst Brush; Juliana Ferreira, Lyndhurst Brush; Capril DuFour, Chardon; Ava Arnold, Chardon; Lilli Dillworth, Chardon; Julia Scales, Gates Mills Hawken; Brynn Munn, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin; Maya Rowan, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.

DIVISION IV

First team

Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-8, sr., 22.8; Annie Sullivan, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 6-2, fr., 17.3; Ari Dimacchia, Elyria Catholic, 5-11, so., 11.0; Claire Coljohn, Parma Heights Holy Name, 5-9, jr., 20.1; Faelynn Beckrest, Chesterland West Geauga, 5-7, jr., 22.8; Carly Kray, Ashtabula Edgewood, 5-7, jr., 23.5; Emily Mechenbier, Perry, 6-1, so., 13.7;

Second team

Jordyn Copley, Oberlin Firelands, 5-10, sr., 14.4; Aliciana Medina, Rocky River Lutheran West, 5-6, sr., 14.9; Maliona Martin, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 5-7, jr., 12.0; Annie Johnston, Ashtabula Edgewood, 5-6, sr., 12.2; Faith Vencill, Ashtabula Edgewood, 6-0, jr., 13.7; Jordyn Meyer, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-7, jr., 12.5; Claire Petrus, Elyria Catholic, 6-0, jr., 10.7; Olivia Schneider, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-8, sr., 11.4;

Third team

Alexis Warner, Conneaut, 5-6, jr. 13.3; Mia Lynch, Perry, 5-9, jr., 12.1; Gabby Rodriguez, Elyria Catholic, 5-5, sr., 9.2; Jaila Wiggins, Garfield Heights Trinity, 5-8, sr., 10.3; Maddie Kandrach, Rocky River Lutheran West, 5-8, sr., 13.5; Morgan Pfundstein, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 5-7, jr., 9.0; Alexis Kiser, Conneaut, 5-9, sr., 12.3; Anaya Domanski, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 5-8, so., 8.3; Jordan Cremona, Parma Heights Holy Name, 5-10, 10.1.

Player of the Year: Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel

Coach of the Year: Amber Iwais, Parma Heights Holy Name

Honorable mention

Reese Grammes, Shaker Heights Laurel; Sydnee Robinson, Shaker Heights Laurel; Sophia Niederst, Elyria Catholic; Addison Schrader, Oberlin Firelands; Princess Gray, Garfield Heights Trinity; Janae Smith, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Imani Dotson, Cleveland Central Catholic; Aubrey Hopkins, Perry; Dakota Porter, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Taliyah Pollard, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Layla Rudolph, Parma Heights Holy Name; Nilah Thorton, Garfield Heights Trinity; Payton McCorvey, Garfield Heights Trinity; Erin Rossoll, Gates Miles Gilmour; Sophie Sivon, Perry; Payton Winters, Perry; Devinae Sanders, Cleveland East Tech; Abby Feick, Jefferson Area; Dani Furman, Jefferson Area; Leah Valenti, Jefferson Area Jefferson; Heaven Thorn, Cleveland East Tech. Zariah Berry, Cleveland Bard; Chalai Mack, Cleveland Bard; Mariyah Benjamin, Cleveland Glenville.

DIVISION V

First team

Madyson Sokolowski, LaGrange Keystone, 5-6, jr., 24.8; Zoe Walters, Beachwood, 5-5, so., 20.0; Avery Russell, Chagrin Falls, 5-8, jr., 18.4; Elizabeth Dunmire, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, sr., 16.7; Stella Bateman, Burton Berkshire, 5-11, so., 13.6; Jayda Gaines, LaGrange Keystone, 5-6, so., 14.5.

Second team

Lizzie Bammerlin, Mentor Lake Catholic, 5-5, so., 13.1; McKenna Jordan, Andover Pymatuning Valley, 5-5, jr. 9.0; Claire Dahler, Fairview Park Fairview, 5.6, so., 11.7; Ivy Martin, Burton Berkshire, 5-6, jr., 10.5; Sydney Dunmire, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, jr., 11.5; Bella Diaz, Sheffield Brookside, 5-0, sr., 12.7; Ella Zampedro, Mentor Lake Catholic, 5-5, sr., 12.3.

Player of the Year: Madyson Sokolowski, LaGrange Keystone

Coach of the Year: Brittany Laseak, Chagrin Falls

Honorable mention

Ryane Kerrigan, Fairview Park Fairview; Abby Kay, Chagrin Falls; Sophia Clarico, LaGrange Keystone; Bailey Brennen, Sheffield Brookside; Gabby Byrne, Chagrin Falls; Olivia Kruse, Chagrin Falls; Emily Larkin, Fairview Park Fairview; La’Nayshia Bailey, Cleveland Collinwood; Sadie Paul, Andover Pymatuning Valley; Julia Young, Burton Berkshire; Blyth Bors, Burton Berkshire; Kiera Schulz, Mentor Lake Catholic; Madelyn Gibbons, Mentor Lake Catholic; Leila Johnson, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; Geanice Bostick, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; Cecelia Oriani, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

DIVISION VI

First team

Honor Hall, Richmond Heights, 5-11, sr., 20.0; Natalie Miller, Columbia Station Columbia, 5-10, so., 12.4 Alyssa Goebel, Columbia Station Columbia, 5-6, sr., 11.4; Vinae Williams, Richmond Heights, 5-6, fr., 12.0; Anna Dumstorff, Kirtland, 5-4, jr., 11.4; Cloe Turk, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-9, jr., 14.0; Riley Rowland, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-3, fr., 13.1.

Second team

Janiah Bowen-Pride, Oberlin, 5-3, sr., 13.0; Ella Adams, Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding, jr., 14.5; Bre Rowland, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-7, so., 8.7; Aniyah Johnson, Willoughby Andrews Osborne Academy, 5-6, jr., 10.4; Raquel Dickson, Richmond Heights, 6-1, so., 8.0; Milani Johnson, Ashtabula St. John, 5-5, fr., 8.0.

Player of the Year: Honor Hall, Richmond Heights

Coach of the Year: Zach Sirrine, Orwell Grand Valley

Honorable mention

Shelby Gallion, Wellington; Jana Vale, Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding; Jayana Jones, Oberlin; Lauren Palagyi, Kirtland; Gabby D’Amato, Kirtland; Bella Herhuth, Columbia Station Columbia; Lexi Miller, Columbia Station Columbia; Riley Ann Hatfield, Ashtabula Saint John, Marissa Arrieta Williams, Ashtabula Saint John, Alexa Jordan, Ashtabula Saint John; Lauren Palagi, Kirtland.

DIVISION VII

First team

Briella Bendik, Elyria Open Door Christian, 5-7, fr., 27.0; Riley McPeek, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian, 6-2, fr., 14.5; Brooklynn Domzalski, Cuyahoga Heights, 5-6, so., 13.1; Ivy Kaminski, Middlefield Cardinal, 5-9, jr., 19.5; Kamryn O’Leary, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian, 5-4, sr., 10.2; Kate Burman, Elyria First Baptist, 5-4, sr., 17.0; Emily Pleva, Middlefield Cardinal, 5-6, jr., 8.5;

Player of the Year: Briella Bendik, Elyria Open Door Christian

Coach of the Year: Lisa Stopp, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian

Honorable mention

Alexis Unger, Cuyahoga Heights; Alyssa Mason, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian; Mari Hopkins, Cuyahoga Heights; Hope Murphy, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian; Addie Deka, Cuyahoga Heights; Kara Gravley, Elyria First Baptist; Jo Wacker, Elyria First Baptist; Kathryn Krueger, North Ridgeville Lake Ridge Academy; Natalie Soltis, Middlefield Cardinal.

PISA, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina went down to Udinese 3-0 and Pisa lost to Bologna 1-0 on an unhappy night for the relegation-threatened sides in Serie A on Monday.

In Udine, the home side went ahead after 10 minutes when Christian Kabasele nodded in a Nicolo Zaniolo corner.

Udinese's leading goal-scorer Kelman Davis made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the second half.

And Adam Buksa added a third in stoppage time to decisively halt Fiorentina’s recent revival and torpedo its hopes of winning three games in a row for the first time this season.

It remained fifth from bottom of the league, but equal on points with Cremonese and Lecce, the club occupying the third relegation spot.

One of the two teams below it, Pisa, lost at home to Bologna and remained joint last with Verona.

Pisa had three shots on target while Bologna had only one, but it was that 90th-minute strike from Jens Odgaard that decided the match.

The Danish forward hit the net from around 25 meters out to break the home fans' hearts and ensure Pisa was still looking for a second win in the league.

The result leaves it on the same points as bottom club Verona. Both are nine points from safety with 11 league matches remaining.

The win was Bologna’s third in a row and lifted it above Sassuolo into ninth place. It has not lost a league game at home to Pisa since February 1985.

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