Junior guard Greg Hiltz scored 17 points to lead Covington Catholic to a 74-59 victory over visiting Elder on Tuesday night.

        CovCath, which improved to 12-4, is tied for the top spot in the Enquirer's Northern Kentucky boys basketball poll. Elder, 10-4, is No.3 in the Cincinnati Division I poll.

        Seniors Tim Schenke and Jake Bazeley combined for 35 of Elder's points.

        ELDER (59) — Bazeley 6 5 17, Turner 2 0 4, Benken 3 2 8, Schenke 8 2 18, Wellendorf 2 0 4, Mahon 1 0 3, Kroeger 1 0 2, Bengel 1 1 3. Totals: 24 10 59.

        COVINGTON CATHOLIC (74) — Bain 1 0 3, Hiltz 5 4 17, Lewin 6 1 14, Finke 2 0 4, Quast 4 1 9, Blazejewski 3 5 12, Albanese 1 0 2, Wachs 4 1 9, Ammerman 2 0 4. Totals: 28 12 74.

        Elder ....... 16   9  11  23—59

        Covington Catholic ....... 19  14  15  26—74

        3-pointers: E-Mahon; C-Bain, Lewin, Blazejewski, Hiltz 3. Records: C 12-4.

        • Conner 87, Ryle 59 — Senior forward Jeremy Stephenson tied Conner's school record with a career-high seven 3-pointers on his way to 25 points as the No.4 Cougars rolled over the Raiders.

        Stephenson and senior center Terry Johnson tied for game-high scoring honors with 25 points each for Ryle. Johnson recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds.

        Dustin Margraves led Ryle with 19 points.

        RYLE (59) — Hall 1 0 2, Beil 4 0 10, Doellman 2 2 6, Margraves 7 3 19, Crigler 1 0 2, Feagan 1 0 3, Noel 8 0 17. Totals: 24 5 59.

        CONNER (87) — Brown 3 4 10, Foltz 0 1 1, Hudgens 5 0 11, M. Johnson 3 0 7, Stephenson 9 0 25. Curry 0 1 1, T. Johnson 9 7 25, Ballou 0 1 1, Dauwe 1 1 4, Hansman 1 0 2. Totals: 31 15 87.

        Ryle ....... 19  10  13  17—59

        Conner ....... 21  22  14  30—87

        3-pointers: R — Beil, Margrave 2, Feagan, Noel. C — Stephenson 7, Hudgens, M. Johnson, Dauwe. Records: R 6-11, C 13-2.

        • Newport 63, Indian Hill 44 — Thomas Petty recorded a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds for Newport.

        Petty also had five assists for the Wildcats. Ollie Kendell scored 15 of his team-high 19 points in the second half for Indian Hill.

        INDIAN HILL (44) — DeBord 3 0 8, O'Reilly 1 0 2, Slattery 1 3 5, Haarman 2 0 4, Sweeney 2 0 5, Kendell 7 3 19, Rolls 0 1 1. Totals: 16 7 44.

        NEWPORT (63) — Petty 10 2 23, Whatley 4 2 11, Hall 2 0 5, Smithson 4 1 9, Basey 3 0 6, Ruebusch 1 3 5, Gerding 1 0 2, Lowe 1 0 2. Totals: 26 8 63.

        Indian Hill ....... 8  13  11  12—44

        Newport ....... 14  16  19  14—630

        3-pointers: I — DeBord, Kendell 2, Sweeney. N — Petty, Whatley, Hall. Records: I 5-8, N 4-8.

        • Scott 71, Lloyd 39 — Chris Thompson scored all eight of Scott's points in the second quarter as the Eagles rolled over the Juggernauts.

        Thompson scored nine points in the fourth quarter for Scott, the No.3 team in the Enquirer's Northern Kentucky poll.

        Senior center Jim Fox led Lloyd with 14 points.

        SCOTT (71) — Morris 2 0 4, Rohan 2 0 4, Stevenson 3 0 8, Grober 0 3 3, Thompson 10 2 25, Lye 6 3 15, Medved 6 0 12. Totals: 29 8 71.

        LLOYD (39) — Quinn 1 3 6, Fox 5 4 14, Mullins 1 1 4, Mi. Hopkins 5 3 13, My. Hopkins 1 0 2. Totals: 13 11 39.

        Scott ....... 14  8  15  34—71

        Lloyd ....... 11  6  9  13—39

        3-pointers: S — Thompson 3, Stevenson 2. L — Quinn, Mullins. Records: S 16-2, L 8-9.

        • Holy Cross 75, Bracken County 30 — Josh Beiting scored 24 points and Jonathan Wigger added a season-high 12 points and 14 rebounds.

        BRACKEN CO. (30) — N. Free 1 1 3, E. Free 2 0 6, Moyer 1 2 5, Woods 1 0 2, Rees 2 0 5, Cooke 1 2 4, Berry 0 1 1, King 0 1 1, Tarter 1 0 3. Totals: 9 7 330.

        HOLY CROSS (75) — Bibbins 2 0 5, Neuhaus 1 0 3, Arlinghaus 2 0 4, Millay 2 2 6, Stevie 2 0 4, Beiting 9 6 24, Hinzman 3 4 12, Ferguson 1 2 4, Bornhorn 0 1 1, Wigger 6 0 12. Totals: 28 15 75.

        Bracken Co. ....... 13   8   1   8—30

        Holy Cross ....... 25  19  19  12—75

        3-pointers: B—E. Free 2, Moyer, Rees, Tarter. H—Bibbins, Neuhaus, Hinzman 2. Records: H 6-9, B 2-10.

        • Highlands 62, Holmes 47 — Highlands coasted behind a 23-point effort by Gino Guidugli. Ross Neltner added 16 for the Bluebirds.

        Highlands (62) — Moeves 5 4 15, Guidugli 10 3 23, Neltner 7 2 16, Forbes 1 2 4, Gilles 0 4 4. Totals: 23 15 62 .

        Holmes (47) — Hill 4 1 10, Smith 2 1 7, Englemon 4 0 11, Rice 2 0 4, Jackson 2 0 4, Kornegay 2 0 4, Fischer 1 1 3, Walker 1 0 2, Gentry 1 0 2. Totals: 19 3 47 .

        Highlands ....... 10  16  16  20—62

        Holmes ....... 14  3  14  16—47

        3-pointers: Highlands: Moeves. Holmes: Englemon 3, Smith 2, Hill. Records Hi 12-4, Ho 8-7.

        • Silver Grove 68, Beechwood 58 — Jimmy Horstman scored nine of his team-high 19 points in the second quarter to lead the Big Trains.

        Beechwood led after one period, 15-9, but Silver Grove held advantages in every other quarter to register its 18th triumph in 19 starts this season.

        BEECHWOOD (58) — Glueck 1 0 2, Stowers 8 2 20, Boyle 1 1 3, Younts 1 0 2, Hart 4 0 8, Morris 3 2 10, Downs 4 3 11, Montoya 1 0 2. Totals: 23 8 58.

        SILVER GROVE (68) — Bacis 3 2 8, Richmond 4 0 10, Bauman 3 1 7, Horstman 9 0 19, C. McCarter 4 2 12, B. McCarter 2 0 5, Kopp 2 0 5, Stewart 1 0 2. Totals: 28 5 68.

        Beechwood ....... 15  17  12  14—58

        Silver Grove ....... 9  23  18  18—68

        3-pointers: B-Stowers 2, Morris 2; SG-Richmond 2, Horstman, C. McCarter 2, B. McCarter, Kopp. Records: SG 18-1, B 9-6.

        • Campbell County 70, Dixie 67 — The Camels got nine fourth-quarter points from Kevin Reinhardt to rally past Dixie. Reinhardt finished with a game-high 27 points, while Jordan Futscher added 17.

        Campbell County (70) — Miller 1 0 2, Sigman 2 2 6, Clines 2 0 4, Futscher 7 2 17, Krist 4 0 8, Cornett 3 0 6, Reinhardt 11 2 27. Totals: 29 6 70.

        Dixie (67) — O'Toole 1 1 3, Lonergan 6 7 19, J. Jones 1 0 3, R. Bramlage 2 0 4, Egger 3 0 9, J. Bramlage 5 4 15, D. Jones 7 0 14. Totals: 25 12 67.

        Campbell County ....... 10  22  17  21—70

        Dixie ....... 21  8  16  22—67

        3-pointers: CC: Reinhardt (3), Cornett (2), Futscher (1) D: J.Jones (1), Egger (3), J. Bramlage (1).

        • Clark Montessori 70, Northern Kentucky Christian 37 — Cameron Settles scored 14 points to lead Clark.

        NKC — Haverly 0 1 1, M. O'Shea 1 2 5, Keith 0 1 1, McNay 2 0 4, P. O'Shea 10 6 26. Totals 13 10 367.

        CLARK — Mapp 3 1 8, Gentile 4 1 11, Norris 5 1 11, Settles 7 0 14, Merkle 3 0 6, Metz 1 0 2, Policastro 2 0 4, Mathis 2 0 4, Johnson 4 1 10, Totals 31 4 70.

        NKC ....... 5 13 10 9—37

        CLARK ....... 14 13 21 22—70

        3-pointers: NKC—M O'Shea; Clark—(Mapp, Gentile 2, Johnson). Records: Clark 3-8, NKC 2-6.

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