Saturday, February 10, 2001
Queen City Conference games
No. 2 West Hi breezes by Withrow
Western Hills, the No.2 team in the Enquirer's Division I coaches poll, cruised to a 79-67 victory over Withrow Friday night at Shoemaker Center.
Senior swingman Darryl Peterson scored 23 points and senior forward Danny Horace added 20 for the Mustangs.
“Our strategy was to go inside as much as possible,” said Western Hills coach Lannis Timmons.
Horace and Peterson teamed to score 13 of Western Hills' 15 first-quarter points.
“We wanted to take high-percentage shots and hit the boards,” said Horace, who also had a game-high 11 rebounds.
“We wanted to take it to them,” said Peterson. “We were focused.”
Withrow was led by Pierre Darden with 14 points.
WESTERN HILLS (79) — Andrews 3 11 17, Taylor 0 2 2, Hadnot 1 2 4, Peterson 9 5 23, Banks 1 4 7, Smith 3 0 6, Horace 5 10 20. Totals: 22 34 79.
WITHROW (67) — Hurt 2 0 5, Crawford 3 1 7, McGuire 2 2 7, Washington 3 6 13, Lockhart 1 2 4, Jeffries 2 1 5, Darden 6 2 14, Garth 5 2 12. Totals: 24 16 67.
Western Hills ....... 15 20 20 24—79
Withrow ....... 8 15 15 29—67
3-pointers: WH — Banks. W — Hurt, McGuire, Washington. Records: WH 14-4 (12-0 QCC), W 13-6 (9-3 QCC).
• Woodward 68, Walnut Hills 61, at Shoemaker Center — Woodward was 25-of-51 from the field in the first half and took a 16-point halftime lead.
Junior guard Keoni Watson scored 22 points to lead the Bulldogs. Adriel Makonnen added 14 and Alex Armstrong 11 for Woodward.
Lawrence Wilson scored a game-high 23 points for the Eagles.
Woodward's bench outscored Walnut Hills' 17-1.
WOODWARD (68) — Daniels 1 3 5, Bryant 2 1 5, Watson 8 2 22, Armstrong 3 4 11, Johnson 1 1 3, Walker 3 2 8, Makonnen 6 1 14. Totals: 24 14 68.
WALNUT HILLS (61) — Bonner 6 0 13, Lamkin 2 0 5, Robinson 5 0 11, Stayton 2 2 8, Williams 0 1 1, Wilson 7 5 23. Totals: 20 8 61.
Woodward ....... 23 14 15 16—68
Walnut Hills ....... 6 15 18 22—61
3-pointers: W — Watson 3, Armstrong, Makonnen. WH — Wilson 4, Stayton 2, Lamkin, Bonner, Robinson. Records: W 8-9 (6-6), WH 2-15 (0-11).
• Taft 67, Aiken 50 — Senior point guard Brandon Turner hit two of his five 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the first quarter on his way to a career-high 28 points for the Senators.
Junior guard Mike Price added 12 points for the Senators.
Seniors Lamont Robinson and Chris Taylor each scored 11 points to lead the Falcons.
AIKEN (50) — Robinson 5 1 11, Smith 3 0 6, Madden 3 0 6, Phoenix 1 1 3, Jackson 4 0 8, Higgins 2 1 5, Taylor 5 1 11. Totals: 23 4 50.
TAFT (67) — Turner 10 3 28, Williams 2 6 10, Lynch 2 1 6, Huff 2 1 5, Daniels 1 0 3, Price 4 3 12, Caldwell 0 1 1, Duffy 1 0 2. Totals: 22 15 67.
Aiken ....... 12 12 12 14—50
Taft ....... 21 14 17 15—67
3-pointers: T — Turner 5, Lynch, Daniels, Price. Records: A 4-14 (2-10 QCC), T 9-9 (8-4 QCC).
• Hughes 70, Mount Healthy 45 — Hughes hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter when the Big Red took control of a close game.
Darrick Solomon paced the Big Red with 23 points, making 11 of his 17 shots.
Carl Whitehead and Ramone Vails each added 14 points for Hughes, which got all its points from seniors on senior night.
MT. HEALTHY (45) — Flowers 4 0 9, Love 1 0 2, Griffin 1 0 3, Perkins 3 0 8, Short 5 2 13, Lofton 5 0 10. Totals: 19 2 45.
HUGHES (70) — Salaam 4 1 11, Whitehead 6 0 14, Hargrove 4 0 8, Solomon 11 1 23, Vails 6 0 14. Totals: 31 2 70.
Mt. Healthy ....... 12 10 12 11—45
Hughes ....... 15 9 20 26—70
3-pointers: MH—Flowers, Griffin, Perkins 2, Short. H—Salaam 2, Whitehead 2, Vails 2. Records: MH 9-9 (QCC 6-6), H 7-10 (4-8).
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