Friday Night Results

There were a lot of close games on a full slate of opening night games as we saw many new players throw their hats in the ring to become household names. Here are some scores from around the city.......

 Aiken @ Taft game photos

Taft senior post Adolphus Washington

·         Taft 71 Aiken 43: The senior trio of Orlando Berry, Adolphus Washington, and Jalean Lowe dominated the game offensively while Taft gave a complete team defensive effort to rout a Falcons team that simply couldn’t handle the pressure of Taft. Berry set the tempo early recording 8 total steals and scoring 10 of his 18 points in the first quarter. Washington was his traditional workhorse self as he put up 20 points and 19 rebounds in a game which he was simply unguardable. Lowe attacked the rim efficiently tonight and added on 17 points. The Taft defense was sparked early by senior starters Fred Cannaday and Jermaine Freeman as they raced out to a 14 point first quarter lead and never looked back for a second, proving that Taft is the undeniable Division II powerhouse in Cincinnati. Taft’s defense held Aiken stars Willie Moore and Ausin Grimes to 5 points a piece as the Falcons were led in scoring by sophomore Correy Cavins with 14 and senior forward Paul Woodson with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

o   Note: Taft senior forward Dwayne Stanford did not play tonight due to a mild injury. Tonight also marked the unveiling of last season’s State Championship banner and a ring ceremony for the Taft players.

·         Moeller 55 Winton Woods 41: Junior wing Josh Davenport had an impressive outing with 22 points (on 10-14 shooting) and 10 rebounds to lead Moeller in a strong opening performance.  Senior forward Alex Voss had 11 points for Moeller while senior center Tony Sabato added 10. Winton Woods was led by the 12 points of senior post Zach McCorkle, who also grabbed 7 boards.

Taft senior PG Orlando Berry

·         Princeton 56 Centerville 55: An overtime win in a surprisingly close game for the Vikings. Senior guard Deion Isham led the way with 16 points while senior guard Malcolm Smith scored 11 and junior guard Dorian Jordan chipped in 10.  

·         Lakota East 61 Lockland 50: Junior wing Stedman Lowry led the scoring for East with 16 points while junior post Zach Panzeca had a double-double with 12 and 10. Robbie Harpring and Keith Brady also chipped in 10 a piece for East in the win. Junior guard DJ Wingfield scored 19 points for the Panthers in the loss, while junior guard Dylan Wedlock added 15.

·         Middletown 70 Beavercreek 56: Sophomore Vincent Edwards had a huge night for the Middies with 18 points, 17 rebounds, and 6 assists in a winning effort. Senior guard Geovonie McKnight led the scoring with 20 points (while grabbing 12 rebounds and recording 5 assists) and junior wing Jalin Marshall added 17 points.  

·         Withrow 71 Woodward 44: Devin Williams led Withrow to a rivalry victory with 17 points and 11 rebounds while sophomore PG Tyonte Robertson contributed 15 points. Another 6 Tigers scored at least 5 points to balance out the Withrow attack. Seniors Shawnluke Cotton (14) and Eric Hill (10) scored in double figures for the losing Bulldogs.

·         Turpin 82 Amelia 46: Sophomore SG Zach McCormick scored 23 in his Spartan debut while junior forward Connor Grotton added 18 points and 10 boards to pace Turpin.

·         Colerain 74 Harrison 45: Transfer junior SG Milt Davis and sophomore PG Kiere Bennie each scored 14 to pace Colerain in their blowout win while junior wing Bryan Porter added 13 points.

·         Walnut Hills 56 Purcell Marian 30: Isaiah Johnson led Walnut with 17 points while junior guard Kyree Burton added on 13 points in the blowout win.

·         Fairfield 54 Fairmont 46: Senior center Brandon Murphy recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 boards in the Indians win while sophomore PG Tim Fleming added 11 points.

·         West High 65 Oak Hills 44: Five Mustangs reached double figures in a balanced scoring effort as Keevin Tyus (in his first game off a torn ACL), Darrell Bullock, Lionel Hill, Marquez Carpenter, and Randen Clark all had over 10.

·         Hughes 98 Oyler 63: The Hughes Big Red matched last season’s win total in only their second game as four players- sophomore wing Kevin Daniels (led with 28), sophomore post Dwight Nared, sophomore PG Angel Rivera (10 points 11 assists), and junior guard Terry Cook- all scored at least 13 points in the win.

·         Summit 58 Reading 43: Senior center Holden Hertzel had a breakout game with 22 points and 10 rebounds for Summit while Antonio Woods scored 17 and Kevin Johnson had 11 in the win. 

·         Clark 70 Madeira 57: Max Hassell, a senior PG, scored 25 points tonight; the first step to proving that he can lead this team back to the Regionals this year. In the loss junior guard Andrew Benenteni scored 17 for Madeira. 

·         Indian Hill 55 Sycamore 39

·         Roger Bacon 78 Finneytown 64


Late Update:
Deer Park 48 Wyoming 41: Sophomore guard Ahmad Frost led all scorers with 16 in a Wyoming loss.
Mt. Healthy 82 Glen Este 78: Senior guard Alex Fultz went off to the tune of 35 points in a shootout loss. For Mt. Healthy sophomore forward Andrew Wilfong came off the bench to score 25, senior guard Terry Rocker scorer 25, and senior guard Vincent Turnage added 18 all in the win.
Franklin 69 Waynesville 56: Freshman wing Luke Kennard, CPHR's #1 ranked freshman, scored 26 to lead all scorers in a debut win.