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March 2010
Greeneview’s season is over
Greeneview lost to Anna 52-44 on Thursday, March 11, at UD Arena in the Division III district finals.
Ronnie Drinnon had a great overall game, with 20 points, 14 rebounds, two blocks and he took a charge.
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TweetShawnee down after three quarters
A running commentary for Shawnee’s boys basketball game with Thurgood Marshall on Wednesday, March 10, at UD Arena:
10:30 p.m.: Marshall’s up 43-35 with 2:18 left in the game.
10:17 p.m.: Marshall’s up 36-29 heading into th efourth quarter.
Shawnee is going to have to break Marshall’s press if it wants to win this game.
10:15: Marshall is using a full-court trapping defense and leads 33-24 with 2:23 left in the third quarter.
9:53 p.m.: It’s 21-21 at halftime. P.J. Howell leads the Braves with six points. Both teams are struggling to score. The low scoring is in favor of the Braves, as Thurgood is quicker and wants to run.
9:40 p.m.: The game is tied, 16-16, after a basket from John Campbell.
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TweetGraham loses to Roger Bacon
Live, running commentary for the Graham vs. Roger Bacon district basketball game at UD Arena:
8:46 p.m.: Final score: Roger Bacon 47, Graham 34. Ethan Ward led the Falcons with 11 points.
8:45 p.m.: Roger Bacon is up 47-31 late in the fourth quarter. Graham’s streak of district titles is going to end tonight. About 30 seconds left. Roger Bacon just went on a10-0 run to pull away.
8:30 p.m.: Graham’s down 29-23 heading into the fourth quarter. The Falcons scored five points in the third quarter.
8:20 p.m.: Graham’s down 27-23 halfway through the third quarter. Adam Zook just hit a 3-pointer. Score remains low, just the way Graham wants it against an uptempo team.
8:15 p.m.: Halftime stats: Nick VanHoose 8 points and 4 rebounds; Casey Crable 6 points; Ethan Ward 4 points. Ryan Zook has 4 assists.
Graham’s band just played Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller.’ Appropriate, I think.
8:05 p.m.: It’s tied 18-18 at halftime. Graham’s biggest lead was 14-6. Roger Bacon scored the last five points of the half to tie it.
8:00 p.m.: Graham’s up 14-6 with 2:55 left in the second quarter. Nick VanHoose just hit a 3-pointer, and Roger Bacon hasn’t scored yet in the quarter.
7:55 p.m.: Graham leads 7-6 early in the second quarter. Casey Crable just made a jumper.
7:50 p.m. Graham was down 6-0 early in the first quarter, but now is down 6-5 at the end of one.
Ethan Ward got the scoring started at the 3:30 mark. Nick VanHoose has three points.
It’s been a physical, brawling, kind of a game. Both teams are playing excellent defense.
We’re about 20 minutes from the Graham-Roger Bacon tip. Dunbar beat Indian Hill 77-54 in the first game.
I’m at UD Arena and will be posting live from both the Graham and Shawnee games.
Graham plays Roger Bacon, with the tip about 45 minutes away.
Shawnee plays Thurgood Marshall after that, at 9 p.m.
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TweetAllegheny men’s basketball coach let go by school
According to the Meadville Tribune, Allegheny University men’s basketball coach Rob Clune will not be back next year. The Gators split with Wittenberg this season and tied for third in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
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TweetSpringfield loses to Northmont at UD Arena
Springfield lost 40-39 to Northmont. Springfield’s last-second shot fell short.
Springfield’s down 40-37 with 1:25 left. The Wildcats have the ball and just called a timeout.
Northmont leads 36-35 with 4:08 to play. Springfield has one point in the quarter, a free throw by Trey DePriest.
The game is tied, 34-34, with 5:48 left. Northmont has all the momentum thanks to a full-court press defense.
Springfield leads 34-30 after three quarters.
Northmont has made a run: Springfield’s lead was 32-24 at one point.
Fourth quarter coming up.
- Springfield leads 27-22 at halftime.
Rbo Moss has seven points to lead the Wildcats. Denzel Lassiter has six points to lead the Wildcats, and Tony Ferrell and Akeem Freeman have five points.
The Wildcats have been able to move the ball against Northmont’z 2-3 zone. Much better than the Wildcats attacked against Lebanon (an OT win)
- Springfield’s up 18-16 after the first quarter.
The Wildcats have shown they can score against Northmont’s zone so far. Denzel Lassiter has six points, and Rob Moss has five.
- I’ll be posting live updates from Springfield’s sectional final with Northmont at UD Arena.
Springfield is 14-8 and Northmont 12-9. The Thunderbolts beat Springfield twice in the regular season.
Wayne is playing Xenia now. The tip should be in about 30 minutes.
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TweetKR falls to CJ in 2OT, 56-51
Chaminade Julienne outscored KR 8-3 in double overtime to beat the Cougars 56-51 in a Division II District Final at Mason Arena.
The Eagles jumped out to an early lead in double OT and kept it, going 6-for-8 from the free throw line. They pulled to within three with 51 seconds left, but couldn’t get any closer.
Mariah Harris’ driving layup with 12 seconds left tied the game for KR in the first OT at 48-all. CJ’s 3-pointer at the buzzer rimmed out.
Arika Roush’s layup with 15 seconds remaining sent the game to OT tied at 44-all.
Samarie Walker missed two free throws that would’ve put CJ up four with 41.6 to play. Mariah Harris found Roush under the bucket for the layup to tie the game. Walker’s runner from the left side missed with 8 seconds remaining and KR couldn’t get off a shot to win the game.
A 5-0 Eagles run gave them the lead with 2:45 remaining. KR led by as many as six in the final quarter. Senior Saira House fouled out with four minutes to go.
The score was tied twice in the third quarter until a bucket by Lindsey Fenwick put the Cougars up two at 30-28. Mariah Harris followed with a steal and behind the back pass to House on a breakaway to make up a two-point KR advantage.
The Cougars led 14-7 after one quarter, but the Eagles went on a 10-0 run to take a 17-16 lead midway through the second quarter. But eight straight points by Saira House gave KR a 24-20 lead with one minute remaining.
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TweetSpringfield beats Lebanon in OT at UD Arena
Final: Springfield 61, Lebanon 60. Denzel Lassiter hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in overtime.
It’s going to overtime. Lebanon failed to score on its final possession.
Denzel Lassiter just hit a 3-pointer. All tied up, 55-55, with 10 seconds to play.
It’s 52-52 with 1:16 to play. Lebanon has the ball.
Springfield’s up 52-49 with 4:19 to play. Latrell Leslie just hit a 3-pointer. It’s been back-and-forth the entire quarter.
The game is tied, 45-45, after three quarters. C.J. Hookfin hit a buzzer-beater to tie the game.
Springfield led briefly after a 3-pointer from Latrell Leslie.
- Springfield’s down 34-31 with five minutes left in the third.
Akeem Freeman had a huge dunk and a 3-pointer. Byron Thompson has 10 points. The Widcats are clearly the aggressors now, and have the momentum.
It’s 30-25 Lebanon at halftime. Springfield made a run at the end of the half and has some momentum heading into the locker room.
After one quarter, Springfield trails Lebanon 15-11 at UD Arena.
Lebanon is running a 2-3 zone, as it seems all of Springfield’s opponents do.
Rob Moss had four points in the first quarter.
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TweetTecumseh loses in overtime
Tecumseh lost 65-57 in overtime. Arrows couldn’t maintain their momentum from the fourth quarter. They finish their season 14-7.
- Game is tied, 52-52. Zach Rapp just hit a 3-pointer after Sidney missed a free throw that would have ended the game.
Sidney turned it over to end regulation.
With 19 seconds to go, Tecumseh is down 52-49. Arrows are fouling now.
The score is tied 46-46 with 2:40 left. Dustin Holmes just converted a 3-point play for a brief Arrows lead, only to see Sidney drop a 3-pointer.
- Sidney’s up 40-33 at the start of the fourth quarter. Tecumseh was down one (32-31) but Sidney has settled in.
Hold on: Tecumseh is down 32-29 with 2:30 left in the third quarter. The Arrows have found their range and hit a couple 3-pointers and are now the aggressors.
- Tecumseh trails Sidney 28-18 at halftime at UD Arena.
Karson Williams has six points and has missed just once. Otherwise, the Arrows look confused on offense. Sidney is playing physical basketball, so the Arrows will have to match that intensity in the second half.
Sidney’s up 23-12 after a barrage of scoring. Tecumseh can’t seem to find any rhythm on offense. The Arrows just called a timeout with 3:49 left in the half.
After one quarter, Sidney leads Tecumseh 12-8 at UD Arena. Karson Williams has four points. His two buckets late in the quarter ended a five-minute scoring drought for the Arrows.
Midway through the first quarter, Sidney leads 10-4. Sidney is more aggressive on the boards so far, and is getting points in transition.
I’ll be posting live updates from UD Arena during the Tecumseh-Sidney boys basketball game. We’re about five minutes from tip. Check back for updates.
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