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November 10, 2010
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Panthers CC finishes 7th at state
BRIEFLY
Player of the week
Mercy High School graduate and current sophomore at University of Mississippi, Amanda Philpot posted her first career triple-double (10K, 44A, 14D) with a career-high in kills and digs to help the Rebels rally for a 3-2 win at Alabama Oct. 24. Philpot was the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 24. Philpot more than doubled her kill average and upped her assist and dig average to lead the Rebels to the wins. The win pushed Ole Miss’ current win-streak out to seven consecutive matches and continued the Rebels’ best start in conference play in school history. The 44 assists is the second most in a match this season, coming up four shy of her career-high. The 14 digs bested her previous career-high of 13 set on Oct. 22 at Mississippi State. With the wins, the Rebels swept both Mississippi State and Alabama on the season and remained atop the SEC Western Division standings. Guided the Rebel offense on the weekend as Ole Miss out-hit both opponents. Philpot set at a .636 clip against Mississippi State to help the Rebels to victory on Oct. 22 night with 28 assists on 44 sets.
RECREATIONAL
By Tony Meale
Oak Hills’ Lacewell performs at state
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Elder High School senior Josh Makin led the Panthers to their second straight appearance at the Division I Cross Country State Championships.
The Elder High School cross country team, which finished runner-up to La Salle at districts and regionals, placed seventh at the State Cross Country Championships Nov. 6 at Scioto Downs in Columbus. Elder totaled 196 points, finishing behind Louisville (125), Medina (126), Cleveland St. Ignatius (148), Dublin Coffman (182), Toledo St. Francis De Sales (186) and St. Xavier (188). La Salle (252) finished 12th. In typical Panther protocol, Elder was led by seniors Josh Makin (16:04.3) and Josh Rieskamp (16:08.8), who finished 32nd and 37th, respectively. That duo finished in the top five at districts and in the top eight at regionals. Senior Corey Zielinski (16:13.3) finished 50th at state, while junior Nathan Lauck (16:18.8) followed at 59th.
Oak Hills High School senior Cody Lacewell performed at the Division I State Cross Country Championships Nov. 6 at Scioto Downs Race Track in Columbus. Lacewell finished 58th overall in a time of 16:18.6. Lacewell, a first-team all-league performer, advanced to state after finishing seventh at the regional meet, which was Oct. 30 at Troy, in a time of 16:05.4. He was sectional and GMC runner-up to three-time state champion Zach Wills of Mason. Aside from the state meet, Juniors Jake Clark (17:09.6), Luke Schafer (17:28.6) and Joey Kelly (17:56.7) finished outside the top 120. Mason senior Zach Wills (15:19.8) finished first overall, winning his third straight state title. Elder, which finished 10th at state in 2009, won seven meets this season. The Panthers were first of 21 teams at the Finish Timing Invitational, first of
Lacewell finished in the top seven in ever race he ran this year. “The best thing about Cody is that he isn’t afraid to work for what he wants,” Oak Hills head coach Joe Zeinner said. “Coming into the season, we told him for this team and for him to have success, we would need him to give us single digits every race. Not once did he ever lose focus. As a coach, I can’t explain how great it is to see someone work for what they want and achieve success.” 28 at Lebanon, first of 29 at Galion, first of 17 at Troy, first of 15 at Fairmont, first of 14 at Father Rudy, and, perhaps most important, first at the Greater Catholic League Championship Oct. 16 at Rapid Run Park. Makin was GCL Runner of the Year for the second straight season. Rieskamp and Zielinski earned first-team honors, while Lauck made second team.
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Oak Hills High School senior Cody Lacewell qualified for the Division I State Cross Country Championships.
PAC Player of the week
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference honored Thomas More College junior punt returner/kick returner Kendall Owens, a La Salle High School graduate, as the PAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week. Owens posted 166 return yards for the unbeaten and ninth-ranked Saints in a 37-13 PAC victory over Westminster College. He posted three kick returns for 64 yards and ran back two punts for 102 yards, including a 96-yard punt return for a touchdown at the end of the third quarter with the Saints ahead just 23-13 at the time.
ESPN Third Team
Thomas More College junior forward Christy Green, a Mercy High School graduate, was named to the ESPN Academic All-District IV Women’s Soccer Third Team Nov. 2 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Green carries a 4.0 GPA in nursing. She has appeared in all 17 matches for the Saints this season and has three points on one goal and one assist. Green has taken eight shots this season, including four shots on-goal for a .500 shot on-goal percentage. ESPN Academic All-District teams are voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) within their respective district. District IV consists of member schools in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. In order to be eligible for nomination, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore and hold a 3.30 cumulative grade point average.
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Bellarmine College’s No. 23 Steve Pogue, an Oak Hills High School graduate, guards Xavier’s Andrew Taylor in an exhibition game against the Musketeers Saturday, Nov 6.
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Bellarmine College’s Nick Holmes, an Elder graduate, scores on this play against Xavier Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Cintas Center. Holmes was 3-6 and scored 6 points for the Knights. Bellarmine upset Xavier 63-61 in the exhibition game.
St. Xavier takes rematch against La Salle By Tony Meale tmeale@communitypress.com
St. Xavier 30, La Salle 14
After losing a fourthquarter lead in a 27-24 loss to La Salle in Week 7, the Bombers took their Kingof-the-Road rivals out of the game early, jumping on top 21-0. St. Xavier junior tailback Conor Hundley ran 32 times for 150 yards and four touchdowns, three of which were from a yard out. La Salle senior quarterback Drew Kummer, who this year led the GCL in passing yards and broke the single-season school record for touchdown passes, got the Lancers on the board with a 6-yard pass to senior Brett Wiebell. La Salle trailed 21-6 at halftime. St. X added a 29yard field goal by Sean Duggan to make it 24-6, and Hundley notched his fourth touchdown of the night to give the Bombers a 30-6 lead in the fourth quarter. Kummer had a 10-yard touchdown pass to junior
running back Antonio Nelson to cap the scoring. St. X reached the 30point barrier for the third time this season, as the Lancers defensive woes continued. Through six weeks, La Salle allowed 21 points or fewer in every game, had two shutouts and yielded 7.8 points per contest. Over the Lancers’ final five games, however, they allowed 21 points or more every game and allowed an average of 26.6 points. La Salle went eight games without allowing 30 points but allowed 30 or more in each of its last three. The Bombers controlled the line of the scrimmage for much of the night. St. X entered the game averaging 208 rushing yards per game in wins and just 95 in losses. St. Xavier head coach Steve Specht had lost his last two games at La Salle – both by three points. He has never lost to the same team twice in one season. The 2010 Lancers
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St. Xavier junior tailback Conor Hundley carried 32 times for 150 yards and four touchdowns in a 30-14 playoff win over La Salle Nov. 6. The Bombers led 21-0 in the second quarter, avenging a 27-24 loss to the Lancers in Week 7. St. X advances to the regional semifinals to take on unbeaten Colerain.
became the first team in school history to start a season 9-0. Their 10-game winning streak dating back to last season was also the best in school history. La Salle, however, fell 31-28 in overtime at Elder Oct. 29 and was denied its first-ever outright league title. The Lancers instead shared the honors with Moeller. St. X, meanwhile, finished the regular season 54 after playing its typically challenging schedule. The Bombers started the season winning three of four before losing three of four. They won their regularseason finale, 19-9 against St. Ignatius. St. X (6-4, 1-2) advances to the regional semifinals to face Colerain (11-0, 7-0) Nov. 13. The Cardinals advanced after beating Hamilton 42-14. This marks the sixth straight year Colerain and St. Xavier will play each other. Specht is 4-2 with two shutouts against Colerain. The Bombers won the last showdown 16-0 in Week 1 of the 2009 season.