Junior center James Jackson's layup started a 7-0 Holmes run in the beginning of overtime, giving the Bulldogs a 65-58 win over the Conner Cougars Tuesday night at Holmes.

        Jackson's basket gave the Bulldogs, ranked 10th in The Enquirer's coaches poll, the lead for good against the No.4 Cougars.

        Conner led 53-50 when sophomore guard Brandent Englemon hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left to force overtime. Englemon made a steal on Conner's ensuing possession but missed a potential game-winning layup and Jackson's putback came after the buzzer.

        The Cougars followed Holmes' run with a 5-0 run, but sophomore guard Brandon Smith made two free throws with 30 seconds left to help the Bulldogs regain control.

        Senior guard Sid Rice, one of four seniors who didn't play for Holmes until this season, scored a career-high 27 points, including seven 3-pointers.

        Senior guard Marcus Johnson led Conner with 19 points, including 16 in the second half.

        CONNER (58) — Stephenson 4 1 12, M. Johnson 8 1 19, T. Johnson 4 2 10, Dauwe 2 2 6, Warnick 2 1 5, Ballou 1 2 4, Hudgens 1 0 2. Totals: 22 9 58.

        HOLMES (65) — Englemon 3 6 14, Rice 10 0 27, Smith 2 4 10, Jackson 4 0 8, Hill 1 1 3, Walker 1 0 2, Gentry 0 1 1. Totals: 21 12 65.

        Conner ....... 6  13  19  15  5—58

        Holmes ....... 7  10  22  14  12—65

        3-pointers: C — Stephenson 3, M. Johnson 2. H — Rice 7, Smith, Englemon 2. Records: C 10-2, H 8-6.

        • Covington Catholic 76, Boone County 72 — Brian Lewis scored a game-high 25 points and Chad Wachs added 17 to lead the Colonels.

        CovCath trailed 61-59 with 5:12 left when Greg Hiltz scored five points in a 9-0 run that gave CovCath a 68-61 lead.

        Boone County shot 60.7 percent (23-38) from the field, but CovCath took 17 more shots (29-55) while making 52.7 percent of its attempts.

        BOONE CO. (72) — Brown 5 4 17, Rollins 5 3 16, Kellerman 4 6 14, Montgomery 5 0 10, Haake 2 2 8, Noble 2 3 7. Totals: 23 18 72.

        COVCATH (76) — Lewis 12 0 25, Wachs 8 1 17, Hiltz 5 3 14, Bain 1 6 9, Blazejewski 1 4 6, Quast 1 0 3, Finke 1 0 2. Totals: 29 14 76.

        Boone County ....... 25  14  20  13—72

        CovCath ....... 15  22  15  24—76

        3-pointers: BC-Brown 3, Rollins 3, Haake 2; CC-Lewis, Hiltz, Quast. Records: BC 6-8, CC 10-4.

        • Campbell County 62, Lloyd 51 — Campbell County scored five unanswered points in a 1:12 stretch with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to ice the victory. Lloyd had cut the lead to six before Kevin Reinhardt made a field goal and a free throw and Steve Sigmon added two free throws for the Camels.

        Reinhardt finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Camels.

        Mike Hopkins paced the Juggernauts with 15 points and 25 rebounds.

        LLOYD (51) — Quinn 5 0 15, Mi. Hopkins 7 1 15, Fox 3 5 11, Mullins 2 0 4, Ma. Hopkins 2 0 6. Totals: 19 6 51.

        CAMPBELL COUNTY (62) — Miller 1 0 2, Herald 1 0 3, Sigmon 3 3 9, Clines 4 0 10, Futscher 4 0 8, Krift 2 0 4, Clark 2 1 6, Reinhardt 9 2 20. Totals: 26 6 62.

        Lloyd ....... 7  12  16  16—51

        Campbell County ....... 14  17  12  19—62

        3-pointers: L—Quinn 5, Ma. Hopkins 2. C— Herald, Clines 2, Clark. Records: L 8-8, CC 7-3.

        • Silver Grove 81, Maysville St. Patrick 76, All “A” Classic at Brossart — Chad McCarter scored a game-high 32 points and Jimmy Horstman added 18 to help Silver Grove improve to 15-0 and advance to tonight's second-round game against Millersburg Military Academy at 7:30p.m.

        Trailing 45-28 at halftime, St. Patrick outscored Silver Grove 34-17 in the third quarter to tie the game at 62.

        John DeMoya scored 26 points to lead St. Patrick.

        ST. PATRICK (76) — I. Poe 5 4 14, Blakefield 2 3 8, DeMoya 10 4 26, Stahl 7 3 20, Murray 0 2 2, J. Poe 2 0 6. Totals: 26 16 76.

        SILVER GROVE (81) — Bacis 1 0 2, B. McCarter 2 2 6, Kopp 1 0 2, Bauman 3 0 7, Richmond 5 0 14, C. McCarter 10 7 32, Horstman 6 4 18. Totals: 28 13 81.

        St. Patrick ....... 12  16  34  14—76

        Silver Grove ....... 17  28  17  19—81

        3-pointers: SP-Blakefield, DeMoya 2, Stahl 3, J. Poe 2; SG-Bauman, Richmond 4, C. McCarter 5, Horstman 2. Records: SG 15-0, SP 5-9.

        • Newport Central Catholic 91, Calvary Christian 37, Ninth Region All “A” Classic at Dayton — Ronny Dawn and Corey Myers each scored six points in the first quarter, when the Thoroughbreds took a 21-2 lead.

        Anthony Iles led Calvary with 16 points.

        Newport CC plays Beechwood at 6:30p.m. today at Dayton High School.

        CALVARY (37) — Iles 7 0 16, Lanham 3 0 8, Royce 1 0 3, Helton 2 0 4, Mollozzi 1 0 2, McKenzie 1 0 2, Vaughn 1 0 2. Totals: 16 0 37.

        NEWPORT CC (91) — Zimmerman 4 2 13, Colson 5 1 12, R. Dawn 3 3 12, Giesler 3 1 9, Heister 3 0 9, Myers 4 0 8, Lynn 2 1 7, Pangallo 3 1 7, A. Dawn 2 0 6, Kellinghaus 1 2 4, Buten 1 0 2, Little 0 2 2. Totals: 31 13 91.

        Calvary ....... 2   9  14  12—37

        Newport CC ....... 21  24  21  25—0

        3-pointers: C—Iles 2, Lanham 2, Royce. N— Zimmerman 3, Colson, R. Dawn 3, Heister 3, A. Dawn 2, Giesler 2, Lynn 2. Records: N 13-3, C 5-11

        • Beechwood 72, Villa Madonna 50, Ninth Region All “A” Classic at Dayton — Josh Morris sparked an 18-9 first quarter with seven points for the Tigers.

        Morris and Villa Madonna's Travis Crisler tied for scoring honors with 20 points each. Beechwood advances to a second-round game against Newport Central Catholic at 6:30p.m. today at Dayton High School.

        VILLA MADONNA (50) — Crisler 8 0 20, Fitzpatrick 6 0 12, Kenkel 3 0 7, Schumate 2 0 4, Kopp 1 0 3, Ruth 1 0 3, Grady 0 1 1. Totals: 21 1 50.

        BEECHWOOD (72) — Morris 8 0 20, Hart 7 0 14, Boyle 5 4 14, Wera 3 0 7, Stowers 2 1 5, Younts 1 1 3, Downs 1 1 3, Goetz 1 0 3, Montoya 1 0 2, Swift 0 1 1. Totals: 29 8 72.

        Villa Madonna ....... 9   9  14  18—50

        Beechwood ....... 18  13  18  23—72

        3-pointers: B—Wera, Morris 4, Goeta. V—Kenkel, Ruth, Crisler 4, Kopp. Records: B 9-4, V 0-16. • Holy Cross 63, Newport 51, Ninth Region All “A” Classic at Dayton — Free throw shooting determined the outcome with the Indians converting 17 of 21 shots from the line, including eight by Josh Beiting, to eliminate the Wildcats.

        Holy Cross will play Bellevue at 8p.m. Thursday.

        NEWPORT (51) — Petty 5 3 13, Whatley 5 0 11, Basey 5 0 10, Smithson 3 2 9, Rudebusch 3 2 8. Totals: 21 7 51.

        HOLY CROSS (63) — Beiting 11 8 30, Fromeyer 3 2 8, Carr 1 5 7, Millav 2 1 7, Hinzman 2 0 4, Bibbins 2 0 5, Steenken 0 2 2. Totals: 22 17 63.

        Newport ....... 13   6  14  18—51

        Holy Cross ....... 16  15  18  14—63

        3-pointers: N-Whatley, Smithson; H-Bibbins, Millav. Records: N 3-8, H 4-8.

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