Friday, December 22, 2000
Cincinnati boys basketball games
No. 2 Western Hills cruises
The Cincinnati Enquirer
No. 2 Western Hills scored 30 points in the first quarter and cruised to an 87-56 win over Aiken Thursday night.
Danny Horace paced Western Hills with 26 points, including 18 in the third quarter. Senior Lamont Robinson led Aiken with 20.
WESTERN HILLS (87) Andrews 1 0 2, Hadnot 3 2 8, Peterson 4 4 13, Horace 6 14 26, Smith 6 1 13, Banks 2 1 6, Taylor 1 2 4, Hicks 2 1 5, Mills 2 0 6, Little 2 0 4. Totals: 29 24 87.
AIKEN (56) Robinson 9 0 20, Smith 7 0 16, Phoenix 2 0 4, Jackson 1 0 3, Fisher 0 1 1, Higgins 5 2 12. Totals: 24 3 56.
Western Hills ....... 30 13 27 1787
Aiken ....... 14 14 11 1756
3-pointers: WHPeterson, Banks, Mills 2. ARobinson 2, Smith 2, Jackson. Records: W 5-1 (QCC 3-0), A 1-5 (1-2).
Purcell Marian 61, Chaminade-Julienne 57 (2 OT) Keith Jackson scored two crucial free throws in the second overtime for the Cavaliers. Jackson has 22 points.
PURCELL MARIAN (61) Fulks 10, Elliott 5, Jackson 22, Reid 4, Thornton 4, Cooper 4, Pilgrim 5, Calloway 7. Totals: 22 15 61.
CHAMINADE-JULIENNE (57) Atkins 19, Beach 2, Gray 6, Johnigan 6, Krueger 3, Peavy 3, Poole 10, Thomas 8. Totals: 19 18 57.
Purcell Marian ....... 8 11 15 10 7 1061
Cham.-Julienne ....... 7 11 11 15 7 657
3-pointers: PJackson 2. CKrueger. Records: C 2-3, 0-3 GCL; P 4-1, 2-1 GCL.
School for the Creative and Performing Arts 47, Clark Montessori 44 Cameron Yahnus scored seven of his 10 points in the third quarter, triggering a 20-10 run.
Clark Montessori freshman Odell Johnson led all scorers with 14 points. Maverick Powell scored 11 points to lead SCPA.
SCPA (47) Yahnus 3 4 10, Foreman 1 1 3, Patton 2 2 6, Powell 4 2 11, Gaines 3 1 7, L. Coggins 3 0 6, E. Coggins 1 1 3, Talbert 0 2 2. Totals: 17 13 47.
CLARK MONTESSORI (44) Merkle 1 1 3, Settles 4 1 9, Norris 5 1 11, Gentile 1 1 4, Johnson 6 1 14, Mapp 1 0 2. Totals: 18 5 44.
SCPA ....... 6 11 20 1047
Clark Montessori ....... 6 13 10 1444
3-pointers: CGentile, Johnson. Records: C 1-4.
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