Thursday, February 17, 2000
Cincinnati boys basketball roundup
Madeira clinches title tie
The Madeira Mustangs clinched at least a tie for the Cincinnati Hills League championship with a 71-57 victory over the Mariemont Warriors at Madeira.
Madeira's victory, coupled with Wyoming's loss to Indian Hill, lifted the Braves over Wyoming into sole possession of first place with one game remaining.
Leading 48-43 with three minutes left, Jeff McConnaughey hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put the game out of reach. Robb Hern led Madeira with 19 points and eight rebounds.
MARIEMONT (57) — Gray 3 0 8, Minor 4 0 10, Hindert 3 0 7, Fisher 5 0 11, Clasen 5 0 10, Reynolds 1 0 2, Weissman 3 3 9. Totals: 24 3 57.
MADEIRA (71) — Scheuer 1 2 4, Dooley 5 2 15, McConnaughey 2 1 7, Burch 2 0 6, Ramirez 1 0 3, Hern 8 3 19, Underwood 8 1 17. Totals: 27 9 71.
Mariemont ....... 10 10 20 17—57
Madeira ....... 13 16 19 23—71
Three-point goals: Mariemont-Gray 2, Minor 2, Fisher 1, Hindert 1, Madeira-Dooley 3, McConnaughey 2, Burch 2, Ramirez 1. Records: Mariemont 4-15 (3-10 CHL), Madeira 16-3 (11-2).
• Indian Hill 67, Wyoming 57 — The Braves sank 11-of-14 free throws in overtime to pull off the upset.
Alan English converted 5-of-6 during the overtime and Charlie Hahl went 4-of-4.
The loss could prove costly to Wyoming, knocking the Cowboys out of a first place tie with Indian Hill with one CHL game remaining.
INDIAN HILL (67) — Hahl 4 5 13, English 3 7 14, Katz 8 0 17, Rogers 0 2 2, Shyrock 1 4 6, Welch 5 4 14. Totals: 21 22 67.
WYOMING (57) — Monday 9 1 20, Lehman 2 0 5, Patch 5 3 14, Pridonoff 1 0 2, Payne 5 0 10, Davis 1 0 2, Tollett 0 2 2, Gale 1 0 2. Totals: 24 6 57.
Indian Hill ....... 10 23 10 8 15—67
Wyoming ....... 10 17 16 8 6—57
3-pointers: I—English, Katz. W—Monday, Lehman, Patch. Records: W 12-7, 10-3 CHL.
• Reading 50, Finneytown 46 — Frankie Edwards' 3-pointer with 24 seconds left gave Reading the victory.
Mike Berter hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points.
FINNEYTOWN (46) — Busam 0 3 3, Doyle 1 0 2, Gardner 7 5 19, Partridge 1 0 2, McCormick 1 2 4, Thompson 8 0 16. Totals: 18 10 46.
READING (50) — Berter 8 0 20, Gertz 0 1 1, Edwards 7 0 17, Hayes 2 2 6, Wilking 0 2 2, Brady 2 0 4. Totals: 19 5 50.
Finneytown ....... 12 7 14 13—46
Reading ....... 10 9 13 18—50
Three-point goals: R-Berter 4, Edwards 3. Records: F 11-8 (8-5 CHL), 10-8 (8-5).
• Taylor 52, Deer Park 35 — Tim Kroger scored seven unanswered points late in the third quarter, breaking a 25-25 tie and setting the stage for the Yellowjacket victory.
Alex Thinnes grabbed 13 rebounds and scored nine points for Taylor while Eric Scott had 11 points and nine rebounds.
DEER PARK (35) — Bystry 2 0 4, Rutherford 2 0 4, Montgomery 3 2 8, Dennis 3 0 8, Rovekamp 2 1 5, Burke 2 2 6. Totals: 14 5 35.
TAYLOR (52) — Kaiser 1 0 2, Hoffman 1 0 2, Messer 1 2 4, Scott 4 3 11, Bozich 0 1 1, Kroger 4 0 9, Thinnes 4 1 9, Voinoich 1 0 2, Mullins 1 1 3, Metzner 2 1 5, Getz 1 2 4. Totals: 20 11 52.
Deer Park ....... 11 8 8 8—35
Taylor ....... 9 12 13 18—52
Three-point goals: D-Dennis 2, T-Kroger 1. Records: T 6-13 (5-8 CHL).
Non League
WALNUT HILLS (43) — James 1 0 2, Hardin 3 2 8, Wilson 3 0 6, Bonner 3 0 7, Blair 6 0 13, Smith 1 0 3, R. Williams 1 0 2, Ruffin 1 0 2. Totals: 19 2 43.
Norwood ....... N2 6 N6 7—21
Walnut Hills ....... 17 7 11 8—43
Three-point goals: W-Bonner 1, Blair 1, Smith 1. Records: N 1-18, W 12-7.
Brian Marshall led Ripley with 20 points and seven rebounds. Ryan Regenstein added 13 points and seven rebounds.
Three-point goals: R-Regenstein 1, G-Boyd 1. Records: R 9-10.
