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        Doug Peno sank consecutive free throws in the closing minutes to give Kettering Alter, ranked No.1 in The Associated Press Division II state poll, a 50-46 victory over Moeller at Moeller.

        Playing without leading scorer Matt Sylvester, suspended for two games by the Ohio High School Athletic Association for an altercation vs. Walnut Hills, Moeller fell behind 28-19 at halftime.

        Nick Monserez led Moeller with 19 points.

        ALTER (50) — J. Penno 4 2 10, D. Peno 0 11 11, Jones 3 0 7, Kohls 3 1 7, Waleskowski 6 3 15. Totals: 16 17 50.

        MOELLER (46) — Byrnes 2 2 7, Mahoney 1 0 3, Monserez 6 4 19, Wood 2 0 4, Silber 0 2 2, Nagel 2 3 7, McGlone 1 2 4. Totals: 14 13 46.

        Alter ....... 11  17   7  15—50

        Moeller ....... 11   8  14  13—46

        3-pointers: A—Jones. M—Byrnes, Mahoney, Monserez 3. Records: A 11-0 (GCL-N 6-0), M 8-4 (GCL-S 3-2).

        • St. Xavier 56, Purcell Marian 39 — Mike Grogan scored 17 points and Jordan Cornette added 16 to propel Greater Catholic League leader St.X past the Cavaliers.

        Grogan had an eight-point third quarter to help stretch a one-point Bombers halftime lead to 12 going into the fourth quarter. St.X is No.2 in the Enquirer's Division I poll.

        Keith Jackson's 19 points led Purcell, No.4 in the Enquirer's small-school poll.

        ST. XAVIER (56) — Grogan 5 3 17, Cornette 6 3 16, Bast 0 1 1, Shriver 4 0 10, Hurley 1 0 2, Gay 1 0 3, Retzinger 1 1 3, Cashen 2 0 4. Totals: 19 8 56.

        PURCELL MARIAN (39) — Bibb 1 0 2, Elliott 2 0 4, Jackson 7 5 19, Reid 3 0 6, Cooper 2 0 4, Calloway 2 0 4. Totals: 11 5 39.

        St. Xavier ....... 10  11  17  18—56

        Purcell Marian ....... 11   9   6  13—39

        3-pointers: S-Grogan 4, Cornette 1, Shriver 2, Gay 1. Records: S 11-1 (5-1 South), P 7-5 (3-4 GCL North).

        • Chaminade-Julienne 58, Badin 47 — Sophomore Jermiel Atkins scored nine of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as Chaminade-Julienne pulled away.

        Atkins also had 11 rebounds for C-J.

        BADIN (47) — Mergy 10, Oswald 2, Brown 5, Noonan 13, Fiehrer 5, Shull 6, Brinck 4. Totals: 20 3 47.

        CHAMINADE-JULIENNE (58) — Atkins 14, Beach 6, Gray 17, Johnigan, 3, Krueger 8, Peavy 2, Poole 4, Thomas 4. Totals: 22 11 58.

        Badin ....... 7  13  16  11—47

        Chaminade-Julienne ....... 10  15  18  15—58

        3-pointers: B — Noonan 2, Fiehrer, Brown. C — Krueger 2, Gray.

Queen City Conference

               • Aiken 47, Walnut Hills 46 — Troy Smith hit a running, one-handed 8-footer with three seconds left for the win.

        Lamont Robinson led the Falcons with 19 points. Eric Robinson had 18 for Walnut.

        AIKEN (47) — Smith 7 1 17, Robinson 7 4 19, Jackson 2 2 6, Taylor 1 3 5. Totals: 17 10 47.

        WALNUT HILLS (46) — Stayton 5 0 12, Wilson 1 4 6, Lamkin 2 0 6, Bonner 1 0 2, Robinson 7 2 18, DuBose 1 0 2. Totals: 17 6 46.

        Aiken ....... 15  12   8  12—47

        Walnut Hills ....... 18   9  13   6—46

3-pointers: A-Smith 2, Robinson 1; W-Stayton 2, Lamkin 2, Robinson 2. Records: A 2-8 (2-6 QCC), W 1-10 (0-8).

        • Western Hills 116, Mount Healthy 57 — The Mustangs went over the century mark for the first time with senior forward Danny Horace coming through with a double-double, 28 points and 16 rebounds.

        Senior forward Darryl Peterson scored 29 points and pulled off nine rebounds.

        MT. HEALTHY (57) — Flowers 4 2 10, Cass 3 0 7, Love 2 0 4, Lofton 3 1 8, Rankins 6 3 15, Isom 1 0 2, Short 5 0 11. Totals: 24 6 57.

        WESTERN HILLS (116) — Andrews 6 0 15, Hadnot 3 1 8, Horace 13 2 28, Peterson 13 0 29, Banks 4 0 8, Mills 1 2 4, Hicks 4 0 8, Taylor 3 1 7, Horton 1 0 2, Stevens 3 0 7. Totals: 51 6 116.

        Mt. Healthy ....... 17  16  12  12— 57

        Western Hills ....... 29  34  29  24—116

        3-pointers: M-Cass, Lofton, Short; W-Andrews 3, Hadnot, Peterson 3, Stevens. Records: W 8-4 (7-0).

        • Woodward 65, Hughes 46 — The Bulldogs took a quick lead and were never threatened with B.J. Walker scoring 19 points.

        WOODWARD (65) — Bryant 1 0 2, Watson 4 1 9, Armstrong 7 1 16, Walker 9 1 19, Edwards 5 2 12, Bess 1 0 2, Makonnen 2 0 5. Totals: 24 3 65.

        HUGHES (46) — Foster 2 0 4, Salaam 3 0 8, Solomon 2 2 6, Williams 2 4 8, Pickard 2 0 4, Vails 1 1 3, Clemons 2 0 4, Holmes 3 1 9. Totals: 17 8 46.

        Woodward ....... 13  15  22  15—65

        Hughes ....... 7   8  19  12—46

3-pointers: W—Armstrong, Makonnen. H—Salaam 2, Holmes 2. Records: W 6-6, 4-3 QCC; H 5-7, 2-5 QCC .

Southern Buckeye
               • Bethel-Tate 86, New Richmond 81 — Chris Gregory sank four free throws in the closing minutes to help Bethel-Tate hold on. The Tigers led by 17 entering the fourth quarter. New Richmond cut the lead to two with two minutes remaining but got no closer.

        New Richmond's Matt Armbruster led all scorers with 24 points. Adam Wylie scored 21, including 15 in the first half, for Bethel.

        NEW RICHMOND (81) — Blakley 6 2 16, McMonigle 8 2 18, Godsey 2 0 5, Erdman 3 1 7, Armbruster 10 4 24, Fender 4 0 11. Totals: 33 9 81.

        BETHEL-TATE (86) — Gill 4 1 9, Wylie 10 0 21, Hesketh 7 0 14, M. Cunningham 0 1 1, Houser 4 0 9, Br. Cunningham 7 2 16, Gilbert 2 0 4, Gregory 3 4 12. Totals: 37 8 86.

        New Richmond ....... 10  15  28  28—81

        Bethel-Tate ....... 20  21  29  16—86

3-pointers: NR—Blakley 2, Godsey, Fender 3. BT—Wylie, Houser, Gregory 2. Records: B 3-9.
       • Clermont Northeastern 75, Felicity 57 — Charlie Roberts had a game-high 16 points, and Ian Lafferty added 15 as CNE remained undefeated in Southern Buckeye Conference league play. Ryan Day paced the Cardinals with 13 points.

        FELICITY (57) — Taggert 4 3 12, Little 2 0 5, Day 6 0 13, Perkins 3 0 6, Hatfield 3 1 7, Moran 3 0 7, Collins 3 1 7. Totals: 24 5 57.

        CLERMONT NORTHEASTERN (75) — Lafferty 3 6 15, Barringer 2 0 4, Peery 0 2 2, Stetson 1 2 4, Shepherd 1 2 5, Thacker 5 1 12, Roberts 6 0 16, Nash 5 3 13, Holthaus 2 0 4. Totals: 25 16 75.

        Felicity ....... 15  10  17  15—57

        Clermont Northeastern ....... 22  23  14  16—75

3-pointers: F-Taggert 1, Little 1, Day 1, Moran 1; C-Lafferty 3, Shepherd 1, Thacker 1, Roberts 4. Records: C 10-2 (5-0).

        • Batavia 62, Western Brown 54 — Brian Hennessey scored six points to spark a 9-0 run to end the third quarter.

        Senior Matt Faris hit 11-of-14 free throws in the final quarter to finish with a game-high 20 points.

        WESTERN BROWN (54) — Davis 0 2 2, Midlan 3 2 8, Hutson 4 0 9, Patton 2 5 9, Williams 5 1 12, Conrad 0 2 2, Melvin 6 0 12. Totals: 20 12 54.

        BATAVIA (62) — Wilson 5 0 10, Hennessey 3 4 10, Clark 2 0 4, Faris 3 13 20, Klump 1 3 5, Ellis 1 0 2, Mallon 3 3 9, Bailey 1 0 2. Totals: 19 23 62.

        Western Brown ....... 12  14   9  19—54

        Batavia ....... 12  11  21  18—62

3-pointers: WB—Hutson, Williams. B—Faris. Records: B 4-5 (SBC 4-2), WB 5-6 (2-3).

        • Hillsboro 62, Georgetown 60 — Derrik Haithcock hit two the game-winning free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining to lift the Indians.

        Adam Zink led Hillsboro with a game-high 17 points. Kyle Seeling added 12 and Haithcock 10.

        HILLSBORO (62) — Bloom 3 0 6, Walker 4 0 9, Zink 6 3 17, Haithcock 3 4 10, Seeling 4 4 12, Fawley 1 1 3, Burns 2 1 5. Totals: 23 13 62.

        GEORGETOWN (60) — Seesholtz 3 0 7, Dennis 3 2 8, Waits 3 2 10, Bell 3 2 9, Rhoades 5 2 12, Holbrook 0 2 2, Johnson 6 0 12. Totals: 23 10 60.

        Hillsboro ....... 18  14  17  13—62

       Georgetown ....... 11  16  14  15—60

3-pointers: H-Walker, Zink 2; GT-Seesholtz, Waits, Bell. Records: GT 7-5, 4-2 SBC; H 7-4.

        Mid Miami League

        • Fenwick 62, West Carrollton 54 — Mike Kleinders scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter to hold off a late comeback by West Carrollton.

        Matt Burns led all scorers for Fenwick with 18 points.

        W. CARROLLTON (54) — Wills 5 0 10, Gaddis 1 1 3, Carpenter 2 0 4, Jandes 5 5 15, Foster 2 2 6, Williams 1 0 3, Marcum 1 0 3, Marshall 1 0 2, Shane 4 0 8. Totals: 22 8 54.

        FENWICK (62) — Halcomb 0 2 2, McCormick 2 4 9, Martin 3 0 6, Kreke 2 1 6, Kleinders 5 2 12, Burns 7 1 18, Schwab 4 1 9. Totals: 23 11 62.

        W. Carrollton ....... 10  14  11  19—0

        Fenwick ....... 12  12  16  22—0

3-pointers: W—Williams, Marcum. F—McCormick, Kreke, Burns 3. Records: F 8-3 (MML 5-0).

        FAVC Cardinal Division
        • Wilmington 64, Norwood 54 — Justin Wilson matched a career high with 27 points for the Hurricanes.

        Dustin Cash scored 27 points for the Indians.

        NORWOOD (54) — Cash 10 2 27, Moore 1 0 2, Brinkman 1 0 2, Murphy 1 0 2, Prues 6 3 15, Morgenroth 2 0 4, McQueen 1 0 2. Totals: 22 5 54.

        WILMINGTON (64) — Nance 1 3 5, Harte 2 0 6, Hinman 3 0 8, Grove 1 0 3, Armstrong 3 1 7, Wilson 9 7 27, Halley 4 0 8. Totals: 23 11 64.

        Norwood ....... 16  11  11  16—54

        Wilmington ....... 14  12  26  12—64

        3-pointers: N-Cash 5; W-Harte 2, Hinman 2, Grove 1, Wilson 2. Records: N 1-10 (1-6 FAVC Cardinal), W 7-4 (4-3).

Miami Valley Conference
               • CHCA 63, North College Hill 55 — Sophomore center Luke Trenz scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, rallying the Eagles past the Trojans.

        CHCA (63) — Morelock 4 4 14, Hitchcock 5 1 11, Owens 1 1 4, Shaw 1 2 4, Trenz 5 8 18, Taylor 5 2 12. Totals: 21 18 63.

        NORTH COLLEGE HILL (55) — Kemphaus 3 1 7, Benedict 4 0 10, Turner 2 2 6, Allen 3 0 7, Moore 1 1 3, Smith 2 0 4, Victorian 1 0 2, Turnage 0 1 1, Fitzhugh 4 0 10, Ivery 1 0 2, Lanier 0 1 1, Jackson 1 0 2. Totals: 22 6 55.

        CHCA ....... 11  21  8  23—63

        North College Hill ....... 12  18  9  16—55

3-pointers: CHCA-Morelock 2, Owens; N-Benedict 2, Allen, Fitzhugh 2. Records: C 11-1 (7-0 MVC), N 6-5 (6-2 MVC).

Non-league
              

        • Madeira 68, Turpin 56 — Senior guard Rob Tuke scored eight of his team-high 16 points in the first quarter as Madeira took control early. Junior forward Robb Hern added 11 for the Mustangs, the No.2 team in the Enquirer's Divisions II-IV coaches poll.

        Junior guard Nick Maull scored a game-high 20 points for the winless Spartans.

        TURPIN (56) — Brunetti 4 2 12, Matteucci 1 0 2, Seibert 0 1 1, Maull 7 2 20, Zimmerman 5 0 12, Rheude 2 5 9. Totals: 19 10 56.

        MADEIRA (68) — Tuke 6 2 16, S. Tudor 3 0 9, Burch 3 1 8, C. Tudor 1 0 3, Slade 0 2 2, Luther 4 0 8, Spence 1 0 3, Hern 4 3 11, Konieczka 1 2 4, Underwood 2 0 4. Totals: 25 10 68.

        Turpin ....... 5  14  12  25—56

        Madeira ....... 13  18  22  15—68

        3-pointers: T — Maull 4, Brunetti, Zimmerman 2. M — S. Tudor 3, Tuke 2, Burch, C. Tudor, Spence. Records: T 0-11, M 11-1.

        • Loveland 76, Anderson 62 — Kevin Schappell scored 41 points, 13 in the fourth quarter.

        The Tigers converted 16 of 21 free throws in the fourth quarter to break open a close game.

        J.D. Collar scored 18 points to pace Anderson.

        LOVELAND (76) — Schappell 12 12 41, VanBuskirk 9 1 19, Partin 1 6 8, Kowatch 0 2 2, Beck 1 2 4, Yeager 1 0 2. Totals: 24 23 76.

        ANDERSON (62) — Kosky 1 0 2, Norwell 5 7 17, Thompson 3 0 6, Riddell 4 1 10, Collar 7 1 18, Patzwald 3 1 9. Totals: 23 10 62.

        Loveland ....... 18  24   9  25—76

        Anderson ....... 16  23  10  13—76

3-pointers: L—Schappell 5. A—Collar 3, Patzwald 2, Riddell. Records: L 11-1, A 7-4.

        • Lakota West 68, Kings 37 — Kevin Buhrlage scored nine points in the first half and Kyle Raulin added seven, enabling the Firebirds to open a 29-15 lead.

        LAKOTA WEST (68) — McIntosh 2 3 8, Alles 1 0 2, Allshouse 2 0 4, P. Buhrlage 1 0 2, Gilday 1 0 2, Raulin 6 0 13, O'Brien 2 0 5, Mays 1 0 2, Hutzelman 3 1 7, K. Buhrlage 7 0 15, Korlewitz 1 0 2, Higgins 1 4 6. Totals: 28 8 68.

        KINGS (37) — Maurer 1 0 2, Gayhart 2 0 5, S. Davis 4 2 10, Stephenson 1 2 4, Padgett 1 0 2, C. Davis 1 0 3, Garvin 2 4 8, Walters 1 1 3. Totals: 13 9 37.

        Lakota West ....... 16  13  13  26—68

        Kings ....... 9   6   9  13—37

        3-pointers: L—McIntosh. Raulin, O'Brien, K. Buhrlage. K—Gayhart, C. Davis. Records: K 1-9, LW 8-4.

        • Oak Hills 64, LaSalle 61 — Wes Webb sank two free throws in the second overtime to help the Highlanders win.

        Oak Hills' Tim Oliverio scored 23 points and had nine rebounds and two blocked shots.

        LASALLE (61) — Hyle 9 5 27, Kruthaupt 1 0 2, Schachleiter 1 0 2, Thinnes 1 0 2, Bucheit 6 3 19, Warman 1 0 2, Petit 1 0 2, Orr 2 0 5. Totals: 22 8 61.

        OAK HILLS (64) — Webb 2 3 7, Oliverio 7 9 23, Price 3 2 10, Lee 2 8 12, Richmond 0 4 4, Weathers 0 2 2, Wiant 3 0 6. Totals: 17 28 64.

        LaSalle ....... 13  18  14  8  4  4—61

        Oak Hills ....... 11  9  23  10  4  7—64

3-pointers: L-Hyle 4, Bucheit 4, Orr; O-Price 2. Records: L 5-8, O 9-3.

        • Lakota East 71, Mason 59 — Stephen Graves scored nine of his 17 points in the fourth quarter which helped seal the Thunderhawks' victory.

        LAKOTA EAST (71) — Hill 1 2 4, Henderson 1 2 4, Salvati 5 2 12, Day 1 5 7, Graves 7 3 17, Woods 6 5 17, Carroll 2 0 4, Baumgartner 1 1 3, Persing 1 1 3. Totals: 30 21 71.

        MASON (59) — Combs 4 3 12, Peters 0 3 3, Bauer 1 0 2, Faulkner 1 2 4, Hill 5 1 15, Owens 1 2 4, Culp 1 0 2, Harman 7 2 17. Totals: 20 13 59.

        Lakota East ....... 15  19  18  19—71

        Mason ....... 14  16  14  15—59

        3-pointers: M-Combs, Harman, Hill 4. Records: L 6-5, M 6-5.

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