Saturday, February 20, 1999
CINCINNATI BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Western Hills, Oak Hills share QCCA title
Western Hills and Oak Hills tied for the Queen City Conference American Division title with easy victories Friday night.
Western Hills, which earned its first title since winning the Public High School League in 1984-85, romped past Turpin 112-47 at Turpin.
Oak Hills earned its share as Nick Sellett and Brian Djenge scored double figures in a 70-31 victory over Glen Este.
The title is Oak Hills' second title in as many years.
The Highlanders are without a league for next season as they get ready to move into the Greater Miami Conference in two years and a new building next fall.
WESTERN HILLS (112) — Andrews 1 2 4, Starks 3 2 10, Horace 6 5 17, Peterson 8 5 21, McNeal 8 2 18, Clark 1 2 4, M. Smith 4 6 14, Mills 8 1 18, Story 1 2 4, P. Smith 1 0 2. Totals: 41 27 112.
TURPIN (47) — Barton 4 4 12, Dold 1 0 2, Kotsonis 7 0 14, Cohen 1 0 2, Cary 1 0 2, Parsanko 0 1 1, Mack 1 0 2, Wilhoit 1 0 2, Keate 3 0 6, Richards 1 0 2, Hensley 1 0 2. Totals: 21 5 47.
Western Hills ....... 22 31 31 28—112
Turpin ....... 6 10 10 21— 47
Three-point goals: W-Starks 2, Mills 1. Records: T 5-15 (3-8).
GLEN ESTE (31) — Cope 4 0 8, Zeigler 1 1 4, Cramer 4 1 10, Ayers 1 1 4, Merten 0 3 3. Totals: 11 5 31.
OAK HILLS (70) — Eshman 1 2 4, Lockwood 1 0 3, Warfield 0 4 4, Miller 0 1 1, Dietrich 3 1 7, Spicher 1 3 5, Vogel 1 3 5, Djenge 4 3 11, Pettyjohn 0 2 2, Oliverio 3 1 7, McGowan 3 1 7, Springmyer 0 1 1, Sellet 3 7 13. Totals: 20 29 70.
Glen Este ....... 7 10 5 9—31
Oak Hills ....... 13 18 18 21—70
Three-point field goals: GE—Zeigler, Ayers, Cramer. OH—Lockwood. Records: OH 18-2 (9-1 QCCA).
• Amelia 71, Anderson 52, at Amelia — Playing in their last home game, seniors Craig Miller (14), Tim Dubravetz (12), Dave Diebel (12), Eric Fryman (12) and Andrew Kirk (10) all scored in double figures.
ANDERSON (52) — Cory 4 1 9, Riddell 4 2 10, Harshbarger 0 2 2, Andrews 4 1 9, Dils 1 0 2, Hart 2 6 10, Hirsh 2 2 6, Collar 1 0 2, Gelter 0 1 1, Stone 0 1 1. Totals: 18 16 52.
AMELIA (71) — Dubravetz 2 7 12, Fryman 5 0 12, Kirk 3 4 10, Scherer 4 1 9, Diebel 4 4 12, Miller 6 0 14, Smith 1 0 2. Totals: 25 16 71.
Anderson ....... 10 14 16 12—52
Amelia ....... 23 13 19 16—71
Three-point field goals: Ame—Fryman 2, Dubravetz, Miller 2. Records: And 6-14 (QCCA 3-7), Ame 14-6 (6-4).
QCCM
• Aiken 77, Hughes 48, at Aiken — Seniors Paul McMillan and Joe Jackson each posted double-doubles for the Falcons. McMillan finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds and Jackson had 10 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
Aiken won 10 of it's last 12 contests and five in a row to close out the season.
HUGHES (48) — Bemon 1 0 2, McCants 2 0 5, Eubanks 2 2 8, Frazier 6 1 13, Smiley 1 1 3, Dykes 1 0 3, Spears 0 3 3, Roberts 3 1 7, Grimes 2 0 4. Totals: 18 8 48.
AIKEN (77) — A. White 7 7 21, Evans 1 3 5, Johnson 2 0 4, Slaughter 2 3 7, McMillan 11 1 23, Jackson 4 2 10, Dickenson 2 1 5, C. White 1 0 2. Totals: 30 17 77.
Hughes ....... 8 22 9 9—48
Aiken ....... 19 22 18 18—77
Three-point field goals: H—McCants, Eubanks 2, Dykes. Records: A 12-8.
• Woodward 80, Taft 35, at Woodward — Woodward open the game with a 9-0 run and never looked back.
Game-high scorer Brett Potter had 20 points, including 12 in the first quarter.
TAFT (35) — Williams 1 3 5, White 1 0 2, Mayes 7 0 14, Jenning 1 0 2, Cooper 4 3 11, Richardson 0 1 1. Totals: 14 7 35.
WOODWARD (80) — Potter 8 3 20, Boyce 2 0 4, Anderson 3 0 6, Griffin 5 0 10, Wiley 0 1 1, Lee 1 0 2, Armstrong 3 1 7, Makonnen 3 2 9, Hendrix 1 0 3, Bryant 3 0 7, Dess 2 0 4, Harris 1 0 2, Thompson 3 0 6. Totals: 35 7 80.
Taft ....... 6 2 13 14—35
Woodward ....... 24 20 21 15—80
Three-point goals: W-Potter 1, Makonnen 1, Hendrix 1, Bryant 1. Records: W 7-12 (5-3).
SBC
• Batavia 75, Bethel-Tate 55, at Batavia — Junior Mike Gardner scored a career-high 30 points to lift Batavia, which earned its second straight Southern Buckeye Conference title.
The Bulldogs won the National division of the SBC; Hillsboro had already clinched the American division title.
Sophomore Daryl Pegram added 15 points and 14 rebounds for Batavia, which won its 11th straight game after a 4-5 start.
BETHEL-TATE (55) — Wallace 2 0 4, Cunningham 2 0 4, Stamper 4 4 14, Miller 8 1 17, Hesketh 4 0 8, Ladd 2 1 6, Rector 1 0 2. Totals: 23 6 55.
BATAVIA (75) — Kelley 5 0 10, Jason Lowe 2 0 4, Justin Lowe 1 1 3, Schnurr 2 0 6, Sutton 1 0 2, Hennessey 0 1 1, Pegram 6 3 15, Kent 2 0 4, Gardner 13 0 30. Totals: 32 5 75.
Bethel-Tate ....... 9 15 12 19—55
Batavia ....... 22 18 12 23—75
Three-point goals: BT Stamper 2, Ladd; B Gardner 4, Schnurr 2. Records: BT 11-9 (7-5 SBC), B 15-5 (9-3).
• Williamsburg 55, Felicity 54, at Williamsburg — Tim Boland hit two free throws with four seconds left for the Wildcats, who finished with a .500 record.
Joey Smith led Williamsburg with 12 points and Rob Sipple added 10.
FELICITY (54) — Siebert 3 4 11, J. Rudd 4 3 12, Easter 6 1 13, Warman 1 0 3, E. Rudd 0 2 2, Martin 0 2 2, Davidson 2 1 5, Long 3 0 6. Totals: 19 13 54.
WILLIAMSBURG (55) — Pierson 2 0 6, Smith 3 5 12, Boland 1 4 6, Poole 1 0 2, Butts 2 0 4, McKibben 2 3 7, Poss 2 0 6, Sipple 4 1 10, Kreimer 1 0 2. Totals: 18 13 55.
Felicity ....... 16 13 13 12—54
Willaimsburg ....... 16 10 10 19—55
Three-point goals: F-Siebert, J. Rudd, Warman; WB-Pierson, Smith, Sipple. Records: WB 10-10, 8-4 SBL.
• Hillsboro 70, New Richmond 56, at Hillsboro — Bruce Miles scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth period to help the Indians finish undefeated in the SBC.
Josh Keets helped Hillsboro cap a perfect 11-0 conference record with a game-high 16 points.
NEW RICHMOND (56) — Echerival 6 0 12, Hill 1 0 3, McCormick 1 0 3, Godsey 2 2 7, Walriven 2 0 5, Pierce 1 5 8, Bock 3 1 7, Armbruster 1 4 6, Burns 0 3 3, Steelman 1 0 2. Totals: 18 15 56.
HILLSBORO (70) — Marsh 3 2 9, Miles 5 2 13, Evans 1 6 9, Captain 2 0 4, Whitley 4 2 10, Hartley 2 0 5, Keets 6 4 16, McKenzie 1 0 2, Hale 1 0 2. Totals: 25 16 70.
New Richmond ....... 11 17 10 18—56
Hillsboro ....... 13 18 18 21—70
Three-point goals: NR-Hill, McCormick, Godsey, Walriven, Pierce; HB-Marsh, Miles, Evans, Hartley. Records: HB 19-1, 11-0 SBC; NR 7-13, 5-6.
• Clermont Northeastern 66, Western Brown 60, at CNE — CNE made 12 of 17 free throws in the final quarter to hold off Western Brown and earn the season sweep.
WESTERN BROWN (60) — Phillips 8 0 16, Tackett 0 6 6, Jeff Lang 1 0 2, Dapper 3 2 8, Jason Lang 4 1 13, Abbinant 1 0 2, Patton 0 1 1, Manning 4 0 8, Fite 1 2 4. Totals: 22 12 60.
CLERMONT NORTHEASTERN (66) — Lafferty 3 10 17, Lloyd 3 10 16, Thacker 5 5 17, Ritter 1 2 4, Nause 2 0 4, Gillenwater 1 0 2, Fishback 1 3 5, Barringer 0 1 1. Totals: 16 31 66.
Western Brown ....... 10 14 17 19—60
Clermont Northeastern ....... 16 10 16 24—66
Three-point goals: W Jason Lang 4: C Thacker 2, Lafferty. Records: W 4-15 (2-9 Southern Buckeye Conference); C 9-10 (6-5).
FAVC
• Kings 68, Lebanon 51, at Lebanon — Ron Swearingin scored eight of his game-high 21 points during a 21-4 run in the second quarter to propel Kings over FAVC champion Lebanon.
Brad McCarty (15) and Zach Woods (11) also scoring in double figures for the Knights. Lebanon was paced by Brady Merchant and Jason Testerman with 13 each.
KINGS (68) — Husband 5 0 10, Brose 2 1 5, Donvan 1 0 2, Woods 3 4 11, Armstead 0 1 1, McCarty 6 3 15, Dranschak 1 1 3, Swearingin 7 7 21. Totals: 25 17 68.
LEBANON (51) — Merchant 3 7 13, Testerman 4 2 13, Amburgy 1 3 6, Richardson 0 2 2, Walker 1 4 6, Jones 3 2 8, Alexander 1 1 3. Totals: 13 21 51.
Kings ....... 11 21 14 22—68
Lebanon ....... 7 4 25 25—51
Three-point goals: K—Woods. L—Testerman 3, Amburgy. Records: K 9-11 (FAVC 6-8), L 18-2 (13-1).
• Norwood 83, Ross 54, at Norwood — J.D. Foust scored 12 of his game-high 29 points in the third period to lift the Indians.
Norwood led 40-24 at the half, before Foust hit three three-pointers in the third quarter.
Matt Pedford added 16 points for the Indians.
ROSS (54) — Engelkamp 5 0 12, Stidham 1 2 5, Estes 3 0 6, Houpe 8 0 19, Brown 2 0 6, Erhman 2 2 6. Totals: 21 4 54.
NORWOOD (83) — Fike 2 0 4, Harris 1 0 2, Fehr 4 0 9, Haggard 4 0 9, Brock 3 0 8, Pedford 5 6 16, Pickerell 2 1 6, Foust 12 2 29. Totals: 33 9 83.
Ross ....... 13 11 18 12—54
NorwoodH ....... 19 21 18 25—83
Three-point goals: R-Engelkamp 2, Houpe 3, Brown 2; N-Fehr, Haggard, Brock 2, Pickerell, Foust 5. Records: Norwood 12-7, 8-5 FAVC; Ross 4-14, 1-12.
• Little Miami 50, Loveland 33, at Little Miami — Playing in front of the home crowd for the final time, senior Trent Ingram had 18 points, nine assists and four rebounds to lead the Panthers.
Teammate Joey Cooper added 16 points.
LOVELAND (33) — Bowerman 1 0 2, Partin 1 0 2, Muhammed 1 4 6, Schappell 2 0 4, Lahrman 2 2 6, Nagel 3 0 6, Nye 1 0 2, Hollenbeck 2 1 5. Totals: 13 7 33.
LITTLE MIAMI (50) — Dane 3 0 7, Williams 1 0 2, Dufour 1 0 2, Wilkerson 0 1 1, Hull 0 1 1, Cooper 7 2 16, Ingram 6 4 18, Shearer 1 0 3. Totals: 19 8 50.
Loveland ....... 8 6 6 13—33
Little Miami ....... 12 14 16 8—50
Three-point goals: LM Ingram 2, Dane, Shearer. Records: LM 11-9 (8-6FAVC).
• Wilmington 64, Goshen 58, at Wilmington — Sophomores Ryan Hinman and David Washington each scored 11 points in the second half to lead Wilmington back from a six-point halftime deficit.
Hinman finished with a team-high 19 points.
Goshen's Travis Neff led all scorers with 20 points.
GOSHEN (58) — Drake 1 6 8, Dameron 2 1 5, Neff 5 9 20, Gordon 1 2 4, Perkins 4 2 10, Wilson 2 0 4, Whitacre 3 1 7. Totals: 18 21 58.
WILMINGTON (64) — Washington 4 4 13, O'Brien 1 1 3, Nance 1 2 5, Hinman 6 4 19, Dell 1 0 2, Thompson 3 0 6, McCoy 3 4 10, Bean 3 0 6. Totals: 22 15 64.
Goshen ....... 20 15 8 15—58
Wilmington ....... 17 12 18 17—64
Three-point field goals: G—Neff. W—Washington, Nance, Hinman 3. Records: W 6-13 (4-9 FAVC), G 10-9 (6-8).
MVC
• Seven Hills 67, CHCA 40, at CHCA — Seven Hills clinched its second straight MVC title behind Erik Crew's 27 points.
The Stingers shared last year's championship with North College Hill.
SEVEN HILLS (67) — Drane 5 1 11, Smith 1 1 3, Diagne 2 0 4, Crew 10 4 27, Scroggins 2 4 8, Donohoo 0 2 2, Whitehead 5 1 12. Totals: 25 13 67.
CHCA (40) — Trebes 5 0 11, Hunter 4 2 10, Price 1 0 2, Rinscheid 2 0 4, Stinson 3 0 8, Lucas 1 0 2, Foreman 1 1 3. Totals: 17 3 40.
Seven Hills ....... 21 17 14 15—67
CHCA ....... 11 16 10 3—40
Three-point field goals: SH—Crew 3, Whitehead. C—Trebes, Stinson 2. Records: SH 16-3 (14-2 MVC), C 10-10 (7-9).
• Cincinnati Country Day 65, Landmark Christian 34, at Landmark — Trey Wright scored a game-high 20 points and had 14 points to lead the way for the Indians.
CCD (65) — Johnson 1 1 3, Pope 0 1 1, Smith 3 0 6, Allen 4 2 11, McPhie 4 0 11, Mitchell 2 1 5, Floering 2 0 4, Torlone 2 0 4, Wright 9 2 20. Totals: 27 7 65.
LANDMARK (34) — Mueller 6 1 15, Spears 2 0 4, Turney 1 0 2, Frair 2 0 4, Celenza 2 1 6, Cruckshank 1 1 3.Totals:14 3 34.
CCD ....... 7 19 16 23—65
Landmark ....... 11 3 6 14—34
Three-point field goals:CCD— Allen, McPhie 3. L— Mueller 2 Celenza Records:CCD— 15-5, (11-5) MVC.
• St. Bernard 72, North College Hill 54, at NCH — James Spikes tossed in 21 points and Tom Puckett added 16 for the Titans.
NCH's Reggie Moore scored a game-high 27 points.
ST. BERNARD (72) — Puckett 7 0 16, Hendricks 2 2 6, Schmitt 1 0 2, Cramer 6 2 14, Braden 1 0 3, Spikes 9 3 21, Gurley 1 0 2, Barge 2 2 6, Culberson 1 0 2. Totals: 30 9 72.
NCH (54) — Stubblefield 2 6 12, Moore 9 4 27, Luther 1 0 3, Bryant 7 0 14. Totals: 19 10 54.
ST. BERNARD ....... 20 14 15 23—72
NCH ....... 16 13 10 15—54
Three-point goals: SB-Puckett 2, Braden; NCH-Stubblefield 2, Moore 5, Luther. Records: NCH 13-7, 12-4 MVC.
SHL
• Eastern Brown 66, North Adams 55, at Eastern Brown — Eastern Brown beat last year's Southern Hills League champs, earning its second SHL title in three years, and fifth overall.
The two schools have dominated the top two spots in the league each of the last four years.
Scott Cropper led the champs with 22 points, while Jason Hauck had 10 points and 15 rebounds.
NORTH ADAMS (55) — Mason 4 5 13, Allen 0 2 2, Brown 1 0 2, Pence 3 3 9, Harper 5 0 10, Taskov 2 0 5, Clark 5 0 14. Totals: 20 10 55.
EASTERN BROWN (66) — Kirk 3 0 7, Cartwright 4 1 9, Miller 4 0 8, Cropper 10 0 22, Hauck 5 0 10, Stock 1 2 4, Stout 3 0 6. Totals: 30 3 66.
North Adams ....... 13 13 15 14—55
Eastern Brown ....... 8 16 18 24—66
Three-point goals: N Clark 4, Taskov; E Cropper 2, Kirk. Records: N (11-4 Southern Hills League); E 15-5 (12-3).
• Peebles 82, Lynchburg-Clay 62, at Peebles — Adam Weber's double-double led five players in double figures for Peebles, playing at home for the last time this season.
Weber had 23 points and 13 rebounds, while teammates Jamison Jones (18 points), Heath Robinson (14), Luke Ogden (13) and Danny Knechtley (12) also contributed.
LYNCHBURG-CLAY (62) — J. Barber 0 1 1, Lunsford 7 5 21, S. Barber 1 0 3, Burson 5 3 15, Preston 3 1 7, Creditt 5 1 11, Tucker 2 0 4. Totals: 23 11 62.
PEEBLES (82) — Ogden 5 2 13, Robinson 5 2 14, Jones 8 2 18, Weber 10 2 23, Knechtley 5 2 12, Smalley 1 0 2. Totals: 34 10 82.
Lynchburg-Clay ....... 10 25 13 14—62
Peebles ....... 18 21 21 22—82
Three-point goals: L Lunsford 2, Burson 2, S. Barber; P Robertson 2, Weber, Ogden. Records: L 8-12; P 12-7 (8-6 SHL).
GMC
• Princeton 58, Milford 56, at Princeton — David White made a steal with five seconds left and fed Mario Grove for the game-winning layup.
Erik Daniels scored 22 points to lead the Vikings. Grove and Curtis Cross each added 13 points.
Milford's Neil Barraco tallied 22 points.
MILFORD (56) — Barraco 9 2 22, Bacher 6 3 17, Kaufman 3 1 7, Bonnell 4 1 10. Totals: 22 7 56.
PRINCETON (58) — Cross 4 1 13, White 1 0 2, Ben 1 0 2, Daniels 9 1 22, Grove 4 5 13, Garner 1 2 4, Lewis 1 0 2. Totals: 21 9 58.
Milford ....... 8 22 14 12—56
Princeton ....... 16 19 13 10—58
Three-point field goals: M—Barraco 2, Bacher 2, Bonnell. P—Cross 4, Daniels 3. Records: P 11-9 (9-7 GMC), M 11-9 (7-9).
• Lakota West 55, Fairfield 51, at Lakota West — Lakota West forced Fairfield into committing 16 turnovers, which led to 24 points for the Firebirds.
Dan Hutzelman scored 16 points for the Firebirds, who avenged a 51-50 loss to Fairfield in the first round of league play.
The Indians were lead by Pat Compton, who scored a game high 24 points.
FAIRFIELD (51) — Klotzbach 3 2 9, Adams 1 1 3, Pogozalski 2 0 5, Compton 7 5 24, Ward 3 0 6, Graman 2 0 4. Totals: 18 8-10 51.
LAKOTA WEST (55) — Romero 3 4 10, Dunn 3 2 11, Hasselbach 3 4 10, Hutzelman R. 2 2 6, Hutzelman D. 5 5 16, Bloomfield 1 0 2. Totals: 17 17-22 55 .
Fairfield ....... 9 10 10 22—51
Lakota West ....... 11 13 10 21—55
Three-point goals:F—Klotzbach, Pogolaski, Compton 5. LW—Dunn, Hutzelman D. Records:LW— 13-7, (10-6) GMC FF— 10-9, (10-6)
• Middletown 57, Lakota East 45, at Lakota East — Luke Schumacher made three three-pointers in the third quarter when the Middies took control, outscoring Lakota East 19-12.
Schumacher finished with 13 points. Qamar Hasan led Middletown with 21 points.
Senior Brad Baker scored 16 points to lead Lakota East.
MIDDLETOWN (57) — Hasan 8 5 21, K. Gregory 1 0 2, McCoy 5 0 11, Wright 2 2 6, A. Gregory 0 2 2, Schumacher 5 0 13, Johnson 1 0 2. Totals: 22 9 57.
LAKOTA EAST (45) — Wheat 0 3 3, Wiseman 2 0 4, Baker 5 4 16, King 2 0 5, Graves 2 2 6, Smith 0 1 1, Johnson 0 2 2, Woods 3 1 8. Totals: 14 13 45.
Middletown ....... 8 19 19 11—57
Lakota East ....... 12 8 12 13—45
Three-point field goals: M—McCoy, Schumacher 3. LE—Baker 2, King, Woods. Records: M 13-7 (10-6 GMC), LE 1-19 (0-16).
• Hamilton 72, Colerain 60, at Colerain — Tyler Kuhlman hit three of his four three-pointers in the first quarter and Sean Morris added two as Hamilton jumped to a 12-point lead.
HAMILTON (72) — Whitehead 1 0 3, Kuhlman 5 0 14, Morris 3 0 8, King 1 0 2, Benson 4 0 9, Huff 8 0 16, Moore 3 2 8, Mignery 4 4 12. Totals: 29 6 72.
COLERAIN (60) — Daft 1 0 2, White 9 7 28, Wright 0 2 2, Allen 3 2 10, Ferris 3 0 6, R. Widmer 1 2 4, A. Widmer 2 4 8. Totals: 19 17 60.
Hamilton ....... 23 19 10 20—72
Colerain ....... 11 20 11 18—60
Three-point goals: H-Whitehead 1, Kuhlman 4, Morris 2, Benson 1. C-White 3, Allen 2. Records: H 10-10 (8-8), C 9-11 (7-9).
GCL
• Elder 56, St. Xavier 46, at Elder — Elder goes into the postseason on a positive note after defeating St. Xavier, the third-ranked team in this week's Division I city poll.
The Panthers were 14 of 18 from the line in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
James Kenney scored 15 points, including 5 of 6 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter.
ST. XAVIER (46) — Callhan 1 1 3, Williams 2 0 4, Krumdieck 3 0 8, Cronin 2 0 4, Larsen 1 0 2, Cornette 7 1 15, Larkin 2 2 6, Sollmann 2 0 4. Totals:20 4 46.
ELDER (56) — Kelsey 3 1 9, Doyle 1 1 3, Robbins 0 4 4, Rowland 1 3 5, Wainscott 5 0 10, Kenney 5 5 15, Renzenbrink 1 2 4, Benken 2 2 6. Totals:18 18 56.
St. Xavier ....... 11 12 6 17—46
Elder ....... 14 10 11 21—56
Three-point field goals:E—Kelsey ST.X— none. Records: .
• Moeller 68, LaSalle 65, at LaSalle — Mike Monserez made two free-throws with five seconds left to put Moeller up 68-65. Jeremy Duncan forced a turnover on LaSalle's ensuing possession, and the Crusaders held on to win.
The win clinches second place in the GCL-South for Moeller.
Monserez led all scorers with 21 points. Chris Welsch added 17 for Moeller.
Brad Hoffman and Steve Esterkamp scored 19 points apiece to pace LaSalle.
MOELLER (68) — Duncan 2 0 4, Byrnes 2 0 4, Welsch 8 0 17, Monserez 5 10 21, Sylvester 5 3 14, Hutzel 2 0 4, Shurts 2 0 4. Totals: 26 13 68.
LASALLE (65) — Hornbach 4 0 10, Esterkamp 7 5 19, Ruberg 3 2 10, Hoffman 7 5 19, Kruphaupt 3 0 7. Totals: 24 12 65.
Moeller ....... 19 15 18 16—68
LaSalle ....... 14 19 13 19—65
Three-point field goals: M—Welsch, Monserez, Sylvester. L—Hornbach 2, Ruberg 2, Kruphaupt. Records: M 14-6 (8-4 GCLS), L 12-8 (7-5).
• Alter 54, Roger Bacon 38, at Alter — Keith Waleskowski scored 10 of his 18 points in the third quarter to lead Alter.
Adam Waleskowski added 11 points for Alter."
Roger Bacon was led by Jared Niesen with 18.
ROGER BACON (38) — Huerkamp 2 1 5, Lakes 3 5 13, Hausfeld 1 0 2, Niesen 6 2 18. Totals: 12 8 38.
ALTER (54) — Staub 1 0 2, K. Waleskowski 7 4 18, Goings 2 0 4, A. Waleskowski 4 3 11, Berardo 1 0 3, Swanson 3 2 9, Borland 1 4 7. Totals: 19 13 54.
Roger Bacon ....... 9 4 12 13—38
Alter ....... 11 8 16 19—54
Three-point goals: A—Berardo, Swanson, Borland. R—Niesen 4, Lakes 2. Records: A 14-6 (GCL 8-6), R 10-10 (5-8).
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• Hamilton Badin 61, Chaminade-Julienne 58, at Badin — Senior guard Matt Broermann sank five free throws in the closing minutes as Badin held on for the season ending victory.
The Rams led by as much as 12 in the fourth quarter, but Chaminade rallied with six three-pointers in the last 3:30 to cut the lead.
Broermann paced badin with 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Andy Brown chipped in with 17.
CHAMINADE-JULIENNE (58) — Krueger 2 0 6, Rasor 6 1 15, Szabo 1 1 3, Tanner 1 0 2, E. Kloth 6 0 12, Spiker 2 2 6, Angel 2 0 6, Dahm 2 0 6, C. Kloth 1 0 2. Totals: 23 4 58.
BADIN (61) — Cannon 1 0 2, Brown 7 0 17, Hinkle 3 2 8, Broermann 8 9 29, Hanigosky 1 0 2, Holstein 1 1 3. Totals: 21 12 61.
Chaminade-Julienne ....... 10 12 9 27—58
Badin ....... 9 14 18 20—61
Three-point field goals: CJ—Krueger 2, Rasor 2, Angel 2, Dahm 2. B—Brown 3, Broermann 4. Records: B 7-13 (GCL 4-10).
• Purcell Marian 55, McNicholas 52, at McNicholas — Brandon Salamone hit a three-pointer with under a minute to play to win the game for the Cavaliers.
Purcell Marian got off to a fast start in the first half behind Keith Jackson, who scored 14 of his 24 points in the half, to take a 31-17 halftime lead.
Jaime Cooper added 19 points for Purcell Marian. McNicholas was led by Ryan Ogletree with 19 points.
PURCELL MARIAN (55) — Salamone 2 0 6, Cooper 8 1 19, Cooper 0 1 1, Jackson 9 6 24, Matuszek 2 0 5. Totals: 21 8 55.
MCNICHOLAS (52) — Ogletree 6 6 19, Cupito 5 1 11, Schmidt 4 0 10, Moore 1 2 4, Caldwell 2 4 8. Totals: 18 13 52.
Purcell Marian ....... 20 11 13 11—55
McNicholas ....... 9 8 14 21—52
Three-point goals: P—Salamone 2, J. Cooper 2, Matuszek. M—Ogletree, Schmidt 2. Records: M 15-4 (GCL 10-4).
CHL
• Finneytown 72, Reading 56, at Finneytown — Brian Monterosso scored 12 of his team-high 21 points in the final quarter, when the home team made 16-of-19 free throws to pull away for the win.
Lionel Calhoun grabbed six rebounds in the last ninety seconds, while the Wildcats made all nine of their free throws in that span.
Finneytown's 14th win was its most in one season since 1981.
READING (56) — Caudill 9 2 21, Berter 5 0 13, Blevins 2 4 9, Asbrock 1 0 2, Harris 3 1 7, Hayes 1 1 4. Totals: 21 8 56.
FINNEYTOWN (72) — Sweet 4 4 13, Calhoun 3 3 9, Gardner 5 3 17, Thompson 2 0 4, Monterosso 7 6 21, Meitrott 3 0 6, Veser 1 0 2. Totals: 24 16 72.
Reading ....... 12 12 14 18—56
Finneytown ....... 19 12 15 26—72
Three-point goals: R Berter 3, Caudill, Blevins, Hayes; F Gardner 4,Sweet, Monterosso. Records: R 10-10 (6-8 CHL), F 14-6 (10-4).
• Indian Hill 65, Wyoming 62, at Wyoming — Bryan Walker made a layup with eight seconds left to break a 62-62 tie and lift the Braves to their eighth straight win over Wyoming.
Walker finished with a team-high 25 points, while Brenden Flood added 17. Adam Monday scored 25 points to lead Wyoming.
The win wraps up third place in the CHL for Indian Hill.
INDIAN HILL (65) — Collinsworth 3 2 9, Shyrock 2 0 5, Katz 2 2 6, Walker 10 3 25, Flood 8 1 17, Welch 1 1 3. Totals: 26 9 65.
WYOMING (62) — Patch 0 1 1, Kryder 1 0 2, Bell 5 1 12, Hall 8 4 20, Monday 10 3 25, Carter 1 0 2. Totals: 25 9 62.
Indian Hill ....... 13 20 17 15—65
Wyoming ....... 20 17 12 13—62
Three-point field goals: IH—Collinsworth, Shyrock, Walker 2. W—Bell, Monday 2. Records: W 10-9 (8-6 CHL), IH 13-7 (9-5).
• Madeira 90, Mariemont 63, at Madeira — Senior guard Jon Newberry scored eight of his 11 points in the first quarter for Madeira, which wrapped up its best regular season ever at 19-1.
Nate Parkhouse added 13 points for Madeira, which completed a regular-season sweep of Mariemont.
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MARIEMONT (63) — Campo 1 1 4, Minor 4 0 10, Mondy 9 3 21, Clasen 1 0 2, Fisher 7 0 15, Denker 1 1 3, Martin 2 0 4, Startsman 1 2 4. Totals: 26 7 63.
MADEIRA (90) — Schlensker 8 0 17, Tudor 1 2 4, Scheuer 0 2 2, Dooley 3 0 8, McConnaughey 3 0 8, Cohen 3 0 7, Parkhouse 6 1 13, Dinsmore 7 0 14, Newberry 4 1 11, Underwood 3 0 6. Totals: 38 6 90.
Mariemont ....... 10 19 14 20—63
Madeira ....... 21 19 25 25—90
Three-point goals: Madeira-Dooley 2, McConnaughey 2, Newberry 2, Schlensker 1, Cohen 1. Mariemont-Campo 1, Minor 2, Fisher 1. Records: Madeira 19-1 (13-1), Mariemont 2-18 (2-12).
• Taylor 55, Deer Park 45, at Deer Park — Michael Rogers scored 21 points to lead Taylor to the road CHL victory.
Senior forward Nathan Combs, in his final career home game, scored a career-high 25 points.
TAYLOR (55) — Mullins 3 7 13, Richmond 1 0 3, Scott 2 1 5, Voynovich 1 0 2, Rogers 7 4 21, Metzner 1 0 2, Guard 1 0 2, Getz 2 2 6. Totals: 18 15 55.
DEER PARK (45) — K. Rutherford 0 1 1, Beck 1 0 2, Grubenhoff 1 0 2, M. Rutherford 0 1 1, Fairbanks 1 0 2, Dennis 1 0 2, Nathan 1 0 2, Combs 11 2 25, Grubb 2 4 8. Totals: 18 8 45.
Taylor ....... 17 11 10 17—55
Deer Park ....... 9 11 8 17—45
Three-point field goals: T—Richmond, Rogers 3. DP—Combs. Records: T 6-12 (5-8 CHL), DP 3-17 (1-13).
Others
• Lockland 66, Cincinnati Christian 43, at Lockland — Matt McKinney's game-high 20 points led Lockland.
Steve Brown added 10 points and 18 rebounds for Lockland.
CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN (43) — Wallace 3 0 6, Williams 6 0 15, Burch 2 0 5, Sketch 1 0 2, Morgan 3 0 7, Wittine 2 1 5, Hester 1 0 3. Totals: 18 1 43.
LOCKLAND (66) — McKinney 9 0 20, Jones 2 1 5, Munlin 3 2 8, Noelcke 1 2 5, Wynn 1 2 4, Dryer 1 0 2, Habig 2 1 5, Brown 4 2 10, Welshans 3 1 7. Totals: 26 11 66.
Cincinnati Christian ....... 9 9 12 13—43
Lockland ....... 26 12 13 15—66
Three-point goals: C Williams 3, Burch, Morgan, Hester; L McKinney 2, Noelcke. Records: C 2-17; L 8-11.
• Withrow 84, Mt. Healthy 55, at Withrow — Jon Hollingsworth poured in 23 points to lead the Tigers to their ninth straight victory.
P.J. Sanders (18), Brandon Hines (17) and B.T. Sherman (12) all scored in double figures for Withrow.
The Tigers led at the break, 37-27, and pulled away on the strength of a 23-12 run in the third period.
MT. HEALTHY (55) — Long 1 0 2, Byrd 2 0 4, Richardson 2 1 6, Bosby 5 0 10, Battle 1 1 3, Mills 5 1 11, Hinkston 6 3 15, Flowers 0 2 2. Totals: 23 8 55.
WITHROW (84) — Washington 1 0 2, Hollingsworth 8 3 23, Orr 2 0 4, Sherman 4 0 12, Gilbert 1 0 2, Smith 1 0 2, Frye 1 0 2, Sanders 6 6 18, Hunter 8 1 17, Jeffries 1 0 2. Totals: 33 10 84.
Mt. Healthy ....... 15 12 12 16—55
Withrow ....... 18 19 23 24—84
Three-point goals: MH-Richardson; W-Hollingsworth 4, Sherman 4. Records: W 15-4; MH 9-11.
• Springboro 49, Miamisburg 20, at Springboro — Springboro completed its perfect season with the non-league victory.
Springboro, the Fort Ancient Valley Conference champion, extended its regular-season winning streak to 52 games.
MIAMISBURG (20) — Siegman 3 0 7, Coleman 1 0 2, Martin 1 0 2, Melton 1 0 2, Montana 3 1 7. Totals: 9 1 20.
SPRINGBORO (49) — James 2 1 5, Bohinc 0 2 2, Howard 2 0 6, J. Francis 1 0 3, Anderson 1 0 2, Benseler 1 0 3, D. Francis 1 0 2, Sullivan 5 0 13, Doliboa 6 0 13. Totals: 19 3 49.
Miamisburg ....... 5 6 0 9—20
Springboro ....... 8 12 5 24—49
Three-point goals: S-Sullivan 3, Howard 2, J. Francis, Benseler, Doliboa. M-Siegman. Records: S 20-0, M 8-12.
• Harrison 64, Northwest 58 (OT), at Harrison — Shawn Huff scored five of his team-high 20 points in overtime — all free throws — as Harrison closed out its regular season with the exciting victory.
Northwest's Demetrius Thomas, whose three-pointer just before the regulation buzzer forced the overtime, scored a game-high 22 points.
NORTHWEST (58) — Nelson 1 0 2, Hawkins 2 2 7, Willis 4 0 11, Burnett 2 0 4, Thomas 9 2 22, Jesper 4 4 12. Totals: 22 8 58.
HARRISON (64) — Bybee 0 4 4, Mitchell 6 0 12, Cornelius 1 1 3, Huff 6 7 20, Rolfes 7 3 17, Parks 3 0 6, Teeters 1 0 2. Totals: 24 15 64.
Northwest ....... 10 9 14 18 7—58
Harrison ....... 8 16 13 14 13—64
Three-point goals: N Willis 3, Thomas 2, Hawkins; H Huff. Records: N 7-13; H 7-13.
• Milford Christian 69, Hamilton Christian 28, at Milford — Josh Spurlock tossed in 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Bulldgos.
HAMILTON CHRISTIAN (28) — J. Bush 1 1 3, Jason Reinhardt 2 0 6, Justin Reinhardt 1 0 2, Frazier 1 0 2, M. Austin 3 0 6, A. Austin 2 0 5. Totals: 11 4 28.
MILFORD CHRISTIAN (69) — Spurlock 4 5 13, Captain 2 2 6, Hart 2 2 6, A. Taylor 5 1 11, Taphorn 1 1 3, Rulapaugh 0 6 6, Gyton 1 0 2, P. Taylor 2 2 6, Barclay 0 1 1, Judy 0 2 2, Brown 1 0 2, Morehead 4 2 10, Johnson 0 1 1. Totals: 22 25 69.
Hamilton ....... 5 4 12 7—28
Milford ....... 23 19 13 14—69
Three-point goals: HC-Jason Reinhardt 2, A. Austin. Records: MC 12-8.
• Middletown Christian 45, Waynesville 42 (2OT), at Waynesville — Mike Current scored on a three-point play with 12 seconds to go to win the game for Middletown Christian.
MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN (45) — Holbrook 1 2 4, Groves 3 1 7, Fox 5 2 16, Current 1 1 3, Cochran 6 0 15. Totals: 16 6 45.
WAYNESVILLE (42) — Fulwiler 3 1 7, Luti 2 3 9, Garrett 7 2 17, Baker 0 1 1, Voehringer 3 0 6, Creamer 1 0 2. Totals: 16 7 42.
Middletown Christian ....... 14 4 16 4 0 7—45
Waynesville ....... 9 17 8 4 0 4—42
Three-point goals: M—Fox 4, Cochran 3. W—
Luti 2, Garrett. Records: M 10-10, W 10-10.
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