Wednesday, February 16, 2000
Cincinnati girls basketball roundup
Verrett leads Ursuline to comeback victory
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Senior guard Kyle Verrett scored nine points in the fourth quarter, catapulting No.6-seeded Ursuline to a 48-43 victory over Milford in a first-round Division I sectional tournament game Tuesday at Lakota East.
Milford had led 24-16 at halftime.
Ursuline advanced to a second-round game Saturday against Fairfield.
MILFORD (43) — Potrafke 2 0 4, Richmond 5 3 13, Broecker 2 0 4, Hrovat 4 1 9, Gaible 3 1 7, Gulleman 2 2 6. Totals: 18 7 43.
URSULINE (48) — Zestermann 0 3 3, Verrett 7 2 18, Klein 4 0 9, Davren 2 0 5, Polimeni 1 0 2, Walker 4 2 11. Totals: .18 7 43
Milford ....... 9 15 9 10—43
Ursuline ....... 5 11 16 16—48
3-pointers: U—Verrett 2, Klein, Davren, Walker. Records: U 14-6; M 9-12.
• Princeton 49, McAuley 32, Division I sectional at Lakota East — Kim Lancaster chalked up a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
Princeton advances to face Winton Woods Saturday (5p.m.) at Lakota East.
PRINCETON (49) — Davis 1 5 7, McNamara 3 0 7, Skoog 0 1 1, Hervas 2 0 4, Noble 1 0 3, Lancaster 5 2 12, Bradshaw 4 5 13, Simons 0 2 2. Totlas: 16 15 49.
MCAULEY (32) — Donawerth 2 0 4, Esterkamp 0 7 7, Lichtenfeld 2 0 5, Koening 1 0 2, Kampschmidt 2 0 4, Rust 2 2 6, Zeigler 2 0 4. Totals: 11 9 32.
Princeton ....... 6 13 14 16—49
McAuley ....... 9 7 8 8—32
3-pointers: P—McNamara, Noble. M—Lichtenfeld. P 16-5, M 9-12.
• Badin 52, Norwood 28, Division II sectional at Kings — Cydney Overton scored six points and Kerri Fiehrer added four in the first quarter when the No.1-seeded Rams took a 16-8 advantage.
Badin advances to a second-round game against Taft on Tuesday.
NORWOOD (28) — Evans 1 0 3, Henderson 4 3 11, Jennings 0 2 2, McCarthy 4 0 8, Davis 2 0 4. Totals: 11 5-8 28.
BADIN (52) — Vilkoski 1 0 2, Bennett 1 0 3, Fiehrer 6 0 13, Sphite 1 0 2, Brennan 2 1 6, Shull 1 0 2, Morner 2 0 4, Overton 6 0 12, Wolf 4 0 8. Totals: 24 1 52.
Norwood ....... 8 7 6 7—28
Badin ....... 16 10 10 16—52
3-pointers: N—Evans. B—Bennett, Brennan, Fiehrer. Records: B 17-4; N 6-15.
• Indian Hill 86, Clermont Northeastern 34, Division II sectional at Kings — Haley Warden scored 25 points for the Braves.
Indian Hill advances to a second-round game against Ross on Tuesday.
CLERMONT NORTHEASTERN (34) — Roy 7 0 15, Smithers 4 3 11, Larken 1 0 2, Schottelkotte 1 0 2, Spinnet 1 0 2, Campbell 1 0 2. Totals: 15 3-6 34.
INDIAN HILL (86) — Cooper 5 1 11, Lightfield 1 1 3, Schmitt 3 0 6, Hahl 1 0 3, Rogers 5 1 11, S. David 4 3 11, Ellis 2 0 4, Forbes 1 1 3, Warden 6 9 25, Tepe 2 0 5, Slattery 2 0 4. Totals: 32 16-32 86.
Clermont NE ....... 7 8 7 12—34
Indian Hill ....... 26 26 19 15—86
3-pointers: Roy. I—Hahl , Warden 4. Records: I 17-7.
• Landmark Christian 49, Lockland 25, Division IV sectional at Waynesville — Landmark advances to a second-round game against No.1-seeded Cincinnati Country Day on Tuesday.
LOCKLAND (25) — Cox 2 0 5, Urton 3 0 6, Sickinger 1 7 9, McCutcheon 0 0 2, Robbins 1 0 3. Totals: 2 9-22 25.
LANDMARK CHRISTIAN (49) — Oliver 5 4 15, Chamberlain 5 1 12, Spears 2 0 6, Sebastain 3 2 8, Gresham 3 0 6, Durham 1 0 2. Totals: 19 7-13 49.
Lockland ....... 4 4 4 13—25
Landmark ....... 18 16 17 4—49
3-pointers: Land—Oliver, Chamberlain, Spears 2. Lock—Cox, Robbins.
• Southeastern 52, Little Miami 13, Division IV sectional at Waynesville — A 32-0 run in the first half, triggered by Kristen Paulick's 11 points, paved the way for Southeastern.
Southeastern advances to a second-round game against Williamsburg on Tuesday.
LITTLE MIAMI (13) — Robinson 1 0 3, Fisher 2 1 5, Lawson 1 1 3, Brashear 1 0 2. Totals: 5 2-3 13.
SOUTHEASTERN (52) — Haggy 1 0 2, Davis 1 0 2, Beair 0 1 1, Kitchen 1 0 3, Paugh 5 2 12, Delaney 1 0 2, Kitchen 0 2 2, Ingling 2 2 6, Martin 1 3 5, Paulick 6 5 17. Totals: 18 15-23 52
Little Miami ....... 0 0 6 7—13
Southeastern ....... 19 14 14 5—52
3-pointers: L—Robinson. S—Kitchen. Records: S 10-11, L 1-20.
• Northwestern 63, Blanchester 38, Division III at Wilmington — Northwestern took a 42-12 halftime lead.
Northwestern meets Middletown Madison on Thursday in a second-round game.
BLANCHESTER (38) — Fury 3 0 7, Schlake 1 0 2, Meineke 0 2 2, Barnes 3 1 8, Hertlein 6 0 12, Emerson 1 0 2, Gephart 1 1 3. Totals: 16 4 38.
NORTHWESTERN (63) — Earley 7 1 15, Cummings 4 0 11, B. Cottrell 3 0 9, Rutledge 3 3 9, Engelbrecht 2 0 4, Wroblewski 2 0 4, Blaser 3 4 10, Marton 0 1 1. Totals: 24 9 63.
Blanchester ....... 8 4 12 14—38
Northwestern ....... 22 20 10 11—63
3-pointers: B—Fury, Barnes. N—Cummings 3, Cottrell 3.
• Ross 41, Woodward 23, Division II sectional at Kings — The Rams broke open the game in the fourth quarter with a 13-1 run.
Ross advances to a second-round game against Indian Hill on Tuesday.
ROSS (41) — Guenther 0 2 2, Wagers 4 1 15, Lee 1 1 3, Harrison 2 2 6, Lange 2 1 5, Collins 2 0 4, Wardman 3 0 6. Totals: 16 7 41.
WOODWARD (23) — Lillard 1 3 5, Houston 2 0 4, Pride 5 0 10, Brewer 1 2 4. Totals: 9 5 23.
Ross ....... 6 12 10 13—41
Woodward ....... 5 7 10 1—23
Three-point goals: R-Wagers 2. Records: R 4-16, Woodward 5-15.
• Oak Hills 65, Aiken 27, Division I sectional at Mount St.Joseph College — Junior forward Jackie Cornelius scored 18 points, and junior guard Lauren Gross added 13, including four 3-pointers, to lead Oak Hills.
Oak Hills advances to meet No.3 seed Colerain at 6p.m. Saturday at Mount St. Joe.
OAK HILLS (65) — Klusener 3 0 7, Gross 4 1 13, Cornelius 8 1 18, Rosenberger 3 0 6, Young 1 0 2, Dietrich 4 0 9, Laug 3 0 6, Dotterman 2 0 4. Totals: 28 2 65.
AIKEN (27) — Beal 0 1 1, Wells 1 2 4, Pryor 5 1 14, Satter 4 0 8, Madge 0 0 0. Totals: 10 4 27.
Oak Hills ....... 17 20 12 16—65
Aiken ....... 3 10 9 5—27
3-pointers: OH — Klusener, Gross 4, Cornelius, Dietrich; A — Pryor. Records: OH 11-10.
• Williamsburg 36, Ridgeville Christian 31, at Division IV sectional at Waynesville — Jennifer Ferguson and Kris ten Kissinger each scored four points in the fourth quarter.
RIDGEVILLE C. (31) — Maple 0 1 1, Cassel 0 2 2, McCullough 4 3 11, Clouse 1 0 2, Alexander 5 5 15. Totals: 10 11 31.
WILLIAMSBURG (36) — Ferguson 2 2 6, Smith 4 1 11, Kissinger 2 0 4, Carico 1 0 2, Schneider 5 0 10, Haley 0 3 3. Totals: 14 6 36.
Ridgeville C. ....... 3 4 9 15—31
Williamsburg ....... 11 7 6 12—36
3-pointers: W—Smith 2.
• Hughes 65, Northwest 59, Division I sectional at Mount St.Joseph — Tonkia Bridges scored 12 of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter,leading the Big Red.
Hughes advances to the sectional championship game Feb.24 against the winner of Saturday's Colerain-Oak Hills game.
NORTHWEST (59) — Meister 4 2 10, Jared 0 5 5, Aichele 2 0 4, Watts 1 3 5, Robbe 2 1 5, Dobrowolski 2 0 4, Swedersky 0 2 2, Elam 6 6 18, Gray 2 0 6. Totals: 19 19 59.
HUGHES (65) — S. Johnson 0 1 1, Moore 7 5 21, Burns 4 1 9, Bridges 7 6 22, Pettijohn 4 0 8, Red 1 2 4. Totals: 23 15 65.
Northwest ....... 12 12 14 21—58
Hughes ....... 15 11 18 21—65
3-pointers: N—Gray 2. H—Moore 2, Bridges 2. Records: H 15-6.
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