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Although it got off to a slow start, the Grove City Christian School boys basketball team showed steady progress and was playing its best at the end of the season, first-year coach Chris Timlin said. The Eagles, who finished 6-16 overall and 2-8 in the MOCAL, won their Division IV district tournament opener 56-47 over Danville on Feb. 26 before losing to Newark Catholic 79-37 in the second round March 2. Against fourth-seeded Newark Catholic, sophomore Derek Vaughn led the Eagles with 11 points. Timlin said putting freshmen point guards Michael Howard and Tyler Elgin into the lineup hastened the team’s improvement.
“Had I been involved in the program much earlier and known the personnel better than I did back into June, Michael Howard and Tyler Elgin probably would have been up at the varsity level a lot sooner,” Timlin said. “They really helped us out a lot. Our turnover ratio was much lower when those two played at the end of the year.” Vaughn led the team in scoring at 12.7 points a game and was named second-team all-league and honorable mention all-district. “Derek is definitely a guy that will continue to develop and probably continue to add on to those individual numbers,” Timlin said. “He’s one of the very few guys that’s basketball only, so that means after our 30 days (the non-coaching period after the season) are up, we’ll be able to get in the weight room, out onto the track and
At a glance •Record: 6-16 overall, 2-8 (fifth) in MOCAL •Seniors lost: Jayme Barns, Jonathan Clark and Sam Hatfield •Key returnees: Tyler Elgin, Casey Fisher, Alex Stewart, Derek Vaughn and Ben Whitaker
continue to develop his physical abilities, let alone his basketball abilities.” Senior forward Jonathan Clark, who was honorable mention all-league and district and led the team in rebounding at 7.7 a game, said Vaughn was a difference maker for the Eagles. “Derek really started to step it up a lot and we started to jell together as a team,” Clark said. “We just got together this year, and it was a good effort all around. We just started jelling and understanding the coach’s philosophy.”
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Timlin must replace three seniors in Clark, Jayme Barns and Sam Hatfield. “They helped me with the transition,” Timlin said. “I was thankful to have all three of them. I wish I could have had those guys for a bit longer. All three of them have quite a bit of talent and have something to offer. It’s unfortunate that I won’t have an opportunity to work with them anymore, but I was grateful for the effort that they gave us this year and they’re very good kids.” Also expected back next season are juniors Casey Fisher, Alex Stewart, Ben Whitaker and Josh Zeller and freshman Ben Aulick. Whitaker, a guard, was honorable mention allleague. Grove City Christian finished fifth in the MOCAL behind Tree of Life (8-2), Fairfield Christian (7-3), Ga-
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GAMES OF THE WEEK BOYS: Second-seeded Northland takes on Westerville Central in a Division I district final at 9 p.m. Friday, March 11, in the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The Warhawks knocked off three of the district’s top 12 seeded teams en route to the championship game. GIRLS: Northland, Pickerington North and Reynoldsburg are competing in the Division I regional tournament at Otterbein. The regional final is Friday, March 11.
State Wrestling: Hilliard Davidson’s Chase Delande won a Division I state title at 145 pounds. He was the only wrestler from ThisWeekSPORTS.com’s coverage area to win a state title. Boys Basketball: Previews for all central Ohio teams playing in a district title game, including Division I top-seeded Westerville South and secondseeded Northland. Girls Basketball: Pickerington North and Reynoldsburg repeat as district champs. Hockey: Olentangy Liberty lands a berth in the state tournament.
BOYS Westerville Central’s Quentin Henderson scored 17 points as the Warhawks upset thirdseeded Upper Arlington 59-56 in a district semifinal March 5. GIRLS Northland’s Alexis Peterson led the Vikings with 20 points as they earned their first district championship since 1983 with a 51-35 win over Gahanna on March 5.
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City. Boes and Parrish were firstyear gymnasts. “The seniors were a great group,” Hartley said. “We didn’t have any kind of problems this year.” Other gymnasts on the team were junior Taylor Hunting, sophomore Katie Haines and freshmen Bailey Ellam, Hunter Hand, Alexis McCoy and Elana Smock. At district, Grove City tied Olentangy Liberty for seventh (127.475) behind champion DeSales (136.85). The Greyhounds were fifth (128.95) in the OCC-Ohio meet on Feb. 12 at Kilbourne, behind Thomas Worthington (133.575), Olentangy (132.55), Dublin Coffman (130.2) and Hilliard Darby (129.6) and ahead of Upper Arlington (120.675). Gaitten was fourth (33.625) in the all-around, with top finishes of fourth on vault (8.5) and floor exercise (9.0). Hughes was eighth (32.725) in the all-around, including third
At a glance CENTRAL CROSSING •Finishes: Sixth in OCC-Capital, did not score at district •Seniors lost: None •Key returnees: Diana Alvarado and Katrina Evanoff GROVE CITY •Finishes: Fifth in OCC-Ohio, tied for seventh at district •Seniors lost: Beth Boes, Kimberlee Eakins, Emily Parrish and Amber Weiskittle •Key returnees: Miranda Gaitten and Angela Hughes
•Central Crossing competed with just four gymnasts, with junior Diana Alvarado being the lone returnee. The team also included juniors Kyle Cameron and Cassandra Craig and freshman Katrina Evanoff. Central Crossing did not score at district. Evanoff had the Comets’ top scores of 7.75 on floor (68th), 7.6 on vault (67th), 7.5 on beam (57th) and 7.0 on uneven bars (54th). The Comets were sixth (36.175) at the OCC-Capital meet Feb. 12 at Kilbourne, behind Olentangy Orange (126.9), Bradley (125.675), Dublin Jerome (123.1), Big Walnut (122.675) and Mount Vernon (109.275). Evanoff was 20th (26.975) in the all-around. Central Crossing was 0-5 in the OCC-Capital in the regular season, finishing sixth behind Orange (5-0), Bradley (4-1), Big Walnut (3-2), Mount Vernon (23) and Jerome (1-4).
(8.65) on vault. Eakins was 11th (31.8) in the all-around. Grove City was 1-4 in the OCC-Ohio in the regular season, finishing fifth behind Thomas (5-0), Darby (4-1), Olentangy (3-2) and Coffman (2-3) and ahead of UA (0-5). “The season went a little bit smoother than what maybe last season went,” Hughes said. “We had some ups and downs, but we can get through anything and fdirenna@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com I’m ready for next year.”
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hanna Christian (7-3) and Delaware Christian (5-5) and ahead of Madison Christian (1-9). The Eagles defeated Gahanna Christian 68-59 on Jan. 14 and Madison Christian 60-57 on Feb. 5. “We’re all looking forward to the future,” Timlin said. “You wish you could win some more basketball games, but I think I was able to identify some of the causes of what we really need to work on and I’ll be able to do that now that I’m going to be here for a full offseason. Last season I only had six weeks. This year I’m going to have 15 weeks of weightlifting, conditioning and skill-based things that I really am a believer can help develop these kids’ abilities.”
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Note of the week On March 5, Pickerington North’s Dave Butcher and Brookhaven’s Reggie Lee coached their girls basketball teams in respective Division I district finals. Combined, the two coaches have more than 1,100 wins.
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