Saturday, January 29, 2000
N.Ky. boys basketball roundup
No. 4 CovCath rallies over No. 3 Highlands
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Highlands, the No.3 team in the Enquirer's Northern Kentucky boys basketball coaches poll, couldn't hold an eight-point halftime lead, losing to No.4 Covington Catholic 42-34 at Highlands Friday night.
Highlands led 22-14 at halftime, but the Colonels outscored the Bluebirds 15-6 in the third quarter to take a 29-28 lead.
CovCath led 39-34 with 2:22 remaining when Brian McQuade sank a 3-pointer to put the game out of reach for the Colonels.
CovCath's Steve Purdon scored 20 points, including 16 in the second half. Matt Finke added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Colonels.
Matt Muehlenkamp led the Bluebirds with 16 points.
COVCATH (48) — McQuade 2 3 8, Finke 2 6 10, Dietz 1 0 2, Purdon 9 1 20, Wachs 3 2 8. Totals: 17-38, 12-17, 48.
HIGHLANDS (42) — Barone 1 0 3, Messmer 1 0 2, Muehlenkamp 7 2 16, Guidugli 3 1 8, Forbes 1 2 5, Neltner 4 0 8. Totals: 17 5 42.
CovCath ....... 10 4 15 19—48
Highlands ....... 13 9 6 14—42
3-pointers: C—McQuade, Purdon. H—Barone, Forbes, Guidugli. Records: CC 13-4, H 12-3.
• Dixie Heights 48, Campbell County 44 — Kyle Howard sank two free throws with 3.2 seconds to play to seal the win for Dixie Heights.
Steve Bramlage scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Colonels. Steve Minch led Campbell County with 13 points.
DIXIE (48) — Lonergan 1 3 5, Howard 3 2 9, Garrard 1 2 4, Kampe 3 1 7, J. Bramlage 0 3 3, Schneider 2 2 7, S. Bramlage 6 1 13. Totals: 16 14 48.
CAMPBELL (44) — Sigmon 4 1 12, Minch 5 3 13, Wilson 1 0 3, Turner 3 0 6, Reinhardt 4 2 10. Totals: 17 6 44.
Dixie ....... 9 13 10 16—48
Campbell ....... 13 9 9 13—44
3-pointers: D—Howard, Schneider. C—Sigmon 3, Wilson. Records: D 14-4, C 13-5.
• Conner 81, Newport 59 — Jason Edwards scored 15 and Marcus Johnson added 14 to lead Conner to the easy victory.
Newport was 7-of-32 (21.9 percent) from the field in the first half, allowing the Cougars to take a 38-22 halftime lead.
CONNER (81) — Brown 1 0 2, Deck 3 2 8, Hudgens 5 1 12, M. Johnson 6 0 14, Stephenson 4 0 10, Foltz 1 0 2, T. Johnson 5 2 12, Ballou 1 0 2, Dauwe 2 0 4, Edwards 7 1 15. Totals: 35 6 81.
NEWPORT (59) — Petty 3 4 10, Newton 3 0 9, Chandler 4 0 8, Whatley 0 3 3, Hall 0 1 1, Bivens 6 1 13, Ruebusch 0 2 2, Muench 5 3 13. Totals: 21 14 59.
Conner ....... 20 18 22 21—81
Newport ....... 6 16 17 20—59
3-pointers: C—Hudgens, M. Johnson 2, Stephenson 2. N—Newton 3. Records: C 6-8, N 7-11.
• Beechwood 86, Walton-Verona 69 — Senior center Matt Mercer scored a game-high 29 points and went 9-for-9 from the free-throw line, to lead Beechwood.
John Kerns added 18 points for the Tigers.
Robbie Huellemeier led Walton-Verona with 22 points.
WALTON-VERONA (69) — Maddox 2 1 6, Lutsch 1 1 4, Berkemeier 1 0 2, Huellemeier 5 11 22, Day 1 2 4, Dunhoft 5 3 15, Stephenson 4 1 10, Wigger 3 0 6. Totals: 22 19 69.
BEECHWOOD (86) — Spence 1 1 3, Kerns 5 4 18, Stowers 2 0 4, Droege 1 0 2, Hart 2 3 8, Morris 1 0 3, Downs 1 5 7, Reeves 3 0 8, Montoya 1 0 2, Mercer 10 9 29. Totals: 28 22 86.
Walton ....... 15 12 19 23—690
Beechwood ....... 14 25 25 22—86
3-pointers: W—Maddox, Lutsch, Huellemeier, Dunhoft 2, Stephenson. B—Kerns 4, Hart, Morris, Reeves 2. Records: W 5-11, B 5-8.
• Calvary Christian 77, Landmark 63 — Nick Tepe scored 27 of his 35 points in the second half to help Calvary overcome a three-point halftime deficit.
Ben Mollozzi added 14 points for Calvary. Gary Byrd led Landmark with 27 points.
LANDMARK (63) — Ellis 0 3 3, Turney 2 0 4, Sasser 3 0 6, Byrd 10 5 27, Fryer 6 3 15, Battle 2 0 4. Totals: 23 11 63.
CALVARY (77) — Zuerner 3 2 9, Tepe 14 5 35, Mollozzi 5 2 14, Donoghue 3 0 6, Watson 1 4 6, Moran 2 1 5, Iles 1 0 2. Totals: 29 14 77.
Landmark ....... 12 16 15 20—63
Calvary ....... 14 11 24 28—77
3-pointers: C—Zuerner, Tepe 2, Mollozzi 2. L—Byrd 2. Records: C 11-6.
• Ryle 54, Holy Cross 49 — Ryle's Michael Setters scored 13 points, including two free throws in the final 20 seconds that gave Ryle a five-point lead. Senior guard Rob Seldman led Holy Cross with 11 points, and junior forward Josh Beiting added 10.
HOLY CROSS (49) — Carr 0 1 1, Gasright 2 0 4, Seldman 3 2 11, Arlinghous 3 0 8, Egan 2 0 6, Karllman 3 2 9, Beiting 4 2 10. Totals: 17 7 49.
RYLE (54) — Setters 4 4 13, Steiner 3 5 12, Wellbaum 4 0 8, Seagen 2 0 4, Hamilton 2 2 7, Noel 3 2 10. Totals: 18 13 54.
Holy Cross ....... 7 15 11 16—49
Ryle ....... 11 13 16 14—54
3-pointers: HC — Seldman 3, Arlinghous 2, Egan 2. R — Noel 2, Setters, Steiner, Hamilton. Records: HC 6-12, Ryle 7-11.
• Scott 76, Lloyd 66 — Ben Lye scored 12 points during in the third quarter, during which Scott outscored Lloyd 24-10 to take control.
Lye and Chris Thompson each finished with 22 points for Scott. Michael Hopkins led Lloyd with 19 points.
SCOTT (76) — Morris 4 3 11, Stevenson 4 2 12, Richardson 1 0 2, Thompson 10 0 22, Lye 9 3 22, Kuehne 3 0 7. Totals: 31 8 76.
LLOYD (66) — Jamison 3 3 10, Quinn 6 0 13, Hollenkamp 3 0 7, Mi. Hopkins 8 3 19, Fox 1 0 2, Bishop 1 0 3, Wilson 5 2 12. Totals: 27 8 66.
Scott ....... 17 11 24 24—76
Lloyd ....... 16 15 10 25—66
3-pointers: S—Stevenson 2, Thompson 2, Lye, Kuehne. L—Jamison, Quinn, Hollenkamp, Bishop. Records: S 13-6, L 11-6.
• Silver Grove 87, Christian Center 53 — Woody Richmond, Chad McCarter and Brian McCarter each scored 13 points and Jimmy Horstman added 12 for the Big Trains. Scott Mazzaro led Christian Center with a game-high 26 points.
CHRISTIAN CENTER (53) — Staker 1 0 2, Jewell 7 0 14, Pettit 1 1 3, Rothering 2 2 6, Mazzaro 11 4 26, Hochdanner 1 0 2. Totals: 23 7 53.
SILVER GROVE (87) — Eden 0 2 2, Hildebrand 1 0 3, J. Richmond 2 1 7, Jo. Horstman 1 0 2, W. Richmond 4 4 13, Ji. Horstman 5 0 12, C. McCarter 6 0 13, B. McCarter 4 5 13, Vickers 1 2 5, Kopp 4 0 8, Stewart 4 1 9. Totals: 33 14 87.
Christian Center ....... 10 13 11 19—53
Silver Grove ....... 31 15 29 12—87
3-pointers: S—Hildebrand, J. Richmond, W. Richmond, Ji. Horstman 2, C. McCarter, Vickers. Records: S 13-4.
• Simon Kenton 61, Boone County 46 — Simon Kenton senior Brandon Coppage scored a game-high 19 points.
Boone County cut Simon Kenton's lead to 23-21 at the half on senior forward Matt Seever's two 3-pointers. But Simon Kenton pulled away with a 21-12 scoring edge in the third quarter.
SIMON KENTON (61) — Stowers 3 1 7, Setters 1 0 2, Coppage 6 4 19, Hurt 1 0 2, Cristello 2 2 6, Blevins 1 0 3, Ballinger 1 0 2, Baker 2 0 5, Pieper 5 1 11, Brock 2 0 4. Totals: 24 8 61.
BOONE COUNTY (46) — Tombragel 2 4 9, Kellerman 2 1 5, Rollins 2 0 5, Seever 6 2 18, Mecfarland 1 0 2, Haake 1 0 2, Noble 1 0 2, Faehr 1 1 3. Totals: 16 8 46.
Simon Kenton ....... 13 10 21 17—61
Boone County ....... 7 14 12 13—46
3-pointers: S—Coppage 3, Blevins, Baker. B—
Tombragel, Rollins, Seever 4. S 16-3, B 3-13.
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