Friday Scores

A full night of GMC, two close call upset alert GCL games, and more highlighted tonight's action....... Photos 

Mike Van Kleunen

• Mason 70 Lakota West 60: The Firebirds played a brilliant first 14 minutes before the last two minutes of the first half went to Mason and from there the floodgates opened. A huge third quarter saw Mason outscore West 20-8 as senior forward Mike Van Kleunen knocked down shot after shot en route to 26 points on 12/15 shooting. Senior wing Darrin Harris also had a big night for Mason by scoring 22 points. West was led by the three pronged attack of sophomore PG Tyler Williams (19 points), junior guard Monty Boykins (14 points), and junior guard Ali Barnes (10 points) in their first conference loss of the season. 
• Fairfield 48 Colerain 40: Senior post Brandon Murphy scored 17 points and senior wing Jeff Woods scored 15 points in the win. Colerain was led by the 14 points of junior wing Bryan Porter. 
• Middletown 66 Sycamore 45: Geovonie McKnight scored 21 points, Vince Edwards scored 16, and Zach Edwards 13 in a dominating Middies win. 
• Oak Hills 60 Princeton 55: Junior guard Jake Richmond dropped 18 points, one of three double figure Highlanders scorers, in a major upset win. Juniors Dorian Jordan, 16 points, and Eric Tivis, 11 points, led Princeton in their second straight loss.
• Moeller 46 St. Xavier 38: After trailing by 1 after the third quarter Moeller pulled off a huge fourth quarter to grab the rivalry win behind the 13 points of junior wing Josh Davenport and 11 points of senior forward Alex Voss.  
• Northwest 74 Harrison 60: Junior guard Ramar Hairston scored 19 points off the bench, while freshman PG Isaiah Jones added 12 in the win. 
• Talawanda 70 Norwood 64: Indians senior guard Deontez McGee scored 25 in the loss. 
• Turpin 71 Glen Este 63: Despite the 31 points of senior guard Alex Fultz his Glen Este team was not able to win the game. Turpin sophomore guard Zach McCormick scored 19 points, junior Connor Grotton scored 18, junior Clay Johnson scored 12, and senior Alex Boyer added 10 in the win. 
• Summit 47 CHCA 23: Junior guard Kevin Johnson led Summit with 16 points in the win. 
• Aiken 60 Woodward 48: The 23 points and 10 rebounds of junior wing Austin Grimes, combined with the 17 points and 7 assists of senior guard Willie Moore led Aiken to a comfortable team win. 
• Hughes 50 Shroder 42: Sophomore PG Angel Rivera's 17 points led Hughes to their first conference win since the '09-'10 season. Sophomore wing Kevin Daniels had another big scoring night for Hughes by tallying 19 points in the win. Vernon Montgomery, a senior wing, led Shroder with 11 points. 
• Lakota East 33 Hamilton 32: East pulled off a fourth quarter comeback in a game that neither team had a player score in double figures. 
• Milford 55 Anderson 41: Junior post Garrett Mayleben scored 19 points, without missing a shot, in the Eagles big win over the Redskins. 
• McNicholas 36 Badin 33: Senior wing Drew Hall led all scorers with 19 in the loss. 
• North College Hill 57 Lockland 53: Senior wing Jamal Ivery led NCH with 22 points in a huge conference win. Junior wing DJ Wingfield led the Panther with 16 points in the loss, a rivalry game between two of the MVC's most talented teams. 
• Walnut Hills 45 Kings 29: The 16 points and 13 rebounds of Isaiah Johnson, a junior post, paced Walnut Hills in the blowout win. 
• LaSalle 43 Elder 38: In a game that was much closer then expected the 18 points of senior guard Josh Lemons, and 15 points of junior guard Connor Speed, were just enough to lift the Lancers over the Panthers; keeping LaSalle's perfect season alive. 
• Roger Bacon 51 Purcell Marian 45: Sophomore wing Carlas Jackson scored 16 points and junior wing Eric Edwards added 15 points as the Spartans got a key division win. 
• Winton Woods 64 Mt. Healthy 40