Tuesday, March 02, 1999
Bacon, Purcell roll into sectional final
Roger Bacon jumped out to a big lead and 12 players scored Monday night, lifting the Spartans to a 101-65 victory over Ross in a Division II sectional semifinal at Anderson.
The Spartans opened a 46-27 halftime lead.
Roger Bacon will try for its fourth consecutive sectional championship at 11:30 a.m. Saturday against Purcell Marian.
ROGER BACON (101) — Huerkamp 3 0 6, Lakes 5 3 15, Merkle 3 1 8, Hausfeld 6 0 12, Niesen 4 9 17, McManus 1 0 2, Holt 4 0 10, Westendorf 1 0 2, Schott 10 1 21, Bock 1 0 2, Reno 1 0 3, McCoy 1 0 3. Totals: 40 14 101.
ROSS (65) — Engelkamp 4 2 12, Stidham 3 4 13, Estes 2 0 4, Bray 2 0 6, Houpe 7 3 17, Ehrman 1 0 2, Wagner 0 2 2, Sizemore 0 2 2, Rice 3 1 7. Totals: 22 14 65.
Roger Bacon ....... 21 25 28 27—101
Ross ....... 12 15 22 16— 65
Three-point field goals: RB—Lakes 2, Merkle, Holt 2, Reno, McCoy. Ross—Engelkamp 2, Stidham 3, Bray 2. Records: RB 11-10.
• Purcell Marian 77, Goshen 69, Division II sectional at Anderson — Purcell made 14 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off a late Goshen rally.
Jaime Cooper sank eight-of- nine down the stretch to ice the game.
Purcell never trailed after taking a 7-2 lead early in the first quarter. The Cavaliers full-court press held Goshen to 21 first-half points.
Cooper led all scorers with 31 points.
GOSHEN (69) — Drake 3 3 11, Dameron 7 1 18, Neff 3 16 22, Gordon 0 1 1, Perkins 2 5 9, Whitaker 3 2 8. Totals: 18 28 69.
PURCELL MARIAN (77) — Salimone 5 0 12, Fullman 1 0 2, J. Cooper 10 10 31, H. Cooper 3 4 10, Jackson 6 0 12, Matuszek 3 3 10. Totals: 28 17 77.
Goshen ....... 7 14 19 29—69
Purcell Marian ....... 17 13 21 26—77
Three-point field goals: G—Drake 2, Dameron 3. PM—Salimone 2, J. Cooper, Matuszek. Records: G 11-10, PM 15-7.
• East Clinton 65, Twin Valley South 52, Division III sectional at UD Arena — East Clinton made 13 of 14 fourth-quarter free throws to hold off Twin Valley South. The Astros were 24-of-28 from the line overall.
Wes Boggs and Matt Miller both turned in strong fourth-quarter performances, combining for 17 of the team's 19 points.
East Clinton advanced to the sectional finals against Greeneview at 7 p.m. Friday.
TWIN VALLEY SOUTH (52) — Good 7 5 20, Lindloff 2 0 4, Crews 2 0 5, Freshour 1 3 5, McIntyre 5 6 18. Totals: 17 14 52.
EAST CLINTON (65) — Slagle 1 0 2, Barnes 2 8 13, Reynolds 2 6 10, Boggs 6 3 15, Miller 5 1 11, Chance 4 6 14. Totals: 20 24 65.
Twin Valley South ....... 8 12 16 16—52
East Clinton ....... 10 17 19 19—65
Three-point field goals: TWS—McIntyre 2, Crews, Good. EC—Barnes. Records: TWS 11-11, EC 16-5.
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