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On this date in area sports history …
Six years ago on this date, March 4, 2003, the Cedarville boys basketball upset No. 7 Yellow Springs in double overtime in a sectional final at UD Arena. Complete story on the jump.
Yellow Springs is still alive in this year’s tournament, and it will play Friday in the sectional final against Southeastern, which is now coached by the man who beat them in 2003, P.J. Bertemes.
Published March 5, 2003
INDIANS NEED TWO OVERTIMES
CEDARVILLE DEFEATS TOP-RANKED BULLDOGS
By DAVID JABLONSKI, News-Sun Sports Writer
DAYTON — Cedarville coach P.J. Bertemes claimed his team had no business beating Yellow Springs 64-61 in double overtime Tuesday.
The Bulldogs were ranked seventh in the state in Division IV.
They came into Tuesday’s sectional final at UD Arena with a record of 20-2, one of those victories coming 45-39 against Cedarville earlier in the season.
Of course, if the Indians had no business winning, they did believe — no matter what anyone told them.
“It’s great; I’m so happy for these kids,” Bertemes said. “We’ve kind of come in saying we’ve been told all year long what we can’t do. This is just another one on the list. We have no business beating a team ranked in the state, a team the caliber of Yellow Springs. These kids have taken the challenges all year long. I can’t say I’m surprised, but I’m real happy for them.”
Cedarville (17-6) is still in business. It advanced to Friday’s district final at UD Arena against Cincinnati Country Day (19-4). Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s game was tied at 55 after one overtime. In the second overtime period, the Indians scored all their points on free throws, making 8 of 11. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, began to suffer from foul trouble.
Andrew Richlen had fouled out in the first overtime period. In the second, Brent Robinson, who scored 18 points, collected his fifth. He was followed by Rory Hotaling and finally Jordan Skinner.
Still, the Bulldogs (20-3) had a chance to tie the score after Jon Kragel hit two free throws with nine seconds left to give Cedarville a 64-61 lead. But the Bulldogs’ Dustin Rudegeair, who had 25 points, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
At the end, Rudegeair and Anthony Brandon were the only starters on the floor for the Bulldogs.
“They want to play at a quicker pace,” Bertemes said. “We want to play at a slower pace. Something has to give. When our kids are patient, it forces them to be more aggressive and extend defenses, and that’s the type of thing that happens.”
Micah Harding led Cedarville with 19 points. Jason Cunningham had 14, Jared Yoakum had 12 and Kragel added 11.
Cedarville had led the majority of the game, 15-11 after one quarter, 28-18 at halftime and 35-29 after three quarters. In the fourth, Yellow Springs came alive. Brent Robinson scored 12 of the team’s 20 points in the quarter, making all four of his field-goal attempts and all four free throws. Overall, the Bulldogs made nine of 11 shots in the quarter.
Still, Cedarville led 47-41 with 1:38 left in the game only to see Yellow Springs mount another comeback. The Indians were up 48-47 when Micah Harding stepped out of bounds after taking an in-bounds pass with 19.4 seconds left. Robinson then drew a foul and made both free throws to put the Bulldogs up by one.
On the ensuing in-bounds pass, Jason Cunningham got the ball and was fouled by Yellow Springs’ Anthony Brandon. Cunningham tied the score by making 1 of 2 free throws, but Brent Robinson missed a shot at the buzzer.
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CEDARVILLE (64) — Cunningham 3 8-12 14, Spracklen 1 1-2 3, Yoakum 4 4-8 12, Harding 8 2-2 19, Kohstahl 1 0-0 2, Pitstick 1 0-0 2, Kragel 1 9-12 11. Totals 19 24 3-5 64.
YELLOW SPRINGS (61) — Richlen 2 1-2 5, Robinson 6 6-8 18, Rudegeair 11 3-4 25, Brandon 2 0-0 5, Skinner 1 0-0 2, Wallace 1 0-0 2, Hotaling 0 4-4 4. Totals: 23 14-18 64.
Cedarville15 28 35 49 55 64
Yellow Springs11 18 29 49 55 61
3-point goals: Cedarville 1 (Harding); Yellow Springs 1 (Brandon).
Records: Cedarville 17-6; Yellow Springs 20-3.
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