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Friday, March 5, 2010
Alter wins another district title
MASON — The Alter girls basketball team looked to be in a small rut when the Knights, who spent much of the season ranked No. 1 in the state Division II AP poll, finished the regular season on a 2-2 stretch.
But now within two wins of a third straight trip to the state semifinals, the Knights look determined.
Led by 19 points from sophomore Allison Bockrath, Alter blitzed Wyoming 57-36 to win a D-II district title on Friday, March 5, at Mason Middle School. Alter will play the winner of Tippecanoe and Indian Hill at 8 p.m. Tuesday in a regional semifinal at Springfield High School.
Alter enters on a strong run.
“We’ve found our legs again,” said Alter coach Chris Hart.
Bockrath, Alter’s second-leading scorer at 8.5 points per game, made 6-of-9 shots off the bench for her third straight double-digit scoring effort. Whitney Dabbelt added nine points for the Knights (20-2), who forced 27 turnovers by Wyoming (18-4).
Alter led by as many as 26 points (57-31) and never trailed.
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It’s all over but the hardware handoff for Graham
The following is a report by DDN contributor John Cummings at Friday’s state wrestling meet:
COLUMBUS — Semifinals begin at 6:30.
Graham has advanced 9 to the semis and have 91.5 points … 58.5 points in first - it’s over.
Troy Christian has struggled. One in the semis (Kyle Burns 145) and is 5th with 25 points … looks like their reign is over.
42 Miami Valley wrestlers will return home with a medal this weekend.
D-I 135 has turned into a train wreck. Tyler Riegle and Jake Sage were both upset in the quarterfinals.
Shawn Fayette eliminated Sage 9-2 and faces Riegle in the consolation quarters … none of the top 4 ranked wrestlers in the weight class are in the semis.
Centerville is 8th in D-I with 21 points and have three in the semis - Brian Mathews (152), Nick Miller (189) and Kyle Rose (215). Miller will wrestle Springboro’s Tyler Franz in the semis.
In D-III, Miami East’s Zane Goldburg, Burns, Covington’s Andrew DeHart, Versailles’ Thomas Fullenkamp and Carlisle’s Nick LeForce are in the semis.
In D-II, Graham has 9 in the semis … joining the Falcons are Carroll’s Josh Nelson, Franklin’s Eric Hildenbrand and Valley View’s David Day.
Day will wrestle Travis McIntosh of Miami Trace. Day lost to McIntosh in the district semis last week in OT.
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CJ girls win district title in double overtime
MASON — The Chaminade Julienne girls basketball tram trailed for most of the game and had serious trouble gaining momentum.
But, after facing ties of 44-44 at the end of regulation and 48-48 after the first overtime, the Eagles made 6-of-8 free throws in the second overtime and held off Kenton Ridge 56-51 in a Division II district final on Friday, March 5, at Mason Middle School.
CJ’s Samarie Walker finished with 16 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Eagles into Tuesday’s regional semifinal against the winner of Columbus St. Francis DeSales and Hilliard Bradley (who play at 8:45 p.m. Friday) at Springfield High School.
To get there, CJ had to scrap out a win to improve to 18-5 as the No. 8-ranked team in the AP state poll.
An Emily Michael 3-pointer with 2:54 left in the game gave the Eagles a 43-42 lead, their first since leading 17-16 in the second quarter. They then made just 1-of-8 free throws in the final 2:08 of regulation as the game went into overtime.
CJ found some daylight in the second overtime and held off Kenton Ridge (19-5) with the strong final-period free-throw performance.
“We talked a lot before and after the game about poise,” said CJ coach Duane Williams, in his first year heading the Eagles. “There were times we didn’t do great, but we did it enough.”
Michael chipped in 14 points and six rebounds, while two little-used freshmen, Ja’Cole Tabor and Krista White, provided a late energy boost to help the lagging Eagles.
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