Sunday, January 09, 2000
Cincinnati boys basketball roundup
Walnut Hills beats Moeller with 4th-quarter run
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Walnut Hills rallied in the fourth quarter Saturday to beat Moeller 55-51.
Walnut Hills went on a 14-5 run to start the fourth quarter and break a 38-38 tie. The Eagles made 9-of-12 free throws, including 6-of-6 for Eric Robinson, to hold off Moeller.
Moeller took 14-4 lead after the first quarter, but Walnut Hills fought back to within five behind George Blair's 10 second-quarter points.
MOELLER (51) — Tabler 1 1 3, Mahoney 4 0 11, Luther 4 1 9, Wood 1 0 2, Silber 1 0 2, Silvester 5 5 17, Rosfeld 3 1 7. Totals: 19 8 51.
WALNUT HILLS (55) — James 2 3 7, Hardin 5 3 13, Wilson 1 1 4, Bonner 2 0 4, Robinson 3 7 13, Smith 1 0 2, Blair 6 0 12. Totals: 20 14 55.
Moeller ....... 14 12 12 13—51
Walnut Hills ....... 4 17 17 17—55
3-pointers: M—Mahoney 3, Silvester 2. W—
Wilson. Records: M 3-7, W 4-4.
• St. Xavier 61, Zanesville 50, — St. Xavier made 9-of-13 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the victory over Zanesville, handing it its first home loss in three years.
Steve Sollman made 5-of-6 free throws in the fourth quarter, and Steve Callahan made 2-of-2. Andy Larkin led the Bombers with 18 points.
ST. XAVIER (61) — Callahan 2 3 9, Grogan 1 2 5, Cornette 3 0 6, Cronin 1 4 6, Larsen 2 4 8, Larkin 8 2 18, Sollmann 2 5 9. Totals: 19 20 61.
ZANESVILLE (50) — B. West 1 6 8, Witucky 1 0 2, R. West 3 0 7, Martin 3 1 8, Young 1 3 5, Hodge 3 0 8, Norris 3 0 6, Hollins 3 0 6. Totals: 18 10 50.
St. Xavier ....... 15 15 14 17—61
Zanesville ....... 14 20 7 9—50
3-pointers: S—Callahan 2, Grogan. Z—R. West, Martin, Hodge 2. Records: S 11-0, Z 7-2.
• Milford 41, Hamilton 39 — Neil Barraco made a 3-pointer with under a minute to play to seal the game. Barraco scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
David King paced the Big Blue with 11 points. Hamilton missed a last-second shot that would have tied the game.
MILFORD (41) — Skidmore 1 0 2, Meranda 2 0 4, Robertson 0 1 1, Barraco 6 4 17, Kaufman 1 2 4, Huesman 3 1 7, Strift 1 2 4, Kinder 1 0 2. Totals: 15 10 41.
HAMILTON (39) — Jo. Andrews 3 0 9, Harden 1 0 3, Rusbosin 1 0 2, Huff 5 1 11, Sturgill 2 3 7, Ballinger 3 0 7. Totals: 15 4 39.
Milford ....... 6 12 9 14—41
Hamilton ....... 3 12 7 17—39
3-pointers: M—Barraco. H—Jo. Andrews 3, Harden, Ballinger. Records: H 3-6 (GMC 2-5), M 7-2 (5-2).
• Goshen 46, Western Brown 38 — Goshen held the Broncos to just eight points in the first half and two in the first quarter. Western Brown, down eight at halftime, never led in the game.
Roger Drake led Goshen with 13 points, and Jason Gordon added 12. Justin Phillips led Western Brown with 12 points.
WESTERN BROWN (38) — Phillips 5 1 12, Tackett 3 0 7, Hutson 1 0 2, Patton 2 1 5, Warman 0 2 2, Howard 1 0 2, Fite 3 2 8. Totals: 15 6 38.
GOSHEN (46) — Drake 5 1 13, Gordon 3 6 12, Blevins 3 0 6, Settlemayer 3 1 7, Christman 2 0 4, Ard 2 0 4. Totals: 18 8 46.
Western Brown ....... 2 6 14 16—38
Goshen ....... 8 8 12 18—46
Three-point field goals: WB—Phillips, Tackett. G—Drake 2. Records: G 6-4, WB 2-8.
• Mount Healthy 67, Newport 35 — Will Gaines scored 12 first-half points to pace Mount Healthy to a 33-21 lead. Gaines led all scorers with 15 points.
NEWPORT (35) — Petty 2 2 6, Newton 3 1 7, Chandler 1 0 2, Smithson 1 0 2, Basey 1 1 3, Bivens 4 1 9, Muench 2 2 6. Totals: 14 7 35.
MT. HEALTHY (67) — Flowers 3 0 6, Fields 3 1 7, Richardson 3 2 9, Gaines 6 1 15, Love 1 0 2, Brown 2 3 7, Williams 0 1 1, Short 4 1 10, Battle 2 2 6, Anderson 1 0 2, Armstrong 1 0 2. Totals: 26 11 67.
Newport ....... 10 11 6 8—35
Mt. Healthy ....... 17 16 15 19—67
3-pointers: MH—Gaines 2, Richardson, Short. Records: MH 4-6, N 4-6.
• Fairborn 61, Springboro 53 — A second-half rally, triggered by Nick McDonald, enabled the Skyhawks to erase a four-point deficit en route to the victory.
FAIRBORN (61) — McDonald 6 5 17, Brannigan 4 1 12, McClure 4 0 8, Hope 2 2 6, Samic 5 2 12, Zyrd 2 0 4, Riley 1 0 2. Totals: 24 10 61.
SPRINGBORO (53) — Bohinc 2 2 7, Howard 3 0 9, Benseler 3 3 9, Johnson 4 0 8, Frances 2 6 10, Ellis 4 1 10. Totals: 18 12 53.
Fairborn ....... 7 20 18 16—61
Springboro ....... 11 20 11 11—53
Three-point field goals: F—Brannigan 3; S—
Howard 3, Bohinc, Ellis. Records: F 4-3, S 5-3.
• Loveland 49, Clermont Northeastern 47 — In a battle of two of the better Division II teams in the area, Loveland overcame a 7-point halftime deficit.
Kevin Schappell and Clint Nagel combined for 12 points in the third quarter, when the Tigers got back into the game. Loveland then put the game away in the fourth behind 6-of-8 shooting from the foul line.
Nagel finished with a career-high 19 points. Schappell added 16.
The win was Loveland's eighth in a row.
LOVELAND (49) — Muhammad 1 1 3, Bowerman 1 0 3, Hadnot 1 2 4, Partin 0 2 2, Schappell 5 3 16, Nagel 6 7 19, Conn 1 0 2. Totals: 15 15 49.
CNE (47) — Lafferty 2 3 9, Shephard 1 1 3, Lloyd 3 3 10, Nash 6 2 18, Fishback 1 1 3, Ritter 2 0 4. Totals: 15 10 47.
Loveland ....... 6 14 12 17—49
CNE ....... 16 11 6 14—47
Three-point field goals: L—Bowerman, Schappell 3. C—Nash 4, Lafferty 2, Lloyd. Records: L 8-1, C 7-2.
• Lakota West 63, Colerain 40 — Andy Dunn scored 15 points as Lakota West avoided a letdown after Friday night's upset of Princeton. Brad Candella added 10 points for West, which remained unbeaten at 10-0.
Andy Dunn scored 15 points and Mike Ferris led Colerain with 19 points.
COLERAIN (40) — B. Daft 2 0 4, Ferris 6 6 19, Aker 2 0 4, J. Daft 2 0 4, Lies 1 0 2, Bertram 1 0 2, McMullen 1 0 2, Monaghan 1 0 3. Totals: 16 6 40.
LAKOTA WEST (63) — Parker 4 1 9, Dunn 5 2 15, Candella 2 5 10, Chaney 2 0 6, Romero 1 0 2, Rehring 2 0 4, Hutzelman 3 1 7, York 1 0 2, Alles 1 1 3, Higgins 1 0 2, Buhrlage 1 1 3. Totals: 23 11 63.
Colerain ....... 7 6 13 14—40
Lakota West ....... 17 12 19 15—63
Three-point field goals: C—Ferris, Monaghan. LW—Dunn 3, Chaney 2, Candella. Records: LW 10-0 (7-0 GMC), C 4-6 (2-5).
• Princeton 69, Lakota East 40 — Robert Southall scored three straight baskets, including two dunks, in the fourth quarter as Princeton pulled away for the win.
The Vikins led only 22-21 at halftime.
Southall totaled 12 points for Princeton. Erik Daniels scored 16 points and Larry Brown chipped in with 15.
PRINCETON (69) — Southall 5 2 12, Cross 2 4 9, Daniels 7 2 16, Rinck 1 2 4, C. Mullen 0 1 1, L. Brown 6 3 15, D. Brown 1 0 2, Mayweather 2 2 6, Kaluma 1 2 4. Totals: 25 18 69.
LAKOTA EAST (40) — J. Graves 5 0 11, Day 3 0 8, Thompson 4 0 8, S. Graves 0 1 1, Woods 3 0 6, Johnson 0 2 2, Small 2 0 4. Totals: 17 3 40.
Princeton ....... 11 11 22 25—69
Lakota East ....... 11 10 11 8—40
Three-point field goals: P—Cross. LE—J. Graves, Day 2. Records: P 8-3 (6-1 GMC), LE 4-5 (3-4).
• CCD 59, Bethel-Tate 52 — CCD hit five-of-six free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
Noah Allen scored a game-high 23 points to lead CCD.
Chris Torlone added 15 points for the Indians.
Justin Wallace paced Bethel-Tate with 12 points.
BETHEL-TATE (52) — Wallace 5 2 12, Stamper 3 2 10, Miller 2 0 5, Todd 3 0 9, Ladd 2 2 6, Rector 2 0 4, Gregory 2 0 6. Totals: 19 6 52.
CCD (59) — Smith 2 0 4, Allen 8 6 23, Mitchell 1 1 3, Floering 1 1 3, Torlone 7 1 15, Cohen 4 3 11. Totals: 23 12 59.
Bethel-Tate ....... 8 13 16 15—52
CCD ....... 10 14 15 20—59
Three-point field goals: B—Stamper 2, Miller, Todd 3, Gregory 2. C—Allen. Records: C 7-1.
• Purcell Marian 76, Roger Bacon 70 — Jamie and Hewitt Cooper each scored 21 points to lead Purcell Marian. Purcell led 24-11 after the first quarter.
ROGER BACON (70) — Hausfeld 9 5 25, Gering 1 2 4, Sheppard 2 0 6, N. Wyrick 0 2 2, Holt 4 0 10, Land 2 0 4, Huerkamp 1 2 4, Meridy 6 1 13, McManus 0 2 2. Totals: 25 14 70.
PURCELL (76) — Salamone 2 0 6, Sanders 0 2 2, Fullman 0 3 3, J. Cooper 5 11 21, Fulks 5 0 10, H. Cooper 7 7 21, Jackson 3 5 11, Swann 1 0 2. Totals: 23 28 76.
Roger Bacon ....... 11 16 19 24—70
Purcell ....... 24 16 19 17—76
Three-point field goals: R—Hausfeld 2, Sheppard 2, Holt 2. P—Salamone 2. Records: R 4-6 (2-2 GCLN) P 9-0 (6-0).
• Ross 82, Harrison 67 — Warren Sizemore scored 14 points to lead Ross. E.J. Engelkamp hit 9-of-11 free-throws in the final 3:34 to seal the win.
Jamie Houpe added 13 points for the Rams.
Matt Volkerding paced Harrison with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 blocks.
ROSS (82) — Estes 1 1 3, Engelkamp 1 10 12, Hutson 2 0 5, Ziepsel 0 1 1, Hubbard 1 2 4, Houpe 4 5 13, Ehrman 5 1 11, Sizemore 5 2 14, Wagner 2 3 8, Brown 4 3 11. Totals: 25 28 82.
HARRISON (67) — P. Volkerding 2 2 6, Cornelius 1 5 7, M. Myers 2 2 8, A. Myers 1 7 9, Smith 4 2 10, M. Volkerding 10 6 27. Totals: 20 24 67.
Ross ....... 17 28 15 22—82
Harrison ....... 10 21 20 16—67
Three-point field goals: R—Hutson, Sizemore 2, Wagner. H—M. Myers 2, M. Volkerding. Records: R 5-4 H 4-4.
• Woodward 70, Dayton Patterson 50 — Woodward scored the first seven points en route to the victory. The Bulldogs used man-to-man full-court pressure to slow Patterson.
Willie Boyce paced Woodward with a game-high 27 points.
PATTERSON (50) — Cook 3 1 7, Robinson 3 0 6, Waters 1 1 3, Strickland 7 3 18, Harris 2 1 5, Darke 1 0 2, Wesson 1 0 2, Campbell 5 0 10. Totals: 23 6 50.
WOODWARD (70) — Maconnen 2 1 5, Wood 3 3 10, Hendrix 1 2 4, Boyce 9 7 27, Edwards 1 0 2, Bryant 2 0 5, Turnbow 4 0 8, Bess 0 2 2, Grace 3 0 7. Totals: 25 15 70.
Patterson ....... 4 12 15 19—50
Woodward ....... 15 17 19 19—70
3-pointers: P—Strickland. W—Wood, Bryant, Grace. Records: W 4-7, P 0-10.
• Eastern Brown 74, Georgetown 60 — Kyle Stout scored 21 and Jason Hacuk added 20 to lead host Eastern Brown.
Eastern Brown led 21-14 after the first quarter.
GEORGETOWN (60) — Grant 1 0 2, Leahy 8 2 18, Mitchell 2 1 6, Waits 4 0 8, Foster 2 1 5, Boyd 3 3 11, Knott 3 3 10. Totals: 23 10 60.
EASTERN BROWN (74) — B. Kirk 3 2 8, K. Kirk 0 1 1, Stout 5 9 21, C. Neal 1 0 2, Mignerey 0 1 1, Hauck 7 5 20, Holdaway 5 5 15, Dotson 2 0 4, J. Neal 1 0 2. Totals: 24 23 74.
Georgetown ....... 14 14 12 20—60
Eastern Brown ....... 21 19 19 15—74
3-pointers: G—Mitchell, Boyd 2, Knott. E—
Stout 2, Hauck. Records: EB 9-0, G 6-3.
• Miami Trace 48, Hillsboro 45 — David Andrews led Miami Trace with 13 points. Chris Miller and Ed Napier each added 10 points for Miami Trace.
Cam Marsh led Hillsboro with a game-high 14 points.
MIAMI TRACE (48) — Fast 2 0 4, Napier 5 0 10, Bihl 2 2 6, Miller 2 6 10, Andrews 5 0 13, Anderson 2 1 5. Totals: 18 9 48.
HILLSBORO (45) — Marsh 5 2 14, Haithcock 2 0 4, Miles 3 2 8, Keets 4 1 11, Marischen 1 3 5, Jolitz 1 1 3. Totals: 16 9 45.
Miami Trace ....... 14 11 9 14—48
Hillsboro ....... 10 13 8 14—45
Three-point field goals: M—Andrews 3. H—
Marsh 2. Records: M 4-5 H 7-3.
• Canton McKinley 62, Oak Hills 48 — Tim Oliverio led Oak Hills with 16 points.
OAK HILLS (48) — Wernke 0 1 1, Price 1 0 3, Proctor 5 0 11, Richmond 0 1 1, Dietrich 2 4 8, Weathers 1 1 3, Oliverio 8 0 16, Lipps 1 0 2, Waint 1 1 3. Totals: 19 8 48.
MCKINLEY (62) — Wesley 2 0 5, Taylor 6 2 14, Campbell 1 1 3, Trbovich 3 0 9, Sistrunk 4 0 9, Broyles 6 2 15, Hill 2 3 7. Totals: 25 6 62.
Oak Hills ....... 14 13 11 10—48
McKinley ....... 16 18 16 12—62
Three-point field goals: O—Proctor. M—
Trbovich 3, Wesley, Sistrunk, Broyles.. Records: O 5-5, M 8-0.
• Middletown Christian 67, Spring Valley Academy 56 — Sophomore guard Tay Cochran scored a career-high 27 points and Middletown Christian jumped out to a 24-10 halftime lead. Bryant Fox added 16 points, including 11 in the first half.
SPRING VALLEY (56) — Schwarz 5 2 15, Miller 9 1 21, Chu 1 0 2, Weaver 1 1 3, Grizzell 5 2 12, Yost 0 2 2, Hedrick 0 1 1. Totals: 21 9 56.
MIDD. CHRISTIAN (67) — Larkin 0 3 3, Terrill 3 1 8, Fox 3 9 16, Cochran 8 9 27, Current 5 1 11, Howard 1 0 2. Totals: 20 23 67.
Spring Valley ....... 7 3 22 24—56
Midd. Christian ....... 13 11 18 25—67
Three-point field goals: SV—Schwarz 3, Miller 2. MC—Cochran 2, Terrill, Fox. Records: SV 5-2, MC 4-4.
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