Mount Healthy went on a 17-3 run during the final four minutes to upset Withrow 65-59 in Queen City Conference action Friday at Mount Healthy.

        Trailing 56-48, Mount Healthy sank eight of nine free throws during the run in which Dion Short scored nine points and Robert Perkins scored six.

        “Maybe we turned the corner tonight as long as we back it up next week against Taft and Finneytown,” Mount Healthy coach Jim Pugh said.

        Withrow was ranked fifth in the Enquirer's Division I coaches poll.

        WITHROW (59) — Hurt 2 0 4, Crawford 3 6 12, Washington 2 0 6, Williams 3 0 9, Jeffries 5 0 10, Darden 5 1 11, Garth 2 3 7. Totals: 22 10 59 .

        MOUNT HEALTHY (65) — Flowers 3 0 6, Love 1 0 2, Lofton 2 4 8, Perkins 9 4 23, Short 84 24, Anderson 1 0 2. Totals: 24 12 65.

        Withrow ....... 15  17  17  10—59

        Mount Healthy ....... 15  20  11  19—65

        3-pointers: W—Washington 2, Williams 3. M—Perklins, Short 4. Records: MH 7-6, 5-3 QCC.

        • Taft 60, Woodward 55 — The Taft defense limited Woodward to four fourth-quarter points.

        Norel Williams paced Taft with 15 points and Mike Price added 14. B.J. Walker led all scorers with 17 for Woodward.

        TAFT (60) — Williams 7 1 15, Price 5 2 14, Daniels 3 0 8, Turner 3 1 9, Lynch 2 0 4, Huff 4 2 10. Totals: 24 6 60.

        WOODWARD (55) — Armstrong 5 3 13, Walker 7 3 17, Edwards 4 3 11, MaKonnen 2 0 4, Bess 1 1 3, Madison 3 1 7. Totals: 22 11 55.

        Taft ....... 20  15  14  9—60

        Woodward ....... 12  16  23  4—55

        3-pointers: T—Price 2, Daniels 2, Turner 2. Records: W 6-7 (QCC 4-4).

        • Western Hills 81, Walnut Hills 37 — The Mustangs' Malcolm Andrews, Michael Hadnot, Darryl Peterson and Danny Horace all scored in double figures.

        WESTERN HILLS (81) — Andrews 6 0 15, Mills 4 1 9, Taylor 1 1 3, Hadnot 5 2 12, Peterson 4 1 11, Banks 2 0 4, Smith 3 2 8, Horace 8 0 16, Hix 0 1 1, Cheatham 1 0 2. Totals: 34 8 81.

        WALNUT HILLS (37) — Williams 2 0 4, Stayton 1 0 2, Wilson 4 0 10, Lamkin 1 0 2, Bonner 1 0 2, Robinson 3 3 9, Ault 3 0 6, DuBose 1 0 2. Totals: 16 3 37.

        Western Hills ....... 18  23  23  17—81

        Walnut Hills ....... 8   8  10  11—37

        3-pointers:West—Andrews 3, Peterson 2. Wal—Wilson 2. Records:West 9-4 (8-0 QCC), Wal 1-11 (0-8).

        • Aiken 76, Hughes 55 — The Falcons employed full-court, man-to-man defense in the fourth quarter to pull away, outscoring the Big Red 27-7.

        Troy Smith led Aiken with 23 points and Lamont Robinson added 19.

        HUGHES (55) — Jalaam 2 4 8, Whitehead 5 2 12, Hargrove 3 0 6, Solomon 2 0 4, Williams 1 4 6, Pikkard 4 0 9, Vails 2 2 6, Holomes 1 1 4. Totals: 20 13 55.

        AIKEN (76) — Robinson 5 6 19, Smith 10 1 23, Phoenix 1 1 3, Jackson 2 0 5, Higgins 5 2 12, Taylor 4 5 14. Totals: 27 15 76.

        Hughes ....... 19  12  17   7—55

        Aiken ....... 15  14  20  27—76

        3-pointers: H—Pikkard, Holomes. A—Robinson 3, Smith 2, Jackson, Taylor. Records: A 3-11 (QCC 3-5), H 5-9 (2-6).

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