Searcats stand ill the Way of. Crusader$".· ., > ,. - :J.;J. ~{j . :. . . . ,- .. . . . ·. .- ' · · · ·By Kevin Goheen sociated Press state poll and is Woods, 66-49, in the champion-
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currently ranked No. 6 in the ship game. All that did was give USA Today national poll. The some other players a chance to COLUMBUS -Moeller has lone blemish to the Bearcats re- shine. Senior point guard An~ .ts work cut out for it if its going cord is a 67-62 loss to Akron St. · drew Lavender and senior for;o win its second Division I state Vincent-St. Mary and LeBron · ward Branden Foust are both Jasketball title_ in the last five. James, who will play Kettering headed to Oklahoma to play for rears. . _. Alter today for the Division II . the Sooners next year. · When the Crusaders won championship. Brookhaven is Neither disappointed against heir first championship back m 78-3 in the last three seasons. St .. John's. Lavender had 22 .999, they 'JiONIGHT..·. One of those losses was a 68-50 points, while Foust had 16 points 1ad to beat · setback to Elder in the 2001 state and 13 rebounds. • 1ationally ·. ~ Moeller (224) .. ·· semifinals, a loss that was an im~ The Bearcats are also playing · !1·""'-~~s an k e d · vs. Brookhaven petus for the Bearcats continued for their head coach, Bruce Ho~h_a khte rt. (26-1) ·<. " _,. su~~Thess.t fir t t . h ~Jd, who cfollapse_d afteh~a gfathme . E·~·."-"'~~ :~eig s o )- Division 1state :•;,. a was our s np ere . m anuary rom cm os1s o e · I o -- so ·.· and Elder knew what they were liver. The oddity of Howard's ail- _ ~~::.::;. ~hey'll try final. ' . . . doing," Brookhaven assistant mentis that he doesn't drink aloduplicate ~ 8.30 P·~· · Rock Craft said. "They showed coho!. Drew Williams, an 11-year hat feat to-·· >-_Value Cit)' Are- · .us what big-time Division I bas- assistant under Howard, is the ught'when na; Columbus ketballwasallaboutandwewent interim coach. . hey take >-Ohio News outandlearnedfromiU' ·.. "We've got assistants who n defend--- Network; WBOB-AM Moelier''riuiy-be Withouffhe -have seen them on tape but I · services of AII-Ohiojunior for- haven't watched one iota of ng cham< (1160) •ion Co~··'.·'- .. · . 'ward Josh Duncan, who suffered them/' Kremer said. "I'm going umbus Brookhaven at" Ohio a blow to the head when he fell tostayupallnighttonightwatch:tate University's Value City· hard to thE!iioor late in overtime. ing tape. I don't know that much .rena. Moeller beat Cleveland ''We're gomg to be the under- about them because we were so [eights, 85-74, in overtime Fri- dog either way,'; Moeller coach focused on Cleveland Heights." · aynight to earn its berth, while· Carl Kremer said. "My biggest· .Ifthere'sonethingworkingin :rookhaven got all it could han- concern is getting the kids rested Moeller's favor, it's history. No le from Toledo St. John's before and to get Josh healthy!' team has repeated as the big~ nally beating the Titans 59-53. Brookhavenlostthreeplayers school state champion since ElBrookhaven ended the regu- to Division I colleges off of last derwon back-to-back Class AAA U"seasonrankedNo.l in the As: year's team that beat Winton titles in 1973 and '74. ,. Post staff reporter
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MOeller,.Ma:son advance in DiVision I .3 , . ..;?./;.. 7./t.;~
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Jti~li.Du~cat{scored 19 points and Andrew Brackman added 14, leading second-seeded Moeller to a 64-34 victory over Harrison in a Division I sectional game at Cin~ tas Center: Wednesday night·. , The . outcome ·;was n~ver in doubt after the Crusaders took a 17-5 first-quarter lead. Moeller held- Harrison to 4-' · of-24 (17 percent) shooting inthe first half. · · ·· ·: '·' · ' ·· ,.T .. Mqell~ pl~ys Mason for •fue sectional championship at 8:30p.m. Monday at'Cintas Center. : . _ .: . .'
MOEllER- Walther4 D11, Duncan 6 619. Kimenerl 02,Juenger2 04, WattO 2 2, Brackman 5 314,Stnva1111 4, Childress I 0 2, Dlerkers I 0 2. Totals: 2112 60. HARRISON- Williamson 0 3 3, Hotopp 2 3 B, Haynes 2 0 5, McOonal2 610,1Dge I : 3, Sims 0 !1, Schmlt12 0 4. ~~e~l~~ 14 34 '·. ;' _:· :_; _::. ·... 17 15 16 12 -64
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3-polntors: Moeller 6 (Walther 3, Duncan, BraCicman, Detomple); Hamson 2 (~oto.p'p, ~aynes}! -'" . ·-
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