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2/5 BBK: Campbell, Dixie win in OT

Holbrook scores 23 to pace Camels

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Posted: 02/06/2013

By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com

Junior guard Corey Holbrook tallied a game-high 23 points as Campbell County edged Simon Kenton, 67-61 in overtime on Tuesday.

Camels senior Nate McGovney drained a 15-footer with four seconds in regulation to force the extra session, and four Campbell County players scored two points each in OT.

Junior forward Taylor Morrison had extended the Pioneers’ lead to two with a free thrown with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

McGovney ended the game with 18 points, sophomore Deondre Jackson had 12 and freshman Matt Wilson 10 for Campbell County.

Senior guard Andrew Sampson and Morrison rolled up 18 points each to lead Simon Kenton.

CAMPBELL 20-18-9-12-8—67
at S.KENTON 16-15-12-16-2—61

CAMPBELL COUNTY (12-12): Losey 2 0 4, N. McGovney 7 3 18, Wilson 5 0 10, Jackson 4 4 12, Holbrook 7 6 23. Totals 25 13 67.

SIMON KENTON (16-8): Barnes 3 4 10, Swanson 2 1 5, Morrison 6 5 18, Sampson 6 2 18, Bowling 3 0 6, Yanke 1 0 2, Ayers 1 0 2. Totals 22 12 61.

3-pointers: CC—Holbrook 3, N. McGovney. SK—Sampson 4, Morrison.

DIXIE HEIGHTS 63, RYLE 62, OT – Sophomore forward Andrew Hedger hit a shot in the lane in the last minute of overtime to lift the Colonels.

Ryle lost the ball as time ran out in the extra session.

Dixie Heights junior guard Brandon Hatton led all scorers with 27 points, hitting 5-of-6 foul shots and netting 11 points in the fourth quarter. Junior guard Adam Daria added 12 points for the Colonels.

Only four Raiders recorded points, but all of them finished in double figures. Junior center Will Stuhr led Ryle with 19 points, and junior guard Tanner White added 17.

RYLE 16-16-6-17-7—62
at DIXIE 13-9-13-20-8—63

RYLE (9-13): Mays 5 2 12, Fussenegger 5 2 14, White 4 9 17, Stuhr 5 9 19. Totals 22 13 62.

DIXIE HEIGHTS (13-11): Schreck 2 0 5, Rabe 2 1 5, Daria 5 0 12, Hedger 4 0 8, Hatton 9 8 27, Niehaus 1 0 2, Milligan 2 0 4. Totals 25 9 63.

3-pointers: DH—Daria 2, Schreck, Hatton. R—White 3, Fussenegger 2. JV: Dixie Heights, 41-35.

BEECHWOOD 49, VILLA MADONNA 46 – Sophomore guard Jacob Huff hit a pair of free throws in the final minute to extend the Tigers’ lead to three.

Senior forward Chase Maus had connected on a field goal to give Beechwood the lead with under a minute left.

Huff led all scorers with 22 points, and Maus finished with eight.

Senior guard Andy Piccirillo paced the Blue Lightning with 14 points.

BEECHWOOD 6-8-20-15—49
at V.MADONNA 8-6-17-15—46

BEECHWOOD (7-15): Nussbaum 3 0 7, Maus 4 0 8, Marksberry 1 1 3, Huff 7 5 22, Shover 1 1 3, Brock 2 0 5, Stokes 0 1 1. Totals 18 8 49.

VILLA MADONNA (13-10): Piccirillo 6 0 14, Smith 3 1 7, Steinkoenig 2 4 8, VonHandorf 2 4 9, Lund 1 0 2, Phelps 2 2 6. Totals 16 11 46.

3-pointers: B—Huff 3, Nussbaum. VM—Piccirillo 2, VonHandorf. JV: Villa Madonna, 40-33.

HOLMES 60, BOONE COUNTY 41 – Junior forward Quinton Chames tallied 14 points as the Bulldogs remained unbeaten through 25 games.

Chames scored six of his points in the third quarter. Senior forward Chris Englemon added 12 points for Holmes, which has home games vs. Newport Central Catholic and Conner followed by a game at Clark County remaining on its regular-season schedule.

The Rebels, who had beaten the Bulldogs four straight times, were led by junior forward Hunter Hixenbaugh’s 11 points.

HOLMES 17-11-17-15—60
at BOONE 8-10-12-11—41

HOLMES (25-0): Bolden 2 1 7, Coston 4 0 11, Palmer 2 4 8, Herndon 1 0 2, Housley 1 0 2, Glover 1 0 2, Hill 1 0 2, Chames 6 2 14, Englemon 4 4 12. Totals 22 11 60.

BOONE COUNTY (13-12): Mayberry 1 0 2, Hixenbaugh 5 1 11, Melzer 0 2 2, Ordu 2 4 8, Stanley 5 0 10, Patton 1 0 2, McDonald 3 0 6. Totals 17 7 41.

3-pointers: H—Coston 3, Bolden 2. JV: Holmes, 42-27.

COOPER 65, COVINGTON CATHOLIC 49 – Senior forward A.J. Collins finished with a game-best 26 points in the Jaguars’ first-ever win over the Colonels.

Collins scored 10 of his points in the fourth quarter, hitting 6-of-7 free throws.

Senior forward Andrew Shelton, junior guard Zachary McNeil and sophomore forward Colin Hathorn added nine points each for Cooper, which has won six straight games.

Senior center Zach Tobler scored 17 points for CovCath, which had a three-game winning streak snapped and failed to reach the 50-point mark for the first time this season.

COOPER 16-13-12-24—65
at COVCATH 17-9-5-18—49

COOPER (18-4): Collins 9 6 26, Shelton 4 1 9, McNeil 3 3 9, Maniacci 2 2 6, Morgan 1 2 4, Holland 1 0 2, Hathorn 4 0 9. Totals 24 14 65.

COVCATH (21-5): Tobler 8 1 17, Ruthsatz 5 1 12, Pauly 3 0 8, Heppler 2 0 5, Fredrick 1 0 3, Schuh 1 0 2, Schult 0 2 2. Totals 20 5 49.

3-pointers: COO—Collins 2, Hathorn. COV—Heppler, Fredrick, Pauly, Ruthsatz. JV: CovCath, 33-32.

HOLY CROSS 63, HIGHLANDS 55 – Senior guard Travis Gabbard hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final four minutes to seal it for the Indians.

Gabbard knocked

down six treys in the game en route to a game-best 21 points. Senior center Antonio Campbell added 20 points – seven of which came in the fourth quarter.

Holy Cross finished with 11 treys.

Senior guard Luke Turner and junior center Nick True led the Bluebirds with 12 points each.

HIGHLANDS 22-11-9-13—55
at H. CROSS 17-14-11-21—63

HIGHLANDS (9-15): Hinkel 0 1 1, Witte 2 0 6, Turner 5 0 12, Greene 3 0 6, Houliston 3 0 7, Harris 2 0 4, Gronotte 3 1 7, True 6 0 12. Totals 24 2 55.

HOLY CROSS (12-10): Pouncy 1 1 4, Tiberi 1 0 2, Gabbard 7 1 21, M. McClendon 1 2 4, C. McClendon 3 4 10, Cox 1 0 2, Campbell 7 2 20. Totals 21 10 63.

3-pointers: HC—Gabbard 6, Campbell 4, Pouncy. HI—Witte 2, Turner 2, Houliston. JV: Highlands won.

CONNER 55, WALTON-VERONA 48 – Junior Samuel Hemmerich led the Cougars with 15 points, seven of which came in the third quarter.

Junior forward Drew Barker tallied 12 points in the win for Conner, its third in its last four games.

Bearcats sophomore guard Grant Moeves led all scorers with 23 points.

CONNER 14-14-13-14—55
at W.-VERONA 8-12-13-15—48

CONNER (11-11): Riddle 2 2 6, Watts 3 3 9, Padgett 3 0 6, Lamblez 3 1 7, Barker 5 2 12, Hemmerich 6 1 15. Totals 22 9 55.

WALTON-VERONA (8-17): Lucas 6 0 13, T. Moeves 3 0 6, G. Moeves 10 1 23, Dougherty 1 2 4, Thompson 1 0 2. Totals 21 3 48.

3-pointers: C—Hemmerich 2. WV—G. Moeves 2, Lucas. JV: Walton-Verona, 53-50.

LUDLOW 74, SILVER GROVE 53 – Junior center Jerad Howard notched a game-high 23 points, 16 of which came in the second half of the Panthers’ win.

Junior forward Timmy Mahan scored all six of his points in the first quarter to help Ludlow jump out to an early 14-point lead.

The Big Trains were led by sophomore guard Christian Pollitt’s 15 points.

S. GROVE 7-19-12-15—53
at LUDLOW 21-19-19-15—74

SILVER GROVE (5-18): Lambert 1 0 2, Miller 3 0 6, C. Pollitt 6 1 15, Kuntz 2 0 5, Allen 1 0 3, Govan 3 0 7, Dunaway 3 6 12, Louden 1 1 3. Totals 20 8 53.

LUDLOW (9-11): J. Mahan 2 0 5, Helmer 1 0 3, Howard 7 5 23, Camarena 4 1 12, Cody 4 4 13, T. Mahan 1 4 6, Thornsburg 3 1 8, Mitchell 1 0 2, Gibson 1 0 2. Totals 24 15 74.

3-pointers: L—Howard 4, Camarena 3, J. Mahan, Helmer, Cody, Thornsburg. SG—C. Pollitt 2, Kuntz, Allen, Govan.