12/7 BBK: Highlands tops St. Henry in OT

Highlands opened its season — customarily late — with an overtime win at home over St. Henry on Friday night.

The Bluebirds trailed late in regulation, but a late run was capped by senior guard Bailey Witte's layup with five seconds remaining to force overtime. Once there, they grabbed a lead and held on for the win over the 0-5 Crusaders.

Witte led Highlands with 19 points, while junior Drew Houliston added 13 to the win.

St. Henry, coming the closest yet to a win this season, was led by 17 points by Michael Best and 16 from Darius Meiman.

ST. HENRY 15-11-11-13-9—59
at HIGHLANDS 17-9-9-15-10—60

ST. HENRY (0-5): Best 4 2 17, Rechtin 3 1 8, Noble 1 2 4, Kuebbing 4 1 9, Meiman 7 1 16, Kunstek 2 2 6. Totals 21 9 59.

HIGHLANDS (1-0): Hinkel 1 0 3, Houliston 5 0 13, Gronotte 0 1 1, Witte 6 7 19, Turner 2 5 10, Hergott 1 0 3, Feggins 2 0 4, True 2 1 5, Ramey 1 0 2. Totals 22 14 60.

3-pointers: SH—Best 3, Rechtin, Meiman. H—Hinkel, Hergott, Houliston 3.

COVINGTON CATHOLIC 62, PENDLETON COUNTY 55 — Nick Ruthsatz scored 18 points, followed by Nick Fredrick's 17 and a double-double from sophomore Bo Shuh, as the Colonels edged past Pendleton in the fourth quarter.

The Wildcats, down by as many as 24 in the second half, pulled to within three points of CovCath late, but the Colonels held them off with a run of their own. Pendleton was led by senior guard Mason Monroe's game-high 21 points.

Sawyer Pauly contributed 12 rebounds to the CovCath effort.

PENDLETON 18-4-17-16—55
at COVCATH 26-12-12-12—62

PENDLETON (2-3): Monroe 6 7 21, Gibson 3 5 13, Moore 3 1 7, Appleman 2 0 5, Colvin 2 0 5, Pyles 1 0 3, Koeninger 1 0 2. Totals 18 13 55.

COVCATH (4-0): Ruthsatz 5 5 18, Frederick 5 4 17, Schuh 6 0 13, Tobler 3 1 7, Wichmann 3 0 6, Schult 0 1 1. Totals 22 11 62.

3-pointers: P—Monroe 2, Appleman, Pyles, Colvin, Gibson. C—Ruthsatz 3, Frederick 3, Shuh.

WALTON-VERONA 72, WILLIAMSTOWN 37 — The brothers Moeves were too much for Williamstown to handle as the Bearcats rolled to their second win of the season.

Junior Tanner Moeves finished with a game-high 28 points, while younger brother Grant Moeves tallied 16 to lead Walton-Verona. The pair also connected on a combined seven of the Bearcats' 11 treys on the night.

Tanner hit three, while Grant made four shots from beyond the arc.

WILLIAMSTOWN 9-10-7-11—37
at W.-VERONA 19-18-24-11—72

WILLIAMSTOWN (1-3): Jump 1 4 6, Griffin 3 0 6, Harris 1 7 10, Taylor 2 0 4, Simpson 1 1 3, Jordan 3 2 8. Totals 11 14 27.

WALTON-VERONA (2-3): Lucas 1 1 3, T. Moeves 11 3 28, G. Moeves 5 2 16, Thompson 3 1 7, Evans 1 3 6, Hoffa 3 0 8, Kinmon 1 0 3, Catlett 0 1 1. Totals 25 11 72.

3-pointers: WM—Harris. WV—G. Moeves 4, T. Moeves 3, Hoffa 2, Evans, Kinmon.

VILLA MADONNA 46, CAVLARY CHRISTIAN 24 — Junior forward Troy Phelps scored seven of his game-high 11 points in the second quarter as Villa Madonna pulled away from Calvary.

Leading by only two points going into the quarter, the Lightning outscored the Cougars, 17-3, before the break then cruised to the win in the second half. Phelps also finished with 13 rebounds for the double-double.

CALVARY CHRISTIAN 6-3-6-9—24
at VILLA MADONNA 8-17-11-10—46

CALVARY CHRISTIAN (0-4): Lamb 2 2 8, Moran 0 2 2, Varnado 1 0 2, Worstell 1 1 4, Valandra 1 0 2, Zint 2 0 6. Totals 7 5 24.

VILLA MADONNA (3-2): Piccirillo 2 2 7, Smith 2 1 5, Steinkoenig 2 1 5, VonHandorf 1 0 2, Hillenmeyer 0 1 1, Baugh 3 0 6, Lund 4 1 9, Phelps 5 1 11. Totals 19 7 46.

3-pointers: C—Zint 2, Lamb 2, Worstell. VM—Piccirillo.

SCOTT 62, MASON COUNTY 51 — Jeremy Jackson finished with 18 points and seven rebounds, and John Felts chipped in 17 points, leading the Eagles to their fourth win of the season.

The Royals got 14 points from Shawn Johnson and 12 from Jake O'Mara, but trailed throughout.

MASON CO. 11-13-17-10—51
at SCOTT 15-13-18-16—62

MASON (2-1): Frame 1 2 4, Stahl 3 0 6, S. Johnson 5 4 14, Henry 3 0 6, O'Mara 5 2 12, R. Johnson 3 0 9. Totals 20 8 51.

SCOTT (4-2): Pouncy 1 0 2, Clary 2 2 7, Buckner 4 0 8, Jackson 5 8 18, Phelps 6 2 17, Crim 4 2 10. Totals 22 14 62.

3-pointers: M—R. Johnson 3. S—Phelps 3, Clary.

LLOYD 71, PRESTONSBURG 52 — The Juggernauts broke into the win column for the first time this season, upending previously unbeaten Prestonsburg at home.

Senior guard Niko Carter led the way with 22 points, Deandre Thompson added 15 and Codi Krebs 14 as Lloyd took an early lead with a 22-6 first quarter, then erupted for a 24-point fourth quarter to secure the win.

PRESTONSBURG 6-24-18-4—52
at LLOYD 22-12-13-24—71

PRESTONSBURG (2-1): J. Jarrell 3 7 14, C. Jarrell 3 0 5, Hall 1 1 4, Williams 4 5 15, Frasure 5 2 12, Holliday 1 0 2. Totals 16 15 52.

LLOYD (1-2): Molitor 1 0 2, Carter 8 4 22, Ewell 3 0 6, Thompson 4 5 15, Brown 2 2 8, Christiansen 2 0 4, Krebs 7 0 14. Totals 27 11 71.

3-pointers: P—Williams 2, Hall, J. Jarrell, C. Jarrell. L—Carter 2, Thompson 2, Brown 2.