Sunday, March 07, 1999
CINCINNATI GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Wyoming captures 9th district title of 1990s
Defense and a patient offense, two trademarks of Wyoming basketball, were once again the difference for the Cowboys.
Wyoming used its pressure man-to-man defense in a 46-38 victory over Greeneview in a Division III district championship game at Vandalia Butler Activity Center.
Wyoming is nearly perfect in district championship games in the 1990s. The Cowboys have won every district title in the '90s except for 1995 when Reading pulled the upset.
“We started the season 2-4, and everybody wondered what was wrong,” Wyoming coach Deb Gentile said. “This team is full of surprises; when they got serious they won 12 in a row.”
Wyoming will face undefeated Miami East in a regional semifinal 8p.m. Wednesday at Vandalia. Wyoming defeated Miami East in a district finals last year.
WYOMING (46) — R. Fulton 6 5 17, McCarthy 5 1 11, Newton 1 0 2, B. Fulton 1 1 3, McGee 2 2 7, Schmitt 2 2 6. Totals: 17 11-22 46.
GREENEVIEW (38) — Bush 2 0 4, Midlam 5 2 12, Burtch 1 3 5, J. Tobe 3 5 11, A. Tobe 2 2 6. Totals: 13 12-18 38.
Wyoming ....... 13 7 10 16 — 46
Greeneview ....... 7 2 11 18 ) 38
Three-pointers: W-Schmitt. Records: W 17-6, G 14-10.
• Verailles 49, Batavia 29, Division II district championship at Vandalia Butler Activity Center — Batavia, making its first district appearance in school history, struggled against a Versailles (23-1).
“We only have two seniors and didn't know what to expect going into the season,” Batavia coach Ryan Stoffel said. “I'm proud of the girls. We didn't expect to make it this far.”
Batavia ends its season at 16-7 and returns all but two players next year.
VERSAILLES (49) — Hemmelgarn 2 2 6, Selhorst 1 0 2, Stucke 2 0 4, Wehrkamp 0 3 3, Stauffer 5 6 16, Raterman 2 5 9, Borchers 1 0 2, Grilliot 0 2 2, Bergman 1 0 2. Totals: 15 19-25 49.
BATAVIA (29) — Bishop 1 2 4, Crooker 2 1 6, Weidner 0 2 2, Evans 1 0 2, Wehrman 1 0 2, Sprague 3 2 8, Swart 2 0 5. Totals: 10 7 29.
Versailles ....... 9 17 5 18 — 49
Batavia 7 N2 6 14 — 29
Three-pointers: B-Crooker, Swart. Records V 23-1, B 16-7.
• Southeastern 52, Cincinnati Country Day 41, Division IV district championship at Vandalia-Butler Activity Center — CCD trailed by 15 at halftime and couldn't make up the deficit. The Indians cut the lead to 38-30 at the beginning of the fourth quarter but ran out of time and energy.
“It takes a lot out of a team to come-from-behind,” CCD coach Theresa Hirschauer said. “If we were down only 10 at half it could have been a different ballgame."
CCD (41) — Boswell 5 0 13, Reiber 1 0 2, Fitzhugh 3 1 7, Baker 0 2 2, Hale 5 5 15, Geier 1 0 2. Totals: 15 8-14 41.
SOUTHEASTERN (52) — E. Stewart 1 5 8, Campbell 4 1 9, Wiegel 0 1 1, Kitchen 2 2 8, Black 2 0 4, T. Stewart 2 2 6, Donaldson 8 0 16. Totals: 19 11-16 52.
CCD ....... 9 6 13 13 — 41
Southeastern ....... 16 14 6 16 — 52
Three-pointers: C-Boswell 3. S-E. Stewart, Kitchen 2. Records: C 16-7, SE 23-1.
• Miami East 51, Waynesville 39, Division III district championship at Vandalia Butler Activity Center — Waynesville had trouble against Miami East's 2-3 zone, turning the ball over 11 times in the first half and missing outside shots.
MIAMI EAST (51) — Lang 1 0 2, Petry 4 0 8, Worthington 1 1 3, Roeth 5 2 15, Benham 3 0 6, Chivington 6 5 17. Totals 20 8-20 51.
WAYNESVILLE (39) — Reedy 1 0 3, Hupe 3 3 9, Nelson 0 2 2, James 3 2 10, Hilderbrandt 1 0 2, Kapper 3 1 7, Elam 2 0 4, Henderson 1 0 2. Totals: 14 8 39.
Miami East ....... 16 10 12 13 — 51
Waynesville ....... 9 2 6 22 — 39
• Mount Notre Dame 66, Centerville 48, Division I district championship at Wilmington Collge — Mount Notre Dame extended its winning streak to 17 games and earned a berth in the regional semifinals.
The Cougars play Beavercreek 8p.m. Tuesday at Wright State University's Nutter Center.
Since Chris Mack took over as coach, Mount Notre Dame has won four consecutive sectional championships but lost the past three years to Miamisburg, Vandalia-Butler and Beavercreek in the district game.
CENTERVILLE (48) — Carpenter 5-8 3-4 15, Ober 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 0-2 0-0 0 , Finke 0-4 0-0 0, Gunnoe 0-2 0-0 0, Uptmore 0-1 0-0 0, Stull 8-10 7-11 24, Reffitt 0-4 2-2 2, Vondrell 2-5 0-0 5, Lehtonen 1-2 0-0 2. TotlsL 16-39 12-19 48.
MOUNT NOTRE DAME (66) — Brannen 7-11 5-5 19, Tobertge 1-2 1-2 3, J. Emming 6-11 0-0 12, Allen 5-17 2-2 13, Tuchfarber 0-0 2-2 2, Schaaff 1-2 0-0 3, M. Emming 2-3 0-0 4. Totals: 27-54 10-11 66.
Three-point field goals: M (2-8) Allen, Schaaff. C (4-11) Stull, Carpenter 2, Vondrell. Records: C 18-5, M 21-2.
• Beavercreek 66, Mercy 45, Division I district championship game at Wilmington College — Mercy turned the ball over 21 times against Beavercreek's pressure defense.
“Their press was more effective than we thought it would be,” Mercy coach Mary Jo Huismann said. “We didn't do what we needed to do and that was move the ball quicker and make stronger passes.”
When Mercy scored its first second-half field goal with 17 seconds left in the third quarter, Beavercreek had built a 55-26 lead.
“We shot poorly, but why?” Huismann said. “It was because of their defense. If we shoot well, it could have been a different game.”
MERCY (45) — Mullen 1-2 1-2 4, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Zinser 0-1 0-0 0, Clavier 0-0 0-2 0, Stern 2-3 2-2 6, Zeuch 3-7 3-4 11, Heintz 3-7 2-4 8, Schoenfeld 2-4 2-2 6, Dreyer 0-6 4-4 4, Flanagan 2-11 0-0 4, Woody 0-4 2-4 2. Totals: 13-46 16-24 45.
BEAVERCREEK (66) — Webb 6-13 3-3 16, E. Williams 2-3 2-2 6, Miller 4-11 1-3 9, Hamilton 2-4 0-0 4, A. Williams 0-4 2-5 2, Gardner 2-4 2-2 6, Skapin 6-12 3-4 15, Powell 0-1 0-0 0, Kaiser 0-1 0-0 0, Baptiste 4-11 0-0 8. Totals: 26-64 13-20 66.
Mercy ....... 9 15 4 17 — 45
Beavercreek ....... 14 25 16 11 — 66
Three-point field goals: B (1-8) Webb. M (3-13) Zeuch 2, Mullen. Records: Mercy 17-6, Beavercreek 24-0.
• Springfield Central Catholic 43, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 35, Division IV district championship at Vandalia-Butler Activity Center — Springfield Central Catholic outscored CHCA 7-2 in the final two minutes to hand the Eagles their first loss of the season.
Following the game, CHCA coach Tim Southerland embraced each of his players.
“I told the girls to not dwell on this game, but don't forget it,” Southerland said. “I'm so proud of them, they left every thing they had on the court.”
SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC CENTRAL (43) — Petty 8 5 22, Ansley 4 5 13, Rigel 1 1 3, Thill 2 1 5. Totals: 15 12-23 43.
CINCINNATI HILLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (35) — N. Bowden 6 2 14, Hewitt 3 0 7, Johnson 1 0 2, Wightman 1 0 2, Gross 5 0 10. Totals: 16 2 35.
Springfield CC ....... 7 9 12 15 — 43
CHCA ....... 9 8 8 10 — 35
Three-pointers: SCC-Petty. C-Hewitt. Records CHCA 22-1, SCC 20-4.
• Princeton 58, Colerain 43, Division I district championship at Wilmington College — Princeton won its second consecutive district title and advanced to play Newark at 8p.m. Wednesday in a regional semifinal.
The Vikings outscored Colerain 22-8 in the fourth quarter.
“We were tired, and they started breaking our press and getting the easy baskets,” Colerain coach Chris Trentman said. “Their size wore us out on the inside, but it was a great year for us.”
Kori Strange ignited the Princeton offense with three consecutive layups in the last 4:18 of the third quarter.
COLERAIN (43) — Haley 4-12 0-0 8, Gilbert 3-11 0-1 7, Haggard 5-12 0-0 12, Riehle 1-5 0-0 3, Meyer 1-1 0-1 2, Croxton 2-6 3-4 7, Grace 2-5 0-2 4. Totals: 18-52 3-11 43.
PRINCETON (58) — Lohmueller 2-5 1-2 6, Scherl 0-3 0-0 0, Strange 3-4 0-2 6, Noble 1-3 1-2 4, Lancaster 2-6 1-3 5, Bradshaw 4-6 0-0 8, Dudley 6-7 4-6 16, Sneed 6-12 1-4 13. Totals: 24-46 8-21 58
Colerain ....... 8 12 15 8 — 43
Princeton ....... 10 14 12 22 — 58
Three-point field goals: C (4-12) Gilbert, Haggard, Riehle. P (2-5) Lohmueller, Noble. Records: P 22-1, C 18-5.
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