Saturday, February 26, 2000
N.Ky. boys basketball roundup
CovCath edges Boone in OT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Brian McQuade and Matt Finke hit back-to-back field goals at the start of overtime for Covington Catholic, and McQuade made six free throws to help the fourth-ranked Colonels clinch a 56-48 victory over Boone County Friday night.
Boone's Matt Seever sent the game into overtime by making a fading 6-foot jumper as the buzzer sounded at the end of regulation.
McQuade led all scorers with 20 points and Steve Purdon added 15.
Mike Faehr recorded a double-double for the Rebels with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
COVINGTON CATHOLIC (56) — McQuade 5 8 20, Finke 4 3 11, Dietz 1 2 4, Purdon 5 4 15, Wachs 1 2 4, Lewin 1 0 2. Totals: 17 19 56.
BOONE COUNTY (48) — Tombragel 2 0 4, Kellerman 3 0 6, Rollins 2 0 5, Seever 3 4 10, Faehr 3 7 13, Brown 4 0 10. Totals: 17 11 48.
Covington Catholic ....... 6 16 9 15 10—56
Boone County ....... 9 9 15 13 2—48
3-pointers: CC—McQuade 2, Purdon. BC—
Brown 2, Rollins. Records: CC 19-7, BC 4-20.
• Carroll County 67, Walton-Verona 62 — Brian Mumphrey led Carroll County with a game-high 25 points, including four 3-pointers.
Ryan Buckler led Walton-Verona with 17 points.
CARROLL COUNTY (67) — Wallace 1 6 9, L.Mumphrey 4 0 8, Lee 1 4 6, Arvin 2 0 5, Page 5 0 14, Brian Mumphrey 9 3 25. Totals: 22 13-22 67.
WALTON-VERONA (62) — Albers 3 0 8, Lutsch 1 0 2, Huellemeier 5 3 15, Dunhoft 3 2 8, Buckler 6 5 17, Byrd 2 0 4, Wigger 4 0 8. Totals: 24 10-15 62.
Carroll County ....... 22 9 18 18—67
Walton-Verona ....... 19 11 14 18—62
3-pointers: CC—Wallace, Arvin, Page 4, B.Mumphrey 4. WV—Albers 2, Huellemeier 2. Records: CC 17-9, WV 8-17.
• Burgin 84, Villa Madonna 53 — Ish Taylor scored 34 points and Brian Monson added 18 for Burgin.
Travis Crisler led Villa Madonna with 23 points.
BURGIN (84) — Sanders 5 5 16, Berger 1 0 2, Monson 7 4 18, Thompson 1 1 3, Taylor 11 12 34, Gray 4 3 11. Totals: 29 25 84.
VILLA MADONNA (53) — R.Kenkel 0 1 1, J.Kenkel 2 3 7, Krahe 0 1 1, Breetz 6 1 13, Clark 1 2 4, Ryan 1 2 4, Crisler 9 2 23. Totals: 19 12 53.
Burgin ....... 19 21 24 20—84
Villa Madonna ....... 3 13 15 22—53
3-pointers: B—Sanders. VM—Crisler 3. Records: B 13-12, VM 1-23.
• Highlands 61, Lloyd 50 — Highlands began the fourth quarter with an 8-1 run to take control.
The Bluebirds trailed 33-25 at halftime, but limited Lloyd to 17 second-half points.
Junior forward Gino Guidugli led the charge offensively with 15 of his game-high 20 in the second half for Highlands.
Ryan Wilson led Lloyd with 19 points.
HIGHLANDS (61) — Barone 3 5 11, Messmer 3 1 8, Guidugli 8 1 20, Muehlenkamp 2 1 5, Forbes 3 2 9, Neltner 4 0 8. Totals: 23 10 61.
LLOYD (50) — Jamison 7 0 17, Quinn 1 0 3, Mi. Hopkins 4 3 11, Wilson 8 3 19. Totals: 20 6 50.
Highlands ....... 11 14 16 20—61
Lloyd ....... 12 21 8 9—50
3-pointers: H—Messmer, Guidugli 3, Forbes. L—Jamison 3, Quinn. Records: H 18-7, L 14-10.
• Ryle 59, Bishop Brossart 53 — The Raiders converted 13 of 17 free throws in the fourth quarter to rally.
Dustin Margrave made five of seven foul shots and Michael Setters converted all four of his attempts for Ryle in the fourth quarter.
Justin Seiter led Bishop Brossart with 25 points.
RYLE (59) — Setters 2 4 8, Steiner 2 7 11, Margrave 4 5 13, Wellbaum 2 0 4, Maley 1 2 4, Feagan 2 2 7, Hamilton 3 0 6, Noel 1 3 6. Totals: 17 23 59.
BROSSART (53) — Ziegler 1 0 2, Eten 0 1 1, Ryan 3 8 15, Clark 2 0 4, Luschek 1 0 2, Enzweiller 0 4 4, Seiter 10 5 25. Totals: 17 18 53.
Ryle ....... 10 10 13 26—59
Brossart ....... 16 12 10 15—53
3-pointers: R—Feagan, Noel. B—Ryan. Records: R 10-17, B 13-12.
• Scott 69, Newport 65 — Bryan Thompson and Ben Lye combined to make eight of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off Newport.
Chris Thompson scored 17 points for Scott. Thomas Petty led Newport with a game-high 21 points.
NEWPORT (65) — Petty 8 2 21, Newton 0 3 3, Chandler 2 0 5, Watley 4 2 13, Smithson 1 0 3, Bivens 2 0 4, Reubusch 2 1 6, Muench 5 0 10. Totals: 24 8 65.
SCOTT (69) — Morris 3 2 9, Stevenson 3 5 13, Stickland 0 2 2, Richardson 2 1 6, Thompson 7 0 17, Lye 4 4 12, Kuehne 2 1 6, Kreinest 2 0 4. Totals: 23 15 69.
Newport ....... 18 19 11 17—65
Scott ....... 17 20 13 21—69
3-pointers: N—Petty 2, Watley 2, Chandler, Smithson, Reubusch. S—Thompson 3, Stevenson 2, Morris, Richardson, Kuehne. Records: S 16-11, N 9-16.
• Simon Kenton 67, Campbell County 59 — Junior forward Kevin Cristello came off the bench to score all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter for Simon Kenton.
Cristello sank six free throws in the closing minutes to help ice the game.
Brandon Coppage and Ryan Piper led the Pioneers with 14 points each.
CAMPBELL COUNTY (59) — Sigmon 3 0 8, B. Herald 2 0 5, Minch 3 4 10, Futscher 1 0 2, Krift 2 0 5, Wilson 3 0 8, Turner 4 3 11, Reinhardt 4 2 10. Totals: 32 9 59.
SIMON KENTON (67) — Stowers 4 0 9, Setters 0 2 2, Coppage 3 6 14, K. Cristello 2 6 10, Ballinger 4 0 8, J. Cristello 0 2 2, Baker 3 0 6, Piper 4 6 14, Brock 1 0 2. Totals: 21 22 67.
Campbell County ....... 13 12 11 23—59
Simon Kenton ....... 19 13 9 26—67
3-pointers: C—Sigmon 2, Wilson 2, Krift, Herald. SK—Stowers, Coppage 2. Records: CC 18-8, SK 19-7.
• Williamstown 69, Eminence 63 — Ryan Hays scored seven points in overtime to propel Williamstown to the victory.
Mark Eldridge and Chris Collins each sank a 3-pointer in the closing minute of regulation. Collins' bomb came with 10 seconds remaining, tying the score and sending the game to OT.
Hays and Eldridge each scored 13 points for Williamstown.
EMINENCE (63) — Williams 1 0 2, Wright 7 2 18, Young 1 0 2, Mertz 5 2 12, Busby 5 4 14, Gay 6 1 13, Daugherty 1 0 2. Totals: 24 9 63.
WILLIAMSTOWN (69) — Hays 5 3 13, Eldridge 4 3 13, Collins 1 5 8, Schmitz 4 4 12, Beach 4 1 10, Lawrence 2 1 5, McComas 1 1 3, McCandless 2 0 5. Totals: 23 18 69.
Eminence ....... 18 10 15 15 5—63
Williamstown ....... 10 13 11 24 11—69
3-pointers: E—Wright 2. W—Eldridge 2, Collins, Beach, McCandless. Records: W 9-15.
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