Sunday, February 25, 2001
Cincinnati boys basketball games
Mount Healthy beats Taft in OT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Deon Short made two free throws with 9.2 seconds to play to give Mount Healthy a 63-60 overtime win over Queen City Conference rival Taft in the Division I sectional at Mason.
Taft's last-second 3-point shot was blocked by Short. Short and Jontay Love combined to erase a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Short finished with 13 points.
Mark Lofton led the Owls with 15 points.
Raymond Huff led Taft with 21 points. Mount Healthy plays Colerain at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at UC's Shoemaker Center.
TAFT (60) — Turner 4 0 9, Williams 6 3 15, Lynch 2 0 4, Huff 8 5 21, Daniels 0 1 1, Price 4 0 10. Totals: 24 9 60.
MT. HEALTHY (63) — Flowers 4 2 10, Love 5 0 10, Griffin 2 0 4, Perkins 4 3 11, Short 5 3 13, Lofton 7 1 15. Totals: 27 9 63.
Taft ....... 16 11 14 12 7—60
Mt. Healthy ....... 10 10 13 19 10—63
3-pointers: T—Turner, Price 2. Records: T 9-12, M 10-11.
• Lakota West 56, Walnut Hills 46, Division I at Mason — Senior guard Kyle Raulin scored 16 points and Kevin Buhrlage added 12 to lead Lakota West to the win.
Walnut Hills senior guard Lawrence Wilson scored made 11 of his career-high 28 points in the fourth quarter.
to help put the Eagles back into
Lakota West faces Withrow at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
LAKOTA WEST (56) — Smiley 1 0 3, McIntosh 2 0 4, Alles 1 0 2, P.Buhrlage 0 1 1, Raulin 5 2 16, Hutzelman 4 2 10, K.Buhrlage 6 0 12, Higgins 4 0 8. Totals: 23 5 56.
WALNUT HILLS (46) — Stayton 1 0 2, Wilson 12 2 28, Lamkin 3 0 8, Bonner 1 0 2, Robinson 2 0 4, Ault 1 0 2. Totals: 20 2 46.
Lakota West ....... 17 16 14 9—56
Walnut Hills ....... 12 6 10 18—46
3-pointers: LW—Smiley, Raulin 4, WH—Wilson 2, Lamkin. Records: LW 11-10, WH 3-18.
• Withrow 50, Aiken 41, Division I sectional at Mason — Chris Washington scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the first half as Withrow built a 10-point lead it wouldn't relinquish.
Shaun Simpson added 13 points for the Tigers.
WITHROW (50) — Simpson 5 3 13, McGuire 2 0 4, Washington 6 2 18, Jeffries 5 0 10, Darden 1 3 5. Totals: 19 8 50.
AIKEN (41) — Robinson 5 1 11, Smith 4 1 9, Phoenix 2 2 6, Jackson 3 0 8, Taylor 3 1 7. Totals: 17 5 41.
Withrow ....... 10 18 10 12—50
Aiken ....... 5 8 16 12—41
3-pointers: W—Washington 4. A—Jackson 2. Records: W 15-6, A 6-15.
• Purcell Marian 55, Little Miami 29, Division II sectional at Anderson — Keith Jackson led all scorers with 13 points to lead the Cavaliers over Little Miami.
Purcell Marian, which had a 27-11 halftime lead, forced 17 turnovers. Tony Fulks added 10 points for Purcell Marian.
Purcell Marian plays Ross at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Anderson.
PURCELL MARIAN (55) — Woods 1 1 3, Finnell 2 0 4, White 1 0 2, Fulks 4 0 10, Elliott 3 0 6, Jackson 5 3 13, Reid 1 0 2, Thornton 1 0 2, Pilgrim 1 3 5, Callaway 3 2 8. Totals: 22 9 55.
LITTLE MIAMI (29) — Johnson 0 2 2, Albertson 1 0 2, Oakley 2 0 5, McConnaughey 1 0 2, Kaser 4 0 9, Pritchard 3 1 7, Abney 1 0 2. Totals: 12 3 29.
Purcell Marian ....... 15 12 16 12—55
Little Miami ....... 4 7 10 8—29
3-pointers: P—Fulks 2. L—Oakley, Kaser. Records: P 13-8.
• Ross 59, Wyoming 47, Division II sectional at Anderson — Kevin McBreen led Ross with a game-high 19 points to lead the Rams.
Jeff Davis led Wyoming with 10 points.
ROSS (59) — Estes 2 6 10, McBreen 7 0 19, Hutson 1 0 2, Overton 3 0 6, Wagner 3 1 7, Sizemore 4 0 8, Rice 3 1 7. Totals: 23 8 59.
WYOMING (47) — Gale 1 0 2, Davis 3 3 10, Huening 3 2 9, Dantzler 1 2 4, Bruck 1 3 5, Weybright 2 0 4, Jacobs 1 0 2, Tollett 3 2 8, Clark 1 1 3. Totals: 16 17 47.
Ross ....... 15 19 17 8—59
Wyoming ....... 8 11 14 14—47
3-pointers: R—McBreen 5. W—Davis, Huening. Records: R 14-7.
• Taylor 73, Clermont Northeastern 61, Division II at Anderson — Alex Thinnes scored 15 of his career-high 19 points in the second half to lead Taylor to an upset over fourth-seeded Clermont Northeastern.
Taylor's Tim Kroeger led all scorers with 20 points; while Justin Holthaus paced CNE with 15 points.
Taylor plays Goshen at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Anderson.
TAYLOR (73) — Richmond 1 1 4, Rininger 0 1 1, Hoffman 3 0 7, Bozich 5 0 10, Kroeger 6 8 20, Thinnes 7 5 19, Montague 4 2 12. Totals: 26 17 73.
CLERMONT NE (61) — Lafferty 3 2 9, Barringer 2 2 6, Shepherd 4 1 10, Thacker 1 2 4, Roberts 2 0 4, Nash 5 3 13, Holthaus 5 3 15. Totals: 22 13 61.
Taylor ....... 14 12 22 25—73
Clermont NE ....... 12 14 13 22—61
3-pointers: T—Richmond, Hoffman, Montague 2. C—
Lafferty, Shepherd, Holthaus 2. Records: T 8-13, C 16-5.
• Goshen 68, Western Brown 43 — Senior guard Roger Drake scored 10 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter, helping the Warriors to a 36-14 halftime lead.
Junior forward Nate Blevins also chipped in the 10 points for Goshen.
Senior Danny Williams paced Western Brown with 10 points.
Goshen next meets Taylor at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Anderson.
GOSHEN (68) — Drake 10 2 24, Bell 3 0 7, Blevins 5 0 10, Hadley 4 0 8, Smith 2 0 5, Steele 1 0 2, Helton 3 0 8, Gulley 1 0 2, Hannah 0 2 2. Totals: 29 4 68.
WESTERN BROWN (43) — Brooks 2 0 4, Midlam 3 0 6, Davis 2 0 5, Hutson 2 4 8, Patton 2 1 5, Gosche 0 1 1, Williams 3 4 10, Conrad 0 2 2, Melvin 1 0 2. Totals: 15 12 43.
Goshen ....... 19 17 10 22—68
Western Brown ....... 4 10 15 14—43
3-pointers: G-Drake 2, Bell, Smith, Helton 2; W-Davis. Records: G 11-10, W 7-14.
• Loveland 75, Glen Este 46, Division I Sectional at Mason — Kevin Schappell scored 18 points to lead Loveland to victory.
Chris Tieke paced Glen Este with 18 points.
Loveland plays St. Xavier at 8 p.m. Wednesday at UC's Shoemaker Center.
LOVELAND (75) — Methven 3 1 7, Manville 1 0 2, McCoy 2 0 4, Kowatsch 1 0 3, Partin 1 0 2, Beck 2 0 4, Schappell 2 13 18, Lewis 2 0 5, VanBuskirk 3 7 13, Wilkinson 0 2 2, Cripe 2 0 4, Yaeger 3 2 8, Girty 0 3 3. Totals: 22 28 75.
GLEN ESTE (46) — Collett 0 2 2, Rieck 2 0 5, Blair 2 0 4, Hurley 1 0 2, Clust 0 2 2, Noschang 3 0 8, Clyburn 1 0 2, Tieke 7 2 18, Diebel 0 3 3. Totals: 16 9 46.
Loveland ....... 9 24 21 21—75
Glen Este ....... 9 5 8 24—46
3-pointers: L—Schappell, Lewis, Kowatsch. G—Rieck, Noschang 2, Tieke 2. Records: L 20-1, G 11-10.
• Hughes 61, Anderson 58, Division I at Lakota West — Sophomore guard Sidney Pickard nailed four free throws with less than a minute to play to seal the victory. Brandon Williams led Hughes with 19 points.
Sophomore center Chris Norwell led all scorers with 32 points.
Hughes moves on to play Hamilton at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
HUGHES (61) — Williams 8 3 19, Pickard 3 4 11, Hargrove 3 1 7, Vails 3 1 7, Whitehead 2 2 6, Holmes 2 2 6, Solomon 1 1 3, Muneer 1 0 2. Totals: 23 14 61.
ANDERSON (58) — Norwell 11 10 32, Collar 3 4 12, Riddell 3 0 7, Patzwald 1 0 3, Thompson 1 0 3, Kosky 0 1 1. Totals: 19 15 58.
Hughes ....... 10 18 16 17—61
Anderson ....... 15 12 14 17—58
3-pointers: H—Pickard, A—Collar 2, Patzwald, Riddell, Thompson. Records: H 9-12, A 14-7.
• Milford 77, Northwest 27, Division I at Lakota West — Senior guard Jon Halter matched Northwest in the first quarter by scoring eight of his game-high 18 points for the Eagles.
Milford plays second-seeded Moeller at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
NORTHWEST (27) — Parks 2 2 6, Ekhator 2 0 4, Moss 1 2 4, Kelley 1 2 4, Young 1 0 3, Jones 1 0 2, Dulli 1 0 2, Maxwell 1 0 2. Totals: 10 6 27.
MILFORD (77) — Halter 7 1 18, Strief 8 1 17, Meranda 4 0 11, Connor 3 0 7, Bradley 3 0 7, Buckner 3 1 7, Lehman 0 3 3, Skidmore 1 0 2, Bode 1 0 2, Huesman 1 0 2, Testerman 0 1 1. Totals: 31 7 77.
Northwest ....... 8 2 11 6—27
Milford ....... 17 18 19 27—77
3-pointers: NW—Young, M—Meranda 3, Halter 3, Connor, Bradley. Records: NW 2-19, M 8-13.
• Lakota East 56, Harrison 52, Division I at Lakota West — Senior Jonathan Woods hit four free throws in the last 15.6 seconds for the Thunderhawks.
Woods also hit two free throws with 1:55 left to give Lakota East a 52-51 lead that lasted until Harrison sophomore Alan Brech hit the front end of a bonus situation with 1:34 remaining.
Woods finished with a team-high 23 points. Harrison junior Paul Volkerding scored a game-high 31 points.
The Thunderhawks will meet fourth-seeded Western Hills 8:30 p.m. Monday at Miami University's Millett Hall.
LAKOTA EAST (56) — Hill 2 0 6, Hilen 1 0 2, Henderson 1 0 2, Salvati 2 3 7, Day 1 0 2, Graves 3 2 8, Woods 7 9 23, Carroll 2 0 4, Baumgartner 1 0 2. Totals: 20 14 56.
HARRISON (52) — Volkerding 9 16 35, Kist 1 0 3, Brech 1 2 4, Ludwick 1 0 2, Ruther 1 0 2, Luckey 2 2 6. Totals: 15 20 52.
Lakota East ....... 6 21 11 18—56
Harrison ....... 12 11 13 15—52
3-pointers: L—Hill 2. H—Volkerding, Kist. Records: L 12-9, H 10-11.
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