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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Weekend boys and girls hoop, wrestling ticket
Friday: Dunbar at Marshall, 7:30 p.m., boys hoop.
The Wolverines took the first match-up, 62-60. But Dunbar has lost its last three, coinciding with the loss of point Patrick Green to injury. If he doesn’t return, Wolves could be hurting again. Probably for the City League title.
Saturday: Jefferson at Trotwood-Madison, 7:30 p.m., boys hoop.
A great non-league match-up. The Broncos’ one-man gang of Adreian Payne — and a helping cast of thousands — against the many waves of Runnin’ Rams. Good luck keeping stats on this potential burner.
Saturday: GWOC wrestling meet at Vandalia Butler.
If ever there wasn’t a clear team favorite, this is it. The final tune-up in the all-everything season-ending sectional-district state run.
Saturday: It’s the debut of the Ohio vs. Kentucky Classic, a four-game girls hoop event at Centerville H.S. that pits four of the area’s best teams against Ky.-town’s best.
Ohio vs. Kentucky Classic At Centerville H.S. Alter vs. Boone County, 2:15 p.m. Beavercreek vs. Scott County, 4 p.m. CJ vs. Notre Dame Aca., 5:45 p.m. Centerville vs. Holy Cross, 7:30 p.m.
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DDN girls hoop poll
Through Wednesday’s games
DIVISION I
Beavercreek (13-2): Sammy Haddix hit two big 3-pointers in fourth quarter of 35-32 defeat of Fairmont.
Fairmont (14-3): Firebirds didn’t score in final two minutes vs. Creek’s intense defense.
Chaminade Julienne (11-6): Samarie Walker scored 17 in 42-38 defeat of Carroll.
Vandalia Butler (15-3): Aviators used 14-0 first-half run and built 20-point lead in 57-53 defeat of Xenia.
Xenia (15-1): Bucs had only two first-half field goals in loss to Vandalia.
DIVISION II
Alter (16-1): Ashley Christie scored 19 in 58-29 defeat of Fenwick.
Tippecanoe (17-0): Leah Schiller had 14 points, 6 assists, 4 steals in 81-40 defeat of Urbana.
Kenton Ridge (15-2): Lindsey Fenwick’s 12 points, 8 rebounds crucial in 46-42 OT defeat of Greenon.
Carroll (13-5): Cameron Vaughn’s season-high 15 points led Patriots past Meadowdale, 61-32.
Oakwood (10-4): Jills still in SWBL Southwestern title hunt.
DIVISION III
Milton-Union (15-1): Bulldogs edged Valley View 52-48 with Alycia Helman netting 24 points.
Miami East (13-4): Vikings won fifth straight, 71-28 over TV South.
Brookville (14-3): Blue Devils had no problem with TV South, 68-34.
West Liberty-Salem (15-1): Becka Peterson, Haleigh Hickenbottom each had 17 points in 51-45 defeat of Southeastern.
Waynesville (14-3): Courtney Baker’s 15 points led Spartans past Northridge, 68-32.
DIVISION IV
New Bremen (15-1): Cards controlled Botkins 48-41 with Jackie Niekamp scoring 15 points.
Troy Christian (14-2): Tara Benedict’s 18 points, 10 rebounds led TC by Yellow Springs, 54-33.
Fort Loramie (14-3): Redskins clinched tie for SCL with 62-40 defeat of Houston.
Fort Recovey (12-3): Indians on four-game winning streak.
Southeastern (13-4): Trojans could only muster four second-quarter points in 51-45 loss to WL-Salem.
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DDN boys hoop ratings
Through Wednesday’s games.
DIVISION I
Trotwood-Madison (13-2): Aaron Robinson’s 24 points, 7 rebounds led Rams over Lebanon, 89-44.
Centerville (12-3): Poor free throw shooting hurt in 54-49 loss at Wilmington.
Wayne (11-3): Jordan Bazile, Travis Trice each chipped in 17 points in 78-66 defeat of Bowling Green, Ky.
West Carrollton (11-2): Mason Reynolds pitched in 14 points during the Pirates’ 62-55 defeat of Fenwick.
Fairmont (9-5): Firebirds won second straight, 50-45 over Fairborn with Mark Shadowens scoring 15.
DIVISION II
Graham (14-0): Ethan Ward’s 20 points helped Falcons dismantle Indian Lake 93-60.
Alter (10-3): Jamarre White had 16 points as Knights stopped CJ 43-37 for eighth straight win.
Wilmington (14-1): Nyles Williams had 14 points, 5 rebounds as Hurricanes knocked off Centerville, 54-49.
Marshall (12-3): Cougars have Dunbar (loser of three straight) tonight in big City League match-up.
Spg. Shawnee (9-2): Braves on a roll with eight straight victories.
DIVISION III
Miami East (12-0): Dan Hickman continues to be top player in CCC with 24 points in 54-36 defeat of Milton-Union.
St. Henry (13-1): Vic Fortkamp, Jordan Post each scored 15 in 71-52 defeat of Continental.
Anna (13-2): Wes Hunsucker’s 21 points paced Rockets past Covington, 59-53.
Waynesville (12-3): Travis Williams and Jake Kindred provided most of offense with 19 points each in 58-53 defeat of Bellbrook.
Brookville (12-2): Blue Devils couldn’t handle Carlisle’s Kyle England (31 points, 16 rebounds) in 55-47 loss.
DIVISION IV
New Knoxville (14-0): Brad Piehl had 31 points (20 of 24 free throws) as Rangers got by Fort Recovery 73-64 in triple OT.
Jefferson (11-3): Cody Latimer had 30 points, 13 rebounds as Broncos drubbed D-I Meadowdale, 88-59.
Lehman Catholic (14-1): Cavs won sixth straight, 65-43 over Waynesfield-Goshen.
Southeastern (13-1): Tyler Cooper’s 17 points helped Trojans defeat Fairbanks, 67-53.
Bethel (9-4): Bees on five-game winning streak after 52-46 defeat of Mississinawa Valley.
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Boro’s Benj Secures 300 Milestone
Springboro girls basketball coach Tom Benjamin earned career victory No. 300 Wednesday night when the Panthers throttled Warren county rival Lebanon, 51-15.
Benjamin was 104-68 from 1997-05 with the Franklin girls basketball program and prior to that went 127-87 in 10 seasons (1986-96 with the Franklin boys program). He now has 69 wins at Boro.
“Benj has a personality that attracts people,” said Boro athletic director Troy Holtrey. “People want to be around him and want to do a good job for him. The first true test of a coach is a test of time and Benj has proved that over the years. No. 300 is an awesome accomplishment.”
It was Benjamin who tagged Holtrey with his first coaching loss at Boro in 1991.
“He beat me in my first coaching game,” Holtrey said. “He was coaching the Franklin boys at the time. I learned early on that his teams played hard and were defensively sound. He always makes great adjustments and molds his teams to his material.”
The affable Benjamin made the seamless transition from boys to girls basketball.
“It’s tremendously different,” said Benjamin, 50. “You have to be cognizant of the girls feelings. I have noticed that in teaching girls they genuinely try to execute to a fault. They even get enamored with a certain play. Guys, with their egos, for the most part, like to rely on athletic ability instead of execution. They get away from execution where the girls pay close attention to it.”
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