SW Game of the Week: D4 District Final: Jackson Center Dominates Cincinnati College Prep
(02/18/23)
The Tigers of Jackson Center turned their press break into fast breaks in dominating Cincinnati College Prep 56-34 in a SW District Final at the University of Dayton Arena Friday Night, March 3rd.
CCP employed a 1-2-2 three quarter court zone trap throughout the game. Jackson Center approached it by using two wide ball handlers, getting the ball to the middle and attacking the back end. The strategy resulted in multiple three on two advantages and yielded multiple hoops.
Cincy Prep started fast building a 14-8 first quarter lead and scored the opening bucket in Q2. From there to the 2:27 mark of the third quarter, The Tigers held them to just 3 total points while running off 26 of their own.
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SW Game of the Week: Enis Leads Miami East to Round 4 Of SW DIII District Tourney
(02/18/23)
Junior Guard Wes Enis poured in 32 points and classmate Jacob Roeth added 17 as the Vikings of Miami East topped Indian Lake 60-51 in the Division III, North 3 Sectional tournament at the Student Activity Center on the campus of Vandalia Butler High School Friday night.
Enis scored 19 points in a seesaw first half that saw eight lead changes and 4 ties. Both coaches saw the final 45 seconds of the half as crucial after Roeth drove for 2 hoop and harm 3 point plays to change a 29-28 Lakers lead to a 33-28 Vikings advantage at the intermission.
"That was the little stretch that we needed," explained Eat Coach Justin Roeth. "The lead went to five and we finished the game winning by nine so we kinda played that score line from that point on."
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SW Game of the Week: Motivated Lumberjacks Claim 11th Straight Win
(02/18/23)
The Oakwood Lumberjacks hit six 3-point shots in the first quarter to build a 20-9 lead they never relinquished in a 59-39 victory over the Northridge Polar Bears in the opening round of the Dayton Division II Sectional basketball tournament.
As it turns out the Jacks had a little extra motivation for getting off to a fast start.
Back on February 4th, a night after winning the Southwestern Buckeye League Championship by defeating rival Bellbrook, Oakwood overcame 18 turnovers in a hard fought point win over the visiting Bears.
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SW Game of the Week: Greeneview Rams Run Away from Southeastern
(02/05/23)
The Greenview Rams used a staunch defense and transition hoops to run away from visiting Southeastern 76-56 in Ohio Heritage Conference play at Gary Bradds Memorial Gymnasium in Jamestown Friday night.
After the Trojans opened the second quarter with a 3-point goal to cut the lead to 20-18 Coach Kyle Fulk's Rams used a 16-3 run to build a 36-23 lead at the 1:22 mark. Southeastern had a spurt of their own to trim the halftime deficit to 37-27.
Greenview's next run came in the final 3 and a half minutes of the 3rd, a 14-2 spurt that put the game out of reach at 61-38. During that time the Rams caused 8 Trojan turnovers, matching the number the Trojans had in the first half. The barrage continued in the final stanza, as Southeastern finished with an unofficial 23 miscues in the game.
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SW Game of the Week: Tippecanoe Win Streak at 15
(01/29/23)
Despite managing just 4 field goals in the entire second half, the Tippecanoe Red Devils beat the visiting Miamisburg Vikings 54-45 in a non-league contest at Tipp's Pat Wampler Gymnasium Saturday Night.
Red Devil's Coach Brock Moon saw his Division II club, now 16-1 on the season, bury three 3-pointers for a 13-4 first quarter lead, which they built to 27-14 over the DI Vikings by halftime.
Miamisburg, which had not lost a game outside Greater Western Ohio Conference play drops to 9-10 overall.
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SW Game of the Week: Troy Christian Edges Tri-Village in O.T.
(01/22/23)
The Troy Christian Eagles hit 10 of 11 free throws in overtime to outlast Tri-Village 63-59 at the Patriot Activity Center in New Madison Friday Night. Junior guard Parker Penrod hit 5 of 5 during that stretch and led the Eagles with 18 points on the night.
"Parker is shooting 90+ percent from the free throw line on the season," explained coach Ray Zawadski. "Sometimes I do not even watch when he shoots, I just know they are going in. And Alex ( junior guard Alex Free) made a big one and one in that stretch after he he had missed one or two earlier. It was huge to see him respond and make those as well."
"To Troy Christian's credit, they came out and made shots," Patriots' coach Josh Sagester said. "They made 15 free throws and 12 threes, that kinda sums it up. They made the plays they needed to make."
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SW Ohio Game of the Week; Arrows Boost SW District D3 Resume
(01/08/23)
The Preble Shawnee Arrows burst to an early 14-2 lead and sailed to a 51-35 road victory over Carlisle in a game that both teams saw as a crucial resume builder in Southwest Ohio's Division III North Sectional.
The Arrows raise their season mark to 11-1 while Carlisle drops to 8-3.
"I think they are probably one of the best Division III teams in the state," Indians head coach John Giles said of Preble Shawnee. "They all go very hard on the defensive end."
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SW Ohio Game of the Week -Oakwood Edges Carlisle in SWBL Crossover
(12/09/22)
Senior Will Maxwell hit for 24 of the Lumberjacks 40 points in a three point home win over the visiting Indians of Carlisle.
The teams were never separated by more than 5 points in a hard-played seesaw battle at Oakwood's famed (infamous?) Pit. The Jacks built an 11-6 lead near the 2-minute mark of the first quarter, only to see the Indians take a 20-19 halftime advantage with Senior Connor Smith put back sophomore guard Blake Lawson missed layup at the intermission buzzer.
Smith led Carlisle with 14 points, ten of those in the first half. Oakwood did not allow Smith a point in the final 13 minutes and held the Indians to just five 4th quarter points.
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SW District Game of the Week- Mason Wins Road Game at Springboro
(11/29/22)
Two of the best in the Greater Miami Conference and Greater Western Ohio Conference met Tuesday night at Domino's Gymnasium in Springboro as the Mason Comets visited the Springboro Panthers.
Ben Golan, the Comets' 6'4" post tallied 27 points to lead Mason to a 69-63 come from behind victory.
Mason opened the 3rd quarter with a Matt Debrose hoop to take a 37-36 lead only to see Springboro's 3-quarter court 1-3-1 zone press help them run off 12 straight points to go ahead 48-37.
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DIV: Cincinnati Wyoming (15-0) vs. Cleveland Glenville (14-0)
DVII: New Bremen (13-3) 38, Warren JFK (13-2) 6
DVI: Marion Local (16-0) 14, Kirtland (15-1) 6
DI: St. Edward (14-1) vs Springfield (13-1)
DIII: Canfield (14-1) 35, Bloom-Carroll (14-2) 14
DV: South Range (16-0) 53, Ironton (15-1) 27
DII: Toledo Central Catholic (15-1) 28, Archbishop Hoban (14-2) 21
2022 Weekly Football Polls (Final Week - 10/24/22)
Division I Poll (Discuss)
1 St Edward (Lakewood) (9-1) (224) [18]
2 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (9-1) (207) [3]
3 Lakota West (West Chester) (10-0) (184) [2]
4 Springfield (Springfield) (8-1) (141) [1]
5 Elder (Cincinnati) (8-2) (126)
6 Medina (Medina) (9-1) (86)
7 Gahanna Lincoln (Gahanna) (9-1) (80)
8 Princeton (Cincinnati) (8-2) (67)
9 Cleveland Heights (Cleveland Heights) (9-1) (35)
10 Mason (Mason) (8-2) (32)
Others - St Ignatius (Cleveland) (6-3), Centerville (Centerville) (8-2), Dublin Jerome (Dublin) (8-2), St Xavier (Cincinnati) (4-6), Upper Arlington (Upper Arlington) (8-2)
Division II Poll (Discuss)
1 Massillon Washington (Massillon) (8-1) (225) [10]
2 Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (9-1) (207) [8]
3 Winton Woods (Cincinnati) (10-0) (195) [4]
4 Avon (Avon) (9-1) (162) [1]
5 Central Catholic (Toledo) (9-1) (157) [1]
6 Highland (Medina) (10-0) (106) [1]
7 Hudson (Hudson) (10-0) (81) [1]
8 Austintown-Fitch (Austintown) (9-1) (73)
9 Kings (Kings Mills) (9-1) (53)
10 Riverside (Painesville) (9-1) (43)
Others - Xenia (Xenia) (10-0), Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (8-2), Anthony Wayne (Whitehouse) (9-1), Westerville South (Westerville) (9-1), Avon Lake (Avon Lake) (8-2)
Division III Poll (Discuss)
1 Badin (Hamilton) (10-0) (164) [11]
2 Chardon (Chardon) (8-1) (159) [3]
3 Ursuline (Youngstown) (8-2) (110) [1]
4 Canfield (Canfield) (8-1) (90) [1]
5 Bishop Watterson (Columbus) (9-1) (80) [1]
6 Chaney (Youngstown) (9-1) (77)
7 Wapakoneta (Wapakoneta) (9-1) (57)
8 Western Brown (Mount Orab) (9-1) (38)
9 Tippecanoe (Tipp City) (9-1) (29)
10 Sheridan (Thornville) (9-1) (27)
Others - Jackson (Jackson) (8-2), Tallmadge (Tallmadge) (8-2), Granville (Granville) (8-2), Bloom-Carroll (Carroll) (9-1), Bellbrook (Bellbrook) (8-2)
Division IV Poll (Discuss)
1 Glenville (Cleveland) (9-0) (181) [12]
2 West Holmes (Millersburg) (10-0) (169) [6]
3 Wyoming (Cincinnati) (10-0) (133)
4 Van Wert (Van Wert) (9-1) (119) [2]
5 Steubenville (Steubenville) (8-2) (118) [1]
6 West Branch (Beloit) (9-1) (105)
7 Perkins (Sandusky) (9-1) (78)
8 St Marys Memorial (St Marys) (8-2) (41)
9 East (Columbus) (8-1) (30)
10 St Clairsville (St Clairsville) (8-2) (27)
Others - Clear Fork (Bellville) (9-1), Elyria Catholic (Elyria) (8-2), Taft (Cincinnati) (8-2), Unioto (Chillicothe) (9-1), Bishop Fenwick (Franklin) (7-3)
Division V Poll (Discuss)
1 South Range (Canfield) (10-0) (170) [8]
2 Ironton (Ironton) (10-0) (154) [7]
3 Liberty Center (Liberty Center) (10-0) (141) [2]
4 Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester) (10-0) (121) [2]
5 Coldwater (Coldwater) (9-1) (102)
6 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (10-0) (100)
7 Eastwood (Pemberville) (10-0) (94) [1]
8 Milton-Union (West Milton) (10-0) (54)
9 Valley View (Germantown) (9-1) (50)
10 Elmwood (Bloomdale) (9-1) (40)
Others - Perry (Perry) (8-2), Barnesville (Barnesville) (10-0), Oak Harbor (Oak Harbor) (9-1), Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (5-5), Zane Trace (Chillicothe) (10-0)
Division VI Poll (Discuss)
1 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (10-0) (165) [13]
2 Kirtland (Kirtland) (10-0) (150) [2]
3 Carey (Carey) (10-0) (115)
4 Fort Frye (Beverly) (9-1) (90)
5 Crestview (Ashland) (10-0) (88) [1]
6 Mogadore (Mogadore) (9-0) (87)
7 Versailles (Versailles) (7-3) (69)
8 Allen East (Harrod) (9-1) (41) [1]
9 Columbia (Columbia Station) (10-0) (39)
10 Brookfield (Brookfield) (9-1) (18)
Others - Tri-Village (New Madison) (9-1), Columbus Grove (Columbus Grove) (8-2), Dalton (Dalton) (8-2), Malvern (Malvern) (8-2), Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) (8-2)
Division VII Poll (Discuss)
1 Newark Catholic (Newark) (7-1) (187) [6]
2 John F Kennedy (Warren) (8-1) (175) [9]
3 McComb (McComb) (9-1) (160) [1]
4 New Bremen (New Bremen) (7-3) (143) [5]
5 Antwerp (Antwerp) (10-0) (129) [2]
6 Fort Loramie (Fort Loramie) (8-2) (99)
7 Lowellville (Lowellville) (10-0) (72)
8 Ansonia (Ansonia) (9-1) (64)
9 Mechanicsburg (Mechanicsburg) (8-2) (45)
10 Lima Central Catholic (Lima) (6-4) (41)
Others - Arlington (Arlington) (9-1), Waynesfield-Goshen (Waynesfield) (10-0), Minster (Minster) (6-4), Caldwell (Caldwell) (9-1), River (Hannibal) (9-1)
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