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Friday, March 13, 2009
Lehman Catholic KOd by Summit, 48-45, in Division IV district championship
SUMMIT MOVES ON TO REGIONAL;
CAVALIERS’ SEASON ENDS AT 21-3
Cincinnati Summit Country Day is headed to the boys high school Division IV regional basketball tournament.
Lehman Catholic is headed home.
The Silver Knights pulled off the shocking upset, knocking out Lehman Catholic, 48-45, in the first of three D-IV district championship games at University of Dayton Arena on Friday night.
Summit will face the Wapakoneta district winner in a regional semifinal on Tuesday, March 17, at 8 p.m. at Kettering’s James S. Trent Arena.
The Cavaliers’ season ends with a 21-3 record.
The 14-9 Silver Knights caught fire at the right time — tournament time. And they burned Lehman with some heads-up play down the stretch.
Lehman’s Adam Freytag buried a 3-pointer from the top of the circle to tie the score, 42-42, with 3:34 to go, but Bradley Evans’ two free throws at 1:34 and Jack Gustafson’s layup at 0:54 gave Summit a 46-42 lead it wouldn’t lose.
The Cavaliers made things interesting down the stretch.
Kaleb Goins’ free throw at 34.5 and Freytag’s stick-back at 32.0 pulled Lehman within 46-45. Goins then stole Summit’s inbounds pass.
As the Cavaliers set their offense, Summit poked the ball away from Freytag and the Silver Knights’ Ryan Glass beat the buzzer with a layup for the final three-point spread.
Lehman learned a brutal lesson: Live by the 3. Die by the 3. The Cavaliers launched 15 treys. Two went in. They managed to convert 17 of 23 free throws.
Brian Adams led the Cavaliers with 13 points while Freytag added 9.
Evans and Khiry Hankins scored 15 and 10 points for the Silver Knights, who sank 5 of 17 treys.
The game was halted for several minutes late in the second quarter after a violent collision between Summit’s Ryan Horst and Lehman’s Corbin Peltier drew blood from both players.
While diving for a loose ball, Peltier’s head inadvertently hit Horst in the mouth, knocking out a tooth.
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Frozen Four, Prep hockey-Style
The Centerville ice hockey team is not worried about nerves or the big crowd that will await it in the 32nd state high school hockey tournament.
The final four is played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The sixth-seeded, unranked Elks enter a history-soaked, high-powered field with St. John’s, defending champ Lakewood St. Edward (11 titles) and top-ranked University School.
“We’ve played with composure and won two early double-overtime games in the tournament,” said second-year coach Adam Frank. “The emphasis is to make sure our players know that they can beat St. John’s. We’re not going to be intimidated. St. John’s has four players from their 2007 state title team and they’re obviously older and more experienced.
“We can’t play on our heels,” he continued. “We have to bring a high-pressure, fast style to them ourselves.”
Said the Elks red-hot goaltender Nick Petrosino: “We’re hyped up and motivated to play at Nationwide. We need to continue to play with intensity.”
The semifinal could be a battle of goalies. Petrosino has been exceptional, averaging 45 saves in the district tournament and boasting a save percentage of 90 percent. St. John’s junior goalie Christian Davis has a save percentage of 92 percent.
Captain Brian Hickson has been a shutdown defender for the Elks while Joe Breslin (53 goals, 35 assists), Tyler Bottermuller (22 goals, 27 assists) and Michael Trick (10 goals, 19 assists) fuel the offense.
St. Edward plays University School Saturday at 1 p.m., followed the Centerville-St. John’s match at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 (adults) and $8 (students). Championship is Sunday at 11 a.m.
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Hoop hysteria: 5 D-I tourney games for $15
READY TO RUMBLE
AT UD ARENA …
The Southwest District Athletic Board in conjunction with the University of Dayton Athletic Department and Rob Durkle, Tournament Manager, have developed a special pass for the Division I Boys District Basketball Tournament held on Saturday, March 14 at the UD Arena.
This Division I Boys District Basketball Tournament is made up of five games, held in three separate sessions on this Saturday.
The Pass that is being offered for $15 will allow you admittance through the pass gate to all three sessions (5 games), parking at the Arena all day and a program when you enter.
This is a substantial savings for the true basketball fan. These special passes will be made available at all 10 Division I schools who qualify for the district championships as well as at the University of Dayton Arena.
DIVISION I BOYS BASKETBALL GAMES
ON SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2009
AT UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ARENA
(ALL 5 ARE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS)
• 11 a.m. — Trotwood vs. Centerville
• 2 p.m. — Princeton vs. Mason
• 3:45 p.m. — Aiken vs. Moeller
• 7 p.m. — LaSalle vs. Wayne
• 8:45 p.m. — Fairmont vs. St. Xavier
12 HOURS OF HOOP MADNESS
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Miami East wins district title
Standing in the hallway and ready to make an emphatic entrance onto the University of Dayton Arena court for the Division III district final, the Miami East Vikings were greeted by the light and breezy “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol on Thursday, March 12.
Grey’s Anatomy fans or not — and I’m guessing not judging by the rolling of eyes — the Vikings were hoping for something a little more powerful.
The noise the Vikings left the court to, though, was music to their ears. The Vikings’ faithful cheered East’s first district title since 2002 following the team’s 65-36 win over North College Hill.
Logan Carey led East with 14 points and 10 rebounds, Dan Hickman scored 13 and handed out six assists and Kyle Karadak added 10 ¬— including a clutch 3-pointer — to lead East. A few of Hickman’s passes — especially a few behind the back dishes underneath the basket — drew ahh’s from NCH fans.
“Dan is an exceptional kid,” Miami East coach Allen Mack said. “He has great vision and sometimes he has a little flair with it.”
Turning point: East led 43-26 early in the fourth quarter and NCH was turning up the pressure. Karadak knocked down a 3-pointer and was fouled after the shot, pushing the lead to 46-26, giving the ball back to Miami East and deflating the Trojans.
Next game: East (22-1) plays defending regional champ Anna (22-2) in the D-III regional semifinals 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, at Wilmington College.
“At the tournament draw I said they’re the favorite in the sectional, district and regional until somebody beats them,” Mack said. “We know the road to the state tournament goes through Anna.”
Key stat: This is East’s fifth district title and first since 2002. That Mack — who stepped down after the 2001-02 season to pursue career opportunities — is part of it comes as no surprise. The Vikings have gone 37-8 in his two seasons back. Their record the previous five seasons: 36-69.
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