Saturday, January 08, 2000
N.Ky. boys basketball roundup
Grieving Roberts leads Williamstown
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Two hours after the death of his father, Chad Roberts was back on the basketball court. In the fourth quarter, he showed why he had decided to play.
Roberts, a Williamstown High School senior, scored eight points in a decisive fourth-quarter rally to help the Demons beat Ludlow 63-39 at Williamstown. He totaled 10 points and 11 rebounds.
“Greg Roberts ran a Junior Pro (youth) basketball team for 25 years,” Williamstown coach Tim Mefford. “He loved the game of basketball. Chad and his family felt that's where he'd want Chad to be, so he made the decision to play. And he played real well.”
Greg Roberts, who had been in a coma since suffering a stroke Christmas Eve, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday. He had been taken off life support earlier in the week.
“We had the (Williamstown Kiwanis Holiday Classic) tournament that we dedicated to Greg, and we played real well and won that,” Mefford said. “Tonight we had a moment of silence again for the family. The whole team felt the loss and rallied around Chad to help him.”
LUDLOW (39) — York 3 0 6, Henry 1 1 4, Reed 6 0 12, Martin 4 2 13, Bell 1 0 2, McKenzie 1 0 2. Totals: 16 3 39.
WILLIAMSTOWN (63) — Hayes 2 2 6, Eldridge 2 4 8, Collins 1 0 2, Knight 1 2 4, Schmitz 5 3 14, Beach 4 0 9, Lawrence 1 0 2, Fabian 2 4 8, Roberts 3 4 10. Totals: 21 19 63.
Ludlow ....... 9 14 7 9—39
Williamstown ....... 11 15 10 27—63
Three-point field goals: L—Henry, Martin 3. W—Schmitz, Beach. Records: L 7-6, W 5-7.
• Newport Central Catholic 48, Holmes 35, at UC's Shoemaker Center — NewCath junior guard Ronny Dawn scored 22 points and topped the 1,000-point mark for his career. Vince Bonhaus added 13 points.
Holmes shot only 14-of-54 from the floor. Al Huff scored nine points to lead Holmes.
NCC (48) — Dawn 6 7 22, Bonhaus 3 4 13, Bacigalupo 3 0 6, Myers 1 1 3, Mayer 1 0 2, Lynn 1 0 2. Totals: 15 12 48.
HOLMES (35) — Huff 4 0 9, Hallman 3 0 8, Jackson 3 0 6, Weaver 2 0 4, Smith 1 2 5, White 1 0 2, Englemon 0 1 1. Totals: 14 3 35.
NewCath ....... 13 18 8 9—48
Holmes ....... 10 7 8 10—35
Three-point field goals: N—Dawn 3, Bonhaus 3. H—Hallman 2, Huff, Smith. Records: N 8-4, H 7-6.
• Silver Grove 79, Beechwood 76, at Beechwood — Jimmy Horstman scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Big Trains to victory.
Beechwood took a 57-46 lead into the fourth quarter but Silver Grove went on a 33-19 run to pull it out.
Matt Mercer paced Beechwood with 22 points while Silver Grove's Chad McCarter took scoring honors with 23 points.
SILVER GROVE (79) — Hildebrand 6 2 19, J. Richmond 2 1 7, Johnny Horstman 1 0 2, W. Richmond 2 0 4, Jimmy Horstman 7 4 21, McCarter 7 9 23, Koop 1 0 2, Stewart 1 0 2. Totals: 27 14 79.
BEECHWOOD (76) — Downs 8 2 18, Spence 4 2 14, Robb 1 0 2, Kerns 3 1 7, Droege 4 0 9, Reeves 1 0 2, Montoya 1 0 2, Mercer 9 4 22. Totals: 29 9 22.
Silver Grove ....... 17 13 16 33—79
Beechwood ....... 16 16 25 19—76
3-pointers: SG-Hildebrand 5, J. Richmond 2, Jimmy Horstman 3; B-Spence 4, Droege. Records: B 2-6.
• Campbell County 65, Bishop Brossart 55 (OT), at Mason County Invitational — Campbell County scored 10 unanswered points in overtime to advance to the tournament finals tonight against Montgomery County.
Brandon Minch scored the go-ahead basket early in the overtime and the Camels never looked back. Kevin Reinhardt scored five of his game-high 23 in overtime.
Justin Seiter sent the game to overtime for Brossart with a three-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining.
BROSSART (55) — Ruth 4 0 8, Ryan 9 0 19, Clark 5 1 12, Luschek 1 0 2, Enzweiler 0 2 2, Seiter 4 3 12. Totals: 23 6 55.
CAMPBELL COUNTY (65) — Miller 1 0 2, Sigmon 1 5 7, Herald 2 0 4, Minch 4 1 9, Wilson 2 2 6, Turner 4 1 9, Reinhardt 9 5 23, Groneck 2 1 5. Totals: 25 15 65.
Brossart ....... 15 7 10 23 0—55
Campbell County ....... 8 9 21 17 10—65
3-pointers: B—Ryan, Clark, Seiter. Records: B 8-4, C 8-3.
• Covington Latin 58, Central Baptist 27 — Senior guard Jon Ries scored a career high 35 points for the Trojans who led wire-to-wire.
Ries's career best effort included 14-of-16 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line.
COVINGTON LATIN (58) — O'Connell 3 0 6, A. Stone 0 1 1, Reis 14 6 35, Dauod 2 1 5, Varland 4 3 11. Totals: 23 11 58.
CENTRAL BAPTIST (27) — Thoms 0 1 1, Clark 4 0 8, Hampton 2 0 4, Leef 3 2 9, Anthon 2 1 5. Totals: 11 4 27.
Covington Latin ....... 19 12 15 12—58
Central Baptist ....... 9 8 7 3—27
3-pointers: CL—Reis. CB—Leef. Records: CL 4-4, CB 1-6.
• Grant County 89, Walton-Verona 53 — Junior guard Allen Shafer scored 25 points to lead Grant County (11-2) to its ninth consecutive victory. It is believed to be the school's best start in 21 years.
WALTON-VERONA (53) — Meyer 1 0 2, Albers 1 1 4, Maddox 1 0 2, Lutsch 0 1 1, Berkemeir 1 0 3, Day 2 0 4, Stephenson 2 2 6, Buckler 5 3 13, Deaton 1 0 2, Byrd 1 0 2, Wigger 6 2 14. Totals: 21 9 53.
GRANT CO. (89) — B. Meade 1 0 2, Colson 1 0 2, Riley 1 0 2, Shafer 7 10 25, Ryan 6 0 14, Coleman 1 0 3, Ty. Jones 5 2 16, E. Meade 7 1 16, Tr. Jones 4 0 8, Hammon 0 1 1. Totals: 33 14 89.
Walton-Verona ....... 15 12 18 8—53
Grant County ....... 27 30 17 15—89
Three-point field goals: WV—Albers, Berkemeir. GC—Coleman, Shafer, Ryan 2, Ty. Jones 4, E. Meade. Records: WV 5-9, GC 11-2.
• Heritage Academy 56, Dayton 48 — Bert Capel scored 13 points in the fourth quarter.
HERITAGE (56) — Ashley 3 1 10, Capel 8 13 30, Payne 1 2 4, Griggs 3 0 6, Windhorn 1 4 6. Totals: 16 20 56.
DAYTON (48) — Hall 0 2 2, Stockton 3 0 6, Skirvin 1 2 4, Jason Wiseman 2 1 6, Jeremy Wiseman 1 0 2, Dustin Brummett 1 2 4, Darrell Brummett 6 5 18, Gross 2 0 6. Totals: 16 12 48.
Heritage ....... 7 12 15 22—56
Dayton ....... 13 10 5 20—48
3-pointers: H—Ashley 3, Capel. D—Gross 2, Darrell Brummett, Jason Wiseman. Records: H 8-5, D 1-9.
• Bellevue 92, Villa Madonna 40 — Paul Eaglin had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Bellevue.
VILLA MADONNA (40) — Kenkel 0 1 1, Neace 1 3 5, Breetz 3 1 8, Clark 1 3 5, Crisler 1 3 6, Anadio 3 0 7, Fitzpatrick 2 3 7, Streety 0 1 1. Totals: 11 15 40.
BELLEVUE (92) — Ollberding 3 0 6, Clemons 2 0 4, S. Rechtin 5 2 13, R. Rechtin 1 0 2, Harris 4 2 12, Cain 3 0 7, Duell 0 3 3, Gullett 5 1 11, Eaglin 8 0 20, Bays 2 0 6, Grant 0 2 2, McIntyre 2 0 4, Wood 1 0 2. Totals: 36 10 92.
Villa Madonna ....... 5 16 8 11—40
Bellevue ....... 27 21 26 18—92
Three-point field goals: V—Breetz, Crislker, Anadio. B—S. Rechtin, Harris 2, Cain, Eaglin 4, Bays 2. Records: V 0-13, B 4-8 (2-2 NKAC).
• Ryle 50, Newport 48 — Micheal Setters scored 21 points to lead Ryle.
Newport missed a potential game-tying tap at the buzzer, allowing Ryle to escape with the victory.
RYLE (50) — Setters 9 1 21, Steiner 2 3 8, Margrave 0 2 2, Wellbaum 0 1 1, Maley 1 1 4, Feagan 1 0 2, Hamilton 1 0 2, Noll 2 2 6. Totals: 18 10 50.
NEWPORT (48) — Petty 9 4 24, Chandler 2 0 4, Whatley 1 1 3, Smithson 1 0 2, Muench 6 3 15. Totals: 19 8 48.
Ryle ....... 15 10 18 7—50
Newport ....... 11 14 10 13—48
Three-point field goals: R—Setters 2, Steiner, Maley. N—Petty. Records: R 5-8 N 4-5.
• Scott 71, Holy Cross 66 — Scott hit a school-record 13 three-pointers en route to the victory at Shoemaker Center.
HOLY CROSS (66) — Gastright 4 0 9, Feldman 4 2 12, Arlinghaus 4 2 12, Egan 5 2 11, Krallman 4 0 8, Beiting 5 2 12. Totals: 26 8 66.
SCOTT (71) — Morris 2 0 5, Stevenson 6 3 20, Richardson 2 4 10, Thompsom 7 5 22, Lye 1 4 6, Kuehne 1 0 2, Kreinest 2 0 6. Totals: 21 16 71.
Holy Cross ....... 18 14 14 20—66
Scott ....... 15 17 18 21—71
Three-point field goals: H—Gastright, Feldman 2, Arlinghaus 2, Egan. S—Stevenson 5, Morris, Richardson 2, Thompson 3, Kreinest 2. Records: H 3-9 S 9-4 (1-0 NKAC).
• Boone County 58, St. Henry 56 — A second-half rally by the Crusaders came up short.
St. Henry trailed 37-24 at halftime but rallied behind Nick Love to tie the game. The Rebels came back with Dan Noble and Ben Brown scoring key field goals down the stretch.
BOONE COUNTY (58) — Sullivan 2 1 5, Tombragel 1 0 2, Rollins 2 0 5, Flick 3 3 9, Seever 2 0 4, McFarland 2 0 4, Noble 5 3 13, Brown 5 2 12. Totals: 23 9 58.
ST. HENRY (56) — Ratcliff 2 0 5, Fabiani 2 0 6, Cook 2 0 4, Koop 1 0 3, Love 8 1 22, Eisenmenger 5 0 12, McClure 1 0 2, Smith 1 0 2. Totals: 22 1 56.
Boone ....... 24 13 9 12—58
St. Henry ....... 10 14 18 14—56
Three-point field goals: B—Rollins, Brown 2; S—Ratcliff, Fabiani 2, Coop, Love 5, Eisenmenger 2. Records: B 3-6, S 4-6.
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