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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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