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Miami East wins district title

By Greg Billing | Friday, March 13, 2009, 01:06 AM

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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