Sunday, February 14, 1999
CINCINNATI BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Lebanon improves to 16-1
Lebanon improved to 16-1 after beating host Lemon Monroe 79-46 Saturday.
Brady Merchant scored nine points during the Warriors' 30-13 fourth-quarter run.
Tyler Alexander led Lebanon with 21 points, and Merchant added 20.
LEBANON (79) — Merchant 6 7 20, Testerman 1 0 3, Amburgy 1 1 3, Richardson 4 1 11, Gottfried 1 3 5, Jones 6 4 16, Alexander 6 9 21. Totals: 25 25 79.
MONROE (46) — Roby 5 0 10, Petra 2 0 4, Calhoun 1 1 3, Mynhier 1 1 3, Williams 4 0 8, Woodward 0 2 2, Wilson 7 2 16. Totals: 20 6 46.
Lebanon ....... 14 16 19 30—79
Monroe ....... 8 13 12 13—46
Three-point field goals: Leb—Merchant, Testerman, Richardson 2. Records: Leb 16-1, M 3-15.
GMC
• Milford 47, Sycamore 42, at Sycamore — Neil Barraco and Keith Bacher each hit crucial field goals in the final minute as Milford pulled out the victory.
Barraco led all scorers with 23 points.
MILFORD (47) — Meranda 1 0 2, Barraco 10 1 23, Bacher 2 1 5, Kaufman 3 1 7, Sparks 2 1 6, Bonnell 1 2 4. Totals: 19 6 47.
SYCAMORE (42) — Pittman 3 0 7, Frystack 2 1 5, Smith 0 2 2, Saunders 5 0 10, Hazen 1 0 2, Purdom 5 4 16. Totals: 16 7 42.
Milford ....... 12 9 11 15—47
Sycamore ....... 8 13 12 9—42
Three-point field goals: M—Barraco 2, Sparks. S—Purdom 2, Pittman. Records: M 11-7 (GMC 8-6), S 5-14 (5-10).
• Middletown 61, Lakota West 56, at Lakota West — Rhett McCoy scored 20 points, six in the fourth quarter, for the victorious Middies.
Lakota West appeared to have tied the game at 59-59 when Dan Hutzelman sank a 25-foot three-point field goal with six seconds remaining.
However, an official ruled that Hutzelman's heel was on the out-of-bounds line and nullified the field goal.
MIDDLETOWN (61) — Vaughn 3 0 6, Hasan 3 2 8, K. Gregory 2 3 7, A. Gregory 2 0 4, McCoy 6 7 20, Wright 3 0 6, Schumacher 3 2 8, Johnson 1 0 2. Totals: 23 14 61.
LAKOTA WEST (56) — Parker 1 0 3, Romero 3 2 8, Dunn 4 5 16, Hasselbach 1 4 6, R. Hutzelman 0 1 1, D. Hutzelman 5 10 21, Lawless 0 1 1. Totals: 14 22 56.
Middletown ....... 13 19 10 19—61
Lakota West ....... 13 9 9 25—56
Three-point goals: M-McCoy 1, L-Parker 1, Dunn 1, D. Hutzelman 1. Records: M 12-7 (10-5), L 11-7 (8-6).
• Colerain 52, Lakota East 50, at Lakota East — Helie White sank two free throws with less than 30 seconds remaining, clinching the victory for the Cardinals.
Lakota East had a chance to tie, but a final shot was off the mark.
Colerain's Joe Allen and Lakota East's Brad Baker each scored 16 points.
COLERAIN (52) — Daft 1 0 3, White 4 6 14, Allen 5 3 16, Wright 1 0 2, Ferris 1 0 3, R. Widmer 5 0 10, A. Widmer 2 0 4. Totals: 19 9 52.
LAKOTA EAST (50) — Graves 3 0 7, Small 1 2 4, Wheat 1 0 3, Woods 4 0 8, Baker 8 0 16, Consorti 1 0 2, Day 5 0 10. Totals: 21 2 50.
Colerain ....... 14 10 14 14—52
Lakota East ....... 8 16 10 16—50
Three-point field goals: C—Daft, Allen 3, Ferris. L—Wheat, Graves. Records: C 9-10 (GMC 7-8), L 1-18 (0-15).
• Hamilton 58, Princeton 54, at Hamilton — Two free throws by Seth Morris with four seconds remaining, clinched the Big Blue victory.
Senior guard Derek Benson scored 14 of his career-high 25 in the fourth quarter for Hamilton. The victory avenges a 83-76 overtime loss to Prince ton on Tuesday at Princeton.
PRINCETON (54) — Cross 2 2 6, White 3 0 6, Ben 2 0 5, Daniels 5 0 10, Grove 4 2 10, Brown 2 1 5, Lewis 2 0 4, Southall 4 0 8. Totals: 24 5 54.
HAMILTON (58) — Kuhlman 3 3 11, Morris 4 4 15, Benson 10 3 25, Huff 2 1 5, Mignery 1 0 2. Totals: 20 11 58.
Princeton ....... 14 9 15 16—54
Hamilton ....... 16 15 9 18—58
Three-point field goals: P—Ben. H—Kuhlman 2, Morris 3, Benson 2. Records: H 9-10, P 10-9.
• Lima 70, Fairfield 50, at Lima — Andre Horton scored 25 points and Deon Rose added 19 to pace the Spartans. The duo was a combined 7-of-13 from three-point land.
FAIRFIELD (50) — Klotzbach 5 0 11, Adams 2 0 5, Compton 7 7 21, Long 0 2 2, Ward 1 3 5, Graman 2 2 6. Totals: 17 14 50.
LIMA (70) — Clay 1 2 5, Amerson 4 0 8, Foster 3 0 6, Horton 7 8 25, Ingram 1 3 5, Rose 7 1 19, Townsend 1 0 2. Totals: 24 14 70.
Fairfield ....... 9 14 15 12—50
Lima ....... 16 14 17 23—70
Three-point field goals: F—Klotzbach, Adams. L—Clay, Horton 3, Rose 4.
FAVC
• Goshen 53, Little Miami 49, at Goshen — Goshen went on a 12-point run late in the third quarter and into the fourth for the victory.
Shawn Dameron lead Goshen with 20 points. Travis Neff, second in the Greater Cincinnati area in assists, had eight to go with 15 points.
LITTLE MIAMI (49) — Dafour 5 0 10, Wilkerson 1 0 2, Hull 1 0 2, Cooper 5 0 12, Ingram 5 0 12, Shearer 4 0 10. Totals: 21 0 49.
GOSHEN (53) — Drake 6 0 14, Dameron 9 1 20, Neff 6 0 15, Wilson 1 1 3, Whitacre 0 1 1. Totals: 22 3 53.
Little Miami ....... 17 8 14 11—49
Goshen ....... 7 13 18 15—53
Three-point goals: G-Drake 2, Dameron 1, Neff 3, L-Cooper 2, Ingram 2, Shearer 2. Records: G 9-8.
CHL
• Madeira 72, Deer Park 48, LaRosa Shootout at UC's Shoemaker Center — The Mustangs clinched their third Cincinnati Hills League title in four years.
Todd Schlensker (18 points) and Bret Underwood got Madeira out to a fast start, combining for 16 points in the first quarter when the Mustangs took a 27-6 lead.
DEER PARK (48) — Rutherford 1 0 3, Grubenhoff 2 2 6, Brown 4 0 10, Fairbanks 0 1 1, Dennis 3 0 8, Nathan 2 0 4, Combs 2 0 4, Jason Grubb 6 0 12. Totals: 20 3 48.
MADEIRA (72) — Schlensker 9 0 18, Burch 0 1 1, Dooley 1 0 2, McConnaughey 1 1 3, Cohen 4 0 9, Tudor 1 0 2, Parkhouse 4 0 8, Dinsmore 3 1 7, Newberry 3 0 6, Hern 1 0 2, Underwood 6 2 14. Totals: 33 5 72.
Deer Park ....... 6 12 18 12—48
Madeira ....... 27 18 13 14—72
Three-point field goals: M—Cohen. D—Rutherford, Brown 2, Dennis 2. Records: M 17-1 (CHL 11-1), D 3-14 (1-12).
• CHCA 78, New Miami 75, at New Miami — A field goal by Tu Price with less than a minute remaining and a pair of free throws by Jason Hunter with 10 seconds remaining were the difference for CHCA.
Nick Welage led all scorers with 20 points, and Price added 10. Bryan Smith led New Miami with 18.
CHCA (78) — Morelock 3 0 7, Welage 8 0 20, Trebes 1 0 2, Price 6 7 19, Rinscheid 1 0 2, Shaw 2 0 4, Lucas 2 0 4, Foreman 2 0 4, Hunter 6 2 16. Totals: 31 9 78.
NEW MIAMI (75) — J. Baker 4 0 8, Hampton 3 0 6, Payne 6 0 13, Price 1 0 2, Williams 6 0 12, Smith 8 0 18, Tusing 1 4 6. Totals: 33 6 75.
CHCA ....... 18 27 9 24—78
New Miami ....... 17 19 22 17—75
Three-point field goals: C—Morelock, Welage 4, Hunter 2. N—Price, Smith 2. Records: C 9-9 (MVC 6-8), N 2-15 (1-12).
Non-league
• Moeller 78, Taft 26, at Moeller — The Crusaders used a balanced scoring attack to hand the Senators their 14th loss in 16 games.
Danny Eigel led the way with 13 points. Brad Hutzel added 12 and Mike Monserez 11.
TAFT (26) — Jennings 1 0 2, Cooper 3 0 6, Mayes 2 0 4, Williams 4 0 8, White 3 0 6. Totals: 13 0 26.
MOELLER (78) — Duncan 1 0 2, Byrnes 1 0 2, McHugh 4 1 9, Welsch 1 0 2, Luther 1 0 2, Eigel 5 0 13, Monserez 3 4 11, Kramer 1 0 2, Weitzel 1 0 3, Hughes 0 1 1, Sylvester 2 1 5, Currin 2 0 4, Hutzel 5 2 12, Rosfeld 1 0 2, Shurts 4 0 8. Totals: 32 9 78.
Taft ....... 8 8 6 4—26
Moeller ....... 20 25 17 16—78
Three-point field goals: M—Eigel 3, Monserez, Weitzel. Records: M 12-6, T 2-14.
• Harrison 69, Norwood 62, at Norwood — Shawn Huff hit a three-pointer with 3:56 remaining to break a tie and give Harrison the lead for good.
Norwood was then forced to foul and the Wildcats hit 4-of-5 from the line down the stretch.
J.D. Foust had 24 points for the Indians.
HARRISON (69) — Bybee 4 3 12, Cornelieus 1 4 6, Huff 9 2 24, Rolfes 3 0 7, Parks 0 2 2, Volkerding 8 1 18. Totals: 25 12 69.
NORWOOD (62) — Fike 1 0 2, Fehr 3 4 10, Haggard 2 2 6, Brock 3 0 7, Tedford 6 1 13, Foust 9 5 24. Totals: 24 12 62.
Harrison ....... 21 16 15 17—69
Norwood ....... 21 17 12 12—62
Three-point goals: H-Huff 4, Bybee 1, Rolfes 1, Volkerding 1. N-Brock 1, Foust 1. Records: H 6-11, N 11-7.
• CCD 54, Bethel-Tate 33, at Bethel-Tate — The Indians' full-court press limited Bethel-Tate to 20 points through three quarters.
CCD put the game away in the third quarter when Brian McPhie sank two three-pointers to start the rally. Jonathan Smith led all scorers with 17 points.
CCD (54) — Johnson 1 3 5, Pope 1 2 5, Lewis 1 0 2, Smith 7 3 17, McPhie 4 0 11, Floering 1 0 2, Torlone 2 0 4, Cohen 1 2 4, Wright 2 0 4. Totals: 20 10 54.
BETHEL-TATE (33) — Wallace 1 0 2, Iori 0 2 2, Stamper 3 3 9, Orick 1 0 3, Miller 2 3 7, Hesketh 1 0 2, Ladd 3 0 6, Rector 1 0 2. Totals: 12 8 33.
CCD ....... 10 17 20 7—54
Bethel-Tate ....... 7 7 6 13—33
Three-point field goals: C—Pope, McPhie 3. B—Orick. Records: B 11-8 (SBC 7-4), C 12-7 (MVC 7-4).
• North College Hill 59, Finneytown 54, at NCH — Reggie Moore scored 10 points in the third quarter when the Trojans went on an 18-2.
A senior center/forward, Moore also blocked nine shots and pulled down eight rebounds for NCH. Brandon Bryant scored two field goals late in the fourth quarter after the Wildcats pulled within four.
FINNEYTOWN (54) — Sweet 5 3 13, Calhoun 0 1 1, Gardner 3 3 10, Thompson 6 2 14, Monterosso 5 1 11. Totals: 18 10 54.
NORTH COLLEGE HILL (59) — Stubblefield 1 0 2, Hartwig 0 1 1, R. Moore 9 5 23, Ruther 3 0 7, Turage 3 0 6, Bryant 8 2 18, Gerton 2 0 4. Totals: 26 8 59.
Finneytown ....... 16 19 2 17—54
North College Hill ....... 9 20 18 12—59
Three-point field goals: N—Ruther. F—Gardner. Records: N 12-6 (MVC 11-3), F 12-6 (10-4).
• Purcell Marian 73, Northwest 54, at Northwest — The Cavalier took a 20-9 first-quarter lead.
Jaime Cooper showed the way with 20 points while Keith Jackson added 15. Karl Overton led Northwest with 15.
PURCELL MARIAN (73) — Salamone 1 0 2, Fullman 1 0 2, J. Cooper 8 3 20, Richardson 1 0 3, Swann 2 1 5, H. Cooper 4 0 8, Jackson 6 2 15, Matuszek 6 0 14, King 2 0 4. Totals: 31 6 73.
NORTHWEST (54) — Nelson 2 0 5, Hawkins 4 4 13, Wills 2 2 6, Burnett 1 0 2, Schneider 1 0 3, Overton 5 5 15, Thomas 3 3 10. Totals: 18 14 54.
Purcell Marian ....... 20 15 14 24—73
Northwest ....... 9 16 12 17—54
Three-point field goals: P—J. Cooper, Richardson, Jackson, Matuszek 2. N—Nelson, Hawkins, Schneider, Thomas. Records: N 6-12.
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