2/9 BBK: Newport edges out Cooper

By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com

   Junior guard Jaquan Short hit a pair of field goals in the closing minutes as Newport edged Cooper, 48-45 on Saturday.

   Senior forward Marquis Commodore hit a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 41-40 lead, which they would not relinquish.

   Senior guard Cody Pearson led Newport with 14 points, and Short and Commodore chipped in 10 points each.

   Senior guard A.J. Collins netted a team-high 13 points for the Jaguars, whose seven-game winning streak was snapped.

NEWPORT 12-6-16-14—48
at COOPER 10-13-15-7—45

   NEWPORT (17-7): Jas. Short 3 2 8, Jaq. Short 5 0 10, Wright 1 1 3, Turner 1 0 3, Commodore 4 0 10, Pearson 7 0 14. Totals 21 3 48.

   COOPER (19-5): Holland 2 0 4, McNeil 2 8 12, Collins 4 3 13, Hathorn 1 1 3, Maniacci 2 1 5, Shelton 4 0 8. Totals 15 13 45.

   3-pointers: N—Commodore 2, Turner. C—Collins 2. JV: Cooper won.

   HOLY CROSS 77, CONNER 57 – Senior forward Travis Gabbard poured in 15 points in the second quarter to help the Indians break open a 19-point lead by the half.

   Gabbard led all scorers with 27 points, and senior center Antonio Campbell tacked on 21 points, 14 rebounds, eight blocks and eight assists.

   The Cougars were led by junior guard Samuel Hemmerich’s 12 points and 11 rebounds.

CONNER 14-8-13-22—57
at H.CROSS 16-25-13-23—77

   CONNER (12-11): Riddle 3 1 9, Watts 4 1 10, Padgett 3 0 6, Way 3 2 11, Lamblez 2 4 9, Hemmerich 3 4 12. Totals 18 12 57.

   HOLY CROSS (13-10): Pouncy 3 3 9, Tiberi 3 0 7, Gabbard 11 2 27, Knochelmann 1 0 2, C. McClendon 4 1 9, Volpenhein 1 0 2, Campbell 9 0 21. Totals 32 6 77.

   3-pointers: HC—Gabbard 3, Campbell 3, Tiberi. C—Way 3, Riddle 2, Hemmerich 2, Watts, Lamblez.

   LLOYD 43, VILLA MADONNA 34 – Senior forward D’Andre Thompson scored 13 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter to help the Juggernauts put the game away.

   Senior guard Niko Carter added 10 points as Lloyd equaled its second-best defensive effort of the season.

   The Blue Lightning were led by senior guards Andrew Smith’s 12 points.

LLOYD 12-7-6-18—43
at VILLA 6-9-4-15—34

   LLOYD (7-15): Carter 4 1 10, Mejolagbe 1 0 2, Ewell 1 1 3, Thompson 3 5 13, Brown 2 1 5, Riddle 1 0 2, Krebs 3 1 8. Totals 15 9 43.

   VILLA MADONNA (14-11): Piccirillo 3 3 9, Smith 3 6 12, VonHandorf 3 0 6, Baugh 1 0 2, Lund 1 1 3, Phelps 1 0 2. Totals 12 10 34.

   3-pointers: L—Thompson 2, Krebs, Carter. JV: Lloyd, 38-32.

   NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC 62, BEECHWOOD 44 – Senior guard Michael Bueter scored 12 of his game-high 18 points in the third quarter to help the Thoroughbreds pull away.

   Junior forward Jake Schulte added 13 points for NewCath, draining all nine of his free throw attempts.

BEECHWOOD 9-12-8-15—44
at NEWCATH 14-14-18-16—62

   BEECHWOOD (7-18): Nussbaum 2 1 5, Maus 6 2 15, Huff 3 0 7, Shover 3 0 6, Brock 1 0 2, Tatro 0 2 2, Fieger 2 1 5, Bankamper 0 2 2. Totals 17 8 44.

   NEWCATH (26-2): Pangallo 2 2 6, Bueter 4 8 18, DuPont 1 0 2, Seibert 3 6 12, Dawson 0 2 2, Devoto 1 2 4, Freppon 0 2 2, Schulte 2 9 13, McDonald 2 0 4. Totals 15 30 62.

   3-pointers: NCC—Bueter 2. B—Maus, Huff. JV: NewCath, 41-26.

   SOUTH OLDHAM 63, OWEN COUNTY 47 – Freshman forward Carson Williams scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked two shots in the losing effort for the Rebels.

   Owen County senior forward Justin Shelton added 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

S. OLDHAM 20-13-20-10—63
at OWEN CO. 18-9-9-11—47

   SOUTH OLDHAM (17-6): Mi. Haysley 2 0 5, Griffin 1 0 3, Goodlett 9 5 24, Young 1 0 2, Jones 3 1 8, Ma. Haysley 8 0 18, Catinna 1 0 3. Totals 25 6 63.

   OWEN COUNTY (18-8): Ripy 2 2 8, Ball 2 2 7, H. Trenary 2 0 6, Stone 0 1 1, Williams 6 1 13, Shelton 5 2 12. Totals 17 8 47.

   3-pointers: SO—Ma. Haysley 2, Mi. Haysley, Griffin, Goodlett, Jones, Catinna. OC—Ripy 2, H. Trenary 2, Ball. JV: South Oldham, 45-40.

   ST. PATRICK 37, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 34 – Senior guard Jake Lamb was the lone Cougars’ scorer in double digits, finishing with 16 points.

C. CHRISTIAN 5-13-13-3—34
at ST. PATRICK 19-2-7-9—37

   CALVARY CHRISTIAN (5-19): Madden 2 2 6, Moran 1 2 4, Lamb 5 3 16, Whitt 2 0 4, Leichter 2 0 4.

   ST. PATRICK (8-21): Applegate 3 1 7, Jodrey 1 0 3, Sticklen 5 0 10, Brant 1 0 2, Kellerman 2 2 6, McCall 4 0 9. Totals 16 3 37.

   3-pointers: SP—Jodrey, McCall. CC—Lamb 3.