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Monday, February 2, 2009
McIntosh on WLS’ girls hoop dynasty
West Liberty-Salem coach Dennis McIntosh and his Tigers girls basketball squad never get tired of being on top of the OHC standings.
In eight years of the OHC, they’ve won six titles, including five in a row. On Monday, Feb. 2, they earned another title after a 51-45 defeat of rival Southeastern.
McIntosh said it’s not possible to win five straight league titles without great players and a tenured coaching staff.
“It says that you’ve had a lot of good kids come through here that’ve played hard,” McIntosh said. “We’ve had the same coaching staff and that says a lot. The kids know what to expect and that goes back to your middle school and fifth and sixth grade coaches as well. It goes in cycles and we’ve had our fair share at the moment. We’ll see how long it lasts.”
The Tigers led by as many as 17 in the second half, but Southeastern pulled to within four twice in the fourth quarter, but didn’t have enough energy to tie the game.
“I wasn’t real pleased with how we played in the second quarter,” said Southeastern coach Jim Lightle, “but in the latter half of the third and the fourth quarter I was proud of them. If we can keep playing like that, we’ll make a run in the tournament. You can’t make turnovers against a good team like that and have that kind of a drought and get that far behind and come out of it.”
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Live updates from WLS-SE girls hoops game
8:57: The Tigers win 51-45. The Trojans pulled to within four points twice in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t get any closer.
8:51: After two free throws by Hickenbottom, Erwin scored on a dribble drive to make it 48-43. Southeastern is going to press hard.
8:49: It’s still 46-41 with 1:28 to go. SE is pressuring all over the floor to grab a chance to put more points on the board. The Tigers have called two timeouts to deal with the pressure. Both teams have also missed big free throws, including two by Hickenbottom.
8:43: The tide has quickly turned in this game. The Trojans have pulled to within five points at 46-41.
8:33: Southeastern is starting to make it a game. The Trojans have outscored WLS 5-2 to start the quarter and have pulled to within nine at 40-31 with 6:48 to play.
8:27: After three quarters, West Liberty-Salem leads 38-26. Amber Hayslip’s putback at the buzzer brought the Trojans to within 12.
8:21: Jenna Erwin nailed a 3-pointer for the Trojans’ first basket of the quarter. WLS leads 33-20 with 3:26 to go in the quarter.
8:18: Quick halftime. Becka Peterson has nailed 3-of-4 free throws to extend the lead to 31-17 with 5:07 to go in the third quarter.
8:01: At the half, West Liberty-Salem leads 28-17. The Tigers outscored SE 19-4 in the quarter.
7:58: Harvey dotted the i with a jumper for Southeastern’s first bucket of the quarter with 2:36 to go. Peterson and Hickenbottom followed with layups to extend the lead to 24-15 with 1:28 to play.
7:54: WLS is in the midst of a 11-0 run. SE hasn’t scored this quarter and trail 20-13. Becka Peterson has scored back-to-back layups for the Tigers.
7:51: Five straight points by Park puts WLS back up 14-13 with 5:42 remaining.
7:47: A putback by Jasmynn Snyder and a 3-pointer by Jenna Erwin gives SE a 13-9 lead after the first quarter.
7:43: Amber Rice just nailed a 3-pointer to bring SE to within one at 9-8. Tigers have had turnovers on the last three possessions.
7:40: Amber Hayslip just came up with a big blocked shot for SE. Tigers lead 7-3 with 4:04 to go in the first quarter.
7:36: The Tigers lead 5-2 with 6 minutes remaining. The press is making the Trojans play fast, and its cause several turnovers.
7:34: Peterson for 2 off the opening tipoff. Tigers showing a 2-2-1 zone.
7:32: Haleigh Hickenbottom, Danielle King, Brooke Mayse, Christine Park and Becka Peterson for the Tigers.
For Southeastern, its Amber Hayslip, Hannah Bowman, Katie Banion, Jenna Erwin and Amanda Harvey.
7:27: The Southeastern band just finished play ‘The Final Countdown’. We’re just a few minutes away from tipoff here at Southeastern High School for this OHC clash.
The Tigers are 14-1 and 11-0 in the OHC. A victory gives the Tigers at least a share of their fifth straight OHC title.
The Trojans are 13-3 and 9-2 in the OHC.
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Graham unanimous No. 1 in D-II, SE No. 4 in D-IV
Graham is still the unanimous No. 1 in D-II, receiving all 31 first-place votes.
In D-IV, Southeastern is ranked No. 4. Click the jump for the complete poll.
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the fourth of seven weekly Associated Press polls of 2009, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Warren Harding (16) 11-0 274
2, Cols. Northland (6) 13-1 224
3, Cin. Princeton (3) 13-1 218
4, Cle. Glenville (2) 11-0 195
5, Cin. Moeller 13-2 146
6, Middletown (1) 12-1 124
7, Lima Sr. 12-1 83
8, Can. Timken (1) 12-1 73
9, Barberton 12-1 67
10, Trotwood-Madison 12-2 54
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Can. GlenOak 41. 12, Cin. La Salle 38. 13, Dublin Scioto 30. 14, Lorain Admiral King (1) 24. 15, Centerville (1) 19. 16, Upper Arlington 17. 17, Sylvania Southview 16.
DIVISION II
1, GRAHAM (31) 14-0 310
2, Circleville Logan Elm 12-1 241
3, Wilmington 13-1 204
4, Cin. Indian Hill 11-1 172
4, Cols. DeSales 12-2 172
6, Cle. Benedictine 11-4 110
7, Day. Dunbar 9-4 103
8, Akr. SVSM 11-3 94
9, Dover 10-2 59
10, Day. Thurgood Marshall 12-4 45
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 36. 12, Chillicothe 34. 13, Poland Seminary 26. 14, Minerva 19. 15, Kettering Alter 17. 16, Canal Winchester 13. 16, Napoleon 13.
DIVISION III
1, Smithville (23) 14-0 296
2, Casstown Miami E. (1) 12-0 254
3, Kirtland (3) 12-0 222
4, Findlay Liberty-Benton (2) 11-1 187
5, Anna 13-2 144
6, Ottawa-Glandorf (1) 11-2 138
7, St. Henry (1) 12-1 125
8, Cle. Cent. Cath. 11-2 79
9, W. Salem NW 12-2 36
10, Piketon 12-2 35
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 31. 12, Middletown Madison 22. 13, Beverly Ft. Frye 19. 14 (tie), London Madison Plains, Ironton 15. 16, Milan Edison 12.
DIVISION IV
1, New Knoxville (20) 14-0 294
2, Berlin Hiland (11) 14-0 284
3, Newark Cath. 12-1 207
4, SOUTHEASTERN 12-1 172
5, Bedford Chanel 9-2 141
6, Oak Hill 13-2 114
7, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 12-2 106
8, Delphos St. John’s 9-3 100
9, Day. Jefferson 9-3 53
10, Cin. Seven Hills 11-3 44
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Plymouth 34. 12, Worthington Christian 32. 13 (tie), Pandora-Gilboa, Malvern 25. 15, Ottoville 22. 16, Pettisville 16.
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Where are they now: Dave Burba
Kenton Ridge High School graduate Dave Burba is a former MLB pitcher who played for both the Reds and Indians organizations among others.
He has also served as an instructor on the tv show, Baseball Player University. He also has a sports blog named in his honor.
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On this date in area sports history…
On this date eight years ago, Feb. 2, 2001, Catholic Central’s Bruno Lucke, a foreign exchange student from Brazil, scored 18 points in a 79-49 victory over Tippecanoe.
Published in the Feb. 3, 2001 edition of the News-Sun:
LUCKE OF THE IRISH SPURS CATHOLIC CENTRAL
By HOWIE MAGNER, News-Sun Sports Writer
They do things a little differently on Brazilian basketball courts.
For one thing, the lane is the wrong shape, wider at its base than the traditional American one. The result of the trapezoid is more emphasis on perimeter play and a less physical game inside.
But you couldn’t tell by watching Bruno Lucke.
The Catholic Central senior, an exchange student from Campinas, Brazil, scored a career-high 18 points in leading the Irish to a 79-49 win over Tipp City Friday night.
Most of Lucke’s baskets on his 9 of 10 shooting night came inside that narrower lane, the one the local players are fond of, the one that requires more banging around.
Looks like Lucke’s adjustment to this foreign court is going just fine.
“Yeah, it was a good game. Everybody helped inside,” Lucke said in somewhat accented English. “It’s a different game. Defense-wise it’s harder. Pretty much everybody goes to the board hard and here, we have some big boys we have to keep an eye out for.”
Friday night, he was one of them. Lucke teamed with perimeter sharpshooter Matt McCurdy, who also had 18 points, to give the Irish an unstoppable combination.
“Yeah, Bruno can play. We talked about getting the ball inside to him and the kids did a nice job tonight,” Central Coach Richard Quisenberry said. “Matt’s a nice shooter and we’ve got some kids that can stroke it from the outside, but we have to be able to go inside-out. It makes us much more effective.”
Central, which improved to 12-4 overall and 3-1 in Southwestern Rivers Conference play, also got 15 points from freshman Isaiah Carson to go with nine points and seven rebounds from Ricky LeLewis. Tipp City fell to 6-9 and 1-4.
Tipp only trailed 36-30 at halftime because of David Banas’ outside shot, one which produced a trio of three-pointers. But when the Irish clamped down on Banas after the break, the game became a rout.
Central switched to a 3-2 zone defense in the third quarter, denying Banas the room needed for his arching shot. He had just three of his team-high 16 points after halftime, and those came at the free-throw line.
“It was a good move on their part. We didn’t free him up as much as we needed to,” Tipp City Coach Matt Pond said. “But you’re gonna have to have more than one kid step up against them. Our other shooters didn’t get the shots we needed to make.”
The Red Devils were a collective 5 of 22 after halftime. Andy Heinl had was the only starter to score in double figures with 12 points as Banas, still recovering from an early-season ankle injury, came off the bench. No other Tipp City player had more than five points.
Tipp also juggled the ball too much. The Red Devils finished with 21 turnovers, a problem that reached epidemic proportions in the third period.
Neither team got a shot off on the quarter’s first six possessions, each turning it over three times. Central finally found the handle, while Tipp turned it over six more times in the period, and the Irish went into the final stanza with a 54-38 lead.
“We took turns turning the ball over early in the third quarter and finally somebody decided to capitalize on it,” Pond said. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t us.”
Central got the lead up to 30 points with authority, as McCurdy found LeLewis for an alley-oop dunk that made it a 73-43 game with 2:47 left to play. Quisenberry then called off the dogs, subbing for all five regulars.
The Central coach could’ve gone to his bench much earlier, but he left them in for a reason. The Irish have made a habit of blowing big leads in the fourth quarter this season, a habit Quisenberry is trying to break with the tournament on the horizon.
“I think we have to go with the mindset that if we don’t finish what we started, we could be in trouble and it’s over for us,” Quisenberry said. “We just talked about playing each game like it’s your last game and giving 110 percent.”
Central got points from 11 different players, and four Irish players had at least five rebounds. Overall, Central held a 33-22 edge on the boards.
The Irish are back in action at 1:45 p.m. today, when they play Lehman at University of Dayton Arena.
TIPP CITY (49) _ Banas 5 3-5 16, Heinl 4 4-6 12, Sweet 2 0-0 5, Crawford 0 4-7 4, Dix 1 0-0 2, Fouts 1 0-0 2, Meyers 0 2-2 2, Howard 1 0-0 2, Potts 0 2-2 2, Green 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 15-22 49.
CATHOLIC CENTRAL (79) _ Lucke 9 0-0 18, M. McCurdy 7 2-3 18, Carson 5 4-4 15, LeLewis 3 3-4 9, Petty 2 1-2 5, Maloney 2 0-0 4, Evilsizor 1 0-0 2, Wal 1 0-1 2, G. Kimball 1 0-1 2, T. Kimball 1 0-0 2, S. McCurdy 1 0-0 2. Totals: 33 10-15 79.
Three-point goals: Tipp City 4 (Banas 3, Sweet), Catholic Central 3 (M. McCurdy 2, Carson)
Records: Tipp City 6-9, 1-4 SRC; Catholic Central 12-4, 3-1 SRC
Reserves: Catholic Central 52 (Saunders 12, Baker 12), Tipp City 42
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