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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Kenton Ridge bowlers gear up for state
Chris Via, Ryan Dobie, Dustin and Drew Snyder and Mitch Boisel will represent Kenton Ridge at the state bowling tournament on Saturday in Lancaster.
They are coming off a fourth-place finish at the district tournament, but their win in the Kick-Off Tournament in December, has them believing they can win it all this weekend. If they do, they’ll become the first KR team in any sport to win a state title.
Above is a photo of one of the bowlers’ cars in the parking lot at Northridge Lanes on Tuesday.
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All-Clark County boys basketball team chosen
The All-Clark County Boys Basketball Team, voted on by the eight county coaches in attendance on Sunday in a meeting at the News-Sun, includes the following 10 players:
Austin Mercer and J.P. McFarland of Southeastern; Justin Williams and P.J. Howell of Shawnee; Aaron Hartzell of Northeastern; Zack Burks of Springfield; Joel Elliott of Emmanuel Christian; Kyle Morris of Kenton Ridge; Hayden Hagerman of Catholic Central; and Dustin Holmes of Tecumseh.
Clark County Mr. Basketball, one of these 10 players, will be announced April 13.
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On this date in area sports history …
Five years ago on this date, March 3, 2004, the Mechanicsburg boys basketball team upset Fort Loramie on a last-second shot by Seige Bostick in the sectional final. Complete story on the jump.
The Indians did it again on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, beating Jackson Center 45-44 on a 3-pointer by Kyle Bossetti in the final 20 seconds in a sectional tournament game in Piqua.
Published March 4, 2004
INDIANS SHOCK LORAMIE
BY STEVE BLACK, News-Sun Special Writer
PIQUA — When one talks about slaying a giant, Mechanicsburg’s victory over Fort Loramie on Wednesday would come to mind.
“We had four things which we believed coming into this game,” Mechanicsburg coach Darren Long said. “Believe in yourself. Believe in your teammates. Believe in your coaches. And believe you can beat Fort Loramie.”
That’s exactly what Long’s Indians did Wednesday in a Division IV sectional semifinal. They topped the Redskins, the second-ranked team in the state in Division IV, 57-56 on a picture-perfect shot by Seige Bostick at the buzzer.
“I came off a double screen and got the ball,” Bostick said. “I knew I had three or four seconds left, so I took the shot and prayed it would go in.”
The shot sailed through, and the Indians advanced to the sectional final at 5 p.m. Saturday against Fairlawn.
The show and the game really belonged to Mechanicsburg sharpshooter Tim Patten. He lit up Loramie with 31 points, including six 3-pointers. His biggest shot of the night came with 41 seconds left when he hit an off-balance trey at the top of the key to put the Indians on top 55-54.
“I expected everything to go in. You have to have confidence in your shot,” Patten said. “It was a back-and-forth game, and we never gave up.”
Mechanicsburg looked impressive from the tip, and with the help of 20 points by Patten, went into halftime up 30-27.
The Redskins came back with the inside presence of Jordan Pleiman and outside shots of Mitchell Goldschmidt. They went up 45-40 after three quarters.
The 6-foot-8 Pleiman finished with 22 points for Loramie, while Goldschmidt had 18, including four treys.
“I thought we did a decent job on the big kid,” Long said. “Every timeout in the second half, I kept telling the kids we were not out of his game.”
The Indians tied the game at 47 with 5:04 left, setting up the furious finish.
FORT LORAMIE (56) — Turner 3 0-0 6, Goldschmidt 7 0-0 18, Luebke 1 3-4 6, Pleiman 10 6-9 22, Ratermann 0 3-5 3, Hoying 0 1-2 1. 19 13-21 56.
MECHANICSBURG (57) — Patten 13 0-0 31, Bostick 6 2-2 18, Marsh 1 1-3 3, Bline 2 0-0 4, Dunlap 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 4-7 57.
Fort Loramie11 27 45 56
Mechanicsburg17 30 40 57
3-point goals: Loramie 5 (Goldschmidt 4, Luebke); Mechanicsburg 8 (Patten 6, Bostick 2).
Records: Fort Loramie 19-2; Mechanicsburg 14-8.
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Live updates from the Yellow Springs tournament game
I’ll be updating live from the Yellow Springs and Bethel Division IV sectional semifinal game.
8:50 p.m.: Yellow Springs won 55-50. Bethel made a great comeback but the Bulldogs kept the Bees back by making free throws.
Yellow Springs will play Southeastern on Friday in the Division IV sectional final at 8:30 p.m. at Vandalia Butler.
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Live from the Southeastern boys basketball game
I’ll from the Southeastern vs. Miami Valley boys basketball sectional semifinal tournament game.
Southeastern won this one 74-29. Ten different players scored for the Trojans. J.P. McFarland and Daniel Black each scored 13 points.
The Trojans (20-2, No. 5 in the state poll) will play the winner of Yellow Springs and Bethel, who play next, in the sectional final. The sectional final will be played on Friday, March 6, at 8:30 p.m. at Vandalia-Butler.
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Daily Tournament Fix — March 3
Here’s your daily tournament fix for Tuesday, March 3:
Tonight’s games: D-IV — Southeastern vs. Miami Valley, 6 p.m., and Yellow Springs vs. Bethel, 7:30 p.m., at Vandalia Butler’s Student Activities Center; Mechanicsburg vs. Jackson Center, 6 p.m., at Piqua High School.
Short Takes: Southeastern is ranked fifth in the state in D-IV. Miami Valley is 2-18 this season with wins over Maumee Valley and Covington Latin, Ky. … After starting 3-5, Yellow Springs is 12-9 this season. They beat Bethel 65-54 on Feb. 21. … Mechanicsburg has won 4 games in a row after back-to-back losses to Xenia Christian and Yellow Springs. The Indians fought back to beat Houston 57-45 in a D-IV first round game on Feb. 27.
Key player: Kyle Bossetti, Mechanicsburg. If he’s hitting 3-pointers, Bossetti is hard to stop. He’ll have to play big against No. 2 seed Jackson Center to give the Indians their best chance to win.
Last night: In Division II action at Troy High School, Graham soared to an easy win over Greenon and Northwestern let one slip away against Indian Lake.
Lookahead: Springfield, Shawnee and Kenton Ridge are all in action tomorrow.
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