2009 PDT Hoops Preview

CONTENTSPortsmouth 2

Wheelerburg 3

Portsmouth West 4

Minford 5

Valley 6

South Webster 7

Waverly 8

Oak Hill 9

Northwest 10

New Boston 11

East 12

Notre Dame 13

Clay 14

Green 15

Eastern/Western 16

Symmes Valley/Ironton 17

Piketon 18

Greenup County 19

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Portsmouth Hoops 2009-2010

No. Name Ht. Gr.3 Forrest Johnson 6-1 1212 Alex Coakley 5-10 1114 Wayne Evans 6-1 1015 Patrick Underwood 6-3 1221 London Malone 5-9 1222 Isaiah Reeves 5-10 1223 Adam Bray 6-3 1133 Dion McKinley 6-5 1034 Tre Underwood 6-5 1155 Casey Sanders 6-5 11

Coach: Gene Collins

Portsmouth Trojans

No. Name Ht. Gr.3 Tyler Mallory 5-4 95 Maggie Sturgill 5-4 910 Ashleigh Link 5-8 1211 Lizzie Sturgill 5-4 912 Hannah Foster 5-6 1115 Cailyn Rodriguez 5-8 1120 Dasia Kennedy 5-8 921 Brianna Webb 5-6 922 Ri-chiel McGraw 5-9 1023 Kimia Ruffin 5-7 1024 Lataysha McGinnis 5-10 1144 Ruthie Stanley 5-9 12Coach: Bob Boldman

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ScheduleDate Location

Dec. 1 ................................................Notre DameDec. 8 ............................................South WebsterDec. 11 ..........................................at South PointDec. 15 ......................................at WheelersburgDec. 18 ..................................................at WarrenDec. 22 ....................................................JacksonDec. 29 ....................................................MariettaJan. 5 ......................................................at LoganJan. 8 ..........................................Gallia AcademyJan. 16..............................................at NorthwestJan. 19 ..................................................at IrontonJan. 22 ......................................................WarrenJan. 29 ................................................at JacksonFeb. 2 ..............................................at ChillicotheFeb. 5 ..................................................at MariettaFeb. 6....................................................NorthwestFeb. 9 ........................................................IrontonFeb. 12 ....................................at Gallia AcademyFeb. 13 ..............................................ChesapeakeFeb. 19 ........................................................Logan

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New look Trojans look to play up tempoBy JOHN STEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

The Portsmouth boys bas-ketball program will have alittle bit different look thisseason.The Trojans sport a new

coach and will have a startinglineup with some differentfaces.The only player returning

for Portsmouth this year withsignificant varsity experienceis Forrest Johnson and the 6-1 guard will be expected tolead a team that will be rely-ing on its speed and athleti-cism."I think our trademark is

going to be we're quick andathletic," first-year headcoach Gene Collins said."We're going to be somewhatlacking in size in the post andwe're going to have to make

up for that with effort andquickness."Collins, a varsity assistant

last year, takes over a teamthat went 10-12 last seasonunder former coach JoshShoemaker. Collins’ coach-ing experience includes lastyear as a PHS assistant coachand 18 years as an assistantcoach at Shawnee StateUniversity.Being a part of the

Portsmouth program last yearhas helped in Collins' transi-tion."I think that familiarity is

huge," Collins said. "At thispoint we've had huge buy infrom the kids. The kids likewhat we're doing. It's beentough. We've done a lot ofrunning, a lot more thanthey've probably been accus-tomed too."

With a new coach comes anew system."The biggest change we'll

have is our style of play andhow we go about playing,"Collins said. "We want toplay fast and put a lot of pres-sure on our opponents anddefensively we want ouropponents to know they're infor a battle."While Johnson is expected

to be among the team leaders,Collins said a pair of otherseniors will need to step up aswell. London Malone, a 5-9guard, and PatrickUnderwood, a 6-3 forward,both played primarily on thejunior varsity team last sea-son but are expected to makebig contributions this season.Underwood is one of five

players on the Trojans roster6-foot-3 or taller. No player

though stands taller than 6-foot-5.With a roster that will look

much different from last sea-son and a new coach, howPortsmouth will fare in thealways tough SEOAL Southwill be a matter much specu-lation. After a losing season the

year before though, Collinsfinds comfort in theunknown."That's kind of an unknown

at this point," he said. "Withthe staff being new and mostof our players being newthat's something I really can'ttell you. The good thing is thestaff is new and the playersare new so the unknown is agood thing for us.”

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Boldman, Lady Trojans ready for new yearBy JOHN STEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

Portsmouth struggledthrough last season, winningjust two games.With a new coach and a hand-

ful of players taking on newroles, this season should be bet-ter.Bob Boldman, a coaching

veteran who led the NorthwestLady Mohawks to a 61-61record over six seasons, includ-ing a share of the 2006 SOC IItitle and a sectional champi-onship the same year, takes overa program with potential.Leading the way for

Portsmouth this season willlikely be the team's two seniors— Ashleigh Link and Ruthie

Stanley.Stanley will step into a larger

role this season as a startingpower forward. Link will beexpected to score from the 2-spot this season as the pointguard duties have been takenover by Hannah Foster, a newarrival to the program."(The seniors) are the two

we're going to be counting onall year for leadership,"Boldman said. "They have greatattitudes and they are great rolemodels for our younger kidscoming up... (Foster) is going tobe a tremendous point guard forus. We're very excited about herbeing there."Cailyn Rodriguez will start at

small forward and LatayshaMcGinnis will start at center for

Portsmouth this season.With players taking on some

different roles this season,Boldman has implemented adifferent system that will bemore methodical than what theLady Trojans used last season."I would say we're going to

play a less up tempo game withmore of a pattern offense,"Boldman said. "We want tocontrol the tempo of the game.We're probably going to rely alot on defense."After the starting lineup,

Portsmouth hopes for contribu-tions from its five freshmen aswell as Kimia Ruffin and Ri-Chiel McGraw, who Boldmanrefers to as "Bean.""Bean is probably the most

athletic girl we have on the bas-

ketball team as far as runningand jumping," Boldman said."She's a slasher type basketballplayer."Portsmouth's conference

schedule as a member of theSEOAL is always tough andseveral teams are expected to bestrong again. The LadyTrojans won't get any breaks inthe non-conference scheduleeither though with opponentslike Waverly and SouthWebster."We can't take a break any

night and expect to win anygames," Boldman said.



Nov. 28 ................................................at WaverlyDec. 3 ..........................................at ChesapeakeDec. 5 ....................................................at WarrenDec. 9........................................................at WestDec. 12 ....................................................JacksonDec. 16 ......................................................IrontonDec. 19 ....................................................MariettaDec. 23 ................................................ChillicotheDec. 30 ........................................Gallia AcademyJan. 9 ......................................................at LoganJan. 13 ..................................................at IrontonJan. 16 ......................................................WarrenJan. 23 ................................................at JacksonJan. 25 ............................................WheelersburgJan. 27..............................................at ChillicotheJan. 30 ................................................at MariettaFeb. 6 ......................................at Gallia AcademyFeb. 8 ............................................South WebsterFeb. 13 ........................................................Logan

By ALI KEATONPDT Sports Writer

The Lady Pirates returnthree starters from their 11-win team of 2008-2009 whilelosing three seniors to gradua-tion. The Wheelersburg girls'hope to build off a sectionaltitle win and re-establish them-selves in SOC II basketball."We lost three seniors from

last year's team — SarahSchmidt, Lainee Clay andJamie Clevenger,"Wheelersburg coach DustySpradlin said. "And we haveback Logan Barrick, KatieKnapp and Brittany Prater asseniors... who have played sig-nificant minutes on varsity the

last two seasons."Sophomore Erica Schmidt, a

5-foot-5 ball handler, will be aplayer to watch this season asthe underclassman is comingoff a successful first year."Erica Schmidt played in

every varsity game last seasonas a freshman," Spradlin said."We expect her to start as ourpoint guard this year and makea difference."Sisters Katie and Molly

Knapp, both upperclassmen,will be given significant min-utes and could be impact play-ers this season as well.The Lady Pirates however

have suffered from costlyinjuries this preseason that will

affect the starting lineup aswell as the rotation off thebench. The key in the earlyseason will be developing all-important team chemistrybetween veterans and new-comers."We will really have to work

to blend together the returningvarsity players with those whoplayed junior varsity last sea-son," Spradlin said."Especially with how bangedup we are right now."Wheelersburg's conference

will be as competitive this sea-son as it has been in seasonspast. The Lady Oaks have atarget on their backs whileteams among the top of the

division lurk in the shadows.The experienced coach

believes his team is averagewithin a league of improvingball clubs."The SOC II is tough with

Oak Hill, Valley and SouthWebster," Spradlin said."Right now we look to be atthe middle of the pack."The next six games for the

Lady Pirates will give themgood measure of their stand-ing in the SOC II as eachopponent is a league rival.Wheelersburg kicks off itsconference schedule tomor-row night as the LadyPirates travel to McDermottto face Northwest.

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Wheelersburg Hoops 2009-2010

Challenges face ’Burg in 2009-10By JOHN STEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

WHEELERSBURG —Wheelersburg basketball willhave some challenges to over-come to win an SOC II titlethis season — but that's noexcuse according to coachTom Barrick.The Pirates have a couple of

players still hurting fromfootball season and face thechallenge of integrating newplayers into the system withlimited practice time."Game one will not wait on

our players to get healthy,"Barrick said. "We tell our kidswe can't use this as an excuse.We still have high expecta-tions. We still expect to com-pete and be successful. Youcan't let adversity give you anexcuse not to be successful."Last season with a young

team the Pirates still went 16-6, losing in the sectional final.While it was a winning sea-

son, the Pirates got away fromtheir traditional style of playto better suit their personnel.With leading scorer AndyStegman back, the return tothe program of Tyler Langand the new addition ofAndrew Bendolph, Barrickhopes to get back to the styleof play that wonWheelersburg an SOC II titlein 2008 — once the playersare healthy that is.Currently Bendolph is

recovering from a broken footand returning starter BrandonSchankweiler has been outwith a separated shoulder —both injuries coming in foot-ball season.Once the injuries heal

though, Wheelersburg willsport an experienced teamwith adequate depth."We've got some experi-

ence," Barrick said. "We havesome kids who had an oppor-tunity to play varsity basket-

ball last year...We've got someguys we believe will fill theroles that we need. Your sixthman doesn't need to be a lead-ing scorer... We've got guyswe really think will be able tofill the roles we need in thesixth, seventh, eighth andninth spots."Filling a major role again on

offense will be Stegman. The6-foot-6 junior averaged 17points per game last season."We're going to have to be a

more balanced offensive teamthan what we were last year,"Barrick said. "Andy kind ofcarried the load for us lastyear. Some of those playersare going to have to step up."Lang, who started as a soph-

omore but missed last seasonbecause of anACL injury, willprovide more help on offenseas will Schankweiler andShane Ward.Bendolph, who started for

Portsmouth last season, could

bring added athleticism andball handling."It's a different year and

everyone is going to have dif-ferent roles," Barrick said."We don't want the same guysplaying the same roles thisyear that they had last year. It'simportant that they developinto a new team and a newidentity and a new team withdifferent roles."With new players playing in

new roles, Wheelersburgwould like to get back to thebusiness of winning champi-onships."We were a lot slower last

year than we've been in thepast...," Barrick said. "We'dlike to get back to the stylethat we were playing beforelast year. We've got to getexperience playing at the levelwe were before."


Lady Pirates to build on success

No. Name Ht. Gr.11 Tom Graf 5-7 1112 Aaron Parker 5-9 1113 Coley Warner 5-11 1214 Andrew Bendolph 5-10 1115 Brandon Schankweiler 5-11 1121 Webb Ballard 6-1 1122 Cole Miller 5-11 1223 Tyler Lang 6-0 1224 Shane Ward 6-2 1132 Andy Stegman 6-6 1133 Isaac Duduit 6-2 1235 Andy Sloan 6-3 11Coach: Tom Barrick

Wheelersburg Pirates

ScheduleDate LocationDec. 5 ..........................................at ChesapeakeDec. 8..........................................Federal HockingDec. 11 ................................................NorthwestDec. 15 ..............................................PortsmouthDec. 18 ................................................at WaverlyDec. 29 ................................................at FairlandJan. 5 ............................................................WestJan. 8 ......................................................at ValleyJan. 12 ......................................at South WebsterJan. 15 ......................................................MinfordJan. 19......................................................Oak HillJan. 22..............................................at NorthwestJan. 26......................................................WaverlyJan. 29 ......................................................at WestFeb. 2 ..........................................................ValleyFeb. 5 ............................................South WebsterFeb. 6 ................................................at GallipolisFeb. 12 ..................................................at MinfordFeb. 16 ......................................................IrontonFeb. 19 ................................................at Oak Hill

No. Name Ht. Gr.

11 Sadie Ruby 5-2 1012 Kalyn Baily 5-5 1113 Molly Knapp 5-7 1115 Brittany Prater 5-6 1221 Katie Knapp 5-8 1222 Corey Turner 5-3 1123 Loran Spradlin 5-7 1024 Logan Barrick 5-7 1225 Erica Schmidt 5-6 1031 Katherine MacDonald 5-3 11

Coach: Dusty Spradlin

Lady Pirates

ScheduleDate LocationNov. 28 ............................................at ChillicotheNov. 30..............................................at NorthwestDec. 3 ......................................................WaverlyDec. 7........................................................at WestDec. 10 ....................................................at ValleyDec. 14 ..........................................South WebsterDec. 17..................................................at MinfordDec. 21 ..........................................at ManchesterDec. 30................................................Zane TraceJan. 7 ..................................................at Oak HillJan. 11 ..................................................NorthwestJan. 14..................................................at WaverlyJan. 16 ....................................................FairlandJan. 18 ..........................................................WestJan. 21 ........................................................ValleyJan. 25 ......................................................at WestJan. 28 ......................................at South WebsterFeb. 4 ........................................................MinfordFeb. 8 ....................................................RacelandFeb. 11 ....................................................Oak Hill

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2 Tanner Journey 5-10 113 Tyler Austin 5-11 124 Cody Adkins 5-9 125 Bradley Garrett 6-1 1210 Zach Frye 6-2 911 Levi Ratliff 6-3 1015 Kyle Locher 6-0 1121 Garrett Arthur 6-0 1222 Adam Bricker 6-2 1032 Trevon Pendleton 6-1 1134 JB Travis 6-0 944 Cody Groves 6-2 12

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No. Name Ht. Gr.

00 Becca Mosley 5-5 121 McKenzie Irwin 5-5 102 Andrea Frump 5-4 93 Tesa Conley 5-10 1210 Tara Journey 5-3 911 Christin Graf 5-3 12

13 Angel Trapp 5-6 920 Taylor Newman 6-0 1122 Tori Leader 5-8 923 Lexey Kegley 5-3 1024 Alex Weghorst 5-8 932 Cheyanne White 5-7 10

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Bradford returns home to WestBy CHRIS DUNHAMPDT Sports Writer

WEST PORTSMOUTH —When West takes the floor forits Dec. 4 opener, it will do sowith its fourth head coach inthree years.Travis Bradford, a 1993

graduate of West, who hadmost recently been the headcoach at East returns to hisalma mater to change then sta-bilize the Senators program."We're doing a lot of things

differently than what they'vedone in the past," Bradfordsaid. "I'm not saying it's betteror worse, but it's 100 percentdifferent in what we're empha-sizing and not emphasizing awhole lot. We're in a big tran-sition right now... One thing Ilet them know is it's not going

to be a quick fix project. We'retrying to build the foundationright now and get the funda-mentals solid first."Those fundamentals come

at both ends of the floor withdefense being a major focus ofthe team in its preseason prac-tices."We're going to try to estab-

lish solid, half court mandefense before we focus onanything else," Bradford said."I don't think that's a big secretto anybody. That's what I'vealways done as a coach...We're not going to get toofancy or do a lot of trapping oranything at that. We're goingto try to be solid, keep the ballout of the paint and blockout."On the offensive end, the

Senators will rely on their

depth and athleticism to takeadvantage, even without a truepost presence."One thing we're not

blessed with is a lot of size,"Bradford said. "We're notgoing to have a lot of guys inthe post that we're going to beable to throw the ball into andlet them dominate inside.We're going to have to use ourquickness and athleticism onthe perimeter and take advan-tage of that both offensivelyand defensively."The Senators boast some

experience this season withfive seniors, led by returningstarter Tyler Austin. Alsoreturning for West are juniorTrevon Pendleton and sopho-more Levi Ratliff who saw alot of varsity action a yearago.

In returning to his almamater, Bradford would like toteach this group about playingwith pride."Coming back to the school

you graduated from, you'vegot that sense of pride in theschool," Bradford said."That's something I'm tryingto instill into the players."That sense of pride is some-

thing that will treat theSenators well as they continueto build on the West side."Right now, I want us to be

competitive," Bradford said."I don't want a situation wherewe lose enthusiasm becausewe're not competitive ingames. I'm not going to pick anumber of wins and losses oranything like that. First youhave to get competitive, thenyou start to win."

Three seniors leadSenators into 2009By CHRIS DUNHAMPDT Sports Writer

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Minford Hoops 2009-2010

No. Name Ht. Gr.00 Lora Fuhrmann -- 1111 Courney Spriggs -- 1112 Devin Jenkins -- 1015 Abby Donahoe -- 1121 Courtney Sexton -- 1023 Kendra Justice -- 1124 Mariah Butcher -- 1125 Emma Shoemaker -- 1132 Laiken Gamble -- 1134 Ali Shepherd -- 1135 Becca Bryan -- 1044 MacKenzie Williams -- 11

Coach: Mark Chaney

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By CHRIS DUNHAMPDT Sports Writer

MINFORD — Coach JoshShoemaker returns to the SOCand his home at Minford thisyear. The Falcons, hit hard bygraduation, prepare to navi-gate a schedule in a very toughSOC II.

"The league's as competitivethis year as it has been in along time," Shoemaker said."If you don't bring your A-

game every night, you won'tdo too well. We've got to beprepared and ready to playevery night."

Five seniors and five juniorsmake up the Falcon roster.Players like Aaron Oesch,Caleb Cowgill and CoryMcKnight saw significantaction last year and will beleaned on even more this sea-son.

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5 seniors leadFalcon roster

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Valley Hoops 2009-2010

No. Name Ht. Gr.

1 Johnathan Webb 5-10 123 Blake Yates 6-2 104 Tyler Keller 5-10 1211 Robbie Dwyer 6-5 1013 Tyler Rowe 5-8 1021 Luke Keller 6-1 1023 Jose Reyes 5-7 1125 Jason Chaffin 6-2 1131 Zach Utley 6-3 1232 Alex Hartley 6-1 1033 BJ Coleman 6-4 1234 Curtis Crabtree 6-2 10

Coach: Mark Villinger

Valley Indians

No. Name Ht. Gr.

11 Michelle Mains 5-4 1212 Breonna Baldridge 5-4 1113 Courtney Crabtree 5-1 1015 Whitney Bear 5-9 1020 McKenzie Coriell 5-5 924 Kassie Cox 6-0 1233 Shelby Ellis 5-8 1134 Carrie Coriell 5-6 1035 Jordan Arbaugh 5-10 1240 Kaitlyn Patrick 5-8 1142 Miranda Cunningham 5-8 1243 Mahaliah Taylor 5-8 11

Coach: Mark Merritt

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Valley looks to continue winningBy ALI KEATONPDT Sports Writer

LUCASVILLE — Pressuredefense and fast-paced offensehelpedValley to a second-placeleague finish in 2008-2009.The Indians tallied 17 wins

to just five losses a season agoand tied for second withWheelersburg in the SOC II.Quite an accomplishment con-sidering the 7-14 record of2007-2008."We really turned things

around,” Valley coach MarkVillinger said. “We had a greatgroup of seniors. Three of thefour started for us. We had agreat chemistry and greatbench play. It was just one ofthose seasons that was very,very fun to live through."The three starters lost to

graduation were Treg

Cunningham, CameronArbaugh and Zach Gibson.Cunningham and Arbaughwere both team captains andthe leaders of a season ago.Fortunately for Valley the

leaders in the score book areback in the starting lineup.Senior Zach Utley, who last

season earned an All-StateHonorable Mention nod, isreturning as leading scorerfrom 2008-2009. While sec-ond-leading scorer and theteam's top rebounder, BlakeYates, is just in his second year,along with five of his sopho-more classmates."We have a very unique mix

on our varsity this year, towhere we have four seniors,two juniors and six sopho-mores," Villinger said. "Thatwill play into a very uniquerotation for us. Early on we

will be working on blendingthose two classes (seniors andsophomores). We have a lot ofnew faces that we'll be blend-ing in, obviously three newstarters."Joining Utley and Yates on

the floor for the jump ball willbe senior point guard TylerKeller and returning varsityplayer Johnny Webb. For thefinal starting position, theIndians' two tallest will sharetime."Either B.J. Coleman or

Robbie Dwyer will start at thepost position for us," Villingersaid. "Basically, both will seethe same amount of playingtime. It just depends on who'sdoing what during theevening."The remaining roster will be

well-used as coach Villingerplans on rotating 10 players on

a nightly basis. Similar to lastseason, the Indians prepare toattack with run-and-gunoffense and full-court, pressuredefense."We hope to maintain our

same style of play, pressurebasketball, running up anddown the floor and putting itup," Villinger said. "We like toplay that way and we like torotate a lot of guys. We reallywant to pick up where we leftoff last year. I feel like we havea lot more size (this season)...That is probably our biggestdifference."Valley opens the season

Friday night when the Indianshost the South Point Pointerson Dec. 4th.

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Lot of talent returning for Lady IndiansBy ALI KEATONPDT Sports Writer

LUCASVILLE —Returning every player fromthe 2008-2009 roster is agreat start to what the LadyIndians want to accomplishthis basketball season — anSOC II title."We've got everybody com-

ing back this year and ourstrength this year is definitelythe seniors," Valley coachMark Merritt said. "(They)are three- and four-yearstarters and know our pro-gram inside and out. Theyknow what it takes to be suc-cessful at places like Minford,Wheelersburg and Oak Hill...We took care of home courtlast year, we won nine andlost one. But with Oak Hill

being so dominant last year,the championship was just outof reach."Leading the way for Valley

will be starting seniorsMichelle Mains, Kassie Coxand Jordan Arbaugh."Jordan is our center and

pretty much our leader,"Merritt said. "Michelle playspoint guard and off guard, sheleads by example. She justdoes her job night in and nightout. Kassie Cox does a greatjob in the paint, intimidatessome people and she changesa lot of shots."Significant time will also be

played by junior defensive-specialist Shelby Ellis and apair of sophomores, WhitneyBear and Carrie Coriell."Shelby draws the player on

the opposing team who is the

best offensive threat, sheworks hard on defense,"Merritt said. "We're lookingfor her to score a little bitmore this year. For Whitney,we hope with that one year'sexperience as a freshman thatshe can put some more pointson the board. (Coriell), whogot some playing time lastyear, we look for her to scorea little bit this year."Also returning is senior

Miranda Cunningham, whowill see playing time alongwith juniors Mahaliah Taylor,Kaitlyn Patrick and BreonnaBaldridge. Courtney Crabtreeand McKenzie Coriell fill outthe varsity roster."Our expectation this year,

as always, is to compete forthe SOC championship,"Merritt said. "Oak Hill was

pretty dominant last year...But we gave them a goodgame at the end of the season,I think we improved towardthe end of the season."With such a veteran team,

the Lady Indians will taketheir shot in the competitiveSOC II. Valley will have to gothrough the defending MightyOaks, who have sat atop theleague for most of the decade,and the Lady Jeeps of SouthWebster, who have possessedthe trophy as recently as2007-2008."I think that will be our

goal, to improve every gameand at the end have chance tocompete for the SOC champi-onship," Merritt said.



Dec. 4 ................................................South PointDec. 5 ..............Washington C.H. (at Zane Trace)Dec. 11 ................................................at WaverlyDec. 18......................................................MinfordDec. 19 ....................................................WesternDec. 30 ....Huntington (at Quicken Loans Arena)Jan. 5................................................at NorthwestJan. 8 ..............................................WheelersburgJan. 12 ..........................................................WestJan. 15 ................................................at Oak HIllJan. 19 ......................................at South WebsterJan. 22......................................................WaverlyJan. 26 ..................................................at MinfordJan. 29 ..................................................NorthwestFeb. 2..........................................at WheelersburgFeb. 5 ........................................................at WestFeb. 12 ....................................................Oak HillFeb. 13 ..........................................................ClayFeb. 16....................................at Greenup CountyFeb. 19 ..........................................South Webster


Nov. 28 ................................................at FairlandNov. 30 ....................................................WaverlyDec. 3....................................................at MinfordDec. 5 ............................................................ClayDec. 7 ..................................................NorthwestDec. 10 ..........................................WheelersburgDec. 14......................................................at WestDec. 17 ....................................................Oak HIllJan. 7 ............................................South WebsterJan. 11..................................................at WaverlyJan. 14 ......................................................MinfordJan. 18..............................................at NorthwestJan. 21 ........................................at WheelersburgJan. 23........................................................AdenaJan. 28 ..........................................................WestFeb. 4 ..................................................at Oak HillFeb. 6 ........................................Huntington RossFeb. 11 ......................................at South WebsterFeb. 13..........................................at ChesapeakeFeb. 15........................................Greenup County

No. Name Ht. Gr.

4 Ashton Miller 5-6 115 Conner Scott 6-1 1110 Austin Loop 6-2 1013 Trevor Queen 6-3 1220 Josh Wright 6-0 1121 Brandon Malone 5-11 1122 Nate Allard 6-1 1033 Greg Pearson 6-2 1042 David Sutton 6-3 1044 Wes Loop 6-0 12

Coach: Steve Ater

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South Webster Hoops 2009-2010

Webster will follow its seniorsBy ALI KEATONPDT SportsWriter

SOUTH WEBSTER — Ayoung South Webster teamhopes to re-establish itself in theSOC II behind the leadership ofits two seniors and the offenseprovided by the Jeeps' returningstarters."We lost a lot of seniors from

last year's team but we have two(seniors) this year, Wes Loopand Trevor Queen," SouthWebster coach StevenAter said."I expect them to provide a lotof leadership for us and be thego-to guys."Also returning to the Jeeps'

starting lineup is point guardConnor Scott. Loop, a shootingguard, and Scott were SouthWebster's leading scorers of 08-09. The first-year head coach is

optimistic about his squad ofonly six upperclassmen."We have a lot of new guys,

new faces," Ater said. "Someyoung kids are going to be play-ing... But we think we’ll bepretty deep and be able to rotatea lot of guys in."Of those young players, two

sophomores have impressed thecoaching staff. Austin Loop,Wes' younger brother, andDavid Sutton are playing wellthis preseason and will see theirshare of game time."(Austin) is a guy we are

excited about. We'll see how hegrows the next three years,"Ater said. "David Sutton isanother sophomore that willplay a lot and is going to factorinto (the rotation).We also havesome juniors who will play aprominent role in Josh Wright,

Brandon Malone and AshtonMiller, aswell as another skilledsophomore Greg Pearson."South Webster, the smallest

school in the SOC II, will facetough league opponentsthroughout the regular season.As the only D-IV squad in thedivision, the Jeeps hope to keepup with their D-II and D-IIIrivals."We feel confident that we're

going to be competitive at leastfrom the stand point that we aregoing to fight every night just totry and be with those teams atthe end of the season," Atersaid. "At the end of the year wewant to make a nice run in theDivision IV tournament and seehow far we can go."The head coach joins South

Webster after assisting at

Chesapeake for the past six sea-sons. Although his alma materPanthers have strung togethermany successful seasons, theopportunity at South Websterwas oneAter could not pass up."I got the opportunity here

and it is a great place tobe,"Ater said. "I love the peoplehere, the kids have been great towork with and I'm really excit-ed about the opportunity."South Webster travels to

Rosemount for its opening nightcontest against the Panthers ofClay High School on Dec. 5.The night begins with a 6 p.m.junior varsity game followed bythe varsity contest at approxi-mately 7:30 p.m.


Cook, 6 seniors return to lead South Webster


SOUTH WEBSTER —Coming off a 17-7 season asthe runner-up in SOC II,behind the Mighty Oaks,South Webster has much tolook forward to in 2009-2010.The Lady Jeeps' are admit-

tedly small and might have adisadvantage in the post butthey hope to push the ball withtheir guard-heavy lineup.With pressure defense,

South Webster will look toconvert opponent turnoversinto points.A unique spread of players

and classes makes up the LadyJeeps' program. Seven seniors,one junior, two sophomoresand seven freshmen fill the

South Webster varsity and JVrosters. This after losing bothErin Sherman and Erin Mooreto graduation last year."We have a good, solid base

with our seniors,” SouthWebster coach Kristie Johnsonsaid. “We have a lot of varsityexperience there. We're look-ing forward to a good season."The unquestioned standout

of the Lady Jeeps isUniversity of Cincinnatisignee Kayla Cook. The 5-foot-10 guard signed with theBearcats earlier this monthand, as a sophomore, earnedSOC II player of the year hon-ors."Kayla is a major part of

this whole program," Johnsonsaid. "We try to get the highschool girls involved as much

as we can with biddy ball andthe little kids just look up toall the them, especially‘Cookie’. That's what builds aprogram... So she is not justhuge to this team, she is hugeto the whole program."Cook, as well as the other

six seniors —Briana Rawlins,Taylor Queen, Tosha Blanton,Kendra Clark, HannahMontgomery and Ali Hadsell,all have varsity experience."I expect a lot out of Briana

Rawlins this year. She is real-ly starting to step up,"Johnson said. "She can scorefrom the outside and she canpost up. So I'm looking for herto be a big factor this year.Also Taylor Queen... I lookfor her to be a big factor, espe-cially defensively."

Two freshman have caughtthe eye of their coach as well,Kaci Messer and Katie Hanes.Johnson is expecting goodthings from her rookies in theLady Jeeps' quest to dethroneOak Hill as league champs."Oak Hill of course is going

to have an incredible team,also Valley has everyone backand is going to be good,"Johnson said. "We can't everleave out Wheelersburg,Minford and all of the (teams).They are solid programs andevery year they're going tohave good players... It's goingto be tough in the SOC but itgives us an advantage duringtournaments."


South Webster Jeeps

ScheduleDate LocationDec. 5 ........................................................at ClayDec. 8 ............................................at PortsmouthDec. 11..........................................................WestDec. 18 ................................................NorthwestDec. 19 ......................................at Ironton St. JoeJan. 5 ..................................................at Oak HillJan. 8 ....................................................at MinfordJan. 9 ............................................................EastJan. 12 ............................................WheelersburgJan. 15..................................................at WaverlyJan. 19 ........................................................ValleyJan. 22 ......................................................at WestJan. 26..............................................at NorthwestJan. 29......................................................Oak HillFeb. 2 ........................................................MinfordFeb. 5..........................................at WheelersburgFeb. 6 ............................................................ClayFeb. 9 ..........................................................GreenFeb. 12 ....................................................WaverlyFeb. 19 ....................................................at Valley

No. Name Ht. Gr.2 Tosha Blanton 5-9 1210 Kaci Messer 5-6 912 Ali Hadsell 5-9 1215 Kendra Clark 5-5 1220 Taylor Queen 5-8 1221 Katie Hanes 6-0 923 Briana Rawlins 5-10 1230 Kayla Cook 5-10 1232 Kayla Gee 5-5 1133 Hannah Montgomery 5-5 12

Coach: Kristie Johnson

Lady Jeeps

ScheduleDate LocationNov. 30..........................................................WestDec. 3 ..............................................at NorthwestDec. 7 ......................................................Oak HillDec. 10......................................................MinfordDec. 14 ......................................at WheelersburgDec. 17 ....................................................WaverlyDec. 21 ............................................ChesapeakeDec. 28 ............Braggin Rights Classic vs. CarrollDec. 29 ......................................................at ClayJan. 7 ......................................................at ValleyJan. 11 ..................................at Portsmouth WestJan. 14 ..................................................NorthwestJan. 18 ................................................at Oak HillJan. 21 ..................................................at MinfordJan. 25 ....................................................at GreenJan. 28 ............................................WheelersburgFeb. 1 ............................................................EastFeb. 4 ..................................................at WaverlyFeb. 8..............................................at PortsmouthFeb. 11 ........................................................Valley

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No. Name Ht. Gr.

2 Devin Kelly 5-11 103 Derek Roback 6-4 125 Sam Johnston 5-10 1210 Rheadon Remy 5-11 1212 Jake Hensley 6-3 1115 Jake Kretzer 6-6 1022 Allen Leatherwood 5-11 1124 Davis Remy 5-11 1125 Harrison Martin 6-4 1130 David Holt 6-1 1132 Kevin Malone 6-0 12

Coach: Travis Robertson

Waverly Tigers

No. Name Ht. Gr.

10 Audra Williamson -- 1212 Hannah Brewster -- 1014 Darian Harris -- 1120 Bailey Diener -- 1122 Ali Walls -- 1124 Alex Roback -- 1030 Taylor Casey -- 1132 Catlin Shilling -- 1234 Brooke Corcoran -- 1144 Paige Cisco -- 11

Coach: John Bonifield

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Dec. 5 ..........................Logan Elm at Zane TraceDec. 11 ........................................................ValleyDec. 12 ........................Chesapeake at the ConvoDec. 18 ..........................................WheelersburgDec. 28 ................................Pike Holiday ClassicDec. 30 ................................Pike Holiday ClassicJan. 5 ....................................................at MinfordJan. 8 ............................................................WestJan. 12 ................................................at Oak HillJan. 15 ..........................................South WebsterJan. 19 ..................................................NorthwestJan. 22 ....................................................at ValleyJan. 26 ........................................at WheelersburgJan. 29 ......................................................MinfordFeb. 2 ............................................................WestFeb. 5 ......................................................Oak HillFeb. 9 ..................................................HuntingtonFeb. 12 ......................................at South WebsterFeb. 16 ............................................at ChillicotheFeb. 19..............................................at Northwest




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With core returning, Waverly will be toughBy JOHN STEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

WAVERLY — Waverly'sboys basketball will look tocontinue improving in 2009-10.After improving from five

wins in 2007 to 13 wins lastseason and with the core oflast year's team back,Waverly is hoping to com-pete for a conference title.Leading the way for

Waverly once again will beHarrison Martin. The 6-foot-4 junior led the team in scor-ing and rebounding last sea-son, averaging about 20points and 10 rebounds pergame as a sophomore.Martin will be joined again

by Jake Kretzer, a sopho-more who spent his fresh-man season showing his skillfrom behind the arc, hittingmore than 50 3-pointers.Waverly coach TravisRobertson said Kretzer hasimproved and could be a bigpart of the offense this year.

Last season Kretzer averaged13 points per game.New to the team this sea-

son will be Sam Johnston, a5-10 point guard fromAustralia. Robertson saidJohnston is a talented playerwith solid fundamentals butadded that he is still adjust-ing to Waverly's style ofplay.Whether Johnston is ready

to go for game one or notisn't of terrible importancehowever, as last year's start-ing point guard RheadonRemy is back for anotherseason. Devan Kelly is alsoexpected to contribute andDerek Roback, who aver-aged around 10 points pergame last season, is back forhis senior campaign as well."We have pretty much our

main players back and we'vegot some kids to surroundthem," Robertson said. "Ourbiggest downfall this year isgoing to be depth. As long aswe can play hard and playdefense and guard people

without fouling I think we'llbe O.K... We had, from theyear before, won five games.From five to 13 wins the nextseason I think we're headingin the right direction. We gota good core of kids comingback."Robertson said the TIgers

are capable of competing fora league championship thisseason. To win it they willneed to unseat defendingSOC II and defending statechampions Oak Hill, and animproved Wheelersburgteam and the rest of analways tough conference."If we take care of busi-

ness here early and improveour weaknesses I think wehave a chance to compete atthe top of the league...,"Robertson said. "If you'renot ready to lace'em up tightevery night you step on thefloor you can get beat. Wehave to be ready and pre-pared everyday... With ourathletic ability and speed Ithink we'll be able to get up

and down the floor a little bitthis year and it should be funto watch."


Waverly young but experienced for 2009-10By JOHN STEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

WAVERLY — A four-winseason doesn't often lead to anoptimistic outlook the follow-ing year but some of thechanges that have taken place atWaverly have things looking up.Head coach John Bonifield

is among a host of new coach-es in the area this season. Thefirst-year coach was Waverly'sjunior varsity coach last sea-son. Before that, he spent fouryears as a volunteer assistantcoach and six years runningWaverly's Biddy Ball programs.Bonifield takes over from for-

mer coach Nikki McGinnis

who went 4-18 in 2008-09.Not only doesWaverly have a

new coach, they will also havesome new young faces steppinginto bigger roles with just twoseniors on the roster."We're a young team,"

Bonifield said. "A lot of sopho-mores played last year but we'restill young... I'm actually expect-ing good things from them."Waverly's top returning scor-

er is the 5-foot-10 Ali Wallswho scored roughly sevenpoints per game last season.Bonifield is also expecting bigthings from guards HannaBrewster and AudraWilliamson.Manning the post positions

will be Walls and CatlinShilling. Paige Cisco andDarian Harris are both 5-foot-10 or taller as well.Alex Roback, who joined the

varsity midway through lastseason, and Bailey Diener areboth back, bringing defensivetoughness. Taylor Casey andBrooke Corcoran round out thevarsity roster.While the Lady Tigers are

young, several players have var-sity experience. That combinedwith a strong off-season pro-gram have Bonifield thinkingWaverly can make some noisein the Southern OhioConference.

"There's no easy day off inthe SOC," Bonifield acknowl-edged. "I've heard we're (pro-jected) to finish down at the bot-tom of the pack. We finishedahead of PortsmouthWest but Ihear they have some goodfreshmen this year... I thinkwe'll be really competitive."Bonifield said the Lady

Tigers will be a man-to-mandefensive team and will runmore of a motion offense thisseason than they did last year.If that translates into an early

win or two to help the players'confidence, there's no tellinghow well Waverly could do in2009-10.


Nov. 28................................................PortsmouthNov. 30 ....................................................at ValleyDec. 3 ........................................at WheelersburgDec. 7........................................................MinfordDec. 10..........................................................WestDec. 14 ....................................................Oak HillDec. 17 ..........................................South WebsterDec. 21 ................................Pike Holiday ClassicDec. 22 ................................Pike Holiday ClassicJan. 7 ....................................................NorthwestJan. 11 ........................................................ValleyJan. 14 ............................................WheelersburgJan. 18 ..................................................at MinfordJan. 21 ......................................................at WestJan. 23 ............................................SoutheasternJan. 25 ..........................................................ClayJan. 28 ................................................at Oak HillFeb. 1 ..................................................at JacksonFeb. 4 ............................................South WebsterFeb. 11..............................................at Northwest

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“We have pretty much ourmain players back andwe’ve got some kids tosurround them. Ourbiggest downfall this yearis going to be depth.”

Travis RobertsonWaverly head coach

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Oak Hill Hoops 2009-2010

Oaks not just one-year wonders


OAK HILL — Oak Hill’sLady Oaks have all the toolsthey need to defend last sea-son’s SOC II title and repeatits run to the state tournament.More specifically, theyreturn all five starters and theirmajor bench contributors froma year ago."The kids are just greatkids," Lady Oaks' head coachDoug Hale said. "They made agreat run last year and we'vebeen telling them every newseason you've got to reset.We've got to get together, real-ize what was successful for usand build on that, work hardand enjoy each other's compa-ny for three-to-four months."The Lady Oaks return a trioof seniors who played large

roles on last year's squad inTaylor Butler, RebeccaPuckett and Karissa Adkins.Thus far, they have steppedinto their roles as seniors anddone well."That's something we'vedone in our program foryears," Hale said. "We alwayshave high expectations for ourseniors. They set the pace asfar as leadership goes in prac-tice and being timely to allevents. Karissa Adkins,Rebecca Puckett and TaylorButler have challenges theydidn't have last year and havefilled in very well. We lookforward to an exciting yearfrom them."Joining those three seniorsare five juniors and sopho-mores who saw significanttime as underclassmen lastyear in the Lady Oaks' eight-

player rotation."Last year we had threestrong freshmen — LakinCaudill, Breanna Butler andTaylor Hale," Coach Hale said."They came in, played andpaid huge dividends for us lastseason. This year, they're moreconfident and understand theprogram better... Our juniorclass is also very strong withMikie Strite and KelseyBurton who both played bigroles as sophomores."With everyone back aftersuch a successful season, Halebelieves his team knowseveryone on their schedulewill be looking to knock offthe defending SOC, sectional,district and regional champs."I think they realize that,"Hale said. "Having gone 25-2last year and making it to thestate title game and having our

key components back... we'vegone out in our preseasonpracticing like there's a bulls-eye on our backs. Our scrim-mage schedule has been asstrong as it's ever been."That scrimmage scheduleincluded games against D-IVpower Waterford, as well aslarger schools like OlentangyLiberty and GreenfieldMcClain.The hope now is that theteam carries what it learnedfrom last year's run and thispreseason into regular seasonplay."We need to play our besteach game," Hale said,"because we're going to geteveryone else's best game thisyear."

CHRIS DUNHAM can be reachedat [email protected].

No. Name Ht. Gr.00 Drew Cannon 6-3 114 Chris Fairchild 6-2 1010 Jesse Slone 6-3 1111 Kyle Ondera 6-1 1213 Westen Hale 6-0 1114 Nick Gaines 6-4 1121 Dirk Dempsey 6-2 1023 Travis Blevins 5-9 1144 Wade Howard 6-3 1250 Austin Brown 6-3 1155 Joshua Kisor 6-3 10

Coach: Norm Persin

Oak Hill Oaks


Dec. 4 ......................................at Symmes ValleyDec. 11..................................................at MinfordDec. 12 ..................St. Joseph CC (W. Va) at RioDec. 18 ....................................................at WestDec. 19..........................................at South GalliaDec. 22 ............................................at AlexanderDec. 29 ..................................................Rock HillJan. 5 ............................................South WebsterJan. 8................................................at NorthwestJan. 12......................................................WaverlyJan. 15 ........................................................ValleyJan. 17 ..North Canton Hoover (at Canton South)Jan. 19 ........................................at WheelersburgJan. 22 ......................................................MinfordJan. 26 ..........................................................WestJan. 29 ......................................at South WebsterFeb. 2....................................................NorthwestFeb. 5 ..................................................at WaverlyFeb. 12 ....................................................at ValleyFeb. 19............................................Wheelersburg

Lady Oaks

ScheduleDate LocationNov. 30 ..................................................at MinfordDec. 3............................................................WestDec. 7........................................at South WebsterDec. 10 ................................................NorthwestDec. 12................Federal Hocking (at the Convo)Dec. 14 ................................................at WaverlyDec. 17 ....................................................at ValleyDec. 21 ..........................................at South PointDec. 28 ..................................................at AdenaJan. 1 ....................................................at IrontonJan. 7 ..............................................WheelersburgJan. 11 ......................................................MinfordJan. 14 ......................................................at WestJan. 16 ........Huntington St. Joe (at Pickerington)Jan. 18 ..........................................South WebsterJan. 21..............................................at NorthwestJan. 28......................................................WaverlyFeb. 1 ................................................ChesapeakeFeb. 4 ..........................................................ValleyFeb. 11........................................at Wheelersburg




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OAK HILL — Oak Hillbelieved inMarch when it wentto Columbus and returnedhome with a Division IV statetitle.Less than a year later, theOaks return to the court as a D-III team with three of thestarters from the state champi-onship team back and their sitesset on another successful sea-son."Well you'd like to duplicateit, that's for sure," Oak Hillhead coach Norm Persin saidwith a smile. "We alreadytalked to our kids saying 'Don'tlet down your guard, we justwant to continue. Don't reflecton what we did last yearbecause last year is gone butdon't give up the hope and thedream.You want to continue tobe a great basketball team.'"Returning to keep things

going for the Oaks is the statetournament's most outstandingplayer Kyle Ondera."Kyle's going to be Kyle,"Persin said. "He's going to fuelour offense and generate ourdefense off his athleticism. He'sgoing to make a lot of thingshappen and he always does."Also returning for the Oaksare juniors Jesse Slone andWesten Hale. The duo startedfor the Oaks last season andwill be expected to take onexpanding roles with the gradu-ations of JD Hale and RyanBorden, two of the team's topthree scorers from a year ago."Now I've already talked toWesten and Jesse and said 'Youguys are a year older'," Persinsaid. "In the past, those guyswere kind of like 'We'll play ourrole and get it to Ryan and JDand Kyle' but now the situationis, you guys have got to step up.It was kind of like what theydid in football this year. They

need to step up and make theplays instead of watching theother guys make plays."Those two made a number ofbig plays for the Oaks this foot-ball season, carrying the teamto a 10-0 regular season andregional semifinal appearance.They now return to the court,where they are also familiarwith success."We're getting off to a latestart, we know, because of foot-ball," Persin said. "At the samepoint in time, we have to bepatient. We've got enough vet-erans here who know whatthey're doing in the threestarters we've got back. Theyknow how to win. They knowwhat it takes to win so we'reputting a lot of leadership intotheir hands and hopefully wecan just pull together and be areal nice basketball teamagain."Persin has coached his shareof nice teams. Last year's Oaks

were the ninth team to makeregionals under Persin's guid-ance. With the state champi-onship banner now hanging inOakHill, he knows the bullseyeon his team's back will be evenbigger."That just comes with theprogram," Persin said."Personally, myself, I'm used toit. It was the same way when Iwas at Chesapeake all thoseyears. I keep warning our kids(the bullseye is) going to be abigger one now that we've wonthe state championship."But the coach wouldn't haveit any other way."I'd rather it be this way thannot because if it's not this way,what would you have?" Persinsaid. "People wouldn't care andnow they want us to win andthat's part of building a success-ful program so that's what wewant."

CHRIS DUNHAM can be reached [email protected].

No. Name Ht. Gr.3 Kelsey Burton 5-11 1010 Taylor Hale 5-10 1011 Breanna Butler 5-7 1013 Jessica Humphreys 5-5 1115 Kyla Adkins 5-6 1120 Jessica Taylor 5-10 1021 Taylor Butler 5-9 1222 Kristiannia Johnson 5-9 1123 Rebecca Puckett 5-10 1224 Miquel Strite 56 1132 Karlee Metzler 5-7 1133 Karissa Adkins 5-9 1240 Lakin Caudill 5-10 1000 Tiffani Hale 5-6 11Coach: Doug Hale

Lady Oaks ready for more successes in 2009

Northwest Hoops 2009-2010 10

Mohawks to be more consistentByJOHNSTEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

M c D E R M O T T —Northwest, in 2008-09, was ateam that could wow on aTuesday and struggle on aFriday. The ups and downs oflast season led to a .500 finishbut coach Rick Scarberry saidthis season's Mohawks will beof a different mold.With 6-foot-5 Hank Leslie

and his 21 points and 10rebounds a game returning asthe core of Northwest's offense,the Mohawks could be a sleep-er pick to make a lot of noise inthe SOC II.Also returning from last sea-

son's team is second-leadingscorer Kreig Crabtree, whoaveraged roughly 15 points pergame last season, as well as

Chaise Hall, Kenny Crabtree,Eric Frantz and Mark Moore.On Northwest's media day, a

week before the season tip-off,Scarberry said the starting line-up wasn't set in stone but thatLeslie, Hall, Kenny and KreigCrabtree were likely starterswith four or five players bat-tling for the final spot.Among those players were

junior Dylan Brown, a transferfrom Peebles who played wellduring that program's success-ful run last season.The addition of Brown will

also change theMohawks' styleof play."We feel like we're going to

run the ball up and down a littlemore this year," Scarberry said."We've always played a littlebit more possession basketballwith Hank in there because we

know we could always go inthere and he can get you two ora free throw. I feel like withDylan Brown moving in andthe improvements some of ourother kids have made that we'regoing to be able to run eight ornine kids and push it up anddown a little bit more."That depth will be critical to

Northwest's goals this season.Among the varsity returners theMohawks will also haveJeremy Blankenship on the var-sity squad after a successful JVseason last year. Jerod Millerand Luke Brown should alsosee varsity time for theMohawks as will CollinLaJoye. Caleb Brown, KyleSimon and Tyler Vastine roundout a varsity roster that hasoptimism running high inMcDermott.

"We're looking forward tothe season," Scarberry said."Our kids are very excited. Wehave a very tough schedule thisyear. We feel like our league isgoing to be very good."The league, as is often the

case, looks stacked for 2009-10but the Mohawks have everyintention of trying to win it."Our goal is always to win

our league but we're also realis-tic," Scarberry said."Wheelersburg also has every-body back plus a pretty goodpoint guard moving in. OakHill has a lot of kids back tooand they're still young but wethink we can play with thoseteams and beat them. Our kidshave to come to play everynight."It all starts for Northwest on

Dec. 4 on the road against Clay.

By JOHN STEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

McDERMOTT — It wasn'tthe best of seasons for the LadyMohawks last year with theteam falling in the sectional finalwith an 8-13 record.Last year's team though was

going through some of thegrowing pains typical of ayoung team. The advantage of ayoung team one year however,is an experienced one the next.With coach Mark Spears

entering his second season at thehelm, the LadyMohawks returntheir entire starting lineup fromlast season. Last year's starters,who are projected to start thisseason as well, are KatieMalone, Devan Scarberry,Brooke Smith, Chelsi Wilsonand BrittanyWilliams.

Scarberry led the team inscoring last season at 11 pointsper game with Williams rightbehind.Kaylee Ross also returns to

the varsity squad this seasonwith Ashley Gilley, JennaEuton, Kayla Clark and RachaelShumway coming up from theJV team. Payton Gubernathjoins the program after movingin fromMinnesota andMadisonSpears returns to the programafter not playing since her fresh-man year.With thewhole starting lineup

back, and the new additions,expectations are higher this sea-son."Expectations are a lot high-

er," Spears said. "We felt likewegave a couple ball games awaylast year, that happens to every-body. The kids had a good sum-

mer. Things are a little bit rustybut the kids are working hard.With the work habits we haveright now if we continue that wehope to see more success thanwhat we saw last year."While the team is more expe-

rienced, the LadyMohawks stilllack height inside. The team’stop two rebounders last seasonwere Williams and Smith. Bothplayers were listed as 5-foot-8last season.With the lack of size the Lady

Mohawks will look to causeturnovers on defense and turnthose into quick points."We're going to have to be a

hustling, hard-nosed teambecause we don't have a lot ofsize," Spears said. "We're goingto have to get after it. Thedefense is going to have to put alot of pressure on the basketball.

We're going to have to makesome turnovers to generate ouroffense a little bit."With the up tempo style of

defense, Spears said plenty ofplayers will get court time."If they play defense like I

want them to then a lot of peopleare going to play," Spears said."So if they're sitting thereworry-ing about starting — that's onething I wouldn't worry a wholelot about."Spears acknowledged that

Oak Hill is the likely favorite torepeat as SOC II champions andsaid that many are pickingNorthwest to battle around thebottom of the league."We'll find out about that,"

Spears said. "They got a lot ofexperience last year and hope-fully that will pay off for us asthe season starts."

No. Name Ht. Gr.4 Collin LaJoye 5-9 1110 Jerod Miller 5-11 1112 Eric Frantz 5-8 1214 Jeremy Blankenship 5-11 1120 Dylan Brown 6-0 1122 Mark Moore 6-0 1223 Kreig Crabtree 6-0 1224 Hank Leslie 6-5 1232 Kenny Crabtree 6-1 1133 Luke Brown 5-10 1034 Chaise Hall 5-8 1242 Kyle Simon 6-1 1044 Caleb Brown 5-10 1145 Tyler Vastine 6-0 10Coach: Rick Scarberry

Northwest Mohawks

ScheduleDate LocationDec.4 ........................................................at ClayDec. 11 ......................................at WheelersburgDec. 15 ............................................North AdamsDec. 18 ....................................at South WebsterDec. 30 ........................Washington Court HouseJan. 5 ..........................................................ValleyJan. 8........................................................Oak HillJan. 12 ......................................................MinfordJan. 15 ......................................................at WestJan. 16................................................PortsmouthJan. 19..................................................at WaverlyJan. 22 ............................................WheelersburgJan. 26 ..........................................South WebsterJan. 29 ....................................................at ValleyFeb. 2 ..................................................at Oak HillFeb. 5 ....................................................at MinfordFeb. 6..............................................at PortsmouthFeb. 12 ..........................................................WestFeb. 16 ................................................at EasternFeb. 19 ....................................................Waverly

No. Name Ht. Gr.4 Ashley Gilley -- 125 Katie Malone -- 1210 Jenna Euton -- 1112 Madison Spears -- 1214 Kaylee Ross -- 1221 Kayla Clark -- 1023 Devan Scarberry -- 1124 Rachael Shumway -- 1125 Payton Gubernath -- 1032 Brooke Smith -- 1233 Chelsi Wilson -- 1234 BrittanyWilliams -- 11Coach: Mark Spears

Lady Mohawks

ScheduleDate LocationNov. 27 ..........Westfall (Paint Valley Tournament)Nov. 30............................................WheelersburgDec. 3 ............................................South WebsterDec. 7 ......................................................at ValleyDec. 10 ................................................at Oak HillDec. 14..................................................at MinfordDec. 17..........................................................WestDec. 21 ..............................................at Rock HillDec. 28 ..................................................WhiteoakJan. 7....................................................at WaverlyJan. 11 ......................................at WheelersburgJan. 14 ......................................at South WebsterJan. 18 ........................................................ValleyJan. 21......................................................Oak HillJan. 28 ......................................................MinfordFeb. 1......................................................Rock HillFeb. 4 ........................................................at WestFeb. 6 ..........................................at North AdamsFeb. 8 ............................................................ClayFeb. 11 ....................................................Waverly

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No. Name Ht. Gr.50 Thomas Branham 6-1 104 Shane Buckley 5-7 95 Tyler Messer 6-1 1210 Steven Russell 6-2 1213 Drew Delotell 6-1 1221 Josh Spears 6-1 1123 Levi Horsley 6-4 1024 Nathan Miller 5-6 1032 Zac Wolfe 6-1 1234 Bentley Bledsoe 6-1 1044 Nathaniel Henson 6-3 123 Matt Mohr 5-10 9Coach: Don Stapleton


NEW BOSTON — Afterwinning three-straight SOCI championships it would bebe reasonable to expect theLady Tigers to take a year orso to reload.Nothing could be further

from the plan.The Lady Tigers may have

lost their leading scorerfrom last season's 18-4 cam-paign to graduation but theyreturn three senior starterswho have never known whatit's like to not win a confer-ence title — and they're noteager to find out."We know there are some

teams that have gotten bet-ter...," New Boston coach JonEstep said. "But we feel theroad to the championshipstill goes through here. That'sthe mentality we're takinginto this. We're not relin-quishing it until somebodycomes in and takes it fromus."Standing in the way of any

other team taking that titlewill be Missy Buckley,Alyssa Raines and MychaelHamilton. The trio served asa supporting cast to somedegree in past years but thisyear will bear the spotlightthemselves. Buckley is thetop returning scorer and oneof the teams top defenders,averaging 13 points and foursteals a game last year.Raines scored around eight

points per game last seasonwith 11 rebounds andHamilton made contributionsboth offensively and defen-sively.The biggest loss to gradua-

tion last season for NewBoston was Kayla Wiley. TheSOC I all-star is playing thisseason for Shawnee State."It will be a different style

of play because Kayla did somuch," Estep said. "I don'tthink the style is going tochange dramatically. I thinkit's just the roles. The three ofthem combined in Missy,Alyssa and Mychael will stepin and kind of be the leaders

out there in their own littleway."After the top three, New

Boston should also get con-tributions from ChristianLykins, Mychael Hardingand Kaci McNutt, thoughMcNutt will be out early onwith an ankle injury.Even the freshmen will

make an impact for the LadyTigers this season withShawna Buckley andCourtney Delotell likely tosee a good deal of playingtime."We know we're going to

have some doubters," Estepsaid. "People will say 'They

lost Wiley, so they don'thave anything comingback.' I feel my three sen-iors who have started thelast two years — I'll putthem out there alongsideany other team's top threeplayers. The role players wehave to play alongside thosegirls have gained a lot ofexperience practicing andplaying over the summerand I think we have thenucleus to make the run forthat fourth straight. I knowit's not going to be easy."


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New Boston Hoops 2009-2010

New faces to lead at New BostonBy JOHN STEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

NEW BOSTON — Lastseason wasn't the most mem-orable for the New Bostonboys basketball program.The team finished 7-15 and

lost in the sectional finals.Only one regular starter

returns from that squad how-ever, giving the Tigers achance for a fresh start.Leading the way for New

Boston this season will likelybe sophomore Levi Horsley.The 6-foot-4 forward aver-aged just under seven pointsper game last season as a

starter but will be expected tocarry a bigger load this year.Helping the cause will be

three other players who start-ed intermittently throughoutthe year in Drew Delotell,Nate Henson and Zac Wolfe.The Tigers also expect con-

tributions from Tyler Messer,a senior transfer, and fresh-man point guard ShaneBuckley.Coach Don Stapleton said

Buckley will be a big part ofthe offense."I met the kid in seventh

grade and he's been playingeveryday and he's alwaysstarted," Stapleton said. "He's

not real big but he's going tobe the (point) guard and we'rehoping he can distribute."For opening night,

Stapleton said the startinglineup would likely beBuckley, Horsley, Henson,Messer and Delotell withWolfe coming off the benchas sixth man. The whole newlineup will lead to a new styleof play."We'll be a little more

structured and methodicalthan we've been in the past,"Stapleton said. "We probablywon't try to run as much."Stapleton said Symmes

Valley is a likely favorite in

the SOC I but said the Tigerscan compete."As long as we play

together as a team we couldfinish in the top third andmake some noise maybe,"Stapleton said. "A lot of it isgoing to come down towhether or not we have teamcohesiveness."Stapleton will be entering

his seventh season as coach,making him one of the mosttenured coaches in the SOCI.


Lady Tigers want fourth title

New Boston Tigers

ScheduleDate LocationDec. 5 ..................................................at WellstonDec. 11 ......................................................at ClayDec. 12 ..........................................Ironton St. JoeDec. 15..........................................................WestDec. 18........................................................GreenJan. 5........................................................EasternJan. 8 ............................................at Notre DameJan. 9 ..............................................South GalliaJan. 12 ................................................at WesternJan. 15......................................at Symmes ValleyJan. 19 ..........................................................EastJan. 22 ..........................................................ClayJan. 26 ....................................................at GreenJan. 29..................................................at EasternFeb. 2 ................................................Notre DameFeb. 5 ......................................................WesternFeb. 9 ........................................at Ironton St. JoeFeb. 12..........................................Symmes ValleyFeb. 16 ..............................................South GalliaFeb. 19 ......................................................at East

No. Name Ht. Gr.15 Missy Buckley 5-7 1214 Shawna Buckley 5-4 932 Courtney Delotell 5-5 923 Mychael Hamilton 5-5 1211 Mychael Harding 5-5 1122 Miranda Litz 5-5 1012 Christian Lykins 5-7 1224 Katie Malone 5-5 1142 Kaci McNutt 5-10 1110 Jennifer Miller 5-5 1235 Alyssa Raines 5-9 12

Coach: Jon Estep

Lady Tigers

ScheduleDate LocationNov. 28 ..........................Hillsboro at PV ShootoutNov. 30 ..........................................................ClayDec. 3......................................................at GreenDec. 7 ......................................................EasternDec. 10 ..............................................Notre DameDec. 14 ................................................at WesternDec. 17 ........................................Symmes ValleyDec. 19 ..............................................West UnionJan. 4 ..................................................at WellstonJan. 7 ............................................................EastJan. 11 ......................................................at ClayJan. 14 ........................................................GreenJan. 16 ..........................................at GeorgetownJan. 18..................................................at EasternJan. 21 ..........................................at Notre DameJan. 23 ..........................................at South GalliaJan. 28 ....................................................WesternJan. 30..........................................................MillerFeb. 4........................................at Symmes ValleyFeb. 11 ......................................................at East



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SCIOTOVILLE— The girlsteam from Sciotoville takespride in its ability to shoot thethree-ball, and the LadyTartans are returning their bestat it. Meghan Williams wasone of the best in the state ayear ago, as a sophomore."Meghan Williams finished

fourth in the state in three pointpercentage," East coach JackBranon said. "She shot over 40percent from three last year.She was our leading scorer andis a junior this year."Just as any team, the Lady

Tartans cannot live and diealong three-point arc. Branonexplained the improvementsnecessary to go from the 8-14record of last season to becom-ing a league contender."We have to value our pos-

sessions," Branon said. "Wehave to cut down our turnoversand we have to keep peoplefrom coming inside and wehave to rebound. If we do thosethings, we've got a shot (in theSOC I)... And we have to shootfree throws better."Two starters were lost to

graduation, Brittany Caudill, atop-rebounder, and CierraWright, who along withCaudill was a scorer and three-year starter.Point guard Jessica

McCallister and post playerKatie Bennett return to thestarting lineup this year as sen-iors."Jessica McCallister is a

three-year starter, really runs

our offense and makes thingsgo for us," Branon said. "She isan outstanding defensive play-er out front, as well."Katie Bennett is an inside

player, kind of undersized, sheis a 5-foot-7," Branon said."She has nice inside offensivemoves, rebounds well andplays good inside defense forus."A 5-foot-11 junior Toni

Lang will be another strongpresence in the post, especiallyas a rebounder and defender.Sierra Dingess and BrittanySwords will see significantplaying time at the varsitylevel, just as they did a yearago."Brittany Swords will see

significant amount of playing

time as the sixth-man. She is aspark-plug, defensive typeplayer," Branon said. "Mosteverybody that will play,(received) significant minuteslast year. We are relativelyexperienced. We have two sen-iors and four juniors back. Andwe have some freshmen andsophomores that are going toget some playing time too."Area coaches have agreed

that the SOC I will be as tight arace as any, with New Bostonas the defending champs andthe rest of the division closingthe gap this off-season."I honestly think everybody

has a chance to be playingmeaningful games clear up tothe end of the season," Branonsaid. "Eastern is going to be

tough to beat, and obviouslyNew Boston is the champ untilsomebody dethrones them.Notre Dame has a couple biggirls inside... Green's AdrianneBlankenship might be the bestplayer in the league, and theywill be pretty solid."I'm hard pressed to say that

anybody is really the favorite. Iwouldn't be surprised if the(SOC I winner) had three orfour losses."The Lady Tartans begin their

quest for the top-spot in theleague when East travels toFranklin Furnace tomorrownight to face the Green LadyCats.



S C I O T O V I L L E —Uncertainty surrounds the EastTartans this preseason as threestarters from last year's 16-8team were lost to graduation.Atotal of six graduated seniors,all of which stood at least 5-foot-11 inches tall, leave Eastundersized and unsure of howthis year might play out.The misfortune continues as

senior offensive threat ZachRawlins will miss his final bas-ketball campaign, sidelined bya knee injury."We lost Zach Rawlins who

was a starter and is a senior thisyear," East coachAdam Baileysaid. "He tore his ACL in thefirst football scrimmage thisyear. I think Zach averagedabout 15 points a game lastyear, so I'd say we lost proba-bly 75 to 80 percent of ouroffense this year with himbeing hurt and the seniors thatwe lost."A first-year head coach,

Bailey now leads the Tartans asformer East coach TravisBradford has relocated to Westto take over the Senators.Bailey, athletic director of

five years in Sciotoville, hasnine years of basketball coach-ing experience as a varsityassistant, junior varsity andjunior high coach. The newhead coach explained how hisundersized team will operateoffensively this season."Wewant to get out and push

the tempo, we were bigger (inpast seasons) but right now we

only have one kid that is over6-foot-1 on our whole roster,"Bailey said. "We are definitelysmall, but we're athletic.Hopefully we can push the balland run an up-tempo styleoffense."Two seniors returning to the

Tartans are brothers Jon andJordan Garrett. Jon is a two-year starter while twin Jordanhas started on and off since hissophomore season. Both haveearned varsity basketball letterseach year since becomingfreshmen."We look for (Jon) to do a lot

of our scoring and I'm hopingthat Jordan has a break outyear," Bailey said.

Devan Briggs, a junior pointguard, could be an impact play-er for the Tartans along withfellow classmate JustinPhillips. Meanwhile, sopho-mores Nathan Toller andJayvonWright are battling for aspot in the post and into thestarting lineup.The SOC I squad will look to

its defense to carry them. Eastplans to frustrate opponentsinto costly turnovers and con-vert the miscues into points."We are small so we're going

to have to make teams turn itover, so we can get out andrun," Bailey said. "I think theleague is probably as competi-tive as it has been in the last

couple of years, especially inthe top half... A lot of teams arereturning lots of starters andoffense."To round out an eight-man

rotation, minutes off the benchwill be given to sophomoreNathan King and freshmanJustin Crager as the banged-upTartans find their way in SOC Iplay."Before injuries happened I

would have thought we couldhave competed for the league,"Bailey said. "But right nowwere just looking to get betterand compete in every game."

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East Hoops 2009-2010

No. Name Ht. Gr.3 Jordan Garrett 5-10 124 Zach Rawlins 5-11 125 Justin Crager 5-10 910 Justin Phillips 5-10 1112 Jayvon Wright 6-0 1014 Nathan Toller 6-1 1015 Nathan King 5-7 1021 Jon Garrett 5-10 1222 T.J. Taylor 5-11 1123 Devin Briggs 5-10 1132 Corey Haywood 6-3 1142 J.C. Evans 5-10 11Coach: Adam Bailey

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Dec. 4 ............................................Ironton St. JoeDec. 8............................................................WestDec. 11........................................................GreenDec. 18 ....................................at Symmes ValleyDec. 22 ..........................................at Coal GroveDec. 29..............................................South GalliaJan. 5 ................................................Notre DameJan. 8 ......................................................WesternJan. 9 ........................................at South WebsterJan. 12 ......................................................at ClayJan. 15......................................................EasternJan. 19 ..........................................at New BostonJan. 22 ....................................................at GreenJan. 26..........................................Symmes ValleyJan. 29 ..........................................at Notre DameFeb. 2 ..................................................at WesternFeb. 5 ............................................................ClayFeb. 12 ................................................at EasternFeb. 16 ......................................at Ironton St. JoeFeb. 19 ..............................................New Boston

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ScheduleDate LocationNov. 30....................................................at GreenDec. 3 ......................................at Symmes ValleyDec. 7 ............................................at Notre DameDec. 10 ....................................................WesternDec. 14 ..........................................................ClayDec. 17 ................................................at EasternDec. 28..........................................at South GalliaJan. 4 ........................................................at WestJan. 7 ............................................at New BostonJan. 11 ........................................................GreenJan. 14..........................................Symmes ValleyJan. 16................................................West UnionJan. 18 ..............................................Notre DameJan. 21 ................................................at WesternJan. 23 ..................................at Harvest ChristianJan. 25 ..............................................South GalliaJan. 28 ......................................................at ClayFeb. 1 ........................................at South WebsterFeb. 4........................................................EasternFeb. 11 ..............................................New Boston

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Notre Dame's Lady Titansfeature one of the SOC'syoungest rosters this seasonwith two seniors and no jun-iors.Those seniors, Catie

Delabar and Hannah Shupert,have been in the program andboth saw a significantamount of starts last season."Hannah Shupert and Catie

Delabar are our seniors andthey are more excited thisyear than ever before," NotreDame coach Walt Monroesaid. "They have shown lotsof leadership and were votedas the captains by the team."

Joining the two seniors inthe starting lineup will besophomores Erin Monroeand Katie Kayser, as well asfreshman Jen Arnzen."Erin Monroe is a sopho-

more will provide lots ofscoring and defense for us,"Monroe said. "Jen Arnzen issix feet tall and hasimproved a lot over the sum-mer. She will start as a fresh-man."Arnzen steps into the cen-

ter position vacated byJeanne Estep's graduation. Ayear ago, the Lady Titansalso had two seniors (Estepand Kaitlyn Canter), but hada three-person junior classwhich featured Shupert and

Delabar.This year, however, the

Lady Titans' roster featuresno juniors, four sophomoresand eight freshmen."We are a very, very young

team," Monroe said. "We areexcited because we did wellin previews and in scrim-mages and we expect toimprove all year."Coming off the bench will

be freshmen Regan Fanninand Libby Welch. Both areexpected to see significantplaying time in the seven-player rotation. The youngsquad hopes to out-do the 6-14 record from a season agoby getting better with eachgame.

"We expect to improve allyear and, by halfway throughthe season, we hope to be areal good team," Monroesaid.The team will see plenty of

opportunities for challengeand improvement early in theseason. The team's first threegames are home contestsagainst SOC I foes.Following that opening

sequence, the Lady Titansplay six games in a 10-daystretch from Dec. 10-19, giv-ing them a total of nine con-tests before the Christmasbreak.


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Notre Dame Hoops 2009-2010

Titans competing now to win laterBy CHRIS DUNHAMPDT Sports Writer

In a school with less than40 boys, having a goodturnout for teams can be anissue.Not this year for Notre

Dame basketball.With 23 players in the bas-

ketball program, the Titansfeature the first freshmanteam in school history andbattles across the board onthe varsity team."We're still evaluating and

looking at kids in differentspots," first-year head coachMatt Mader said. "We don'thave a lot of experience backand are looking to fill ourstarting positions throughthe scrimmages."The Titans do have some

experience in their upper-classmen. Alex Glocknerhas been playing varsity bas-ketball since his freshmanyear and is establishing him-

self as a leader for this year'steam."We have to start with our

seniors," Mader said. "Wehave Alex Glockner, a four-year player who has been inthe program. Alex is going tobe our leader. He, Jeffrey(Emnett) and Greg (July) arethe kids our younger guysare looking up to for leader-ship. They've done good thusfar to provide that."Four juniors and some

underclassmen make up therest of the roster and give theTitans even more competi-tion as they approach thenew season."That's what we talked to

the kids about," Mader said."We want to create a situa-tion where we're competingin practice. We want to haveguys competing for spots,not just during the season,but in the offseason. That'sno secret that we need to becompeting in the offseason

to get better."This season, Mader wants

to see that in-practice com-petition make the team goodenough to compete on thecourt each night. While theSOC I returns a lot of its tal-ent from a year ago, Maderexpects his team to be up tothe challenge and fare well."We want to compete

every night," Mader said. "Iknow that Clay and Easternand Symmes and East returna lot of their core players, sonight in and night out itseems the league will bevery balanced. We're justhoping that we can compete.We talked to our kids abouttaking it one game at a timeone practice at at time. That'swhat we're trying to focuson. We're hoping to comeout and compete, play hardand hustle night in and nightout."The focus early has been

to get the team ready for bas-

ketball season while theycompete with one anotherfor playing position. Withthe majority of the playerscoming in from a fall sport,Mader has been working onthe transition from the fieldor course to the court."We've really been focus-

ing on conditioning and get-ting our bodies acclimated tobasketball," Mader said."We've got a lot of kids thatplay multiple sports. Thetransition for most fromfootball to basketballinvolves trying to get basket-ball legs. We have athleteswho ran cross country andplayed golf who haveworked hard in the gymalso."The transition ends and

season tips off Dec. 4 whenthe Titans travel to West.

CHRIS DUNHAM can be reachedat [email protected]

Shupert, Delabar lead young team

No. Name Ht. Gr.

22 Jeffrey Emnett 6-0 1220 Alex Glockner 5-9 1241 Greg July 6-0 1243 Mark Evans 6-2 1123 Blake Glockner 6-1 1124 Jeff July 6-2 1112 Carlos Perez 5-8 1111 Tyler noel 6-1 1034 Brad Pierron 6-1 1040 Kevin Lewis 5-10 9

Coach: Matt Mader

Notre Dame Titans


Dec. 4........................................................at WestDec. 11 ....................................at Symmes ValleyDec. 18 ....................................................EasternDec. 28 ................at Dawson-Bryant TournamentDec. 29 ................at Dawson Bryant TournamentJan. 5 ........................................................at EastJan. 8 ................................................New BostonJan. 9 ........................................at Ironton St. JoeJan. 12 ....................................................at GreenJan. 15 ....................................................WesternJan. 19 ......................................................at ClayJan. 20 ..........................................Ironton St. JoeJan. 22..........................................Symmes ValleyJan. 26..................................................at EasternJan. 29 ..........................................................EastJan. 30 ............................................at Coal GroveFeb. 2 ............................................at New BostonFeb. 5 ..........................................................GreenFeb. 12 ................................................at WesternFeb. 19 ..........................................................Clay

No. Name Ht. Gr.20 Catie Delabar -- 124 Hannah Shupert -- 1213 Katie Kayser -- 1010 Erin Monroe -- 1012 Leighann Morgan -- 105 Young Bin Hong -- 1050 Jen Arnzen -- 914 Sammie Marting -- 934 Olivia Nelson -- 922 Katie O'Neill -- 930 Miranda Pauley -- 915 Stacie Ramey -- 92 Raigan Sammons -- 911 Libby Welsh -- 9

Coach: Walt Monroe

Lady Titans

ScheduleDate LocationNov. 30..........................................Symmes ValleyDec. 3 ......................................................EasternDec. 7 ............................................................EastDec. 10 ..........................................at New BostonDec. 12 ..............................................at Rock HillDec. 14....................................................at GreenDec. 16 ....................................................WesternDec. 17 ....................at Spring Valley TournamentDec. 19 ....................at Spring Valley TournamentJan. 4 ........................................Harvest ChristianJan. 7 ............................................................ClayJan. 11......................................at Symmes ValleyJan. 14..................................................at EasternJan. 18 ......................................................at EastJan. 21 ..............................................New BostonJan. 28 ........................................................GreenFeb. 1 ....................................at Harvest ChristianJan. 3 ............................................................WestJan. 4 ..................................................at WesternJan. 11 ......................................................at Clay

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A young Lady Pantherteam hopes to continue thesuccess of the 16-6 recordand second place league fin-ish from a season past. Thisyear, however, experience isnot a strong suit."We lost three seniors off

the group and we have noseniors this year," Claycoach Kevin Castle said."We aren't returning a lot ofexperience."The only full-time varsity

players returning to thisyear's roster are juniorsKatherine Bauer and HollyHempill.Fellow classmate Keely

Craft split time between jun-ior varsity and varsity a yearago.Junior Chelsea Beegan and

sophomores Emily Spriggsand Julie Williams move upto the varsity roster of onlysix upperclassmen, whilefive freshmen hope to earn abasketball letter in 2009-2010."We are looking for min-

utes out of all of them,"Castle said. "MadisonWhitley is a freshman com-

ing in there, (we look forher) to get quite a bit of min-utes."In his second year as head

coach of the Lady Panthers,Castle is hesitant to predicthow the competitive SOC Imight go. A year ago NewBoston was the one leaguefoe that Clay could not over-come. The Lady Tigers nowhave the rest of the leaguetracking them."We just want to go out

and play, and where we fallis where we fall," Castlesaid. "We have a goodgroup of kids... They workvery hard. We'll see wherewe end up."The young squad will

have its work cut out for itas each league opponentwill be faced within the firstnine games. Not to mention,the other two Decembercontests will pit the LadyPanthers against strongSOC II opponents SouthWebster and Valley.All in all, Clay looks for-

ward to the year ahead asthe Lady Panthers beginregular season play Nov. 30.

"We're excited about thegroup of kids that came outto play and we're having agood time working withthem," Castle said. "We aregoing to enjoy this seasonand do the best we can."New Boston hosts Clay

on Monday night as SOCgirls basketball gets under-way.



A disappointing 6-14 regularseason and 6-8 conferencerecord in 2008-2009 leavesmuch to be desired for thePanthers class of 2010. The goodnews is that Clay returns most ofits height for the new season.Varsity returners Chaz

Lawson, Max Graham,Nathan Burchett and GabeDuduit all range from 6-foot-2to 6-foot-4 while guards JonValentine and CameronCaseman each stand at least 5-foot-11.As a sophomore, Valentine

was an impact player in thePanthers' front court. Now ajunior, Valentine will be partof a balanced offensive attack."We're going to be really,

balanced. In our scrimmages,we had five or six guys dowell so we are going to bereally balanced," Clay coachJack Trainer said. "We want tobe able to score from insideand outside."Of the Panthers four seniors

(Lawson, Caseman, CodyDelotell and Jacob Nolan), themost varsity experience hasbeen acquired by Lawson, fol-lowed by Caseman with thesecond most minutes of theclass. Lawson, a center, willbe counted on for reboundingas well as scoring during hissenior season.Clay will look to pressure

teams on defense and createscoring opportunities as thePanthers lack a standoutoffensively. The SOC I squadbegins its season with fourstrong SOC II opponents fol-lowed by four straight divisiongames.The opening week could

give the Panthers the neededtime to build team chemistry.

"We have a long, long wayto go," Trainer said. "We don'treally have that guy that willgo out and score 25 pointsevery night. We're not thatkind of team."With league opponent and

defending SOC I champWestern losing key playersfrom its roster, a favorite in theSOC I is tough to determine.The Panthers are excitedabout the chance to improve

from a season ago."We're looking forward to

the opportunity to see what wecan do this season," Trainersaid.On Friday, Dec. 4, Clay will

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Clay has work cut out for it in SOC I

No. Name Ht. Gr.5 Chaz Lawson 6-5 1211 Jacob Nolan 6-2 1215 Cody Delotell 5-11 1121 Chandler King 5-10 1022 Jon Valentine 6-0 1125 Cody Bussler 5-10 1131 Cameron Caseman 5-11 1232 Gabe Duduit 6-2 1233 Nathan Burchett 6-2 1135 Josh Porter 6-3 1141 Max Graham 6-6 11

Coach: Jack Trainer

Clay Panthers

ScheduleDate LocationDec. 4 ..................................................NorthwestDec. 5 ............................................South WebsterDec. 8....................................................at MinfordDec. 10 ......................................at WheelersburgDec. 11 ..............................................New BostonDec. 18 ................................................at WesternJan. 5............................................Symmes ValleyJan. 8....................................................at EasternJan. 11 ......................................................MinfordJan. 12 ..........................................................EastJan. 15 ....................................................at GreenJan. 19 ..............................................Notre DameJan. 22 ..........................................at New BostonJan. 23 ....................................................Rock HillJan. 26 ....................................................WesternJan. 29......................................at Symmes ValleyFeb. 2........................................................EasternFeb. 5 ........................................................at EastFeb. 6 ........................................at South WebsterFeb. 12 ........................................................GreenFeb. 13 ....................................................at ValleyFeb. 19 ..........................................at Notre Dame

No. Name Ht. Gr.3 Katherine Bauer 5-7 115 Alison Castle 5-1 911 Tayler Carter 5-6 1012 Chelsea Beegan 5-5 1113 Emily Spriggs 5-4 1021 MadisonWhitley 5-8 922 Julie Williams 5-5 1123 Brittany Miller 5-4 1124 Sarah Pelfrey 5-10 930 Anna Valentine 5-8 932 Holly Hempill 5-8 1133 Jordan Stewart 5-5 1040 Allie Guthman 5-9 941 Sarah Sexton 5-3 1144 Keely Craft 5-6 11

Coach: Kevin Castle

Lady Panthers

ScheduleDate LocationNov. 30 ..........................................at New BostonDec. 3 ......................................................WesternDec. 5 ......................................................at ValleyDec. 7 ......................................at Symmes ValleyDec. 10 ....................................................EasternDec. 14 ......................................................at EastDec. 17....................................................at GreenDec. 29 ..........................................South WebsterJan. 7 ................................................Notre DameJan. 11 ..............................................New BostonJan. 14 ................................................at WesternJan. 16 ..........................................................WestJan. 18..........................................Symmes ValleyJan. 21..................................................at EasternJan. 25..................................................at WaverlyJan. 28 ..........................................................EastJan. 30 ..............................................South GalliaFeb. 4 ..........................................................GreenFeb. 8................................................at NorthwestFeb. 11 ..........................................at Notre Dame

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FRANKLIN FURNACE —Green girls basketball has a newcoach but the plan is to continuea winning tradition.Bucky Bridges takes over a

program that had a winningrecord last season and broughthome a sectional championship.The first-year head coach has

a background coaching PeeWeeand junior high and has workedwith the varsity the last three sea-sons.Coming off a good year

though, don't look for wholesalechanges."For lack of a betterword (for-

mer head coachDale) Royse is amentor to me," Bridges said.

"He took me under his wing.The guy knows basketball. I'mnot going to say we think exact-ly the same but for the most partand the way we treat the kids Ithink it's basically the same."We had some success last

year and we've got the core peo-ple back with some minorchanges," he added. "For themost part we're going to try andkeep things the same and buildon what we did last year."Leading the way for Green

again this season will beAdrianne Blankenship. The 5-foot-9 senior averaged 16 pointsand 13 rebounds a game last sea-son, firmly establishing herselfas one of the SOC I's top players.Also back this year is Brianna

Johnson, who started, andLauren Jones, who was secondon the team in scoring andrebounding. Hannah Collettreturns as does defensive stopperGidget Timberman.With such a strong group of

returning players, Bridges thinksan SOC title is a possibility —though certainly not a guarantee."I really think we ought to do

well," Bridges said. "I thinkwe'llbe competitive in our confer-ence. I think our conference ispretty even. I think we've got ashot to beat anybody on anygiven night, especially in ourconference."New Boston and Clay have

pretty well dominated for thepast eight to 10 years...," Bridges

added. "I believe there are prob-ably five teams who have a legitchance of winning it. I'm gladwe're one of those teams."On offense Green will try to

play an up tempo, aggressivestyle and will sport primarilyzone defense. The up tempostyle will be easier to maintainthis season because of the team'sdepth."This is probably the deepest

year we've had in five or sixyears player-wise," Bridgessaid. "We can actually go eightor nine deep and be prettycomfortable with that. Therewere a lot of games last yearwhen we didn't even sub...(The depth) will really make abig difference."

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New coach, high hopes for GreenBy JOHN STEGEMANPDT Sports Editor

FRANKLIN FURNACE —A sense of normalcy has comeover the Green boys basket-ball program after a stormy2008-09 season.Last season’s Bobcats went

4-17 in a season that saw threedifferent men as head coach.Charlie Kitchen started theseason as head coach butresigned before the seasonended. Jeff Fraley finished outthe year as interim coach,leading the Cats to several lateseason wins.In the one game between

Kitchen’s resignation andFraley’s hiring, long-time jun-ior high coach Bobby Blantoncoached the team to a 68-37loss against East.Despite the loss, Blanton

must have liked something hesaw in the young team — tak-ing the head coaching job for2009-10 and returning a sense

of stability."I think the kids, just know-

ing that there is going to besome stability this year hasreally taken a load off theirshoulders," Blanton said. "Itold them I’m not going any-where no matter what hap-pens, at least this year. I thinkthey realize they’ve got peoplewho want them to succeed."Blanton coached junior high

ball at Green for the last sevenyears and has worked with thevarsity the last two seasons.He graduated from Green in1998.Last year’s record notwith-

standing, Blanton has plentyof talent to work with.Leading scorer Dustin

Stapleton, a senior, returns asdoes big man Matt Ratcliff, a6-foot-5 junior. Both playersare expected to start alongwith Nate Pinkerton and 6-0Patrick Pierce.Blanton said the last starting

spot could go to several play-

ers on a team that can go nineor 10 deep into its bench.Among the players shooting

for the last starting spot areTrenton Otworth, TylerHughes, Chad Lewis, TJMcCloud and Zane Poe.Along with depth, Green

has height. Ratcliff and Poeeach stand 6-foot-5.McCloud stands 6-foot-3

while Otworth, Stapleton andPinkerton are each 6-1. In factonly five of the varsity’s 14players are less than 6-foot."We’re hoping that we’re

going to be bigger than mostteams and that’s going to be toour advantage," Blanton said."This year, the other thing thatis going to help is that we’vegot more depth hopefully.We’re eight deep or nine deep.Maybe even 10 deep."The Green gameplan will

utilize that height."We’re going to protect the

inside of the paint and makethe other teams play an outside

game," Blanton said. "Playingwith effort and intensity iswhat we’re looking to do rightnow. Every loose ball is goingto be ours. That’s our goal."For this team that lost just

one senior to graduation andshowed improvement late lastseason, Blanton is confident.On top of the optimism forthis season, Blanton said hehopes to re-establish Green asthe power it once was in theSOC I."I think (the SOC I) is going

to be pretty even all the wayaround and hopefully we’ll bea surprise," he said. "We havea good record here as far asbasketball goes the last 20years. They just have to under-stand that and want to be apart of it... We’ve always beena factor in the SOC as long asI can remember."

JOHN STEGEMAN can bereached [email protected]

Blankenship returns to lead Cats

No. Name Ht. Gr.

4 Trenton Otworth 6-1 1235 Dustin Stapleton 6-1 1232 Nate Pinkerton 6-1 1221 Kyle Whitt 5-9 1224 Matt Ratcliff 6-5 1142 Zane Poe 6-5 1111 Patrick Pierce 6-0 1131 TJ McCloud 6-3 1110 Tyler Hughes 5-10 1133 Chad Lewis 5-9 1122 Cody Bruce 6-0 1023 Tyler Crace 5-9 93 Steven Blanton 5-11 912 Rob Applegate 5-7 9

Coach: Bobby Blanton

Green Bobcats


Dec. 4 ..................................................at FairlandDec. 5....................................................at MinfordDec. 11 ......................................................at EastDec. 18 ..........................................at New BostonJan. 5 ......................................................WesternJan. 8........................................at Symmes ValleyJan. 9........................................................PeeblesJan. 12 ..............................................Notre DameJan. 15 ..........................................................ClayJan. 19..................................................at EasternJan. 22 ..........................................................EastJan. 23 ......................................at Ironton St. JoeJan. 26 ..............................................New BostonJan. 29 ................................................at WesternFeb. 2............................................Symmes ValleyFeb. 5 ............................................at Notre DameFeb. 9 ........................................at South WebsterFeb. 12 ......................................................at ClayFeb. 16....................................................Rock HillFeb. 19......................................................Eastern

No. Name Ht. Gr.44 Adrianne Blankenship 5-9 1255 Lauren Jones 5-9 1233 Brianna Johnson 5-7 1124 Sam Norwood 5-7 1121 Ali Suttles 5-9 1130 Dinah McCloud 5-11 1110 Gidget Timberman 5-7 105 Hannah Collett 5-4 1045 Hannah LeMaster 5-7 1032 Carlee Pollard 5-9 934 Jenna Crawford 5-6 923 Abbey Cline 5-7 913 Jessica Maynard 5-5 9-- Erin Imes 5-3 9-- Sammi Crisp 5-4 10Coach: Bucky Bridges

Lady Cats

ScheduleDate LocationNov. 30..................................................NorthwestDec. 3 ................................................New BostonDec. 7 ..................................................at WesternDec. 10 ........................................Symmes ValleyDec. 14 ..............................................Notre DameDec. 17 ..........................................................ClayDec. 19..............................................South GalliaDec. 28 ....................................................FairlandJan. 4 ................................................ChesapeakeJan. 7........................................................EasternJan. 11 ......................................................at EastJan. 14 ..........................................at New BostonJan. 21......................................at Symmes ValleyJan. 25 ..........................................South WebsterJan. 28 ..........................................at Notre DameFeb. 1 ..........................................at Greenup Co.Feb. 4 ........................................................at ClayFeb. 8 ......................................................WesternFeb. 11 ................................................at Eastern

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No. Name Ht. Gr.0 Cody Cooper 6-5 123 Aaron Satterfield 6-0 104 Dillon Guilkey 5-8 105 Colton Ross 5-6 1010 Bruce Knauff 5-10 1011 Klay Park 5-10 1112 Ryan Smithson 5-7 1215 Sean Flint 5-9 1221 Dustin Gragg 6-2 1122 Jimmy Frazier 5-10 1225 Stefan Stojanovic 6-1 1233 Tyler McMahon 6-1 1134 Kory Bakenhaster 6-7 1242 Coty Williams 6-1 1150 Cody Conners 6-8 11Coach: David Kight

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Coach: Darren Lightle

Western Pike Lady Indians

No. Name Ht. Gr.3 Caleb Watkins 6-1 105 Dakota Hawks 5-11 1110 Chad Lands 5-9 912 Morgan Cisco 6-1 1115 Jordan Thornsberry 5-11 1120 Derek Lawhorn 6-0 1222 Tavares Pickett 6-2 923 Jordan Selbee 5-10 1230 Billy Lykins 6-3 1033 Kole Wheeler 6-3 1242 Doug McVey 6-1 1244 Kevin Montgomery 6-5 1250 Michael Kozjak 6-3 12

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No. Name Ht. Gr.10 Rhyanna Day -- 911 Brittany Mounts -- 912 Mariah Fitch -- 1113 Chandler Brown -- 920 Ashley Howell -- 1222 Courtney Rowe -- 1123 Rachel Staker -- 1125 Anna Mills -- 11

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No. Name Ht. Gr.

3 Drew Brock 5-10 124 Bad Lemaster 5-8 1110 Justin Payne 5-10 1212 Kris Tibbs 6-3 1215 Corey Brown 5-10 1120 Luke Taylor 6-0 1123 Hunter Johnson 6-1 1223 Josh Craft 6-2 1132 Brandon Bowling 6-0 1233 Michael Ferris 5-11 1244 Jacob Patterson 6-0 1155 Ryan Stanley 6-7 11

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3 Nikki Nance 5-6 124 Brooke Skinner 5-6 125 Maleena Davis 5-0 910 Chelsea Wall 5-8 1212 Jessie Morris 5-2 1113 Kayla Hayes 5-6 914 Tazie Ferguson 5-0 915 Erica Corn 5-4 1232 Ada Humphrey 5-8 1142 Caitie Bloomfield 5-9 12

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No. Name Ht. Gr.4 Charles Stewart 6-2 1110 Malcolm Morton 5-10 1112 Tommy Waginger 6-0 1113 Michael Turner 6-1 1220 Michael Lawless 5-10 1021 Travis Elliott 6-2 1122 Tim Kochendoerfer 6-3 1223 Jason Taylor 6-3 1224 Jonathan Norris 6-2 1230 Zac Carter 5-8 932 Josh Murphy 6-3 1134 Erin Edens 6-0 1242 Robbie Webb 6-4 1150 Casey Jones 6-4 12Coach: Mark Lafon

Ironton Fighting Tigers

No. Name Ht. Gr.

22 Brea Tackett 5-4 1223 Emily Lilly 5-7 1233 Janie Morris 5-10 1234 Lorna Ceaser 5-10 1214 Alex Taylor 5-8 1121 Nikki Elswick 5-11 112 Torie Klaiber 5-9 104 Taylor Lilly 5-7 1010 Colleen Walker 5-6 1014 Shannon Walker 5-6 1024 Emily Davis 5-3 1042 Sarah Linn 5-8 105 Katelyn Adkins 5-8 910 Rebekkah Potter 5-5 911 Tessa Wilks 5-4 922 Ariel Schweickart 5-6 932 Karlee McMackin 5-8 933 Alicia Murphy 5-9 9

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No. Name Ht. Gr.

-- Caleb Southworth 6-6 12-- Garrett Barker 6-2 12-- Jordan Miller 6-2 12-- Jordan Buckler 6-1 12-- James Lewis 5-10 12-- Trent Williams 6-3 11-- Keenan Brush 6-6 11-- Jacob Braniff 6-3 11-- Jamie Helton 6-1 11-- Jared Vulgamore 5-9 11-- Evan Legg 6-2 11-- Craigen Moore 6-1 9

Coach: Jeff Lisath

Piketon Redstreaks

No. Name Ht. Gr.

11 Marissa Hill 5-6 124 Holly Brabson 5-8 1224 Tori Pelphrey 5-11 1112 Elissa Robinson 5-9 1110 Brandi Brackett 5-7 1123 Chelsea Adams 5-10 1120 Ashley Smith 5-6 1122 Corey Grooms 5-6 1114 Jackey Mowery 5-7 1000 Elisha Manley 5-6 102 Alexandria Southworth 6-0 1025 Kayla Robinson 5-5 10

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PIKETON — TheRedstreaks are coming off themost successful season inPiketon basketball history, aregional championship andstate tournament appearance.The goal this season —accomplish more."The sequel to a successful

season is always tough,"Piketon coach Jeff Lisathsaid. "Naturally it could goeither way. We are hoping tobuild off that success and con-tinue to try to play at thatlevel."From the final-four squad,

Piketon lost its two leadingscorers, Jordan Brabson andCody Smith. Both 2009 grad-uates were named to the All-Ohio team as seniors whilehelping the Redstreaks com-pile a 24-3 record."Cody and Jordan were our

leaders last year. They werethe guys we looked to downthe stretch when we neededbaskets," Lisath said. "Theymade a lot of clutch shots for

us, so definitely someone isgoing to have to step up andfill that void."With two one-thousand

point scorers missing fromthe score book, theRedstreaks will need pointsfrom returning starters as wellas some new faces. The threeupperclassmen returning tothe starting lineup are 6-foot-6 forwards Keenan Brush andCaleb Southworth and two-year starter Evan Legg atguard. "We have a lot of kids back

and (we have) high expecta-tions of course," Lisath said."We are expecting Legg tocome in and do more scoringthis year. (We also expect) ourtwo inside guys, Southworthand Brush, to pick up thescoring a little bit. The kidsare really putting in the workbecause they want to stay atthat level."This preseason has given

the coaching staff some pleas-ant surprises. Senior JamesLewis and juniors JamieHelton and Jared Vulgamorehave improved their offensive

skill sets this offseason andwill be among a handful ofplayers Coach Lisath willcall-on and give significantminutes."We have four or five guys

that are basically even rightnow, and if each of them cangive us six or eight pointswe'll be right there," Lisathsaid. "That is kind of whatwe're hoping for, that guyscome in and contribute."This offseason, while his

players prepared for anothertournament run, Lisath had abig decision to make concern-ing the 2009-2010 basketballseason. Lisath had the opportunity

to become the head coach athis alma mater, PortsmouthHigh School, where in 1978he led the Trojans to theschool's third state title and in1988 was an assistant coachfor a fourth state champi-onship team. "It was a very tough deci-

sion. The only thing I can sayyou know is my spiritual life,through my prayers and seek-ing the Lord through the deci-

sion, the Lord just told me itwasn't time yet," Lisath said."Portsmouth was, when I gotinto coaching, that was mydream job... Before I retire,which could be a while, theopportunity may present itselfagain, I don't know. But rightnow this is home and I believethat what we have in the sys-tem right now, we shouldhave a long line of successhere at Piketon."For Piketon, last year's

unfinished business is fuel forthe fire this basketball season.The Redstreaks begin theiryear against Hillsboro onDec. 4, the starting point of aseason with high expecta-tions."I told them, getting to the

state tournament for mostpeople is a once and a lifetimething," Lisath said. "It hasalways been a goal to getthere, so now our goal has tobe to get back there... We havesome unfinished business. Ilook forward to some greatthings this season."


Piketon looking to rebound from graduationBy ALI KEATONPDT Sports Writer

PIKETON —The Lady'Streaks will have no easy winsin league play as they hope torebound from losing five seniorsfrom last year's team. The mostnotable loss to graduation wasone-thousand point scorerHeather Burns."(Burns) was our point guard

who did a lot of things for us,"Piketon coach Brett Corenosaid. "The other four (who grad-uated) contributed in many otherways, (including) reboundingand leadership. So the girls noware going to have to play newroles, they're going to have toeither score more points or grab

more rebounds... it's got to besplit up now between the fivethat I play this year. They haveto pick up their end of the bar-gain."Coreno was happy with his

team's preseason improvementsthus far and will count on theleadership of seniors MarissaHill and Holly Brabson as theteam continues its preparationand begins the season."Marissa Hill is a good three

point shooter and has expandedher game by taking the ball tothe basket more," Coreno said."Holly Brabson is very, veryathletic and one of our bestrebounders. She can defend aswell."Alex Southworth, a sopho-

more standing six-feet tall, willreturn to the starting lineup forthe Lady Streaks while 5-foot-11 center Tori Pelphrey will getsignificant minutes as a junior."Alex Southworth got 21

games under her belt last yearand we're looking for bigger andbetter things out of her thisyear," Coreno said. "ToriPelphrey, who was my back upcenter last year, will get signifi-cant playing time... we look forgood things from her."With SVC league play begin-

ning less than a week into theseason, Piketon travels toHuntington on Dec. 1. Theyoung Redstreaks will have lit-tle time to adjust to the new sea-son.

"Our conference is prettytough, Unioto, Zane Trace,Adena..." Coreno said. "It justdepends how our kids gel. Theirchemistry, with the new kids ofthe floor and (it depends on)how they accept their roles. Ifthose things can come togetherthen I think good things canhappen. It just depends howlong it takes us to get to thatpoint."Every night is going to be a

struggle because there will be noeasy wins," Coreno said."Usually you have one team youcan count on but you can't counton any team in our league for awin."



Dec. 4 ............................Hillsboro (at Zane Trace)Dec. 8..................................................Zane TraceDec. 11 ............................................at HuntingtonDec. 15 ................................................at WestfallDec. 16........................................Columbus MiffinDec. 18 ..............................................Paint ValleyDec. 22 ......................................................AdenaDec. 28......................at Waverly vs. Eastern PikeDec. 30....................................at Waverly vs. TBAJan. 5 ..........................................at SoutheasternJan. 12....................................................at Unioto Jan. 15 ............................................at Zane TraceJan. 19 ................................................HuntingtonJan. 22......................................................WestfallJan. 29............................................at Paint ValleyJan. 30 ..............................................at ZanesvilleFeb. 5......................................................at AdenaFeb. 12 ............................................SoutheasternFeb. 13................at OU-Chillicothe vs. Vinton Co.Feb. 19........................................................Unioto

Coaches,We wish we could coverevery game, but we can’t.Get your kids recognizedby calling in the resultsafter every game. Call usat (740) 353-3101 ext. 242 by10:30 p.m. every time you play.

C M Y K

Greenup Hoops 2009-2010

No. Name Ht. Gr.3 Jacob Prater 6-0 1210 Craig Tackett 6-1 1113 Dane Hunter 6-0 1220 Dalton Bentley 6-0 1021 Michael Gullett 6-3 1224 Matt Riffe 6-0 1025 Chris Nichols 6-3 1030 Andrew Thompson 6-2 1031 Trey Williams 6-7 1132 Dustin Linthicum 6-5 1033 Rees Justice 6-4 1134 Austin Stringfellow 6-3 1144 Michael Hampton 6-5 1155 Hayden Stephenson 6-7 10

Coach: Tim Fraley

Greenup Musketeers

No. Name Ht. Gr.

3 Destiny Jones 5-3 911 Amber Grooms 5-6 1213 Emily Brown 6-0 1215 Chelsea Fox 5-6 1220 Courtney Stevens 5-5 1221 Kayleigh White 5-10 924 Brooke Bentley 5-10 1035 Erica Pope 5-5 1240 Ashley Grizzle 5-7 1142 Ashley Barlow 5-7 1145 Ariel Williams 5-6 11

Coach: Eric Keeton

Lady Musketeers

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OHSAA Records

BOYSCoaching Wins, All-Time (minimum 500)1. 785 Richard Kortokrax, Kalida (785-315)2. 772 Joe Petrocelli, Kettering ArchbishopAlter (772-270)3. 695 Paul Walker, Hardinsburg, KY (1935-1937), 54-12; Anchorage, KY (1939-1944),67-10; Portsmouth, OH (1944-1945), 12-11;Middletown, OH (1946-1976) 562-136; 695-169 total4. 676 Bob Arnzen, Delphos St. John's (676-291)5. 643 Bob Walsh, Elyria (643-301)6. 636 Charles "Red" Ash, Canton South (636-202)7. 625 Fran Guilbault, St. Henry (625-217)8. 597 Harold 'Doc' Daugherty, Euclid (597-284)9. 589 Richard Potts, Hannibal River (589-286)10.584 Gary Shaffer, Washington C.H.Wash-ington (584-253)11.573 Norm Persin, Chesapeake and OakHill (573-151)12. 572 Mike Mueller, Lakota West (1971-2008) (572-301)13. 571 Charles McAfee, The Plains Athens(571-196)

571 Rick Brook, Sebring McKinley (571-200)15. 568 Dick Berning, Cincinnati St. Xavier(568-300)16. 565 Larry Jordan, Chillicothe Southeastern(565-258)17. 551 Tom Eibel, Wellington (551-436)18. 549 Jack Greynolds, Barberton (549-121)19. 548 Will Collins, Bellefontaine (548-263)20. 540 Al Welch, Haviland Wayne Trace (540-

208)21. 535 Ed Heintschel, Toledo St. John's Jesuit(535-171)22. 534 James Cappelletti, Cleveland Heights(534-261)23. 532 Arch Justus, Portsmouth Clay (532-220)24. 527 Lee Himmeger, Defiance Ayersville(527-224)

527 Ken Newlon, Canton McKinley (527-227)26. 522 Bob Haas, Willard (522-114)27. 518 Jerry Doerger, Batavia ClermontNortheastern (518-320)28. 517 Jim Osborne, Gallipolis Gallia Acade-my (517-320)30. 516 Jim Lawhead, Lorain Catholic (516-289)29. 516 Roger Zornes, Ironton (516-184)516 Walter Harrop Sr., Shawnee Perry Co.

(516-342)33. 513 Steve Smith, Orrville (513-168)34. 515 Ray Zawadzki, Vandalia Butler (515-260)35. 506 Richard Meyer, Delaware BuckeyeValley (506-229)

506 Bob MIller, Thomas Worthington (506-258)37. 504 Martin Hill, Windham (504-246)38.501 Vern Hoffman, Mansfield Senior (501-242)

GIRLSWins, All-time (minimum 375)1.648 Karen Wittrock, Rocky River LutheranWest (648-186)2. 614 Ed Zink, Beavercreek (614-162)3. 604 Dave Butcher, Pickerington/North (604-68)604 Jerry Sigler, Sylvania Northview (604-

158)5. 596 Tom Davis, East Canton (596-213)

6. 572 Richard Kiser, Sardinia Eastern (572-154)7. 561 Mary Jo Huismann, Cincinnati Mother ofMercy (561-203)8. 548 Pat Diulus, South Euclid Regina (548-82)9. 529 Ron Moschella, Youngstown Boardman(529-130)10. 521 Andra Bell, Upper Sandusky (521-211)11. 502 Bob Beutel, Eastlake North (502-160)12. 485 Gretchen Prichard, Lima Bath (485-154)13. 478 Denny Schrock, Doylestown Chippewa(478-92)14. 477 Tim Tucker, Castalia Margaretta (477-150)15. 473 Deb Gentile, Cincinnati Wyoming (473-134)16. 464 Tim Barga, Versailles and Sidney Fair-lawn (464-122)17. 458 Jack Van Reeth, Zanesville WestMuskingum (458-95)18. 457 Ed Foulk, Springfield Kenton Ridge(457-134)19. 449 Charles Maier, Coldwater (449-199)20. 445 Paul Highman, Mount Vernon (445-116)21. 441 Dennis Oversake, Greenfield McClain(441-182)22. 428 Reggie Lee, Columbus Brookhaven(428-139)23. 416 Dennis Rissler, Findlay Liberty-Benton(416-149)24. 413 Gary R. Geller, Fremont St. JosephCentral Catholic (413-200)25. 412 Charles Maier, St. Henry (412-158)412 Tim Gabbard, Waynesville (412-253)

27. 405 Steve Lucius, New Riegel (405-114)405 John Hritz, YoungstownLiberty (405-

265)

29. 404 Sue Davis, Danville (404-147)30. 402 Del Barr, Baltimore Liberty Union (402-233)31. 400 Mike Gallagher, Wooster (400-120)32. 396 Rod Holmes, Jefferson Area (396-144)33. 380 Joe Lang, Columbus Bishop Ready(380-228)34. 379 Geoff Stevanus, Magnolia Sandy Val-ley (379-134)35. 376 Ron Bowman, Watkins Memorial (376-195)36. 375 Tom Rettig, Greenville (375-215)

BOYSWins, All-Time (minimum 1100)1 1,747 Canton McKinley2 1,436 Archbold3 1,418 Newark4 1,372 Mansfield Senior5 1,365 Middletown6 1,363 Canal Winchester7 1,354 Delphos St. John's8 1,351 East Liverpool9 1,349 Barberton10 1,327 Strasburg11 1,266 Steubenville12 1,244 Dover13 1,239 Zanesville14 1,235 Racine Southern15 1,233 Portsmouth16 1,232 Findlay17 1,223 Marietta18 1,200 Cincinnati Elder19 1,194 Ottoville20 1,181 MassillonWashington21 1,161 Bellevue22 1,151 Canton South

23 1,143 Bellaire24 1,138 Ashland25 1,135 Cambridge26 1,127 New Philadelphia27 1,118 St. Henry

GIRLSWins, All-Time (minimum 350)1 665 Lima Bath2 657 Toledo Central Catholic3 648 Rocky River Lutheran West4 618 Warsaw River View5 616 Fort Loramie6 609 Sylvania Northview7 606 Pickerington Central8 597 Bellbrook9 596 East Canton10 589 Tipp City Tippecanoe11 586 Millersburg West Holmes12 582 Springboro13 581 Delphos St. John's14 580 Youngstown Boardman15 573 Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans16 572 Canfield

572 Bellaire18 564 Berlin Hiland19 563 Sardinia Eastern20 561 Cincinnati Mercy

561 Convoy Crestview22 553 Pemberville Eastwood23 547 Perrysburg24 541 New Riegel25 536 Heath

536 Dresden Tri-Valley27 522 Willard28 517 Buckeye Central29 514 Copley30 512 Upper Sandusky31 505 Chagrin Falls

32 503 Greenfield McClain33 497 Orrville34 496 Wooster35 487 Findlay36 483 Mansfield St. Peter's37 477 Mt. Orab Western Brown38 473 Ashville Teays Valley39 471 Beloit West Branch40 468 Avon Lake41 465 Archbold42 464 Jefferson Area43 463 Danville

463 Springfield Kenton Ridge45 457 Barberton46 449 Canton McKinley47 448 Doylestown Chippewa48 447 Fremont St. Joseph Catholic

447 Hamler Patrick Henry50 444 Bexley51 439 Versailles52 436 Jackson Center53 424 Richwood North Union54 421 Frankfort Adena55 410 Dover56 407 Warren Howland57 395 Waynesville58 389 Newark59 385 Olmsted Falls

385 Swanton61 379 Canton Central Catholic62 378 Arcadia63 376 Lorain Admiral King64 372 Avon

372 Salem66 370 Urbana67 363 West Unity Hilltop68 362 Thornville Sheridan69 356 Baltimore Liberty Union

COACHING WINS

WINNINGEST TEAMS

By CHRIS DUNHAMPDT SportsWriter

MINFORD—Though theLady Falcons are the only SOCII team without a senior on theroster, they are not without expe-rience.MarkChaney's squad returns a

trio of juniors who saw a lot ofplaying time a year ago and willprovide leadership for the other-wise inexperienced team."Kendra Justice has steppedup

and is someone we'll be lookingto as a leader offensively,"Chaney said. "I think she's one ofthe better guards in the league.(Abby) Donahoe, defensively,was a really good ball player.With Kendra on the offensiveside and Donahoe on the defen-sive side, they've really helpedthe new kids coming in...(Laiken) Gambill plays a lot ofAAU ball with Kendra. She'sbeen doing a lot to help the postplayers coming out."Those playerswill be expected

to shoulder the load left behindby Minford's graduating class,which included 1,000-point scor-ers Whitney McManus andBreslyn Harris."We lost six seniors and all of

them contributed," Chaney said."Five of themwere either startersor right off the bench and that's ahard thing to adjust to. It was agood group of girls and they willbemissed. Hopefully those com-ing in can fill their shoes."

Tomake up for the scoring theLady Falcons lost, Chaney isfocusing on his team's defensemore this season."We lost a good bit of firepow-

er last year and will try to makeup for itwith speed and defense,"he said. "We have some goodshooters. But we're just going totry to get our defense up towherewe think it needs tobe and I thinkthe offense will come."Also coming returning to

action for Minford is juniorCourtney Spriggs, who missedmuch of last season with aninjury."Spriggs is just Spriggs,"

Chaney said. "She tore her ACLlast year and is back for us. Shemissed softball but played somevolleyball.With her speed offen-sively and 3-point shot she'll helpus out as well."A quartet of other juniors (Ali

Shepherd, Mariah Butcher, LoraFuhrmann and MacKenzieWilliams) who have been awayfrom the court for a few years,return to the Lady Falcons andare expected to contribute."The girls we have coming

back have stepped up and helpedthe others who will be playing alot," Chaney said. "We have girlswho haven't played varsity ballwhowill be playing a lot of min-utes this year. There are going tobe some nerves as they get outand see the varsity pace. Thosefour have never played in a varsi-

ty game before."Chaney noted that he expected

his team to get better as the yearwent on, helping them in a deep,tough SOC II."Our league it so tough with a

lot of good coaches and players,"Chaney said. "Of course Oak

Hill will be one of the teams tobeat. But you also have Valleyand ’Burg and other youngerteams. Everyone's improvingfrom top to bottom."

CHRIS DUNHAM can be reached [email protected].

Portsmouth Daily Times Hoops 2009-2010 20

Minford Boys ScheduleDate Location

Dec. 4 ..................................................at JacksonDec. 5..........................................................GreenDec. 8 ............................................................ClayDec. 11 ....................................................Oak HillDec. 15 ....................................................EasternDec. 18 ....................................................at ValleyDec. 19 ..................................................at AdenaJan. 5........................................................WaverlyJan. 8 ............................................South WebsterJan. 12..............................................at NorthwestJan. 15 ........................................at WheelersburgJan. 19 ......................................................at WestJan. 22......................................................Oak HillJan. 26 ........................................................ValleyJan. 29..................................................at WaverlyFeb. 2 ........................................at South WebsterFeb. 5....................................................NorthwestFeb. 9..................................................at Rock HillFeb. 12............................................WheelersburgFeb. 20 ..........................................................West

"Aaron Oesch is a goodsenior leader who does all thesmall things it takes to help ateam out," Shoemaker said."Caleb Cowgill also startedmost of the year and we'reexpecting some good thingsfrom him. Cory McKnight isone of the most athletic play-ers in the league and we lookfor him to have another goodyear."The other two seniors on

the Falcon roster also figureto see a lot of playing time."Duncan Jordan was first

team all-state in soccer andgives us a good post pres-ence," Shoemaker said."Brock Partlow has reallyimpressed us. He workedreally hard in the offseasonand we expect him to seesome minutes this year... Ithink they've all stepped upand are all taking on a littlebit a of a leadership role. "The junior class is high-

lighted by Mark Slone, whosaw varsity time last year, butmoves into the 1-position thisyear."Mark Slone will be our

point guard this year,"Shoemaker said. He's just ahard-nosed kid. He plays bas-ketball like he does football.He'll do a good job runningthe point for us. The rest ofthe kids are guys who playedJV last year."With the lineup the Falcons

feature this season, Minfordwill be spreading the floorand having a lot of motion inits offensive sets."We're mostly trying to fit

our personnel," Shoemakersaid. "We don't have anyoneover 6-2, so we're going to

have a very guard-orientedoffense."A 1999 graduate of

Minford High SchoolShoemaker has a good sup-porting crew with a pair offormer Minford basketballhead coaches (JohnStrickland and Kyle Copley)on board as assistants, aswell as Scott Caudill, whoplayed high school basket-ball with Shoemaker."It helps me out getting

back into the Minford sys-tem," Shoemaker said. "Ourtime together is very enjoy-able. We get along great andhopefully it benefits thekids... I get a chance tocoach with John Strickland,who I played for and KyleCopley, who is still helpingout. It's a neat situation tocoach with a guy you playedfor."


No. Name Ht. Gr.

2 Brett Taylor 6-0 113 Cory McKnight 6-2 125 Ehan Butcher 6-1 1110 Aaron Oesch 6-2 1211 Brock Partlow 6-0 1221 Duncan Jordan 6-2 1223 Mark Slone 5-10 1130 Seth Lloyd 5-11 1132 Caleb Cowgill 6-1 1240 Craig Miller 6-1 11

Coach: Josh Shoemaker

Minford RosterFalconsFrom Page B5

“We’re mostly trying to fitour personnel. We don’thave anyone over 6-2, sowe’re going to have a veryguard-oriented offense.”

Josh ShoemakerMinford head coach

Juniors to lead young Falcons

MInford Girls ScheduleDate Location

Nov. 28 ........North Adams (Paint Valley Tourney)Nov. 30 ....................................................Oak HillDec. 3 ..........................................................ValleyDec. 7 ..................................................at WaverlyDec. 10......................................at South WebsterDec. 14 ................................................NorthwestDec. 17 ..........................................WheelersburgDec. 21 ....................................................FairlandDec. 28 ..................................................at IrontonJan. 4..................................................Paint ValleyJan. 7 ........................................................at WestJan. 11 ................................................at Oak HIllJan 14......................................................at ValleyJan. 18......................................................WaverlyJan. 21 ..........................................South WebsterJan. 23 ..............................................at AlexanderJan. 28..............................................at NorthwestFeb. 4..........................................at WheelersburgFeb. 8 ............................................at South PointFeb. 11 ..........................................................West

West Girls ScheduleDate Location

Dec. 2...................................................MinfordDec. 4.......................................South WebsterDec. 8..................................................Oak HillDec. 13..........................at Fairfield (Leesburg)Dec. 15................................................WaverlyDec. 17......................................at PortsmouthDec. 18...............................................at ValleyDec. 20.................................................at EastJan. 5...............................................NorthwestJan. 10...................................at WheelersburgJan. 12..................................at South WebsterJan. 15.............................................at Oak HillJan. 22.......................................WheelersburgJan. 26.............................................at MinfordFeb. 2......................................Symmes ValleyFeb. 5......................................................ValleyFeb. 7..............................................at WaverlyFeb. 9............................................Coal GroveFeb. 11......................................Ironton St. JoeFeb. 12.........................................at Northwest

to this team."With the balance of expe-

rienced seniors and talentedyouth, Maynard hopes tocompete even though hisoverall numbers are down."We've got less girls than

last year, but we have morespeed and athletic abilitythis year," he said. "You'llsee we want to be a press-ing team. That's where wewant to be to createturnovers and that's wherewe're striving to be."Combine the players the

Lady Senators have inplace with a good offsea-

son, and West is lookinggood to improve in 2009."We've seen a whole lot

of progress," Maynardsaid. "The girls workedhard in the offseason and itlooks like it's really paidoff. It should be an excitingseason for us. I look for usto be a lot stronger than wewere last year."The Lady Senators will

be tested early when theyhost three of the SOC II'stop teams from a year agoin their first three games(Minford, South Webster,Oak Hill).From there, West hits the

road for four of its last fivegames before it breaks forthe winter.

WestFrom Page 4

"Later on, we'll conspire,As we dream, by the fire.To face unafraid,The plans that we made.Walkin' in in Winter

Wonderland."

Ah, the winter sports seasonis finally here and that means

basketball fever is sweeping theregion.Though some schools have

only recently put away the foot-ball pads, all the attention is nowon the roundball.We're glad to bring you yet

another basketball season pre-view section and this year'stheme steals a line from a classicChristmas song, WinterWonderland —"Dream by theFire."Our area athletes have a pas-

sionate fire within them thatdrives them to be among thebest in the state and the beauty

of every new season is thedreams that come with it.At the start of a season, every-

one is 0-0. The teams that willwin state championships thisseason and the teams that willgo 0-21 are all dead even today.So as a fan of sports in gener-

al I'd like to encourage all of ourathletes and coaches to followthat dream fueled by their owninternal fire.Whether that dreamis to end the season inColumbusas the last team standing, to raisea conference title banner, to fin-ish with a winning season oreven just to keep improving and

have fun playing the game ofbasketball — go after it.As is often the case, there

have been some changes at thePDT since last basketball sea-son. We've a new talentedwriter, Ali Keaton, to thesports staff for one thing. ChrisDunham and I are still here aswell.Some things to know.Because of circumstances

beyond our control, no gamesplayed on Monday can bereported in Tuesday's edition.There is an early deadline onMonday nights that makes

coverage impossible. AnyMonday games that are calledin will be reported inWednesday's editions.We've made some changes

in the way we put the papertogether as well which willallow us to cover roughly 20more games than we did lastyear. While we won't be atevery game, every coach in thearea has our contact informa-tion and they've always beengreat about reporting theirscores.Another feature some of you

may have become familiar

with during football season isour video highlights. We had afootball game up as “Game ofthe Week” each week this sea-son and we intend to run bas-ketball highlights. We mayeven expand it to include coachor player interviews as well.We're excited about this sea-

son and we hope you are too.We know the student-athleteshave been working hard andthe coaches have been stayinglate and it's finally time tostart seeing all that work payoff.See you at the games.

John StegemanPDT Sports Editor

Use the fire inside to stay warm this winter

Special ThanksThe PDT Sports Staff would like to thank The Scioto Voice,Ironton Tribune, Ashland Independent, Pike County News

Watchmen and the all the our area schools for their help incompiling this special section.

Cover ArtDesign by:

Kristin Humble

PostseasoninformationPDT Sports Report

The following is a list ofdates for the 2009-2010 post-season sectional and districttournaments for the southeastdistricts.

BoysDivision I, Sectional TournamentSchools: Logan. (Central) (1)Division II, Sectional TournamentsTwo (2) winners from each Sectionaladvances to District Tournament.2-22 ( 7:00) – 2-23 (6:15; 8:00) – 2-24 (6:15;8:00) - 2-26 (7:00) 2-27 ( 7:00)Southeastern High School, Chillicothe.Schools: Chillicothe, Circleville, Hillsboro,Jackson, McClain, Miami Trace, Unioto,Waverly, Washington (Washington C.H.). (9)2-22 ( 7:00) – 2-23 (6:15; 8:15) – 2-24(6:15; 8:00) - 2-26 (7:00) - 2-27 ( 7:00)Logan High SchoolSchools: Athens, Fairfield Union, GalliaAcademy, Logan Elm, Marietta, New Lexing-ton, Sheridan, Vinton County, Warren. (9)Division II, District Tournament – 3-5(6:15; 8:00) – 3-13 (Noon)Ohio University Convocation Center, Athens.One (1) winner advances to regional tourna-ment.Division III, Sectional Tournaments – Fourwinners from each Sectional Tournamentadvances to District Tournament.2-22 (7:00) – 2-23 (6:15; 8:00) – 2-26 (6:00;8:30) --2-27 (5:00; 8:00)Waverly High School, Waverly.Schools: Adena, Eastern (Sardinia), Hunt-ington, Lynchburg-Clay, North Adams,Northwest, Paint Valley, Peebles, Piketon,West Union, Westfall,. (11)2-22 (7:00)—2-23 (6:15; 8:00) -- 2-26 (6:00;8:30) – 2-27 (5:00; 8:00)Jackson High SchoolSchools: Chesapeake, Dawson Bryant,Ironton, Minford, Oak Hill, Portsmouth,Portsmouth West, Rock Hill, South Point,Valley, Wheelersburg. (11)2-22 (7:00) – 2-23 (6:15; 8:00) – 2-26 (6:00;8:30) – 2-27 (3:00; 7:00)Athens High SchoolSchools: Alexander, Belpre, Crooksville,Fairland, Federal Hocking, Meigs, Nel-sonville-York, River Valley, Southeastern,Wellston, Zane Trace. (11)Division III, District Tournament – 3-7(2:00; 3:45; 5:30; 7:15) – 3-8 (6:15; 8:00) -3-13 (4:00; 6:00; 8:00)Ohio University Convocation Center, Athens.Two (2) winners advance to regional tourna-ment.Division IV Sectional Tournaments – Two(2) winners from each Sectional Tournamentadvances to District Tournament.2-22 (6:15; 8:00) –2-23 (6:15; 8:00) – 2-24(6:15; 8:00) – 3-2 (6:15; 8:00)Valley High SchoolSchools: Clay (Portsmouth), Fairfield (Lees-burg), Glenwood, Green (Franklin Furnace),Manchester, Notre Dame (Portsmouth),Scioto Community, South Webster, Western,Whiteoak. (10)2-22 (7:00) – 2-23 (6:15; 8:00) – 2-24 (6:15;8:00) – 3-2 (6:15; 8:00)Wellston High SchoolSchools: Eastern (Reedsville), Eastern(Beaver), Miller, St. Joseph Central (Ironton),South Gallia, Southern (Racine), SymmesValley, Trimble, Waterford. (9)Division IV, District Tournament – 3-9

(6:15; 8:00) -- 3-13 (12:00)Ohio University Convocation CenterOne (1) winner advances to regional tourna-ment.

GirlsDivision I, Sectional Tournament –Assigned to other districts.Schools: Chillicothe, Logan (Central)Division II, Sectional Tournaments – Two(2) winners from each Sectional advances toDistrict Tournament.2-15 (7:00) – 2-17 (6:15; 8:00) –2-18 (6:15;8:00) -- 2-20 (1:00; 2:45)Adena High School, Frankfort.Schools: Circleville, Hillsboro, Jackson,Logan Elm, McClain, Miami Trace,Unioto,Washington (Washington C.H.), Waverly. (9)2-15 (6:15; 8:00) – 2-17 (6:15; 8:00) – 2-18(6:15; 8:00)-- 2-20 (1:00; 2:45)Alexander High SchoolSchools: Athens, Gallia Academy, FairfieldUnion, Marietta, Meigs, New Lexington,Sheridan, South Point, Vinton County, War-ren. (10)Division II, District Tournament – 2-25(6:15; 8:00) – 3-6 (3:00) – One(1) winner toregionalSoutheastern High SchoolDivision III Sectional Tournaments – Four(4) winners from each Sectional tournamentwill advance to the District Tournament.2-17 (6:15; 8:00), --2-20 (1:00; 2:45; 4:30;6:15)Wellston High SchoolSchools: Alexander, Crooksville, Minford,Nelsonville-York, River Valley, Rock Hill,Southeastern, Trimble, Valley, Zane Trace(10)2-17 (6:15; 8:00) --2-20 (1:00; 2:45; 4:30;6:15)Valley High SchoolSchools : Adena, Eastern (Sardinia), Hunt-ington, Lynchburg Clay, North Adams, North-west, Peebles, Piketon, West Union, West-fall. (10)2-17 (7:00) – 2-20 (1:00; 2:45; 4:30; 6:15)Rock Hill High SchoolSchools: Chesapeake, Dawson Bryant, Fair-land, Ironton, Oak Hill, Portsmouth,Portsmouth West, Wheelersburg, Wellston.(9)Division III, District Tournament – 2-25(6:15; 8:00) – 2-27 (12:00; 1:45), 3-1 (6:15;8:00) 3-6 (3:00; 5:00; 7:00)Waverly High SchoolDivision IV Sectional tournaments – Fourwinners (4) from each Sectional advances toDistrict Tournament.2-15 (7:00) -- 2-17 (6:15; 8:00), -- 2-18(6:15; 8:00), -- 2-20 (1:00; 2:45)Northwest High SchoolSchools: Clay (Portsmouth), Fairfield (Lees-burg), Glenwood, Green (Franklin Furnace),Manchester, Notre Dame (Portsmouth),Paint Valley, Scioto Community, Western(Latham), Whiteoak. (10)2-15 (6:15; 8:00) – 2-18 (6:15; 8:00) - 2-20(1:00; 2:45)Athens High SchoolSchools: Belpre, Eastern (Reedsville), East-ern (Beaver), Federal Hocking, Miller, SouthGallia, South Webster, Southern (Racine),Symmes Valley, Waterford. (10)Division IV, District Tournament – 2-25(6:15; 8:00) – 2-27 (12:00; 1:45) – 3-6(11:00; 1:00)Jackson High SchoolTwo winners advance to Regional.

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