Saturday, February 13, 1999
N.KY. BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Late Newport rally upsets Holmes 68-65
Senior Pete Greene scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as Newport, ranked No.5 in The Enquirer's Northern Kentucky coaches poll, overcame a nine-point second-half deficit to upset No. 2 Holmes, 68-65, at Newport Friday night.
Greene finished with 27 points and 14 rebounds. Fellow senior Johnny Bonner scored 20 points, 18 of them in the second half. Senior guard Brian Kuntz totaled 13 points and nine assists.
Newport won despite a 27-point performance by Holmes junior guard Al Huff.
HOLMES (65) — Wimzie 4 3 13, Huff 10 2 27, Campbell 2 2 6, Wagner 2 0 4, Hocker 2 0 5, Blaackar 2 0 4, Noll 3 0 6. Totals: 25 7 65.
NEWPORT (68) — Lewis 0 1 1, Kuntz 5 1 13, Bonner 8 4 20, White 1 0 2, Marshall 2 0 5, Greene 9 6 27. Totals: 25 12 68.
Holmes ....... 14 13 22 16—65
Newport ....... 10 13 17 28—68
Three-point field goals: H—Wimzie 2, Huff 5, Hocker. N—Kuntz 2, Marshall, Greene 3. Records: N 19-5, H 20-4.
• Lloyd 69, Ryle 62, at Lloyd — Lloyd missed 20 free throws, but still managed to escape with the victory.
Lloyd made only 25-of-45 from the foul line, including 12-of-23 from the stripe in the fourth quarter.
Dwyane Smith led Lloyd with 20 points.
RYLE (62) — Setters 7 2 17, Davis 1 0 2, Parr 1 0 2, Steiner 4 0 8, Miller 3 4 10, Hall 5 0 10, Rechtin 2 0 5, Schrage 2 0 4, Hamilton 0 2 2, Noel 1 0 2. Totals: 26 8-13 62.
LLOYD (69) — Jamison 4 3 11, Criner 2 8 13, Marksberry 3 5 12, Smith 8 4 20, Wilson 4 5 13. Totals: 21 25-45 69.
Ryle ....... 17 18 12 15—62
Lloyd ....... 20 18 11 20—69
Three-point field goals: R—Setters, Rechtin. L—Criner, Marksberry. Records: R 6-17, L 18-5.
• Boone County 67, Newport Central Catholic 58, OT, at Boone County — Neil Dillon led all scorers with 17 points and 11 rebounds for Boone County.
Ronnie Dawn scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, including a three-pointer that sent the game into overtime for Newport Central Catholic.
NEWPORT CENTRAL (58) — Bonhaus 3 0 9, Bacigalupo 5 0 11, Dawn 5 2 15, Meyer 3 1 7, Wallenhorst 0 2 2, Veneman 1 3 5, Myers 1 0 2, Vinson 3 1 7. Totals: 21 9-15 58.
BOONE COUNTY (67) — Mulcahy 1 6 9, Miller 5 3 13, Flick 4 0 10, Buchanan 1 0 2, Seever 1 0 2, Madden 5 2 12, Dillon 4 8 17, Beck 1 0 2. Totals: 22 19-26 67.
NCC ....... 7 13 12 19 7—58
Booe County ....... 15 6 15 15 16—67
Three-point field goals: NCC—Bonhaus 3, Bacigalupo 1, Dawn 3. BC—Mulcahy, Flick 2, Dillon. Records: BC 14-10.
• Bellevue 76, Villa Madonna 51, at Bellevue — Juniors Carl Harris and Paul Eaglin each scored 11 points to lead a balanced Bellevue attack.
Twelve Bellevue players scored.
VILLA MADONNA (51) — Fitzpatrick 1 0 2, Grady 1 1 3, Howard 2 0 4, Kellerman 3 2 12, Ryan 1 0 2, Crisler 2 0 5, Ruth 0 1 1, Groft 10 2 22. Totals: 22 4 51.
BELLEVUE (76) — Berkley 2 0 4, Rechtin 2 2 6, Harris 3 2 11, Cain 1 0 2, Grant 3 0 9, Duell 1 1 3, Clemons 3 1 7, Gullett 4 1 9, Eaglin 2 6 11, Ollberding 2 0 5, Wilson 4 0 8, Finck 0 1 1. Totals: 27 14 76.
Villa Madonna ....... 16 7 12 16—51
Bellevue ....... 25 11 19 21—76
Three-point field goals: VM—Kellerman 2, Crisler. B—Harris 3, Grant 3, Eaglin, Ollberding. Records: B 7-12, VM 1-18.
• Gallatin County 75, Owen County 53, at Gallatin County — After a 20-0 start, Gallatin County split its next four games, but an easy win Friday could be the start of a new winning streak.
Todd Rassman scored a game-high 21 points to lead the winners, while Jason White and Jake Doolin scored 14 points apiece. Doolin added 15 rebounds.
OWEN COUNTY (53) — Baldwin 2 3 7, Mefford 5 0 14, Green 0 1 1, Newcomb 6 5 20, Chandler 1 0 2, Reinke 0 2 2, Caulley 1 0 2, Wheeler 0 2 2, Philischaske 1 0 3. Totals: 16 13 53.
GALLATIN COUNTY (75) — Booth 5 0 11, Boots 1 4 6, Doolin 6 2 14, Hern 0 2 2, Rassman 5 11 21, Sullivan 2 0 4, Aldridge 1 1 3, White 4 6 14. Totals: 24 26 75.
Owen County ....... 17 14 6 16—53
Gallatin County ....... 18 18 18 21—75
Three-point goals: O Mefford 4, Newcomb 3, Philischaske; G Booth. Records: O 3-17, G 23-2.
• Maysville St. Patrick 71, Bishop Brossart 65, at Bishop Brossart — Nick Moher scored 27 points in the losing effort for the Mustangs.
ST. PATRICK (71) — Downs 3 5 13, W. Conway 6 1 13, Glass 3 1 7, Owens 10 7 30, C. Conway 3 0 6, Truesdell 1 0 2. Totals: 26 14 71.
BISHOP BROSSART (65) — Seiter 3 6 12, Enzweiler 1 0 2, Clark 2 2 6, Ruth 1 1 3, Ryan 4 5 15, Moher 9 4 27. Totals: 20 18 65.
St. Patrick ....... 20 15 16 20—71
Bishop Brossart ....... 23 7 19 16—65
Three-point field goals: SP—Downs 2, Owens 3. BB—Ryan 2, Moher 5. Records: SP 15-9, BB 15-9.
• Covington Catholic 50, Dixie Heights 44, at Dixie — Steve Purdon scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half, helping CovCath overcome a nine-point third quarter deficit.
COVCATH (50) — Obermann 1 4 6, McQuade 1 2 4, Hiltz 3 0 9, Fritz 3 7 14, Baute 1 0 2, Dietz 1 0 3, Purdon 4 2 12. Totals: 14 15 50.
DIXIE (44) — Johnson 3 0 6, Howard 2 4 8, Kampe 5 0 11, Warner 3 2 9, Bramlage 4 2 10. Totals: 17 8 44.
CovCath ....... 10 14 11 15—50
Dixie ....... 16 11 8 9—44
Three-point field goals: C—Hiltz 3, Fritz, Dietz, Purdon 2. DH—Kasmpe, Warner. Records: CC 14-9, DH 10-14.
• Grant County 74, Henry County 52, at Grant County — Dustin Mulberry scored 17 first-half points, including four three-pointers, to lead Grant County to a 15 point lead.
HENRY COUNTY (52) — Smith 4 0 9, Chisholm 2 5 10, Tingle 1 1 3, Brent 2 0 4, Douglas 2 3 8, Pryor 3 0 8, Boyer 0 4 4, Louden 0 6 6. Totals: 14 19 52.
GRANT COUNTY (74) — Colson 3 2 10, Shafer 4 1 10, Ryan 1 0 2, Meade 1 0 2, Jones 6 3 15, Schluter 1 0 2, Mulberry 7 1 20, Garrett 4 5 13. Totals: 27 12 74.
Henry County ....... 11 10 9 22—52
Grant County ....... 20 16 24 14—74
Three-point field goals: HC—Smith, Chisholm, Douglas, Pryor 2. GC—Colson 2, Shafer, Mulberry 5. Records: HC 8-13, GC 12-11.
• Scott 75, Campbell County 64, at Campbell Co. — Scott used an 8-0 run, sparked by Chris Thompson's six points, early in the fourth quarter to take control.
Thompson totaled 24 points, while Anthony Matracia scored a game-high 29 points to lead Scott.
SCOTT (75) — Morris 2 2 6, Bodde 3 0 8, Barwell 1 0 2, Thompson 8 6 24, Lye 1 0 2, Kuehne 1 0 2, Matracia 11 6 29, Stroup 1 0 2. Totals: 28 14 75.
CAMPBELL CO. (64) — Sigmon 3 1 7, Meyers 7 0 14, Minch 4 1 9, Stafford 1 1 3, Wilson 2 0 5, Vahlsing 0 2 2, Turner 5 4 14, Reinhardt 4 2 10. Totals: 26 11 64.
Scott ....... 25 12 21 17—75
Campbell Co. ....... 20 13 18 13—64
Three-point field goals: S—Bodde 2, Thompson. CC—Wilson. Records: S 8-16, CC 6-16.
• St. Henry 63, Conner 57, at St. Henry — Greg Hopkins and Keith Schuler combined for 13 points in the fourth quarter when St. Henry outscored the Cougars 22-15.
Schuler finished with a game-high 25 points.
CONNER (57) — Johnson 6 1 15, Stephenson 3 2 8, Mason 5 2 12, Warning 3 0 6, Page 2 2 6, Edwards 5 0 10. Totals: 24 7 57.
ST. HENRY (63) — Cox 1 0 3, Schuler 8 8 25, Koop 5 1 11, Love 3 1 7, McClure 3 3 9, Terrell 1 0 2, Hopkins 3 0 6. Totals: 24 13 63.
Conner ....... 17 12 13 15—57
St. Henry ....... 12 13 16 22—63
Three-point field goals: C—Johnson 2, Stephenson. SH—Cox, Schuler. Records: C 5-16, SH 6-13.
• Walton-Verona 58, Williamstown 54, OT, at Williamstown — Trent Dunhoft made five free throws in overtime to lift Walton-Verona.
WALTON-VERONA (58) — Sams 3 2 9, Huellemeier 3 8 15, A. Dunhoft 1 0 2, T. Dunhoft 2 4 8, Stephenson 4 2 12, Buckler 6 0 12. Totals: 19 16 58.
WILLIAMSTOWN (54) — Eldridge 1 0 2, Beach 1 0 2, Adams 1 0 2, Collins 3 2 9, A. Moore 11 5 28, E. Moore 2 5 11. Totals: 19 12 54.
Walton-Verona ....... 13 12 4 21 8—58
Williamstown ....... 13 22 8 7 4—54
Three-point field goals: WV—Sams, Huellemeier, Stephenson 2. W—Collins, A. Moore, E. Moore 2. Records: WV 11-13, W 2-17.
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