Saturday, February 12, 2000
Cincinnati boys basketball roundup
St. X whips Moeller to clinch title tie
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Steve Callahan scored eight of his game-high 12 points in the second quarter as St. Xavier routed Moeller 77-34 Friday night to clinch at least a tie with Elder for the GCL South title.
St. Xavier outscored Moeller 21-3 in that second period.
Moeller's Matt Sylvester, who scored 36 points Tuesday against Purcell Marian, was held scoreless in the first half and sat out the second half.
All 14 St. Xavier players scored.
Tom Luther paced Moeller with 10 points.
MOELLER (34) — Tabler 1 0 2, Byrnes 1 2 4, Mahoney 0 2 2, Monserez 2 0 4, Luther 4 2 10, Wood 1 0 2, Silber 1 0 2, McGlone 0 2 2, Rosfeld 3 0 6. Totals: 13 8 34.
ST. XAVIER (77) — Callahan 5 1 12, Grogan 1 0 3, Cornette 4 0 8, Kennedy 1 2 4, Keating 3 0 8, Cronin 1 2 4, Shriver 0 2 2, Larsen 3 0 6, Bast 2 0 5, Larkin 2 3 7, Waligora 2 2 6, Sollmann 1 2 4, Graham 2 0 6, Compton 1 0 2. Totals: 28 14 77.
Moeller ....... 4 3 14 13—34
St. Xavier ....... 9 21 23 24—77
3-pointers: S—Callahan, Grogan, Keating 2, Bast, Graham 2. Records: S 16-1 (GCL 9-1), M 8-10 (4-6).
• Purcell Marian 43, Chaminade-Julienne 33 — Keith Jackson scored 16 points, including four of four shooting from the foul line down the stretch.
With the victory and McNicholas' loss at Roger Bacon, Purcell clinches the GCL-North title outright.
Brandon Salamone added a season-high 15 points for the Cavaliers.
PURCELL (43) — Salamone 5 2 15, J. Cooper 4 0 8, Fulks 1 0 2, H. Cooper 1 0 2, Jackson 6 4 16. Totals: 17 6 43.
C-J (33) — Angel 6 2 14, Krueger 3 0 8, Szabo 1 0 2, Thomas 4 1 9. Totals: 14 3 33.
Purcell ....... 8 12 11 12—43
C-J ....... 8 7 6 12—33
3-pointers: PM—Salamone 3. C—Krueger 2. Records: PM 16-2 (11-1 GCLN), CJ 1-17 (1-11 GCLN).
• Elder 62, La Salle 40 — Mike Kelsey scored 12 points in the first quarter as Elder jumped out to a 19-8 lead.
Kelsey finished with a game-high 23 points for the Panthers, ranked No.4 in the Enquirer's Division I coaches poll. Senior forward Joel Wainscott added 13 points.
ELDER (62) — Mullen 1 0 2, Kelsey 9 3 23, Benken 4 1 9, Bazeley 1 0 2, Rowland 1 0 2, Renzenbrink 2 0 4, Wainscott 6 1 13, Murphy 1 0 2, Mahon 1 0 3, Rapien 1 0 2. Totals: 27 5 62.
LA SALLE (40) — Condit 2 0 5, Bucheit 3 0 6, Hyle 2 0 5, Schackleiter 2 1 5, Rathman 2 0 4, Djenge 2 0 4, Kruthaupt 3 0 6, Petit 0 5 5. Totals: 16 6 40.
Elder ....... 19 9 23 11—62
La Salle ....... 8 6 11 15—40
3-pointers: E—Kelsey 2, Mahon. L—Condit, Hyle. Records: E 14-4 (8-3 GCLS), L 9-9 (4-7 GCLS).
• Roger Bacon 56, McNicholas 52 — Dan Huerkamp made six straight free throws and Nate Wyrick and Josh Housfeld each made two of two for Bacon in the closing minute of the game.
Paul Sheehy had two 3-pointers and Brad Cupito added another but Roger Bacon won it on the line. Sheehy led the Rockets with 20 points.
Mike Meridy brought back Roger Bacon in the third quarter, scoring seven of the team's 15 points to open a 44-35 lead.
MCNICHOLAS (52) — Hensley 1 4 7, Cupito 2 0 6, Schneider 3 1 7, Sheehy 7 0 20, Popler 0 2 2, Lawhon 2 0 4, Brothers 1 0 2, Peery 1 1 3, Schrin 0 1 1. Totals: 17 9-12 52.
ROGER BACON (56) — Housfeld 4 5 13, Bock 1 0 3, Wyrick 4 4 12, Land 1 0 2, Huerkamp 2 6 10, Meridy 6 2 14, McManus 1 0 2. Totals: 19 17-25 56.
McNicholas ....... 11 11 13 17—52
Roger Bacon ....... 14 15 15 12—56
3-pointers: M—Hensley, Cupito 2, Sheehy 6. RB—Bock. Records: M 12-7 (8-5 GCLN), RB 8-10 (6-6).
• Alter 49, Badin 39 — John Staub scored 15 points and Alter hit 13 of 17 free throws to hold off the Rams.
Badin was the victim of poor free throw shooting (4 of 8) and 18 turnovers. Bret Noonan led Badin with a game-high 16 points.
ALTER (49) — Borland 1 5 8, Staub 5 3 15, Jones 2 3 8, Carter 4 1 9, Goings 2 0 4, Franz 2 1 5. Totals: 16 13 49.
BADIN (39) — Cannon 1 0 3, Hinkle 6 0 14, Noonan 6 2 14, Fiehrer 1 0 2, Niehaus 1 2 4. Totals: 15 4 39.
Alter ....... 13 15 9 12—49
Badin ....... 10 13 4 12—39
3-pointers: A-Borland, Staub 2; B-Cannon, Hinkle 2, Noonan 2. Records: B 3-16, 0-12 GCL.
QCC
• Hughes 61, Mount Healthy 51 — Andre Frazier scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half to help Hughes out to a 32-21 halftime lead. Mount Healthy never got closer than six in the second half.
Junior forward Deon Short scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Owls.
HUGHES (61) — Tye 1 0 2, Smiley 1 3 5, Salaam 1 3 5, James 2 0 4, Whitehead 2 0 4, Stallworth 3 1 7, McCants 3 0 6, Solomon 3 1 7, Frazier 9 3 21. Totals: 25 11 61.
MOUNT HEALTHY (51) — Flowers 5 2 12, Richardson 1 0 3, Gaines 2 0 6, Brown 1 2 4, Williams 1 2 4, Short 8 4 21, Battle 0 1 1. Totals: 18 11 51.
Hughes ....... 13 19 9 20—61
Mt. Healthy ....... 13 8 6 24—51
3-pointers: H—none. MH—Gaines 2, Short, Richardson. Records: MH 7-11 (5-7 QCC).
• Woodward 48, Walnut Hills 46 — Alex Armstrong hit two free throws in the final minute to win the game for Woodward.
Willy Boyce added 10 points for Woodward while Josh Hardin and Lawrence Wilson each scored 11 for Walnut Hills.
WOODWARD (48) — Boyce 4 2 10, Armstrong 3 5 11, Hendrix 4 1 9, Richardson 2 0 4, Makonnen 4 1 9, Turnbo 2 0 4, Edwards 0 1 1. Totals: 19 10 48.
WALNUT HILLS (46) — Montgomery 1 0 2, James 2 2 7, Hardin 4 3 11, Wilson 5 1 11, Bonner 1 0 3, Robinson 3 2 8, Blair 0 4 4. Totals: 16 12 46.
Woodward ....... 12 14 11 11—48
Walnut Hills ....... 7 7 15 17—46
3-pointers: WH—James, Bonner. Records: WH 10-7 (QCC 6-6).
• Aiken 63, Taft 46 — Senior forward Simeion Evans scored 17 points as Aiken won its second game of the season.
Aiken scored 14 of its fourth-quarter points from the free throw line.
TAFT (46) — Coles 2 0 4, Mack 2 2 6, McPherson 2 7 12, Harris 1 0 2, Turner 4 3 12, Williams 4 2 10. Totals: 15 14 46.
AIKEN (63) — Evans 4 9 17, Robinson 2 4 9, Dickenson 1 0 2, Barry 2 2 6, Oba 5 0 10, Parker 5 1 13, Satterwhite 3 0 6. Totals: 22 16 63.
Taft ....... 4 12 14 16—46
Aiken ....... 15 9 12 27—63
3-pointers: T—McPherson, Turner. A—Robinson, Parker 2. Records: A (2-16).
SBC
• Bethel-Tate 68, Williamsburg 58 — C.J. Miller scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as Bethel-Tate clinched its first outright league championship since 1952.
The Tigers tied for the league title in 1996-97 and 97-98.
BETHEL—TATE (68) — Wallace 9 2 24, Iori 1 0 3, Hesketh 2 1 5, Stamper 4 1 9, Cunningham 1 0 2, Miller 8 3 20, Ladd 2 1 5. Totals: 27 8 68.
WILLIAMSBURG (58) — Belew 3 0 6, Boland 8 4 20, Tudor 2 3 7, Wood 3 3 11, Kreimer 6 2 14. Totals: 22 12 58.
Bethel-Tate ....... 24 14 10 20—68
Williamsburg ....... 15 14 11 18—58
3-pointers: BT—Wallace 4, Iori, Miller. W—
Wood. Records: B 10-9 (SBC 8-3), W 11-8 (5-6).
• Hillsboro 83, Felicity 69 — Senior Josh Keets scored 23 points as Hillsboro clinched at least a share of the SBC title. The league title is the third straight for Hillsboro.
FELICITY (69) — Day 1 0 2, Easter 8 3 24, Rudd 2 0 5, Hatfield 6 0 14, Moran 3 0 8, Davidson 7 2 16. Totals: 27 5 69.
HILLSBORO (83) — Marsh 5 2 14, Walker 3 0 7, Haithcock 1 1 3, Miles 6 0 13, Burns 1 0 2, Keets 11 1 23, Marischen 5 0 10, Jolitz 4 1 9, Harner 1 0 2. Totals: 37 5 83.
Felicity ....... 17 15 24 13—69
Hillsboro ....... 20 24 20 19—83
3-pointers: F—Easter 5, Rudd, Hatfield 2, Moran 2. H—Marsh 2, Walker, Miles. Records: H 13-5 (SBC 9-1).
• Clermont Northeastern 66, New Richmond 44 — A full-court press helped create 11 first-half turnovers as CNE opened a 32-20 halftime lead.
Ian Lafferty made three of eight 3-pointers to finish with a game-high 15 points, and Scott Lloyd added 14.
NEW RICHMOND (44) — Ercherival 2 0 4, Godsey 1 1 4, Walriven 2 2 7, McMonigle 2 1 5, Bock 2 0 4, Burns 5 4 14, Berry 2 0 4, Mahaffey 1 0 2. Totals: 17 8 44.
CLERMONT NE (66) — Lafferty 4 4 15, Clay 0 1 1, Shephard 2 3 8, Lloyd 6 1 14, Thacker 1 0 2, J.Nash 4 0 8, Allen 4 0 8, Fishback 1 0 2, Holthaus 1 0 2, Ritter 2 0 4, A.Nash 1 0 2. Totals: 26 9 66.
New Richmond ....... 8 12 7 17—44
Clermont NE ....... 11 21 14 20—66
3-pointers: NR—Godsey, Walriven. CNE—Lafferty 3, Shephard, Lloyd. Records: NR 4-13 (2-7 SBC), CNE 14-3 (8-2).
• Batavia 46, Georgetown 38 — Batavia stormed back from an 11-point halftime deficit for the victory.
Georgetown senior center Jason Knott had 16 first-half points, but was held to two in the second half.
GEORGETOWN (38) — Grant 3 0 6, Lahey 1 0 2, Boyd 3 0 7, Foster 1 3 5, Knott 6 6 18. Totals: 14 9 38.
BATAVIA (46) — Kelley 3 2 10, Low 1 0 2, Wilson 2 0 4, Kent 1 0 2, Faris 3 4 11, Hennessey 3 8 14, Dunn 2 0 4. Totals: 15 14 46.
Georgetown ....... 16 15 2 5—38
Batavia ....... 7 13 13 13—46
3-pointers: G — Boyd, B — Kelley 2, Faris. Records: G (6-6 SBC), B (6-11) (3-8 SBC).
FAVC
• Anderson 68, Amelia 62 — Anderson sank five of seven free throws in the final three minutes.
Senior forward Pete Cory led the Redskins with 19 points, and senior guard Kenny Riddell added 18.
Junior forward Matt Smith paced Amelia with 19 points, including five 3-pointers.
ANDERSON (68) — Collar 3 5 13, Riddell 8 0 18, Thompson 1 0 3, Cory 9 1 19, Norwell 4 0 8, Kosky 3 1 7. Totals: 28 7 68.
AMELIA (62) — M. Smith 7 0 19, Davis 2 2 6, J. Smith 0 2 2, Scott 4 0 9, Shelton 4 0 11, Scherer 6 0 12, Gladwell 1 1 3. Totals: 24 5 62.
Anderson ....... 19 7 20 22—68
Amelia ....... 20 9 15 18—62
Three-point field goals: An—Collar 2, Riddell 2, Thompson. Am—M. Smith 5, Shelton 3, Scott. Records: Am 10-7 (6-5 FAVC Buckeye).
• Mason 67, Harrison 61 — Todd Hoffert scored 12 of his 21 points in the third quarter as Mason erased a six-point halftime deficit.
Matt Davis added 13 points for the Comets. Chad Cornelius paced Harrison with 21 points.
MASON (67) — Livingston 3 2 9, Crain 2 0 4, Harman 0 2 2, Hoffert 5 10 20, Davis 3 7 13, Swanson 3 1 7, Jones 1 0 2, Ramsey 3 4 10. Totals: 20 26 67.
HARRISON (61) — P. Volkerding 6 1 16, Hinssen 0 1 1, Cornelius 6 7 21, M. Meyers 0 1 1, A. Meyers 3 1 7, Smith 1 0 2, M. Volkerding 5 2 13. Totals: 21 13 61.
Mason ....... 16 11 24 16—67
Harrison ....... 17 16 10 18—61
3-pointers: M—Livingston. H—P.Volkerding 3, Cornelius 2, M.Volkerding. Records: M 10-8 (FAVC 8-5), H 7-10 (6-6).
• Loveland 51, Kings 49 — Junior Clint Nagel sank a 10-foot jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining to lift Loveland.
The victory clinches the FAVC-Cardinal league title outright for Loveland.
Loveland outscored Kings 22-11 in the final eight minutes. Yusef Muhammad led the charge with seven of his game-high 17 points. Nagel finished with 15.
LOVELAND (51) — Hadnot 4 0 11, Kowatch 1 0 3, Partin 1 0 3, Muhammad 8 1 17, Nagel 6 3 15, Conn 1 0 2. Totals: 21 4 51.
KINGS (49) — Paddock 2 0 5, Husband 4 1 9, Brose 4 0 10, Garvin 1 0 2, Woods 2 1 6, Swearingin 6 2 14, Dranschak 1 1 3. Totals: 20 5 49.
Loveland ....... 10 10 9 22—51
Kings ....... 17 5 16 11—49
3-pointers: L—Hadnot 3, Kowatch, Partin. K—
Paddock, Brose 2, Woods. Records: K 12-7 (FAVC-C 9-4).
• Glen Este 68, Northwest 54 — Bob Tyminski and Mike Clyburn combined to make seven free throws in the final three minutes to clinch the win for Glen Este.
The Trojans outscored Northwest 38-24 in the second half.
Zach Zeigler scored 20 points to lead Glen Este.
Northwest's Joe Linville scored 18 points.
NORTHWEST (54) — Wills 4 2 13, Kelly 0 1 1, Dulli 3 0 7, Linville 6 6 18, Jester 2 7 11, Wallace 1 2 4. Totals: 16 18 54.
GLEN ESTE (68) — Rieck 3 1 7, Tyminski 4 6 15, Bryant 2 0 4, Clyburn 3 7 13, Zeigler 7 3 20, Coates 2 0 4, Tieke 1 3 5. Totals: 22 20 68.
Northwest ....... 17 13 12 12—54
Glen Este ....... 14 16 18 20—68
3-pointers: N—Wills 3, Dulli. GE—Tyminski, Zeigler 3.
• Little Miami 60, Ross 49 — Senior forward David Dufour scored a game-high 21 points for Little Miami.
Senior guard Joey Cooper added 15 points for the Panthers.
Senior guard Jamie Houpe paced Ross with 18 points.
ROSS (49) — Engelkamp 3 0 7, Houpe 8 1 18, Ehrman 0 5 5, Sizemore 1 2 4, Wagner 2 3 9, Brown 2 2 6. Totals: 16 13 49.
LITTLE MIAMI (60) — Cooper 3 6 15, Dane 2 2 7, Lafollette 1 1 3, Sellers 3 0 6, Trent 3 0 8, Dufour 6 7 21. Totals: 18 16 60.
Ross ....... 7 10 9 23—49
Little Miami ....... 9 8 21 22—60
3-pointers: R—Engelkamp, Houpe, Wagner 2. L—Cooper 3, Dane, Trent 2, Dufour 2. Records: R 10-8 (6-7 FAVC Cardinal), L 7-11 (5-8).
• Goshen 57, Wilmington 49 — Roger Drake scored a game-high 18 points and Nathan Blevins added 11 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Warriors.
GOSHEN (57) — Drake 7 2 18, Blevins 2 7 11, Settlemayer 2 6 10, Sheppard 1 3 5, Christman 2 2 6, Ard 2 3 7. Totals: 16 23 57.
WILMINGTON (49) — Washington 6 3 16, Hinman 3 0 8, Hart 1 1 3, Thompson 2 0 4, McCoy 1 1 3, Wilson 4 0 9, Bean 2 0 4, Halley 1 0 2. Totals: 20 5 49.
Goshen ....... 15 10 12 20—57
Wilmington ....... 8 14 9 8—49
3-pointers: G-Drake 2; W-Washington, Hinman 2, Wilson. Records: G 9-9, 4-9 FAVC; W 10-8, 6-7.
• Lebanon 68, Norwood 33 — Tyler Alexander scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead Lebanon.
The senior center scored 11 points in the first half, helping the Warriors out to a 34-13 halftime lead.
Van Richardson added 12 points, and Jared Langston had 10 for Lebanon.
Steve Pickerell led Norwood with 11 points.
NORWOOD (33) — Fike 1 2 4, Runion 1 0 2, McQueen 1 0 2, Kasssem 3 0 6, Pickerell 5 1 11, Marksbury 4 0 8. Totals: 15 3 33.
LEBANON (68) — Johnson 2 0 5, Carroll 2 0 4, Ault 2 0 4, T.J. Amburgy 2 0 5, Richardson 4 3 12, Langston 5 0 10, McCutchan 3 0 6, Alexander 6 5 17, Merchant 2 1 5. Totals: 28 9 68.
Norwood ....... 4 9 16 4—33
Lebanon ....... 17 17 19 15—68
3-pointers: N—none. L—Richardson, Johnson, T.J. Amburgy. Records: N 1-16 (0-13 FAVCC), L 12-5 (10-3 FAVCC).
• Winton Woods 80, Turpin 46 — P.J. Mills scored 22 points and Robert Hite added 19 as Winton Woods moved to 19-0 on the season.
WINTON WOODS (80) — Ali 4 3 11, Overmann 1 0 2, Terrell 1 0 2, Fields 2 0 4, Akbar 2 0 4, Barnes 0 2 2, Reese 0 1 1, Stamps 1 2 4, Hite 8 3 19, Bryant 3 3 9, Mills 10 2 22. Totals: 32 16 80.
TURPIN (46) — Walters 5 0 11, Mack 1 0 2, Keate 3 0 6, Grooms 2 1 5, Binkowski 3 5 11, Cary 3 1 7, Geraci 2 0 4. Totals: 19 7 46.
Winton Woods ....... 16 23 22 19—80
Turpin ....... 9 11 16 10—46
3-pointers: WW—none. T—Walters. Records: WW 19-0 (13-0 FAVCB), T 4-14 (1-11 FAVCB).
GMC
• Lima Senior 94, Princeton 93 — Senior guard Dramayne Lyles banked a 30-foot desparation shot at the buzzer, giving Lima the dramatic victory before a crowd of approximately 3,800 at Lima.
Princeton, ranked No.5 in the Enquirer's Division I coaches poll, had a 93-91 lead when Lima set up an inbounds play for Lyles' game-winning shot.
Lyles scored 23 points to lead five Spartans in double figures.
Erik Daniels scored a game-high 29 points for Princeton. Larry Brown added 22 points, and Curtis Cross had 19.
Lima is ranked No.8 in this week's Associated Press Division I Ohio poll.
The Vikings defeated Lima on December 7 in the season opener 56-47 at Princeton.
PRINCETON (93) — Daniels 29, Brown 22, Southall 10, Cross 19, Sykes 7, Mayweather 4, Millin 1, Kalumba 1. Totals: 35 21 98.
LIMA (94) — Andrews 8, Ingram 13, Miles 12, Clay 11, Villegas 13, Davenport 4, Rivera 6, Townsend 4, Lyles 23. Totals: 35 17 94.
Princeton ....... 21 26 29 17—93
Lima ....... 32 21 16 25—94
3-pointers: P—Cross, Sykes. L—Lyles 4, Clay, Villegas, Rivera. Records: P 14-4 (11-2 GMC), L 16-2 (12-2).
• Colerain 50, Fairfield 47 — Mike Ferris scored 21 points to lead Colerain.
FAIRFIELD (47) — Carpenter 6 0 15, Frederick 3 0 7, Slade 6 2 14, Ruhl 4 3 11. Totals: 19 5 47.
COLERAIN (50) — B. Daft 1 0 3, Davis 1 2 4, Ferris 7 6 21, Finney 3 2 8, Wright 2 0 4, Monaghan 4 0 10. Totals: 18 10 50.
3-pointers: F—Carpenter 3, Frederick. C—B. Daft, Ferris, Monaghan 2.
• Middletown 62, Sycamore 34 — Middletown took a comfortable 32-15 halftime lead and was never challenged in the second half.
Darrell Hunter led the Middies with 14 and Qamar Hasan added 13.
SYCAMORE (34) — Oppliger 1 0 2, Hull 2 1 5, Smith 3 0 6, Shawmon 0 2 2, Henderson 1 2 4, Walter 1 3 5, Hohlbein 3 2 9, Baker 0 1 1. Totals: 11 11 34.
MIDDLETOWN (62) — Vaughn 1 0 2, Thompson 2 4 8, Hasan 6 0 13, Gates 1 0 2, Helvey 3 1 7, Moss 4 0 8, Hunter 4 3 14, Riddle 1 0 2, Robinson 3 0 6. Totals: 25 8 62.
Sycamore ....... 9 6 5 14—34
Middletown ....... 18 14 13 17—62
3-pointers: S—Hohlbein. M—Hasan, Hunter 3.
• Hamilton 51, Lakota East 48 — Josh Andrews sank two free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining to give Hamilton a three-point lead, and East missed a last-second shot.
Andrews, a junior point guard, finished with 15 points.
Jon Woods led Lakota East with 10 points.
LAKOTA EAST (48) — Small 1 1 3, J. Graves 3 1 8, Day 4 1 9, S. Graves 2 4 8, Woods 5 0 10, Underwood 2 0 4, Williams 3 0 6. Totals: 20 7 48.
HAMILTON (51) — Andrews 6 2 15, King 2 0 4, Wilkinson 1 0 2, Rusbosin 3 0 6, Huff 4 2 11, Sturgill 6 1 13. Totals: 22 5 51.
Lakota East ....... 14 11 15 8—48
Hamilton ....... 16 14 9 12—51
3-pointers: LE—J. Graves. H—Andrews, Huff. Records: H 7-10.
• Lakota West 57, Milford 44 — Lakota West sank 13 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Senior guard Josh Romero led the FireBirds with 14 points, and senior guard Gerald Parker added 10.
LAKOTA WEST (57) — Dunn 3 0 8, Parker 2 5 10, Chaney 3 2 9, Romero 6 2 14, Rehring 1 2 4, Candella 2 2 7, Hutzelman 1 3 5. Totals: 18 16 57.
MILFORD (44) — Meranda 3 1 9, Connor 3 0 7, Robertson 3 0 6, Bradley 2 0 4, Kaufman 2 6 10, Huesman 1 0 2, Strief 3 0 6. Totals: 17 7 44.
Lakota West ....... 9 12 19 17—57
Milford ....... 5 8 19 12—44
Three-point field goals: L—Dunn 2, Parker, Chaney, Candella. M—Meranda 2, Connor. Records: L 15-2 (12-2 GMC), M 10-6 (7-6).
MML
• Middletown Fenwick 55, Edgewood 53 — Fenwick made five of six free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off a furious Edgewood comeback.
FENWICK (55) — Halcomb 1 0 2, Martin 3 0 6, Kreke 3 4 10, Wolf 1 3 5, McCormick 2 0 4, Mulligan 2 1 5, Burns 2 1 6, Studer 7 3 17. Totals: 21 12 55.
EDGEWOOD (53) — Gibson 1 0 3, Simpkins 2 1 5, Umbstead 5 2 13, Wirtley 2 2 6, Philpot 6 3 18, Shepherd 1 0 2, Weber 2 0 4, Blizzard 1 0 2. Totals: 20 8 53.
Fenwick ....... 14 14 14 13—55
Edgewood ....... 8 15 12 18—53
3-pointers: MF—Burns. E—Gibson, Umbstead, Philpot 3. Records: E 4-14 (1-11 MMLS).
• Talawanda 71, West Carrollton 66 — Talawanda senior guard Mike Arlinghaus and junior guard Ryan Holmes each scored 20 points.
TALAWANDA (71) — Mcdade 6 3 16, Hamidullah 3 0 6, Jones 1 1 3, Arlinghaus 7 4 20, Campbell 1 0 2, Holmes 4 11 20, Bennett 1 0 2, Princell 1 0 2. Totals: 24 19 71.
WEST CARROLLTON (66) — Cummings 4 0 8, Wester 2 1 6, Setty 5 2 12, Frick 10 5 29, Jandes 2 2 7, Parker 1 0 2, Oda 1 0 2. Totals: 25 10 66.
Talawanda ....... 11 20 15 25—71
West Carrollton ....... 8 18 14 26—66
3-pointers: T — Mcdade, Arlinghaus 2, Holmes, WC — Wester, Frick 4, Jandes. Records: T (14-4) (9-3 MML), WC (4-12) (3-8 MML).
MVC
• St. Bernard 45, Landmark Christian 39 — Brooks Hazelbaker came up with the key turnover that switched the momentum to St. Bernard. Landmark down two, 41-39, turned the ball over and Hazelbaker took it the length of the court and finished Landmark.
Ryan Schmitt had 14 for St. Bernard.
Senior Jason Fryer led Landmark Christian with a game-high 20 points.
ST. BERNARD (45) — Hazelbaker 1 0 2, Hendricks 1 0 2, Schmitt 6 0 14, Hollmann 3 3 10, Mattingly 2 3 7, Wong 1 1 3, Fraizer 1 0 2, Statt 1 0 2, Culbertson 1 0 2. Totals: 17 7-17 45.
LANDMARK CHRISTIAN (39) — Ellis 3 0 7, Chamberlin 0 1 1, Byrd 2 4 9, Fryer 8 4 20, Shannon 1 0 2. Totals: 14 9-15 39.
St. Bernard ....... 9 9 11 16—45
Landmark Christian ....... 4 11 9 15—39
3-pointers: STB—Hendricks, Schmitt 2, Hollmann. LC—Ellis, Byrd. Records: STB 6-12 (5-9 MVC), LC 2-16 (1-13).
• Seven Hills 55, Lockland 39 — Seven Hills had complete control in the first half, outscoring Lockland 35-12.
Lockland senior guard Will Munlin had a game-high 16 points.
SEVEN HILLS (55) — Drane 7 1 15, Sugarman 1 0 2, Diagne 6 1 13, Crew 1 4 6, Ellison 1 1 3, Lin 3 0 6, Derkson 3 0 7, Rohde 0 3 3. Totals: 22 10 55.
LOCKLAND (39) — Munlin 5 4 16, Noelcke 1 0 3, Wynn 3 5 11, Daniels 1 0 2, Walker 1 0 2, Welshans 0 5 5. Totals: 11 14 39.
Seven Hills ....... 20 15 8 12—55
Lockland ....... 8 4 8 19—39
3-pointers: S — Derkson, L — Munlin 2, Noelcke. Records: S (15-2) (12-1 MVC), L (10-8) (9-7 MVC).
• CCD 97, New Miami 66 — Chris Torlone scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the first half to lead the Indians.
Noah Allen added 13 points for CCD.
Jeff Price paced New Miami with 13 points.
CCD (97) — Fulton 1 0 3, Carraway 2 3 8, Maundell 1 1 3, Wright 2 0 6, Allen 4 5 13, Cohen 5 1 12, Mitchell 4 1 9, Floering 6 0 12, Torlone 11 2 25, Seward 3 0 6. Totals: 39 13 97.
NEW MIAMI (66) — Roberts 2 4 9, Hampton 4 0 9, Price 3 6 13, Moore 3 1 7, M. Baker 2 0 5, Butler 0 2 2, Tusing 0 2 2, Singleton 4 1 9, A. Baker 1 0 3, Payne 2 2 7. Totals: 21 18 66.
CCD ....... 28 24 16 29—97
New Miami ....... 8 11 20 27—66
3-pointers: C—Fulton, Carraway, Wright 2, Cohen, Torlone. N—Roberts, Hampton, Prce, M. Baker, Payne. Records: N 3-16 (MVC 2-13).
• Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 61, Summit Country Day 52 — The Eagles set a school record for most wins in a season in boys basketball at 14-4.
Sophomore guard Jay Morelock was the game's high scorer with 17 points.
Summit sophomore guard Topher Sheldon scored 15 points, all on 3-pointers.
SUMMIT COUNTRY DAY (52) — Hein 2 0 5, Roy 3 1 9, Penbauer 3 2 8, Dyer 3 0 6, Fry 3 2 9, Sheldon 5 0 15. Totals: 19 5 52.
CHCA (61) — Morelock 4 7 17, Welage 1 1 4, Hunter 4 1 9, Price 5 1 11, Shaw 2 0 4, Trebes 5 6 16. Totals: 21 16 61.
Summit Country Day ....... 12 14 8 18—52
CHCA ....... 13 11 17 20—61
3-pointers: S — Hein, Roy 2, Fry, Sheldon 5, C — Morelock 2, Welage. Records: S (8-9) (8-6 MVC), C (14-4) (11-3 MVC).
CHL
• Wyoming 73, Finneytown 71, OT — Sasha Pridonoff scored on an offensive rebound with 43 seconds left, lifting Wyoming to the CHL road victory.
Keir Lehman led the Cowboys with 26 points.
Jason Gardner scored a game-high 29 points, and Paul Thompson added 28 for Finneytown.
WYOMING (73) — Monday 1 0 2, Lehman 8 6 26, Patch 5 1 13, Pridonoff 3 2 8, Davis 1 0 3, Kessel 3 0 9, Payne 5 2 12. Totals: 26 11 73.
FINNEYTOWN (71) — Heard 1 1 3, Busam 3 3 9, Gardner 12 3 29, Partridge 1 0 2, Thompson 13 2 28. Totals: 30 9 71.
Wyoming ....... 9 17 24 11 12—73
Finneytown ....... 16 20 10 15 10—71
3-pointers: W—Lehman 4, Patch 2, Davis, Kessel. F—Gardner 2. Records: W 12-6 (10-2 CHL), F 10-7 (8-4).
• Mariemont 74, Deer Park 65 — Junior Matt Weissman sank five pressure free throws in the fourth quarter and Brandon Fisher made three-of-four. As a team Mariemont sank 11-of-14 fourth quarter free throws.
Fisher finished with a game-high 25 points.
DEER PARK (65) — Bystry 2 0 4, Rutherford 5 1 11, Hickey 6 5 21, Montgomery 2 0 4, Dennis 3 1 8, Rovekamp 0 1 1, Burke 6 3 16. Totals: 24 11 65.
MARIEMONT (74) — Gray 2 4 9, Minor 3 2 8, Fisher 9 4 25, Clasen 5 3 13, Weissman 5 5 19. Totals: 24 18 74.
Deer Park ....... 13 12 23 17—65
Mariemont ....... 20 13 20 21—74
3-pointers: DP—Hickey 4, Dennis, Burke. M—
Gray, Fisher 3, Weissman 4. Records: D 2-16 (CHL 1-11), M 5-13 (3-9).
• Indian Hill 57, Taylor 45 — With the score tied at 43 late in the game, Indian Hill stole the ball on three consecutive possessions (two by Charlie Hahl, the other by Alan English) to key a 14-2 run that closed the game.
Tim Metzner scored a game-high 17 points for the Yellow Jackets.
INDIAN HILL (57) — Hahl 1 4 6, Shryock 3 2 9, English 3 3 10, Katz 1 0 3, Renneker 1 1 3, Rogers 4 2 12, Welch 4 6 14. Totals: 17 18 57.
TAYLOR (45) — Richmond 2 0 5, Scott 5 0 10, Thinnes 3 2 8, Mullins 1 2 5, Metzner 8 0 17. Totals: 19 4 45.
Indian Hill ....... 11 18 9 19—57
Taylor ....... 13 13 11 8—45
3-pointers: IH—Shryock, Katz, Rogers 2, English. T—Richmond, Mullins, Metzner. Records: IH 8-8 (7-5 CHL), T 4-13 (4-8 CHL).
• Madeira 42, Reading 40 — Madeira held on for the victory as Reading missed a halfcourt 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
Reading junior center Bret Underwood finished the night with a game-high 15 points.
MADEIRA (42) — Scheuer 0 2 2, Dooley 2 0 4, McConnaughey 3 0 7, Burch 2 2 8, Hern 1 4 6, Underwood 6 3 15. Totals: 14 11 42.
READING (40) — Lawson 1 0 2, Berter 5 0 10, Gertz 2 0 4, Hayes 5 0 10, Wilking 1 2 4, Brinck 1 2 4, Brady 3 0 6. Totals: 18 4 40.
Madeira ....... 9 11 12 10—42
Reading ....... 8 11 9 12—40
3-pointers: M — McConnaughey, Burch. Records: M (15-3) (10-2 CHL), R (9-8) (7-5 CHL).
Others
• Middletown Christian 56, Cincinnati Christian 37 — David Terrill scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half for Middletown Christian.
Justin Westcott paced Cincinnati Christian with 15 points.
MID. CHR. (56) — Larkin 4 0 8, Terrill 9 4 24, Fox 2 2 6, Cochran 3 0 9, Current 3 3 9. Totals: 21 9 56.
CIN. CHR. (37) — Wallace 6 0 14, Westcott 5 4 15, Eernisse 3 0 6, Byndon 1 0 2. Totals: 15 4 37.
Mid. Chr. ....... 8 14 15 19—56
Cin. Chr. ....... 9 12 8 8—37
3-pointers: M—Terrill 2, Cochran 3. C—Wallace 2, Westcott. Records: C 3-15 (0-10 MBC).
Girls
• Central Baptist 49, Milford Christian 40 — Baptist's only senior, Amber Holland, had 20 points and eight assists on senior night.
MILFORD CHRISTIAN — Dultle 7 1 16; Wehmeier 1 0 2; Moorhead 4 0 8; Benza 1 0 2; Henilline 3 0 6; Witlan 1 0 2; Staples 2 0 4; Totals 19 1 40.
CENTRAL BAPTIST — Amber Holland 8 0 20; Wheeler 3 4 10; Ashley Holland 3 2 9; Wodke 3 1 8; Jackson 1 0 2; Totals 18 7 49.
Milford Christian ....... 6 14 6 14—40
Central Baptist ....... 15 10 14 10—49
3-point goals: MC Dultle 1; CB Amber Holland 4; Ashley Holland 1; Wodke 1. Records: CB 11-4; MC 9-5.
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