St. Xavier, the No.1 team in the Enquirer's Division I coaches' poll, used tough man-to-man defense to hold Zanesville to a combined seven points in the middle two quarters en route to a 53-46 victory Saturday.

        Senior guard Steve Callahan scored 10 of his season-high 23 points in the third quarter as the Bombers took a 13-point lead.

        Jordan Cornette scored 11 points for St. X, despite sitting out the second quarter with foul trouble.

        ST. XAVIER (53) — Callahan 6 7 23, Grogan 1 3 5, Cornette 4 3 11, Bast 4 1 9, Williams 1 0 2, Cashen 1 1 3. Totals: 17 15 53.

        ZANESVILLE (46) — Witucky 1 0 2, West 4 2 11, Martin 5 6 18, Lear 3 5 11, Young 1 0 2, Aronhalt 1 0 2. Totals: 15 13 46.

        St. Xavier ....... 12  11  15  15—53

        Zanesville ....... 18   1   6  21—46

        3-pointers: S—Callahan 4. Z—Martin 2, West. Records: S 7-0, Z 4-2.

        • McNicholas 71, Anderson 60 — Junior for ward Brian Chrin scored 13 of his game-high 24 points in the first half to help McNicholas, the No.2 team in the Enquirer's Division II-IV coaches' poll, take a 15-point halftime lead.

        Chris Norwell led Anderson with 19 points.

        ANDERSON (60) — Patewald 0 2 2, Collar 3 4 10, Riddell 7 0 17, Thompson 4 0 10, Norwell 9 1 19, Kosky 0 2 2. Totals: 23 9 60.

        McNICHOLAS (71) — Hensley 4 2 13, Cupito 4 0 9, Dyment 5 1 11, Sheehy 4 1 11, Coates 0 2 2, Brunetti 0 1 1, Chrin 9 5 24. Totals: 26 12 71.

        Anderson ....... 17  10  19  14—60

        McNicholas ....... 21  21  12  17—71

        3-pointers: A — Riddell 3, Thompson 2. M — Hensley 3, Sheehy 2, Cupito, Chrin. Records: M 5-2.

        • Colerain 78, Northwest 51 — Mike Ferris scored 18 points and Jonn Daft added 10 for the Cardinals, whose defense limited Northwest to just eight third-quarter points.

        COLERAIN (78) — Davis 1 0 2, Farris 1 4 18, Aker 1 0 2, Finney 5 0 10, Daft 2 3 10, Lies 3 0 6, Bertram 3 3 9, Sinclair 0 1 1, Monaghan 5 218, Leany 0 2 2. Totals: 21 15 78.

        NORTHWEST (51) — Fletcher 1 0 3, Hall 2 0 6, Walker 2 0 5, Dulli 1 0 2, Moss 4 1 9, Kelly 8 4 21, Maxwell 1 3 5. Totals: 19 8 51.

        Colerain ....... 16  20  26  16—78

        Northwest ....... 11  13   8  19—51

        3-pointers: C-Farris 4, Monaghan 2, Daft. N-Hall 2, Fletcher, Walker, Kelly . Records: C 3-4, N 1-6 (FAVC 1-4).

        • Clermont Northeastern 80, Deer Park 51 — Clermont Northeast ern opened the game with a 12-0 run. Adam Nash led the Rockets with a game-high 20 points.

        Charlie Roberts and John Thacker each added 16 points for CNE.

        Justin Dennis and Cory Burke each scored 15 points for Deer Park.

        DEER PARK (51) — Beckman 3 2 8, Burke 6 2 15, Dennis 6 2 15, Hickey 1 2 4, Phillips 1 0 2, Stauss 1 0 3, Wesley 2 0 4. Totals: 20 8 51.

        CLERMONT NE (80) — Lafferty 6 0 14, Barringer 2 1 5, Stetson 2 2 7, Thacker 7 0 16, Roberts 5 5 16, Nash 8 3 20, Burdsall 0 2 2. Totals: 30 13 80.

        Deer Park ....... 15  11  12  13—51

        Clermont NE ....... 23  14  25  18—80

        3-pointers: D—Burke, Dennis, Stauss. C— Lafferty 2, Stetson, Thacker 2, Roberts, Nash. Records: C 6-1, D 1-4.

        • Lima 79, Middletown 75 — Bryan Andrews scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Spartans.

        Middletown took an eight-point halftime lead, but could not hold on despite 25 points from Kelven Moss.

        LIMA (79) — Clay 8 0 17, Luster 4 3 11, Hurley 1 0 2, Andrews 10 1 21, Walton 0 1 1, Villegas 4 0 11, Seay 1 5 7, Knight 3 0 6, Cunningham 1 1 3. Totals: 32 11 79.

        MIDDLETOWN (75) — Williams 0 1 1, Thompson 2 0 5, Hunter 4 0 10, Helvey 4 2 10, Moss 11 0 25, Overton 2 3 7, Adams 3 2 10, Robinson 3 1 7. Totals: 29 9 75.

        Lima ....... 15  19  24  21—79

        Middletown ....... 25  17  11  22—75

        3-pointers: L—Clay, Villegas 3. M—Thompson, Hunter 2, Moss 3, Adams 2.

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