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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Witt’s Nowicki a warrior ‘in the athletic vernacular’
The Tigers pulled to within one at 74-73 on a 3-pointer by Nowicki. After Nick Russo made a tough jumper as the shot clock expired to make it 76-73, Nowicki made a layup to bring Wittenberg back within one. Hiram went on to win 79-75.
Brown praised Nowicki’s effort, especially on defense. He guarded Chris Roberts, who came into the game averaging 18.1 points per game, and held him to no points in the first half.
“He played so very hard today,” Brown said. “He was having to take on some physical and sometimes illegal screening action and he never backed down. I’m just amazed that he could hit that big three because of how tired he had to be. In the athletic vernacular, Dave was just a real warrior today.”
Brown said the Tigers will focus on improvement over the next few weeks to gear up for the NCAC tournament - which he believes in wide-open.
“(My) hat’s off to Hiram and (my) hat’s off to our guys,” Brown said. “We were the ones that came up just a little bit short today.”
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Live updates from Tippecanoe-Kenton Ridge girls basketball game
9:22: The Red Devils win 57-48.
9:17: Dowd added an old-fashioned 3-point play to make it 56-48.
9:15: The Cougars got within five, but two free throws by Dowd makes it 53-46 with 1:54 to play.
9:12: The team’s traded buckets and Swartz nailed two free throws to make it 49-44 with 2:38 to play.
9:09: House makes a runner to pull KR back to within four, but Dowd nailed a 3-pointer to make it 47-40 with 4:07 to play.
9:06: A jumper by Lindsey Fenwick brings KR to within four, but Abby Dowd made two free throws to put Tipp back up 6.
9:03: All of a sudden, we’ve got a ballgame. A putback by House brings KR to within six at 42-36 with 5:44 remaining. The Cougars’ full-court pressure is giving Tipp fits.
9:01: After a basket by Lindsey Fenwick and two free throws each by Alicia Ware and Saira House, KR has pulled to within eight at 42-34 with six minutes to go.
8:57: After three quarters, Tippecanoe leads 42-28. The Cougars outscored Tipp 6-2 in the last two minutes to pull within 12 points.
8:50: Berning added two more buckets and Leah Schiller nailed a running jumper to extend the Red Devils’ lead to 38-22 with about two minutes left in the quarter.
8:45: Cassie Berning has four points to start the quarter to give Tipp a 32-16 advantage with 5:30 to go in the third.
8:35: At halftime, Tippecanoe leads 28-12. Breanna Stucke has 12 points and Cassie Berning has nine points for the Red Devils.
The Red Devils are playing vintage Tippecanoe basketball. They’re taking care of the basketball and forcing KR into bad shots. The Cougars will have to put together several stops on defense, and make better decisions with the basketball to climb back into the game.
8:25: Tippecanoe leads 23-10 with three minutes remaining until halftime. Berning scored on another offensive rebound, and Stucke followed with her second 3-pointer. Tipp held KR scoreless for nearly four minutes until Swartz’ layup at the 3:24 mark.
8:20: A layup by Cassie Berning, followed by four straight points by Breanna Stucke have pushed Tipp’s lead to 18-8.
Both teams are turning the ball over, and the Cougars are having a tough time making shots.
8:16: After one quarter, Tippecanoe leads 12-6. The Red Devils are playing without Christina Pentaudi, who tore her ACL against Shawnee a week ago. Pentaudi played a big role in the Red Devils first victory over the Cougars, especially on defense where she guarded House for most of the game.
8:13: Saira House just made a running jumper in transition and was fouled. Tippecanoe leads 12-6 with 1:18 to go. House has four points, more than she scored in the entire first game.
8:10: With 2:26 remaining, Tippecanoe leads 12-4. KR is struggling just to hit the rim on offense, and are getting outrebounded by the Red Devils.
8:05: The Red Devils lead 7-2 with five minutes remaining in the first quarter. Breanna Stucke has five points for Tippecanoe.
7:55: We’re just a few minutes away from tipoff here at Kenton Ridge High School. The gym is packed.
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Live updates from Hiram-Wittenberg men’s basketball game
5:42: Hiram wins 79-75. The Terriers pressured the ball up the floor and the Tigers eventually got the ball to Kevin Murray, whose fadeaway jumper from the right side trickled off the rim. Ian Pfouts was fouled and made both free throws to seal the win.
5:39: Nowicki fouled Nick Russo with 19 seconds remaining. Russo missed the first shot, but nailed the second to make it 77-75. Hiram called a full timeout.
5:37: Nick Russo nailed a step-back jumper with 30 ticks left to put Hiram up three points, but David Nowicki made a layup with 23.5 seconds remaining to bring Wittenberg back to within a bucket. The Tigers called a timeout.
5:35: The Tigers forced a miss by Hiram’s Ian Pfouts and responded with a 3-pointer by David Nowicki with 54.6 seconds remaining to pull within one at 74-73.
5:32: Kevin Murray nailed a tough shot in the lane to pull the Tigers within two at 72-70. Chris Roberts followed a tough runner of his own to give Hiram a 74-70 lead.
5:29: A 3-pointer by David Nowicki and an old-fashioned 3-point play by Josh McKee has the Tigers back to within four points at 72-68 with 2:39 to go.
5:23: Tigers fought to within six points, but Deon Milton and Ian Pfouts each nailed long 3-pointers to give the Terriers a 70-58 lead with 5:14 remaining. The Tigers have called a full timeout.
5:18: A long 3-pointer and a layup by Chris Roberts pushed the Terriers lead back to eight points at 64-56.
5:12: The Terriers extended the lead to 59-52 with 10:34 to go after a layup by Chris Roberts and a layup by Babajide Eniola.
5:09: Kyle Peterson nailed a 3-pointer to bring the Tigers back to within one at 53-52 with 11:49 to go.
5:06: Back-to-back buckets by Michael Cooper pulled the Tigers to within one point at 50-49. Hiram called a timeout with 13:18 remaining.
5:04: Five minutes into the second half, Hiram leads 50-45. Tigers have tied the score twice, but have yet to take a lead this half.
4:45: At the half, Hiram leads 39-37. It’s still anybody’s ball game.
Andrew Wiegand has 13 points, including 3 3-pointers, and Ian Pfouts has 12 for Hiram.
Josh McKee has 9 points, all 3-pointers, while Clayton Black, Kevin Murray and Mark Snyder all had six points.
4:31: A layup by Mark Snyder tied the score at 33-all, but the Terriers Andrew Wiegand nailed a 3-pointer on the next possession to give Hiram a 36-33 lead.
4:25: At the 4:29 mark, Hiram leads 31-29. The Terriers are making tough shots that the Tigers just can’t seem to make. Ian Pfouts made a tough jumper, then nailed a 3-pointer to put Hiram up 31-22, but two free throws and a layup by Chris Sullivan and a 3-pointer by Kyle Peterson pulled Witt to within two at 31-29.
4:20: With 9:50 to in the first half, Hiram leads 21-17. McKee hit his third 3-pointer, and it came from North Limestone Street. It was well over NBA range.
The Tigers are getting decent looks at the hoop, but have missed several easy shots.
4:12: At the 13:52 mark of the first half, Hiram leads 14-13. Josh McKee has two 3-pointers for Wittenberg.
4:00 p.m.: We’ve just tipped off here at Pam Evans Smith Arena. By first impressions, Hiram looks very athletic. The score is 3-3 just two minutes into the first half.
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Cris Carter left out of Canton — again
Middletown native Cris Carter has been left out of the Hall of Fame for the second year in a row.
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Where are they now: Randy Ayers
North graduate and former Ohio State head coach Randy Ayers is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards. His son Ryan is a senior basketball player at Notre Dame.
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Noise of big match echoed in Taylor’s headgear
From JJHuddle.com:
David Taylor got his bell rung Saturday. And it wasn’t from an opponent. “When I got that turn it was so loud it was echoing in my headgear,” Taylor said. “It was crazy. You always dream of that match - not be cheesy - but that match in Vision Quest when those guys wrestle and everyone goes crazy. That’s the image you think of in your head. And that’s what it was.”
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On this date in area sports history …
Nine years ago today, Jan. 31, 2000, South grad Ajamu Gaines scored 50 points in a game for Charleston. Gaines (above with his family last year in Charleston) was the NCAA Division II Player of the Year that season. Complete story on the jump.
Published Feb. 1, 2000
GAINES GUNS IN CAREER-HIGH 50
SALEM, W.Va. — There was no stopping Ajamu Gaines Monday night.
The South grad fired in a career-high 50 points as Charleston handed Salem-Teikyo its first loss of the season, 105-92, to move into a virtual tie for first place in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The 5-foot-91/2 senior guard hit 14 of 29 shots from the floor — including 9 of 14 three-pointers — and 13 of 15 free throws while playing 341/2 of the 40 minutes.
Gaines, who is being scouted by NBA teams, also had four rebounds and four assists while committing seven turnovers.
Charleston, coached by another South product, Jayson Gee, improved to 17-2 overall and 8-1 in the WVIAC. Salem-Teikyo is 16-1 and 9-1.
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