Chris Brown scored a field goal and two free throws in the final minute to help Conner, ranked No.4 in The Enquirer's Northern Kentucky coaches poll, to a 77-73 win over No.3 Scott Tuesday night.

        Scott trailed by 16 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter, but Justin Morris sparked an Eagles comeback with 10 fourth-quarter points. Scott tied the game with one minute remaining on two free throws by Jamie Medved.

        Senior Jeremy Stephenson led Conner with 24 points.

        Medved scored 23 points and Morris had 19 for Scott.

        CONNER (77) — Brown 3 3 10, Hudgens 5 1 14, M. Johnson 5 0 11, Stephenson 8 7 24, T. Johnson 3 6 12, Ballou 3 0 6. Totals: 27 17 77.

        SCOTT (73) — Morris 8 2 19, Rohan 1 0 2, Stevenson 2 0 4, Thompson 5 4 15, Lye 3 4 10, Medved 8 3 23. Totals: 27 13 73.

        Conner ....... 18  22  17  20—77

        Scott ....... 11  13  20  29—73

        3-pointers: C—Brown, Hudgens 3, M. Johnson, Stephenson. S—Medved 4, Thompson, Morris. Records: C 19-4, S 21-5.

        • Dixie Heights 74, Simon Kenton 64 — Sophomore guard Russ Bramlage scored 20 points in the second half, after being held to just four in the first, to help the No.8 Colonels rally over the No.5 Pioneers.

        Dixie Heights, which trailed 35-34 at halftime, scored eight unanswered points in the third quarter and took a 53-44 lead into the fourth.

        Jordan Stowers led Simon Kenton with 20 points.

        SIMON KENTON (64) — Stowers 7 4 20, Cristello 4 0 8, Brock 8 1 17, Reed 2 0 5, Harris 2 1 7, Smock 2 0 5, Kannady 1 0 2. Totals: 26 6 64.

        DIXIE HEIGHTS (74) — O'Toole 3 4 13, Lonergan 0 1 1, R. Bramlage 6 12 24, Egger 4 1 12, J. Bramlage 4 4 13, Jones 4 3 11. Totals: 21 25 74.

        Simon Kenton ....... 17  18   9  20—64

        Dixie Heights ....... 18  16  19  21—74

        3-point: SK—Stowers 2, Reed, Harris 2, Smock. D— O'Toole 3, Egger 3, J. Bramlage. Records: SK 18-8, D 17-8 • Silver Grove 75, Newport 65 — Chad McCarter had a game-high 31 points, including 10 in the second quarter when the Big Trains rallied from a seven-point deficit.

        Thomas Petty scored 13 points for Newport, including the 1,000th of his career. Ronnell Whatley led the Wildcats with 16 points.

        SILVER GROVE (75) — Richmond 4 0 11, Horstman 4 2 12, C. McCarter 9 9 31, B. McCarter 4 2 11, Kopp 5 0 10. Totals: 26 13 75.

        NEWPORT (65) — Petty 6 1 13, Chandler 3 0 6, Whatley 4 7 16, Hall 2 0 4, Smithson 5 2 12, Basey 3 3 9, Ruebusch 1 2 5. Totals: 24 15 65.

        Silver Grove ....... 12  26  17  20—75

        Newport ....... 19  13  19  14—65

        3-pointers: N-Whately, Ruebusch. SG-Richmond 3, Horstman 2, C. McCarter 4, B. McCarter. Records: N 6-11, SG 26-2.

        • Immaculate Conception 85, Northern Kentucky Christian 45 — Rob Field scored 23 points and Tim Field had 21 for Immaculate Conception.

        IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (85) — R. Field 10 2 23, T. Field 9 0 21, I. Boesken 5 0 14, King 5 0 13, Reist 4 1 10, Vanderyt 0 2 2, D. Boesken 1 0 2. Totals: 34 5 85

        NO. KY. CHRISTIAN (45) — McNay 7 1 15, Reis 4 3 13, Keith 5 0 10, M. O'Shea 2 3 7. Totals: 18 7 45.

        Immaculate Conception ....... 29  18  22  16—85

        NK Christian ....... 8   5  10  20—45

        3-pointers: I—R. Field, I. Boesken 4, T. Field 3, King 3, Reist. NKC—Reis 2. Records: IC 6-9.

        • St. Henry 56, Holmes 50 — Patrick Walker got Holmes within four points of the lead on a 3-pointer with 10 second to play, but the Bulldogs couldn't convert after stealing the ball on an inbounds pass.

        Nick Love had a game-high 17 points for No.9 St. Henry. Justin Hill paced Holmes with 15 points.

        ST. HENRY (56) — Love 7 2 17, Eisenmenger 6 0 14, Vieth 6 0 12, Fabiani 0 5 5, Voelker 2 0 4, Franks 1 0 2, McClure 1 0 2. Totals: 23 7 56.

        HOLMES (50) — Hill 6 0 15, Fischer 3 0 9, Walker 3 2 9, Jackson 2 2 6, Rice 2 0 6, Englemon 1 1 3, White 1 0 2. Totals: 18 5 50.

        St. Henry ....... 11   8  19  18—56

        Holmes ....... 4  13  15  18—50

        3-pointers: H-Fischer 3, Hill 3, Rice 2, Walker. SH-Eisenmenger 2, Love. Records: H 9-15, SH 13-12.

        • Walton-Verona 91, Dayton 62 — Senior guard Robbie Huellemeier scored 19 first-half points to lead Walton-Verona to a 16-point halftime lead. Huellemeier finished with 33 points on 13-of-18 shooting.

        Jason Wiseman led Dayton with 19 points.

        DAYTON (62) — Hall 5 2 13, Stockton 6 4 17, Huff 1 0 2, Wiseman 7 4 19, McDaniels 1 0 2, Myers 0 1 1, Reynolds 1 0 2, Kramer 2 2 6. Totals: 23 13 62.

        WALTON-VERONA (91) — Doorman 0 2 2, Maddox 0 2 2, Crouch 1 0 2, Berkemeier 2 0 5, Huellemeier 13 3 33, Day 2 3 7, Daniels 3 0 7, Dunhoft 4 2 12, Simons 3 1 7, Stephenson 3 2 9, Mastin 2 0 5. Totals: 33 15 91.

        Dayton ....... 14  14  15  19—62

        Walton-Verona ....... 21  23  23  24—91

        3-pointers: D—Hall, Stockton, Wiseman. WV—Berkemeier, Huellemeier 4, Daniels, Dunhoft 2, Stephenson, Mastin. Records: D 6-18, WV 12-11.

        • Ryle 54, Lloyd 46 — Dustin Margrave's field goal at the end of the third quarter gave Ryle the lead for good.

        Nick Feagan led the Raiders with 23 points and 13 rebounds.

        Michael Hopkins scored 20 points for Lloyd.

        RYLE (54) — Beil 1 0 2, Doellman 4 3 11, Margrave 2 2 7, Crigler 1 2 5, Feagan 10 1 23, Noel 2 2 6. Totals: 20 10 54.

        LLOYD (46) — Quinn 2 1 7, Fox 2 4 8, Mullins 2 0 6, Mi. Hopkins 5 10 20, My. Hopkins 2 0 5. Totals: 13 15 46.

        Ryle ....... 9  11  15  19—54

        Lloyd ....... 13  15   6  13—46

        3-pointers: R—Margrave, Crigler, Feagan 2. L—Quinn 2, Mullins 2, My. Hopkins. Records: R 9-16, L 9-16.

        • Campbell County 65, Boone County 53 — Campbell County's Jordan Fustcher scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Kevin Reinhardt also had 21 points for the No.7 Camels.

        Aaron Haake scored 11 points to lead the Rebels.

        CAMPBELL COUNTY (65) — Miller 1 0 3, Sigmon 4 0 9, Fustcher 13 0 27, Krift 2 0 4, Cornetet 0 1 1, Reinhardt 10 1 21. Totals: 30 2 65.

        BOONE COUNTY (53) — Kellerman 3 1 7, Rollins 2 2 7, Haake 4 0 11, Noble 1 0 3, Wilkin 4 1 9, Montgomery 4 0 8, Brown 3 1 8. Totals: 21 5 53.

        Campbell Co. ....... 21  13  15  16—65

        Boone Co. ....... 21   9  10  13—53

        3-pointers: C- Miller, Sigmon, Fustcher; B- Rollins, Haake 3, Noble, Brown. Records: C 16-7; B 9-16.

        • Christian Center Academy 85, Calvary Christian 81 — Scott Mazzaro scored 39 points to lead Christian Center.

        David Sloan scored 23 points and John Walden 20 for Calvary Christian.

        CHRISTIAN CENTER (85) — Kuhn 8 0 16, Thomas 1 2 4, Moore 1 0 2, Mazzaro 14 8 39, Taylor 8 4 22, Hochdanner 1 0 2. Totals: 33 14 85.

        CALVARY CHRISTIAN (81) — Harpe 1 0 2, Sloan 10 2 23, Walden 7 6 20, Waddell 8 2 18, Thompson 6 2 14, Steele 2 0 4. Totals: 34 12 81.

        Christian Center ....... 17  23  26  19—85

        Calvary Christian ....... 17  28  18  18—81

        3-pointers: Ce—Mazzaro 3, Taylor 2. Ca—Sloan. Records: Ce 8-4

        • Highlands 69, Lou. Trinity 42 — The No.6 Bluebirds shot 64 percent from the field and held the Shamrocks to 31 percent.

        Ross Neltner scored 19 points to lead Highlands.

        TRINITY (42) — Brown 5 1 11, McBroom 1 0 2, Borrick 1 1 3, Nix 1 1 3, Berry 5 2 11, McCoy 1 0 2, Corbin 0 2 2, Russ 3 2 8. Totals: 19 7 42.

        HIGHLANDS (69) — Rider 3 2 8, Forbes 2 0 4, Gilles 1 0 3, Miller 4 0 8, J. Guidugli 0 2 2, Moeves 6 0 10, G. Guidugli 8 0 15, Neltner 8 3 19. Totals: 31 7 69.

        Trinity ....... 6   9  17  10—42

        Highlands ....... 15  21  18  15—69

        3-pointers: H- Gilles, Moeves 2, G. Guidugli; T- Borrick, Nix, Berry. Records: H 17-7; T 8-16.

        • Holy Cross 76, Beechwood 36 — Josh Beiting had eight of his 21 points during Holy Cross' 13-0 game-opening run.

        Kyle Boyle led Beechwood with seven points.

        HOLY CROSS (76) — Carr 2 1 6, Reed 2 0 5, Neuhaus 2 0 4, Arlinghaus 5 4 14, Millay 4 0 9, Stevie 1 0 3, Beiting 10 1 21, Hinzman 3 2 8, Bornhorn 3 0 6. Totals: 32 8 76.

        BEECHWOOD (36) — Clayton 1 1 3, Glueck 1 0 3, Stowers 1 0 3, Boyle 3 1 7, Younts 1 0 3, Hart 1 2 4, Morris 2 1 5, Downs 2 0 4, Montonya 1 0 2, Swift 1 0 2. Totals: 14 5 36.

        Holy Cross ....... 20  17  19  20—76

        Beechwood ....... 7   7   9  13—36

        3-pointers: B-Glueck, Stowers, Younts. HC-Carr, Reed, Millay, Stevie. Records: B 16-9, HC 10-14.

        • Montgomery County 70, Bracken County 50 — Chris Mullins scored 18 points in the second half, including eight points in the fourth quarter when Montgomery outscored Bracken 23-9.

        Justin Rees and Jarrod Cooke led Bracken with 18 points each.

        MONTGOMERY COUNTY (70) — Mullins 10 10 30, Nickels 1 2 4, Carty 2 1 5, Parker 1 0 3, Earley 2 0 5, Collier 0 3 3, Scott 3 2 8, Tonning 1 3 5, Toy 1 1 4, Martin 1 1 3. Totals: 22 23 70.

        BRACKEN COUNTY (50) — N. Free 0 2 2, Smith 0 2 2, Moyer 1 0 2, Rees 5 4 18, Cooke 5 4 18, Ayers 2 0 4, Berry 0 3 3, Roberts 0 1 1. Totals: 13 16 50.

        Montgomery C. ....... 15  15  17  23—70

        Bracken C. ....... 9  16  16   9—50

        3-pointers: BC-Rees 4, Cooke 4. MC-Parker, Earley, Toy. Records: BC 7-17, MC 16-8.

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