Wednesday, March 01, 2000
Cincinnati boys basketball roundup
McNicholas wins on late layup
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Paul Sheehy made a layup off a blocked shot with 12 seconds remaining to give No.3 seed McNicholas a 53-51 victory over Roger Bacon Tuesday in a Division II sectional semifinal game at Anderson High School.
With the score tied 51-51, Roger Bacon was holding the ball for a last-second shot. Adam Schneider stole it on the perimeter for McNicholas (ranked third in the Enquirer's coaches poll) and took it the length of the floor but had his layup blocked by Bacon's Mike Merridy.
Sheehy recovered the ball and layed it up for the win.
A last-second shot by Roger Bacon's Josh Hausfeld bounced off the rim.
“We did an excellent job on defense on the last sequence,” McNicholas coach Jerry Doerger said. “We forced them into a shot they didn't want to take.”
Hausfeld finished with a game-high 23 points.
McNicholas will face Woodward Saturday at noon in the championship game.
“We feel we match up better against Woodward than we did against Loveland,” Doerger said. “It should be an up-and-down, fast-paced game.”
MCNICHOLAS (53) — Hensley 1 2 5, Dyment 2 2 6, Cupito 1 0 2, Schneider 3 0 7, Sheehy 2 3 7, Popelar 3 1 7, Lawhon 4 1 9, Brothers 1 4 6, Chrin 2 0 4. Totals: 19 13 53.
ROGER BACON (51) — Hausfeld 7 9 23, Bock 0 2 2, Holt 5 2 13, Land 1 0 2, Huerkamp 1 0 2, Merridy 2 1 7. Totals: 16 14 51.
McNicholas ....... 17 9 12 15—53
Roger Bacon ....... 8 12 14 17—51
3-pointers: M—Hensley, Schneider. R—Holt. Records: M 14-8.
• Woodward 79, Loveland 67, Division II sectional at Anderson — Willie Boyce scored 11 and Adriel Makonnen added nine to lead Woodward to a 27-point fourth quarter in an upset of No.2 seed Loveland.
Woodward took the lead midway through the fourth quarter and sealed the outcome from the foul line, hitting 9-of-14.
Boyce led Woodward with 26 points and Makonnen added 17. Loveland was led by 22 from Yusuf Muhammad and 20 from Kevin Schappell.
LOVELAND (67) — Bowerman 1 0 2, Manville 0 2 2, Hadnot 1 0 2, Kowatsch 0 1 1, Partin 2 2 6, Muhammad 10 2 22, Schappell 8 1 20, Nagel 6 0 12. Totals: 28 8 67.
WOODWARD (79) — Hendrix 6 1 15, Armstrong 2 9 13, Boyce 12 1 26, Edwards 2 4 8, Makonnen 6 1 17. Totals: 28 16 79.
Loveland ....... 27 14 14 12—67
Woodward ....... 21 15 16 27—79
3-pointers: L—Schappell 3. W—Hendrix 2, Boyce, Makonnen 4. Records: L 18-3, W 11-11.
• St. Xavier 58, Colerain 50, Division I sectional at Shoemaker Center — Andy Larkin scored 11 of his 19 points during a 15-4 third-quarter run to break open a close game for No.2 St.Xavier.
Larkin also grabbed 10 rebounds and Steve Callahan added 10 points for the Bombers. Mike Ferris paced Colerain with 29 points.
St.Xavier's defense limited Colerain to hitting just 16-of-55 from the floor in the game. St.Xavier next plays Milford on Monday at 7p.m. at UC's Shoemaker Center.
ST. XAVIER (58) — Callahan 3 4 10, Cornette 3 3 9, Cronin 2 3 7, Bast 4 0 8, Larkin 8 3 19, Sollmann 1 3 5. Totals: 21 16 58.
COLERAIN (50) — Ferris 10 1 29, Finney 0 1 1, Wright 1 0 2, J. Daft 1 0 2, Bertram 1 0 2, McMullen 1 0 2, Monaghan 2 7 12. Totals: 16 9 50.
St. Xavier ....... 12 12 15 19—58
Colerain ....... 9 13 4 24—50
3-pointers: C—Ferris 8, Monaghan. Records: S 19-2.
• Milford 51, Harrison 40, Division I sectional at UC's Shoemaker Center — Milford went on a 15-6 run in the fourth quarter to break open a close game.
Cameron Conner made a big 3-pointer and Jason Kaufman scored five of his seven points to lead Milford in the fourth.
Adam Meranda paced Milford with 12. Matt Volkerding led Harrison with 16.
MILFORD (51) — Meranda 4 1 12, Conner 3 0 7, Robertson 4 1 9, Bradley 1 0 2, Halten 0 1 1, Kaufman 3 2 8, Huessman 1 0 2, Strief 4 0 8, Kinder 0 3 3. Totals: 20 8 51.
HARRISON (40) — P. Volkerding 2 0 5, Cornelius 0 1 1, Perkins 5 0 13, Smith 2 0 4, Luckey 1 0 2, M. Volkerding 6 2 16. Totals: 16 3 40.
Milford ....... 11 8 17 15—51
Harrison ....... 11 10 13 6—40
3-pointers: M—Meranda 2, Conner. H—P. Volkerding, Perkins 2, M. Volkerding 2.
• Fenwick 72, Cincinnati Christian 31, at Division IV Sectional at Loveland — Jamie Studer and John Mulligan combined to score 13 points during a 25-10 second quarter run for the Falcons.
Mulligan finished with a game-high 18 points. Fenwick next plays CCD at 6:30p.m. Friday at Loveland in the sectional final.
C. CHRISTIAN (31) — Garretson 1 0 2, Lowe 4 1 9, Perschke 2 0 4, Wallace 1 0 2, Westcott 4 0 8, Hester 1 0 2, Byndon 2 0 4. Totals: 15 1 31.
FENWICK (72) — Martin 1 1 3, Kreke 2 0 6, Wolf 2 2 7, McCormick 1 0 2, Mulligan 7 2 18, Burns 2 0 4, Studer 5 4 14, Spurlock 2 0 4, Stephens 2 0 4, Dineen 2 0 4, Bidwell 1 0 2, Kleingers 2 1 5. Totals: 29 10 72.
C. Christian ....... 6 10 6 9—31
Fenwick ....... 13 25 17 17—72
3-pointers: F—Kreke 2, Wolf, Mulligan. Records: F 15-7, C 5-17.
• Cincinnati Country Day 78, Landmark 28, at Division IV sectional at Loveland — Noah Allen scored 10 of his 20 points in the second quarter to cap off a 39-15 halftime lead for No.9 CCD.
Chris Torlone added 13 points for CCD and Jon Smith scored eight of his nine points in the first quarter.
LANDMARK (28) — Ellis 1 0 3, Turney 0 2 2, Sasser 1 0 2, Byrd 3 0 9, Lowery 1 0 2, Chamberlin 2 0 4, Fryer 1 0 2, Shannon 2 0 4. Totals: 11 2 28.
CCD (78) — Smith 4 1 9, Allen 7 6 20, Cohen 3 0 6, Floering 3 0 6, Torlone 6 1 13, Fulton 2 1 5, Carraway 0 2 2, Wright 2 0 6, Mitchell 2 2 6, Seward 2 1 5. Totals: 31 14 78.
Landmark ....... 4 11 7 6—28
CCD ....... 18 21 22 17—78
3-pointers: L—Ellis, Byrd 3. C—Wright 2. Records: C 18-4, L 2-19.
REGULAR SEASON
• Milford Christian 58, Cozaddale Baptist 45 — Brad Hargas scored nine of his 11 points in the first half to lead Milford Christian.
Jim Rulapaugh added 12 points and 14 rebounds for Milford Christian, while Justin Dick and Jamie Twilley each scored 18 for Cozaddale.
COZADDALE (45) — Ju. Dick 8 0 18, Je. Dick 2 3 9, Twilley 6 3 18. Totals: 16 6 45.
MILFORD (58) — Spurlock 4 0 8, Hargas 5 0 11, Rulapaugh 5 1 12, Hart 3 1 7, Braley 1 0 2, Judy 1 0 2, Barclay 1 0 2, Guiton 2 0 4, Morehead 3 0 6, Caphorn 2 0 4. Totals: 27 2 58.
Cozaddale ....... 4 4 18 19—45
Milford ....... 10 17 11 20—58
3-pointers: C—Ju. Dick 2, Je. Dick 2, Twilley 3. M—Hargas, Rulapaugh. Records: M 14-4, C 17-2.
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