Saturday, February 19, 2000
Cincinnati boys basketball roundup
Winton Woods caps first perfect season
The Cincinnati Enquirer
P.J. Mills scored 15 points as Winton Woods defeated Harrison 61-38 Friday night to complete the school district's first perfect season.
Winton Woods finishes 20-0, 14-0 in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference Buckeye division. No team in Winton Woods school district history, including Forest Park and Greenhills high schools, had ever finished undefeated.
“I think its fantastic — it's great for the school and great for the kids — something they set out to do themselves,” said Winton Woods coach David Lumpkin.
HARRISON (38) — P.Volkerding 4 0 9, Koch 1 0 2, Cornelius 2 2 6, Perkins 1 0 2, M. Myers 2 1 5, Luckey 2 1 5, M.Volkerding 4 0 9. Totals: 16 4 38.
WINTON WOODS (61) — Ali 2 0 4, Overmann 1 0 3, Akbar 5 0 11, Reese 3 3 9, Smith 1 2 4, Lewis 4 0 8, Hite 3 0 7, Mills 7 1 15. Totals: 26 6 61.
Harrison ....... 6 14 5 13—38
Winton Woods ....... 15 17 20 9—61
3-pointers: H—P. Volkerding, M. Volkerding. WW—Overmann, Akbar, Hite. Records: WW 20-0 (14-0 FAVCB).
• Loveland 70, Wilmington 52 — Yusuf Muhammad scored 18 of his 28 points in the first half and the Tigers won the FAVC-Cardinal division championship.
Loveland won its first league title since 1997, while in the SBC.
WILMINGTON (52) — Washington 6 1 16, Martin 0 1 1, Hinman 2 0 6, Thompson 2 2 6, McCoy 1 1 3, Wilson 8 0 18, Dean 1 0 2. Totals: 20 5 52.
LOVELAND (70) — Bowerman 1 1 4, Douglas 1 0 2, Partin 3 0 6, Muhammad 13 2 28, Schappell 3 0 8, Nagel 5 5 15, Nye 1 0 2, Conn 2 1 5. Totals: 29 9 70.
Wilmington ....... 6 24 14 8—52
Loveland ....... 20 26 8 16—70
3-pointers: W—Washington 3, Hinman 2, Wilson 2. L—Bowerman, Schappell 2. Records: L 18-2 (FAVC 13-1), W 10-10 (6-8).
• Little Miami 56, Goshen 51 — Senior forward David Dufour scored a game-high 30 points for Little Miami.
Junior forward Roger Drake paced Goshen with 20 points.
LITTLE MIAMI (56) — Lafollette 1 0 2, Pritchard 1 0 2, Trent 1 1 4, Sellers 2 0 4, Dane 2 0 5, Cooper 3 2 9, Dufour 14 1 30. Totals: 24 4 56.
GOSHEN (51) — Gordon 1 0 3, Sheppard 2 0 4, Blevins 5 0 10, Settelmayer 6 2 14, Drake 5 9 20. Totals: 19 11 51.
Little Miami ....... 12 13 16 15—56
Goshen ....... 8 13 7 23—51
3-pointers: L—Cooper, Dane, Trent, Dufour. G—Drake, Gordon. Records: L 9-11 (6-8 FAVC-C), G 10-10 (4-10).
• Lebanon 70, Kings 51 — Lebanon senior forward Van Richardson had 24 points and six rebounds and senior center Tyler Alexander had 20 points and seven rebounds.
LEBANON (70) — Johnson 2 0 4, Ault 1 0 3, Amburgy 2 0 5, Richardson 9 5 24, Langston 2 0 4, McCutchan 2 0 4, Alexander 8 4 20, Merchant 3 0 6. Totals: 29 9 70.
KINGS (51) — Paddock 1 0 2, Husband 5 0 10, Brose 2 0 5, Woods 5 1 13, Donovan 1 0 2, Swearingin 5 3 13, De Boro 1 0 2, Dranschak 2 0 4. Totals: 22 4 51.
Lebanon ....... 17 16 17 20—70
Kings ....... 10 13 16 12—51
3-pointers: L—Ault, Amburgy, Richardson. K—Brose, Woods 2. Records: L 14-6 (11-3 FAVC), K 12-7 (9-4 FAVC).
• Northwest 62, Mason 56 — Ron Nelson scored four points in the final 20 seconds as Northwest held on for the win.
Senior Adam Livingston scored a game-high 18 points for Mason.
NORTHWEST (62) — Wills 3 4 11, Kelly 4 2 10, Dulli 2 0 5, Maxwell 2 2 6, Jester 7 2 16, Wallace 1 1 3, Nelson 3 5 11. Totals: 22 16 62.
MASON (56) — Livingston 7 0 18, Davis 5 2 12, Swanson 4 0 8, Hoffert 0 2 2, Jones 1 2 5, Schatzel 2 0 4, Combs 2 0 5, Harman 0 2 2. Totals: 21 8 56.
Northwest ....... 13 13 12 24—62
Mason ....... 9 11 17 19—56
3-pointers: N—Wills, Dulli. M—Livingston 4, Jones, Combs. Records: N 10-10 (7-7 FAVCB), M 11-9 (8-6 FAVCB).
• Amelia 63, Glen Este 59 (OT) — Amelia scored the first four points of the overtime and never trailed after that to win its 10th consecutive game over its neighborhood rival.
Amelia's Ryan Gladwell made a shot in the final 30 seconds to tie the score and send the game into overtime. Gladwell finished with 20 points.
Zach Ziegler paced the Trojans with 15 points.
GLEN ESTE (59) — Rieck 3 0 7, Tyminski 7 0 14, Mattei 1 0 2, Bryant 0 2 2, Clyburn 0 1 1, Ziegler 6 1 15, Cotes 3 0 6, Tieke 5 1 12. Totals: 26 3 59.
AMELIA (63) — M. Smith 2 0 4, Davis 5 1 11, J. Smith 2 1 5, Scott 0 4 4, Shelton 2 4 9, Scherer 5 0 10, Gladwell 8 4 20. Totals: 24 14 63.
Glen Este ....... 18 8 16 12 5—59
Amelia ....... 10 11 16 17 9—63
3-pointers: G—Rieck, Ziegler 2, Tieke. A—
Shelton. Records: A 11-8 (FAVC 7-6).
• Turpin 46, Anderson 42 — Turpin converted 12 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to win the game.
Pat Cary made all four of his foul shots down the stretch for Turpin while finishing with a game-high 26 points.
Pete Cory paced Anderson with 16 points.
TURPIN (46) — Cary 8 9 26, Binkowski 1 3 5, Grooms 1 0 2, Parsanko 2 0 4, Maull 2 5 9. Totals: 14 17 46.
ANDERSON (42) — Collar 4 1 11, Riddell 2 0 5, Hart 2 2 6, Kosky 2 0 4, Cory 7 2 16. Totals: 17 5 42.
Turpin ....... 8 14 10 14—46
Anderson ....... 9 13 10 10—42
3-pointers: T—Cary. A—Riddell, Collar 2. Records: T 5-14 (FAVC 2-11), A 10-10 (7-7).
• Ross 54, Norwood 39 — The Rams scored 25 points off the bench, led by Jeremy Brown's 10 points.
NORWOOD (39) — Fike 3 0 8, Spivey 1 0 2, Runion 1 1 3, McQueen 2 1 5, Morgenroth 1 2 5, Pickerell 3 3 9, Marksbury 3 1 7. Totals: 14 6 39.
ROSS (54) — Engelkamp 2 1 5, Hutson 3 0 6, Ziepfel 1 1 3, Houpe 7 0 14, Ehrman 1 2 4, Sizemore 1 0 2, Wagner 1 1 3, Brown 4 1 10, Hubbard 2 0 4, McBreen 1 1 3. Totals: 23 3 54.
Norwood ....... 9 7 7 16—39
Ross ....... 13 12 16 13—54
3-pointers: N—Fike 2, McQueen, Morgenroth. R—Engelkamp, Ziepfel, Wagner, Brown, McBreen.
GMC
• Princeton 76, Lakota East 59 — Senior guard Erik Daniels scored 20 points to lead Princeton to the Greater Miami Conference championship.
Princeton clinched its second GMC title in three years, thanks to Middletown's 97-87 victory over Lima Senior, the sixth-ranked team in the state.
Daniels' performance came in front of Kentucky coach Tub by Smith and Temple coach John Chaney, who were scouting him.
LAKOTA EAST (59) — Small 2 1 5, J. Graves 2 1 5, Thompson 0 6 6, Day 2 0 5, S. Graves 2 0 5, Woods 7 3 17, Baumgartener 1 0 2, Underwood 5 0 10, Williams 2 0 4. Totals: 23 11 59.
PRINCETON (76) — Cross 0 2 2, Sykes 2 1 5, Daniels 8 3 20, McGrath 6 0 16, Rinck 3 0 6, Brown 4 0 8, Mullins 0 2 2, Mayweather 4 0 8, Southall 3 3 9. Totals: 30 11 76.
Lakota East ....... 13 14 15 17—59
Princeton ....... 13 13 23 27—76
3-pointers: L—Day, S. Graves. P—Daniels, McGrath 4. Records: P 17-3 (14-2 GMC).
• Middletown 97, Lima Senior 87 - Middletown's junior guard Kevin Helvey helped seal the victory by making 10 of 14 free throws in the fourth period.
LIMA SENIOR (87) — Clay 11 4 32, Rivera 0 6 6, Amerson 0 1 1, Liles 2 1 6, Miles 3 8 14, Andrews 1 0 2, Ingram 7 0 14, Moore 1 0 2, Villegas 1 0 2, Davenport 4 0 8. Totals: 30 20 87.
MIDDLETOWN (97) — Vaughn 3 0 6, Thompson 1 1 3, Hasan 9 6 24, Helvey 5 12 22, Moss 4 1 9, Hunter 5 3 14, Riddle 1 2 4, Johnson 3 0 6, Robinson 4 1 9. Totals: 35 26 97.
Lima Senior ....... 19 17 23 28—87
Middletown ....... 23 24 17 33—97
3-pointers: L—Clay 6, Liles. M—Hunter. Records: L 17-3 (13-3 GMC) , M 10-10 (7-9 GMC).
• Fairfield 60, Sycamore 51 — Brandon Slade scored a game-high 16 points for Fairfield.
Brian Walter and Shane Holbein each scored 10 points for Sycamore.
FAIRFIELD (60) — Hibbard 2 0 4, Willis 2 3 7, Carpenter 5 0 12, Tegge 0 4 4, Pogozalski 1 3 5, Waldrolf 2 0 4, Slade 7 2 16, Ruhl 4 0 8. Totals: 23 12 60.
SYCAMORE (51) — Oppliger 1 0 2, Hull 2 2 6, Smith 7 1 15, Henderson 1 2 4, Walter 4 0 10, Hull 1 0 2, Holbein 4 0 10, Baker 1 0 2. Totals: 21 5 51.
Fairfield ....... 14 13 17 16—60
Sycamore ....... 8 15 15 13—51
Three-point field goals: F—Carpenter 2. S—
Walter 2, Holbein 2.
• Lakota West 42, Colerain 39 — Lakota West senior guard Adam Dunn and center Chris Rehring each scored a game-high 12 points.
LAKOTA WEST (42) — Romero 4 2 10, Dunn 4 1 12, Hutzelman 0 2 2, Chaney 2 2 6, Rehring 4 4 12. Totals: 14 11 42.
COLERAIN (39) — Davis 2 6 10, Ferris 3 2 8, Finney 2 0 4, Wright 3 0 6, Daft 1 0 2, McMullen 1 0 2, Monaghan 3 0 7. Totals: 15 8 39.
Lakota West ....... 5 12 10 15—42
Colerain ....... 8 12 13 6—39
3-pointers: L—Dunn 3. C—Monaghan. Records: C 9-10.
• Hamilton 52, Milford 43 — Milford's David Huff scored a game-high 17 points.
Milford was up at the half, but Hamilton made 16 of 23 free throws in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.
HAMILTON (52) — Andrews 2 7 12, King 1 3 5, Wilkinson 2 2 6, Huff 5 7 17, Sturgill 1 2 4, Rollison 1 2 4, Ballinger 1 2 4. Totals: 13 25 52.
MILFORD (43) — Meranda 2 2 8, Connor 1 0 2, Robertson 0 2 2, Bradley 1 0 2, Kaufman 4 2 10, Huesman 5 0 10, Strief 3 0 6, Kinder 1 1 3. Totals: 17 7 43.
Hamilton ....... 18 4 10 20—52
Milford ....... 13 12 4 14—43
3-pointers: H—Andrews. M—Meranda 2. Records: H 9-11 (6-10 GMC), M 12-7 (8-7).
MML
• Middletown Fenwick 68, Franklin 65, OT — Kyle Wolf hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 10 seconds remaining in overtime to give Fenwick the win and a share of the MML-South title.
The co-championship, shared with Talawanda, is Fenwick's first league title since 1985.
FRANKLIN (65) — Lamb 4 2 11, Taylor 8 2 21, Cox 3 4 10, Butcher 4 0 8, Henderson 4 0 8, Kraus 2 1 5. Totals: 22 11 65.
FENWICK (68) — Halcomb 1 0 2, Martin 2 3 7, Kreke 5 1 12, Wolf 3 5 14, McCormick 1 0 2, Mulligan 4 2 14, Burns 4 0 11, Studer 3 0 6. Totals: 23 11 68.
Franklin ....... 8 20 16 17 4—65
Fenwick ....... 8 11 17 25 7—68
3-pointers: F—Lamb, Taylor 3. MF—Kreke, Wolf 3, Mulligan 2, Burns 3. Records: F 14-6 (8-5 MMLS), MF 12-8 (10-3 MMLS).
• Springboro 62, Miamisburg 54 — The Panthers made 16 of 21 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
Damon Francis led Springboro with 24 points.
MIAMISBURG (54) — Coleman 9 0 24, Muncy 4 2 10, Harris 3 2 8, Horton 2 1 5, Schomburg 1 1 3, Herman 1 0 2, Moore 0 2 2. Totals: 20 8 54.
SPRINGBORO (62) — Bohinc 2 1 6, Howard 1 5 8, J. Francis 0 1 1, Benseler 0 2 2, Johnson 5 1 11, D. Francis 8 7 24, Westbeld 0 1 1, Ellis 3 2 9. Totals: 19 20 62.
Miamisburg ....... 9 9 17 19—54
Springboro ....... 18 12 9 23—63
3-pointers: M—Coleman 6. S—Bohinc, Howard, D. Francis, Ellis. Records: S 13-7 (MML 9-4), M 5-15 (4-9).
• Talawanda 68, Monroe 54 — Talawanda's senior center Umer Hamidullah had an outstanding game with 31 points and 16 rebounds.
TALAWANDA (68) — McDade 2 4 8, Hamidullah 14 3 31, Jones 2 0 4, Arlinghaus 2 2 6, Holmes 6 5 17, Bennett 1 0 2. Totals: 27 14 68.
MONROE (54) — Braun 5 0 10, Calhoun 8 6 24, Wolf 2 1 5, McMonigoe 1 1 4, Woodward 5 1 11. Totals: 21 9 54.
Talawanda ....... 27 11 16 14—68
Monroe ....... 20 14 13 7—54
3-pointers: M—Calhoun 2, McMonigoe. Records: T 16-4 (11-3 MML), M 6-14 (4-9).
MVC
• Summit Country Day 81, New Miami 54 — Nick Dyer led Summit Country Day with 27 points and Dan Fry added 20.
Tyler Tusing led New Miami with 14.
SUMMIT CD (81) — Hein 2 2 7, Roy 1 1 3, Pembauer 3 0 6, Koepfer 3 0 7, Dyer 11 5 27, Fry 10 0 20, Trautmann 2 0 5, Sheldon 3 0 6. Totals: 35 8 81.
NEW MIAMI (54) — Roberts 1 0 2, Hampton 3 0 7, Price 0 5 5, Baker 5 0 13, Tusing 4 4 14, Singleton 5 0 10, Payne 1 0 3. Totals: 19 9 54.
Summit CD ....... 11 24 21 25—81
New Miami ....... 12 17 10 15—54
3-pointers: SCD—Hein, Koepfer, Trautmann. NM—Baker 3, Tusing 2, Hampton, Payne. Records: NM 3-17 (2-14 MVC).
• Cincinnati Country Day 70, Landmark 42 — Noah Allen scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half as the Indians took control of the game.
Mark Maundrell added 10 points for CCD.
LANDMARK (42) — Ellis 3 0 8, Davis 0 1 1, Chamberlain 1 0 2, Turney 2 2 6, Sasser 4 0 8, Byrd 3 0 9, Fryer 2 0 4, Batte 1 0 2, Shannon 0 2 2. Totals: 16 5 42.
CCD (70) — Carraway 1 0 2, Maundrell 3 2 10, Smith 2 0 4, Wright 3 0 8, Allen 8 4 21, Cohen 2 2 6, Mitchell 1 2 4, Floering 3 0 6, Torlone 3 3 9. Totals: 26 13 70.
Landmark ....... 10 9 13 10—42
CCD ....... 14 14 19 23—70
3-pointers: L—Ellis 2, Byrd 3. C—Maundrell 2, Wright 2, Allen. Records: C 16-4 (MVC 13-3).
• Seven Hills 57, CHCA 40 — David Sprafka and Grayson Sugarman combined for 15 points in the first quarter, and Seven Hills owned a 38-18 lead by halftime.
Sugarman, who missed the first 14 games of the season with a knee injury, finished with a season-high 12 points.
CHCA (40) — Bartlett 1 0 3, Welage 1 0 3, Betscher 1 1 3, Hitchcock 0 2 2, Hunter 2 1 5, Price 2 4 8, Shaw 1 0 2, Trebes 3 2 8, Trenz 2 1 5, Schomaker 0 1 1. Totals: 13 12 40.
SEVEN HILLS (57) — Drane 3 1 7, Sprafka 3 0 8, Sugarman 4 4 12, Diagne 4 0 8, Crew 4 0 10, Lin 2 0 4, Derkson 3 0 6, Rohde 0 2 2. Totals: 23 7 57.
CHCA ....... 11 7 11 11—40
Seven Hills ....... 21 17 9 10—57
3-pointers: C—Bartlett, Welage. SH—Sprafka 2, Crew 2. Records: SH 18-2 (15-1 MVC), C 16-4 (12-4).
• St. Bernard 61, North College Hill 48 — St. Bernard seniors accounted for all 61 points on senior night.
Brooks Hazelbaker finished with 22 points to lead the Titans. Center Bob Culbertson added a career-high 14 points.
Duron Moore paced NCH with 16 points.
NCH (48) — Coleman 5 2 13, Benedict 1 0 2, Victorian 1 3 5, Hartwig 1 2 4, Turner 0 1 1, Moore 6 0 16, Allen 1 2 5, Jackson 1 0 2. Totals: 16 10 48.
ST. BERNARD (61) — Hazelbaker 10 0 22, Schmitt 3 3 10, Mattingly 6 1 13, Wong 1 0 2, Culbertson 6 2 14. Totals: 26 6 61.
NCH ....... 9 15 8 16—48
St. Bernard ....... 20 16 17 8—61
3-pointers: Coleman, Moore 4, Allen. SB—Hazelbaker 2, Schmitt. Records: SB 7-13 (6-10 MVC), N 6-14 (5-11 MVC).
GCL
• Kettering Alter 57, Roger Bacon 44 — Senior point guard Mark Borland helped Alter put the game out of reach, scoring 13 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Sophomore Josh Hausfeld scored 14 points to lead Roger Bacon.
ALTER (57) — Goings 3 0 6, Staub 2 3 9, Jones 2 0 4, Waleskowski 2 3 7, Franz 1 0 2, Kohls 0 3 3, Borland 5 9 22, Penno 1 2 4. Totals: 16 20 57.
ROGER BACON (44) — Hausfeld 4 6 14, McCoy 0 1 1, Bock 1 0 3, Gering 1 0 2, N. Wyrick 3 0 7, Holt 1 1 4, Land 1 1 3, Huerkamp 0 2 2, Meridy 2 0 4, McManus 1 0 2, St. Clair 1 0 2. Totals: 15 11 44.
Alter ....... 8 17 15 17—57
Roger Bacon ....... 5 7 12 20—44
3-pointers: KA—Staub 2, Borland 3. RB—Holt, Bock, N. Wyrick. Records: RB 8-12 (6-8 GCLN).
• Purcell Marian 82, McNicholas 69 — Junior forward Keith Jackson scored a game-high 32 points, and senior guard Brandon Salamone added 25, including six 3-pointers, for Purcell Marian.
McNick's Paul Sheehy had 29 points.
MCNICHOLAS (69) — Hensley 1 4 6, Dyment 1 0 2, Cupito 0 1 1, Schneider 2 2 6, Sheehy 9 7 29, Popelar 0 1 1, Lawhon 0 2 2, Brothers 2 0 4, Peery 2 0 4, Chrin 4 5 14. Totals: 21 22 69.
PURCELL (82) — Salamone 7 5 25, Fullman 2 1 5, J. Cooper 4 6 14, Fulks 1 1 3, H. Cooper 1 0 3, Jackson 12 7 32. Totals: 27 20 82.
McNick ....... 14 20 7 28—69
Purcell ....... 15 19 22 26—82
3-pointers: M—Sheehy 4, Chrin. P—Salamone 6, H. Cooper, Jackson. Records: P 17-3 (12-2 GCLN).
• Moeller 68, La Salle 62 — Junior forward Matt Sylvester had 14 points in the fourth quarter to help bring Moeller back from a three-point deficit.
La Salle senior guard Tony Hornbach scored 26 points.
LA SALLE (62) — Carrelli 3 0 8, Hornbach 8 6 26, Eckes 1 0 2, Bucheit 1 0 3, DJenge 2 0 4, Kruthaupt 7 0 19. Totals: 22 6 62.
MOELLER (68) — Tabler 3 3 10, Byrnes 0 2 2, Monserez 2 3 8, Luther 0 4 4, Wood 2 1 6, Silber 3 0 6, Sylvester 11 7 29, Rosfeld 1 1 3. Totals: 22 21 68.
La Salle ....... 16 17 8 21—62
Moeller ....... 14 13 10 31—68
3-pointers: L—Carrelli 2, Hornbach 4, Kruthaupt 3, Bucheit. M—Tabler, Monserez, Wood. Records: L 10-10 (4-8 GCL), M 10-10 (6-6).
QCC
• Woodward 86, Hughes 67 — Senior guard Willie Boyce, senior forward Willie Hendrix and sophomore guard Alex Armstrong combined for 59 points for the Bulldogs.
HUGHES (67) — Anderson 2 0 5, Tye 1 0 2, Eubanks 0 1 1, Salaam 2 2 6, Whitehead 1 0 2, Stallworth 1 1 3, McCants 8 4 26, Smiley 1 0 2, Solomon 3 0 6, Frazier 6 2 14. Totals: 25 10 67.
WOODWARD (86) — Boyce 7 7 21, Hendrix 6 7 19, MaKonnen 3 3 11, Armstrong 6 7 19, Turnbow 4 0 8, Richardson 3 0 6, Edwards 0 2 2. Totals: 29 26 86.
Hughes ....... 16 14 12 25—67
Woodward ....... 20 21 13 32—86
3-pointers: H—Anderson, McCants 6. W—Ma Konnen 2. Records: W 9-11 (7-7 QCC).
• Withrow 63, Taft 57 — Ian Orr (4) and Pierre Darden (2) made six straight free throws in the final minute to break a 57-57 tie and win the game for Withrow.
Norell Williams led Taft with 15 points and 19 rebounds.
WITHROW (63) — Love 2 2 7, Orr 5 6 16, Washington 4 8 16, Lockhart 1 1 3, Crawford 0 1 1, Darden 6 3 15, Simpson 2 1 5. Totals: 20 22 63.
TAFT (57) — Williams 6 3 15, McPherson 2 0 4, Turner 5 1 13, Jennings 0 1 1, Harris 1 1 3, Mack 5 2 13, Daniels 1 1 4. Totals: 22 9 57.
Withrow ....... 15 13 18 17—63
Taft ....... 9 18 12 18—57
3-pointers: W—Love. T—Turner 2, Mack, Daniels. Records: W 14-6 (QCC 10-4), T 2-18 (1-13).
• Walnut Hills 59, Aiken 31 — The Eagles forced 20 turnovers to take control of the game. Josh Hardin led all scorers with 14 points for Walnut Hills.
Clarence Dickinson paced Aiken with 11 points.
AIKEN (31) — Evans 3 0 6, Lanier 1 0 2, Dickinson 4 3 11, Berry 1 0 3, Oba 2 0 4, Parker 1 3 5. Totals: 12 6 31.
WALNUT (59) — Montgomery 0 1 1, James 3 2 8, Hardin 6 0 14, Blair 4 2 10, Wilson 3 0 8, Bonner 3 3 9, Robinson 2 0 4, Smith 0 1 1, Lamkin 0 2 2, Ruffin 1 0 2. Totals: 22 11 59.
Aiken ....... 6 4 10 11—31
Walnut ....... 9 12 21 17—59
3-pointers: A—Bery. W—Hardin 2, Wilson 2. Records: W 13-7 (QCC 8-6).
• Western Hills 59, Mount Healthy 40 — Darryl Peterson scored 18 points, and Danny Horace had 17 to lead Western Hills. The Mustangs finish 17-3, the best single-season record in school history.
SBC
• Bethel-Tate 61, Batavia 55 — C.J. Miller hit a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left, giving Bethel a two-point lead.
Matt Wilson led Batavia with 12 points.
BATAVIA (55) — Kelley 2 0 4, Lowe 2 4 9, Wilson 5 0 12, Kent 2 4 8, Faris 2 1 5, Hennessey 1 0 2, Dunn 4 2 10, Grooms 2 1 5. Totals: 20 12-16 55.
BETHEL-TATE (61) — Wallace 5 2 15, Hesketh 4 0 8, Stamper 3 2 9, Cunnungham 2 0 4, Miller 9 2 21, Ladd 2 0 4. Totals: 25 6-11 61.
Batavia ....... 14 12 15 14—55
Bethel-Tate ....... 11 14 13 23—61
3-pointers: BAT—Lowe, Wilson 2. BET—Wallace 3, Stamper, Miller . Records: BAT 7-13 (3-9 SBC), BET 12-8 (9-3 SBC).
• Hillsboro 59, New Richmond 49 — Josh Keets helped Hillsboro clinch the SBC American Division title as he scored a game-high 30 points.
Nathan Burns led New Richmond with 11 points.
HILLSBORO (59) — Walker 2 0 4, Haithcock 0 1 1, Miles 3 9 15, Keets 15 0 30, Marischen 2 3 7, Jolitz 1 0 2. Totals: 23 13 59.
NEW RICHMOND (49) — Jones 1 0 2, Echerivel 5 0 10, Godsey 2 0 5, Walriven 3 0 9, McMonigle 1 0 2, Bock 4 0 8, Burns 5 1 11, Berry 1 0 2. Totals: 22 1 49.
Hillsboro ....... 12 12 15 20—59
New Richmond ....... 11 16 9 13—49
3-pointers: NR—Godsey, Walriven 3. Records: H 14-6 (10-1 SBC), NR 5-15 (2-9).
• Williamsburg 50, Felicity 41 — David Tudor scored six of his 10 points in the first quarter and Williamsburg never looked back.
WILLIAMSBURG (50) — Boland 4 8 16, Tudor 3 4 10, Bainum 2 1 5, Wood 4 2 11, Kriemer 4 0 8. Totals: 17 15 50.
FELICITY (41) — Day 1 2 4, Easter 3 0 6, J. Rudd 1 1 3, Perkins 1 0 2, Hatfield 7 1 15, Moran 1 0 3, Davidson 2 0 4, E. Rudd 1 2 4. Totals: 17 6 41.
Williamsburg ....... 16 7 14 13—50
Felicity ....... 8 6 10 17—41
3-pointers: W—Wood. F—Moran. Records: W 11-9 (SBC 6-6), F 6-14 (5-7).
• Clermont Northeastern 50, Western Brown 47 — Sophomore guard Ian Lafferty hit a 3-pointer with one second left to give CNE the victory.
CNE (50) — Lafferty 4 2 13, Barringer 1 0 2, Lloyd 6 1 15, Nash 4 1 10, Allen 1 2 4, Holthaus 1 2 4, Ritter 1 0 2. Totals: 18 8 50.
WESTERN BROWN (47) — Phillips 2 2 6, Tackett 2 0 5, Hutson 0 1 1, Patton 4 11 19, Howard 3 1 7, Abbinnante 3 0 6, Fite 1 1 3. Totals: 15 16 47.
Clermont NE ....... 14 12 11 13—50
Western Brown ....... 12 12 11 12—47
3-pointers: C—Lafferty 3, Lloyd 2, Nash. W—
Tackett. Records: C 15-4 (9-2 SBC), W 3-17 (2-9).
CHL
• Finneytown 72, Mariemont 55 — Jason Gardner scored 13 of his 19 points in the first quarter to lead the Wildcats.
Brandon Fisher led Mariemont with 13 points.
FINNEYTOWN (72) — Reichle 2 0 4, Heard 1 3 5, Doyle 0 3 3, Gardner 9 9 30, Partridge 2 0 4, Smith 2 1 5, McCormick 2 0 4, Thompson 8 1 17. Totals: 26 17 72.
MARIEMONT (55) — Gray 1 0 2, Minor 2 0 5, Hindert 2 3 7, Fisher 5 3 13, Clasen 4 4 12, Weissman 4 1 9, Hammersmith 1 0 3, Startsman 2 0 4. Totals: 21 11 55.
Finneytown ....... 19 19 17 17—72
Mariemont ....... 8 11 19 17—55
3-pointers: F—Gardner 3. M—Minor, Hammersmith. Records: F 12-8 (9-5 CHL), M 4-16 (3-11).
• Indian Hill 63, Deer Park 51 — Alan English scored 11 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter to help Indian Hill hold on for its sixth consecutive win.
DEER PARK (51) — Bystry 4 0 8, Rutherford 2 0 4, Hickey 5 2 16, Montgomery 0 1 1, Dennis 3 0 9, Rovekamp 2 1 6, Burke 2 2 7. Totals: 18 6 51.
INDIAN HILL (63) — Clemons 1 2 4, Hahl 2 0 4, Shryock 3 0 7, English 4 3 12, Katz 2 2 6, Kurtzer 2 0 4, Rogers 3 2 8, Holman 3 1 7, Welch 4 3 11. Totals: 24 13 63.
Deer Park ....... 4 16 11 20—51
Indian Hill ....... 17 14 9 23—63
3-pointers: DP—Hickey 4, Dennis 3, Rovekamp, Burke. IH—Shryock, English. Records: IH 11-8 (9-5 CHL), DP 2-18 (1-13).
• Madeira 74, Taylor 59 — Junior center Bret Underwood scored a game-high 24 points, as Madeira clinched its fourth CHL title in five years.
TAYLOR (59) — Richmond 2 0 6, Kaiser 1 0 2, Scott 1 1 3, Kroeger 1 2 4, Thinnes 3 0 6, Mullins 6 0 15, Metzner 5 5 15, Getz 1 0 2, Hoffman 3 0 6. Totals: 23 8 59.
MADEIRA (74) — Tudor 1 1 3, Dooley 2 2 8, McConnaughey 4 2 11, Burch 4 4 12, Ramirez 1 0 3, Hern 4 3 11, Ballman 1 0 2, Underwood 10 4 24. Totals: 27 16 74.
Taylor ....... 15 15 20 9—59
Madeira ....... 20 15 20 19—74
3-pointers: T—Richmond 2, Mullins 3. M—
Dooley 2, McConnaughey, Ramirez. Records: T 5-15 (4-10 CHL), M 17-3 (12-2).
• Wyoming 79, Reading 71 — Adam Monday converted seven-of-10 free throws in the fourth quarter and Wyoming made 21-of-28 in the fourth quarter.
READING (71) — Lawson 1 0 2, McGinnis 0 1 1, Berter 8 8 26, Gertz 2 2 6, Edwards 2 0 4, Hayes 3 0 7, Wilking 3 0 6, Brink 1 0 2, Brody 7 3 17. Totals: 27 14 71.
WYOMING (79) — Monday 6 11 23, Lehman 6 7 20, Patch 2 5 9, Payne 3 1 7, Pridonoff 0 5 5, Kessel 0 4 4, Dennis 2 0 4, Davis 1 0 2, Gale 1 2 5. Totals: 21 35 79.
Reading ....... 10 16 15 30—71
Wyoming ....... 19 21 26 23—79
3-pointers: R—Berter 2, Hayes. W—Lehman, Gale. Records: W 13-7 (CHL 11-3), R 10-10 (7-7).
Others
• Cincinnati Christian 44, Central Baptist 42 — Sophomore guard Tim Hester scored on a stickback at the buzzer to win it for CC.
CENTRAL BAP. (42) — Stringer 1 3 5, Wagner 3 2 9, Myles 2 0 5, Stevens 3 1 8, Siemon 2 2 6, Sheldon 0 2 2, Lundy 0 1 1, Rowell 3 0 6. Totals: 14 11 42.
CIN. CHR. (44) — Wallace 4 3 11, Westcott 5 1 11, Hester 2 1 5, Garretson 1 1 3, Eernisse 0 1 1, Perschke 1 2 4, Byndon 4 1 9. Totals: 17 10 44.
Central Bap. ....... 6 12 7 17—42
Cin. Chr. ....... 7 9 13 15—44
3-pointers: CB—Wagner, Myles, Stevons. Records: CC 4-15.
• Lockland 83, Clark Montessori 28 — Senior guard Wil Munlin scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the first half, as Lockland built a 46-17 halftime advantage.
CLARK (28) — Settles 0 1 1, Adams 2 1 5, Gentile 6 0 17, Mapp 2 0 5. Totals: 10 2 28.
LOCKLAND (83) — Cox 2 0 5, Pittman 1 0 3, Farley 2 0 4, Munlin 8 0 19, Noelcke 2 0 5, Cromer 5 0 10, Wynn 3 3 9, Daniels 3 0 8, Phelps 1 0 2, Walker 3 4 10, Welshans 4 0 8. Totals: 34 7 83.
Clark ....... 8 9 11 0—28
Lockland ....... 20 26 22 15—83
3-pointers: C—Gentile 5, Mapp. L—Cox, Pittman, Munlin 3, Noelcke, Daniels 2. Records: L 12-8.
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