Sunday, March 07, 1999
CINCINNATI BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Kings upsets Springboro in sectional
Springboro saw its perfect season end in the sectional tournament for the second consecutive season.
Kings beat No.1-seeded Springboro (21-1) 50-45 on Saturday in a Division II sectional game at U.D. Arena.
Kings defeated No.2-seeded Eaton last week in the first round of the tournament.
Kings took control of the game in the fourth quarter, starting off on a 5-0 run and holding Springboro without a field goal until three minutes into the quarter. Springboro managed just two field goals in the quarter.
Ryan Husband kept the game out of Springboro's reach in the fourth quarter, making 5-of-8 free throws and finishing with 14 points.
Corey Sullivan paced Springboro with 14 points.
KINGS (50) — Paddock 1 2 4, Husband 3 8 14, Brothe 3 2 8, Donovan 2 0 4, Woods 0 2 2, Armstead 1 0 2, McCarty 5 0 10, Swearingin 2 2 6. Totals: 17 16 50.
SPRINGBORO (45) — James 1 0 2, Howard 1 0 3, Anderson 2 1 5, Benseler 1 0 2, Francis 4 0 8, Sullivan 5 1 14, Doliboa 3 5 11. Totals: 17 7 45.
Kings ....... 7 10 15 18—50
Springboro ....... 7 12 17 9—45
Three-point field goals: S—Howard, Sullivan 3. Records: S 21-1, K 12-11.
• Alter 67, Franklin 50, Division II sectional at U.D. Arena — Alter's Keith Waleskowski scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the first half.
Josh Taylor led Franklin with 12 points.
Alter next plays Roger Bacon March 11. Alter and Roger Bacon split their two regular-season meetings.
FRANKLIN (50) — Behart 1 2 4, Lamb 0 2 2, Cornette 1 0 2, Taylor 5 0 12, Evans 2 1 7, Abney 2 0 4, Cox 1 0 2, Butcher 2 0 5, Jacobs 3 1 7, Henderson 1 2 5. Totals: 18 8 50.
ALTER (67) — Borland 3 0 7, Thomas 1 1 4, Cole 0 1 1, Swanson 1 0 2, Berardo 2 0 5, Saab 1 3 6, K. Waleskowski 9 7 26, Goings 2 0 4, A. Waleskowski 6 0 12. Totals: 25 12 67.
Franklin ....... 8 12 13 17—50
Alter ....... 23 20 9 13—67
Three-point field goals: A—Borland, Thomas, Barardo, Saab, K. Waleskowski. F—Taylor 2, Evans 2, Butcher, Henderson. Records: A 16-6, F 16-7.
• Roger Bacon 45, Purcell Marian 40, Division II sectional championship at Anderson High School — Roger Bacon won its third consecutive sectional championship and advanced to play Kettering Alter at 8:30p.m. Thursday in a district tournament.
Roger Bacon took the lead with 1:49 to play on a basket by John Schott and held on to the lead with a stingy defense and good ball movement.
Brian Lakes scored five points in the final minute of play to seal the victory for Roger Bacon, which lost twice to Purcell Marian in the regular season.
“I felt the key for us would be to spread the floor and keep pressure on their big scorers,” Roger Bacon coach Bill Brewer said.
Brewer was referring to Jaime Cooper and Keith Jackson, Purcell Marian's two leading scorers, who were held to just 16 points on the game.
PURCELL MARIAN (40) — Salamone 4 0 11, Fullman 1 0 2, J. Cooper 2 1 5, H. Cooper 4 0 8, Jackson 5 1 11, Matuszek 1 0 2, King 0 1 1. Totals: 17 3 40.
ROGER BACON (45) — Haurkamp 1 1 3, Lakes 2 2 7, Hausfeld 1 2 4, Niesen 6 2 18, Schott 5 3 13. Totals: 15 10 45.
Purcell Marian ....... 9 12 13 6 40
Roger Bacon ....... 16 5 12 12—45
Three-point field goals: R—Niesen 4, Lakes. P—Salamone 3. Records: PM 15-8, RB 12-10.
• McNicholas 85, Woodward 59, sectional championship game at Anderson High School — McNicholas won its third straight sectional title and advanced to play Graham in a district game 7:30Tp.m. on March 11.
McNicholas took a 20-11 lead behind Ryan Ogletree's 10 first-quarter points.
The Rockets then continued to build the lead into double digits with a 12-3 run midway through the second quarter behind Zach Schmidt's eight points in that span.
“We executed very well and played a disciplined game,” McNicholas coach Jerry Doerger said. “We wanted to stop their dribble penetration and force them to pass the ball and we succeeded in doing that.”
In the second half McNicholas kept the game out of reach by making 27 foul shots.
Steve Anderson led the Bulldogs with 15 points, including six in the third quarter.
WOODWARD (59) — Potter 3 0 7, Bryant 1 0 2, Boyce 1 2 4, Anderson 6 3 15, Hendrix 5 2 12, Makonnen 3 0 6, Bess 1 1 3, Griffin 4 0 8, Lee 1 0 2. Totals: 25 8 59.
MCNICHOLAS (85) — Ogletree 3 13 20, Cupito 6 6 19, Schmidt 3 7 16, Sheehy 0 2 2, Moore 3 4 10, Fullarton 1 5 7, Caldwell 5 1 11. Totals: 21 38 85.
Woodward ....... 11 13 22 13—59
McNicholas ....... 20 20 24 21—85
Three-point field goals: M—Ogletree, Cupito, Schmidt 3. W—Potter. W 8-13, McN 18-5.
• Oak Hills 60, LaSalle 56, Division I sectional championship at Millett Hall — Nick Sellet scored 18 second-half points to lead Oak Hills.
All but three of Sellet's second-half points came on layups and free throws.
“He's such a competitor,” Oak Hills coach Mike Price said. “He's one of the smartest players I've ever seen.”
La Salle led 22-20 at halftime after holding the Highlanders' front-court stars, Sellet and Mike Pettyjohn, to just four points each.
Brad Hoffman, LaSalle's top inside player, picked up his fourth foul with 4:18 in the fourth quarter though, opening the door for Sellet's dominace.
“He's a good player,” Sellet said of Hoffman. “So once we got him out of the game they couldn't really stop our inside game.”
The Highlanders made 15-of-18 free throws in the fourth quarter, including 5-of-6 by Sellet, to pull away. Sellet finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Tony Ruberg led LaSalle with 16 points, Oak Hills held Lancers' star Steve Esterkamp to 10 points on just 4-of-11 shooting.
Oak Hills advanced to the district final for the fourth time in five years. The Highlanders play Springfield South at 9p.m. Saturday.
OAK HILLS (60) — Sellet 7 7 22, Pettyjohn 2 4 8, Djenge 4 1 9, Lockwood 3 5 12, Dietrich 1 3 5, Proctor 0 2 2, Eshman 1 0 2. Totals: 18 22 60.
LASALLE (56) — Hoffman 4 0 9, Esterkamp 4 2 10, Obert 1 0 2, Hornbach 4 1 10, Ruberg 5 5 16, Kruthaupt 2 0 4, Carrelli 1 2 5. Totals: 21 210 56.
Oak Hills ....... 8 12 15 25—60
La Salle ....... 12 10 11 23—56
Three-point field goals: O—Sellet, Lockwood. L—Hoffman, Hornbach, Ruberg, Carrelli. Records: O 20-2, L 13-9.
• Eastern Brown 65, Coal Grove 64, Division III district at Athens — Scott Cropper grabbed a loose ball and put it back up for the game-winner with 3.1 seconds to go.
Eastern Brown fell behind in the first quarter and didn't gain the lead until Cropper's shot.
Eastern Brown next plays Westfall at 7p.m. Saturday.
EASTERN BROWN (65) — B. Kirk 5 0 11, Cartwright 5 0 13, Miller 6 0 12, Cropper 3 0 7, Hauck 5 3 13, Stock 1 0 2, Stout 3 0 7. Totals: 28 3 65.
COAL GROVE (64) — Waller 0 3 3, Roberts 7 1 18, Miller 6 3 15, Keeney 3 0 6, Hicks 2 0 4, Klaiber 6 0 17, Mader 0 1 1. Totals: 24 8 64.
Eastern Brown ....... 8 20 12 25—65
Coal Grove ....... 9 25 14 16—64
Three-point field goals: E—Cartwright 3, Kirk, Cropper, Stout. C—Roberts 3, Klaiber 5. Records: E 18-5, C 10-13.
PAW Tournament
• Cincinnati Home School 54, Milford Christian 49, championship game at Milford — Darin Cherry scored nine of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for Cincinnati Home School.
CINCINNATI HS (54) — Stewart 1 0 2, Cherry 10 2 24, Parker 6 1 13, Hill 1 0 2, Schechter 0 1 1, Collins 1 0 2, Jackson 4 0 8, Leatherbury 1 0 2. Totals: 24 4 54.
MILFORD CHRISTIAN (49) — Spurlock 4 0 8, Captain 1 0 2, Rulapaugh 3 4 10, P. Taylor 2 2 6, A. Taylor 8 2 18, Gyton 1 0 2, Hart 1 1 3. Totals: 20 9 49.
Cincinnati HS ....... 15 8 14 17—54
Milford Christian ....... 12 14 12 11—49
Three-point field goals: C—Cherry 2. Records: M 15-9.
• Central Baptist 77, Gospel Light 41, Consolation game at Milford — Mark Mueller had 24 points and Rich Ledford added 20 for Central Baptist.
CENTRAL BAPTIST (77) — Shell 1 0 2, Turley 0 2 2, Mueller 10 1 24, Stephens 2 1 7, Siemon 1 0 2, Kerbo 3 0 6, Smith 1 0 2, Sheldon 2 1 6, Stahl 3 0 6, Ledford 10 0 20. Totals: 34 4 77.
GOSPEL LIGHT (41) — Engel 2 2 6, Seibert 3 0 7, Thomas 2 0 5, Starr 5 0 11, Fischer 5 0 12. Totals: 17 2 41.
Central Baptist ....... 22 16 22 17—77
Gospel Light ....... 9 12 12 8—41
Three-point field goals: C—Mueller 3, Stephens, Sheldon. G—Seibert, Thomas, Starr, Fischer 2.
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