Thursday, February 08, 2001
Cincinnati boys basketball games
Mariemont upsets Reading
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Phil Landes scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, including six consecutive free throws during the final minute, giving Mariemont, ranked ninth in the Enquirer's Divisions II-IV poll, a 56-48 upset victory over No.6 Reading.
The setback dropped Reading into second place, one game behind Madeira, in the Cincinnati Hills League. Each team has three league games remaining.Neither team managed more than a five-point lead until Landes took over during the final quarter.
He led all scorers with 20 points.
Reading's Kenny Brady came through with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
MARIEMONT (56) — Gray 2 4 9, Clasen 2 0 4, Fisher 7 3 17, Weissman 2 1 6, Landes 6 6 20. Totals: 19 14 56.
READING (48) — Lawson 1 0 2, McGinnis 2 0 4, Wynn 1 0 2, Hershberger 2 0 5, Edwards 3 1 9, Brady 7 3 18, Aden 4 0 8. Totals: 20 4 48.
Mariemont ....... 14 11 11 20—56
Reading ....... 14 10 13 11—48
3-pointers: M—Gray, Weissman, Landes 2. R—Hershberger, Edwards 2, Brady. Records: R 14-3, 9-2 CHL; M 13-4, 8-3 CHL.
• Madeira 72, Indian Hill 60 — Balanced scoring proved to be the key for Madeira in the victory over the Braves.
Rob Tuke scored 20 points, Robb Hern 17, Bret Underwood 11 and Brandon Konieczka 14 for Madeira.
INDIAN HILL (60) — Meyer 1 0 3, DeBord 3 0 7, Rogers 8 0 16, O'Reilly 2 0 4, Harmon 4 1 9, Sweeney 1 0 2, Kendall 6 3 17, Wonnell 1 0 2. Totals: 26 4 60.
MADEIRA (72) — Tuke 8 2 20, Steve Tudor 1,0 3, Burch 0 1 1, Spence 2 0 6, Hern 6 5 17, Konieczka 5 0 14, Underwood 5 1 11. Totals: 27 9 72.
Indian Hill ....... 22 10 12 16—60
Madeira ....... 25 17 17 13—72
3-pointers: I—Meyer, DeBord, Kendell 2. M—Konieczka 4, Tudor, Tuke 2, Spence 2. Records: M 16-1, 10-1 CHL; I 8-9, 5-6 CHL.
• Finneytown 68, Deer Park 66 — Zac Busam hit a short jump shot with five seconds remaining, enabling Finneytown to avert the upset.
with 11 points . Busam finished with 21, McCormick with 16.
DEER PARK (66) — Beckman 1 1 3, Burke 6 5 17, Dennis 5 3 17, Hickey 3 2 8, Rovekamp 2 2 7, Schaffer 3 0 6, Rutherford 2 3 8. Totals: 22 16 66.
FINNEYTOWN (68) — Reichle 4 2 13, Busam 8 5 21, Davis 2 1 7, Partridge 4 0 8, Smith 1 1 3, McCormick 5 6 16. Totals: 24 15 68.
Deer Park ....... 24 8 11 23—66
Finneytown ....... 6 24 15 23—68
3-pointers: D—Dennis 4, Rovekamp, Rutherford. F—Reichle 3, Davis 2. Records: D 3-13, 1-10; F 9-7, 6-5 CHL.
• Taylor 54, Wyoming 53 — Ryan Hoffmann sank a 3-pointer from the corner with two seconds remaining.
Wyoming took the lead with seven seconds remaining on Jeff Davis' field goal. Following a Taylor timeout to set up the last play, Hoffmann took the pass from Patrick Montague and fired the winner.
WYOMING (53) — Rivera 2 0 4, Bruck 4 1 10, Henthorn 1 0 2, Huening 2 0 4, Dantzler 1 0 2, Davis 3 6 12, Gale 5 0 11, Tollett 2 4 8. Totals: 20 11 53.
TAYLOR (54) — Richmond 1 1 3, Rininger 1 0 2, Hoffmann 3 0 7, Bozich 2 4 8, Kroeger 3 1 8, Thinnes 2 2 6, Montague 8 0 18, Fox 1 0 2. Totals: 21 8 54.
Wyoming ....... 9 14 14 16—53
Taylor ....... 15 16 7 16—54
3-pointers: W—Bruck, Gale. T—Hoffmann, Kroeger, Montague 2. Records: T 5-11, 3-8 CHL; W 6-11, 3-8 CHL.
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