By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com
Junior guard Nick Ruthsatz was 5-for-5 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to lift Covington Catholic to a 50-48 win over Newport Central Catholic on Thursday.
The Thoroughbreds had the ball with 10 seconds left in regulation but were unable to generate a shot.
Ruthsatz finished with 12 points, including seven in the decisive final frame that saw CovCath rally from two points down, and sophomore forward Bo Schuh also recorded 12.
NewCath sophomore center Drew McDonald led all scorers with 21 points, and junior forward Jake Schulte rolled up nine points and 10 rebounds.
COVCATH 13-8-12-17—50
at NEWCATH 9-14-12-13—48
COVCATH (14-2): Fredrick 2 0 5, Schuh 5 2 12, Pauly 4 2 10, Ruthsatz 3 6 12, Tobler 4 0 8, Schult 1 0 3. Totals 17 12 50.
NEWCATH (12-2): Pangallo 6 0 12, Bueter 1 0 2, DuPont 1 0 2, Seibert 0 2 2, Schulte 2 5 9, McDonald 7 7 21. Totals 17 14 48.
3-pointers: CC—Pauly 2, Fredrick, Tobler. JV: NewCath, 40-19.
RYLE 64, HIGHLANDS 55 – Senior guard Mark Fussenegger tallied a game-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Raiders’ win.
Junior guard Tanner White added 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and junior center Will Stuhr chipped in 13 and 10 rebounds for Ryle.
Stuhr scored six of his points in a decisive third quarter that saw the Raiders extend their six-point halftime lead to 15.
Highlands was led by senior guard Luke Turner’s 14 points.
HIGHLANDS 11-10-13-21—55
at RYLE 12-15-22-15—64
HIGHLANDS (6-9): Hinkel 1 0 3, Witte 2 0 4, Turner 5 2 14, Green 1 0 2, Houliston 4 1 11, Harris 1 0 3, Feggins 1 0 2, Ramey 1 1 3, Gronotte 5 1 11, True 1 0 2. Totals 22 5 55.
RYLE (8-7): Mays 2 3 7, King 2 3 7, Ahern 0 1 1, Fussenegger 8 2 20, Bellew 1 0 2, White 5 0 14, Stuhr 5 3 13. Totals 23 12 64.
3-pointers: R—White 4, Fussenegger 2. H—Turner 2, Houliston 2, Hinkel, Harris. JV: Ryle, 42-40.
BOONE COUNTY 49, CAMPBELL COUNTY 35 – Sophomore forward Brenden Stanley led all scorers with 18 points as the Rebels won for the sixth time in seven games.
Stanley racked up six points in the first quarter, and he added six more in the third.
Sophomore forward Junior Stockwell chipped in 11 points for Boone County, six in the critical second quarter as the Rebels took an 11-point halftime lead.
BOONE COUNTY 8-19-8-14—49
at CAMPBELL CO. 12-4-10-9—35
BOONE COUNTY (9-7): Mayberry 1 2 4, Hixenbaugh 4 1 9, Stanley 7 4 18, Stockwell 4 3 11, Warning 1 0 3. Totals 17 14 49.
CAMPBELL COUNTY (7-9): Losey 3 0 6, Geiman 1 0 3, N. McGovney 2 4 8, Wilson 2 0 4, Jackson 4 0 9, T. McGovney 1 0 2, L. Franzen 1 0 3. Totals 14 4 35.
3-pointers: BC—Warning. CC—Geiman, Jackson, L. Franzen. JV: Campbell County, 35-32.
GALLATIN COUNTY 64, OWEN COUNTY 53 – Senior guard Kristian Morgan scored 20 of his game-best 25 points in the second half for the Wildcats.
Senior guard Tylor Herndon poured in 18 points for Gallatin County, which won its third straight game.
Senior guard Zach Ripy led Owen County with 15 points as the Rebels had their six-game winning streak snapped.
GALLATIN CO. 13-8-22-21—64
at OWEN CO. 11-9-10-23—53
GALLATIN COUNTY (9-4): Carlton 2 1 5, Chapman 2 2 7, Morgan 8 8 25, Herndon 7 3 18, McCubbin 2 1 7, Wesley 1 0 2. Totals 22 15 64.
OWEN COUNTY (12-3): T. Trenary 2 0 5, Borchers 1 0 2, Ripy 5 4 15, Ball 1 1 3, H. Trenary 2 0 6, Williams 6 2 14, Shelton 2 4 8. Totals 19 11 53.
3-pointers: GC—McCubbin 2, Chapman, Morgan, Herndon. OC—T. Trenary, Ripy, H. Trenary. JV: Gallatin County, 44-32.
BROSSART 69, PENDLETON COUNTY 56 – Junior center Drew Burns led four Mustangs in double figures with 12 points.
Burns and senior forward Justin Saunders scored six points in the third quarter to help Brossart bump its lead to 19.
Saunders and junior forwards Erik Rieger and Teddy MacDonald finished with 10 points each.
PENDLETON 12-10-10-24—56
at BROSSART 6-20-25-18—69
PENDLETON COUNTY (8-8): Appleman 3 3 9, Pyles 2 0 4, Gibson 1 0 2, Colvin 2 2 6, Monroe 5 7 17, Koeninger 1 0 2, Moore 3 4 10, Pugh 3 0 6. Totals 20 16 56.
BROSSART (13-3): Uebel 0 5 5, Jennings 2 0 5, Rieger 4 0 10, Shannon 3 2 9, Saunders 3 4 10, Hackworth 3 0 8, MacDonald 4 2 10, Burns 3 6 12. Totals 22 19 69.
3-pointers: B—Hackworth 2, Rieger 2, Jennings, Shannon. JV: Brossart, 51-12.
LUDLOW 82, BELLEVUE 66 – Panthers junior forward Jared Howard scored 13 of his game-high 28 points in the third quarter to help blow the game open.
Ludlow hit six of its seven 3-pointers in the third period.
Junior guard Geoffrey Thornsburg added 20 points for the Panthers – 11 of which came in the opening stanza.
Senior Joseph Hornback finished with 22 points, and senior Richard Meredith poured in 21 in the losing effort for the Tigers.
BELLEVUE 18-16-11-21—66
at LUDLOW 14-23-24-21—82
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