Saturday, December 11, 1999
Cincinnati boys basketball roundup
Andrews carries Hamilton to OT victory
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Josh Andrews scored seven points in overtime and 25 of his 30 points in the second half Friday night, leading Hamilton to a 70-62 victory over Middletown in a Greater Miami Conference game.
Andrews made a 3-pointer with seven seconds to play to bring the Big Blue within one point, then Ben Sturgill stole the inbounds pass and was fouled.
Sturgill made one of two free throws with 2.7 seconds to play to send the game into overtime.
Qamar Hasan paced Middletown with 22 points.
MIDDLETOWN (62) — Vaughn 5 0 10, Thompson 1 0 2, Hasan 9 3 22, Gates 2 0 4, Helvey 3 3 9, Moss 2 0 4, Adams 3 0 7, Riddle 2 0 4. Totals: 27 6 62.
HAMILTON (70) — Andrews 8 11 30, Wilkerson 4 1 9, Rosbosin 1 0 2, Huff 5 1 11, Sturgill 6 3 15, Rollison 1 1 3. Totals: 25 17 70.
Middletown ....... 6 16 17 18 ....... 5—62
Hamilon ....... 7 9 19 22 ....... 13—70
3-pointers: H—Andrews 3. M-Hasan, Adams. Records: H 1-1 (GMC 1-0), M 1-1 (0-1).
• Lakota West 70, Lima 59, at Lakota West — Senior Andy Dunn led Lakota West with a game-high 25 points and Josh Romero added 19 points.
Dunn hit three key 3-pointers to start the third quarter, giving West the lead for good.
Lakota hit 20 of 27 free throws in the fourth quarter.
LIMA (59) — Clay 1 0 2, Luster 3 2 11, Amerson 5 1 11, Lyles 2 0 5, Miles 2 0 4, Andrews 1 0 2, James 1 0 2, Ingram 7 1 15, Moore 2 1 5, Davenport 1 0 2. Totals: 25 5-11 59.
LAKOTA WEST (70) — Dunn 6 8 25, Chaney 2 1 6, Romero 8 3 19, Rehring 3 5 11, Candella 0 5 5, Hutzelman 1 2 4. Totals: 20 24-33 70.
Lima ....... 12 15 11 21—59
Lakota West ....... 19 8 17 26—70
3-point goals: LI—Luster 3, Lyles. LW—Dunn 5, Chaney. Records: LI 2-2 (0-2 GMC), LW 3-0 (1-0 GMC).
• Lakota East 50, Fairfield 41, at Lakota East — The Thunderhawks converted 12 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter, including seven of eight by John Graves to hold off Fairfield.
Tim Day added six points in the fourth quarter. Bill Tegge paced Fairfield with 11 points.
FAIRFIELD (41) — Willis 1 0 2, Adamef 1 0 2, Reed 1 0 3, Tegge 4 0 11, Pogozalski 1 4 6, Graman 3 4 10, Ruhl 2 3 7. Totals: 13 11 41.
LAKOTA EAST (50) — J.Graves 1 7 9, Day 5 1 12, S. Graves 4 0 9, Woods 3 1 8, Underwood 2 4 8, Williams 2 0 4. Totals: 17 13 50.
Fairfield ....... 7 6 10 18—41
Lakota East ....... 6 7 13 24—50
3-pointers: F—Reed, Tegge 3. L—Day, S. Graves, Woods. Records: L 1-0 (GMC 1-0), F 1-1 (0-1).
• Milford 44, Colerain 26, at Milford — Zach Strief, a 6-foot-7, 300-pound junior center, dominated on the inside for the Eagles, scoring 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds.
“This is Zach's first year playing basketball,” Milford coach Ernie House said. “This was by far his best effort.”
Milford opened an 11-1 lead in the first quarter and was never seriously challenged.
COLERAIN (26) — Daft 1 1 3, Davis 1 0 2, Ferris 3 6 12, Finney 0 1 1, Wright 1 1 3, Lies 1 0 3, Bertram 1 0 2. Totals: 8 9 26.
MILFORD (44) — Meranda 2 2 6, Robertson 0 1 1, Barraco 5 0 10, Tackett 0 1 1, Kaufman 5 0 10, Huesman 1 0 2, Strief 7 0 14. Totals: 20 4 44.
Colerain ....... 1 12 5 8—26
Milford ....... 11 10 9 14—44
3-point goals: C—Lies. Records: C 0-2, 0-1 GMC; M 2-0, 1-0 GMC.
• Princeton 89, Sycamore 45, at Sycamore — Don Sykes of Princeton scored a game high 15 points for the Vikings.
The Vikings shot 54 percent from the floor (37 of 68), while holding Sycamore to 35 percent (20 of 56).
PRINCETON (89) — Cross 5 0 10, Jones 2 0 5, Daniels 4 2 10, Sykes 6 0 15, Rinck 4 1 10 McGrath 2 1 6, C. Mullen 1 0 2, Brown 4 2 10, J. Mullen 1 0 2, Mayweather 3 2 8, Southall 5 1 11. Totals:37 9 89.
SYCAMORE (45) — Oppliger 1 0 2, Wells 1 0 2, Hull 3 0 7, Smith 4 0 8, Shewmon 1 1 3, Walter 1 0 3, Hohlbein 5 0 12, Baker 1 0 2, Trenz 3 0 6. Totals:20 1 45.
Princeton ....... 21 24 15 29—89
Sycamore ....... 10 10 16 9—45
3-pointers: P—Skyes 3, Jones, Rinck, McGrath. S—Hohlbein 2, Welter , Hull. Records:P 2-0 (2-0 GMC), S 1-1 (0-1).
GCL
• Purcell Marian 50, La Salle 43, at Purcell Marian — Two Keith Jackson dunks and a Brandon Salamore 3-pointer within a minute in the fourth quarter helped Purcell pull away.
La Salle scored only one first-quarter point and seven for the first half.
LA SALLE (43) — Carrelli 1 2 4, Hornbach 3 0 7, Bucheit 3 3 11, Hyle 1 0 3, Duenge 1 3 5, Kruthaupt 4 3 11, Rennekamp 0 2 2. Totals: 13 13 43.
PURCELL MARIAN (50) — Salamone 2 1 6, Fullman 1 0 2, J. Cooper 3 4 11, Fulks 2 0 4, H. Cooper 2 5 9, Jackson 5 5 15, Reid 0 1 1, Swann 1 0 2. Totals: 16 16 50.
La Salle ....... 1 6 21 15—43
Purcell Marian ....... 6 11 13 20—50
3-point goals: P-J. Cooper, Salamone, L-Hornbach, Bucheit 2, Hyle. Records: P 1-0 (1-0), L 1-1 (0-1).
• Elder 56, Hamilton Badin 35, at Badin — Senior Mike Kelsey scored 17 points to lead Elder.
ELDER (56) — Kelsey 5 4 17, Benken 3 1 7, Schenke 3 0 6, Bazeley 1 0 2, Rowland 2 0 4, Renzenbrink 2 1 5, Wainscott 1 2 4, Murphy 1 0 2, Mahon 3 0 7, Sullivan 1 0 2. Totals: 22 8 56.
BADIN (35) — Jolivette 1 0 2, Hinkel 1 0 2, Noonan 6 0 14, Niehaus 1 2 4, Bosken 2 0 4, Breetz 1 2 4, Blackmon 1 3 5. Totals: 13 7 35.
Elder ....... 19 15 13 9—56
Badin ....... 9 12 7 7—35
3-point field goals: E—Kelsey 3, Mahon. HB—
Noonan 2. Records: HB 1-2 (0-1 GCL), E 2-0 (1-0).
• McNicholas 52, Moeller 51, at Moeller — Geoff Hensley sank a free throw with 20 seconds left to give McNicholas a 52-51 lead.
The Rockets, the top-ranked team in The Enquirer's preseason coaches poll, then stole a Moeller pass with three seconds remaining to seal the victory.
McNICHOLAS (52) — Hensley 0 4 4, Dyment 1 0 2, Cupito 1 0 3, Schneider 2 0 4, Sheehy 2 3 9, Popelar 2 1 5, Lawhon 1 0 2, Brothers 5 2 13, Peery 2 0 4, Chrin 2 1 6. Totals: 18 11 52.
MOELLER (51) — Tabler 1 4 6, Mahoney 2 0 6, Luther 2 1 5, Hamby 3 1 7, Sylvester 5 14 25, Rosfeld 0 2 2. Totals: 13 22 51.
McNicholas ....... 12 15 10 15—52
Moeller ....... 6 13 21 11—51
3-point field goals: McN—Cupito, Sheehy 2, Brothers, Chrin. Moe—Mahoney 2, Sylvester. Records: McN 2-0 (1-0 GCL). Moe 0-3 (0-1).
• Roger Bacon 48, Chaminade-Julienne 41, at Roger Bacon — Andy Holt went 4-4 from the free throw line in the final minute, as Roger Bacon held on for the win. Josh Hausfeld scored 7 of his 16 points in the 4th quarter for the Spartans.
CHAMINADE-JULIENNE (41) — Angel 6 3 18, Gray 0 3 3, Holmes 1 0 2, Krueger 2 0 5, Sears 0 2 2, Szabo 1 4 6, Thomas 1 3 5. Totals: 11 15 41.
ROGER BACON (48) — Hausfeld 6 4 16, Wyrick 3 0 6, Holt 3 5 14, Huerkamp 0 2 2, Meridy 3 2 8, McManus 1 0 2. Totals: 16 13 48.
Chaminade ....... 6 15 11 9—41
Roger Bacon ....... 8 10 13 17—48
3-point field goals: CJ—Angel 3, Krueger. RB—
Holt 3. Records: CJ 0-2 (0-1 GCLN), RB 1-3 (1-0).
QCC
• Western Hills 92, Walnut Hills 57, at Western Hills — Malcolm Andrews and Darryl Peterson combined to scored 18 points in the first quarter as the Mustangs took control of the game.
Peterson finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds and Danny Horace added 16 points and 15 rebounds for Western Hills, ranked No.1 in The Enquirer's preseason coaches poll.
Eric Robinson paced Walnut Hills with 17 points.
WALNUT HILLS (57) — Montgomery 1 0 2, James 1 1 3, Hardin 5 5 15, Wilson 5 4 15, Bonner 1 0 3, Robinson 5 6 17, Blair 1 0 2. Totals: 19 12 57.
WESTERN HILLS (92) — Andrews 8 2 21, Banks 2 0 5, Horace 3 10 16, Peterson 9 2 20, Starks 3 2 8, Mills 1 0 2, Taylor 1 3 5, Hix 2 0 4, Little 1 1 3, Hadnot 3 2 8. Totals: 35 22 92.
Walnut Hills ....... 11 10 15 21—57
Western Hills ....... 24 19 18 31—92
3-pointers: WAL—Wilson, Bonner, Robinson. WEST—Andrews 3, Banks. Records: WEST 2-0 (QCC 1-0), WAL 0-2 (0-1).
• Withrow 51, Mt. Healthy 44, at Cin. State — Lenny Love scored a game high 12 points to pace Withrow. Pierre Darden and Will Jeffries also scored in double figures to pace the Tiger's. Mt. Healthy's comeback attempt was thwarted by pivotal free throw shooting in the fourth quarter. The Tiger's converted 7 of 10 attempts in the final quarter.
MT. HEALTHY (44) — Flowers 0 1 1, Richardson 5 0 10, Gaines 3 0 8, Brown 3 2 8, Williams 2 1 5, Short 6 0 12.Totals:19 4 44.
WITHROW (51) — Love 4 2 12, Orr 3 0 6, Johnson 0 2 2, Washington 2 3 9, Jeffries 5 0 10, Darden 1 8 10, Garth 0 2 2. Totals:15 17 51.
Mt. Healthy ....... 8 12 14 10—44
Withrow ....... 13 11 16 11—51
3-pointers: M—Gaines 2, W—Love 2, Washington 2. Records:W 2-0 (1-0 QCC), Mt.H 0-2 (0-1).
• Woodward 57, Taft 42, at Taft — Willie Hendrix made clutch 3-pointers in the second half for Woodward.
After Taft rallied to within three points in the third quarter, Hendrix hit a 3-pointer and did it again in the fourth after the Senators came within four.
WOODWARD (57) — Boyce 5 1 11, Bryant 3 0 6, Hendrix 6 4 18, Richardson 2 0 4, Makonnen 5 0 10, Bess 2 0 4, Edwards 2 0 4. Totals: 25 5 57 .
TAFT (42) — Cole 4 2 10, Raymond Mack 1 0 2, Turner 2 0 5, N. Williams 3 1 7, McPherson 4 0 8, Rashon Mack 1 0 2, L. Williams 1 20 2, Donald 1 0 2, E. Williams 2 0 4. Totals: 19 3 42.
Woodward ....... 12 17 8 20—57
Taft ....... 9 11 8 14—42
3-point goals: W—Hendrix 2. T—Turner. Records: W 1-3 (1-0 QCC), T 1-2 (0-1).
• Hughes 67,Aiken 47, at Aiken — Andre Frazier of Hughes scored a game-high 16 points to pace Hughes. The Big Red took control of the game early by outscoring Aiken 23-5 in the first quarter.
HUGHES (67) — Foster 0 1 1, Tye 1 0 2, Eubanks 0 2 2, Smiley 3 0 6, Salaam 4 0 8, James 0 1 1, Whitehead 2 3 7, Stallworth 2 1 5, McCants 3 1 7, Solomon 2 0 4 Grimes 4 0 8, Frazier 5 6 16. Totals: 26 15 67.
AIKEN (47) — Evans 2 0 5, Oba 1 1 3, Parker 5 0 11, Robinson 5 0 12, White 2 0 5, Wilson 1 0 2, Davis 3 2 9. Totals: 19 3 47.
HUGHES ....... 23 12 13 17—67
AIKEN ....... 5 12 14 16—47
3-pointers: H—none. A—Evans, Parker, Robinson 2, White. Records: H 1-2 (1-0 QCC), A 0-2 (0-1).
CHL
• Indian Hill 51, Taylor 49, at Indian Hill — The Braves rallied from a 35-20 halftime deficit to pull out the victory.
“It was a great defensive effort in the second half by our guys,” Indian Hill coach Dale Haarmann said. “We used a half court man-to-man and held them to 10 points.”
Alan English hit a 10-foot jumper with 28 seconds remaining to give Indian Hill a 50-49 lead and Ben Katz followed with a free throw.
Kevin Welsh led the way with 21 points and 16 rebounds.
TAYLOR (49) — Richmond 1 1 4, Fuller 4 0 11, Scott 1 0 2, Thinness 1 0 2, Mullins 4 0 10, Metzner 7 5 21. Totals: 18 6 49.
INDIAN HILL (51) — Hahl 1 0 2, Shryock 0 4 4, English 2 0 4, Katz 4 3 11, Rogers 3 3 9, Welch 9 3 21. Totals: 19 13 51.
Taylor ....... 19 16 10 4—49
Indian Hill ....... 10 14 13 14—51
Three-point goals: T—Metzner 2, Mullins 2, Fuller 2, Richmond. Records: T 0-4, 0-1 CHL; IH 1-0, 1-0 CHL.
• Madeira 73, Reading 58, at Madeira — Tim Dooley made 10 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter and led all scorers with 22 points.
READING (58) — Berter 7 0 17, A. Caldwell 0 2 2, Edwards 1 0 2, Hayes 8 1 18, Wilkins 4 0 8, Brinck 2 0 4, Brady 3 1 7. Totals: 25 4 58.
MADEIRA (73) — Tudor 1 0 3, Schever 1 0 2, Dooley 5 10 22, Burch 4 1 9, Ramirez 1 1 4, Hern 5 3 13, Konieczka 3 0 8, Ballman 1 0 2, Undewrwood 4 2 10. Totals: 25 17 73.
Reading ....... 17 5 20 16—58
Madeira ....... 18 12 20 23—73
3-point goals: R-Berter 3, Hayes, M-Dooley 2, Konieczka 2, Ramirez, Tudor. Records: M 3-0 (1-0 CHL), R 0-3 (0-1).
• Mariemont 64, Deer Park 55, at Deer Park — Branden Fisher scored seven of his 11 points in the second quarter for Mariemont.
The Warriors outscored the Wildcat's 20-8 in the decisive second quarter.
MARIEMONT (64) — Gray 1 3 6, Minor 2 4 8, Landes 4 0 9, Hindert 5 2 14, Fisher 5 0 11, Clasen 1 0 2, Reynolds 1 1 3, Weissman 2 2 7, Startsman 2 0 4. Totals: 23 13 64.
DEER PARK (55) — Rutherford 2 1 5, Hickey 3 4 11, Montgomery 4 3 12, Dennis 1 1 4, Drew 3 0 6, Burke 7 3 17. Totals: 20 12 55.
Mariemont ....... 14 20 13 17—64
Deer Park ....... 16 8 14 17—55
3-pointers: M—Gray, Landes, Hindert 2, Fisher, Weissman.D— Hickey, Montgomery, Dennis. Records: M 1-2 (1-0 CHL), DP 0-3, (0-1).
• Wyoming 79, Finneytown 54, at Wyoming — Adam Monday and Stewart Patch combined for 23 first-half points as Wyoming jumped out to a 38-24 lead by halftime.
Monday finished with 24 points. Patch totaled 15, while fellow senior Keir Lehman added 12 points.
Jason Gardner led Finneytown with 18 points.
FINNEYTOWN (54) — Reichle 2 1 5, Busam 2 6 10, Doyle 0 1 1, Gardner 5 7 18, Thompson 4 5 13, Smith 0 2 2, McCormick 1 3 5. Totals: 14 25 54.
WYOMING (79) — Lehman 6 0 12, Patch 6 2 15, Gale 3 2 10, Davis 2 0 5, Colson 1 2 4, Payne 2 0 4, Monday 6 8 24, Tollett 1 1 3, Dennis 1 0 2. Totals: 28 15 79.
Finneytown ....... 11 13 11 19—54
Wyoming ....... 23 15 21 20—79
3-point field goals: F—Gardner. W—Monday 4, Gale 2, Patch, Davis. Records: W 3-0 (1-0), F 1-1 (0-1).
MVC
• Lockland 72, St. Bernard 58, at St. Bernard — Deshawn Wynn led Lockland with 20 points and teammate Wil Munlin added 18, including four 3-pointers.
LOCKLAND (72) — Munlin 7 0 18, Noelke 5 0 13, Cromer 3 0 8, Wynn 8 3 20, Daniels 3 4 11, Biesbrook 1 0 2. Totals: 27 7 72.
ST. BERNARD (58) — Hazelbaker 7 1 15, Hendricks 1 0 2, Schmitt 9 0 23. Hollmann 2 1 5, Mattingly 3 1 7, Wong 1 0 2, Culbertson 2 0 4. Totals: 25 3 58.
Lockland ....... 15 16 24 17—72
St. Bernard ....... 19 15 8 16—58
3-point field goals: L—Munlin 4, Noelke 3, Cromer 2, Wynn, Daniels. STB—Schmitt 5. Records: L 2-1 (1-1 MVC), STB 1-1 (1-1).
• Seven Hills 55, Cincinnati Country Day 48, at CCD — The Stingers had a balanced scoring attack and tenacious defense in the fourth quarter to hand Cincinnati Country Day its first loss of the season.
Erik Crew led Seven Hills with 15 points and David Sprafka added 13.
Noah Allen paced CCD with a game-high 18 points.
SEVEN HILLS (55) — Drane 6 0 12, Sprafka 4 3 13, Diagne 1 5 7, Crew 5 1 15, Ellison 1 0 2, Lin 3 0 6. Totals: 20 9 55.
CCD (48) — Smith 1 2 4, Allen 7 1 18, McPhie 2 2 8, Mitchell 1 1 3, Floering 1 0 2, Torlone 1 3 5, Cohen 3 2 8. Totals: 16 11 48.
Seven Hills ....... 11 11 17 16—55
CCD ....... 11 12 17 8—48
3-pointers: S—Sprafka 2, Crew 4. C—Allen 3, McPhie 2. Records: S 4-0 (MVC 2-0), C 2-1 (1-1).
• Landmark Christian 68, New Miami 65, at New Miami — Gary Byrd tossed in 14 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter to lead Landmark.
LANDMARK CHRISTIAN (68) — Ellis 3 0 9, Turney 3 7 13, Sasser 1 1 3, Byrd 9 7 28, Fryer 5 5 15. Totals: 21 20-29 68.
NEW MIAMI (65) — Roberts 3 0 6, J.Baker 1 0 2, Payne 2 0 5, Price 3 5 11, Bryant 2 4 10, M.Baker 4 4 15, Bowman 1 0 2, Williams 5 0 10, Tusing 1 0 2. Totals: 22 13-17 65.
3-point goals: LC—Ellis 3, Byrd 3. NM—M.Baker 3, Bryant 2, Payne. Records: LC 1-2 (1-1 MVC), NM 0-1 (0-1).
• Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 58, North College Hill 46, at CHCA — The Eagles sank seven of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off the Trojans.
Held scoreless from the free throw line (0-1), NCH relied on the 3-point field goal to stay close.
Jason Hunter scored five during the fourth quarter to pace CHCA.
NORTH COLLEGE HILL (46) — Benedict 3 0 7, Sonneberg 1 0 2, Pumphrey 1 0 2, Turner 4 0 9, Moore 3 0 7, Turnage 4 0 9, Allen 2 0 6, Kemphaus 1 0 2, Jackson 1 0 2. Totals: 20 0 46.
CINCINNATI HILLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (58) — Morelock 3 3 9, Welage 0 1 1, Betscher 1 0 2, Hunter 5 2 13, Price 4 1 9, Shaw 1 0 2, Trebes 8 6 22. Totals: 22 13 58.
NCH ....... 10 12 18 6—46
CHCA ....... 20 15 10 13—58
3-point goals: C—Hunter. N—Benedict, Turner, Moore, Turnage, Allen 2. Records: N 1-2 (0-1 MVC), C 2-1 (1-0).
MML
• Talawanda 68, Lemon Monroe 33, at Talawanda — Senior forward Umar Hamidullah scored 13 of his game-high 23 points in the first quarter for Talawanda in the Mid-Miami League opener.
Senior forward Josh McDade added 13 points, including three 3-pointers, as Talawanda improved to 3-0.
LEMON MONROE — Braun 1 6 8; Calhoun 1 2 4; Shanks 1 0 2; Wolf 2 0 4; Sprague 0 2 2; McMonigle 3 0 7; Reffitt 2 0 4; Burns 1 0 2; Totals 11 10 33.
TALAWANDA — McDade 4 2 13; Hamidullah 11 1 23; Rhodenbaugh 0 2 2; Barker 1 0 3; Jones 1 4 6; Arlinghaus 2 0 6; Campbell 1 0 2; Holmes 3 0 7; Bennett 2 0 4; Tharp 1 0 2; Totals 26 9 68.
Lemon Monroe ....... 10 7 12 4—33
Talawanda ....... 18 16 13 21—68
3-point goals: LM—McMonigle. T—McDade 3, Barker 1, Arlinghaus 2, Holmes 1. Records: T 3-0 (1-0 MML), LM 0-2 (0-1).
• West Carrollton 64, Edgewood 58, at Edgewood — The Pirates went on a 16-6 run in the third quarter with Terrell Cummings hitting three crucial field goals.
WEST CARROLLTON (64) — Cummings 5 0 10, Wester 8 2 18, Fetty 4 0 8, Jandes 4 0 10, Parker 0 1 1, Frick 4 5 13, Foster 2 0 4. Totals: 27 8 64.
EDGEWOOD (58) — Perry 1 0 2, Philpot 9 4 23, Shepherd 0 3 3, Weber 3 0 6, Vennefron 0 2 2, Simpkins 2 3 8, Gibson 2 0 4, Umbstead 4 0 10. Totals: 21 12 58.
West Carrollton ....... 11 17 16 20—64
Edgewood ....... 13 19 6 20—58
Three-point goals: W—Jandes 2. E—Philpot, Simpkins, Umbstead. Records: E 1-1, 0-1 MML; WC 2-1, 1-0 MML.
• Middletown Fenwick 74, Franklin 64, at Franklin — Charlie Martin and Kyle Wolf combined for 15 fourth-quarter points as Fenwick outscored the Wildcats 24-15 in the final period to win the game.
Joe Kreke scored 16 points to lead five double figure scorers. Jason Butcher paced Franklin with 18 points and eight rebounds.
FENWICK (74) — Martin 3 4 10, Kreke 6 1 16, Wolf 3 3 11, McCormick 2 2 8, Mulligan 5 2 14, Studer 6 3 15. Totals: 25 15 74.
FRANKLIN (64) — Lamb 6 3 15, Taylor 6 0 12, Cox 5 2 12, Butcher 9 0 18, Henderson 2 2 6, Kraus 0 1 1. Totals: 28 8 64.
Fenwick ....... 16 20 14 24—74
Franklin ....... 13 18 18 15—64
Three-point field goals: MF—Kreke 3, Wolf 2, McCormick 2, Mulligan 2. F—none. Records: MF 2-0 (1-0 MML), F 3-1 (0-1).
FAVC-Cardinal
• Lebanon 50, Little Miami 46 (OT), at Little Miami — Tyler Alexander and T.J. Amburgy both made two free throws in overtime to give the Warriors the victory.
Amburgy sent the game into overtime making a 3-pointer with 58 seconds to play to tie the score.
Amburgy finished with 10 points. Joey Cooper led Little Miami with 17.
LEBANON (50) — Johnson 1 0 2, Ault 1 0 3, Amburgy 3 2 10, Richardson 4 2 11, Langston 2 0 4, McClutcheon 4 1 9, Alexander 3 5 11. Totals: 18 10 50.
LITTLE MIAMI (46) — Cooper 7 0 17, Dane 1 0 3, Johnson 0 1 1, Trent 0 3 3, Dufour 6 0 14, Pritchard 3 2 8. Totals: 17 6 46.
Lebanon ....... 9 4 17 14 ....... 6—50
Little Miami ....... 11 7 14 12 ....... 2—46
3-pointers: Leb—Ault, Amburgy 2, Richardson. Lit—Cooper 3, Dane, Dufour 2. Records: Leb 1-0 (FAVC 1-0), Lit 1-2 (0-1).
• Ross 62, Wilmington 56, at Wilmington — Brandon Wagner sank five of six free throws in the fourth quarter to help hold off a Wilmington comeback.
Wagner led all scorers with 25 points.
ROSS (62) — Estes 1 3 5, Engelkamp 2 4 9, Hutson 1 0 2, Houpe 2 2 7, Ehrman 0 1 1, Sizemore 5 0 10, Wagner 7 7 25, Brown 1 0 3. Totals: 19 17 62.
WILMINGTON (56) — Washington 3 3 11, Martin 3 3 9, Hinman 1 0 2, Dell 4 2 11, Thompson 4 0 8, McCoy 1 0 2, Wilson 1 0 2, Beam 3 1 7, Halley 2 0 4. Totals: 22 9 56.
Ross ....... 16 13 15 18—62
Wilmington ....... 10 7 11 28—56
3-point field goals: R—Engelkamp, Houpe, Wagner 4, Brown. W—Washington 2, Dell. Records: W 1-2 (0-1 FAVC, R 2-1 (1-0).
• Loveland 69, Goshen 43, at Loveland — Kevin Schappell led all scorers with 22 points, including eight in the third quarter, for Loveland.
Yusuf Muhammad had 12 rebounds for Loveland.
GOSHEN (43) — Drake 5 4 19, Gordon 2 1 6, Blevins 1 0 3, Settlemayor 1 0 2, Long 1 0 2, Bunch 1 2 4, Seivert 1 0 2, Christman 1 0 2, Ard 1 1 3. Totals: 14 8 43.
LOVELAND (69) — Manville 1 0 2, Douglas 1 0 2, Hadnot 1 1 3, Partin 3 0 6, Muhammad 4 0 8, Schappell 8 1 22, Lewis 1 2 5, Nagel 2 2 6, Nye 1 0 2, Conn 6 1 13. Totals: 28 7 69.
Goshen ....... 9 11 10 13—43
Loveland ....... 16 17 18 18—69
3-point goals: L-Schappell 5, Lewis, G-Drake 5, Gordon, Blevins. Records: L 1-1 (1-0), G 2-1 (0-1).
• Kings 60, Norwood 30, at Norwood — Ryan Husband scored nine of his 11 points in the first half as Kings took a 12-point lead into halftime.
Ronnie Swearingin added 12 points for the Knights.
KINGS (60) — Paddock 3 2 9, Husband 4 3 11, Woods 2 4 9, Locke 2 3 7, Donovan 1 2 4, Swearingin 5 2 12, DeBord 2 0 4, Dranschak 2 0 4. Totals: 21 16 60.
NORWOOD (30) — Fike 0 2 2, Spivey 2 0 5, Runion 2 0 6, McQueen 2 0 4, Morganroth 1 0 2, Kassem 1 0 2, Pickerell 2 1 5, Marksburg 1 2 4. Totals: 11 5 30.
Kings ....... 15 13 15 17—60
Norwood ....... 10 6 8 6—30
3-pointers: K—Paddock, Woods. N—Runion 2, Spivey. Records: K 3-1 (FAVC 1-0), N 0-2 (0-1).
FAVC-Buckeye
• Winton Woods 69, Anderson 48, at Anderson — Robert Hite scored a game-high 17 points to lead Winton Woods to the victory.
Teammate Paul Mills added 15 points.
WINTON WOODS (69) — Ali 2 0 5, Overmann 0 1 1, Terrell 0 2 2, Akbar 2 2 6, Barnes 1 0 2, Reese 2 3 7, Stamps 0 1 1, Hite 7 1 17, Bryant 4 5 13, Mills 7 1 15. Totals: 25 16 69.
ANDERSON (48) — Collar 2 0 5, Riddell 1 0 2, Hart 2 1 5, Vesoulis 0 2 2, Cory 7 6 20, Norwell 4 4 12, Kosky 0 2 2. Totals: 16 15 48.
Winton Woods ....... 15 8 20 26—69
Anderson ....... 12 12 10 14—48
3-pointers: W—Ali, Hite 2. A—Collar. Records: W 2-0, (1-0 FAVC), A 1-2, (0-1).
• Harrison 50, Glen Este 48, at Harrison — Matt Perkins made a layup with 26 seconds left to give Harrison the lead.
Matt Volkerding blocked two shots on the following Glen Este possession to seal the victory.
GLEN ESTE (48) — Rieck 4 0 8, Tyminski 6 0 12, Clyburn 2 3 7, Zeigler 3 0 9, Tieke 5 1 12. Totals: 20 4 48.
HARRISON (50) — P. Volkerding 1 0 2, Koch 0 1 1, Hinssen 1 0 3, Cornelius 2 0 4, Perkins 4 0 11, Myers 1 0 3, Smith 1 0 2, Luckey 1 1 3, M. Volkerding 9 1 21. Totals: 20 3 50.
Glen Este ....... 17 11 14 6—48
Harrison ....... 10 18 14 8—50
3-point goals: H-Hinssen, Perkins 3, Myers, M. Volkerding 2, G-Zeigler 3, Tieke. Records: H 2-0 (1-0), G 1-1 (0-1).
• Northwest 69, Amelia 57, at Northwest — Joe Linville scored six points in the fourth quarter and Nate Jester added five, rallying the Knights to their first victory.
The game was closely contested until the Knights took advantage of their height advantage, working the ball inside to Linville and Jester down the stretch.
AMELIA (57) — Smith 1 1 3, Davis 2 2 6, Scott 4 0 8, Shelton 2 4 8, Scherer 9 0 18, Gladwell 5 1 11, Miller 1 0 3. Totals: 24 8 57.
NORTHWEST (69) — Hawkins 6 3 19, Wills 3 3 10, Kelly 2 2 6, Moss 4 1 9, Linville 6 0 12, Jester 5 3 13. Totals: 26 12 69.
Amelia ....... 15 20 13 9—57
Northwest ....... 17 22 13 17—69
3-point goals: A—Miller. N—Hawkins 4, Wills. Records: N 1-1 (1-0 FAVC), A 2-1 (0-1).
• Mason 45, Turpin 30, at Turpin — Senior Matt Schatzel led the Comets with 13 points.
A tenacious man-to-man Mason defense took Turpin out of its offense, forcing 26 turnovers to Mason's 15.
MASON (45) — Swanson 1 0 2, Jones 2 3 9, Livingston 0 3 3, Schatzel 2 9 13, Hoffert 1 2 4, Davis 3 0 6, Ramsey 2 4 8. Totals: 11 21-26 45.
TURPIN (30) — Walters 3 0 9, Wilhoit 1 0 2, Mack 1 1 3, Key 1 1 3, Grooms 1 1 3, Cary 5 0 10. Totals: 12 3-6 30.
Mason ....... 11 10 8 16—45
Turpin ....... 8 5 11 6—30
3-point goals: M—Jones 2. T—Walters 3. Records: M 1-2 (1-0), T 1-1 (0-1).
SBC
• Clermont Northeastern 52, Bethel-Tate 45, at CNE — Jake Allen and Scott Lloyd each scored four points in the fourth quarter when the Rockets pulled away to record their third straight victory.
BETHEL-TATE (45) — Wallace 2 2 6, Iori 2 0 4, Hesketh 4 0 8, Stamper 1 0 2, Cunningham 1 0 2, Miller 8 0 16, Todd 1 0 3, Ladd 2 0 4. Totals: 21 2 45.
CLERMONT NORTHEASTERN (52) — Lafferty 6 2 19, Shephard 0 1 1, Lloyd 1 2 4, Thacker 1 1 3, Nash 4 2 10, Allen 4 1 9, Holthaus 1 0 2, Ritter 1 0 2, Fishback 0 2 2. Totals: 18 11 52.
Bethel-Tate ....... 12 11 12 10—45
Clermont NE ....... 19 10 7 16—52
3-point goals: B—Todd. C—Lafferty 5. Records: C 3-0 (1-0 SBC), B 1-2 (0-1).
• Georgetown 67, Felicity 52, at Felicity — Justin Boyd scored six of his 15 points in the third quarter for the fighting G-Men.
Corey Grant led Georgetown scorers with 18 points.
Doug Easter paced Felicity with a game-high 29 points.
GEORGETOWN (67) — Grant 6 3 18, Lahey 3 2 8, Mitchell 1 0 3, Waits 2 0 4, Foster 1 1 3, Boyd 6 3 15, Knott 8 0 16. Totals: 27 9 67.
FELICITY (52) — Easter 10 5 29, J. Rudd 1 3 5, Moran 3 3 11, Davidson 2 3 7, E. Rudd 1 0 2. Totals: 17 13 52.
Georgetown ....... 17 20 18 12—67
Felicity ....... 15 17 8 14—52
3-pointers: G—Grant 3, Mitchell. F—Easter 4, Moran 2. Records: G 2-1 (SBC 1-0), F 0-3 (0-1).
• Williamsburg 50, Batavia 37, at Batavia — Tim Boland made nine-of-12 free throws in the fourth quarter for Williamsburg.
The Wildcats took advantage by making 14 free throws in the final quarter. Chad Kelley paced Batavia with 11 points.
WILLIAMSBURG (50) — Belew 4 0 8, Boland 3 9 15, Bainum 1 1 4, Wood 1 1 3, Kennedy 3 3 11, Kreimer 3 3 9. Totals: 15 17 50.
BATAVIA (37) — Kelley 5 0 11, Lowe 1 1 3, Wilson 1 0 2, Kent 1 1 4, Mallon 0 1 1, Hennessey 1 0 2, Dunn 1 0 2, Gardner 3 0 6, Grooms 3 0 6. Totals: 16 3 37.
Williamsburg ....... 18 3 10 19—50
Batavia ....... 15 4 5 14—37
3-pointers: W—Bainum, Kennedy 2. B—Kelley, Kent. Records: B 0-3 (SBC 0-1).
SWBL
• Middletown Madison 51, Dayton Northridge 47, 2OT, at Northridge — Rob Evick and Chris Drury combined for all 11 of Madison's points in the second overtime to lift the Mohawks.
Drury finished with a game-high 20 points.
Northridge sank jumpers at the buzzers of both regulation and the first overtime to prolong the game.
MADISON (51) — Evick 4 6 14, Drury 5 10 20, Richardson 2 4 8, Lawson 1 1 3, Rager 2 1 6. Totals: 14 22 51.
NORTHRIDGE (47) — Thomas 1 2 5, Rowland 5 0 15, Ferguson 1 0 2, McPherson 1 0 2, B. Naylor 7 1 15, C. Naylor 2 1 5, Runyan 1 0 3. Totals: 18 4 47.
Madison ....... 7 9 11 8 5 11—51
Northridge ....... 11 12 210 5 7—47
3-point goals: MM—Rager. DN—Rowland 5, Thomas, Runyan. Records: MM 2-0 (1-0 SWBL), DN 0-2 (0-1).
SHL
• Leesburg-Fairfield 85, Manchester 73, at Leesburg — Both teams combined for 67 fourth-quarter points in this shootout.
Jarrod Haines had 13 rebounds.
MANCHESTER (73) — Cracraft 1 0 3, Palmer 1 0 3, Rigdon 4 1 10, Tomlin 4 2 10, Bradley 7 4 19, Grooms 3 4 10, Darnell 2 3 7, Lucas 1 0 2, Kretshmer 3 3 9. Totals: 26 17 73.
LEESBURG-FAIRFIELD (85) — Kiesling 2 0 4, Jones 3 1 7, Breeding 0 2 2, Washburn 4 2 10, Garren 4 6 15, Hughes 0 1 1, Stuckey 1 0 2, Haines 3 2 8, Bennington 7 1 16, Wiget 1 0 2, Eakins 7 4 18. Totals: 32 19 85.
Manchester ....... 15 12 15 31—73
Leesburg-Fairfield ....... 21 17 11 36—85
3-point goals: L-Garren, Bennington, M-Cracraft, Palmer, Rigdon, Bradley. Records: L 1-1 (1-0), M 2-1 (0-1).
• Eastern Brown 89, North Adams 67, at North Adams — Eastern Brown used a 31-7 fourth-quarter spurt to break open a close game.
Jason Hauck led all scorers with 23 points for Eastern Brown.
EASTERN BROWN (89) — B. Kirk 2 1 7, K. Kirk 1 2 4, Beucler 2 7 13, Stout 4 8 18, C. Neal 3 1 5, Mignery 1 0 2, Hauck 10 0 23, J. Neal 0 3 3, Tracy 1 0 2, Holdaway 4 0 8, Dotson 1 2 4. Totals: 29 24 89.
NORTH ADAMS (67) — Brown 6 0 17, Michael 2 1 5, Pence 4 2 11, Pistole 4 2 10, Burns 1 1 3, Fenton 3 0 7, Brumett 5 3 14. Totals: 25 9 67.
Eastern Brown ....... 17 22 19 31—89
North Adams ....... 18 18 24 7—67
3-point field goals: EB—B.Kirk 2, Beucler 2, Stout 2, Hauck 3. NA—Brown 5, Pence, Fenton, Brumett. Records: EB 3-0 (1-0 SHL), NA 0-2 (0-1).
• Peebles 77, Lynchburg 72, OT, at Lynchburg — Adam Carroll sank seven of eight free throws in overtime to lift Peebles to the victory.
Carroll finished with a team-high 25 points for the Indians.
Rob Preston scored a game-high 33 points for Lynchburg.
PEEBLES (77) — Adam Carroll 6 12 25, McCoy 5 0 12, Cheesbro 5 6 16, Worley 0 1 1, Smalley 4 3 11, Shoemaker 2 2 6, Pertuset 3 0 6. Totals: 25 24 77.
LYNCHBURG (72) — Pierson 1 0 2, Beatty 1 0 2, Barber 4 1 10, Bene 3 1 7, Lowe 1 0 3, Preston 11 11 33, Sandlin 0 3 3, Tucker 4 4 12. Totals: 25 20 72.
Peebles ....... 13 17 13 21 13—77
Lynchburg ....... 11 14 17 22 8—72
3-point field goals: P—Carroll, McCoy 2. L—
Barber, Lowe. Records: P 1-1 (1-0 SHL), L 0-2 (0-2).
KTC
• Waynesville 69, Blanchester 29, at Blanchester — Nick Garrett scored six points in the third quarter when Waynesville broke the game open by outscoring Blanchester 20-4.
WAYNESVILLE (69) — Fulwiler 3 0 6, Whipp 4 0 10, Benton 2 0 4, Borgerding 4 2 10, Sesslar 2 0 5, Garrett 5 1 11, Baker 1 1 3, Castle 2 3 7, Letts 2 2 6, Gradec 2 0 4, Creamer 1 0 3. Totals: 28 9 69.
BLANCHESTER (29) — Satchwell 2 0 5, Barnes 2 2 6, Moore 1 0 2, Jasten 1 0 2, Hamm 1 0 2, Prewitt 2 0 4, Gray 1 0 2, Brock 3 0 6. Totals: 13 2 29.
Waynesville ....... 13 18 20 18—69
Blanchester ....... 8 11 4 6—29
3-point goals: W—Whipp 2, Sesslar, Creaker 3. B—Satchwell. Records: W 2-1, 1-0 KTC; B 0-3, 0-1 KTC.
Others
• Ripley 67, West Union 60, at Ripley — Andy Swearingen had 16 points and six assists and Dustin Wright added 17 points and four assists for Ripley.
WEST UNION (60) — Hamrick 1 0 2, Willett 2 0 4, Campbell 2 1 5, Lynch 2 0 4, Clark 8 1 21, Baldwin 9 6 24. Totals: 24 8 60.
RIPLEY (67) — Malone 1 2 5, Turner 1 0 2, Wright 6 3 17, Swearingen 5 4 16, Cahall 1 0 2, Barbaur 2 0 6, Marshall 3 0 6, Regenstein 5 3 13. Totals: 24 12 67.
West Union ....... 18 17 12 13—60
Ripley ....... 10 17 19 21—67
3-point goals: R-Malone, Wright 2, Swearingen 2, Barbaur 2, W-Clark 4. Records: R 2-0 (1-0), W 0-2 (0-1).
• Cincinnati Christian 47, Milford Christian 42, at Central Baptist Invitational — Billy Wallace scored six points in overtime, leading the Cougars into the championship game today at 1 p.m.
CINCINNATI CH. (47) — Wallace 2 4 8, Westcott 4 2 10, Wheeler 2 3 7, Lowe 2 0 4, Doerflein 2 0 4, Perschke 1 0 2, Byndon 5 0 10, Hester 1 0 2. Totals: 19 9 47.
MILFORD CH. (42) — Hargis 3 2 9, Taphorn 4 1 10, Hart 1 2 4, Rulapaugh 6 2 14, Morehead 2 1 5. Totals: 16 8 42.
Cincinnati Ch. ....... 8 9 12 7 11—47
Milford Ch. ....... 11 8 5 12 6—42
3-point goals: MC—Hargis, Taphorn. Records: CC 2-2, MC 2-1.
• Middletown Christian 43, Troy Christian 32, at the Canseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis — Sophomore center Nathan Larkin's three steals sparked Middletown Christian late in the second quarter.
Sophomore guard Tay Cochran led Middletown Christian with 12 points. Senior guard Bryant Fox added 10.
TROY CHRISTIAN (32) — Fairchild 2 2 7, Smith 20 5, McGraner 3 4 10, Tasic 3 2 8, Fuls 0 2 2, Totals 10 10 32
MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN (43) — Howard 1 2 4, Current 1 0 2, Crane 0 2 2, Fox 3 3 10, Terrill 1 1 3, Bell 1 0 2, Cochran 3 5 12, Larkin 4 0 8. Totals 14 13 43
Troy Christian ....... 7 9 2 14—32
Middletown Christian ....... 7 13 10 13—43
3-pointers: TC-Fairchild, Smith; MC-Fox, Cochran. Records: Troy 1-3, Middleton 1-1
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