Saturday, January 27, 2001
N.Ky. boys basketball games
CovCath win streak hits 10
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Covington Catholic remained unbeaten against Kentucky teams, with a 63-50 victory over Holmes at Covington Catholic on Friday night.
Matt Finke had 19 points for CovCath, which won its 10th straight game. Brian Lewin had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Greg Hiltz had 10 points for the Colonels.
CovCath won its 10th consecutive victory.
Brandon Smith led Holmes with 12 points.
HOLMES (50) — Rice 5 0 13, B. Smith 5 0 12, Jackson 2 4 8, Walker 3 0 6, White 3 0 6, Engelman 1 1 3, Cornegay 1 0 2. Totals: 20 5 50.
COVINGTON CATHOLIC (63) — Finke 8 2 19, Lewin 5 1 12, Hiltz 1 7 10, Quast 3 2 8, Blazejewski 1 4 7, Wachs 1 3 5, Bain 1 0 2. Totals: 20 19 63.
Holmes ....... 11 19 10 10—50
Covington Catholic ....... 16 10 16 21—63
3-pointers: CH—Rice 3, Smith 2; CC—Hiltz, Lewin, Finke, Blazejewski. Records: H 8-8; CC 13-4.
• Conner 67, Boone Co. 60 — Jeremy Stephenson had 17 points, while Terry Johnson had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Conner.
Boone senior Ben Brown scored 22 points and Robby Kellerman scored 17.
Boone Co. (60) — Boswell 1 0 2, Kellerman 6 5 17, Rollins 0 1 1, Noble 2 0 6, Wilkin 5 1 11, Montgomery 0 1 1, Brown 7 5 22. Totals: 21 13 60.
Conner (67) — Brown 4 1 10, Hudgens 3 4 12, M. Johnson 3 5 12, Stephenson 5 6 17, T. Johnson 5 3 13, Dauwe 1 1 3. Totals: 21 20 67.
Boone Co. ....... 15 18 9 18—60
Conner ....... 12 22 10 23—67
3-pointers: B— Noble 2, Brown 3; C— Brown, Hudgens 2, M. Johnson, Stephenson. Records: BC 6-10; C 14-2.
• Dixie Heights 64, LLoyd 56 (2OT) — Free throws made the difference for Dixie Heights, which went 7-for-9 in the second OT.
Kory Lonergan led Dixie Heights with 17 points. Cy Egger hit two of his four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to force the first overtime.
Lloyd's Michael Hopkins fouled out in the first overtime but led everyone with 23 points.
DIXIE HEIGHTS (64) — O'Toole 1 3 5, Lonergan 7 1 17, R. Bramlage 3 4 11, Egger 5 0 14, J. Bramlage 4 7 15, Jones 1 0 2. Totals: 21 15 64.
LLOYD (56) — Quinn 3 6 14, Fox 5 0 10, Sullivan 1 0 2, Holbrook 1 0 2, Mi. Hopkins 9 5 23, My. Hopkins 1 2 5. Totals: 20 13 56.
Dixie Hts ....... 6 10 15 11 8 14—64
Lloyd ....... 9 7 14 12 8 6—56
3-pointers: L—Quinn 2, My. Hopkins. DH—Lonergan 2, R. Bramlage, Egger 4. Records: L 8-10, DH 11-6.
• Ryle 73, East Jessamine 69 — Justin Doellman made a layup with one minute remaining to give Ryle the lead for good. Dustin Margrave sealed the outcome with two free throws with 25 seconds remaining. East Jessamine entered the game ranked No.1 in the 11th region.
Justin Noel led a balanced attack with 17 points, while Margrave added 16 and Doellman 15. The Raiders trailed by as many as 18 in the second half.
EAST JESSAMINE (69) — Waford 2 0 4, Stump 2 0 4, Wade 8 0 17, Jointer 3 5 11, Wayne 7 0 18, Duke 2 3 7, Hunt 3 1 7, Reho 0 1 1. Totals: 27 10 69.
RYLE (73) — Beil 1 0 2, Doellman 7 0 15, Margrave 6 4 16, Doering 4 0 8, Crigler 4 0 8, Rechtin 1 0 2, Feagan 1 3 5, Noel 7 2 17. Totals: 31 9 73.
East Jessamine ....... 20 23 14 12—69
Ryle ....... 19 10 19 25—73
3-pointers: EJ—Wayne 4, Wade. R—Doellman, Noel. Records: R 7-11, EJ 16-2.
• St. Henry 52, Holy Cross 50 (OT) — Junior Jeff Eisenmenger had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Crusaders. Sophomore Matt Sabiani added a career-high 12 points.
Josh Beiting scored 19 points for Holy Cross. Jason Millay made a last-second free throw for the Indians to send it to overtime.
St. Henry (52) — Franks 3 1 7, Sabiani 4 4 12, Vieth 3 0 6, Maschmeyer 1 0 2, Love 2 2 7, Eisenmenger 4 4 14, McCoure 1 0 3. Totals: 18 11 52.
Holy Cross (50) — Bibbins 2 0 4, Carr 4 0 8, Hinzman 1 0 2, Arlinghaus 2 0 5, Millay 2 3 7, Wigger 2 1 5, Beiting 9 0 19. Totals: 22 4 50.
St. Henry ....... 14 15 7 8 8-52
Holy Cross ....... 13 12 12 7 6-50
3-pointers: SH— Franks, Love, Eisenmenger 2, McCoure; HC— Arlinghaus, Beiting. Records:SH 10-7;HC 6-10.
Postponed
The Beechwood/Walton-Verona game was postponed Friday and rescheduled for Feb.3.
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