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March 4, 2010
HIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | Editor Melanie Laughman | mlaughman@nky.com | 513-248-7573
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This week in basketball
• Calvary Christian girls beat Silver Grove 49-33, Feb. 22 in the 33rd District tournament. Calvary’s top-scorers were Jenna Wright and Sara Brown with 16 points each, including one three-pointer from Brown. • Simon Kenton High School girls beat Williamstown 57-37, Feb. 22, in the 32nd District tournament. Simon’s top-scorer was Ali Ponzer with 21 points, including three 3pointers. • Calvary Christian boys beat Silver Grove 57-39, Feb. 23, in the 37th District tournament. Calvary’s top-scorer was Tucker Glass with 14 points. • Lloyd High School boys beat Ludlow High School 4632, in the 34th District tournament, Feb. 23. Ludlow’s topscorer was Zach Stegemuller with 13 points, including two three-pointers. • Holy Cross girls beat Holmes High School 64-61 in 35th District tournament, Feb. 23. Holy Cross’ top-scorer was Jayden Julian with 30 points. Holmes’ top-scorer was Bessea Hughes with 25 points, including four three-pointers. • Ludlow girls beat Lloyd Memorial 49-41, Feb. 23, in 34th District tournament. Ludlow’s top-scorer was Megan Vohl with 24 points, including one three-pointer. • St. Henry High School girls beat Dixie Heights High School 64-40, Feb. 24, in 34th District. St. Henry’s top-scorer was Shannon O’Daniel with 16 points, including four threepointers. Dixie’s top-scorer was Meredith Hartfiel with 13 points. • Villa Madonna girls beat Ludlow 44-21, Feb. 24, in 34th District. Ludlow’s top-scorer was Megan Vohl with seven points, including one threepointer. • Scott High School girls beat Calvary Christian 59-25, in the 37th District tournament, Feb. 24. Scott’s top-scorer was Lauren Tibbs with 26 points. Calvary’s top-scorer was Sara Brown with 13 points, including one three-pointer. • Dixie Heights boys beat Lloyd High School 57-44, Feb. 25, in 34th District tournament. Dixie’s top-scorer was Brandon Hatton with 20 points, including two three-pointers. • Walton-Verona girls beat Simon-Kenton 42-41, Feb. 25, in the 32nd District championship. Simon’s top-scorer was Sydni Wainscott with 12 points, including one threepointer. • St. Henry boys beat Dixie Heights 69-52 in the 34th District final, Feb. 26. Dixie’s topscorer was Brandon Hatton with 19 points, including four three-pointers. • Simon Kenton boys beat Walton-Verona 44-43 in the 38th District championship, Feb. 26. Simon’s top-scorer was Cody Chambers with 20 points, including four threepointers.
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Scott junior Ryan Stivers rises on the shoulders of teammates and Scott students after Stivers’ three-pointer won the 37th District championship Feb. 27 at Campbell County Middle School.
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Scott senior Jake Niederegger shoots the ball Feb. 27.
Stivers’ shot wins Scott’s 3rd straight title By James Weber jweber@nky.com
After giving his team the ultimate lift, Ryan Stivers got a lift himself. Stivers, a junior guard for the Scott High School boys’ basketball team, hit a threepointer with 15 seconds left for the winning points in a 53-51 win over Bishop Brossart in the 37th District final Feb. 27. After the game, Stivers ended up on the shoulders of teammates as students rushed the court and swarmed the team in celebration. “I just came in, they were sagging off me, so I thought if I shot it, it would go in,” he said. “It’s the best feeling in the world, definitely the highlight of my basketball career.” Scott (17-9) won the district for the third straight year. The Eagles were set to play Bracken County in a 10th Region quarterfinal
Wednesday night, March 3, at the Mason County Fieldhouse. Brossart, by losing, drew defending regional champ Mason County. “Our school has only won nine districts, and we’ve had three in a row,” Scott head coach Brad Carr said. “These seniors have been involved in 33 percent of the districts that have been won at Scott High School. That shows their hard work and dedication.” Stivers, who had scored just 39 points all year entering the tourney, came into the game in the fourth quarter with Scott trailing by five points. On consecutive possessions, junior guard Kellen Smith cut across the line and dished to an open Stivers on the right wing, and he hit both treys. “Nobody else was scoring and he comes off the bench to do that, which was fantastic,” Smith said. “That was big for our momen-
Boys’ regional schedules Eighth Region at Henry Co.
Wednesday: South Oldham vs. Anderson County, 6:30 p.m.; Gallatin County vs. WaltonVerona, 8 p.m. Thursday, March 4: Shelby County vs. North Oldham, 6:30 p.m.; Simon Kenton vs. Owen County, 8 p.m. Monday, March 8: Wednesday winners, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday winners, 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 9: Final, 7 p.m.
Ninth Region at Bank of Kentucky Center
Wednesday: Ryle vs. Newport, 6 p.m., St. Henry vs. Covington Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4: Holmes vs. Dixie Heights, 6 p.m.;
Newport Central Catholic vs. Boone County, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6: Wednesday winners, 6 p.m.; Thursday winners, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7: Final, 3 p.m.
10th Region at Mason County Fieldhouse
Thursday: George Rogers Clark vs. Harrison County, 6:30 p.m.; Scott vs. Bracken County, 8 p.m. Friday: Pendleton County vs. Montgomery County, 6:30 p.m.; Mason County vs. Bishop Brossart, 8 p.m. Saturday: Thursday winners, 5 p.m.; Friday winners, 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 8: Final, 7:30 p.m.
to a 21-2 run in the second period to lead by seven. The Eagles then scored the last five points in the second period and continued that run to a 12-3 count to lead by two. Stivers was named to the all-tournament team. Smith was the Most Valuable Player, and O’Conner was an alltourney pick. Jacob Niederegger led Scott with 15 points, and senior forward Keylo Jones had 11. JAMES WEBER/STAFF
Scott senior Keylo Jones grabs a rebound during Scott’s 53-51 win over Brossart for the 37th District boys’ basketball title Feb. 27.
tum.” Stivers missed a third attempt later from the same spot on the baseline he would hit the gamewinner. Senior center Daniel O’Conner, who had fouled out, then helped contribute to the final shot. “I told him he hesitated on the first miss,” O’Conner said. “I told him don’t think about it, just throw it up there.” Said Carr: “We stay on him in practice every single day about being ready and being prepared. You never know when your chance is going to be called. His number was called today, and he responded.” After Stivers gave the Eagles the lead, they forced Jacob Rieger, Brossart’s leading scorer and star forward, into an off-balance shot shortly before time expired. The dramatic ending punctuated a game filled with runs. Scott led 19-8 after one quarter, but Brossart rolled
Others
Holmes claimed its third straight 35th District title, beating Covington Catholic 57-43 in the final. The Bulldogs’ (23-5) state title defense continues in the Ninth Region Tournament, where they will play Dixie Heights (12-15) Thursday, March 4. Holmes won by three points Feb. 2. “There are no ducks in this bracket,” Holmes head coach David Henley said. With a win, Holmes will play either Newport Central Catholic or Boone County. Holmes beat those teams by a total of nine points in two games. The Boone game went to overtime. Henley knew those numbers by heart after seeing the draw Feb. 28. “We’re in a tough bracket,” he said. “I’m still trying to get them focused for 32 minutes instead of 25 or 26.” Against Cov Cath, Elijah Pittman, Ricardo Johnson and Jeremiah Johnson combined for 45 of the 57 points. Simon Kenton improved to a perfect 5-for-5 in 32nd District finals with a 44-43
win over Walton-Verona (20-9). Cody Chambers had 20 points including four 3pointers to lead the Pioneers. Casey Sorrell had 10. Sorrell is the leading scorer for the year at 17.9 ppg. Chambers averages 11.5. Simon (14-11) plays Owen County (15-10) in an Eighth Region quarterfinal March 4 at Henry County. The teams did not meet during the season. The winner plays Shelby County (21-5) or North Oldham (12-15) Monday, March 8. Calvary Christian (1014) lost to Bishop Brossart 66-46 in a 37th District semifinal Feb. 25. Calvary beat Silver Grove 57-39 Feb. 23 in a quarterfinal matchup. Senior Pierce Kohls was Calvary’s all-tourney pick. Other seniors were Caleb Bamforth, Zak Duty, Sam Thompson, Chase Vandermeer, Josh McCord and Ryan Grinstead. Ludlow lost 46-32 to Lloyd Feb. 23 in a 34th District quarterfinal at St. Henry. Zach Stegemoller led Ludlow (3-24) with 13 points. He was Ludlow’s alltournament selection. Tommy Rhodes had eight. Those two are seniors with Alex Hall. Holy Cross (8-17) lost 42-36 to Covington Catholic in the 35th District semifinals. Sophomore Jake Burger led HC with 11 points. He was the Indians’ leading scorer for the year and had a high of 31 at Dixie Heights. Marcus Lea was the lone senior.
Regional bowling tourney to take place March 6 By James Weber jweber@nky.com
The Northern Kentucky regional bowling tournament will take place Saturday, March 6 at La Ru Lanes in Highland Heights. The girls’ tourney begins at 9 a.m. and the boys’ at 1 p.m. Eight teams of each gender will compete for the title. Four boys’ teams and six girls’ teams will advance to the state tournament March 13 at Super Bowl Erlanger. Four of the boys’ competitors won regular season
district titles to earn a regional berth. They are Boone County, Campbell County, Newport and Holy Cross. Girls’ district champs were Conner, Campbell, Newport and Holy Cross.
Boys standings
District 1: Boone County 69.514.5, Cooper 35-49, Conner 3054, Ryle 13-71. District 2: Campbell County 63.5-20.5, Dixie Heights 63-21, Covington Catholic 54-30, Highlands 48-36, Scott 39-45. District 3: Newport 62-22,
Bishop Brossart 62-22, Newport Central Catholic 48-36, Dayton 32-52, Bellevue 21-63. District 4: Holy Cross 61.522.5, St. Henry 39.5-44.5, Walton-Verona 28-56, Lloyd 1965, Villa Madonna 3-81.
Girls standings
District 1: Conner 48.5-35.5, Boone 47.5-36.5, Cooper 40-44, Ryle 21.5-62.5. District 2: Campbell 73-11, Notre Dame 63-21, Scott 60.523.5, Dixie 42-42, Highlands 2262. District 3: Newport 68-16, Dayton 42-42, Brossart 39-45, NewCath 35-49, Bellevue 6-78.
District 4: Holy Cross 45-39, VMA 44.5-39.5, St. Henry 41.542.5, Lloyd 17-67.
Boys averages (top three):
Cov Cath: Josh Bayless 181, Andrew Mairose 179, Tyler Mairose 171. Bayless’ high game was 254. Dixie: Chris Hamilton 193, Zach Day 191, Derrick Davis 168. Hamilton was fourth in Northern Kentucky and had a high game of 257. Day’s best was 237. Scott: Daniel Brungs 180, Zach Lawson 170, Cody Kindoll 162. Brungs and Kindoll each had highs of 240. Holy Cross: Brian Scheper
198, Eric Gregory 187, Jon Kidd 177. Scheper had the thirdhighest average in Northern Kentucky and a high game of 269. St. Henry: Mike Wolfe 182, John Tepe 177, Eric Teipel 162. Wolfe’s high game was 246. Villa Madonna: Gavin Wichman 128, Scott Wright 118, Ray Moehlman 116. Lloyd: Jon McHendrix 150, Sam Banta 148, Robby Moore 139.
Girls averages (top three)
Notre Dame: Christy Kathman 153, Jill Benzinger 150, Maggie Weber 139. Dixie: Alexa Davis 137,
Chelsea Houston 134, Dina Alkhateeb 124. Scott: Emily Freking 172, Caroline Beckett 147, Jordan Mastin 140. Freking has the top average in Northern Kentucky. Holy Cross: Brooke Crail 153, Sarah Groeshen 136, Megan Scheper 126. Crail’s high game is 246. St. Henry: Maggie Kloentrup 145, Chelsea Strange 141, Julie Kemp 124. VMA: Taylor Poe 136, Molly Backscheder 133, Alex Jennings 129. Lloyd: Ashley Powers 116, Michelle Powers 114, Lisa Grant 114.