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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Northmont scrables to top Springfield for third time this season
DAYTON — Trailing 27-22 at halftime, Northmont basketball coach Jim Brown felt like the deficit was more.
“If the first half, it seemed like they were making every shot,” Brown said. “I know that’s not the case, but it sure seemed that way.”
But Northmont rallied, and the Thunderbolts survived a late scramble to advance. Taking their final lead of the fourth quarter with 3:06 left on a Steve Newell basket, Northmont overcame both trouble inbounding the ball and a last-second Springfield possession to win its Division I sectional final 40-39 on Sunday, March 7, at UD Arena.
Newell scored six of his game-high 12 points in the fourth quarter as Northmont advanced to face Colerain on Saturday at UD Arena. The time for the game has not been set.
Northmont (13-9) also beat fellow Greater Western Ohio Conference Central Division school Springfield for the third time this season.
Springfield (14-9) led 34-30 entering the fourth quarter, but Newell hit a runner to tie the game 34-34, another runner to make it 36-35 Northmont and the layup with 3:06 left to give the Thunderbolts a 38-37 advantage. Jamal Trammell added a basket with 2:30 left to make it 40-37.
Springfield got its final points on a layup from Rob Moss with 22 seconds left, and the Wildcats had another opportunity when Northmont’s Devin Carter missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw opportunity with 19 seconds left.
But the Thunderbolts stiffened down low and forced Springfield to pass the ball along the perimeter to the corner, where the Wildcats were unable to get a decent shot.
Denzel Lassiter, Tony Ferrell and Moss each finished with nine points for Springfield.
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Sophomore steps up to help Wayne advance
DAYTON — Sophomore Keith Clements scored a season-high 17 points as Wayne pulled away from a close game in the fourth quarter and topped Xenia 64-54 in a Division I sectional final on Sunday, March 7, at UD Arena.
The Warriors (20-2), who finished the regular season No. 1 in the DDN area Division I ratings, also got 13 points from guard Travis Trice and 12 from forward Markus Crider to advance to play St. Xavier in a district final on Saturday at UD Arena. A time for that game has not been set.
Wayne took the lead for good when Adrian White hit a jumper with 1:40 left in the third quarter to put the Warriors ahead 36-35. From there, Wayne outscored Xenia (12-9) 28-19 to continue into the district final.
Alex Briggs and Shane Eagle each scored 14 for Xenia.
Clements scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half on a mix of drives, 3-pointers and free throws as Wayne took a 26-24 halftime lead in a physical game. Jason Bitsko, a 6-4 junior, added 10 points including two key three-point plays in the fourth quarter.
Wayne played the game without two of its top players, Isiah Boddie and Xavier Jones, who sat in warmups on the bench. Coach Travis Trice declined to specify why the two didn’t play and said the coaches were “doing what we’re told to do.”
The pair played in Wayne’s tournament game against Belmont on Tuesday. Boddie scored 18 points and Jones added 16 in that game.
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Two of Wayne’s best not playing in sectional final
DAYTON — Wayne basketball players Isiah Boddie and Xavier Jones are in warmups on the bench and not playing in the Warriors’ Division I sectional final against Xenia today, March 7, at UD Arena.
Boddie and Jones are two of the better players for Wayne (19-2), which finished No. 1 in the DDN area D-I ratings. Jones, a 6-3 senior, transferred to Wayne in the offseason from Gary, Ind., and Boddie, a 6-2 junior, came to the program this year from Trotwood-Madison.
Both played in Wayne’s sectional win against Belmont on Tuesday. Boddie scored 18 points and Jones added 16 in that game.
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