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FAIRBORN -Offense has been the strength of the Madei*~';: ''°'~ z ~ra boys y basketball team, but it „ I was defense that was the difference Saturday in a Division III regional championship game., The Mustangs held Finney' town to 18 first-half points on The Cincinnati Enquirer/Saed Hindash their way to a 77-62 victory at Wright State's Nutter Center. Madeira's Ken Fields grabs a rebound over Finneytown's The victory advanced Ma- Bob Meitrott. Fields scored a game-high 21 points. deira to the state semifinals for us." 11 a.m. Thursday at Value City Arena in Columbus. The MusDuring the fourth quarter, tangs play Coldwater,` a68-57Madeira was perfect on 12 free Tickets for Madeira's state winner over Huron. throw attempts, eight by senior semifinal game against "We dug too deep a hole in P guard Ken Fields. The MusColdwater (11 a.m. Thursday the first half," Finneytown tangs were 16-for-16 in the coach Chuck Grosser said. Our at Value City Arena) will be on game. spacing was the biggest prob- sale in the school's main "When they got it down to lem in the first half, and we office this week: eight said." wasn't worried, didn't get many good shots."Monday:11 a.m. to 4 P.m. ► Fields said. "We're a good freeMadeira coach Jim Reynolds ► Tuesday and Wednesday: throw shooting team, and the also pointed to the Mustangs' g a.m. to 4 p.m. right guys u s were Shooting defense in the first half as cruAll reserved seats are $7. Pp. them." vial. Jon Newberry said he was . I "We not only played great I . defense but also„rebounded well Schlensker-said. srBut Finney- excited for the seniors. rrThree years ago, we were in the first half Reynolds said. town played hard and made Ya Y „ P Y that run but I We told the guys at halfsince, was never worried.„ one point away from going to on a 17re 0-52 run we Lionel Calhoun scored 11 state," Newberry said. "We failing 12 n the semifi lost to Springfield Central Cathg • ~~ and Phil Sweet eight points P g in olic by one Ppoint in the (regionnals and not to lose focus. g third qquarter when the al) The Mustangs 'trailed semifinals, but we'll now get Wildcats cut into the Madeira Bloom-Carroll 17-2 before rallyour chance." ing for the easy victory Thurs_ lead, narrowing the deficit to 14 "This means so much beat 56-42. day in the semifinals. cause Madeira lacks tradition in Finneytown coming kept in During the first 16 minutes sports," said forward Nate ParSaturday, Madeira made 19-of- the fourth quarter. A three- khouse. "Everyone at the Point field goal by Jason Gard34 from the field, with Todd school has rallied behind us, and Schlenker scoring 12 points, ner with 5:29 remaining cut the we re seeing a lot of new faces deficit to eight ht at 62-54. all during the second quarter That g when Madeira at the games." when the Mustangs went on a FINNEYTOWN (62) - Calhoun 6.11 0-0 12, switched to a 3-2 zone that Meitrott 26-10 run. a3 1.2 I, Thompson 8.10 3• d 19, Sweet 7.135.820, Gardner 1.103.46,Monterosso2.70-04, seemed to confuse the Wildcats. Madeira's aggressive Veser al 0. Totals: 24.55 12.18 62. "I forgof that we used a 3-2 man-to-man defense forced 14 MADEIRA (77) 1 Parklhouse 4.7 2.2 10, Newberry 2-5 0.0 4, Dinsmore 4-62.210,Schlensker Finneytown turnovers to put the second time we played 8.11 4•4 20, Cohen 1.6 0-0 2, Dooley 1.2 0-0 2, Fields the Wildcats behind 40-18 at them, Reynolds said of Madei- 6.15 8.8 21, Underwood 4.4 0-08. Totals: 30.56 16.16 ra's 77-73 victory at Finney- Finneytown___.__ ...._ere 24 20- 62 halftime. 14 26 16 21- 77 "We were told at halftime to town. "It was pretty effective, Madeira. _ Three-point field goals: M 1.10 (Fields). F 2.11 and that's why we decided to go keep our composure and not (Sweet, Gardner). Records: Madeira 25.1, Finney„ allow them to make a run, back to it, and I think it was big town 18.7.
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scored all 18 of his points after halftime and Moeller used a full-court press to erase a 14point deficit early in the third P gstaid Mike Monserez, quarter with a 14-0 run. had a clear look from the Moeller coach Carl Kremer Perimeter, perimeter, admitted it was too said he didn't doubt that his late. The win at UD Arena gives team could come back. "Look „at our season," Kreal DiMoeller (19-6) the regional vision I championship and sends mar said. Whenever it appears it to Friday's state semifinals at that we're done, we find a way Ohio State's Value City Arena We lost to St. X by 25 at home, against Mansfield Senior at 9 we lose (Brad) Hutzel (due to suspension) at La Salle for the P•n" first two tournament ggames,evI saw the pass to Hutzel thinks we're done. and he shot the reverse lay la uup,,, eryone , down by 14 points with We're . Sylvester said. "I thought for sure that was in, but it hit the three minutes left against Vanback of the rim and had a good dalia Butler, we find a way. Moeller's run was fueled by bounce out so that I could tip it. It happened at practically the its press and helped along by same time the horn went off." foul trouble that sent BeaverThe tip-in capped a remark- creek point guard Jamie Holden able second half for both Sylves- to the bench. ter and Moeller. Sylvester "That was kind of a wild man
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BY CAREY HOFFMAN Enquirer contributor DAYTON- Moeller sophomore Matt Sylvester's tip-in at the buzzer sent the Crusaders to a 59-57 victory over Beavercreek Saturday night and their first Final Four in school history. Sylvester's tip-in, which came off a missed reverse layup by teammate Brad Hutzel, was immediately ruled good by the official at the three-point line. Neither head. coach would comment on whether they thought the tip was late, but Sylvester termed the timing "questionable" and Moeller
press," Monserez said. "You trap out there when you want." ` "They were like lions looking at raw meat said ' HoldBeavercreek coach Larry en, Jamie's father. "They really came after us." Beavercreek (25-1) scored the first two baskets of the secand half to take a 36-22 lead. But the Beavers would only score one more basket the rest of the quarter while committing eight turnovers. Meanwhile, Sylvester was scoring g 11 of Moeller's 18 points in the quarter. WilliamsA6.9 2.2 19, K. Williams 2.4 0.04~Smith'3.4 7, Renner Eldridge Berke0 -0 000 i a ao ao0.Totals ; 22.405.7 57.
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MDELLER (59) Duncan 0.6 1.2 1, Welsch 3.4 2.2 9, Monserez 5- Id 3.3 17, Sylvester 7.12 3.3 18 Hutzel 7.100-014 Byrnes 0.10-0O,Currin 0.10-0 Totals: 22-48 6 19-57
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Alter beats McNick in OT for title I Z.
BY CAREY HOFFMAN Enquirer contributor DAYTON - Every trick in the book has been tried in the dozens of meetings between Jerry Doerger and Joe Petrocelli's teams. So why did a 1-3-1 trapping zone defense applied bY Alter so dramaticallyY derail McNicholas' state tournament hopes Saturday? That's what Doerger was still struggling with in the wake a of McNick s63=60 overtime loss to Alter in the Division TT regional title game at UD AreI just J' could not believe 'v we weren't able to settle down a little bit, Doerger g said I tried three different times asksking, in , Lets rein this, and we just didn't do i McNick scored 13 of the game s first 15 points, s, lead 29-19 at halftime and 37-23 with 4:47 left in the third. "We should have been in the driver's seat," Doerger said. "and they took the driver's seat away from us." Alter was playing without suspended 6-foot-8 sophomore Adam Walesl{owski, who averaged 12.5 points in the previous two meetings:with McNick. But the Knights did have Mark Borland, a junior guard. Borland (24 points) followed Adam Berardo's three-pointer with one 'of his own, cutting
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Ryan Caldwell(42)and Steve Brink can't watch the closing minutes of McNick's loss. fouled and made both' free IIthrows. McNick had three atDIVISION tempts at game-tying threepointers, but missed all three. McNick's lead to 42-37. It was "(Borland's) a very gutsy Borland who sank two free kid a very gutsy player," Doerthrows for the final points of gar said. regulation - 53-53. McNick could point to severMcNick held for a final shot, al areas that killed its chances: but Brad Cupito s three-pointer 1-of-17 three-point attempts, was long. 20 turnovers, Alter shooting 66 With Alter ahead 61-60 with percent in the second half. 24.5 seconds left, Borland was The win was the third for
Alter in four regional title matchups with McNick. It also sends Petrocelli to the state Final Four for the sixth time. ALTER (63) - Borland 6.8 9.10 24, Berardo 1-2 Staub 2- 81-2 5, Waleskowski 6.12 3.4 15, 1 10.0? Thomas 0-0 0.0 0, Swason 1-4 5-6 Goings . e, Carter 1-10-2 2. Totals: 19.38 19.26 63. MCNICHOLAS (60) - oglelree 3.7 5.7 11, cupilo 4.15 3.6 11, Schmidt 0-5 1.2 I, Moore 4.5 5.6 Fullerton 1726n60 Alter---------toc-14 Three-point goals: A (6.14) - Borland 3.4, Adlo 7.3 3, , Staub Calees SchmSwanson oo 0.6,i ans 4 Caldwell 1.5. Records: A 18.6, M 19.6.
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