SPORTS
A6 • CJN-MMA • NOVEMBER 27, 2013
COMMUNITY
PRESS
Editor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573
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Milford picks up pace as hoops season starts
Princeton High School’s Josh Jasper (2) defends against Milford’s Ryan Gallimore Nov. 19 during the iWill Awareness Foundation game, a fundraiser in honor of 2013 Princeton grad Will Cox who died of brain cancer in July. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS By Mark D. Motz and Scott Springer mmotz@communitypress.com sspringer@communitypress.com
Boys basketball season officially tips off next week, but area teams have been in the gym getting ready all month. Here’s a look at some of the locals on the hardwood.
Clermont Northeastern
New head coach Darnell Parker inherits a Rocket team that went 4-18 last season, including a 3-6 mark in the Southern Buckeye Conference National Division good for fourth place in the six-team division. Five seniors – three of them starters – graduated from that
team. Returning starters include senior guard Jay Teaney, a league player of the year candidate who averaged 16.5 points per game last year. Also back is junior forward Darrian Bullock. Senior Zach Murray at forward and junior Patrick Kelley at center, along with junior guard Brandon Mullins, ought to round out the starting lineup. “One of the things I’m impressed with this team is their athleticism,” Parker said. “We should be able to push the tempo a little bit more than we have. “People hear that and think you just run up and down the floor and put up a ton of shots.
Milford High School’s Grant Riesenberg (15) battles for a loose ball during a Nov. 19 scrimmage against Princeton High School. MARK D. MOTZ/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
We’re going to still be smart and try to get good shots – we’re moving from a flex to a motion offense if we don’t
have anything in transition – but we’re definitely going to be pressuring the ball and looking for the easy shots in transi-
tion.” The Rockets open at home See HOOPS, Page A7
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS By Mark D. Motz mmotz@communitypress.com
Correction » In the Nov. 20 edition, the Community Press misidentified Goshen High School girls basketball player Kayla Miller as Kayla Moore. Miller, a junior, is a returning starter at the point guard position.
Coaching positions
» Clermont Northeastern is accepting applications until
Dec. 6 for varsity football and girls soccer head coaching positions. Contact athletic director Mike Kirk at 625-1211, ext. 115.
Fall senior moments
» Senior Night is an important time in an athlete’s high school career and the Community Press & Recorder, along with cincinnati.com, would like to highlight those moments. Please send a photo from your Senior Night to
presspreps@gmail.com. Include the names of the people in the photo as they are shown, the school and the sport by Friday, Nov. 29. The photo can be of all the team’s seniors or a photo of athletes with their parents. Photos will run in print Dec. 18-19 and will be used in a cincinnati.com photo gallery. Questions can be directed to mlaughman@ communitypress.com.
Catching up with College Athletes » The Community Press & Recorder, along with cincinnati.com, would like to give readers over the holidays the ability to catch up with local high school stars doing well in college athletics. In what has become an annual readership project, parents/friends of college athletes are welcome to send a photo and brief description of their college athletes’ accomplish-
ments over the last calendar year to presspreps@gmail.com. Include the names of the people in the photo as they are shown, the college name and sport, parents’ names, where the athlete lives, what weekly newspaper they get at home and their accomplishments by Friday, Dec. 13. Photos will run in print Jan. 1 and be used in a cincinnati.com photo gallery. Questions can be directed to mlaughman@ communitypress.com.
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