Sunday, January 07, 2001
Cincinnati boys basketball games
Hamilton rallies behind Underwood, Ballinger
The Cincinnati Enquirer
E.J. Underwood and Robbie Ballinger combined for 21 points in the fourth quarter to rally Hamilton to a 61-52 victory over Lakota East in Greater Miami Conference action Saturday at Hamilton.
Hamilton trailed 37-33 after three quarters.
Ballinger finished with 23 points and Underwood had 21.
Jonathan Woods scored 11 points for Lakota East.
LAKOTA EAST (52) — Matala 1 0 2, Hill 1 0 3, Salvati 1 3 5, Day 2 2 7, Graves 4 2 10, Woods 5 1 11, Carrol 1 2 4, Baumgartner 1 2 4, Kamm 3 0 6. Totals: 19 12 52.
HAMILTON (61) — Andrews 1 2 5, Underwood 7 6 21, Jackson 0 3 3, Smith 2 2 6, Rusbosin 1 1 3, Ballinger 8 4 23. Totals: 19 18 61.
Lakota East ....... 12 14 11 15—52
Hamilton ....... 15 10 8 28—61
3-pointers: L—Hill, Day; H—Andrews, Underwood, Ballinger 3. Records: L 5-4, H 7-2 (6-1 GMC).
• Loveland 67, Clermont Northeastern 49 — Kevin Schappell scored 27 points, 19 in the second half when the Tiger broke open a close game.
Matt Beck chipped in 12 points for Loveland. CNE was led by Ian Lafferty with 11 points.
CNE (49) — Lafferty 2 6 11, Barringer 1 0 2, Stetson 1 4 6, Thacker 1 5 8, Allen 1 4 6, Roberts 1 4 6, Holthaus 1 2 4, Shepherd 1 3 6. Totals: 9 28 49.
LOVELAND (67) — Manville 1 3 5, Ceja 1 0 2, Partin 4 2 11, Beck 6 0 12, Schappell 12 3 27, Lewis 1 0 3, Van Buskirk 2 1 5, Cripe 0 2 2. Totals: 27 11 67.
CNE ....... 9 16 9 15—48
Loveland ....... 17 15 20 15—67
3-pointers: L—Partin, Lewis. C—Lafferty, Thacker, Shepherd. Records: L 8-1, C 7-2.
• Moeller 73, Walnut Hills 38 — Senior forward Clint Nagel recorded a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Crusaders.
Moeller's Matt Sylvester scored 13 points in less than two quarters to lead both teams. Andy Ault scored seven points to lead the Eagles.
WALNUT HILLS (38) — Hupkins 0 1 1, Williams 1 4 6, Stayton 1 0 3, Ruffin 1 0 2, Lamkin 2 0 5, Bonner 1 0 2, Robinson 3 0 6, Bethay 0 2 2, Ault 2 2 7, DuBose 2 0 4. Totals: 13 9 38.
MOELLER (73) — Byrnes 2 0 6, Mahoney 2 0 5, Monserez 2 2 6, Wood 2 1 5, Reisert 2 2 7, Silber 5 2 12, Nagel 5 2 12, Schwertman 1 1 3, Sylvester 6 0 13, McGlone 1 2 4. Totals: 28 12 73.
Walnut Hills ....... 8 5 8 17—38
Moeller ....... 14 21 17 21—73
3-pointers: W — Stayton, Lamkin, Ault. M — Byrnes 2, Mahoney, Reisert, Sylvester. Records: W 1-6, M 7-3.
• East Chicago 58, Finneytown 44 — East Chicago outscored Finneytown 22-11 in the fourth quarter. Rodney Wash led East Chicago with 13 points.
E. CHICAGO (58) — Edwards 3 0 6, Brand 2 0 4, Braden 6 0 12, Jackson 5 1 11, Wash 6 1 13, Smith 1 0 2, Ryan 3 4 10. Totals: 26 6 58.
FINNEYTOWN (44) — Reichle 1 2 5, Hawkins 3 0 5, Busam 2 2 6, Davis 2 2 6, Lambert 1 0 2, Partridge 2 1 5, McCormick 4 6 14. Totals: 15 13 44.
E. Chicago ....... 12 12 12 22—58
Finneytown ....... 12 12 9 11—44
3-pointers: F—Reichle. Records: F 5-4, E 12-1.
• Whiteoak 60, Lynchburg Clay 42 — Justin Michael (18 points) and Jeremy Johnson (12 points) led Whiteoak.
Rob Preston led Lynchburg with 19 points.
Whiteoak forced 36 turnovers.
LYNCHBURG (42) — Eyre 4 0 9, Barber 2 0 5, Sandling 1 0 2, Allen 1 0 2, Preston 8 1 19, Ruth 1 0 3, Back 1 0 2. Totals: 18 1 42.
WHITEOAK (60) — Barnett 5 1 12, Hauke 3 0 7, Johnson 5 1 12, Michael 8 1 18, Stacey 3 1 7, Young 2 0 4. Totals: 26 4 60.
Lynchburg ....... 10 14 11 7—42
Whiteoak ....... 16 13 19 12—60
3-pointers: L—Eyre, Barber, Preston, Ruth; W—Barnett, Hauke, Johnson, Michael. Records: W 8-0.
• Columbus West 76, Taft 75 — West's Jason Watters scored on a layup off a rebound with 10 seconds to play for the win.
Raymond Huff led Taft with 29 points and 14 rebounds.
COLUMBUS WEST (76) — Albert 2 0 4, Johnson 4 7 15, Wimbly 7 3 17, Littleberry 5 5 15, Watters 10 4 24, Fayson 1 0 2. Totals: 29 19 76.
TAFT (75) — Turner 4 1 11, Williams 3 4 10, Lynch 7 3 18, Huff 14 1 29, Price 2 1 5, Daniels 1 0 2. Totals: 28 10 75.
C. West ....... 17 16 21 22—76
Taft ....... 28 20 10 17—75
3-pointers: T—Turner 2, Lynch. Records: T 3-7, C 9-1.
• Indian Hill 57, Deer Park 51 — Ollie Kendell scored eight of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for Indian Hill.
Grady Rogers added 11 points for the Braves while Justin Dennis led all scorers with 22 points for Deer Park.
DEER PARK (51) — Burke 2 6 11, Wietmarchen 2 3 8, Hikey 2 1 5, Dennis 7 2 22, Rovekamp 2 0 5. Totals: 15 12 51.
INDIAN HILL (57) — DeBord 2 2 8, Rogers 4 3 11, O'Reilly 1 0 2, Slattery 1 0 2, Haarman 3 2 9, Sweeney 3 2 8, Deamon 1 0 2, Kendell 5 5 15. Totals: 20 14 57.
Deer Park ....... 14 12 11 14—51
Indian Hill ....... 12 15 11 19—57
3-pointers: D—Burke, Wietmarchen, Dennis 6, Rovekamp. I—DeBord 2, Haarman. Records: I 4-4 (CHL 3-3), D 0-7 (0-4).
• Fenwick 43, Badin 37 — Joe Kreke scored 10 points in the third quarter when the Falcons outscored Badin 16-8.
FENWICK (43) — Holcomb 3 1 7, McCormick 0 5 5, Martin 2 0 4, Kreke 6 4 18, Burns 2 0 5, Schwab 1 0 2. Totals: 14 12 43.
BADIN (37) — Mergy 0 1 1, Oswald 1 0 3, Brown 4 0 9, Noonan 4 0 9, Shull 3 2 8, Brink 3 0 6. Totals: 16 2 37.
Fenwick ....... 4 10 16 13—43
Badin ....... 8 10 8 11—37
3-pointers: F—Kreke 2, Burns; B—Brown, Noonan. Records: B 1-10.
• Harrison 64, Ross 61 — Paul Volkerding and Ben Willis made four free throws in the last :25.
Ross' Kevin McBreen scored all of his 21 points on a school-record seven 3-pointers.
Nick Kist led Harrison with 18 points.
HARRISON (64) — Volkerding 3 6 14, Kist 6 2 18, Willis 1 2 5, Ludwig 5 1 11, Ruther 2 0 6, Luckey 0 1 1, Meyers 1 0 3, McDonald 1 4 6. Totals: 19 16 64.
ROSS (61) — McBreen 7 0 21, Hutson 1 0 2, Overton 6 3 15, Gulley 1 0 2, Wagner 4 1 9, Sizemore 2 0 4, Bulach 1 0 2, Rice 3 0 6. Totals: 25 4 61.
Harrison ....... 14 18 7 25—64
Ross ....... 8 18 15 20—61
3-pointers: H — Kist 4, Volkerding 2, Willis, Meyers. R — McBreen 7. Records: R 4-5.
• East Central 55, Mt. Healthy 42 — Jordan Dever scored a game-high 20 points for East Central.
Dever made eight of 10 shots and grabbed eight rebounds. Billy Theising added 13 points for the Trojans while Deon Short paced Mount Healthy with 18 points.
MT. HEALTHY (42) — Flowers 1 3 5, Love 2 0 5, Lofton 6 0 12, Perkins 1 0 2, Short 8 2 18. Totals: 18 5 42.
EAST CENTRAL (55) — Engel 2 0 4, Gesell 3 0 8, Gray 1 0 2, Theising 6 1 13, Gellert 1 0 2, Andres 0 1 1, Dever 8 4 20, Knigga 2 1 5. Totals: 22 7 55.
Mt. Healthy ....... 11 8 6 17—42
East Central ....... 12 17 10 16—55
3-pointers: M—Love. E—Gesell 2. Records: E 7-3, M 5-4.
• Middletown 60, Sycamore 57 — Darrell Hunter scored 20 points to lead the Middies in Greater Miami Conference action.
Middletown blocked eight shots.
Steven Kennedy paced Sycamore with 16 points.
MIDDLETOWN (60) — Thompson 3 2 9, Hunter 6 4 20, Helvey 0 2 2, Moss 4 3 11, C. Robinson 2 4 8, Glover 2 0 4, M. Robinson 3 0 6. Totals: 20 15 60.
SYCAMORE (57) — Hull 3 0 8, Schwerdtmann 1 1 3, Dolan 1 0 2, Polat 1 0 2, Shewmon 1 2 4, Kennedy 5 4 16, Hull 4 4 12, Roberts 2 2 6, Trenz 2 0 4. Totals: 20 13 57.
Middletown ....... 16 16 11 17—60
Sycamore ....... 14 17 8 18—57
3-pointers: M—Hunter 4, Thompson. S—Hull 2, Kennedy 2.
• Fairfield 61, Colerain 57 — Brandon Slade, K.C. Frederick and Bill Tegge combined for seven free throws during the final 1:33, giving Fairfield the upset.
COLERAIN (57) — Davis 4 1 9, Ferris 5 1 12, Aker 2 0 4, Finney 2 2 6, Daft 1 1 3, Lies 1 0 2, Bertram 2 1 5, Monaghan 7 0 16. Totals: 24-45 5-12 57.
FAIRFIELD (61) — Willis 4 2 11, Tegge 4 4 13, Gwinn 2 1 5, Frederick 0 2 2, Slade 7 4 18, Plummer 1 0 2, Ruhl 5 0 10. Totals: 23-40 13-16 61.
Colerain ....... 16 12 9 20—57
Fairfield ....... 15 14 5 27—61
3-pointers: C—Davis, Ferris, Monaghan 2. F—Willis, Tegge.
• Lakota West 53, Milford 51 — Kevin Burlage scored on a short jumper with two seconds to play to win the game.
With 39 seconds to play Burlage was fouled and made two free throws to tie the game at 51-51.
David Hutzelman scored nine points in the fourth quarter for Lakota West and 19 on the game. Milford was led by Mike Huesman with 12 points and Justin Bradley with 12 rebounds.
MILFORD (51) — Meranda 2 0 4, Robertson 3 2 8, Bradley 2 1 5, Halter 3 4 11, Huesman 5 2 12, Strief 4 3 11. Totals: 19 12 51.
LAKOTA WEST (53) — Smiley 2 0 6, McIntosh 1 0 3, Alles 1 0 2, Raulin 2 0 6, Mays 1 0 2, Hutzelman 7 5 19, Burlage 5 4 15. Totals: 19 9 53.
Milford ....... 11 10 15 15—51
Lakota West ....... 16 12 11 14—53
3-pointers: M—Halter. L—Smiley 2, Raulin 2, McIntosh, Burlage. Records: L 7-3 (GMC 4-3), M 3-7 (1-6).
• Preble Shawnee 62, New Miami 53 — Preble Shawnee made 13 straight free throws in the fourth quarter.
Lance Hawley had 18 points and 16 rebounds for Preble Shawnee.
PREBLE SHAWNEE (62) — Hawley 18, Hopkins 14, Jerrel 5, Isaacs 9, Howard 9, Back 7. Totals: 22 17 62.
NEW MIAMI (53) — Roberts 7, Mullins 3, Hampton 5, Payne 7, Shelley 18, Bowing 12, Tusing 1. Totals: 19 13 53.
Preble Shawnee ....... 17 8 13 24—62
New Miami ....... 10 11 14 18—53
3-pointers: P—Back. N—Hampton, Payne. Records: P 6-5, N 4-5.
• Dayton Christian 80, Wyoming 45 — Dayton Christian outscored Wyoming 26-6 in the third quarter.
Dayton Christian was led by Julian Grandjlrard's 16 points. Jeff Davis was the only Wyoming player to reach double figures with 12 points.
WYOMING (45) — Davis 12, Gale 8, Taylor 2, C. Hawley 4, Rivera 9, Henthorn 4, Weybright 2, Carsman 2, K. Hawley 2. Totals: 16 11 45.
DAYTON CHRISTIAN (80) — Boykin 5, Whiting 8, Deister 12, Green 3, Dees 5, Pehous 8, McMahon 3, Kretz 1, shaw 8, Jackson 5, Krumlauf 2, Grandjlrard 16, Brooks 4. Totals: 31 10 80.
Wyoming ....... 11 7 6 21—45
Dayton Christian ....... 20 14 26 2—80
3-pointers: W — Davis, Gale. D — Deister 3, Grandjlrard 2, Green, Whiting, Brown. Records: W 3-5, D 5-4.
• Springboro 62, Fairborn 41 — Jason Francis scored 16 points and Cole Ellis added 15 points to lead the Panthers.
SPRINGBORO (62) — J. Francis 16, Petes 2, Benseler 11, Johnson 2, D. Francis 6, Wells 1, Hendrick 9, Ellis 15. Totals: 16 27 62.
FAIRBORN (41) — L. Riley 11, Booker 3, Lisby 7, Love 2, T. Riley 2, Holmes 2, Samic 3. Totals: 16 7 41.
Springboro ....... 15 17 17 13—62
Fairborn ....... 9 7 15 10—41
3-pointers: S—J. Francis 2, Ellis. F—Booker, Samic. Records: S 7-1, F 3-6.
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